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ather of a beautiful 3-yearold daughter Alayra, his only child, Kian Jabour, host of "Morning Times", aired on Television Guyana Ch 28/12, said in an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine that he thinks it is a “common misconception that the father's role is less important in a child’s life than the mother's."

“Granted we don’t carry them for nine months or are capable of nurturing them when they are newborns, but as they grow and begin to be less instinctive and function more logically, I think it is critical for fathers to be more involved…for what would now be the stage of 'mental nourishment', at this stage in life and onward, I believe a father's role is equally as important as a mother's,” Kian noted.

His advice for fathers is to always spend “quality time” with your child or children and to “never turn your backs on them”.

“A child doesn't care [or] need you to shower them with material gifts, they crave your attention, so spend as much time with them as possible - - one-on-one is always preferred. Also, as their rock, they depend on you in more ways than you think. Never, ever

let them feel like you might not be there for them if[or]when they need you,” he urged.

The doting father added with a smile that his advice to his daughter right now would be, “Stop being so rude!” And when she gets older his advice would be, “The key to happiness is accepting that you're not really in control of anything, so make sure whatever it is you choose to do in life that it makes you happy.”

Father’s Day is a day to shower deserving fathers with love and gifts to let him know how precious he is to his family.

Behind that day of manly hugs and sometimes tears, there is an interesting history of how Father’s Day came about.

“However, don’t you think fathers deserve a place in the sun, too?”

Dodd was able to garner local support for the new holiday. The first Father’s Day was celebrat-

ed in Spokane on June 19, 1910, with clergy dedicating their sermons to honoring fathers, according to the city, which claims the title of the Birthplace of Father’s Day.

History of Father's Day

Sonora Smart Dodd is known as the “Mother of Father’s Day.” Her mother died giving birth to her sixth child, leaving Dodd’s father to raise the kids, according to the city of Spokane, Washington, U.S. In 1909, Dodd heard a sermon about Mother’s Day and spoke with the minister after the service. “I liked everything you said about motherhood,” she said, as quoted in a 1978 New York Times article.

Kian enjoys an afternoon stroll with his daughter Alayra

Many men initially resisted the idea

Far from feeling honoured by the idea of Father’s Day, many men initially found the concept emasculating.

American historian Timothy Marr wrote in “American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopaedia” that in the holiday's early decades, men “scoffed at the holiday’s sentimental attempts to domesticate manliness with flowers and giftgiving, or they derided the proliferation of such holidays as a commercial gimmick to sell more products — often paid for by the father himself.”

Many retailers and advertisers during the Great Depression promoted Father’s Day as a “second Christmas” for men, and they subsequently rebranded the day as a way to honour American troops during World War II, Marr explained. Despite lacking official recognition, Father’s Day was a de facto American holiday by the end of the war.

U.S. Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation acknowledging Father’s Day, dedicating the third Sunday in June to the holiday. It has since been celebrated in many other parts of the world.

US-based Guyanese philanthropist is on a mission to eradicate poverty C aring for Others, Inc. (CFO) is a human services organisation, established in November 2001, which provides meaningful improvement in quality of life and economic opportunity for low-income individuals and families.

Founded by Eslene Richmond-Shockley, from Nabaclis on the East Coast of Demerara, the organisation is on a mission to help eradicate poverty around the world by feeding, educating, clothing and housing one family at a time.

Richmond-Shockley was motivated to start such an organisation to help those in need because of her personal experiences growing up in poverty as a child. As a result, she wanted to give back and restore hope to others.

Caring For Others' CEO and founder, Eslene Richmond-Shockley

Through the organisation, the philanthropist has mobilised prominent individuals and

leading American corporations to assist the needy in many countries – including Guyana. CFO has also pro-

Volunteers handing out boxes of shoes

Clothing distribution in the US

vided distributions in Belize, Antigua, the Philippines and Nigeria, and small gifts to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, as well as throughout the United States.

Last year in Guyana, Caring for Others completed a large distribution with the United Nations Association of Guyana and with former Chief Justice Donald Trotman at Enmore, Haslington, Golden Grove, Nabaclis and Coven John.

This was the first large distribution CFO has done in Guyana. The organisation aims to carry out more projects like these in Guyana.

CFO seeks progressive solutions across the entirety of its platform, includ-

ing developing a unique and more sustainable business model with ‘Care Mart’ – a store that generates income through the sale of discounted items such as furniture, clothing and other household goods.

Offering an advanced model for human services, CFO strives to prevent the familiar cycle of poverty many people face today.

The organisation helps stabilise lives by meeting immediate basic needs of food and clothing, and then provide support to help clients become more self-sufficient.

Additionally, it provides personal and financial support during turbulent times including individual coun-

selling, money management training, job retention and job placement services.

Initially focusing on communities within Atlanta, US, in recent years, Caring for Others has expanded its reach of hope and dignity by developing partnerships with over 110 agencies in the US. With their assistance, CFO provides services to the economically disadvantaged in rural communities.

Caring for Others maintains: “We do not work for ourselves or even for one another; we work for the greater good.”

For more information, visit Caring for Others on Facebook.

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Times Feature

Hawksbill turtle leaving for the ocean

By Suresh V. Kandaswamy

I

f you are looking for a one of a kind travel experience in Guyana, Almond Beach should definitely be on your travel agenda.

Almond Beach

The coastline along north-west Guyana in Region One is dotted with beaches made of shells. The broken down and pulverized shells look almost like sand.

While many beaches are inaccessible, one of the accessible beaches, and a destination for visitors, is Almond Beach.

Almond Beach is often also referred to simply as

of Trustees. Together they form Guyana’s National Protected Areas System.

Shell Beach Protected Area extends for 120 km from the Moruca river mouth to the Waini River mouth along the Atlantic coast in Region One. Inland, it is bound by the rivers Moruca, BaraBara, Biara, Baramanni, and Waini.

The protected area covers approx 123,055 ha. It is considered exceptional because of its extensive mangrove forests, the longest remaining stretch in Guyana, and the four species of endangered marine turtles that nest from February to August each year.

A Leatherback hatchling making its way to the ocean

Shell Beach. It is about six km from Waini River mouth, close to the Venezuela border, and stretches for about four km. Due to forces of nature, many of the beaches undergo a cycle of erosion and shell accumulation.

The shells at Almond Beach have been around for about 25 years now but are showing signs of erosion at the beach.

Almond Beach is now part of the Shell Beach Protected Area. Shell Beach Protected Area, along with the famous Kaieteur National Park, where the world famous Kaieteur Falls is located, and Kanuku Mountains is managed by the Protected Areas Commission.

Guyana’s other protected area, the Iwokrama Forest Reserve, is run by the Iwokrama International Centre, which is governed by an International Board

These include the Leatherback, Green Turtle, Hawksbill, and Olive Ridley.

The area is also important for birds such as the scarlet ibis, which roost within and nearby the protected area.

Almond Beach is a small Amerindian community with about seven families living along the beach. They earn their living through fishing, picking and selling coconuts, and working on the marine turtle monitoring project.

or April. The Olive Ridley and Hawksbill are rare, but are known to arrive in small numbers late in the season: June, July and August. The Leatherback is the largest of the turtles, with the Green Turtle coming to a close second. The Olive Ridley is the smallest of the four.

Many visitors make their way to Almond Beach just for the turtle watching experience. It is a unique experience. It requires patience, a fair bit of walking mostly at night, and some luck. Turtles show up at their convenience. Some days they arrive in numbers and other days they decide to stay out at sea.

There is, however, a high likelihood visitors will see turtles during their visit to Almond Beach. It is rare to see them during the day but it occurs occasionally. Peak season for turtles is May and June.

One needs patience to experience the entire turtle nesting process. It can take an hour or two from the time a turtle crawls ashore to the time it leaves for the ocean. It is well worth the wait though.

The turtle crawls ashore, finds a place it thinks is a good spot to lay eggs, and digs a little pit in the shells using its front flippers to rest its body. It then uses its back flippers to dig a hole the length of its flipper, lays its eggs, which can number about a 100, and covers its nest with shells. Finally, it uses its front and rear flippers alternately to move shells around to camouflage the nest. Once satisfied, it makes its way back to the ocean.

Turtles take a long time to achieve sexual maturi-

ty. Leatherbacks take between 9 and 15 years; Green Turtles 25 to 40 years, Hawksbill 15 to 30 years, and Olive Ridley about 7 to 15 years. To nest, adult marine turtles are known to come back to the general vicinity of the beach at which they were born. Instinctively they know where to go.

Incredible!

Given that they leave as hatchlings from a beach and return after a decade or more to the same beach is difficult to imagine. If a new turtle is seen on the beach, often determined by a lack of a tag, you know it has been out at sea for a very long time and it has survived against all odds. Only one in a thousand survives to adulthood.

This long maturity period is also the reason conser-

zinc roof sounds peaceful.

At dusk, you can see large flocks of scarlet ibis fly west towards their roosting sites near the Waini River.

There is no light pollution here. On a clear cloudless night, the stars pop out of the dark sky. It is a wonderful site for star gazing. With a good pair of binoculars, thousands more not easily visible to the naked eye become visible.

Accommodation

The accommodations are fairly basic. A guest house with a view of the ocean provides for about seven people. If you add hammocks or extra beds on the porch, it can fit another four. There is solar power for lighting and charging of electronics. There is a rustic but comfortable toilet. Visitors share a thatched kitchen

Children watching a Leatherback turtle nesting

vation efforts must be an ongoing effort. The PAC, WWF Guianas, and GMTCS are working to ensure turtles are protected now and for future generations.

Turtle Etiquette

Once at Almond Beach, you can accompany the rangers on their nightly patrol. Patrols generally take place between 8pm and 12pm and 12 midnight and 3am. The timing is dependent on tide – usually an hour or so after high tide or an hour after low tide.

Turtle watching

Each year from February to July or August, rangers from the Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society (GMTCS), who are mainly local residents, in collaboration with the PAC and the WWF Guyana, monitor and record marine turtle sightings on Almond Beach.

The Green Turtles start arriving mid-February, and Leatherbacks in late March

It is easy to get excited when seeing a turtle, start crowding, and clicking away with your cameras.

The Leatherback and Green Turtles, the most common on the beach, are large and quite a sight. However, it is important to follow some important turtle watching etiquette, and follow the instructions of the rangers.

Generally, visitors are required to stay at least two meters away from the turtle, use red lights (turtles do not see the red light as well compared to the white light) when on the beach, and remain quiet. Visitors also should not use flash photography, obstruct arriving or departing turtles, disturb them when they are digging a nest, help hatchlings to the sea, trample on nests, or litter. It is also illegal to take

Swamps behind the beach

or consume turtle eggs, or to cause harm, kill, or consume a turtle.

These rules are universal and are also applicable when anyone sees a marine turtle outside of the protected area, in a different region, or a different country.

Other Activities

There is not much else to do at Almond Beach. Being far away from larger communities, with no easy access, a lack of bars and shops, and spotty cell phone reception, mean you have to enjoy nature: learn to relax.

The fresh air, the tranquil view of the ocean, the undulating stretches of newly formed beaches, the relentless wind from the ocean, and the coconut and mangrove trees force you to disconnect from the digital world and reconnect with the outdoors.

The shallow waters at low tide presents the opportunity for good swimming, the beach allows for lonely introspection, and the breezy afternoons are wonderful for a snooze in a hammock. Even the rain on the

with rangers where cooked meals are provided. Meal time certainly has a communal feel to it.

There are no medical facilities or shops. If you need anything, it is advised that you bring it. You should remember to bring your personal medications and mosquito repellents. The mosquitoes can be deadly at dusk and dawn, particularly during the rainy season.

There is no good cell phone coverage here. However, you can pick up signal from the Digicel tower located at Mabaruma. For this, you have to locate yourself at certain precise locations on the beach, at the ranger quarters, or the kitchen.

Getting to Almond Beach

Travel in Guyana is not the easiest of things. But this difficulty and inaccessibility is one of the reasons Guyana continues to provide unique visitor experiences. There are two ways to get to Almond Beach. One is to take a trip through the rivers and the other is by air. continued on page 5

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n the year 1891, the infant village Plaisance was declared attainable by several missionaries who described it as “a prosperous village borne from a mixture of blood of all quarters”.

Although Plaisance, a striving East Coast village, remains a quaint and closeknit society, it has changed over the years. Located six miles (nine km) from the capital, Georgetown,

Plaisance comprises 505 acres.

It is flanked by the seawall in the north, the water conservancy in the south, the village of Better Hope in the East and Goedverwagting in the west. Bought in 1842 by a group of newly emancipated Africans for 39,000 guilders, Plaisance did not receive official village status until 1892 when it finally met the criteria of a local

Monument, at Zoar Congregational Church, with names of the 65 freed Africans who purchased Plaisance

village in that time.

In the early years, Plaisance was just a simple settlement of those 65 emancipated slaves, made up 24 families in 15 thatched cottages. It was not until 1880 that the population increased to more than 3,700 persons including Creole blacks, Portuguese, East Indians and Chinese.

The village always had a rich culture. The name Plaisance, for instance, is a French word meaning ‘pleasure’ or ‘delight’, despite settlements by both the British and the Dutch during the colonial period.

The 505 acres were well utilised, first by the French as a cotton plantation, then

by A. J. Watershodt, who ran a cattle farm, and later by the emancipated Africans who made it into the multicultural village it is today.

Immediately upon purchase, those early years in the 1840s, the land was divided into two sections: the northern half was utilised for residential living and the southern half was for agricultural purposes. By the late 1840s, 102 acres of that land were settled with wooden structures, while 403 acres were cultivated plots.

“In those days the seawall wasn’t there, so Plaisance stretched a mile out into the north. That was where our coffee logie was; later it was relocated and became the St Paul’s

St Paul's Anglican Church - one of the landmarks in the village

Congregational Church,” recalled Beryl Adam-Haynes in her book “Plaisance from Emancipation to Independence and Beyond”.

Adams-Haynes noted the hardship of the settlers who cultivated 403 acres of land. “They planted ground provision, fruit trees and so forth…coconut was also a key part of their agriculture for as they used it to make mattress, coals, oil and so many other things.”

Although, the early settlers found prosperity with their Creole farming, they were nonetheless persuaded to replace their striving plots with sugar cane, a more lucrative business investment for the colonialist.

“Of course this didn’t work out, so although the sugar cane productions dominated the crops by 1880, the village still engaged in rice farming, pig rearing and ground provisions,” AdamsHaynes explained in an interview with Guyana Times Sunday Magazine.

Plaisance also had several cottage industries as well, all of which provided the youths of the village with jobs. “The village had coconut factories, clothing factories, cassava, fibre…and today there is only one to my knowledge - a garment shop,” she pointed out.

As time passed, Plaisance proved resilient in producing the first newspaper, The Echo; provided the first terminus for the Demerara Railway Company, it was the first village to be connected to the electricity grid, and was the first to witness

The book "Plaisance From Emancipation to Independence and Beyond"

by Adams-Haynes

the first set of surviving quadruplets in British Guiana.

“Always a dynamic people, the villagers never accepted what they were told, they would question and fight for what they felt was right,” Adams-Haynes noted.

This was exemplified in 1849 when the villagers was

fined for flooding the village after a front dam broke and 53 villagers petitioned the then Governor Barclay and successfully got him to rescind the penalty.

Moreover, the resilience of the villagers was also evident when Plaisance-born, Aaron Britton, in those early years, successfully took a white governor to court for contravening the public bylaws. Britton later became the third chairman of the Union of Local Authorities (a society that held its first meeting in the village).

Today, Plaisance remains a peaceful and friendly society, with almost all its villagers acquainted with each other.

Generations later, the descendants of those early villagers remain present in the village.

“Strangely enough, Plaisance was required to have a school to gain village status and all the schools are currently located in Sparendaam,” AdamsHaynes mentioned.

Sparendaam is a tiny village next to Plaisance; it is such an integral part of the Plaisance community that it was from the very beginning associated as one, resulting in the term the “twin villages of Plaisance/Sparendaam”.

Sign welcoming persons to the village

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Supporting the development of local medical facilities

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n 26 years of effortless service and dedication, the Association of Guyanese Nurses and Allied Professionals (AGNAP), was formed with the main purpose to support medical professionals (mainly nurses) and assist in the development of medical facilities and institutions in Guyana.

Today, although the focus remains the same, “providing aid and support to Guyana’s health care institutions and professionals”, AGNAP has grown in their efforts, encompassing everything from award ceremonies and professional development of loyal nurses, which comprises mainly women, to donating medical equipment and providing counselling for person’s directly and indirectly affected by a number of diseases.

‘Promote, Support, Develop’, is a fitting motto as it really catches the essence of what AGNAP does for the Guyanese society.

The association works in several areas and in collaboration with numerous organisations and unions in Guyana to promote the good health of its citizens.

“When AGNAP was established in the 1980s, our main purpose was support. We were largely giving support to nurses and sending medical supplies to Guyana,” Beryl Curtis, the association’s treasurer told Guyana Times Sunday Magazine.

AGNAP was founded in 1987, however, its inaugural meeting was not held

AGNAP's members pack essentials items to be sent to Guyana

until 1988 at the Hackney Town Hall in the United Kingdom (UK). “The founding member, Tryphaena Todd, a retired Guyanese nurse, after migrating to the UK, brought together several other retired Guyanese nurses to form the group,” Curtis explained.

AGNAP was formed by a group of Guyanese nurses, namely: Tryphæna Todd, Lynette Richards-Murray (Lorde), Sybil ForresterGibson (Inverary), Elaine Williams, Lileth Warford, Betty Why, and an adviser, Marva Williams.

The association’s first fundraiser was a dance, which helped to develop programmes of support for health care institutions in Guyana. From that first fundraiser in 1989, AGNAP has been a frequent donor and support to various local organisations.

This is accomplished

through their numerous monetary donations and facilitated training of local medical and nurse staff (flown to the UK), provision of bursaries to support nursing education, establishment of various awards to honour members of the medical field, spearheaded renovations, built libraries, donated medical supplies and other forms of support, whether through tangible or intangible means.

AGNAP aims to alleviate sickness in Guyana, particularly among the poor, advance health education in Guyana and the UK, preserve and protect public health by providing information and advice, and facilitate institutions and charitable bodies in Guyana and the UK that promote health education and the welfare of the local people.

It has championed var-

ious causes including audiology through the Lyn Richards-Lorde Audiology

Project in 2000; physiotherapy; all forms of cancer, specifically cancer/ palliative care, and more recently, Sickle Cell and Thalassemia.

Ann Read, AGNAP’s envoy who visited Guyana, recounted her experience, “As a proxy Guyanese nurse I was lucky enough once to work with two Guyanese nurses who, after exciting me with stories of their home country, introduced me to AGNAP. It then facilitated an amazing period of volunteering for me, based in Georgetown, where I repeatedly discovered the impact of its work, which included the Beacon Foundation palliative care team; the Periwinkle

Club; Georgetown Public Hospital; St Joseph’s Mercy Hospital; the Guyana Nurses Association; the Palms Care Home; and then out to Linden Hospital and along the coast east and west of Georgetown.”

With more than 100 members accumulated during their 26 years of existence, AGNAP currently has six active patrons, a president and two vicepresidents. It is managed by an executive committee comprising a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, assistant treasurer, fund-raising secretary, publicity officer, two elected members and a number of co-opted members.

A few of AGNAP's members

Trekking Almond...

from page 3

The more adventurous option is to take the trip by rivers. It would be long, but you get to see so much of the coastland, the northwest landscape, and several Amerindian villages along the way.

It usually requires a boat charter with at least six people in order to share the cost of river travel. One can arrange for a boat to go from Charity in to Almond Beach. You often have to make your way to Charity by yourself from Georgetown with a combination of buses, boats, and taxis that take you over the Demerara Harbour Bridge to Parika, across the Essequibo River, and through Supenaam and Anna Regina, Region Two, to Charity.

The journey from Charity is by charter boat and takes you via the Pomeroon River to the Atlantic and back inland through the Moruca River. On the Moruca River on the way to Waini River, you pass Waramuri and

Santa Rosa Mission villages and the savannahs, followed by an exhilarating ride through the 99 turns – a never ending twisting channel of water through mangroves, and Baramanni Lake.

It takes about an hour and half on the Waini to its mouth on the Atlantic from Baramanni Lake, and then a further 20 minutes to get to the beach. The total duration can take eight hours from Georgetown to Almond Beach.

You can also reach Almond Beach from the Pomeroon River by following the Atlantic coast, but the water is considered to be rough requiring a certain navigation skill, and it can be very uncomfortable.

The second option is via air. Visitors can take Skywest or Air Services Limited flights from Ogle Airport in Georgetown to Mabaruma. A short taxi ride s you to Kumaka Landing.

From here, your pre-ar-

ranged (if you have arranged it) boat will take you via the Aruka and Barima rivers, Mora Passage and the Waini River, then the Atlantic to Almond Beach.

The landing at Almond Beach itself is an experience. There is no wharf at Almond Beach. The boats just ride up to the beach, which is lined with wooden rollers by the community anticipating the boat’s arrival. Passengers then quickly get off the boat, sometimes while still in the water, which is then hauled up beyond the high tide line.

Romeo DeFreitas of the GMTCS and Almond Beach Community is often quoted by travellers as the person to contact if you want to take a trip to Almond Beach from Charity or be picked up at Kumaka Landing.

He can be contacted on 592-686-8951. Visitors have arrived by chartering a boat from Kumaka Landing without pre-arranging as

Getting a boat ashore is a community effort

well. However, it helps to inform the Almond Beach community of your arrival and duration so that they can make arrangements for your stay.

Other adventure and tour companies, such as Wilderness Explorers and Evergreen Adventures, in

Georgetown are also known to make travel arrangements.

For more information on Shell Beach Protected Area or other protected areas, you can also contact the Protected Areas Commission at the National Park, Thomas Lands in

Georgetown, or by calling 592-227-1888. You can also follow the Protected Areas Commission on their Facebook page for latest information and happenings.

For more information on Almond Beach, visit www. sureshvk.com (Photos by Suresh V. Kandaswamy)

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Times Book World

The Shaping of Guyanese Literature

By Petamber Persaud

“D

oing Nothing is not an Option” is the story of two ordinary African Guyanese who have done extraordinary things together as man and wife, and separately as individuals, for the benefit of people in Guyana, the land of their birth, and to the UK, their adopted home.

They did it with an almost imperceptible influence reaching far flung cor-

ners of the earth, bringing light, elucidation, encouragement and inspiration.

The book is designed like a novel and reads like a literary novel with much navel gazing; stimulating the mind to action; leaving the reader energized, motivated, propelled to rise up with a purpose to act against discrimination and injustice.

“Doing Nothing is not an Option” begins with the story of Jessica, born Jessica Elleisse Carroll,

Eric and Jessica outside Chignell Place, West Ealing where the bookstore is located

in Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, in the year 1927, to James Carroll, a diamond speculator, who died when she was an infant, and Hectorine, a housewife who, as a single-parent, instilled in her children the "values of independence, discipline, justice and loyalty". Jessica grew up in Howes Street, Charlestown, where cleanliness, godliness, industry were her watchwords. She grew up within the tenement yard culture but she was never part of those mores.

During her formative days, especially at school and extra curricular activities, Jessica showed a propensity to public speaking and event coordinating.

These qualities were developed along with her sense of human rights during her first job in a shirt factory, propelling her into trade unionism. This chapter was titled ‘No Ordinary Woman’.

In the following chapter, ‘A man for all Seasons’, we meet Eric Lindbergh Huntley, born in Kitty Village in 1929 when the

Eric speaking at an anti-Burnham rally with Jessica and Irma LaRose

world and his little corner of the world was feeling the horror of the stock market crash. This economic crisis fashioned Eric into an industrious youth, while the Christian culture of the day fashioned him into god-fearing man. At age 19, he delivered his first sermon. With this moral sense, he moved into the world of work, starting at the post office where he joined the worker’s union, later becoming assistant secretary.

Both Jessica and Eric were now separately involved in trade unionism. In 1950, they formed their own union: they were married.

The issue of that union is a legacy that will live long in the hearts of our consciences, and fill us with remorse if we fail to do nothing to right wrongs.

While in Guyana, Eric became a founding member of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Jessica co-founded the Women’s Progressive Organization “in the struggle against colonialism and the movement towards nationalism.”

In the late 1950s, they migrated to the UK where injustices of another nature greeted them.

Nevertheless, they were prepared to meet the challenges of minorities seeking housing, employment, education and recreation. The greatest weapon in their armoury was the power of the written word.

They duly founded the Bogle L’Ouverture Publications, one of the first black publishing houses in the UK; named in honour of two freedom fighters Paul Bogle of Jamaica and Toussaint L’Ouverture of Haiti, both sons of slaves who struggled for the liberation of Africans.

The press was founded in support of Walter Rodney’s ordeal at the time,

and its first publication was “The Groundings with my Brothers” written by Walter Rodney.

The Huntleys founded other organizations, including a bookstore that was later renamed in honour of the historian; this bookstore became a meeting place for radical thinkers.

The crowning glory of the press (and the Huntleys) were the occasion when the Bogle L’Ouverture archives

the Land of Many Waters: A Brief History of British Guiana’, a chronology of the life and times of the Huntleys, a preface, an introduction, and an afterword.

Included also are supporting sections like an appendix: ‘Sugar Estates in British Guiana’, abbreviations, further reading, selected Bogle-L’Ouverture publications and an index of

was accepted by and housed at the London Metropolitan Archives.

“Doing Nothing is not an Option” is more than the story of Jessica and Eric Huntley. It is about the basic rights of a people, it is about the humanity of people and about the inhumanity of man to man.

The book is a good source document, which is fortified with the first chapter labelled ‘Awakening in

names.

The book is written by Margaret Andrews, edited by Margaret Busby, with the preface by Ewart Thomas.

The closing chapter is titled ‘The Legacy Continues’… (Photos from huntleysonline.com) Responses to this author telephone (592) 226-0065 or email: oraltradition2002@ yahoo.com

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Times Heritage

J

ohn Gladstone played a major role in the colonial history of Guyana and the West Indies. His name is particularly forever linked with indentureship, especially in Guyana, then British Guiana.

Gladstone was born John Gladstones on Dec. 11, 1764 in Leith, Scotland, to a merchant father and a mother who was the daughter of a merchant.

At 13, he left school to serve a 10-year apprenticeship in a “rope and sailcloth” business. Gladstone later worked in his father’s grain and its associated products’ shop, before moving to Liverpool in 1786 to work as clerk with Edgar Corrie, a British brewer and grain merchant.

In Liverpool, he dropped the last ‘s’ of his surname to become John Gladstone, and after remarrying in 1800, had six children with his second wife. His first wife died childless.

Corrie and Gladstone had set up a partnership in 1787 that lasted until 1801 when things went sour between them and the partnership was dissolved.

Gladstone had already made a fortune from his

The Success plantation of absentee owner John Gladstone was involved in the Demerara Slave rebellion of Aug 18, 1823. His suggestion in a letter to authorities for deportation rather than execution of the rebellion’s leader, a slave named Jack Gladstone, was accepted

partnership with Corrie, but later increased his wealth trading corn with the U.S.A and cotton in Brazil.

Additionally, he invested in shipping insurance, shipowning and real estate – both residential and commercial.

Gladstone entered the business of owning coffee and sugar plantations, along with their slaves and later indentured labourers in Jamaica and British Guiana, when he began his

sugar and cotton trading with the region in 1803.

He became involved in four Jamaican estates, and plantations Success, Wales, Vreed-en hoop, Met-enMeerzorg and Vreedenstein in British Guiana. It is said he also owned Hampton Court, Waller’s Delight and Covenden. The latter two were coffee estates.

Gladstone had acquired half-share in Success plantation in 1812 through mortgage default and acquired

Main Street, Georgetown n.d.

Berbice Race Course, New Amsterdam, Berbice, British Guiana n.d.

the remaining half four years later.

When the slave trade was abolished in 1807, he would convert the coffee plantations to sugar, and, according to the book “Mrs Catherine Gladstone: 'A Woman Not Quite of Her Time'” by Janet Hilderley, “breed his slaves in-house”.

Gladstone, she writes, once explained in a pamphlet to Sir Robert Peel, (who twice served as UK prime minister) his belief that “divine Providence” had placed Africans “under the dominance of the white man” : “…who was he [Gladstone] to “question the will …”?”

Despite increasing anti-slavery sentiment, by the 1820s, Gladstone continued his plantation empire in the West Indies. As such, he was a vociferous defender of West Indian planter interests so that after slavery was abolished, he was chiefly involved in ensuring planters were handsomely compensated, and in introducing indentured labour in the region.

The Gladstone family received one of the biggest slave compensation awards from Britain to the modern equivalent of £83m (close to GYD27 billion) for the 2,508 slaves owned across the nine West Indian plantations. His sons received the compensation for his Jamaica estates, according to “Legacies of British Slaveownership” by Catherine Hall, Keith McClelland et al.

After slavery was abolished, Gladstone looked to indentured labour to ensure his plantations remain viable. He had already experienced India, and had good contacts there and in Malta.

He lobbied the British government and was very bitter to those who opposed his idea, calling them “antislavery fools” and “Quaker scourges”.

After 100 indentured Maltese adults and children arrived to settle on Vreedenstein and Vreeden-hoop estates, his was the first ship to sail to Calcutta to collect Indian indentured labourers. Forever looking to make a profit, he also cast

his eyes toward Chinese indentured labour.

John Gladstone never visited the West Indies, according to S. G. Checkland’s “The Gladstones: a Family Biography, 1764-1851”.

Nevertheless, because he financed planters in the region, which led to their coffee, sugar, and rum industries pledged as security for mortgages, he would often become plantation owner and use his attorney in the colony to hire managers and generally supervise his estates.

By the 1830s, Gladstone moved back to Scotland and began philanthropic work in his hometown of Leith; in 1846, outgoing Prime Minister Robert Peel made him ‘Sir John Gladstone 1st Baronet’. By 1849, he had sold off his British Guiana estates due to their labour problems, neglect and unprofitability.

According to historians and biographers, Gladstone was especially conscious of his own lack of education and class. He was particularly despondent of his daughter Helen who suffered from depression and became an opium addict.

However, while John Gladstone’s most famous legacy is his son William Gladstone, who four times became UK prime minister,

Sir John Gladstone (1764 - 1851) (National Portrait Gallery, London)

and two other sons who became British MPs, today his most infamous are his racist sentiments and willing participation and profit in the notorious West Indian slavery system and indentureship scheme. He is also vilified for his slave compensation award.

Gladstone died in Scotland Dec 7, 1851 aged 86, at Fasque House, on which he had purchased the Fasque Estate, and was buried at St Andrew's Episcopal Church at Fasque, Kincardineshire.

In 1909, a plaque was erected at Leith commemorating the site of his birthplace.

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amburg Beach is located along the private island of Tiger Island, Region 3 (West Demerara/Essequibo Islands).

The beach is popularly known as the location where on every first Monday in August, thousands unite for a grand fete in celebration of Emancipation Day. Families and friends gather on this fun-filled day to enjoy good music, games, and even a refreshing dip in the cool water. It is the ultimate destination for a fun family trip.

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A relaxing spot on the beach (Photo by Michael Lam)

A section of Hamburg Beach

A quiet day of fishing at Hamburg (Photo by Michael Lam)

Black and white shot of the beach by Guyanese photographer Michael Lam

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ersonal hygiene plays an important role in our health, both long-term and shortterm. Yet for many persons, simple everyday acts for a healthy personal hygiene are taken for granted and often ignored.

Personal hygiene habits help to prevent bacteria, viruses and harmful illnesses, and once it is done correctly, can also help your mental health. Just think about good you feel, after a tiring day, to go home and have a nice shower or bath.

People who have poor hygiene — dishevelled hair and clothes, body odour, bad breath, missing teeth, and the like — often are seen as unhealthy and may face discrimination.

Everyday Health provides some tips for good personal hygiene: Bathe regularly. Wash your

body and your hair often. While some persons don’t see the need to bathe every day, for others it’s imperative. “Your body is constantly shedding skin. That skin needs to come off. Otherwise, it will cake up and can cause illnesses,” Donald Novey MD, an integrative medicine physician with the Advocate Medical Group in Park Ridge, Ill. U.S.A., tells Everyday Health.

Brush and floss. Ideally, you should brush your teeth after every meal. At the very least, brush your teeth twice a day and floss daily.

Brushing minimizes the accumulation of bacteria in your mouth, which can cause tooth decay and gum disease. Flossing helps maintain strong, healthy gums. “The bacteria that builds up and causes gum disease can go straight to the heart and cause very serious valve problems,” Novey explains. Visit the dentist at six-month intervals

for checkups and cleanings.

Wash your hands. Washing your hands before preparing or eating food, after going to the bathroom, after coughing or sneezing, and after handling garbage,

goes a long way toward preventing the spread of bacteria and viruses.

When soap and water isn’t available, use an alcohol-based sanitizing gel.

Trim your nails. Keeping

your finger and toenails trimmed and in good shape will prevent problems such as hang nails and infected nail beds. Feet that are clean and dry are less likely to contract athlete’s foot, Novey says.

If someone you know hasn’t bathed or appears unkempt, it could be a sign that he or she is depressed. “When people are sad or depressed, they neglect themselves,” Novey says.

Talking about the importance of proper personal hygiene for preventing illnesses and providing personal hygiene items may help some people. Be candid but sensitive and understanding in your discussions, Novey says.

Despite your best efforts, your friend or loved one may need professional help. You should encourage them to see a counsellor or doctor if their personal hygiene doesn’t improve.

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xcessive drinking of alcoholic beverages is scientifically proven to be critically damaging to parts of your body and your overall health. Yet alcohol abuse remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

UK government lower risk guidelines advise no more than 3-4 units of alcohol per day for men and no more than 2-3 units per day for women. One small bottle of beer (330ml, 5 per cent), for instance, is equal to 1.6 units.

Alcohol and heart disease

Long-term, heavy drinking can lead to heart disease.

Drinking more than the lower risk guidelines regularly and over a long period of time can increase your risk of developing heart disease.

Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol causes raised blood pressure, which is one of the most important risk factors for having a heart attack or a stroke.

Increases in your blood pressure can also be caused by weight gain from excessive drinking.

Heavy drinking weakens the heart muscle, which means the heart can’t pump blood as efficiently. It’s known as cardiomyopathy and can cause premature death, usually through heart failure. The heart may be enlarged.

Binge drinking can make your heart beat irregularly. Because persons tend to binge drink during holidays, “Holiday Heart Syndrome” usually occurs after episodes of heavy drinking – usually at least 15 units (about seven and a half pints of 4 per cent beer or one and a half bottles of 13 per cent wine).

Research suggests that small amounts of alcohol can have a protective effect on your heart, but this benefit appears to be restricted to over 45-year-olds drinking well within the lower risk guidelines.

However, it’s not a good

idea to start drinking alcohol to protect yourself against heart disease. Scientists aren’t sure how alcohol has the protective effect, and more research is needed to show whether drinking red wine is indeed “good for the heart”.

Simply put, it’s just not worth it. With alcohol and the heart, it’s a benefit and risk trade off.

Alcohol and diabetes

The chances of developing diabetes may depend on a mix of your genes and your lifestyle. Drinking to excess, for example, can help to cause diabetes.

Heavy drinking can reduce the body’s sensitivity to insulin, which can trigger type 2 diabetes, while Diabetes is a common side effect of chronic pancreatitis, which is overwhelmingly caused by heavy drinking.

In addition, alcohol contains a huge amount of calories – one pint of lager can be equivalent to a slice of pizza. So drinking can also increase your chance of becoming overweight and your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Low levels of alcohol could potentially provide some level of protection against developing diabetes.

According to a review of 15 previous studies (in 2005) into the link between diabetes and alcohol, ‘moderate drinkers’ (who drank between one and six units per day) were a third less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than either people who didn’t drink alcohol or those who drank heavily.

This is thought to be because low to moderate levels of alcohol actually make the body more sensitive to insulin.

If you have diabetes and drink, it’s particularly important to stay within the government's lower risk guidelines. It’s also important to eat a healthy diet and take exercise to help control blood sugar levels.

Alcohol and liver disease

One of the liver’s most important functions is to break down food and convert it into energy when you need it. Your liver also helps the body to get rid of waste products and plays a vital role in fighting infections, particularly in the bowel.

When your liver is damaged, you generally won’t know about it – until things get serious.

Regularly drinking over the government’s lower risk guidelines can increase your risk of developing liver disease and cause irreparable damage to this very important part of your body.

Liver disease is the term used to describe damage to the liver and there are two types. Acute is when liver problems develop over a few months and chronic is damage over a number of years.

Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver in two main ways.

1. Oxidative stress. When our liver tries to break down alcohol, the resulting chemical reaction can damage its cells. This damage can lead to inflammation and scarring as the liver tries to re-

pair itself.

2. Toxins in gut bacteria. Alcohol can damage our intestine which lets toxins from our gut bacteria get into the liver. These toxins can also lead to inflammation and scarring.

Alcohol is a poison. Your body can only process one unit of alcohol an hour.

Drink a lot in a short space of time and the amount of

alcohol in the blood can stop the body from working properly.

It can slow down your brain functions so you lose your sense of balance.

Alcohol can also irritate the stomach which causes vomiting and it stops your gag reflex from working properly – you can choke on, or inhale, your own vomit into your lungs.

It affects the nerves that control your breathing and heartbeat and can stop both. It also dehydrates you, which can cause permanent brain damage.

Alcohol poisoning can lower the body’s temperature, which can lead to hypothermia, and lower your blood sugar levels, so you could suffer seizures.

(Source: drinkware.co.uk)

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ifth Harmony is an American girl group formed on the second season of the “X Factor” USA. The group consists of members Ally Brooke Hernandez, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane Hansen, Camila Cabello, and Lauren Jauregui. Their debut EP, “Better Together”, was released in 2013 with a first week position of number six on the US Billboard 200. Following the release of singles, "BO$$" (2014) and "Sledgehammer" (2014), their debut studio album “Reflection” was released in February 2015. Fifth Harmony has emerged as the most successful alumni from the “X Factor” US franchise and have also been labeled the most influential contestant to come from the series. Other than music, Fifth Harmony supports a number of charities and organizations whose initiatives are focused on sponsoring underprivileged teenagers and promoting youth empowerment.

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ady GaGa is no stranger to wearing unusual costumes. This time, the 29-year-old singer donned a sensational costume at the Songwriters Hall of Fame 46th Annual Induction and Awards in New York City on Thursday, June 18.

She went racy while wearing a red velvet blazer over her undergarments.

The "Born This Way" hitmaker preferred not to wear a formal dress at the event where she was being honored with the first-ever Contemporary Icon Award.

Instead, she rocked a leather bra and displayed her black underwear along with ripped lace stockings. The pop singer completed her ensemble with a pair of platform black leather buckle boots by Alexander Wang and funky circular black sunglasses.

Hours before the event, GaGa took to Instagram to express her excitement while preparing for the night. "Being a songwriter is first and foremost how I identify in life," she wrote. "Tonight's Award means a lot to me."

Also in the attendance was Carly Rae

Jepsen who looked elegant in a black floral dress while donning a pair of black ankle boots. She posed for photographers side by side with Cyndi Lauper who sported a black coat over white midi dress.

GaGa recently showed off her bikini body during her sun-filled vacation in the Bahamas. She posed against a palm tree in a green bikini. "Work hard, play hard.

Work hard again, play harder," she captioned one of the photos. (AceShowbiz)

Justin Bieber expresses desire to perform with the 'great' Taylor Swift again

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ustin Bieber and Taylor Swift haven't been getting along very well these past few years, but it doesn't mean they can't work together again. The Canadian heartthrob unexpectedly praised the former country singer on Thursday, June 18 and expressed desire to perform again with her in the future.

Bieber made the statement while reacting to Billboard's tweet about him and Swift being on the Billboard Artist 100 chart. "While Taylor Swift is No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100, @JustinBieber hits a new peak on the

chart," Billboard wrote, to which Bieber responded, "She is great. Might be time to make things right and hit the stage together again ;)."

Bieber and Swift had performed together several times before things turned sour between them. He came as a surprise guest while she was playing a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles back in 2011.

Previously, he joined her during her show at Wembley Arena in London in 2009. At that time, he ended up injuring his leg after he tripped onstage. (AceShowbiz)

fter much deliberation, NBC News has finally announced the future of Brian Williams.

Confirming the speculation, the network said on Thursday, June 18 that the 56-year-old anchor would stay on the network, but would not return to "NBC Nightly News" when his suspension ends in August.

Williams will be assigned to MSNBC as anchor of breaking news and special reports. He will also serve as a "breaking news anchor for NBC News live special reports when [Lester] Holt is not available." Meanwhile, Holt who has served as a fillin on "Nightly News" for the past four months has been named a permanent anchor on the network's evening newscast.

Williams said in a statement addressing his transfer, "I'm sorry. I said things that weren't true. I let down my NBC colleagues and our viewers, and I'm determined to earn back their trust. I will greatly miss working with the team on 'Nightly News', but I know the broadcast will be in excellent hands with Lester Holt as anchor. I will support him 100% as he has always supported me. I am grateful for the chance to return to covering the news.

My new role will allow me

to focus on important issues and events in our country and around the world, and I look forward to it."

Along with the demotion, the father of actress Allison Williams will reportedly get a salary that is significantly smaller than the $10-milliona-year contract he signed in December.

Andrew Lack, chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, said in a statement, "Brian now has the chance to earn back everyone's trust. His excellent work over twentytwo years at NBC News has earned him that opportunity."

NBCU CEO Steve Burke added, "Brian Williams has been with NBC News for a very long time and he has covered countless news events with honor and skill.

As I said in February, we be-

lieve in second chances, and I am hopeful that this new beginning will be good for Brian and the organization.

This matter has been extensively analyzed and deliberated on by NBC. We are moving forward."

Holt, meanwhile, took to Twitter to say that his family fully supported his new role. "Promised my family I wouldn't think about work during vacation. Just got the ok to break that promise.

Excited and grateful for new role," he wrote.

In the wake of his transfer, Williams has sat down with NBC colleague Matt Lauer to talk about the controversy that caused to him lose his "Nightly News" anchor stint. The interview will air Friday on "Today" and "Nightly News".

(AceShowbiz)

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson receives Hero Award

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wayne "The Rock" Johnson was honored with the Hero Award at the 2015 Guys' Choice Awards, airing on Thursday, June 18. In accepting the award, the "San Andreas" actor paid tribute to American troops.

Johnson looked emotional while giving his acceptance speech. The 43-yearold actor said his career was only possible "because we live in a country where we're free, and we get to celebrate this freedom." He later invited U.S. troops whom he dubbed "the brave men and women of our military services" to join him on the stage. "This is a moment.

This is a moment right now.

I want to thank you so much for everything that you do," the "Furious 7" actor told the troops.

During the award, the wrestler-turned-actor also announced the production of "epic variety show" titled "Rock the Troops" for which his production company, 7 Bucks Productions, will collaborate with SPIKE. The show was intended to entertain U.S. troops who are stationed overseas.

The award ceremony was taped on June 6 at Sony Pictures Studios with Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson as hosts. In the previous years, the award

was named Troops' Choice for Entertainer of the Year.

This year was the first time it was called the Hero Award.

One day after the taping, Johnson wrote a lengthy post on Instagram. He wrote it as a caption for the picture showing him during the award presentation. It read, "Very special moment.. Last night at the Guy's Choice Awards I was honored to receive the HERO AWARD given by our U.S. Military to someone who they feel best represents and exemplifies the qualities of our U.S. mil-

itary and troops."

He was also excited to meet the troops during the award. "I've had the great pleasure to shake hands and spend time with thousands of U.S. Troops over the years and as a few folk already know, I have military that runs in my family (two Navy SEALS), so my respect for our troops is boundless and I'm extremely grateful to have received such an honor - and thank you troops for joining me on stage in this awesome moment," he wrote.

(AceShowbiz)

kshay Oberoi is a Hindi film actor of Punjabi origin. He gained fame in the 2014 film “Pizza”. He made his acting debut in 2002 with “American Chai”. His first leading role was in “Isi Life Mein” (2010). Oberoi studied ballet, jazz and hip-hop dance in the US. He is the cousin of famous Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi.

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here has always been a rage of the three Khans in Bollywood, Shahrukh, Salman and Aamir. From romancing heroines to doing action roles to breaking records, they have done it all! However, the entrant of Irrfan Khan has left the audience flabbergasted!

Khan's “Jurassic World” has broken all records by giving a humongous opening of US$511 million worldwide. This is the biggest opening ever!

He plays the role of Simon Masrani, the owner of the dinosaur park in “Jurassic World”. Irrfan is believed to have maximum screen time a Bollywood actor has ever had in a Hollywood film.

His impeccable performance in the film has been appreciated worldwide. Irrfan is now prepping up for Dan Brown's “Inferno” in Budapest. It is a complete new high for this brilliant actor! (Times of India)

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he has had a successful journey of over a decade in Bollywood. Besides receiving praise in India, Priyanka Chopra has also made a mark internationally - as an actor and singer. The actor, who has received rave reviews for her performance in director Zoya Akhtar’s latest re-

lease, discusses the prejudice of catfights between actresses, working with Deepika Padukone, and more.

“What is a catfight? Such talks irritate me. Like others, we always go for work when we shoot. We don’t keep looking at each other. I have never experienced it (catfights), and I don’t think it ever existed.

This is something that I feel strongly about.

Why is it that when two women do a film together, there’s talk of catfight, but when two men work together, there’s ‘bromance’.

Why are we not taken seriously as professionals? I don’t know what catfight means; do we pull each other’s hair (smiles)?” she pointed out.

She continued by saying that catfights are a “stereotype”, something she has tried to fight off immensely. She added that she gets along well with all her co-stars.

“And if I don’t get along with anyone — it could be a girl or a boy — I will face it. I have immense respect for talent. I will always push for talent, because I didn’t have anyone pushing me through. I have learnt a lot from my own journey to become the person I am,” she said. (Hindustan Times)

movie. Thank you sir."

Abhishek responded: "@Mayankaryan084 to stop? That means you used to watch them.

Thanks for the money."

Later, Mayank Tiwari deleted the meme and wrote: "@juniorbachchan if you want I will delete that post. I am sorry" (Hindustan Times)

Arjun Kapoor: ‘I am excited to work with Kareena’

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rjun Kapoor is elated to work with actress Kareena Kapoor Khan in a yet to be titled film for which the actor will begin shooting next month.

The "2 States" star, who is a self-confessed Kareena fan, will share the screen space with the actress for the first time in R Balki's next venture.

"I am very excited to work with Kareena. She is a great actress. Media always

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hree years after actor Saif Ali Khan was booked for assaulting a businessman at a SoBo hotel, the Esplanade court on Thursday suggested the case be sent to a mediation centre, where Khan and the complaint, NRI businessman Iqbal Sharma, can sort out the issue.

The court was to begin the trial of the case on Thursday, with the examination of Sharma, the first witness. However, he was not present for the hearing. Khan had reported to the court at 11.30am.

Considering the charges, the court asked the actor and the prosecution if the case could be referred to the mediation centre.

The actor’s advocate Girish Kulkarni agreed to the proposal, while prosecutor Wajid Sheikh said if the complainant agreed, they were willing to try the option.

The court has now adjourned the case to July 27.

According to the prosecution, on February 22, 2012, Khan was dining at the Taj Mahal hotel with a group of 12 people from the film industry, including his wife Kareena Kapoor, sister-in-law Karisma Kapoor, and actors Malaika Arora Khan and Amrita Arora. The complainant alleged the group was very large and noisy, and was disturbing other people.

In his complaint, Sharma said he objected to the din Khan’s party was creating and

t's not every day that you see the first family of Bollywood ruffled. Not even when Abhishek Bachchan was trolled for disasters like “Bol Bachchan”. He's taken all the memes and jokes on him on social media like a sport with no other option than to keep calm about everything.

However, he decided to give it back to a troll for tweeting about his daughter Aaradhya.

His films like “Dhoom”, “Bol Bachchan”, “Dus” and the fact that his father is the biggest superstar of the country, make Abhishek Bachchan the target of jokes, memes on social media. However, Abhishek Bachchan decided to give it back to one of his trolls.

A Twitter user, @Mayankaryan084, posted a meme where he said Aaradhya would grow up watching flop films like “Drona”, “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom”, and then would ask her mother Aishwarya Rai why she married her father.

To which Abhishek tweeted: “you feeling better about yourself now??? Good! Glad to have been of service. Now go back to the hole you crawled out of. don’t like my movies? That’s cool. Will work harder to make movies you like. Bringing my daughter into it is NOT cool."

Mayank Tiwari then replied: "@juniorbachchan yes I feel like top of the world. Best thing I did in my life to stop watching your

says she is my senior but there is nothing like that. I have known her since long and she is a great co-actor to work with," Arjun, who was last seen in "Tevar", said.

The film is expected to be a romance/comedy where Kareena and Arjun will play a married couple.

Arjun, 29, was in the capital to launch the new Philips Bodygrooming range for men and he be-

lieves it is very important for men to be groomed.

"Women like well groomed and hygienic men.

However, we being men are not concerned about grooming ourselves. The product I am here to launch today is a one stop shop solution for every male out here.

I am using it myself." the actor said.

Arjun also revealed that before joining Bollywood he committed some really funny but serious grooming blunder.

Talking about one such incident the "Ishaqzaade" actor said, "When I was preparing for my acting career, I went to Katrina (Kaif) who is a very good friend and asked her to do something with my eyebrows.

Katrina plucked and shaped them like a girl would do. Though it was not her fault but after that I could not move out for few days." (PTI)

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approached the restaurant authorities. This enraged the actor and he, along with two of his friends, assaulted Sharma.

After the incident, the Colaba police station had registered a complaint against Khan and two others. The charge sheet was filed on December 21, 2012. (Hindustan Times)

ctors tend to bring about extreme changes to their physical appearance to do justice to the roles they play in films.

Aamir Khan, who plays the wrestler, Mahavir Phogat, in his next film “Dangal”, has beefed up to look the character.

Now reports suggest that because of being overweight (the actor’s height is apparently 5 feet 5 inches), Aamir is facing difficulty in bending, and he needs someone to help him every time he has to put on his socks and or shoelaces.

“Right now, I am learning wrestling and Haryanvi, and putting on weight. So, you can say I am in full prep mode," says Aamir, who feels he has put on ‘enough weight’ for his part.

“Currently, I am at my heaviest. I weigh 90kg, which is a lot for a person of my height,” he adds.

Aamir Khan, whose last release, “PK”, created box-office records, will have his next Bollywood outing after a two-year gap. The actor’s wrestling-based film “Dangal”, which is being directed by Nitesh Tiwari, is set for a Christmas 2016 release.

The actor also reveals that while heavy weight training is part of his current regime, he is ensuring that he doesn’t lose fat. "I don’t think I need [to put on] any more weight, because I have to lose it all to play a 27-year-old man in the same film. So, the heavier I get, the tougher it will be for me to cut down later on," says Aamir. (Hindustan Times)

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Japan is known for having some interesting fashions, but not everyone is familiar with the trends. Here is a look at some of the fascinating fashion trends that might seem bizarre in other countries.

Jika-tabi - These toe boots, known as Jika-tabi, are popular for their form-fitting design that allows the wearer to feel as if they’re barefoot.

Teddy Bear Ears - Girls in Japan will style their hair to resemble teddy bear or kitty ears.

Kawaii Eyes - This style of makeup gives the impression of doll-like eyes. Girls will outline their eyes to make them appear larger, and while it may be aesthetically pleasing or fun, it might also be slightly terrifying to see if you aren’t used to it.

Ganguro/Yamanba-kei - Ganguro is characterised by tan skin, dark foundation and bold lipstick.

Everything about this style is bold, colourful and vibrant. In Japan, seeing these colourful people is normal.

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ardella Hamilton is a confident and resilient 24-year-old. She is a freelance model as well as a final year student at the University of Guyana majoring in public management, who plans to pursue her dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Cardella deems herself an ambassador for the values and principles that embody a sophisticated, purposeful woman. she enjoys modelling and spending quality time with loved ones. Currently vying for the Miss Jamzone Guyana 2015 pageant, her platform will focus on “promoting the luxurious, exotic and spectacular island resort Baganara”.

Barettes - They aren't shy about using barrettes as a fashion statement in Japan. Using colourful barrettes is viewed as a creative way to make an outfit fit your personality.

Coloured Hair - Matching hair colours to outfits seems to be a big trend in Japanese street fashion. It's a fun way to express oneself, and wigs definitely make daily changes easier.

Stockings - These Japanese stockings make it look as if the person wearing them is covered in Fruit Prints - Fruit prints is a big part of Japanese tattoos instead of an undergarment. They come in street fashion. People coordinate their outfits around all sorts of prints and patterns, and they make for cherries or strawberries. some interesting street fashion.

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paint, I sing, I dance, I love, I laugh (a lot), I cry (sometimes), I am an artist. Everything I do is a creation process. It allows me to be present in everything so I can fully enjoy the experience. We miss out on so much because we are anticipating what is to come or we think we will forget so we are trying to remember or document the experience.

When I create, I am fully present in the process because I want this energy to transcend into the piece I am constructing. One of my patrons said when she needs a hug she puts on one of my designs.

I have been an artist my whole life. I didn’t wait for anyone to tell me or endorse me, that didn’t make sense to me, I just started to create, and the universe made a way for me to receive income from my work.

Recently I was honoured at the United Nations with nine other women as outstanding entrepreneurs and humbled to be recognized by the Guyanese Girls Rock Association. Our business (my husband Warren and myself) is grounded in co-creation.

This means that in everything

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we do, we co-create with God. This also means that there is no room for fear. When you embrace the knowing that God (or however you choose to refer to your higher power) and you are making all the decisions, how can you be stagnant in any way- you must move forward and be successful.

I make everything, so you really are receiving my energy from start to finish. I love to sit down and sew a variety of shapes that

transform into wearable shapes and then add layers of texture and colour creating wearable art.

My artistic expression expands to many different mediums including, but not limited, to sculpture, painting, jewellery making, culinary and body care products (Black Water soaps, repellents and sugar scrubs).

I live and create in the forest with my husband Warren at Pandama Retreat, Winery and

Centre for the Creative Arts. We have created a simple life where we get to create wine, art, food and a safe, sacred space for souls to reconnect with nature.

Two souls, Sigrid Sandker and Nicholas Young, came to the forest to meet with me, and we created a special bond…Kindred Spirits. June 25 through July 2, 2015, we will be exhibiting at Moray House Trust at the corner of Camp and Quamina Streets.

In addition to exhibiting, we have added Art Talk, June 26, 2 and 30th from 12-1pm, when each of us will share our process. We invite the public, especially students, to bring lunch and come with lots of questions. Saturday June 27, 2015 from 12-2pm we would like to encourage all artists to come out, bring lunch, for an informal conversation focusing on “The Way Forward, An Artist’s Perspective”.

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andra Brewster is an artist of contemporary life; her visual practice exemplifies a commitment to be socially and politically involved, as well as exploratory, pushing to experiment within the genres of portraiture and pictorial conventions related to the figure.

Comprising drawings, paintings and mixed-media

montages, her imagery is inspired by overlooked narratives (both individual and societal) related to the diasporic experience of African/ Caribbean populations and their migration to metropolitan centres.

Brewster’s immediate family migrated from Guyana to Canada in the 1960s, settling in Toronto, where she

currently lives and works.

A multi-media artist, Brewster enjoys creating work that engages issues of race, identity, representation and memory. She is particularly interested in the generation of folk of the African descent who arrived from the Caribbean during the migration influx of the 1960s and 70s.

The artist holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from York University and is a recipient of grants from the Toronto, Ontario and Canada art councils. Her work has been published in Of Note Magazine, The Walrus, Small Axe, Chimurenga Magazine, Mix Magazine and NKA Journal of Contemporary African Art. Brewster's practice also includes work as an arts educator/community arts practitioner. For the past three years, she hosted Open House, an exhibition and gathering place making event, held in her home, offering a space where culturally diverse communities of the contemporary arts may engage.

In September 2015,Brewster will be attending the University of Toronto to pursue a Masters of Visual Studies in Studio Art.

Sandra Brewster

Her current exhibition, aptly titled From Life, is being hosted in the Onyx building's distinctive downtown gallery/events space, Toronto, Canada. The display will feature a new series of works in the artist's continuing series called Smith. The Smith series interrogates and reviews

"Bourda Market". Mixed media on mood (2009)

"From Life 2".

Mixed media on wood (2015)

"Guyana Girl 1"

the notion of a monolithic Black community, while deftly affirming the every-day lives and unique characteristics of the subjects encountered in various locales within Toronto and beyond.

Of this work, she explains: “The gestures and people depicted allude to the influences of, sources of inspirations for, general perceptions of, and feelings toward the environments in which I live and have lived... [A] fondness for the past instils a sense of urgency within me to depict moments, especially the people in them, before their memory or their impression disappears.”

Dynamic and celebratory, these evocative images bring to light complex notions of representation and identity made evident though Brewster's clever formal experiments and handling which includes erasure, cropping and abstracted realism.

(Photos credit: http://sandrabrewster.com)

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Apple again earns perfect score in consumer data protection

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pple Inc. has once more been rated five out of five stars in the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) annual “Who has your back” report, whichassesses and ranks technology companies with respect to how they treat user data.This is Apple's second consecutive perfect score.

The tech giant this year was praised by the Foundation for its efforts to protect users’ rights and privacy, and its transparency when managing requests from government agencies.

The Foundation’s evaluation is based on how big industry names disclose policies regarding data re-

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tention, divulge government content removal appeals, follow industryaccepted best practices,

Toshiba announces new PC lineup especially for Windows 10

ith falling sales in the PC arena worldwide, one PC manufacturer, Toshiba, has announced a new lineup of its PCs that are designed especially for Windows 10.

Some of the “bespoke” features include the dedicated 'Cortana' key (Microsoft's version of a virtual assistant that's reminiscent of Apple's Siri and Google Now) that will be placed on the keyboards of Toshiba's new devices, allowing for quick

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inform users about data demands from the government and oppose backdoors.

access to the virtual assistant, according to WinBeta.

The key lies on the left of the keyboard next to the ESC key, and features a search icon on its F1 button. You can use Cortana on the desktop to do all kinds of things from making calls on Skype to adding appointments to the calendar.

While Toshiba is not the only PC maker that's chosen to add extra features related to Cortana, the built-in hotkey is still fairly novel.

Additionally, new screen options, from Full HD all the way up to 4K, take advantage of the improvements that Microsoft has made for running Windows on high-definition displays.

Toshiba has also placed a special emphasis on quality audio, working with companies like DTS to achieve richer tones than its competitors.

Final Fantasy VII Now On Apple Inc. iOS Device

quare Enix, the studio behind the successful Final Fantasy's saga, now brings the original “Final Fantasy VII” to Apple Inc.’s iOS devices.

The remake version will be launched for Sony’s PS4 later this year.

The news was announced by Square Enix executive producer, Shinji Hashimo during this year’s E3 conference.

The rumours suggest that the game will be available for PC gamers as well.This is said to be the first Final Fantasy VII edition that will arrive on the mobile devices.

According to critics: “This is not one of those games meant to be played, while on the go."

This means that the

developers will have to be on their toes to make the game easier to play on mobile platforms, and still be enjoyable.

Currently, there is no information regarding the game's cost on Apple's App Store. More news will be made available as the game's developers draw closer to the launch date.

Apple is one of nine firms to receive five out of five stars; other companies include Dropbox, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Wickr, Credo Mobile, Sonic Corp., WordPress, Yahoo Inc. and Wikimedia.

Facebook Inc. received four stars, while Google Inc. received three. From the telecom companies, Verizon received two, while AT&T received only one.

“This is Apple’s fifth year in the report, and it has adopted every best practice we’ve identified as part of this report. We commend Apple for its strong stance regarding user rights, transparency, and privacy,” the EFF said.

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Prior to its five stars in 2014, the tech giant managed to receive only one star for three consecutive years.

The company has various encryption tools that can help users protect their

FCC fine for AT&T over data speeds

S telecommunications regulator, the FCC,on Thursday fined AT&T US$100 million, after the company sharply slowed down data speeds to customers of its unlimited mobile data plans.

The Federal Communications Commission said the company misled mil-

lions of its unlimited data services subscribers.

AT&T "severely slowed down the data speeds for customers with unlimited data plans and that the company failed to adequately notify its customers that they could receive speeds slower than the normal network speeds AT&T advertised," the FCC stated.

The company's tactics violated the 2010

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data, from both hacker and government agencies. For example, the lockout mechanism in iOS 8 is so secure that according to the company, they themselves cannot decrypt it. (Source: Business Finance News)

Open Internet Transparency Rule by hauling down data transfer speeds to customers.

"Consumers deserve to get what they pay for," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement.

"The FCC will not stand idly by while consumers are deceived by misleading marketing materials and insufficient disclosure."

The announcement of the fine gives AT&T 30 days to contest it.

AT&T said it would fight the fine, saying it extensively warned customers in 2011 that some high-volume users would see their transfer speeds slowed.

It also argues that the FCC endorsed its speed management program several times.

"We will vigorously dispute the FCC's assertions. The FCC has specifically identified this practice as a legitimate and reasonable way to manage network resources for the benefit of all customers, and has known for years that all of the major carriers use it," the company said.

"We have been fully transparent with our customers, providing notice in multiple ways and going well beyond the FCC's disclosure requirements."(Source: NDTV Gadgets)

Swiftkey security slipup exposes Samsung smartphones

t least 600 million Samsung smartphones are vulnerable to remote attacks because of the way the company implemented the SwiftKey keyboard, NowSecure researcher Ryan Welton warned Tuesday.

A phone can be attacked if it's connected to a compromised or malicious WiFi network and the SwiftKey app is updating existing languages or adding a new language pack.

NowSecure can't verify whether the flaw exists "on every possible variant on every carrier," but the 600 million figure is its "best and most conservative estimate," he added.

Galaxy tablet models dating back to 2012 have the Samsung IME package, Hoog disclosed, but that "does not necessarily indicate vulnerability."

The SwiftKey app in the Apple App Store and on Google Play is not vulnerable, SwiftKey said.

Downloading the app from Google Play and running it on a vulnerable Samsung smartphone isn't going to help, though, be-

cause the preinstalled SwiftKey app looks for updates in the background.

"The application regularly checks in to a server to see if an update is available when it connects to a WiFi network, so if you have an evil WiFi router and you set the requests to the update server to point to your evil server, the device can be exploited," noted Ken Westin, a security analyst for Tripwire.

SwiftKey essentially blames Samsung, and says it's working with the vendor to resolve the problem.

However, SwiftKey is at least partially to blame, because it downloads updates over HTTP instead of the more secure HTTPS, argued Amit Sethi, a principal consultant at Cigital.

To minimize risk, users should not reboot their device when it's connected to a WiFi network, Lane Thames, a software development engineer at Tripwire, told TechNewsWorld. They also should refrain from connecting to unknown or insecure WiFi networks. (Source: Tech News World)

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Father's Day Recipes TV Day for Dad STK Style Burger Ingredients

Relaxing to watch a good movie is a great pastime for many persons, including dad. Be inspired to find his special TV chair on Father’s Day.

For the caramelized onions 1 large onion, thin sliced 2 tbsps. butter unsalted 2 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. sugar 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar 1 pint veal stock Salt and pepper to taste For the truffle sauce 1⁄2 cup tiny pickles, chopped 1⁄2 cup mayo

Dash of fresh lemon juice 2 tbsps. chives, chopped Salt and pepper to taste For the burger 5 ounce ground beef, moulded into a patty 1 brioche burger bun 1 tomato slice, 1⁄4 inch thick 1 aged cheddar cheese slice 1 leaf of bib lettuce 1⁄4 cup truffle sauce 1/3 cup caramelized onions Salt and pepper to taste

A recliner with places to rest the feet and a glass is number one on dad’s list Some recliners provide space for you to cuddle with dad and watch the show

Method For the caramelized onions Cook the onions until golden brown, using oil and butter. Be careful not to burn.

Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and sugar, add the stock and let it reduce until almost all stock is evaporated. Adjust seasoning and set aside.

For the truffle sauce Fold all ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Adjust seasoning and set aside.

For the burger Season the patty on both sides. Cook the

patty on a grill or griddle (it can also be done on a pan if you don't have a grill or griddle), to medium rare to medium (or to desired temperature).

Toast the bun lightly.

Place the lettuce on the bottom bun, followed by the tomato slice.

Place the burger patty on top of the lettuce and tomato, caramelized onions, and place the cheese slice on top.

Melt the cheese in the oven, or place a cover on a pan and heat until melted.

Place the sauce on the top bun, top the burger and serve immediately.

Purple Cow (non-alcoholic)

Ingredients 4 scoops vanilla ice cream 12 oz. red grape juice

Method Pour grape juice over ice cream in large glass/cup of choice and blend until smooth. (Can add more or less juice depending on desired thickness.)

Serve immediately with straw and long handled spoon.

Makes 2 servings Let’s not forget the traditional Berbice chair, also called plantation chair or planter’s chair, a dad’s favourite place to sleep then and now with or without the TV

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PARENTING

Helping your depressed teen

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young boy had just gotten his driving permit. He asked his father, who was a minister, if they could discuss his use of the car. His father said to him, "I'll make a deal with you. You bring your grades up, study the bible a little, and get your hair cut; then we'll talk about it."

A month later the boy came back and again asked his father if he could use the car. His father said, "Son, I'm really proud of you. You brought your grade up, studied the bible well, but you didn't get your hair cut!"

The young man waited a moment and then replied, "You know dad, I've been thinking about that. Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Jesus had long hair."

His father replied gently, "Yes son, and they walked everywhere they went."

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ather’s Day was near when threeyear-old Tyler went with his mum to the card store. Inside, his mum showed him the cards for dads and told him to pick one.

Tyler began picking up one card after another, opening them up and quickly shoving them back into slots, every which way.

“Tyler, what are you doing?” his mum asked. “Haven’t you found a nice card for Daddy yet?”

“No,” he replied. “I’m looking for one with money in it.”

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verheard while flying from Denver to Kansas City, Kansas.As they neared their destination, mother said to toddler son: “Now remember — run to Dad first, then the dog.”

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other was ill, so dad volunteered to go to the supermarket for her. She sent him off with a carefully numbered list of seven items.

Dad returned shortly, very proud of himself, and proceeded to unpack the grocery bags. He had one bag of sugar, two dozen eggs, three hams, four boxes of detergent, five boxes of crackers, six eggplants, and seven green peppers.

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fter the church service a little boy told the pastor, "When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money."

"Well, thank you," the pastor replied, "but why?"

"Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had."

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small boy was at the zoo with his father. They were looking at the tigers, and his father was telling him how ferocious they were.

“Daddy, if the tigers got out and ate you up…”

“Yes, son?” the father asked, ready to console him. “ …Which bus would I take home?”

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oday, more than 100 years have elapsed since the first father's Day was celebrated. Fathers of 1900 didn't have it nearly as good as fathers of today; but they did have a few advantages: In 1900, fathers prayed their children would learn English.

Today, fathers pray their children will speak English.

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ow to know when a teen is depressed and to help is not always that obvious to parents.There are four main types of depression to be aware of to monitor a teen’s mental health.

1. Moving to a new school, a death of a loved one or dealing with a parents’ divorce are some changes that can spur an adjustment disorder in teens.

Adjustment disorders can interfere with a teen’s sleeping habits. It can also make schoolwork difficult and it may interfere with relationships.

2. Dysthymia is a low grade, chronic depression that lasts for more than a year. Often, teens with dysthymia seem irritable.

They may have low energy, low self-esteem and feelings of hopelessness. Their eating habits and sleeping patterns may also be disturbed, interfering with learning, socialization and overall functioning.

3. Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of depression followed by periods of mania or hypomania (a less severe

form of mania). Symptoms of mania include a reduced need for sleep, difficulty focusing, and a short-temper. During a manic episode, a teen is likely to talk fast, feel very happy or silly, and be willing to engage in risky behaviour.

4. Symptoms of major depression include persistent sadness and irritability, talk about

suicide, a lack of interest in enjoyable activities and frequent reports of physical aches and pains. Major depression causes severe impairments at home and at school. It is the most serious form of depression.

If you think your teen may be depressed, schedule an appointment with your teen’s paediatrician to discuss your con-

cerns, or talk to a mental health professional. Depression is very treatable with professional intervention.

Depression can cause a teen to lose interest in a variety of activities. Gently push your teen to stay involved in activities, which can boost his mood.

Unhealthy sleep habits can interfere with your teen’s natural body rhythms and make depression even worse. Proactively encourage your teen to establish healthy sleep habits.

Wake your teen up at a reasonable hour on weekends and vacations. Let your teen get an extra hour of sleep on nonschool days but don’t allow your teen to sleep half the day away.

Doing so will only lead to more sleep difficulties.

Depression usually leads to social withdrawal. However, isolation only makes depression worse. Limit the amount of time your teen stays alone in his bedroom. Encourage him to spend time with the family and his friends. Healthy social interaction can help ease depression.

Story Of Life

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ne day, little Jim was taking a walk with his father in the rugged roads of the mountain near their house. Suddenly, he slipped and hurt himself; Jim screamed, “AAAhhhh!”

Immediately he heard a voice from the mountains saying “AAAhhhh!” Jim forgot his hurt and shouted, “Who are you?” Once again he heard that voice saying “Who are you?” Jim was amused and he shouted, saying, “I like you!” The voice immediately answered back, saying “I like you!”

Finding the voice repeating everything that he said, Jim got annoyed and said, “You’re a coward! Come in front!” Once again like every other time that voice from the mountains repeated exactly what Jim had shouted its way.

Jim was flabbergasted. He looked at his father and asked, “Father, what is going on? Who is this?”

His father smiled and said, “Son, this is called echo.” And then he said, “Now listen to this.” Jim’s father then shouted towards the mountains saying, “Hey you are a champion!” The voice answered back, “Hey you are a champion!” Jim got puzzled.

Jim’s father then looked at him and said, “Son, although people call it echo, it is, in reality, Life. It gives you back everything that you give to it. Our life reflects our actions. If you give out love, then life rewards you back with it. If you want happiness from the world, spread

happiness first and then you get your return.”

Jim kept listening to his father as he continued, “Life is not a coincidence, son. It is your reflection – the reflection of your deeds, acts and beliefs.”

Reflections

My Father's Chair There are four good legs to my Father's Chair, Priests and People and Lords and Crown.

I sits on all of 'em fair and square, And that is reason it don't break down.

I won't trust one leg, nor two, nor three, To carry my weight when I sets me down.

I wants all four of 'em under me, Priests and People and Lords and Crown.

I sits on all four and favours none, Priests, nor People, nor Lords, nor Crown: And I never tilts in my chair, my son, And that is the reason it don't break down.

When your time comes to sit in my Chair, Remember your Father's habits and rules, Sit on all four legs, fair and square, And never be tempted by one-legged stools!

Rudyard Kipling

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Of noblemen and gentlemen

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ost of us should know what “gentle” means.

The word has its origins from French gentil (highborn, noble). Entering Middle English in the 13th century meaning the same thing, it wasn’t long before it included the word gentleman, (from French gentilhomme), synonymous with nobleman.

Soon, gentleman became used in phrases. Here are a few you might be familiar with (and some others not so much): the gentleman’s room - male washroom gentleman cow - - a bull gentleman in brown - bedbug gentleman of fortune - - a pirate gentleman in black or the

Old gentleman - - the devil gentleman at large - - a man of means who does not have towork for a living (formerly used for a gentleman attached to the court but with no special duties) gentleman -ranker - a “broken gentleman”: one who has lost his social position and means There are also variants to the gentleman of the three outs (a fellow “without money, without wit, and without manners”), such as the gentleman of the four outs (a fellow without money, without wit, without manners and without credit”), and even five “outs”: Out of money, and out of

clothes Out at the heels, and out at the toes, Out of credit, - - but don’t forget, Never out of but aye in debt!

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The following are colloquialisms/idioms written in their literal form. Try to find all four.

Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard can't change its spots) 1. Revert to the first quadrilateral of equal sides and angles.

2. One suffering from Macular Degeneration guiding one with less than 1/10 of normal vision.

3. Restrain your multiple Equus caballus.

4. The writing utensil containing small amounts of ink is more puissant than the iron hand-held weapon. see solution on page 23

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Creature Corner

Amazing Fathers of the Animal Kingdom

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athers of the animal world usually don’t do much in the lives of their offspring, but there are exceptions that either share the task or do all the work of rearing their young.

A father emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) bears the cold winds in the Antarctic for more than two months to

protect his egg, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this time, he does not eat and will only go to eat and rest after the mother comes back from fishing to take over. The two share the tasks of feeding and looking after their young.

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Another such caring dad is the arowana, (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) a fish whose dad builds nests for his young and protects them in his mouth after they hatch. It can harbour hundreds of baby fish in its mouth, letting them out on occasion to explore. These dads are known as mouthbrooders.

Climate and Weather

limate is the common, average weather conditions at a particular place over a long period of time – many years.

When we talk of tropical climates, desert climates and arctic climate, we are speaking of particular places in the world that experience these conditions over a very, very long time period.

Climate is generally influenced by latitude, altitude and landscape, as well as by waters such as the ocean, and its currents.

Weather is the daily conditions of a particular place, made up of several different elements, including wind direction, temperature, precipitation and sunshine, which over time, create a climate.

It is the continuous sunshine that creates desert climates, and the very cold to freezing weather that creates the arctic climate, while the alternating wet and dry periods create a tropical climate.

In a nutshell, one can say generally that the difference between climate and weather is the measure of time. Basically, one is longterm and one short-term.

Map of world dividing climate zones

Maze Daze

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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 digits 1 through 9.

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Electric eels, found in South America, are more closely related to catfish than to common eels.

EELS

By Laurie Triefeldt

The eel is a long fish that looks a lot like a snake. Different species prefer fresh or salt water, but all belong to the order Anguilliformes.

Saltwater eels include morays, congers and snipe eels.

Electric eels are an entirely different species of fish and are not considered true eels.

Electric eels live in shallow, muddy water and need to surface every 10 minutes to breathe air. These carnivores can reach 8 feet (2.4 m) in length and weigh up to 44 pounds (20 kg).

Freshwater eels Freshwater eels include the American eel and the European eel. American eels live along the Atlantic coast of North America.

European eels are found along the Atlantic coast of Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea.

Conger eels can grow more than 7 feet (2 m) long and weigh up to 180 pounds (81.6 kg).

The females grow much larger than the males.

The largest of the moray eel species, the giant moray can grow up to 9.8 feet (3 m) long and weigh 66 pounds (30 kg).

Did you know?

Eels have poor hearing and eyesight, but an excellent sense of smell.

There are more than 100 species of conger eels.

Most eels live in shallow waters or hide at the bottom of the oceans in holes called eel pits.

American eels can absorb oxygen through their skin as well as their gills, making it possible for them to travel over land.

These enormous eels have an undeserved reputation for attacking divers and swimmers. In actual fact, the conger eel is a shy animal that will swim away from humans in the water. This omnivore prefers to eat fish, but will also eat octopus, lobster and other sea creatures.

Both American eels and European eels begin their lives in the Sargasso Sea. After the female lays her eggs, she dies. The eggs hatch into larvae that resemble translucent willow leaves. As ocean currents carry a larva thousands of miles northward, it develops into a transparent baby eel, or glass eel. By the time the eel reaches the coast of North America or Europe (six to 12 months later), it has grown and developed some color and is called an elver.

The life span of an eel is about 85 years.

Eels feed at night on lobsters, fish, octopuses, crabs mussels, snails and frogs.

Eels are covered with slimy mucus that protects their skin and makes them nearly impossible to catch by hand.

Conger eels are mostly found off the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe.

The electric eel is a kind of knife fish. It breathes through its mouth and will drown if it cannot find air.

Morays have the ability to tie their bodies in knots and use this to gain leverage when tearing food.

Sargasso Sea Many American eels are catadromous, which means they spend most of their lives in fresh water, but return to the sea to breed.

The snipe eel is also known as the threadfish.

This deep-water fish is found in oceans around the world.

Depending on the species, snipe eels can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 m) long, but weigh just a few ounces to a pound (0.45 kg). The snipe eel has more vertebrae in its long body than any other animal on Earth. Its spine contains about 750 vertebrae.

Catches of elvers have sold for more than $2,000 a pound.

Japan buys large quantities of baby eels.

European eels are also catadromous. They generally grow to about 2 feet (60 cm) long. Populations have decreased 90 to 98 percent since the 1970s.

People have fished and farmed freshwater eels for hundreds of years.

Many people consider them a tasty delicacy.

Adult eels will spin their bodies to break large prey into more manageable pieces. They have been recorded at six to 14 spins per second.

American eels can grow up to 4 feet (1.22 m) long and range in weight from 1 to 3 pounds (0.45 to 1.3 kg), some reaching up to 7 pounds (3.1 kg).

The gulper eel is also known as the pelican eel or umbrella mouth eel. It grows to about 2.5 feet (0.75 m) long. This eel uses a luminous organ at the tip of its tail to lure prey.

Every year, fishing crews harvest large numbers of eels. The eels are caught in large nets or in specially built cages or baskets. Some eels are endangered due to overfishing.

The gulper eel can unhinge its mouth, allowing it to swallow prey much bigger than itself.

There are abut 200 species of moray eel found in tropical oceans worldwide. They range in length from 6 inches to 15 feet (0.15 m to 4.5 m) The average weight of the moray eel is about 30 pounds (13.6 kg), but some weigh up to 80 pounds (36.3 kg). They hide in caves, rock crevices and coral reefs. This eel has sharp, backward-curving teeth that can inflict serious wounds on its prey and sometimes people. Humans should avoid moray eels because many species are toxic. These eels are rarely aggressive, but will attack if they feel threatened.

Morays are scaleless, and their camouflaged bodies are covered in a protective mucus that helps prevent scrapes and injuries from sharp rocks and coral. They keep their mouths open all the time to help them breathe.

The moray eel has few enemies: Groupers, sharks, barracudas and larger moray eels are their only natural predators.

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World Naked Bike Ride Sparks Parents Complaints P arents have reacted with anger after their children witnessed a naked bike ride through Cardiff city centre in Wales.

Cyclists stripped off at the World Naked Bike Ride in Cardiff, June 7, for the 8.5-mile event, which was organised to raise awareness of what facilities urban cyclists need.

The message from riders was “see us on the roads even when we’re not naked”, but many people with young children were angry.

Writing on Facebook, Diane Palmer said her nineyear-old daughter walked out of a shop in front of her to see about 100 naked men cycling.

Cyclists stripped some or all off for the event

She said: “My daughter

has never seen a man naked

before - to say I’m not happy

is an understatement.

“Surely there is a better way to get the message across than scaring girls?

She found it very disturbing.

If it was a lone man I’m sure he would have been locked up and everyone would have enough to say - in numbers it seems to be “acceptable” rubbish - NOT acceptable.”

Meanwhile, another WalesOnline Facebook user said: “No child needs to see an obese naked man on a bicycle.”

However, not everyone was shocked. Matt Miles said: “Good on those who took part.

“I find it quite sad how some people are offended by this. Why is the human

body so offensive? Something wrong with people.”

Organisers explained: “It draws attention to society’s need to escape motor vehicle dependency, and focuses on the power and individuality of the human being.

“Nudity makes a great statement, and many of us will be completely naked again this year and the more that are the better - but if you’re more comfortable in a little clothing, that’s fine too.”

According to Wales Online, every year in the UK, around 19,000 cyclists are injured in reported road accidents, including around 3,000 who are killed or seriously injured. (Source: Wales Online)

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28-year-old woman from a village called Pio in the Maracha District of Uganda has returned to school, 12 years after dropping out because she became pregnant for a relative.

Vicky Driciru decided to return to school after seeing the benefits and efforts on promoting girl-child ed-

ucation in Maracha. She is now a Senior Two student at Yivu Senior secondary school after she dropped out in Senior One from Nyadri Urban Secondary School in 2003. Her first born is currently in Primary 5.

Driciru told the Uganda newspaper, the Daily Monitor, that she dropped out of school after she be-

Brain Teaser Answer 1. Back to square one - A term meaning to go back to the beginning, or the original idea.

2. Blind leading the blind - Term which means the person in charge knows no more than the person or people he is leading.

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3. Hold your horses Meaning to be patient and to wait.

4. The pen is mightier than the sword - A phrase that means you can get more accomplished by solving your problems in a calm way, than resorting to violence.

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came pregnant and was dismissed from school. She stayed with her parents for two years, before conceiving again for the same man.

Five years later, she married a primary school teacher with whom she bore another baby.

“I abandoned the marriage for studies because there are now many challenges today and I already have three children. I realised if I continue with the marriage, nobody will cater for my children,” Driciru said.

She said attempts to convince her husband to take her to school never got anywhere since he was not ready to pay school fees.

Florence Badaru, the Yivu SS senior woman, told the paper that Driciru is doing well at school.

“We are happy that this should be an inspiration to

Driciru with one of her children before reporting to school last week (Photo by Robert Atiku)

other students. She is disciplined and hard work-

ing. We have not registered any problem with her,”

she said.(Source: Monitor)

Daily

THE PHILONOIST

When was lipstick invented?

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ipstick has been around for thousands of years, so no one can say with certainty when it was “invented”, though it is thought to have first been

used in the city of Ur in 3000BC. Ancient Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, is said to have worn lipstick made from crushed red beetles. Ancient

Greek women also used lipstick, said to be made from dyes extracted from certain plants. It was used

by Elizabeth I during the English Middle Ages but fell

out of favour until after the French Revolution.

It was considered uncouth, and women who wore it were considered fake women who were trying to recapture their youth.

A 1770 bill was even sent to the British parliament that sought to make it lawful to annul a marriage if it could be proved that a woman wore lipstick or some other cosmetic before her wedding day.

It was argued that it meant she had lured the man into matrimony by the use of her cosmetics, and she could be tried for witchcraft.

Some scientists now suggest that the original purpose of lipstick was to attract men by mimicking a certain part of the female body.

Today’s lipsticks are made from oils, fats, pigments and waxes, and sometimes include moisturizers and sunscreens.

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Archie

Get your personal paperwork in order. You may have (March 21- missed an important detail April 19) that could cost you at a later date. An elderly relative will look to you for assistance.

Romance is highlighted.

ARIES

Be patient and don't let TAURUS anyone or anything get to (April 20you.

Tempers at home will be May 20) short, so get out and do things you enjoy with a close friend.

GEMINI Don't hold yourself back.

(May 21- If you are unhappy with your June 20) current situation, you are best off making a move. The changes you make now will turn your life around.

CANCER (June 21July 22)

Regardless of the topic, there are some people you can't convince no matter what you say. Don't beat your head against a wall. Agree to disagree, save your breath and walk away.

LEO Learn to say no. Don't al(July 23- low others to take advantage Aug. 22) of you, and avoid undue stress and conflicts. Do what is best for you without feeling guilty.

Dilbert

Don't go along with VIRGO what everyone else is do(Aug. 23- ing. Stand up for your beSept. 22) liefs. Frustration will result if you don't make your feelings known. Love is in a high cycle.

Be positive. You won't go LIBRA wrong if you stick to what you (Sept. 23do best. Don't let criticism or Oct. 23) negative comments influence your decisions. Jealousy is apparent, so protect your reputation.

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Let your creativity shine. A SCORPIO new enterprise will stimulate (Oct. 24Nov. 22) your imagination. Keep your views to yourself to avoid an awkward misunderstanding.

Plan a romantic evening with someone special.

An overemotional state of SAGITTARIUS mind will lead you to make (Nov. 23bad choices. Think twice beDec. 21) fore you take action. Bide your time until you are in a good position to win.

Avoid neglecting the peo-

CAPRICORN ple closest to you. Take part (Dec. 22- in activities with your loved Jan. 19) ones, or hang out and share

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memories. It is your undivided attention that will make the difference.

AQUARIUS Take the plunge. Stop spin(Jan. 20- ning your wheels. Don't wait for Feb. 19) someone to come along and take

over. The changes that need to be made are up to you.

You've got all the right PISCES moves.

With your good hu(Feb. 20mor and sense of fun, you March 20) will bring joy to everyone you meet. Don't be afraid to be a little different. Love and romance are encouraged.