by Mary Bellis The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel), whose own daughter was called Barbara. Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Barbie's job was teenage fashion doll. The Ken doll was named after Ruth's son and was introduced two years after Barbie in 1961. BARBIE FACTS & TECHNOLOGY The full name of the first doll was Barbie Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie's job was that of teenage fashion model. However, the doll has been made in versions connected to over 125 different careers. She came as either a brunette or blond, and in 1961 red hair was added. In 1980, the first African American Barbie and Hispanic Barbie were introduced, however, Barbie did have a black friend named Christie who was introduced in 1969. The first Barbie was sold for $3. Additional clothing based on the latest runway trends from Paris were sold, costing from $1 to $5. In the first year (1959), 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold. Today, a mint condition "#1" (1959 Barbie doll) can fetch as much as $27,450. To date, over 70 fashion designers have made clothes for Mattel, using over 105 million yards of fabric. There has been some controversy over Barbie Doll's figure when it was realized that if Barbie was a real person her measurements would be an impossible 36-18-38. Barbie's "real" measurements are 5 inches (bust), 3 ¼ inches (waist), 5 3/16 inches (hips). Her weight is 7 ¼ ounces, and her height is 11.5 inches tall. In 1965, Barbie first had bendable legs, and eyes that open and shut. In 1967, a Twist 'N Turn Barbie was released that had a moveable body that twisted at the waist. The best-selling Barbie doll ever was 1992 Totally Hair Barbie, with hair from the top of her head to her toes.
First Barbie Doll 1959 1961 Ken Doll 1960 Dream House For Barbie Doll 1969 Christie Doll 1979 Barbie Dream House 1980 African American Barbie Doll 1980 Hispanic Barbie 1990s Barbie Doll & Ken Doll 2008 Barbie 3-Story Dream House 2008 Barbie Doll as a TV Chef Sweet Talkin Ken
SKRYWER ONBEKEND A son took his father to a restaurant to enjoy a delicious dinner. His Father was already pretty old man, and therefore, a little weak, too. While he was eating, a little bit of food fell from time to time on his shirt and his trousers. The other diners watched the old man with their faces distorted by the disgust, but his son remained calm. Once both guys were done eating, the son, without being remotely ashamed, helped with absolute peace of mind to his father and took him to the bathroom. Cleaned up the leftovers from his wrinkled face, and tried to wash the stains of food from his clothes; lovingly combed his gray hair and finally cleaned his glasses. On the way out of the bathroom, a profound silence reigned in the restaurant. No one could understand how it is that someone could do the ridiculous in such a manner. The Son was going to pay the bill, but before he could leave, a man, also of advanced age, rose from the diners, and asked the son of the old man: " don't you think that you've left something here? " The young man replied: "No, I haven't missed anything". Then the stranger said to him :" Yes you've left something! You left a lesson here for each child, and a hope for every father!" The entire restaurant was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop. One of the biggest honors that exist, is being able to take care of those older adults who cared for us too. Our parents, and all those elderly who sacrificed their lives, with all of their time, money and effort by us, deserve our utmost respect.
THE ALL GOLD STORY Just as every All Gold product is Crammed Full of Goodness, so too is our story. It begins with our seeds, which we grow ourselves, and have been carefully chosen for their quality. The seeds are then carefully nurtured into seedlings. These delicate seedlings are entrusted to our South African farmers, who ensure that they grow into the finest plants. The fruits of the plants are harvested and inspected for the highest level of quality. Then, they are made into the most delightful All Gold Jams, Sauces, Tomato Products and Beverages. This is why we can proudly say that every All Gold product is Crammed Full of Goodness. THEIR HERITAGE The All Gold legacy is one of quality, and true South African heritage. The story of the brand is very much the story of the ingredients themselves. The “seed” was planted in 1908 when chemist John Semble brought the secret and unique recipe to South Africa. The well-loved product was originally manufactured by lowering muslin bags filled with herbs and spices into pots of ripe, freshly crushed tomatoes. The brand was then nurtured and grew into a mass-produced product by 1959. The year 1990 saw the tomato sauce process come to life for South Africans in the now famous giant bottle commercial which featured children “cramming” big tomatoes into a giant All Gold bottle. The brand became a truly South African icon in 2004 when it was named the No. 1 Iconic Food Brand by TGI SA.
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The British custom of driving on the left side of the road isn't a sign of eccentricity—there's actually a very sensible reason for it. BY CLAIRE GILLESPIE Have you ever wondered why we drive on a different side of the road than our British cousins? It might seem bizarre that U.K. drivers stay on the left, but they’re not the only ones. Around 35 percent of the world population does the same, including people in Ireland, Japan, and some Caribbean islands. Originally, almost everybody traveled on the left side of the road, according to BBC America. However their mode of transport was quite different from today: Think four legs instead of four wheels. For Medieval swordsmen on horseback, it made sense to keep to the left to have their right arms closer to their opponents. (Presumably the 10 to 15 percent of left-handed knights just had to make it work.) Mounting and dismounting was also easier from the left side of the horse, and safer done by the side of the road than in the center. So perhaps the question here should be, why did people stop traveling on the left? Things changed in the late 1700s when large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses were used to transport farm products in France and the United States. In the absence of a driver’s seat inside the wagon, the driver sat on the rear left horse, with his right arm free to use his whip to keep the horses moving. Since he was sitting on the left, he wanted other wagons to pass on his left, so he kept to the right side of the road. The British Government refused to give up their left-hand driving ways, and in 1773 introduced the General Highways Act, which encouraged driving on the left. This was later made law thanks to The Highway Act of 1835. Meanwhile post-revolution France, under their lefthanded ruler Napoleon, embraced a permanent move to the right side of the road. Amidst all this driving confusion, the British and the French were yielding their power across the globe, and as part of their rapid colonization they insisted that the countries they occupied drove on the same side of the road. This explains why former British colonies such as Australia, New Zealand, and India drive on the left, while former French colonies like Algeria, Ivory Coast, and Senegal drive on the right. When Henry Ford unveiled his Model T in 1908, the driver’s seat was on the left, meaning that cars would have to drive on the right hand side of the road to allow front and back passengers to exit the car onto the curb. According to National Geographic, this influenced a change in many countries: Canada, Italy, and Spain changed to right-side driving in the 1920s and most of Eastern Europe followed suit in the 1930s. As recently as 1967 (and thanks to around $120 million from their government’s pocket) Swedish drivers began driving on the right. However British drivers remain on the left, and this is highly unlikely to change.
We've known all along that caffeine and chocolate are a match made in heaven, and now science has shown why. BY CLAIRE GILLESPIE The next time you order a mocha latte from your local barista, you’re not just getting your hot coffee with a chocolate-y twist—you’re delivering some seriously good stuff to your brain. We know this because a smart team of people from Clarkson University and University of Georgia have done the tricky science part for us. According to the research, published January in the journal BMC Nutrition, the combination of caffeine and chocolate in a mocha latte create a superpower duo all coca/coffee lovers need to be getting a piece of. (Basically, it’s the next best thing to a cake in a coffee mug.) To determine the “acute effects of brewed cocoa consumption on attention, motivation to perform cognitive work, and feelings of anxiety, energy and fatigue” the team, led by Clarkson University’s Ali Boolani, spent almost a year on a double-blind study. Their test subjects drank brewed cocoa, caffeine without cocoa, a placebo with neither caffeine nor cocoa, and—if they were really lucky—cocoa with caffeine. Tests were then carried out to evaluate both cognitive tasks and mood. “It was a really fun study,” said Boolani. (We bet!) “Cocoa increases cerebral blood flow, which increases cognition and attention. Caffeine alone can increase anxiety. This particular project found that cocoa lessens caffeine’s anxiety-producing effects—a good reason to drink mocha lattes!” We’re all over this. In fact, bring on more evidence of health benefits of chocolate, please. “The results of the tests are definitely promising and show that cocoa and caffeine are good choices for students and anyone else who needs to improve sustained attention,” sais Boolani. The best news is that the research was sponsored by the Hershey Company, which means manufacturers could soon be figuring out how many ways they can bring this winning caffeine/ cocoa partnership to market.
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1 X BOTTEL 750 ML SUNLIGHT SKOTTELGOED SEEP.
1 X BOTTEL 750 ML WIT ASYN.
2 KOPPIES OMO OPGELOS IN WATER.
MENG ALLES SAAM IN N 5 LITER KAN EN MAAK VOL WATER.
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THESE 5 COOKING SECRETS ARE ALL SIMPLE AND EASY, BUT EVERYONE WILL BE ASKING, “WOW DID YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT? IT WASN’T IN THE RECIPE That’s when you know you’ve become a real cook and not just a recipe follower. As always, the more you put these secrets to practice, it’ll become second nature to you, and you won’t ever have to settle for blaming the recipe again. NUMBER 1 OF 5: SALT Whatever you do, don’t be afraid to use salt. Salt is used to enhance the flavor of a dish. Recipes never explicitly state all the times you should be seasoning your dish as you cook, so here’s our tip: Season as you go. Add a small pinch of salt every time a new ingredient is added to the dish, so that flavors have time to build. The earlier you start seasoning, the deeper and more concentrated the flavors will become in the final product. When cooking meats, make sure to salt and tenderize with a fork the night before. And for pasta, salt the water generously, because that’s the only time the pasta will really be able to absorb any flavor.
This Good Samaritan did double the good. BY MARISSA LALIBERTE
One random act of kindness can make someone’s day, but a Crestview, Florida, man knows a good deed isn’t a one-time thing. After spending three months in and out of the hospital with numerous health issues, Donald Austin had his leg partially amputated. He was relieved to finally be able to go home after just four days recovering from the operation. When he reached his porch, though, the joy drained away. Donald thought he’d be able to make it up the steps to the front door on crutches, but his strength and balance weren’t as strong as he’d hoped. The wheelchair was too heavy for his wife, Jennifer Austin, to lift up the steps, even when his mom pitched in. Donald ended up on the concrete, the family feeling totally at a loss. They were out of strength and out of options. Just then, a car caught the family’s eyes. It had driven past once but was slowly circling back. The stranger, Steven Smith, pulled up and asked if he could help. Relieved, the family watched Smith lift Donald inside and lay him safely on a couch. But the Good Samaritan knew there was more to do. Smith figured this wasn’t the only time Donald would need to climb those steps. So the next day, Smith, who’s a welder, came back and asked if he could build a ramp in front of the house. With his dad and a couple more helping hands, Smith set up a ramp over the steps to make the home wheelchair accessible. The act of kindness brought the family to tears. “This stranger has saved the day for us twice within 24 hours. He also brightened our spirits that had become increasingly dimmed over the difficult months,” Jennifer wrote on Facebook. “There is a sense of optimism back in our home because of his kindness.”
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Sarah se Gat is probably the most famous spot. Sarah De Jager, a born South African who lived with her husband in Windhoek since 1955, regularly came to Henties Bay for holidays where she qualified herself as a master angler. She was known for her ability to locate good angling holes in the sea by just looking at the water. On a good day in 1958 she spotted such a hole w here they caught a huge amount of fish and marked the place with a whalebone against the dune. Sarah se Gat became so famous that well-known songwriter, Jan de Wet, composed a song called Sarah de Jaer�, which was recorded by Carike Keuzenkamp in 1981.