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Times Feature

As suicides continue to plague the country, another local organization joins the fight against the tragic trend one close to them. We also need Guyanese to come onboard with us, as POTS cannot do it alone.

Just by simply being their brother's keeper and be on the lookout for others who need help. If everyone comes together as one people and one nation, we can achieve our destiny by not allowing another person to lose their life to suicide,” director of POTS Guyana Ruth English outlined to Sunday Times Magazine.

Between September and October 2015, POTS visited more than 30 schools in regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Ten. Currently, POTS Guyana is holding activities to raise funds to visit regions One, Seven and

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collaboration with GT&T and POTS. The number is 227-TALK (227-8255).

Persons can call any time, day or night, to receive the help they need. We have other projects and activities upcoming and as time goes by they will be revealed,” English advised.

POTS Guyana says it is thankful to those in the private sector and the government ministries for their support in the fight against suicide.

Additionally, English urges the public to help by supporting events and donating to POTS’ projects.

In this way, English believes the public is helping POTS to reach every school in Guyana to talk to students about suicide

Lisa (smiling) snaps a photo of POTS volunteers during a suicide prevention rally

n its fight against suicide, the Prevention of Teenage SuicideGuyana (POTS Guyana) organization hopes to help people find their worth and live full, productive lives.

POTS Guyana is a nonprofit non-governmental organisation formed in 2014 by Miss World Guyana 2015 Lisa Mary Johanna Punch. It was legalised in July 2015.

Punch has had her own experience as a teenager, facing challenges

in life. She also knows of the staggering suicide rate in Guyana, and felt like nothing was being done about the occurrence, so was motivated to help. The beauty queen formed POTS Guyana to spread awareness on suicide across Guyana and around the world.

Since its launch POTS Guyana continues to grow, with many of its volunteers trained by the medical team at the Georgetown Public Hospital; now, the orga-

nization has 21 members: 17 residing in Guyana, four others in England, Canada and the United States of America respectively, with 15 volunteers and counting. All members of POTS Guyana serve as operation advisors.

“Guyana has the highest rate of suicide in the world per capita. What POTS Guyana is hoping to achieve is to bring the rate down to zero. We want persons out there to know that they are not alone and there is someone they can talk to, whether it’s us or someEngaging youths in the fight against suicide

POTS Guyana members spread joy to children during Christmas 2015

POTS Guyana founder Lisa Punch talks to students on suicide

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On March 28 (Easter Monday), POTS will host a “BBQ and Lime” at the education ministry’s ground on Carifesta Avenue. Prizes will be given out for the highest flying kite and the largest kite. Tickets can be uplifted at POTS office in Georgetown. Funds raised from this event will go towards travel expenses and outreach programmes for students.

“We are also planning a school concert for all students. The date for this activity will be out soon. As for our current projects, we are currently setting up our POTS club in every school across the country. Students will be leading by example to their peers and keeping in contact with us if someone needs serious attention.

We have also set up a suicide hotline, for teens and young adults, which is attached to the main hotline so there is someone who is always there to talk with them. This was done through long term

prevention and help them get the help they need.

According to English, one of those students could be “their daughter, son, niece, nephew or a child of their friends”.

English said also that POTS aims to have students join in extracurricular activities in order to “take their minds off the everyday stress and pressure they have to face”.

“In 2015, Guyana saw the lowest suicide rate in five years, which goes to show that something has been done and the work we've set out to do does not go in vain. We also hope to have more volunteers and members so that we can have them continue the work that has been started. To become a volunteer of POTS Guyana, persons can send us an email stating their interest at ptsgorganization@gmail.com or call us on 223-POTS (223-7687) during the day, or visit Prevention of Teenage Suicide-Guyana on Facebook,” English encouraged.

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Times Feature

Saving lives, bringing hope

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he Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) group works assiduously to save lives, in its mission to provide financial medical aid and humanitarian services to people in impoverished countries, beginning with Guyana and expanding to other countries.

SHEA is a non-profit organization that was founded in November 2015 by Lori Narine. Listening to pleas for assistance from desperate families in need of lifesaving medical services not offered in Guyana, Narine was motivated to start an organization that would provide such assistance. SHEA is governed by six board members: its founder, three doctors and two accountants.

The charitable organization has so far helped several individuals receive lifesaving medical care through partnership with multiple prominent medical professionals who provide medical services, patient needs and recommendations to the organization.

SHEA is currently planning several projects to help improve and promote adequate healthcare in Guyana.

Previous projects were “extremely successful” in that it managed to save four lives.

Lives changed

Samantha Persaud, a then pregnant mother of West Coast Demerara, was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation, which affects the vascular system such as the arteries, veins, and capillaries, possibly resulting from an untreated case of hypertension. She was given just days to live when SHEA rallied a campaign to

Samantha Persaud is all smiles today with her children

Divya Yabindranauth, Regional Director for SHEA Guyana

raise enough funds to have her transported to Venezuela for treatment. She was immediately put onto a treatment course where she carried her pregnancy to term and had brain surgery to repair the abnormality. Persaud and her baby are both doing well.

Bhojpaul Ramjas, a burn patient from #54 Corentyne, Berbice, spent more than two years on a wooden bed in Guyana suffering. His case was brought to SHEA’s attention by his aunt and once again SHEA was able to raise funds and sought overseas treatment. Ramjas was accepted at a hospital in Texas, on a pro bono basis. Funds collected through the online fundraiser were used to pay for transportation, housing and all living expenses for Ramjas and his mother. After spending five months in the US receiving treatment, he returned to Guyana on March

7, 2016. He can now walk – something he was unable to do for almost three years.

Shazim Samad, a six-yearold boy from West Demerara, was severely burnt throughout his lower body. SHEA was contacted and it immediately sough help. The organization was able to secure pro bono treatment and raise enough funds to cover the child and his mother’s travel expenses. SHEA was also fortunate to collaborate with a sponsor who is paying for the child and his mother’s living expenses. Samad’s treatment is almost completed and he will be returning home in the coming weeks.

Need for funding

Due to a lack of funding, two persons recognised in need died, and so SHEA urges the private sector and kind-hearted individuals to help them to save lives.

Currently, SHEA is funded by kind donations from family, friends and online crowd-funding campaigns on a case-by-case basis. Thus far, the public has helped fund all of SHEA’s cases, which it is truly grateful for.

“It would save us precious time if we had funds readily available so that once we have a case, we can focus on finding treatment services, rather than spend time raising funds. SHEA has zero overhead costs, so all funding received goes directly to patient care. Our administrative team and many volunteers work tirelessly until we reach our funding goals and secure treatment service.

Potential donors can visit our website www.sheafoundation.org where they can donate directly to SHEA. Most importantly, we also ask that the public be on alert and notify us when someone they know is in need,” said Lori Narine in an interview with Sunday Times Magazine.

Narine said the “future looks very bright” as she hopes to continue building relationships with more medical providers and sponsors, which will enable SHEA to provide financial medical aid and humanitarian ser-

vices to people of Guyana.

Additionally, SHEA will seek pro bono medical treatment, whether locally or overseas, to pay hospital/medical fees for patients who cannot afford medical treatment due to poverty.

“There is much suffering because of a lack of medical care in most regions, and so we plan to provide relief to as much suffering as our funding allows. We also plan to expand beyond the borders of Guyana – when funding allows. We will respond to requests for access to medical care in cases of emergency and serious illness, and will pay for as many patients’ care as we can. We know we cannot pay for all of those who make the request, but we will endeavour to meet the needs of as many as possible,” Narine declared.

One of SHEA’s members is a Miss World Guyana 2016 hopeful, Divya Yabindranauth, who is launching her Beauty with a Purpose campaign for the upcoming Miss World Guyana 2016 competition.

Two years ago, Divya joined forces with SHEA. As SHEA’s regional director for Guyana, Divya assists with finding treatment services, raising funds, meeting with patients (especially children), and interactions on person to

A happy Bhojpaul Ramjas is now able to walk after three years of not being able to

person basis.

Divya’s goal is to raise GYD $2 million for SHEA. So far, she has received over GYD$220,000 to help those who are desperately in need of medical attention.

In the coming weeks, she will be rolling out some fun and exciting initiatives that will help to further fund her Beauty with a Purpose plat-

form. She encourages all to come together “as One People, One Nation and One Destiny to see how we can successfully save and transform lives, one patient at a time.”

Those who are interested in making a contribution to this worthy cause can do so by visiting her online donation link at www.gofundme. com/mwg16divya-region1.

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Times Feature

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he vibrant colours of Phagwah (Holi), celebrated on March 23, are not only celebrated

in Guyana and India, but around the world.

The real essence of any festival is to take a break

from the daily monotonous life and make it more interesting. Holi knows no bars and boundaries. In some

Revellers throw coloured powders in the air in Madrid, Spain

People hurl brightly-coloured powder into the air during the Holi One Festival at Battersea Power Station in London

countries, it is a popular “spring time” celebration.

Though people across the world celebrate it for

different reasons and in different seasons it is still the festival of colours. Here are some countries where Holi celebrations are flaunted with a style.

Spain

The riot of colours that is Holi has proved irresistible to revellers worldwide, particularly in the Catalan city of Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain. For the last seven years, Sabadell has been celebrating Holi around the same date that it is celebrated in India.

Centre Asana, the Catalan Association of Bollywood in Sabadell that is the cultural centre behind these events, claims to be the first Spanish organisation to celebrate Holi in Spain. The town doesn’t have a large Indian population, but members from Indian communities in nearby cities like Barcelona, Olot and Llort de Mar stop by.

United Kingdom

Hindus settled in UK do not miss out on the excitement of Holi celebrations.

Zeal for the festival is particularly marked in this country as Indians constitute the second largest ethnic minority. Celebrating festivals help them to feel close to their families and cultural roots and have welcomed non-Hindus and interested people to join in the Holi celebrations.

United States

While the festival originates in the religious tradition of Hinduism, all parts of society are welcomed regardless of spiritual affiliation. As played out in America, entire families show up in white or lightcoloured clothes and sprinkle, spray or smear one another with bright red, pink, green, yellow, purple, magenta and blue colours.

Colours cover not only the clothes, but the faces, arms and hair in a bacchanalian burst of boundless delight.

Upbeat Holi songs from

Bollywood movies and delicious foods from India’s diverse ethnic regions are the backdrop of everyone hugging one another.

Holi is now celebrated across American cities and towns from Boston to Los Angeles, from Salt Lake City to Houston.

Germany

Holi festivals are currently taking Germany by storm. At a given point in a Holi festival, several thousand young people throw brightly coloured powder at each other.

Detached from its religious roots, Germany’s version of Holi takes place in fenced-off areas between mid-May and late August, when the weather is good.

Another difference is that the throwing of the coloured powder takes place on the hour, after a mass countdown, rather than at random times. And there’s other evidence of the German influence, too: Holi participants in Germany are not allowed to use Indian ‘gulal’ and have to buy special locally produced powder that meets stringent health and safety criteria.

Australia

For South Asian people in Melbourne, a vibrant festival of colours is about more than ancient mythology. It's a celebration of diverse friendships.

“Splashing colours is joy; it's having a feeling of togetherness. Skin colour, it doesn't mean anything.

It's the same with the colours; the base of the powder is the same. We are all equal. Blood is red in everyone,” said Guri Singh, Australian Multicultural Organisation Hume president.

As we celebrate the Festival of Colours, wherever we may be, let’s remember Holi isn’t just for Hindus or is just about religion, it’s about coming together as one people and spreading the joys of humanity.

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Times Women

Paintings from the art series entitled "Mirrored Meditation" of Tracy Greene Douglas

By Tracy Greene Douglas

Making music matter I Determined to lift spirits and encourage women to express themselves through music is the goal of the Vision All-Female Band

The band performing at the One Billion Rising event in Guyana

A few of the band members

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he women of Vision All-Female Band bring not only skills but also experience to the band in terms of singing, playing musical instruments and songwriting, to name a few.

The band has travelled extensively throughout Guyana and has also been privileged to perform overseas, in Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica. The band plays gospel music in all genres, their favourite being reggae.

Notably, the band tackles the issue of domestic violence in their latest video, “Women Rise Up”, and has performed this song at local events to empower women through music and bring healing to those who yearn for it.

The Vision All-Female Band was founded on Nov. 2, 2002 by Sharon Bryan

and Juliana Walters, two friends who are musicians.

Today, members include Donell Bess-Bascom (lead singer), Gail Hall (lead singer), Deslyn Bess (backup singer), Victorine Edwards (drummer), Lisa Robertson (drummer/vocalist), Odessa Shako (keyboardist), and Sharon Bryan (bass guitarist).

“We decided to start the band because we recognised a need for women to be able to express themselves musically in a unique setting, since there were no all female bands in Guyana and probably in the Caribbean at that time,” Sharon Bryan told Sunday Times Magazine.

To date, the band has completed one full album, “The Lord Can”, comprising ten original songs. They have also completed three music videos.

“For future plans, we would like to continue being an encouragement to women through our music. We also plan to finish recording some more originals songs we have pending and do some more travelling, both locally and overseas,” Bryan revealed.

To find out more, visit Vision All-Female Band on Facebook.

Members with their musical instruments

have been an artist my whole life. Being an artist was not something I needed to go to school to become. I grew up in a household that nurtured all my gifts and allowed me to express them in as many ways as I pleased.

So I danced, sang, and painted from the time I could walk.

What I didn’t realize was the spiritual awakening that was also taking place in my soul.

My “artistic training” began from the time I could walk.

My mom, Constance Greene, taught Health Education at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey, and would take me to school with her quite frequently. I absorbed art organically. What I sought as I grew older was to learn different techniques to express what was inside.

I believe, whether conscious or not, the act of expression is a spiritual outlet.

That is why fear arises so frequently on the artistic journey.

When an artist expresses herself she is allowing the world to see what is in the depths of her soul. If you are not grounded, this is the moment that makes or breaks many on this artistic journey. So many souls have been harshly criticized because we live in a demented world that thinks it is okay to criticize expression. It would be so amazing if we learned to ask the artist about their journey and share with them how the creation makes them feel.

Growing up, my favourite Christmas present was a new box of Crayola crayons with the new colours that were added to the collection. What I discovered is that colouring is a form of meditation. I could sit for hours colouring because what I really was doing was transcending time and physical space.

I conduct a workshop entitled "Painting from the Soul".

Through the act of painting “all your stuff” is revealed. The sacred space that is created allows the stuff to be shared in a safe environment and then explored. So what the painting looks like doesn't matter... it is about the journey.

I began to realize, after numerous exhibits throughout the United States, Caribbean and now South America, that there is an authentic reaction to my creations. Recently, I noticed when a woman puts on one of my pieces (I’m also a fashion designer) she begins to twirl. This is directly related to my desire to dance all the time; therefore my designs al-

Tracy Greene Douglas

low you to move freely.

Originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York, Tracy Greene Douglas now resides in the black water region of Madewini Creek, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in Guyana. A naturalized Guyanese, Tracy cofounded “Pandama Retreat, Winery and Centre for the Creative Arts” with her husband, Warren Douglas, who is a native of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Following a 2009 visit to Guyana, Tracy’s spirit led her to leave her then North Carolina home behind and relocate with her family to Guyana. An ordained, non-denominational minister, Reiki master and shift coach, Tracy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Woman In Spirit Form through an independent study program in Vermont, U.S.A. Tracy encourages women to find their “spiritual outlet”, which will help build selfesteem and , ultimately, bring joy to their lives.

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Times Book World

Living history - autobiographical writing

By Petamber Persaud

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he bibliography of Jan Carew continues to expand, even though Carew has returned to the home of his ancestors, exchanging experiences, looking down at Iwokrama, comparing notes and discussing the way forward, especially at this time of climate change that threatens to ruin the earth.

On Thursday, March 17, 2016, two new books on the life and work of Carew were launched. Those two books, which promise exciting and provocative reading, are “Episodes in My Life: The Autobiography of Jan Carew” (Peepal Tree Press) and “Return to Streets of Eternity” (Smokestack Books).

“Return to Streets of Eternity” brings together, for the first time, poems written during a life-time of passionate engagement in anti-colonial, civil rights, black power and liberation movements.

“Episodes in My Life…” tells the story of the mul-

tiple lives of this extraordinary writer, activist and revolutionary.

And what a life he’d lived between 1920 -2012: full, exciting and fulfilling.

Jan Carew was a writer, educator, thinker, philosopher, diplomat and activist who made his mark wherever he worked and lived – Trinidad, London, Spain, Ghana, Canada, Mexico, USA, Czechoslovakia, France and Guyana.

And he discharged his responsibilities with the singular fixation to right wrongs of discrimination, marginalisation and even gender inequity, fighting the "same cause" by re-writing and righting history. Whether supporting the People’s Progressive Party or the People’s National Congress in Guyana; whether living in Ghana or Canada, Spain, Mexico or the USA, he cherished his independence, emphasising equity and relative truth.

Carew was also advisor to many nation states, engaging mighty men and women of the world like

Covers of the newly-launched books of Jan Carew

Cheddi Jagan, Maurice Bishop, Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, Maya Angelo, and Claudia Jones, among others…

Carew was born at a time when the empire was at its height and, according to A. Sivanandan, Director of the Institute of Race Relations in London, when “the pus of racism was seeping out from the sores” of imperialism, breeding hatred and silent remonstration, giving birth to a liberator and philosopher that eventually took his ideas wherever he went.

He was born in 1920, in a ward called Rome in the village of Agricola on the East Bank of Demerara, British Guiana, not far from where Roy Heath grew up.

One commentator described Agricola as a post-Emancipation village.

Carew also had strong ties to New Amsterdam, rubbing shoulders with his relative Wilson Harris; with Edgar Mittelhozer, A. J. Seymour and others. He was educated at Berbice High School under exceptional tutors like J. A. Rodway and Ben Yesu Das, continuing his education at universities in North America, Czechoslovakia and France.

His Demerara days (in the 1940s) were influenced

by Cheddi Jagan, Martin Carter, Wilson Harris, Sydney King and others; days of resistance and literature.

As an “inveterate wanderer”, Carew was a painter and later actor under the management of Sir Laurence Olivier. He worked as a broadcaster, writer and editor for the BBC while in the UK; he also lectured on race relations at London University’s

Extra-mural Department.

He taught at many universities, including Princeton, Rutgers, and Lincoln, and was Emeritus Professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University, where he taught from 1973 to 1987.

For his writing, Carew won in 1964, the London Daily Mirror’s award for Best Play, “The Day of the Fox”; the Pushcart Prize (U.S.A.) for his essay “The Caribbean Writer and Exile” and the Casa de Las Americas Prize for poetry. He is also the recipient of the Caribbean-Canadian Literary Expo 2003 award organised under the auspices of CARICOM Consular (Corps).

His plays include “University of Hunger”, first performed at the Theatre Guild, Guyana, in 1966,“Black Horse, Pale Rider”, “Street of Eternity”, “Sea Drums in my Blood”, and “The Day of the Fox”,in which Sammy Davis Junior played the lead.

As a cultural historian, he wrote “Rape of Paradise”, “Moscow is not my Mecca”, “Ghosts in my Blood”, “Grenada, the Hour will Strike Again”, and ‘Fulcrums of Change”; setting history right that is contrary to Euro-centric bias designs previously forced upon us.

Carew is best known for his novel “Black Midas”, first published in w1958, where the author, according to Al Creighton,“exhibits the way history may become legend or folklore and both may become myth”.

“Black Midas” is described by Michael Niblett as a novel “which not only contains rich descriptions

of the landscape, flora, and fauna of Guyana, but also offers a way into thinking about the impact and legacy of environmental transformations… While ostensibly offering freedom from the dominant economic order of the plantation, the porkknockers’ operations in the interior are shown to repeat its extractive, unsustainable relation to both land and labour”.

The other novels of Carew include “The Wild Coast”, “The Last Barbarian” and “Green Winter”.

Jan Carew wrote extensively for children as teacher to student, opening their eyes to facts of life and myths, sometimes a fusion of Amerindian and African lore, giving life to history by producing such gems as“Children of the Sun”, “Amalivaca”, and “The Sisters and Manco’s Stories”.

His writing career started in the Chronicle Christmas Annual, first published in December 1915, and is still in production under the title, The Guyana Annual.

The first volume of his memoirs, “Potaro Dreams – My Youth in Guyana”, was published in 2012 (Hansib).

His legacy lives on as his bibliography grows.

Responses to this author telephone (592) 226-0065 or email: oraltradition2002@ yahoo.com What’s Happening: Coming soon: “Made in Guyana” a new book by Petamber Persaud. “Made in Guyana” is a pocketbook bursting with a wealth of information and pictures on people, places and events, and on things made in Guyana.

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Times Heritage

Our Guyanese Heritage

An Easter Heritage

Kites on sale in Guyana as Easter Monday approaches.

Traditional kites like these are increasingly sharing space in the skies with cheaper plastic ones, imported, from China

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ith a history of British colonial rule and a tradition of Christian missionary work in Guyana, the Christian season of Easter has become part of the country’s religious heritage.

The season of Easter, which commemorates and celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday, and is observed anytime between March 22 and April 25 every year.

Christian churches in the West(which, as a western power’s former colony, Guyana historically follow) celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. A day Christians call Easter Sunday.

The old time Guyanese “Caddy ole punch” home-made kite

Easter begins at Lent, the 40day period leading up to Easter Sunday, which is why it is considered a season rather than a singleday observance. During this period, many devout Christians may choose to abstain from something they enjoy; others may fast, and others may only eat meat on certain days of the week.

For the majority of Christians, Lent is a time of reflection and penance, and represents the 40 days that Jesus spent alone in the wilderness, being tempted by the devil to turn away from God and his teachings.

The week leading up to the resurrection is called Holy Week. In Christian tradition, followers commemorate Jesus’ last supper with his disciples on Maudy Thursday, before he was crucified on Good Friday; they contemplate the period of his transition on Holy Saturday and celebrate his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

It also marks the end of Lent and their sacrifice if they had chosen to abstain, fast or moderate their

meals during the period.

According to History.com, the 50day period following Easter Sunday is called Eastertide and includes a celebration of Jesus’ ascension into heaven.

In Guyana, the day following Easter Sunday, known as Easter Monday, is a day to celebrate the resurrection with a tradition of a family day of kite flying and picnicking, whose origins remain obscure.

There has been some suggestion that kite flying was introduced to Guyanese tradition by the Chinese indentured immigrants in celebration of the arrival of spring.Over the years, kite flying became associated with the Easter season, also celebrated around springtime.

It has been claimed that the kite in the sky is a celebration that symbolises Christ’s resurrection and ascension into heaven.

According to a newspaper article (quoting another newspapers’ article, and quoted on Wikipedia),colonial plantation owners had frowned upon the Chinese pastime so the indentured labourers, who had arrived in the mid-19th century, suggested that it represented Christ’s resurrection, to appease the owners and carry on their tradition.

This tradition in Guyana has come to mean that kites are rarely if at all seen in the skies until the season of Easter begins and ends, and as such are only seen selling in abundance during this period.

While Christian devotees observe the season of Easter, on Easter Monday, Guyanese of all religions fly kites and hold picnics or parties during the long holiday weekend.

Public spaces such as the seawall and the National Park in the city, along with the beaches in Berbice and other public open spaces around the country, are packed with kite flyers, especially children and their families trying to send their kites up to ensure a successful end of the season or day.

While a recent commercial and secular part of Easter has evolved that involves Easter chocolates, eggs, bunnies and chicks, this has so far not spread as widely in Guyana.

Additionally, while Christianity is considered adhering to the doctrine of Jesus' resurrection, there are some denominations that are referred to as Nontrinitarian who don’t fully observe Easter.

These are a minority of modern Christians such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints ("Mormons") and the Jehovah's Witnesses, also practicing in Guyana, whose views on the Holy Trinity differ from traditional Christianity.

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ver the years, descendants of the East Indian immigrants, who arrived in what was then British Guiana to labour on the sugar plantations as indentured servants, have maintained the Hindu religious festival of Phagwah or Holi that their fore parents brought with them to Guyana.

It is an annual Guyanese Hindu holiday that has also come to be celebrated by nonHindu Guyanese as a sociocultural experience. It is one of the various religious holidays that have been included in the country’s list of national holidays.

Holi is an ancient festival of India and was originally known as 'Holika', after a mythical character.

The ancient festival is considered

Holika

to have existed several centuries

A celebration with colours

before Christ, and was celebrated by all followers, but more so in the Eastern part of India.

It has references in ancient texts, inscriptions, ancient paintings and murals throughout India. The occasion not only celebrates the triumph of good over evil in Hindu religious belief, it also officially ushers in spring in India.

In the Puranic story of Holika, the sister of demonking Hiranyakashipu, the demon-king punished his son, Prahlad, in a variety of ways to denounce Lord Narayana.

He failed in all his attempts.

Finally, he asked his sister Holika to take Prahlad in her lap and enter a blazing fire.

Holika had an advantage to remain unburned even inside fire. Holika did her brother's bidding. However, Holika's boon ended by this act of supreme sin against the Lord's devotee and she was burnt to ashes. Prahlad came out unharmed, thus demonstrating the triumph of good over evil.

There are other legends also associated with the festival, such as the Divine Dance known as Raaslila staged by Lord Krishna for the benefit of his devotees of Vrindavan, commonly known as Gopis.

In that Legend of Lord Krishna, the Lord started the tradition of playing with colours by applying colour on his

Seawall, British Guiana circa 1930s (Andrew Jeffrey photo)

beloved Radha and other gopis.

Gradually, the play gained popularity and became a tradition.

In Guyana, as elsewhere Holi is celebrated, Hindus start gathering wood for the lighting of the bonfire called Holika days before the festival. Then, on the eve of Phagwah, they perform the Holika Dahan to symbolically re-enact the story of Holika and once again celebrate the triumph of good over evil.

The following day, the rest of the Guyanese population join in as it is the day of colours when people throw water, talcum powder, and/ or abeer (abir) and/or abrac on each other.

For those who follow the Hindu faith, each colour has significance.

While the most popular colours are the brightest such as blue, yellow, red, purple, pink, and green, there are colours that are noticeably absent. These include black and white.

Though white symbolises a sense of purity, it is also a colour of mourning.And while black is considered evil, and undesirable, it is relied upon heavily to ward off evil.

“Abeer and abrac, being multicoloured, reminds us of the beauty of nature, and since it is the dawning of the spring season – the heralding of life and fertility, the kaleidoscope of colour brings forth merriment and festivity synonymous with the season as well,” Pandit Rudra Sharma from the Radha Krishna Mandir said in a earlier interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine.

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Times Travel & Tourism Camp Kabouyak

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Relax under the trees

getaway from the concrete jungle to therapeutic nature is what Camp Kabouyak offers.

An exclusive eco-agro camp ground for families and groups, Camp Kabouyak is an ideal alternative to the crowded roadside “creek resorts”.

To get to the camp, travel for about five minutes

from the Soesdyke junction, turn off the Linden highway into the village of Kuru Kururu where at the entrance a Camp Kabouyak sign is stationed. There are several scenic turns and a trail to the camp, which can be outlined for visitors.

The ideal vehicle to get to the camp is an off-road one.

On a recent visit through

Obstacle course for a fun competition among friends and family

the scenic trail, Sunday Times Magazine was able to pick fruits from the trees on the camp ground. Mangoes, oranges, limes, awara (just to name a few) are in abundance. Along the trail to the camp, visitors can enjoy picking ‘fat poke’ - a lycheelike fruit.

A birding sanctuary, the camp offers enthusiasts the opportunity to spot

numerous species of birds.

Additionally, visitors have seen deer, monkeys and armadillos – among other wildlife.

During our visit, we spotted a tarantula. Although the creatures are harmless to humans and their mild venom is weaker than a typical bee's, it does bring on the shivers (especially those with arachnophobia – a fear

of spiders). But it was definitely worth seeing the creature in its wild, natural habitat.

There is also a rustic kitchen for outdoor cooking; a house for those who would like to overnight; a natural black water pool (with a water slide) for a refreshing dip, an obstacle course for a fun competition, a cricket pitch and other fun facili-

ties.

For those who like to cuddle with a good book surrounded by nature, those trying to find inspiration or looking for a great trip for the entire family that is not too far from civilization, Camp Kabouyak is the perfect location.

For more information, visit Camp Kabouyak on Facebook.

Natural pool for a refreshing dip Entering the camp

Rustic kitchen for outdoor cooking

Have fun on the swing

Tourists have the option to stay in the house or set up tents on the lawns if they are overnighting

Scenic trail along the route to the camp

The cricket pitch

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A safe Holi

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n times of festivities, few want to be cautioned. But it needs bearing in mind that it is during festivities that more accidents, injuries or discomforts may occur.

During Holi, play safe.

Don't get too unruly and don’t let others do something to you that you don’t want. It is a time of merriment not a time to be taken advantage of.

There will always be hooligans who abuse the spirit of Holi; stay away from them and stay in familiar surroundings.

Make sure you play with persons you are comfortable with since things can get out of hand easily among strangers, with little restitution for you.

If you have to travel, keep the car windows and doors completely shut.

Again, there are those who abuse the occasion and will find it fun to wet your car’s interior. During Holi, don’t

drive in areas you are unfamiliar with.

While it is preferable to play with natural products, few persons are certain of what is being splashed or rubbed on them. Use a hat, cap or anything like that to protect your hair from being coloured with hard-torinse dyes.

Use cream on your face, oil in your hair and a thick coating of paint on your nails – both finger and toe nails. This will help with the clean up later on. If you can, use dental caps to avoid stained teeth.

Eyes are extremely vulnerable on Holi due to the chemicals that may be in the dyes, as well as the recent use of super soaker water guns.Wearstrong, quality sunglasses to protect your eyes from colourfilled darts or water jets.

Don’t overindulge on alcohol or the traditional bhang. If you do, do not drive.

If you are prone to skin allergies, avoid playing with gulal (powder) altogether.

While it goes without saying – it must be said: don’t wear your best clothes to celebrate this aspect of Holi. Most persons throw a white garment over their old clothes to enjoy the festivities without having to worry about stained clothing.

Don’t throw Holi powders, liquids or water on policemen on duty and/or in uniform. In some countries that’s against the law.

Part of the festivities includes the delicious foods that are cooked and eaten.

Don’t leave food cooking unattended and don’t play Holi around areas where food is cooking.

Those with food allergies need to be aware of the ingredients in the food being offered before eating.

Keep an eye on your

Celebrating Phagwah with abeer, abrac and water

child in crowds celebrating Holi. Sometimes a crown can quickly turn into a mob and things can get out of control easily. Be aware of strangers around your children also.

Play Holi on non-skid floors or surfaces that don’t become slippery when wet.

It may save a trip to the emergency room for stiches

or plaster casts.

Take a shower after the entire Holi celebration is over. Taking frequent showers is waste of water, and washing the face repeatedly during the day will ruin your skin.

A word to the wise: Try celebrating an eco-friendly Holi as well. Avoid using plastic bags and balloons

on Holi. Many persons indiscriminately throw them and leave them where they fell, where they remain in the environment to create environmental pollution.

In the period of drought we are now facing, to save water on Holi, we should use a limited amount of water.

Have a safe Holi.

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ccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), young people are a sizable age group, comprising approximately 30 per cent of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean.

While they are generally considered the “healthy” segment of the population, WHO sees the need for timely investment and intervention in the health of this group to secure the health of future adult populations.

The organization notes that most habits detrimental to health are acquired during adolescence and youth, and manifest themselves as health problems in adulthood (e.g. lung cancer caused by the consumption of tobacco), adding an avoidable financial burden to health systems.

According to a 2011 report by the World Health Assembly, every year, 2.6 million young people die. Most of these deaths are preventable, and some 97 per cent of these

deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Unintentional injuries and violence affect young people more than any other age specific category, accounting for 8.9 per cent of disability-adjusted life years in this group.

One thousand young people die every day from road traffic injuries. Other prominent causes of death include homicide (12 per cent of male deaths) and suicide (accounting for 6 per cent of male and female deaths).

Mental and neurological conditions, such as depression, represent a major burden of disease in young people. Depression is the most prevalent diagnosis, and constitutes a significant risk factor for suicide.

While the majority of people become sexually active during adolescence, the use of contraceptives and condoms among young people, however, is low; unprotected sex is the second largest

contributor to health risk in terms of the burden of disease in young people.

As a consequence, each year, there are at least 100 million cases of sexu-

ally transmitted infections among young people, as well as more than 2.5 million unsafe abortions recorded for adolescents.

HIV/AIDS is one of the top five causes of death in this age group. In 2009, there were some 5 million young people already living with HIV. The report noted that there are 15.9 million infants born to adolescent mothers each year, and maternal mortality accounts for 15 per cent of the total number of deaths among young women.

This also has an impact on infants of adolescents.

Infants of adolescent mothers have a higher risk of dying in the first two years of life.

Stunting caused by micronutrient deficiencies, and anaemia, caused by inadequate dietary intakes and

repeated infections in childhood, affect many boys and girls entering adolescence in low- and middle-income countries.

Alcohol use, the report notes, is the largest single contributor to risks to health in young people, as measured by the number of disabilityadjusted life years.It contributes to intentional and unintentional injuries, to mental health problems, to sexual and reproductive health problems and to HIV infections in high-income countries.

Illicit drug use is the second largest contributor to risks to health in young people in high-income countries, as measured by the number of disability-adjusted life years. Injecting drug use contributes toHIV transmission in some countries with con-

centrated HIV epidemics.

Some behaviours initiated during adolescence have important consequences for health in adulthood.

Unprotected sex, physical inactivity, and the use of tobacco, alcohol and illicitdrugs all contribute to 17 per cent of the global burden of disease in all ages.

It is likely that half of the estimated 150 million young users of tobacco who continue smoking into adulthood will die prematurely. Drinking patterns established early in life are associated with alcohol dependency or abuse in adulthood.

Sexually transmitted infections can lead to infertility and cancers; and HIV infection leads to a chronic care burden on health systems and can be transmitted to infants.

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Designer Sonia Noel (Photo by Donn Thompson)

esigner Sonia Noel’s Makin’ Style Boutique (MSB) seeks to position its designers, not only to increase their visibility, but to promote the enormous economic potential of the fashion industry, while beautifying its clients. Ultimately, this venture seeks to elevate the status of the Caribbean fashion industry.

Against that backdrop, MSB seized the opportunity to market local fashion in a bid for industry status and sustainable commercial development, through engaging and energizing its practitioners in creative and developmental initiatives.

“I believe in Caribbean fashion and I am very excited to be collaborating with other talented designers from the region,” expressed Noel.

Makin’ Style Boutique will also be engaging designers locally, regionally and internationally.

Regionally renowned fashion leader, Richard Young, has committed to advancing the feasibility and viability of this specialized boutique.

MSB will also be providing unique services, such

as fashion consultancy, image management, makeup courses, personalized shopping, private showing, makeovers, sewing services, interior designing, clothing rentals, sewing services,

specialty cards and invitations, bridal consultations, photo shoots, and etiquette training.

This week Sunday Times Magazine features just a few of the plethora of designer

pieces Noel offers women and men.

For more information, check out Makin' Style Boutique by Sonia Noel on Facebook.

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dele Laurie Blue Adkins, born May 5, 1988, is an English singer and songwriter. Graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year. In 2007, she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. Her debut album, 19, released in 2008, is certified seven times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. The singer has received several Grammy Awards throughout her music career. Her second studio album, 21, has been certified 16 times platinum in the UK. In the US, it has held the top position longer than any album since 1985, and is certified Diamond. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of World Records. She is the first woman in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top 10 singles as a lead artist, and the first female artist to simultaneously have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. The album, 21, is the longest-running number one album by a female solo artist in the history of the UK and US Album Charts. Her song "Skyfall", which she wrote and recorded for the James Bond film of the same name, won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. After taking a three-year break, Adele released her third studio album, 25, in November 2015. The lead single, "Hello", debuted at number one in many countries around the world, and became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. “Time� magazine named Adele as one of the most influential people in the world.

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Rihanna slams Beyonce Justin Bieber forks out little money to settle paparazzo lawsuit 'rivalry' rumors J ustin Bieber has settled a three-year-old lawsuit against a paparazzo before a trial date approaches. A lawyer for the photographer Jose Osmin Hernandez Duran confirmed on Wednesday, March 16 that the case has been dismissed.

Duran sued Bieber in 2013 over a 2012 incident where he claimed the pop star kicked and punched him outside a Calabasas mall. The photographer alleged in his lawsuit that he was taking photos of Bieber driving out of a car parking space when the singer got out, kicked and socked him before driving off. The singer was on a date with Selena Gomez at that time.

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ihanna addresses Beyonce Knowles "rivalry" rumors in an interview for her cover story on Vogue's latest edition. Gracing the front page in a shimmery gown with a deep plunging neckline, she clears up the air on the reports that she's feuding with Queen Bey. "Here's the deal. They just get so excited to feast on something that's negative," RiRi says. "Something that's competitive.

Something that's, you know, a rivalry.

And that's just not what I wake up to. Because I can only do me. And nobody else is going to be able to do that."

RiRi is indeed unapologetic about her roots when it comes to music. She explains that her repeating chorus to the point of mumbling in her newest hit "Work" which Ariana Grande recently made fun of on "Saturday Night Live" is a tribute to her home culture in Barbados. "You get what I'm saying, but it's not all the way perfect," she says. "Because that's how we speak in the Caribbean."

Of her unisex designs for Puma, she explains, "I always wanted to do what my brothers were doing. I always wanted to play the games they played and play

Duran claimed the alleged assault left him with severe emotional distress.

A trial was scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Wednesday but the attorney

Steven Madison said there had been a confidential settlement between Duran and Bieber.

TMZ reported that the "Purpose" singer was forced to pay Duran, but it was not a great amount. Sources told the site that Bieber would have lost more money in attorney fees if they decided to pursue the case.

Bieber was put in so much highlight in between 2012 and 2014 as he claimed his fame and made a transition from a young singer to a heartthrob. He had numerous run-ins and scuffles with paparazzi who were eager to spy on his romance with fellow young star, Gomez.

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Melissa McCarthy says women should stop using 'plus-size' label rough and wear pants and go outside ... Women feel empowered when they can do the things that are supposed to be only for men, you know? It breaks boundaries, it's liberating, and it's empowering when you feel like, Well, I can do that, too."

Despite always pushing the envelope, the singer admits she still has regrets as she talks about her

sheer look which left little to the imagination at the 2014 CFDA Awards. "I just liked it better without the lines underneath," she says. "Could you imagine the CFDA dress with a bra? I would slice my throat. I already wanted to, for wearing a thong that wasn't bedazzled. That's the only regret I have in my life." (AceShowbiz)

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ctress Melissa McCarthy agrees with Ashley Graham that the fashion world needs to stop using the "plus-size" label. In an interview with E! News while promoting her new movie "The Boss", Melissa, who launched her line Melissa

McCarthy7 last year, reveals she tries not using the label for her clothing line.

"Every time someone says, 'You make a plus-size line,' I just correct them: 'I make clothes for women,'" the "Ghostbusters" actress shares, "I'm not making a

plus-size line. If a plus-size store or if a store of certain sizes buys those that's what going in there. But on my website and HSN, I'm just making women's clothing."

Last month, Ashley also refused to use the "plussize" label. "I hate the word 'real woman' and I hate the word 'plus-size,' " the model told the site, "I've got plenty of friends [of all sizes] and different shapes and everything, and I don't want any of them to feel like they aren't 'real women.' " The Oscar nominee previously said there's an unhealthy "obsession with categorizing" women. "Women are amazing together," the "Tammy" actress explained, "Women are friends. Women are not really competing with each other. I think everyone wants to make it seem that way with who wore it better, whose butt is better, whose glasses are crazier. I've never had any of those conversations in my life." (AceShowbiz)

Rita Ora kneels before Madonna

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ita Ora will obviously do anything for her idol. The "Poison" hitmaker revealed that when she first met Madonna, the one she adores so much, at the Chime for Change event in London three years ago, the Queen of Pop asked her to get down on her knees and she apparently did it.

When the "Material Girl" singer showed up, Rita got too excited to introduce herself to Madonna.

"I was once doing a charity event and I met my idol Madonna, I was waiting for her and I was shivering. And my sister said to me, 'Are you OK? You look really crazy.' And I was like, 'I think I am going to be sick'. And Madonna walks in with lighting all around her," she recalled.

Rita then approached the 57-year-old singer and tried to start a conversation, but she was so surprised when Madonna asked her to kneel down because she blocked her lighting. "I said, 'Hi, it is so nice to meet you' and she was like, 'This is the lighting here.

Can you just kneel down here on the floor?' " Rita shared.

However, the 25-year-old songstress didn't refuse Madonna's request. "I was like OK. So I kneeled down on the floor and we had this conversation where I was on the floor," Rita said. "Can you believe that? But that is Madonna and she can do whatever she wants. That was major. Everything is a learning curve." (AceShowbiz)

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Star Times Bollywood

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hah Rukh Khan, born November 2, 1965, is an Indian film actor, producer and television personality. Referred to in the media as the "Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" or "King Khan", he has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films and earned numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare Awards. Khan started his career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s. He made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with “Deewana”. Early in his career, Khan was recognised for portraying villainous roles in the films “Darr” (1993), “Baazigar” (1993) and “Anjaam” (1994). He then rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films, including “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (1995), “Dil To Pagal Hai” (1997), “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” (1998) and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” (2001). He earned critical acclaim for his roles in “Devdas” (2002), “Swades” (2004), “Chak De! India” (2007) and “My Name Is Khan” (2010). For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, and the Government of France awarded him both the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Légion d'honneur. Khan is co-chairman of the motion picture production company Red Chillies Entertainment and its subsidiaries, and is the co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders. The actor’s philanthropic endeavours include providing health care and disaster relief. He was honoured with UNESCO's Pyramide con Marni award in 2011 for his support of children's education. Khan is regularly featured in listings of the most influential people in the world.

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Amitabh Bachchan: ‘Grand-daughter's Twitter account fake’

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egastar Amitabh Bachchan has warned his Twitter followers that his granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda's account on the micro-blogging website is "fake".

"Alarm: My granddaughter Navya Nanda is

not on Twitter. That account is fake! I responded to it by mistake. Be warned," Amitabh tweeted on Friday.

Navya Naveli is the daughter of Amitabh's daughter Shweta Nanda, who also has a son named Agastya. (IANS)

Kareena Kapoor on sister’s divorce: ‘Difficult time for Karisma’

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er sister Karisma Kapoor is undergoing an ugly divorce battle with her husband Sunjay Kapur and actor Kareena Kapoor Khan says that all she is focusing on is standing by her sister at this time.

Kareena says that she has been very guarded when it comes to talking about the issue and does not want to comment on anything that is happening in her life.

“It’s a difficult time for her and it is tough. I have never really spoken about it.

I am very protective about my sister. I hold her with too much respect and regard.

Whatever has been written about it or whatever has been said about her, both Karisma and I have never said anything, and I would like to always maintain that,” she said. (Hindustan Times)

Sanjay Dutt: ‘Worst thing about jail was the food’

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anjay Dutt, who was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, served a 42-month sentence at Pune’s Yerwada jail. He was released on February 25, 103 days ahead of his prison term.

“I was in solitary confinement. It will take a bit longer for me to feel free. The feeling of freedom is yet to sink in. I have been in and out of jail for the last 23 years. There were so many restrictions, permissions to be taken. I am getting used to live life like a free man.

The feeling is yet to hit me,” Dutt said at the India Today Conclave.

He said contrary to people’s perception, he did not receive any special treatment during his jail term and was given the same food to eat and same clothes as any other inmate.

“I did not get any VIP treatment. In fact I was treated worse than normal inmates as everyone thought I was getting special treatment. The worse thing about jail was the food, it was terrible and not edible at all.”

“They imprison you mentally more than physically.

They tell you what to do and what not do in prison,” he revealed. (PTI)

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rom baby hands and breakfast-related shenanigans to neck braces and tasers, this roundup bring you some of the weirdest accessories ever to grace an iPhone.

This weird iPhone case is a giant ear. You can get the Thumbs Up Ear Case for iPhone for £2.99 from Amazon. It's designed for the iPhone 4, and should therefore fit the iPhone 4s too.

This case is not only big, it's also ridiculously heavy. In fact, it's the heaviest iPhone case in the world. However, it's actually quite a clever idea. It means every time you pick up your phone, you're working out a little bit!

The Knucklecase for iPhone isn't designed to be used for self-defence, but it's along those lines. Although kind of weird, it's actually kind of useful - ensuring that your iPhone can't be swiped from your hand.

You can get one for US$5.00 on Amazon.

“Hana” means “nose” in Japanese. According to the company behind the Hana iPhone case, you can stick your fingers into the case's nostrils to hold the phone upright. The Hana case is available for US$8.00 on Amazon.

If you're not keen on the idea of carrying around a stun gun, there's also this Pepper Spray iPhone case available. It comes in different colours too. You can get one for US$24.06 on Amazon.

There are plenty of foodie cases for your iPhone, including the Bacon and Eggs iPhone case. This bacon and eggs case looks so realistic it'll either make your mouth water or repulse you, depending on how hungry you're feeling. In addition to the bacon and eggs option, there are also noodle cases and rice cases, perhaps more suitable for vegetarians.

They sell from US$16.50 on Amazon.

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nthony Bramble, born December 11, 1990, is a 25-year-old who aims to etch his name on the list of legendary cricketers. The wicketkeeper made his debut for Guyana in the 2008 TCL Group regional Under-19 competition, in Barbados, scoring 51 in his very first innings. He played again in the 2009 TCL Group regional Under-19 competition, in Jamaica. He made his List A debut for Guyana in the 2010 West Indies Cricket Board Cup, in Jamaica, with success. His batting style is righthand bat. The aggressive batsman was recently drafted by the Guyana Amazon Warriors to compete for the first time in the Hero Caribbean Premier League 2016. Bramble has been an outstanding performer,representing Guyana with his adroit batting style. In the semi-final of the recent WICB/ NAGICO Super50, he skilfully made 51 runs from 44 balls. He has described himself as a “free-scoring cricketer” who enjoys the “great feeling”when scoring runs for his country.

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inston Strick is an artist of the era of Gary Thomas and Omawale Lumumba who studied Architectural Drafting and Fine Arts in the U.S. He worked in a style that stressed a kind of illusionism rather than mass. His subjects range from simple dignified genre and figure studies to landscapes, all with an emphasis on abstraction.

One revelation is his assemblage “Woman”, a result of his constant striving for innovation and originality in working with leather in a direction away from functional craft to that of fine craft with sculptural principles.

The Burrowes School of Art was from the beginning based on the European model of formal training in the Visual Arts. In contrast to the earlier art groups and classes, this institution was integrated into the structured educational system of an independent country. With formal training in place, the output in sculpture became impeccable with such graduates as Ivor Thom, Colin Warde, Francis Ferreira and Winslow Craig, just to name a few.

Ivor Thom, whose carved wooden sculpture “Pregnant Woman” in the National Collection is comparable to his later achievements in bronze, returned from schol-

"Massasekeree" Oswald Hussein (1989)

arship in Cuba after studying bronze casting. He has since received commissions for public monuments in bronze - all cast within these shores.

Winslow Craig is an incredibly gifted sculptor whose major task “Discovery”, for his graduation from Burrowes School of Art, is an impeccable achievement boasting the formalities of European classical art. This trait has remained a hallmark of his work although he has

moved on to create astonishing pieces in other materials including metal.

At Burrowes School of Art, Craig had come under the tutelage of Cubanborn Josefa Tamayo, who has lived most of her life in Guyana tutoring in sculpture. Tamayo has added a more eclectic flavour to Guyanese sculpture, reflecting the Guyanese landscape and also her more European heritage. Her “The Vendor of Animals” shows her ability to remain consistent and

true to form.

The sculpture of Desmond Ali took form from his solid belief that art can be in the forefront of a freedom struggle, and from his contact with pre-Columbian art and artefacts. Having travelled most of South America on foot, Ali came back revitalized and revolutionized his concept of content and form.

His sculpture took on the appearance of high relief of rigid geometrical form and shape, which he defines as “flat in the round” as exemplified by his “Patria Libre O Morir” (“Free Homeland or Death”). His involvement and observation of the political scene of the latter part of the 1970s greatly inspired the content of his work.

The mid 1980s saw the surfacing of an indigenous sculpture pushing to claim prominence among an already vibrant sculptural environment.

The Lokono sculptor Oswald Hussein, who benefitted from acquaintance with the Burrowes School of Art, came from a rich cultural background of the indigenous peoples who, while they engaged in basket, canoe and pot making, were never seen as sculptors.

Winning the sculpture prize in the National Visual Arts Competition with “Wassasekere” in 1989 and later in 1993 with “Wegelly”, Hussein became the model for a rich vein of indigenous sculptors such as Lynus Clenkian, Roaland Taylor, Foster Simon and Valentine Stoll, all with a desire to rekindle their cultural heritage, who dominated the art scene during the 1990s with their sculpture.

Although it was the repatriation of Denis Williams’ painting “Human World” by public-spirited citizens in the 1950s that started the National Collection over half a century ago, the success story of sculpture in the National Collection can be equally matched to that of painting. This contribution has too often been overlooked and unrecognized, but sculptors, from Guyana's beginning, have made a profound contribution to the country’s art history.

An endless regret is that many works have left these shores, vanished, or lack documentation –this exhibition, although the largest of its type held thus far, is hardly complete. However, it includes a number of important works that have not, until now, been seen by a large public.

"Whistling Wind II" Winslow Craig (2009)

Predominated by selftaught sculptors who have developed entirely within these shores and pursued a discipline with absolute faith and sincerity, the journey of sculpture in Guyana and the National Collection has only just begun.

To schedule a vis-

it to view the National Collection, call 225-0579.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday; the gallery is closed Sundays and holidays. (Text

by Castellani House’s curator Ohene Koama)

"Shaman and his medicine" Roaland Taylor (2004)

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intendo's first official iOS game, “Miitomo”, made its long-awaited debut in the Japanese App Store this Wednesday, March 16.

As promised, the company's first foray into smartphone apps is a free-to-play social title in which players can create and customise their own avatars, known as “Miis”, which can communicate with other Miis on the social network.

Nintendo has promised more games for smartphones, some of which are expected to be pay-todownload. Registrations have also gone live for Nintendo's new multiplatform account system, Nintendo Account, which connects PC, Nintendo hardware

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ike has unveiled the HyperAdapt 1.0, its first self-lacing, battery-operated sneakers.

"When you step in, your heel will hit a sensor and the system will automatically tighten,” she said an announcement on Nike's website. “Then there are two buttons on the side to tighten and loosen. You can adjust it until it's perfect," Nike senior innovator Tiffany Beers said, explaining how the high-tech kicks lace themselves up.

The idea, Nike Designer Tinker Hatfield said at the unveiling, is to give wearers more control over how loose or tight their shoes fit.

The Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 will be available for purchase just in time for the holiday shopping season. Not everyone can buy them, though. Nike says you must be a registered user of Nike+, the company’s own branded fitness app.

cientists in Japan have discovered a new bacterium with the ability to completely break down PET plastics in a relatively short space of time.

The team, led by Dr Shosuke Yoshida from the Kyoto Institute of Technology, unearthed the bac-

and smartphone users, and enables the transfer of game data

terium, quite literally, by scooping up 250 debris samples from outside a PET recycling plant.

Among the soil, sludge and other sediments, they discovered a bacterium that was actually feeding on PET as its energy and carbon source.

When it was left alone in a

jar with PET plastic, the scientists found that the material was completely broken down within a matter of weeks.

At the heart of this healthy appetite for plastic were a pair of enzymes, which the microbe appears to have evolved in response to its PET-heavy environment.

These enable the bacterium, which has been named Ideonella sakaiensis, to reduce the plastic down to its basic building blocks: two environmentally harmless monomers called terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol.

While plastic-eating fungi has been discovered in the past, they haven't been so easy to produce.

By identifying the gene behind the bacterium's creation of these two enzymes, the scientists were able to recreate them in the lab and have them break down the plastic on their own, suggesting a more effective approach to recycling and plastic waste management could be on the way.

The research was published in the journal Science.

pple and all of these great companies will be making their products in the United States, not in China, Vietnam," Donald Trump said during a Mini Super Tuesday victory speech at his Mar-a-Lago club Tuesday night, reiterating what has been one of the biggest talking points of Trump's campaign.

The company contracts with manufacturers to assemble its products and lists 18 final assembly facilities around the world. While the majority of Apple's final assembly points are in China, the company also works with two facilities -- in Austin, Texas, and Fremont, California -- to produce Mac computers, according to Apple's website.

The billionaire businessman has claimed he will be the "greatest jobs president that God ever created," but the likelihood of a President Trump successfully compelling Apple to assemble its products -such as the tremendously popular iPhone -- in the United States would be difficult, according to experts.

"These are questions of economics and talent. Where can you get the workers you need and what does it cost to make something? I

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European experiment from Ericsson found that delays in loading web pages and videos can lead to increased heart rates and stress levels. On average, it found that single delays resulted in a 38 per cent increase in heart rate.

It did this by recording the brain, pulse and heart activities while subjects completed various tasks on their phone, but made them go through tests with long delays, medium delays and no delays.

The report likened the stress

think it would bankrupt the economy," Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures, a political strategy firm that works with Silicon Valley companies, told ABC News. "You can have tax policies but at the end of the day, people have a right to make products where they want to make them."

Ivan Feinseth, chief investment officer at Tigress Financial Partners, which has a "strong buy" position on Apple, said it all boils down to the "law of economics."

"Money flows from countries that have wealth to countries that have a labour pool," Feinseth told ABC News. "In manufacturing, the bigger the item [such as a Mac computer], the more expensive it is to ship, the more you want it produced in the local market."

Feinseth's advice for a President Trump wanting to compel Apple -and other companies -- to move their production to the United States is to not place tariffs on goods they're already producing abroad.

"You should economic incentivize the behaviour you want, not punish. For the most part, it works," he said. (Excerpt from ABC News)

felt by these delays to be similar to watching a horror movie.

While it’s a small sample size, it does highlight just how jarring it is to have speeds that don’t load up quickly, especially when dealing with high-data tasks like watch Netflix or uploading images or files for work or personal reasons.

According to data, Bucharest has the highest download speed in Europe of 80.14 Mbps, followed by Paris at 78.60Mbps.

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Recipe of the Week

Easter décor for doors and windows

Shrimp Pholourie Ingredients

1 package pholourie mix 3/4 lb shrimp Pinch of salt

1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp green seasoning Vegetable oil for frying (about 2 cups)

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he recent trend of Easter décor includes indoor – and outdoor – Easter hanging decorations. Easter wreaths, garlands and other such hanging decorations adorn homes of many who celebrate Easter.

From Do It Yourself craft to the more resplendent manufactured décor, be inspired for your Easter decorating, or just admire the beauty of the season, with these Easter embellishments…

Decorate the front door with a cheery umbrella overflowing with flowers

Method Clean and devein the shrimp. Try to leave a little of the tail still intact as you can use it to hold the shrimp to dip into the batter.

Using a sharp paring knife, make some cuts across the inner curve of the shrimp so they become somewhat straight/flat and cook faster.

Place the prepped shrimp in a bowl and season with the green seasoning, salt and black pepper and allow to marinate for 5-10 minutes.

As the vegetable oil heats in a deep pot, mix the batter according to the package instructions.

Since you need the batter a bit thin to coat the shrimp, add about 2-3 tbsp. more water for a mixture just slightly thicker than pancake batter.

With the oil on medium flame, dip the shrimp into the batter holding them by the tail and place gently into the hot oil.

Don’t allow them to make contact with each other or they will stick, and don’t overcrowd the pan.

Fry (turn) for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown.

Do in batches and place the ones fully cooked onto paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Serve warm with mango, cucumber or tamarind chutney.

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or a stronger flavour, used chopped, crushed, pressed or pureed garlic in dishes. The more finely garlic is chopped, the stronger its flavour will be. Cooking garlic decreases the strength of its flavour making it much milder. The longer it is cooked, the milder it tastes. Be careful not to sauté garlic too long at too high a temperature, it will brown very quickly and can become bitter.

There is a difference between '1 cup flour, sifted' and '1 cup sifted flour'.Be careful when reading directions to understand exactly what is required.

1 cup flour, sifted: Measure 1 cup of flour, then sift it.

1 cup sifted flour: In this case the flour is sifted, then 1 cup is measured.

There is a weight difference between the two methods and this can affect the outcome of the recipe.

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Pastel Easter "eggs" tied in ribbons make a beautiful decoration to hang in front the window

Some persons prefer to honour the occasion with symbols of their faith: a crucifix rests within an Easter lily wreath

omposting (coupled with recycling) reduces your garbage to practically nothing. A simple garbage can with holes in the sides makes a fine composter. Keep it moist. Earthworms speed up the process and eliminate having to turn the compost.

For fast drying of shoes, especially during the rainy season, wrap them in newspaper for a while; the paper will soon absorb excess water.

Remove oil stains by rubbing the area with a piece of lime dipped in salt.

Onion acts as a deterrent. In the rainy season, bugs can gather around bulbs. Just place a piece of onion near the lamp and they will be gone.

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JOKES The payment

Johnson was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz, and after a long trial, the jury acquitted him.

Later that day Johnson came back to the judge who had presided at the hearing.

"Your honour," he said, "I wanna get out a warrant for that dirty lawyer of mine."

"Why?" asked the judge. "He won your acquittal.

What do you want to have him arrested for?"

"Well, your honour," replied Johnson, "I didn't have the money to pay his fee, so he went and took the car I stole."

Apology

A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and stops to entertain at a bar in a small town.

He's going through his usual stupid Redneck jokes, when a big burly guy in the audience stands up and says "I've heard just about enough of your dang hillbilly jokes; we ain't all stupid around here."

Flustered, the ventriloquist begins to apologize, when the big guy yells, "You stay out of this mister, I'm talking to the little fella on your knee!"

Remarrying

A wife asks her husband, "Honey, if I died, would you remarry?"

"After a considerable period of grieving, I guess I would. We all need companionship."

"If I died and you remarried," the wife asks, "would she live in this house?"

"We've spent a lot of money getting this house just the way we want it. I'm not going to get rid of my house. I guess she would."

"If I died and you remarried, and she lived in this house," the wife asks, "would she sleep in our bed?"

"Well, the bed is brand new, and it cost us a lot.

It's going to last a long time, so I guess she would."

"If I died and you remarried, and she lived in this house and slept in our bed, would she use my golf clubs?"

"Oh, no," the husband replies. "She's lefthanded."

e all may have our own parenting plan for guiding our children to be successful and self-sufficient. But recent research shows there’s a right and wrong way to get your child to want to succeed.

2. Money is a great motivator, right?

After all, it’s the reason why we get up and go to work every day. But the connection between cash and accomplishments isn’t so simple, especially when it comes to your child.

In a Harvard study involving 18,000 school children and US$6.3 million in research, researchers found that paying children for grades doesn’t work. That’s because although grownups can make the connection between working hard and being rewarded later (i.e. bonus at year end), children can’t look that far ahead and make the connection between turning off the TV to study now, and earning money by getting an A in Math later.

What researchers did find is that it’s effective to pay children for the habits that lead to good grades. Children who were paid for a series of small ac-

complishments performed better on standardized tests and continued to outperform even after the experiment stopped.

So if you have it in your budget, consider sitting down with your child and picking a behaviour or two that will lead to long-term improvements.

You can pay a little for every book

they finish, like the experimenters did, which led to better reading comprehension. Or pay them a nominal fee for every perfect homework assignment.

Whatever the setup, set parameters, stick to them for a few months and see if your child’s performance improves.

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STORY TIME

The lion and the rabbit

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he animals of the forest made a bargain with a ferocious lion who killed for pleasure. It was agreed that one animal each day would willingly come to the ferocious lion's den to be his supper and, in turn, the lion would never hunt again.

The first to go to the lion's den was a timid rabbit, who went slowly.

"Why are you late?" the lion roared when the rabbit arrived.

"I'm late because of the other lion," said the rabbit.

"In my jungle? Take

me to this other lion."

The rabbit led the lion to a deep well and told him to look in. The lion saw his own reflection in the water and roared! The sound of his roar bounced right back at him as an echo.

"I alone am king of this jungle," he roared again.

His echo answered him, "I alone am king of this jungle."

With that, the lion became so enraged, he charged into the deep well with a great splash!

The lion attacked his own reflection and was never heard from again. (Fable from India)

From the Classifieds Ads

Actual classified ads found in (foreign) newspapers For Sale: Amana Washer $100. Owned by clean bachelor who seldom washed.

Free puppies...Part German Shepherd - Part Dog For Sale: ‘83 Toyota Hunchback -- $2000 Property for Sale: Free 1 can of Pork & Beans with purchase of 3 Br 2 Bath home For Sale: Nordic Track $300 Hardly Used. Call Chubbie…

Open House: Body Shapers Toning Salon Free coffee & donuts Snow Blower for sale...only used on snowy days

Actual newspaper headlines

Alzheimer's Centre prepares for An Affair to Remember Lawyer says client is not that guilty Big Rig Carrying Fruit Crashes on 210 Freeway, Creates Jam Stolen Painting Found by Tree Passengers Hit by Cancelled Trains Woman with Arms Held

On the job safety

A company trying to continue its five-year perfect safety record, showed its workers a film aimed at encouraging the use of safety goggles on the job.

According to Industrial Machinery News, the film's depiction of gory industrial accidents was so graphic that twenty-five workers suffered minor injuries in their rush to leave the screening room.

Thirteen others fainted, and one man required seven stitches after he cut his head falling off a chair while watching the film.

By Grammar G

Looking good?

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veryone knows that we humans come in all shapes and sizes whose ideal, over the years, change.

In the 17th – 18th centuries, some ideals of women favoured the hourglass shape and a full figure.

That has since changed to the ultra-skinny ideal of today’s Western societies.

Words to describe these body proportions and looks are abundant and have also undergone change through time. Let’s look at a few of these words.

Latin for “belly” along with the suffix ous which generally means “‘possessing’ or ‘full of’ a certain quality”, the word abdominous was used to describe someone/something that is big-bellied.

If someone called you “leggiadrous”, you might

The soul patch of Howie Mandel

think it has something to do with your legs – or even an insult. But in the 17th century this Italian root word (leggiadro light, sprightly + -ous) meant “graceful and elegant”.

Dr. Joseph Beaumont immortalised the word in his 17th century poem “Psyche. Canto VI. The

Humiliation”, when he pens: So leggiadrous were her snowy hands/ That Pleasure mov’d as any finger stirr’d :…

In the early 90s, super-skinny models were termed “waifs”, a 14th century word that first meant “flotsam, unclaimed property” or even a “stray per-

Do Less Do less thinking, And pay more attention to your heart Do less acquiring, And pay more attention to what you already have Do less complaining, And pay more attention to giving Do less controlling, And pay more attention to letting go Do less criticizing, And pay more attention to complimenting Do less arguing, And pay more attention to forgiveness Do less running around, And pay more attention to stillness Do less talking, And pay more attention to silence.

Unknown son or animal”. By the end of the 18th century it had come to refer to someone, especially a child, who was so impoverished and neglected he/she was usually skinny. The word “waif” is now associated with a very thin person.

The mouche, which is French for “fly”, is that small patch or tuft of beard grown under the lower lip of men but only if in grown in combination with other facial hair such as long sideburnsor moustache.

In modern times there is the “soul patch”, similar to the mouche but it differs in that it is not grown in combination with any other facial hair men may grow. It came into fashion in the American Jazz era of the 50s via Jazz legend “Dizzy” Gillespie.

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There are two groups of four-letter words used in the sentences below. The first missing words of each sentence are anagrams of each other, and the second missing words are also anagrams of each other. Can you find them?

1. The hunters set a ____ for the hare.

How else were they to enjoy its succulent _____?

2. They all listened in ____ attention as their leader spoke and motivated them to work as a ____.

3. There will always be a small ____ of wildness in a cat, though it is considered to be a ____ animal today. see solution on page 23

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Creature Corner

GEOZONE

Where in the world…?

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he ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is a powerful bird of prey that ranges through Central and South America: in eastern Colombia, east to the Guianas and Trinidad, and south through parts of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil to Paraguay and Argentina.

While it can be found in tropical rainforests, it is also found in pine forests, particularly in Mexico and Belize.

Female ornate hawk-eagles, weighing about 1,450g, are generally larger than

males who typically weigh around 1,000g.

The Ornate Hawk-eagle feeds mostly on birds, including larger birds such as curassows, as well as on a variety of snakes and large lizards.

The crest of feathers on its head, which it raises and lowers according to disposition, along with its striking plumage, is perhaps responsible for the “ornate” in its name.

Scientists refer to hawks and eagles as raptors.

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Screenshot from Google Earth showing the Pole of Inaccessibility

ave you ever heard of strange place names and wondered, “Where in the world is that?”

1. Tipperary was made famous in the song “It's a Long Way to Tipperary,” sung by soldiers during World War I. It is an Irish county – in Ireland of course – and it's not very far from many places there…

2. Timbuktu is a city in Mali, Africa, near the Niger River and Sahara Desert. It was once

a trading post and the centre of a flourishing society. It was also thought to be a remote city of gold.

3. The Pole of Inaccessibility in Antarctica is a point that is farthest inland from all the seas that surround the continent.In 1958, a team of Soviet explorers were the first humans to reach it. There, among other things, they erected a statue of then leader Lenin. (To be continued)

Maze Daze

The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers. Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order.

Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order. Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all please see solution on page 23

digits 1 through 9.

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eaWorld on Thursday announced that they are going to stop breeding orcas in captivity.Explaining the decision in the LA Times, Joel Manby, SeaWorld’s president and CEO, put it down to a change in attitude.

He also said that “a growing number of people don’t think orcas belong in human care.”

Manby’s announcement comes less than six months after he confirmed SeaWorld would be ending theatrical orca shows, and

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dog presumed dead after falling from a fishing boat off the California, U.S. coast, was found alive by Navy service members on an island 80 miles off San Diego, five weeks after falling overboard.

Nick Haworth, who mourned his dog, Luna, with a Feb. 20 Facebook post, said the dog fell overboard from his commercial fishing boat, and that he led search teams in a sweep of the area for several days after.

The 1-year-old dog was presumed dead until Navy service members on San Clemente Island, about 80

miles off San Diego, discovered Luna wandering the island.

Luna was malnour-

ished but otherwise in good health, and was reunited with her owner Thursday.

Vending machine held hostage This will be SeaWorld’s last generation of orcas

“Americans’ attitudes about orcas have changed dramatically,” Manby wrote.

“When the first SeaWorldPark opened in 1964, orcas, or killer whales, were not universally loved, to put it mildly.

“Instead, they were feared, hated and even hunted. Half a century later, orcas are among the most popular marine mammals on the planet.”

the announcement is a major breakthrough for animal rights campaigners.

Over the last few years SeaWorld’s attendance figures have been hit by a growing anti-captivity movement, helped in no small part by documentaries such as “Blackfish”.

Last year, the California Coastal Commission effectively banned SeaWorld San Diego from breeding orcas in captivity, and US lawmakers even proposed legislation to phase out orca captivity for good.

Brain Teaser Answer

1. The hunters set a TRAP for the hare. How else were they to enjoy its succulent MEAT? 2. They all listened in RAPT attention as their leader spoke and motivated them to work as a TEAM. 3. There will always be a small PART of wildness in a cat, though it is considered to be a TAME animal today.

Group I - TRAP, RAPT, PART Group II - MEAT, TEAM, TAME

SUDOKU

KID SUDOKU

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he Metro UK newspaper reported that owners of a vending machine that did not have the snack Cheetos, received a menacing message taped to its front which warned of brutal vengeance against the machine should it not be stocked with the snack within a week.

“Put Cheetos back in this machine or I will snip the power cabel [sic]. You have 1 week,” warned the unknown blackmailer.

The message was uploaded to imgur Wednesday, and had attracted almost 3 million viewers by Thursday.

Stiff upper lip replaced by regular blubbing for the modern Brit.

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rits were once renowned for their stiff upperlip and courage in the face of adversity.But new research suggests that the national trait is starting to wane.

Modern British men are nearly three times more likely to cry in public than their fathers, and four in ten admit to crying in public within the last year.

Almost 80 per cent of 2,000 men polled admitted to crying while watching television dramas, although just over a quarter said they tried to hide it.

Emotionally charged shows were the second most

tic, gritty and hard-hitting, as well as the last two decades of confessional and counselling-type TV programmes.”

The poll found that the average Briton cries for a total of 2 hours and 41 mins a year, more than 11 days of their adult waking lives over the course of a lifetime.

The top reasons given by men for crying included watching a particularly emotional scene on a TV show or film, followed by seeing they have hurt someone

common reason given by men for crying, after the death of a loved one.

According to Telegraph UK, Donna Dawson, the psychologist who carried out the research for Universal Channel, said: "The main reason that modern British man is more likely to cry in public than his father is due to TV dramas that are more realis-

they love, whereas for women the most common reason was when someone they love hurts them.

Nearly half of the men surveyed said they explain away their tears by saying they have something in their eye. Just over a third try to hide it by yawning, and a fifth blame it on tiredness.

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Fun Times

Archie

Fight back if you feel you are in the right. Your (March 21strength, courage and ability April 19) to express your thoughts succinctly will lead to success. Do what's in your best interest.

ARIES

You'll be faced with an TAURUS emotional challenge or will (April 20have to deal with someone deMay 20) manding. Don't back down.

Have your facts straight and your strategy in place.

Isolate yourself from GEMINI (May 21- people and situations that June 20) make you uncomfortable.

Concentrate on the personal changes you want to make.

Use discipline and intelligence to excel.

Stop worrying about things you cannot change. Put more (June 21effort into a creative hobby or July 22) a relationship with someone who motivates you to be your best. Romance will improve a personal connection.

CANCER

LEO Put your energy into some(July 23- thing you love to do. Playing Aug. 22) as hard as you work is the best way to garner the success and recognition you are searching for.

Dilbert

Learn through association VIRGO (Aug. 23- and observation. Your percepSept. 22) tion will not be accurate, making it vital for you to gather facts before you make a move, motion or complaint.

Seek out information you LIBRA need to forge ahead. Changing (Sept. 23where or how you live will Oct. 23) bring positive results. Express your plans and see who is willing to share them with you.

Peanuts

Keep your vision clear and SCORPIO your ideas concise. If you ex(Oct. 24- plore your options and experNov. 22) iment with unfamiliar techniques and methods, you will be successful. Romance is featured.

You'll gain confidence if SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23- you share your plans and Dec. 21) bring about change that will help position you for a better future. Cut your overhead costs and ease financial stress.

Calvin and Hobbes

Delve into conversations CAPRICORN that will help you discover in(Dec. 22- formation regarding how to Jan. 19) handle a situation you face or a venture you want to pursue.

A personal relationship will offer intellectual and physical benefits.

Stay on track until you AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- reach your goal. You will imFeb. 19) press someone with your intellect and your ability to make things happen. Celebrate your accomplishments with someone special.

PISCES You'll be tempted by peo(Feb. 20- ple who have bad habits.

March 20) Refuse to let anyone pressure you into something that may cause you to feel uncertain or confused.