JANUARY 2014
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@ Afrikaans 10 Faan se Trein @ Super Saffas 14 The Color Purple @ What's so Funny 17 What woman say and really mean @ Entertainment Guide 20 L.A Nightlife @ Arts & Crafts 26 How to make Jewellery @ Food & Drink 29 Home Made Lemonade
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I am proud to say that the first month of 2014 has passed, and what an amazing start to the New Year it was! We are absolutely thrilled about the love and support we are getting from all of our readers, and we cannot wait to see what the rest of the year holds. As we turn the page on January I wanted to take a second to promote one of my favorite holidays because it is, after all, coming up very fast. I’m talking about Valentine’s Day! In the weeks leading up to this most romantic time of year, I often hear the questions “what should we do?” or “do you have any cute date ideas?” Well, you’re in luck, because this month in my Letter from the Editor I am going to share some of my favorite Valentine’s Day date ideas with you! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
The classic picnic in a park The traditional dinner and a movie Go to her favorite Italian restaurant Or French restaurant (Whatever restaurant she/he prefers, if you don't know, then that rules out this idea!) Serenade your Valentine … if you like to and can sing Cook a romantic dinner for two Arcade day (My favorite, because I am such a little kid at heart!) You can never go wrong with flowers and chocolate, this might just be the most classic romantic idea in history (Make it white chocolate if you want a bit of originality there) Horseback riding Treat your sweetheart to a spa day, where either A.) You do the work. or B.) you get them a gift card to a spa A lover’s hike If you live near the beach and it's warm, go for a walk. If it's not warm? BONUS! Give her your jacket to wear for the date (You’ll score major points!) If you live in the city, go to the local park and find a water fountain. Take a bunch of pennies and make wishes one at a time out loud while throwing them in Get up and watch the sunrise. Stay for the sunset too. It'll feel closely intimate when you realize you spent the whole day with each other Find a good desert recipe online, go shopping for ingredients together or have them ready if you want it to be a planned date, and bake together! If you are in a long distance relationship, grab some wine and sign-in to Skype (Don't skip on the dressy date outfits) Buy a few roses, and leave them in places you know your Valentine visits throughout the day Sit on a trampoline with a blanket and watch the stars for a while Visit the zoo or a petting zoo. Who doesn't like cute animals?! Find a winery nearby and invite your date for a day of fine wine sampling. Just remember: one of you will still have to be able to drive home safely! With a list this diverse I am sure you’ll all be able to find a cute and romantic Valentine’s Day date idea that you and your date can enjoy! And remember, this is a day dedicated to nothing but love, so whether you are spending it with your significant other, or just a few close friends, make sure to enjoy it! Live a little, love a little. XO
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Understanding Politics of the United States (Part1) The United States is a federal constitutional republic, in which the President of the United States (the head of state and head of government), Congress, and judiciary share powers reserved to the national government, and the federal government shares sovereignty with the state governments. The executive branch is headed by the President and is independent of the legislature. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The judicial branch (or judiciary), composed of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, exercises judicial power (or judiciary). The judiciary's function is to interpret the United States Constitution and federal laws and regulations. This includes resolving disputes between the executive and legislative branches. The federal government's layout is explained in the Constitution. Two political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, have dominated American politics since the American Civil War, although smaller parties like the Libertarian Party and the Green Party also exist and achieve minor amounts of representation. There are major differences between the political system of the United States and that of most other developed democracies. These include greater power in the upper house of the legislature, a wider scope of power held by the Supreme Court, the separation of powers between the legislature and the executive, and the dominance of only two main parties. Third parties have less political influence in the United States than in other developed country democracies. The federal entity created by the U.S. Constitution is the dominant feature of the American governmental system. However, most people are also subject to a state government, and all are subject to various units of local government. The latter include counties, municipalities, and special districts. This multiplicity of jurisdictions reflects the country's history. The federal government was created by the states, which as colonies were established separately and governed themselves independently of the others. Units of local government were created by the colonies to efficiently carry out various state functions. As the country expanded, it admitted new states modeled on the existing ones.
American Ideology Republicanism, along with a form of classical liberalism remains the dominant ideology. Central documents include the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Constitution (1787), the Federalist Papers (1788), the Bill of Rights (1791), and Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863), among others. Even the secessionists who formed the Confederacy in 1861 believed in the same values. Among the core tenets of this ideology are the following: * Civic duty: citizens have the responsibility to understand and support the government, participate in elections, pay taxes, and perform military service. * Opposition to Political corruption. * Democracy: The government is answerable to citizens, who may change the representatives through elections. * Equality before the law: The laws should attach no special privilege to any citizen. Government officials are subject to the law just as others are. * Freedom of religion: The government can neither support nor suppress religion. * Freedom of speech: The government cannot restrict through law or action the personal, nonviolent speech of a citizen; a marketplace of ideas. At the time of the United States' founding, the economy was predominantly one of agriculture and small private businesses, and state governments left welfare issues to private or local initiative. Laissez-faire ideology was largely abandoned during the Great Depression. Between the 1930s and 1970s, fiscal policy was characterized by the Keynesian consensus, a time during which modern American liberalism dominated economic policy virtually unchallenged. Since the late 1970s and early 1980s, however, laissez-faire ideology, as explained especially by Milton Friedman, has once more become a powerful force in American politics. While the American welfare state expanded more than threefold after WWII, it has been at 20% of GDP since the late 1970s.Today, modern American liberalism, and modern American conservatism are engaged in a continuous political battle, characterized by what the Economist describes as "greater divisiveness [and] close, but bitterly fought elections.
Usage of "left–right" Politics The modern American political spectrum and the usage of "left–right politics", liberalism, and conservatism in the United States differs from the rest of the world. According to American historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (writing in 1956), "Liberalism in the American usage has little in common with the word as used in the politics of any European country, save possibly Britain," citing the fact that American liberalism does not support classical liberalism's commitment to limited government and laissez-faire economics.[ Because those two positions are instead generally supported by American conservatives, historian Leo P. Ribuffo noted in 2011, "what Americans now call conservatism much of the world calls liberalism or neoliberalism." Though many would also attribute those principles more universally to contemporary libertarians.
Suffrage Suffrage is nearly universal for citizens 18 years of age and older. All states and the District of Columbia contribute to the electoral vote for President. However, the District, and other U.S. holdings like Puerto Rico and Guam, lack federal representation in Congress. These constituencies do not have the right to choose any political figure outside their respective areas. Each commonwealth, territory, or district can only elect a nonvoting delegate to serve in the House of Representatives. Women's suffrage became an important issue after the American Civil War. After the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1870, giving African American men the right to vote, various women's groups wanted the right to vote as well. Two major interest groups were then formed. The first group was the National Woman Suffrage Association, formed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, that wanted to work for suffrage on the federal level and to push for more governmental changes, such as the granting of property rights to married women.The second group was the American Woman Suffrage Association, formed by Lucy Stone, whose goal was to give women the right to vote. In 1890, the two groups merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The NAWSA then mobilized to obtain support state-by-state, and by 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Student activism against the Vietnam War in the 1960s prompted the passage of the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, and prohibited age discrimination at the voting booth.
State Government States governments have the power to make laws for all citizens that are not granted to the federal government or denied to the states in the U.S. Constitution.These include education, family law, contract law, and most crimes. Unlike the federal government, which only has those powers granted to it in the Constitution, a state government has inherent powers allowing it to act unless limited by a provision of the state or national constitution. Like the federal government, state governments have three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The chief executive of a state is its popularly elected governor, who typically holds office for a four-year term (although in some states the term is two years). Except for Nebraska, which has unicameral legislature, all states have a bicameral legislature, with the upper house usually called the Senate and the lower house called the House of Representatives, the House of Delegates, Assembly or something similar. In most states, senators serve four-year terms, and members of the lower house serve two-year terms. The constitutions of the various states differ in some details but generally follow a pattern similar to that of the federal Constitution, including a statement of the rights of the people and a plan for organizing the government. However, state constitutions are generally more detailed.
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A lavender-loving South African-turned-Laguna Beacher experiences an Under the Tuscan Sun moment in Valley Center. And the fallout is beautiful. BY REBECCA TOLIN Alicia Wolff never imagined her ocean view would be replaced by a sea of lavender. Or that she would actually own the farm outside her window. Before purchasing what is now Keys Creek Lavender Farm in Valley Center, Wolff led a fast-paced life in Laguna Beach as vicepresident of marketing for her family-owned financial services company. Business prospered, but Wolff’s love of nature called her back to the land. With grown children and a divorce behind her, in 2008 Wolf began canvassing Southern California for her own Shangri-La. When she set foot on the 8.5-acre plot tucked into a picturesque valley in northern San Diego County, she knew it was home.
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“I said, ‘This is it,’” Wolff recounts over a pot of lavender tea. “It was September. Everything was brown. Nothing was pretty. I wasn’t even looking at lavender. But I saw the potential.”
One problem: Wolff had never farmed in her life. And living in the country—with nil cell phone reception or high-speed Internet—took some adjustment. Wolff boxed up her high heels, laced up her tennis shoes and strode into the business of farming. With the help of seven employees, Wolff replanted the lavender fields with 24 different varieties, from Royal Velvet to French Gray, and earned organic certification. She created a line of flower-infused products like lavender shortbread cookie scrub, and edible items including lavender jelly, honey and lemonade. Her quaint farm shop also sells lavender rose geranium lotion and hand-poured candles. That’s Wolff’s approach to the boutique farm: Every bundle of lavender is picked by hand and each guest is greeted personally by Wolff or her partner, Chris Kurisu. During bloom season, reliably May and June, guests can stop by the tea house for lavender scones, watch how flowers are distilled into essential oil, walk the lavender labyrinth or take a soap-making class. It’s becoming a popular spot for country weddings, too. “It’s like chocolate,” Wolff says. “Everyone loves it. To come see the fields in bloom is an experience people don’t expect to have in San Diego. You don’t have to go to Provence.” The hilly, flowering fields remind Wolff of a cross between France and her native South Africa. Billowy tufts of purple and green shimmer in the breeze; lavender and rosemary waft through the air; a rooster crows in the distance. These are the moments that make the financial risk and around-the-clock work worthwhile. “The harvest is a very special time for all of us. We wait all year to see it so vibrant and alive and fragrant. It’s a true celebration.” http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/June-2011/The-Color-Purple/
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“What Woman Say & Really Mean” CAN’T WE JUST BE FRIENDS? There is no way in hell I’m going to let any part of your body touch any part of mine, again. I JUST NEED SOME SPACE. … without you in it. DO I LOOK FAT IN THIS DRESS? We haven’t had a fight in a while. NO, PIZZA’S FINE. … you cheap slob! I JUST DON’T WANT A BOYFRIEND NOW. I just don’t want you as a boyfriend now. I DON’T KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? I can’t believe you have nothing planned. COME HERE. My puppy does this, too. I LIKE YOU, BUT… I don’t like you. OF COURSE I LOVE YOU. … just not in that way. YOU NEVER LISTEN. You never listen. WE’RE MOVING TOO QUICKLY. I’m not going to sleep with you until I find out if this guy at the gym has a girlfriend. I’LL BE READY IN A MINUTE. I’m ready, but I’m going to make you wait because I know you will. OH, NO, I’LL PAY FOR MYSELF. I’m just being nice; there’s no way I’m going dutch. OH YES!!! RIGHT THERE!! Well, near there; I just want to get this over with. I’M JUST GOING OUT WITH THE GIRLS. We’re gonna get sloppy and make fun of you and your friends.
Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful is
set in the 1950s, the time of the Passive Resistance campaign, the Sophiatown removals, the emergence of the South African Liberal Party and the early stages of the Nationalist government in power. Revolving around the everyday experiences of a group of men and women whose lives reflect the human costs of maintaining a racially divided society, in a series of vivid and compelling episodes, Alan Paton examines what happens between people when such political events overtake their lives. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164981.Ah_But_Your_Land_Is_Beautiful
Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa by Mark Mathabane Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage. Like every other child born in the hopelessness of apartheid, he learned to measure his life in days, not years. Yet Mark Mathabane, armed only with the courage of his family and a hard-won education, raised himself up from the squalor and humiliation to win a scholarship to an American university. This extraordinary memoir of life under apartheid is a triumph of the human spirit over hatred and unspeakable degradation. For Mark Mathabane did what no physically and psychologically battered "Kaffir" from the rat-infested alleys of Alexandra was supposed to do -- he escaped to tell about it. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126151.Kaffir_Boy?from_search=true
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It feels extraordinarily awesome and proud to wear a unique handmade jewelry piece you've designed yourself, isn't it? I remember, I used to make friendship bracelets for myself and all my friends in high school every year for Friendship's Day. My friends not only used to admire my art, but also kept them close to their heart. The best thing about knowing how to make jewelry is that it saves a lot of money, and gives a sense of uniqueness to everything you wear. After all, your designs and accessories speak of the person you are! Learning The Art of 'Ornamenting' Fashion jewelry trends have reached a level that one can wear anything and everything as an adornment. As weird as it may seem, I've seen many people wearing safety-pins and U-pins as earrings! Well, everyone has different styles of ornamenting themselves as creatively as they want. So, if the same rings a bell in your mind, even you can learn jewelry making. There are some easy jewelry making instructions you can follow in order to design your own jewelry items with the help of crystals, beads, and materials that can be reused. Following are some mind-blowing and extremely effortless examples in a low-budget, some of which may cost you nothing at all. Beaded Necklace Beads are the easiest and the most universal substance to make jewelry out of. Once you know the basics of making jewelry with beads, you can make beautiful and distinct beaded necklaces and bracelets in the most creative and innovative manner. In order to make one of those beaded necklaces in the picture here, you just need to assemble beads of different colors, shapes, and sizes. Use a strong thread, or a beading wire, and start creating crazy necklace styles and patterns. Make it long ,make it short, make it multicolored... it's bound to catch the eye! Beaded Bracelet This is one of the easiest jewelry you can make at home. A beaded candy colorful bracelet like this one can be made with a beading or elastic wire and lots of colorful beads. Start creating bracelet designs with beads in different sequences, and join both the ends by using a hook. You can also use a heartshaped bead like the one used here, and place it between the string of beads. These beaded bracelets go with anything and everything, and once you know how to make handmade beaded bracelets, you can wear them with both casual and formal attire. Button Earrings Create jewelry with stuff already present in your home. If you know how to make jewelry from recycled materials, no jewelrymaking job is difficult for you. You can create wonderful earrings with these colorful buttons. All you've got to do is get a couple of fish hooks, and buttons, attaching each hook to each button. You could also use metal loops to link more than one button, or use beads with buttons. Isn't it exciting? Now that you know how to make beaded jewelry, you can use the knack according to your whims and fancies.
Shell Necklace Many of us like to collect sea-shells while on a holiday to a beach. Guess what! Now you can use them as an adornment too. Get a beading wire, a strong fish hook, some pearls, and those beautiful shells you've collected from the beach. String all of them in sequence of your liking, and wear it with beautiful vintage dresses. You can also learn making hemp bracelet with shells in the same manner and wear them. Such jewelry items can be worn as adornments for beach parties.
Crystal Necklace Crystals are a marvelous option for jewelry as they can be worn as ornaments with almost everything you wear. Strikingly, crystal jewelry is extremely easy to make. You can assemble crystals of one or more colors, and using a beading wire, string all of them. Make sure you use a strong hook in order to link the ends. Other than a necklace, crystals can be used in infinite ways to make earrings and bracelets. You can also use crystals for anklets as they look beautiful with high heels. Anklets for women come in different designs and patterns, and highlight the beauty of their legs. Crystal jewelry looks extremely elegant and sophisticated, and you don't need to squander money to buy it too.
Gemstone Ring Gemstone jewelry may be one of the easiest jewelry to make, but is bound to look elegant and chic. In order to make it, you need a finger metal band, and a heart-shaped gemstone like the one displayed in the photo. Glue the stone onto the band with special glues for metals, and leave it for some time so that it adheres to the band properly. There you have a beautiful and eyecatching finger-ring made with minimal effort. Big finger rings can be a great choice when you don't want to look too overdone.
Just so you know, the most important thing in order to make jewelry is to apply your creativity because there are 'n' number of ways to make 'n' styles of jewelry. Now that you know some easy methods of making jewelry of different designs and patterns, start creating unique but beautiful jewelry adornments which give you an identity, thereby, symbolizing the creative person in you!
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Bo-Kaap Cape Malay Kerrie Ingredients:
Directions:
1 1/2 kg boneless mutton shoulder or 1 1/2 kg boneless lamb shoulder oil 4 onions, peeled and chopped 2 -4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 1 piece fresh gingerroot, peeled and crushed 1 tablespoon cape malay curry powder or 1 tablespoon mild curry powder, of your choice 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/4 teaspoon salt black pepper 1 cinnamon stick 3 cloves 2 bay leaves 2 carrots, peeled and diced 250 g dried apricots, soaked in warm water and drained 2 bananas, peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons tomato paste 50 ml wine vinegar 250 ml meat stock 3 tablespoons apricot jam 3 tablespoons natural yoghurt
1. Heat the oil in a large pot or saucepan. 2. Over high heat, fry the onions and garlic, stirring continuously. Add the ginger, curry powder and all the spices and continue stirring for a minute. Season to taste with pepper and add the salt. 3. Reduce heat slightly. Add the meat and fry it until it is browned on all sides. (This may be easier if you remove the onions, garlic and ginger mixture and set them aside, then return them to the pot after the meat is browned.). 4. Add the vinegar and stock, plus all the other remaining ingredients (except the apricot jam and yoghurt). Cover. Reduce heat. Simmer over a low heat, stirring occasionally, until everything is tender, approximately 1 1/2 hours for lamb and 2 hours for mutton, maybe a little longer. 5. Stir in the apricot jam and the yoghurt a few minutes before serving. 6. Serve this curry with yellow rice and a variety of sambals and atjars.
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar, reduce to 3/4 cup if you'd prefer it less sweet 1 cup water 1 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed 1 handful raisins cold water and ice, so that you can dilute to taste Directions: 1. The secret to perfect lemonade is to make a simple syrup by dissolving the sugar in warm water so that it’s dispersed evenly instead of sinking to the bottom. So if you have a stove handy, heat the sugar and water in a small saucepan and stir until its completely dissolved; otherwise just stir very well. 2. Extract the juice from the lemons. I use my Granny’s juicer but you can do this anyway you like. 3. Pour the juice and sugar water into a jug, throw in the raisins and leave for a while, overnight if possible, to allow them to start fermenting and give it a fizz. 4. Before serving add about two cups of cold water and a bag of ice to the jug – more or less, depending on how strong you want it to be. If the lemonade is still a little sweet for anyone’s taste, chuck a slice or two of lemon into the glass.
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Federal laws generally apply to people living in the United States and its territories. Congress creates and passes bills. The President then signs those bills into law. Federal courts may review these laws and strike them down if they think they do not agree with the U.S. Constitution. Find Federal Laws The United States Code contains the general and permanent laws of the United States. It does not include regulations issued by executive branch agencies, decisions of federal courts, treaties, or laws enacted by state or local governments. New laws are assigned a public law number and included in the next edition of the United States Statutes at Large. You can also find new laws enacted by the current Congress before they are part of the United States Statutes at Large.
Federal Regulations
Regulations are issued by federal agencies, boards, or commissions. They explain how the agency intends to carry out a law. The Rulemaking Process Federal regulations are created through a process known as rulemaking. By law, federal agencies must consult the public when creating, modifying, or deleting rules in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is an annual publication that lists the official and complete text of federal agency regulations. Once an agency decides that a regulation needs to be added, changed, or deleted, it typically publishes a proposed rule in the Federal Register to ask the public for comments. After the agency considers public feedback and makes changes where appropriate, it then publishes a final rule in the Federal Register with a specific date for when the rule will become effective and enforceable. When the agency issues a final rule for comment, it must describe and respond to the public comments it received.
State Laws and Regulations
State laws generally apply just to people living in that state. State legislatures create and pass bills and the governor signs them into law. State courts may review these laws and remove them if they think they do not agree with the state's constitution. Find State Laws and Regulations The Law Library of Congress has a guide for each state that can help you find laws and regulations. http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/Laws.shtml
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Hoe Ons Kerk Hou Inter Dinominale Ere Diens Daar word een keer ‘n kwartaal ‘n diens gehou. Die diens word deur een van ons gereelde predikers gelei of as hulle nie beskikbaar is nie sal ons een van die ander lokale predikers gebruik of ‘n prediker inkry van iewers in die VSA of selfs ‘n besoekende prediker gebruik. Lede Die besoekers aan die eredienste bestaan uit Afrikaans en Engelse sprekende Suid Afrikaners wat graag ‘n erediens in Afrikaans wil bywoon. Verder het ons Amerikaners wat met ‘n Suid-Afrikaner getroud is wat ook die eredienste bywoon. Die ouderdoms groep is van babas tot oupas en oumas. Daar is ‘n groot groep kinders wat almal kan Afrikaans praat. Taal Gebruik Die voertaal van die diens is Afrikaans en wanneer daar Engelse Amerikaners die diens bywoon word die kernverse in Engels op die oorhoofse skerm getoon. Tydens die diens word sekere punte in Engels en Afrikaans verduidelik. Gereelde Lokale Tans is daar twee lokale wat gratis tot ons beskikking gestel word deur die betrokke kerke. Elizabeth Baptist Church 315 Kurtz Road Mareitta, Georgia 30066 Adrian Coetzer is die pastoor van die kerk. Buford Presbyterian Church 1242 Buford Highway Sugar Hill, Georgia 30518 Dirk en Antionette Taljaard is lede van die kerk
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New Study: Does Sugar Cause Heart Disease?
Are today’s high rates of overconsumption of sodas and other sugar sources a direct cause of heart disease? It’s possible, more and more people think so, and a new study gives this idea further support. Of course, today’s study only shows statistical associations. In this study, people who consumed large amounts of sugar, for example sodas, got heart disease more often. Correlation doesn’t prove causation, so this doesn’t mean that this study has proven what is cause and effect. However, this study did demonstrate a linear association: the more sugar the greater the risk. This study is just another piece of the puzzle, and more and more people are starting to see a clear picture, and taking the health hazards stemming from excessive sugar consumption seriously. Prof. Laura Schmidt at University of California San Francisco writes in a commentary in JAMA: “We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in research on the health effects of sugar, one fueled by extremely high rates of added sugar overconsumption in the American public”. Past concerns revolved around obesity and dental caries as the main health hazards. Overconsumption of added sugars has long been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, under the old paradigm, it was assumed to be a marker for unhealthy diet or obesity. The new paradigm views sugar overconsumption as an independent risk factor in CVD as well as many other chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis, and dementia—all linked to metabolic perturbations involving dyslipidemia, hypertension, and insulin resistance. The new paradigm hypothesizes that sugar has adverse health effects above any purported role as “empty calories” promoting obesity. Too much sugar does not just make us fat; it can also make us sick. The fight against cigarettes has almost been won in the West. Now the fight against sugar is starting to get serious. The health benefits may be at least as great. http://www.dietdoctor.com/
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ARIZONA - THE GRAND CANYON STATE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT LIVING IN ARIZONA, HERE ARE THE FACTS: Arizona has a population of 6 392,017and is ranked 16 th in the USA with a square mileage of 113 998.30. It is known as the Grand Canyon State of America due to the fact that the Grand Canyon is known asone Of the 7th wonders of the world. Phoenix is the Capitol City and ranks as the 13th largest metropole in the USA. You’ll like the fact that Arizona is 37th on the list of all states when it comes to population density. Not very crowded, don’t you think? Arizona, among all the states, has the largest percentage of its land set aside and designated as Indian lands with Window Rock as the capital of the Navajo Reservation. The Hopi Indians of Arizona are also known as the tribe who started the Oraibi Indian settlement. Today it is known as the oldest Indian settlement in the USA. Arizona became the 48th state on February 14, 1912 with the official state colors as blue and gold.The bola tie is the official state neckwear. For the ladies Turquoise is the official state gemstone and can be found throughout the state.A person from Arizona is called an Arizonan. PLACES TO BE SEEN: The best known place to be seen in Arizona is the Grand Canyon. The Canyon attracts millions of tourists each year and the cost to keep it going at the end of 2013 was $90 000 per day. The Canyon's is known for its blazing red and orange colors and its twelve-hundred-foot-high walls. It is also known for its thousand-foot-thick seam of marble and for the eroding walls which looks like a polished glass finish. Grand Canyon's Disaster Falls was named to commemorate the site of a previous explorer's wreck. The state's most natural wonders not only include the Grand Canyon but also Havasu Canyon, Grand Canyon Caves, Lake Powell, the Rainbow Bridge, Petrified Forest also known as the Painted Desert, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, Sedona Oak Creek Canyon, Salt River Canyon, Superstition Mountains, Picacho Peak State Park, Saguaro National Park, the Chiricahua National Monument, and the Colorado River. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT COPPER IN ARIZONA: Arizona is known as the Copper State of the USA. Today it still leads in copper production but not to the extent of earlier years. An interesting fact about Copper is that the amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4 800000 pennies. The town of Bisbee located in Tombstone Canyon is known as the Queen of the Copper Mines. ”. Once a rowdy copper mining town, Jerome's population dwindled to as few as 50 people after the copper mines closed in 1953. Today the town is known as one of the “old town” gems to be seen. Tombstone, Ruby, Gillette, and Gunsight are amongst the other ghost towns scattered throughout the state.
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Blitzbokke Dominate at the USA Sevens, Again! On Sunday, January 26, 2014, team South Africa made us all proud to be “bokke” when they beat New Zealand for the second year in a row to win the USA Sevens rugby tournament, gaining a 14-7 victory before an announced crowd of 68,608 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was South Africa’s third USA title in four years, and the Blitzbokke moved one point ahead of New Zealand into first place in the world standings. After a tough start where New Zealand took a 7-0 lead, South Africa evened the score at the end of the first half when Branco du Preez deftly handled a pass that hit the ground, picking up the ball and scoring a try. Without fear the Blitzbokke kept pushing and scored the winner midway through the second half when Cecil Afrika passed to Werner Kok for a try. Both teams were winded as the final minutes ticked down, but Las Vegas is a place where South Africa is comfortable, and perhaps the Blitzbokke’s success there gave them an advantage against the All Blacks. It was truly an amazing tournament where each team showcased their talent and pride, but no team hit home like the “blitzbokke” did. South Africans from both near and far joined to support their players and cheer alongside their fellow countrymen. There was a sense of comradery in the stadium this year that I had never felt before, South Africans everywhere were laughing together, cheering together, sharing biltong and droewors, and reminiscing about their hometowns. On behalf of all of us at the USA Expat Magazine, I would like to invite everyone to join in the festivities next year, make a trip out of it, and take the time to come and cheer on the best rugby team in the world! From America bokke, we want you to know that we are proud of you! Janie Raubenheimer