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Krishna Persaud with the Jamaica Tallawahs management team

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Krishna Persaud with cricket legend Rohan Khanai

rishna ‘Kris’ Persaud is a Guyanese/ American entrepreneur and is the largest individual owner of B class apartment complexes in Broward County, Florida but his passion for the game of cricket has led him to acquire ownership of the Jamaica Tallawahs in 2017.

Persaud came from humble beginnings in Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara and achieved towering success at an incredible pace. This achievement is

mostly attributed to his unique ability to identify and capitalize on market inefficiencies across industries. Taking us back to his early days, Persaud said that growing up was a challenge and his parents always encouraged him to think outside of the proverbial box.

He is the youngest of seven children parented by Dhanwantie and Shivpaul Persaud.

He attended the Indian Education Trust College (now the Richard Ismael Secondary School) and later moved to the United

States to pursue a degree in Engineering.

“From a young age, my dad said that Guyana is a very difficult place to make a life and I should think about going to North America and further my studies and try to help the family…I was 19 when I left for the US and I didn’t know anyone there. I didn’t even have any friends just a slight acquaintance,” he recounted.

Persaud said he worked his way up and eventually earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from City College of the City University of New York.

Persaud spent ten years working with several consulting firms and municipalities providing design and construction management services for a wide variety of building systems and public works projects.

After 10 years in the Engineering field, Persaud picked up his family and moved to Florida and began trading stocks in 1995. His would soon find enormous success in this field which made life easier.

However, he then took a break, ventured into the Real Estate world, and began dabbling in apartment complexes. Over the last few years, he bought

and sold over 5,000 apartments in Florida, making spectacular profits.

During this time, he also created two companies, Home Owners Choice and Oxbridge Reinsurance Company, and took them public, listing at the NASDAQ and NY Stock Exchange. For this and other achievements, he received awards from the Tampa Bay INDOUS Chamber of Commerce as one of the most successful businessmen of the year. He holds licenses as a Professional Engineer in the States of Florida, New York and California Following his passion for cricket, Persaud eventually acquired full control of all international cricket events at the only ICC approved cricket stadium in America.

He said that he has always been a fan of thinking outside of the box and while others saw the Stadium as a white elephant he saw an opportunity.

He approached the authorities and signed an agreement to control all international events in exchange for annual guarantees to the County.

Since acquiring the stadium, there have been two international cricket tournaments there as he hopes to have a lot more in the coming years.

When asked about the decision to acquire

the Jamaican C a r i b b e a n Premier League Team, Persaud said that it has always been a dream to own a cricket team. He related that while growing up, cricket played an integral role in his life and the love for the game never died.

“I chose Jamaica because Jamaica has the largest economy in the Caribbean and the market was large and a larger market is a hedge for the growth and you have more underlying forces to push it in the direction of Krishna Persaud growth,” he said.

His advice to young “Jamaica has an excel- people out there is to nevlent pool of talent to draw er forget their roots and from and I think my man- do not follow the crowd. agement team know how He said that Guyana will to integrate the pool of forever be home for him talent from Jamaica with no matter where he lives. the special players in an “My philosophy is live excellent combination to and let live. Three words. make a winning team.

I believe that I should not I think you’ll be see- be curtailed in any unreaing that this year and go- sonable way to do what I ing forward. As a team, I want to do providing that think Jamaica is a force its legal and I am not into be reckoned with. We terested in stepping in won two tournaments anybody’s way in their so far and that is great pursuit of happiness and we may have one on in whatever way they our hand here this year,” choose,” he concludes.

Persaud added.

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World Suicide Prevention Day in Guyana

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n observance of World Suicide Prevention Day, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Prevention of Teenage Suicide (POTS) Guyana will be hosting a seminar, concert and candlelight vigil on Monday, September 10, in the city of Georgetown.

Additionally, POTS hosted its annual walk earlier today. The suicide prevention seminar will be held at the Umana Yana in Kingston, Georgetown, starting at 10:00h. The suicide prevention awareness concert, in which teenagers would specifically be targeted, would thereafter be held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The day will culminate with a candlelight vigil held outside of the Sports Hall.

The aim of the events is to create awareness about suicide prevention and mental health issues.

POTS Guyana, being a non-profit organisation, is dedicated to reducing suicide in Guyana, presenting educational talks, and providing bereavement support services to survivors of suicide.

President of POTS Guyana, Lisa Punch, has said, “It is imperative that our young people who are despairing and having suicidal thoughts know that there is help available. All you need to do is to ask for help.”

POTS was established in 2014, the NGO now has 60 volunteers. The NGO’s mission is “to reduce the prevalence of suicide in Guyana through greater access to information, resources and support. Our purpose is to address, educate, coordinate, and provide materials to eradicate suicide and attempted suicide on a local and global level among teens and young adults.”

Additionally, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha would be hosting a number of candle light vigils at various locations throughout the country.

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uicide prevention remains a universal challenge. Every year, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for people of all ages. It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which equates to one suicide every 40 seconds.

Every life lost represents someone’s partner, child, parent, friend or colleague.

For each suicide approximately 135 people suffer intense grief or are otherwise affected. This amounts to 108 million people per year who are profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviour.

Suicidal behaviour includes suicide, and also encompases suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. For every suicide, 25 people make a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide.

Suicide is the result of a convergence of genetic, psychological, social and cultural and other risk factors, sometimes combined with experiences of trauma and loss. People who take their

own lives represent a heterogeneous group, with unique, complex and multifaceted causal influences preceding their final act. Such heterogeneity presents challenges for suicide prevention experts. These challenges can be overcome by adopting a multilevel and cohesive approach to suicide prevention.

Preventing suicide is often possible and you are a key player in its prevention!

You can make a difference - as a member of society, as a child, as a parent, as a friend, as a colleague or as a neighbour. There are many things that you can do daily, and also on World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), to prevent suicidal behaviour.

You can raise awareness about the issue, educate yourself and others about the causes of suicide and warning signs for suicide, show compassion and care for those who are in distress in your communi-

ty, question the stigma associated with suicide, suicidal behaviour and mental health problems and share your own experiences.

It takes work to prevent suicide. The positive benefits of this work are infinite and sustainable and can have a

massive impact. The work can affect not only those in distress but also their loved ones, those working in the area and also society as a whole.

We must endeavour to develop evidence based suicide prevention activities that reach those who are struggling in every part of the world.

Joining together is critical to preventing suicide. Preventing suicide requires the efforts of many. It takes family, friends, co-workers, community members, educators, religious leaders, healthcare professionals, political officials and governments.

Suicide prevention requires integrative strategies that encompass work at the individual, systems and community level. Research suggests that suicide prevention efforts will be much more effective if they span multiple levels and incorporate

multiple interventions.

This requires the involvement of interventions that occur in communities and involve social and policy reforms, as well as interventions that are delivered directly to individuals.

To reach our common goal in preventing suicidal behaviour we as the public, we as organisations, we as legislators and we as members of society must work collaboratively, in a coordinated fashion, using a multidisciplinary approach.

Everyone can make a contribution in preventing suicide. Suicidal behaviour is universal, knows no boundaries so it affects everyone. The millions of people affected each year by suicidal behaviour have exclusive insight and unique voices. Their experiences are invaluable for informing suicide prevention measures and influencing the provision of supports for suicidal people and those around them.

The involvement of peo-

ple with lived experience of suicide in research, evaluation and intervention should be central to the work of every organisation addressing suicidal behaviour.

This year is the first WSPD with the theme “Working Together to Prevent Suicide.� This theme will be retained for WSPD in 2019 and 2020.

We have chosen this theme as it highlights the most essential ingredient for effective global suicide prevention- collaboration. We all have a role to play and together we can collectively address the challenges presented by suicidal behaviour in society today.

On September 10th, join with us and many others across the world who are playing their part in the prevention of suicide.

Be sure to involve or invite other local organisations and collaborators to organise an event to mark WSPD 2018. (International Association for Suicide Prevention)

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“How I overcame depression”

By Lakhram Bhagirat

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esearch by various organisations has found that attempted suicide rates and suicidal ideation among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth is significantly higher than among the general population. This is so because of a number of factors but mainly because they are quite often confused by their emotions, coupled with the fact that most of them are worried about society’s perception of them.

In many cases, parents often shun their LGBT children, leaving them without a place to go and that is exactly the story of Jennifer (not her real name).

Jennifer is now 32 years old and she is a Marketing Executive. Because of her job and the fact that she is still somewhat closeted, Jennifer asked us to change her name but her story remains the same.

She hails from Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, and is the only daughter her parents had. But from a very young age, she knew she was different. One may say it is stereotypical but Jennifer enjoyed activities that are not traditionally considered feminine.

She would prefer to fish in the nearby trench or beat the boys in a game of cricket as opposed to having a tea party, as most girls did back then.

She was often dubbed the “Tom Girl” and went through her life doing what she considered normal things. Jennifer explained that she really started feeling uncomfortable in her skin at the age of 14 when most of her female friends started to talk about boys,

whereas she only envisioned her future with another girl.

“I was now entering Form Four and in our class there was this girl in the neighbourhood that had my attention. She dominated my thoughts and I knew it was different for me because I could not, no matter how hard I try, get her out of my thoughts,” she recounted.

However, she could not relate her feelings to anyone close to her because she could not trust them.

Her parents were deeply religious and she knew if they found out, then the Jehovah’s Witness Church, which they are a part of, would mandate them to cut all ties with her unless she repents for her sin. It was a price she was not willing to pay at that age.

She tried to suppress her feelings and did so for the next three years but when she started her studies at the University of Guyana, it all went downhill. She met someone whom she fell deeply in love with and who convinced her to reveal her “true self” to her parents. Filled with the euphoria of her newfound love, Jennifer sat her parents down and told them her truth.

“I can remember clearly, it was a Wednesday night and I had just come home from class and my parents were watching TV. I said to them that I have something to share with them and I then began to tell them about my sexuality and that I met this girl and so on,” she said candidly.

After her parents got the news, Jennifer got the shock of her life when her only brother began telling their parents that they can-

was in shambles.

“I was shattered. The very next day after I moved in with my cousin, she left me home and went to work and I don’t remember anything else but I do know that the last memory I had was drinking a whole bottle of her pills.”

Jennifer’s cousin discovered her unconscious at about 16:30h that day and rushed her to hospital. She was treated and kept overnight. After that, she became a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Psychiatric Clinic where she was treated for depression.

But that did not stop her from attempting to take her life two more times. She would not tell me why she made two more

not have her in their home.

However, her parents simply asked her to go to her room and they retired for the night. The next day, they sat her down and told her that she cannot continue the relationship and that she would have to pray that God forgive her sins.

She refused because she felt that she was not committing any sins and her parents asked her to leave their home.

“I was barely 17 years old and never worked a day in life. I was always in my parents’ home and now they just threw me out and disowned me. I had nowhere to go and no one to turn to. The girl I was in love with could not accommodate me. It was shattered,” she related.

However, one of her cousins took her in but she

attempts but said she felt it was necessary.

She lived with her cousin for four years after which she moved into her own apartment. When I asked her about the state of her mental health, Jennifer says she is in therapy and overcoming her demons. I asked if she would ever attempt suicide again and she just shrugged and said, “The pain of losing your family, the very people who brought you into this world is one that I can never get over. I am never truly happy but I am trying.”

For now she is focused on advancing her career and possibly settling down as she hinted. But she would not say if she’s dating anyone but did say that she is in a better place now.

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She was my closest friend

By Lakhram Bhagirat

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t was sometime around 13:15h on Saturday, March 29, 2014, when our mutual friend, Sarah, received the call informing her that Christine had taken ill and is being rushed to the hospital. We were at work about to commence a new shift and Sarah rushed to be with Christine’s family, while I stayed back and held down the fort but my world shattered a few hours after.

To this day, I remember how that conversation went after Sarah reached the hospital.

“Trev, Chrissy…” Sarah said while sobbing. I heard the wailing behind her and I became paralysed with fear as I braced myself for what was coming. Still silent, she went on “Chrissy is dead. We mama gone.”

I don’t remember any-

thing that happened after that, but remember feeling my insides collapsing and needing air. I rushed out of the supermarket where we worked. I tried to process what I had just heard and the involuntary tears began streaming down my cheeks. I had questions that kept pounding in my head. Why? How? Why? Her name was Christine Peters. She was just 21 years old, full of life and warmth. She was my closest friend. What devastated me was that she committed suicide, one day after we had so much fun.

We never knew why and may never know but we do know how.

Chrissy died a few hours after she ingested a poisonous substance at her Lopinot Road, Arouca, Trinidad home. Her death is not something I talk about and very few peo-

ple know of the amount of pain I felt. It was the first time someone close to me committed suicide and I did not know how to process it. I began blaming myself, as so did Sarah, because we were her closest friends and we failed to recognise she was in grave peril. Her eyes were crying for help but we were deceived by the smile on her face and her constant jokes about our weight and lack of sense of humour.

Those who knew Chrissy would tell you she had the kindest soul and was ever willing. She had a wicked sense of humour and was hardworking. But she had always had trouble expressing what she felt inside and at some point it because so overbearing that she began cutting her skin.

Chrissy and I met in 2013 and we immediately hit it off. We would see

each other almost every day and our bond became strong. We shared mutual admiration for each other and the work we did. She was dubbed ‘the fastest cashier’ in the supermarket chain we worked in. But she was also a hero among our monthly senior citizen customers. She would arrive hours before her shift (if she was on late) or stayed hours after (if she was on early) and push the senior citizens’ trollies around as they did their shopping. She was respectful and never accepted a tip from them.

It was that level of care and unselfish service that made her well-loved. It is that way I choose to remember Chrissy but what haunts me is the way she died and to this day, my heart remains broken because we did not see the signs. I had asked Chrissy about the almost 100 lines across her arms and she would brush it off as her being young and stupid.

It was one day while we were hanging out that she related the reasons that led to her scars and made me promise not to talk about it with anyone. She said “is only you and Sarah know eh, so don’t talk about it or I go beat yuh up.”

After Chrissy died, Sarah and I never got over the fact that she had to go, that she got consumed by the hurt that surrounded her picture-perfect life; that our trio had moved from to two. Eventually, we fell apart but would always bond on her memories.

Every May 8, I say a prayer for her and hope we meet in the after life.

April 3, 2014, was the last day I saw Chrissy’s body but only this time she did not have a quirky comeback or a fancy nickname for me but she was still, in a casket about to be placed six feet under. I remember eulogising her, talking about our bond and how it killed me inside to know that it was broken, that she did not wait for me, and that she left without a final good bye.

The overwhelming feeling of guilt is still with me, but I am trying to get rid of it. Four years is still too short an amount of time to get over losing some who meant so much to you.

Maybe one day I will get over it or maybe I won’t but I do know that it will get better. For now, I listen to her favourite song, Christina Perri’s “Human”, on repeat whenever I miss her.

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Preserving our literary heritage

By Petamber Persaud

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t the mention of the name Edgar Mittelholzer, the Kaywana Trilogy readily comes to mind, especially those titles with erotic cover designs. The Kaywana Trilogy comprising of the Children of Kaywana, Kaywana Stock and The Old Blood is an uninhibited family saga covering more three hundred years of Guyana’s history from earliest times – colonization and slavery - to the advent of Independence and democracy. But those titles are only three in an oeuvre of novels numbering twenty-three, published and known; there is a sense of anticipation that there is more to unearth about Mittelholzer.

Also at the mention of the name Edgar Mittelholzer, other novels may readily come to mind depending on taste in literature and affinity to plac-

es; titles like Corentyne Thunder, My Bones and my Flute & The Life and Death of Silvia (set in Guyana), A Morning at the Office (set in Trinidad), The Weather Family, Of Tree and the Sea and The Mad McMullochs (set in Barbados) and Uncle Paul and The Jilkington Drama (England).

Apart from the novels, Mittelholzer has written an autobiography of his formative days in Guyana - A Swarthy Boy - a travelogue, numerous short sketches, short stories, poems and essays. When he died by suicide at age 56 in 1965, he left an impressive array of writings, an achievement far ahead of any of his contemporaries in Guyana and in the Caribbean at that time and to date. In this body of work, he explored themes of class, race, sex, identity, freedom, speaking eloquently to a wide cross section of human-

ity as his books of which many were translated into Dutch, French, Italian and German, the honesty and eloquence of his writing inviting a bittersweet relationship with the critic who made him and eventually wore him down and broke him, truncating an exceptional and spectacular career. Today, it is a known truth that his life and work has suffered insufficient scholarship and critical perception and critical appreciation, robbing the writer his fair dues and the reader full enjoyment of one of the most significant names in Guyanese and Caribbean literature.

The publication of Creole Chips And Other Writings of Edgar Mittelholzer edited by Juanita Cox, the acknowledged authority on Mittelholzer, is an attempt to right many wrongs in the life and work and the perception and misconcep-

tion of that Guyanese pioneering writer, sporting many firsts in Anglophone Caribbean literature.

Frank Birbalsingh commented that at the time of Mittelholzer’s death, ‘when no Guyanese writer had yet gained international recognition, he had already established basic genres of Guyanese or West Indian fiction: the novel of manners, the historical novel, the ghost story, science fiction, and what he calls comedy-fantasy’.

Creole Chips and Other Writings contains twenty-five sketches, twentyfour short stories, thirteen essays & personal writings, five dramatic pieces, twenty-two poems, a novel The Adding Machine, and a well-crafted and beautiful children story labeled ‘Poolwana’s Orchid: A Tale for Juveniles’ running into fourteen pages of reading delight.

Cox in her introduction declares that the material for this came to her attention ‘as the result of background research for a PhD thesis: Edgar Mittelholzer 1909 – 1965) and the Shaping of his Novels’, confessing that her ‘initial interest in these pieces was thus on the usefulness of their content rather than their literary qualities’, later discovering that these shorter pieces offer ‘useful insights into the emergence and development of the novelist’s key but complexly interlinked and often abstruse themes (e.g. religion/oriental occultism, sex death, crime); his literary, philosophical and other influences, and sociological preoccupation with dynamics of race, colour and class’.

That this is a first attempt to collect the shorter pieces in one volume is commendable for more than one reason; this would now serve a primary source material for researcher, offer better understanding and appreciation of the life and work of Mittelholzer and stimulate further research.

In conclusion, it is prudent to give Dr. Cox the final word on her magisterial work by quoting the final sentence in her introduction: ‘…my hope is that this collection will be enjoyed by a wide range of readers, add to the already diverse range of Caribbean short stories, poetry and plays, and be recognized as an important contribution to the canon of Caribbean literature’.

Notice to Readers

WHAT’S HAPPENING: New Arrivals: Monsoon on the Fingers of God (poetry) by Sasenarine Persaud; Red Hibiscus (novel) by Scott Ting-AKee; Aftermath of Empire:

The Novels of Roy A. K. Heath (literary criticism)

by Ameena Gafoor.

Responses to this author telephone (592) 2260065 or email: oraltradition2002@yahoo.com

The Fight My body’s cold lips are blue why did I do this because of you?

I feel the earth below me like a pillow under my head no knives, no guns, but pills instead.

The bottle lays empty cap unscrewed what did I do? What did I do?

My spirit floats my body lays my lover finds me and he prays I reach for him I'm sucked away like a deep crest of a wave he pounds the ground screaming why oh why?

I asked myself why did I? My parents arrive, my best friend too I thought to myself, What did I do!?

I look away the pains to deep my life is over because of me I look back for one last glance they zip me up in the body bag.

I did this to ease my pain I lost instead of gained as I look down my family I regret that night my life stopped ticking because of a fight.

By Anna

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Tourism

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uyana’s capital city is filled with wonderful architecture as well as a rich history. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and was nicknamed ‘Garden City of the Caribbean. This year the City celebrates its 175th Anniversary so let us take a look at some of its wonders…(Photos by Subhash Haimraj)

The 1823 Monument is a commemorative monument located on Seawall Road and opposite the Guyana Defence Force’s Camp Ayanganna headquarters, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown. The monument pays tribute to the slaves and heroes of the 1823 Demerara Revolt, which is considered the largest uprising in Guyana’s history. It was unveiled by former President Donald Ramotar on August 5, 2013 and was sculpted by Guyanese sculptor Ivor Thom.

RED HOUSE (KAMANA COURT) is located at Lot 65-67 High Street, Kingston, Georgetown is the building known as Red House. Red House is also known as Kamana Court and is commonly referred to as the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) which is currently housed at the location. The building is a 19th century colonial structure. The edifice housed the colonial secretaries from 1925-1953. One of its former residents was Sir. Eustace Woolford, a Speaker of the Legislature of British Guiana.

Georgetown City Hall is a nineteenth-century Gothic Revival building located on the corner of Regent Street and Avenue of the Republic in Georgetown, Guyana. The building was designed by architect Reverend Ignatius Scoles in 1887, and was completed in June 1889. The building houses the offices of the Mayor, the City Council, and the City Engineer. Georgetown City Hall was often described as “the most picturesque structure” and “the most handsome building in Georgetown”, as well as “one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in the Caribbean”.

Stabroek Market Clock, Georgetown

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Home & Cooking

Ingredients

2 tsp curry powder 1 tsp geera(cumin) 1 tsp garam masala 1 tbsp crushed garlic 1 tbsp chopped thyme 4 tbsp water 3 tbsp oil 1 medium onion 1 hot pepper 4 cups water ½ tsp salt 2 scallion, finely chopped 1 ½ cup coconut milk 2 lbs crab

Dumplings

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup self rising flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup margarine 1/2 half cup milk

Instructions

Make a curry paste by mixing the curry powder, geera, garam masala, garlic, thyme and water in a small bowl.

In a large pot over medium high heat, add oil. When the oil is hot add curry paste and stir. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 5-7 minutes until the curry darkens.

Add onion and stir fry for 2 minutes or until the onion softens. Add pepper, water, coconut milk and salt and bring to a boil.

Add crab and cook until the sauce thickens. When the sauce is thick, turn off the stove and stir in scallion.

Tips* I used snow crab for this recipe but you can use your favorite crab. Fresh or frozen works well. I cut the snow crab legs in half and cracked the claws so that the meat will be flavored with the sauce.

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ooking for dramatic, elegant, affordable wall art? These DIY giant paper flowers are simply stunning, and they would make the perfect backdrop for a wedding, party, nursery, little girl’s room, or any elegant feminine space.

Materials

Glue Gun 65-pound cardstock 18 gauge wire Wire clippers Scissors and/or cutting machine Thin wooden dowel for rolling 3 inch circle punch Fringe scissors(optional) Petal templates

Instructions

Begin by laying you template on your cardstock of choice and trace your petals.

Large petal 1st layer– 6-8 cuts Medium petal 2nd layer– 6-7 cuts Small petal 3rd layer– 6 cuts Extra small petal 4th layer– 5-6 cuts

For Dumplings

Combine flours, and sugar in a bowl. Add margarine and rub into flour until it resembles coarse cornmeal (you can use a fork or food processor or mixer also). There shouldn’t be any big lumps of margarine. Add milk to form a soft dough. If you prefer a more dense dumpling, add less milk.

Divide dough into 12 even pieces, and form into flattened circles, about 1/2 inch in thickness. Set aside and allow to sit for 15 mins.

In a sautee pan, add canola oil to about 1/2 inch deepness. On a medium fire, heat oil. Add dumplings, about 5 at a time (adding too many at once will lower the temperature of the oil). Cook for approximately 4 minutes per side. Dumplings should be golden brown. Remove from oil and set on a plate covered with paper towel. (Jehan

Powell)

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Ingredients 8 cups seedless watermelon cut in cubes 1 whole cucumber seeded and chopped Juice of 2 limes 2 cups water ¾ cup sugar Instructions Place all ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree.

Place a large strainer over a bowl or pitcher then pour then strain the puree. Use the back of a spoon to help push the juice through the strainer.

Discard the pulp. This is best served cold. (Jehan Powell)

ut all your petals out once you have finished tracing. You can make this process quicker by stacking 2-3 sheets on top of one another and cutting several out at once. Use binder clips to help keep paper from moving Now you want to cut slits at the bottom center of each petal, about an inch, slightly less on the smaller petals.

Now starting with the first layer put glue on the inside edge and overlap the slit, but not too much or your petals will be too tight when assembled to get all the smaller layers in. Do this with all the petals. You can overlap a little more on the 3rd & 4th layer Next, you will curl all the petals back. You can do this by hand or use a thick wood dowel or a fat pencil works too.

Assembly time. Starting with your 1st layer base

petals, you want to add some glue to the outer edge of one petal and precede to overlap another petal at about a 45` angel and press firmly for a second or two.

Continue in this fashion until all the base petals meet together forming a circle in the center of the flower. Watch the angel of placement as you go around making sure you leave enough room for the petals to come together evenly at the end of the circle.

Start the second layer of petals alternating between the base petals.

Continue alternating petals adding the third layer Continue alternating petals adding the fourth layer.

To create the rolled centerfold a piece of card stock in h a l f- l e n g t h wise, cut the paper down the middle.

Lay the 2 pieces on top one another and fold in half again. Begin cutting slits all the way down the paper.

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133 Mountain pools Berry products DOWN Atom-splitting 1 Floated downriver Actress -- Hagen

2 Hazard a guess Garnished with 3 carrots Leases Brown seaweed

4 Fixes firmly Cheery tune 5 In theory Nero’s 506 6 Unclogs Like soy milk (hyph.)

7 Skips stones Tedious

8 Ike’s command Survey

9 Black gold (2 wds.)

Bump into 10 Aloft Patella 11 Concentrate Roll tightly

12 Of a historical period Rock’s “cushion”

13 Marshal’s problem Finch and sparrow

14 Camera supports John, in Glasgow

15 McDonald’s clown L’eggs product 16 Dear, as memories Relief

17 In the style of Big Dipper neighbor

18 Autumn beverage Peanut shell 19 Turn inside out -- -poly

20 -- incognita Margin notes 30 The thing’s Became frayed 32 Friar’s title Diplomat’s asset

34 Rancor (2 wds.)

Caterwaul

37 “Bopper” lead-in Sparkling

38 Confers knighthood NASA counterpart

39 Mach 1 breakers Shoe-box word 41 Hepburn and -Male elephant 42 Well mechanism Yerba -- (San Francisco, once)Orient 43 Charged particle 44 Nerve Book store?

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KATHLEEN SAXE

WORD GAME TODAY’S WORD -- PELLAGRA

(PELLAGRA: peh-LAG-ruh: A disease associated with a deficiency in niacin in the diet.)

Average mark 28 words Time limit 40 minutes Can you find 39 or more words in PELLAGRA?

paella page pager pale paler pall pare peal pear pearl

plea earl laager lager lapel large leap legal agape agar

ager algae aper area gala gale gall gape gaper gear

glare grape raga rage rale rape real reap regal

RULES OF THE GAME: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. 3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible. 4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.

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Silly Dweeb Become tiresome Comforter stuffing Drifted about Fits of pique Mr. Dennehy Fruity pastry (2 wds.)

Monsieur’s son Chocolate bean Russell or Cobain Mislay Clear the wings Douse a donut Nosegay The thick of things Swift Gangster’s girl Flora and fauna Eggplant color Coyote’s plaint

74 Flared garment (hyph.)

75 Reside

76 O’Donnell of “The View”

77 Burnoose wearers 78 Misty

80 Secluded valleys

81 Paris river

82 Form a gully

83 Church council

85 As if bushed

86 China’s dollar

87 Sherpa, often

89 Long story

90 Nectar gatherers

91 Jo March’s professor

94 Wholly absorbed

95 Two, on the Rhine 96 Harshly 97 Demands

99 Of years past (hyph.)

100 Enchant

101 Most forward

103 Put on

104 Remove branches

105 Ink partner

106 Big trucks

107 Go along with 108 Vaulted

110 Insert mark

111 Bona - 112 Neighbor of Chad

113 DeGeneres sitcom

114 Mushers’ rigs

116 Chivalrous deed

117 Legendary archer

118 Like a sage

120 Ms. Peeples of TV

122 Hush-hush org.

124 Play with bubble wrap See Solution on Pg 14

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Tech

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amsung’s head of mobile has said it is “time to deliver” foldable smartphones, fuelling speculation the company is about to reveal a bendable device.

In an interview with CNBC, DJ Koh said Samsung’s consumer research suggested there was demand for a foldable phone.

Several phone-makers are rumoured to be developing devices with flexible screens that can be folded in half, without a hinge or

seam in the middle.

However, Samsung told the BBC it did not currently have “anything to share”.

DJ Koh told CNBC that the development process for foldable phones was “complicated” but added that the company had “nearly concluded” it.

However, he said, a foldable phone would need a clear purpose before the company released one.

“Even unfolded, what kind of benefit does that give compared to the tablet?” he said.

“If the unfolded experience is the same as the tablet, why would [people] buy it?

“Every device, every feature, every innovation should have a meaningful message to our end-customer.”

Samsung faces fierce competition from Chinese phone-maker Huawei. In July, Huawei became the second-biggest smartphone seller in the world, overtaking Apple.

(BBC)

Microsoft announces Surface event for October 2

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icrosoft is planning to hold a fall press event in New York City next month. The software maker has started sending invites to the media on Friday, asking for a “moment of your time.” The event will start at 4PM ET / 1PM PT on October, and focus on Microsoft’s latest hardware, software, and services. While there have been rumors of an “Andromeda” dual-screen device, we’re not expecting to see this particular hardware at the event.

Instead, the event will likely include refreshes of Microsoft’s existing Surface hardware. Microsoft has reportedly been working on a big redesign for the Surface Pro, but that design isn’t likely to be ready until next year. Instead, we’re expecting Microsoft to refresh its Surface Pro line and Surface

Laptops with the latest Intel processors. It’s also been two years since Microsoft first unveiled its Surface Studio, and this all-in-one PC is definitely overdue a refresh.

The fall event will also likely include a focus on Microsoft’s services and hardware across both home and work, and how apps like Your Phone play into that.

Microsoft did a similar thing for both the Surface Studio and Surface Laptop launch, with apps and services that went beyond just a hard-

ware unveil. Microsoft is starting to reveal its next Windows 10 update features, codenamed 19H1, so we’ll likely see some of those at the event. We could also get a closer look at the Surface Hub 2.

Microsoft’s press event is scheduled in between both Apple and Google’s own announcements. Apple is holding its own iPhone XS event next week, and Google just announced its Pixel 3 press conference for October 9th.

(The Verge)

The inventor of the hoverboard is making e-skates to rival Segway

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he history of the hoverboard is rife with patent wars, companies suing each other over who invented it first, and poorly made copycats that caught on fire. US entrepreneur Shane Chen was the first to file a patent for a “two-wheel, self-balancing vehicle” for his company Inventist in 2013, and now he’s announcing another invention called the Hoverwheel.

The Hoverwheel works like a pair of e-skates, with each foot sitting on top of a self-balancing wheel. It uses the same electrical motor as Inventist’s Hovertrax design, and is currently patent pending. It’s got a top speed of 7.5 mph, with a maximum

range of seven miles. It also looks a lot like Segway’s $399 e-skates, the Drift W1, which recently debuted at IFA. No price is mentioned yet for the Hoverwheel, which is expected to be released by the end of the year.

This might stir up some more drama between the two companies, which are already in the midst of a legal battle. Segway sued Inventist in 2015 for violating a number of its patents, including “balancing vehicles and methods for transporting individuals over ground.”

Meanwhile, Inventist is no stranger to suing its own imitators. Following a patent agreement with Razor which gave the company the exclusive right to sell hoverboards in the US, the two entities have taken on knockoff hoverboard makers like Swagway and IO Hawk. (The Verge)

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hahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput have become proud parents to their second child. The Bollywood couple welcomed a baby boy on Wednesday, Delhi Times reported.

Mira was admitted to Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. Her mother was also spotted at the hospital by photographers.

Shahid and Mira are also parents to their elder daughter, two-year-old Misha. They tied the knot in 2015 and in a recent interview to Rajeev Masand, Shahid talked about his wife with a lot of love. “I got lucky. I married Mira,” Shahid said. “She’s as normal as it gets. We kind of hit it off and decided to get into an arranged marriage. By God’s grace it’s been wonderful, the last three years, and she’s been a huge part of that for me.”

Mira was a student in Delhi

University when Shahid met her. They married after a brief courtship. But despite the fame, Shahid said he has always craved normalcy in his life. “I’m very simple as a person,” he said. “And although I might live a very lavish lifestyle, I’m very happy I share my life

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ormer Spice Girl member Mel B was ordered by a judge Tuesday to undergo random drug and alcohol testing as part of her bitter custody battle with ex-husband Stephen Belafonte.

Judge Mark Juhas ordered a “full-scale evaluation” of Mel B and Belafonte’s joint custody arrangement for their 7-year-old daughter Madison, Sky News reported.

Mel B, whose real name is Melanie Brown, will have to undergo random drug and alcohol testing for four months. The singer and Belafonte will also not be allowed to drink alcohol or take drugs at least eight hours before taking custody of their daughter.

In court papers filed Friday, Russell Updegraff, a former caretaker for Mel B’s children, claimed the singer put her children at risk because of her drinking habits. Mel B reportedly fired back and denied the claims.

The court appearance didn’t seem to faze the singer. Mel B returned to her hosting duties Tuesday evening on “America’s Got Talent” for the live semi-

finals with fellow judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Simon Cowell.

The judge’s order on Tuesday comes after the singer told The Sun last month that she’s entering rehab following her post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis that stemmed from her divorce. She later appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to clarify her statement and explain why she’s planning to seek professional help.

"I've been in therapy since my father got diagnosed with cancer nine years ago," Mel B said on the show. "My therapy changed a little bit because I was in a very intense relationship, which you can all read about in my book."

She said she has PTSD, but denied being a sex addict and an alcoholic.

“You know, I was with the same person for 10 years and that was quite a turmoil, very intense. That's all I can say about it. I'd like to say a lot more, but we're on this show—let's keep it P.C.,” Mel B said. “But yeah, I address a lot of those issues [in the book] and I did kind of have to ease my pain...I do suffer a lot from PTSD.”

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ust a couple of months ago, Kim Kardashian met with Donald Trump at the White House to discuss prison perform, with a focus on the case of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old great-grandmother who was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense. The week after Kardashian's visit, Johnson was granted clemency, and the White House announced Johnson's sentence would be commuted.

Now, Kardashian is working to free another convicted felon. Page Six previewed Kardashian's soon-to-be-aired appearance on Jason Flom’s "Wrongful Conviction" podcast, and the outlet reports that she is working to free Chris Young, a young man who was reportedly sentenced to life in prison—without parole—for marijuana and cocaine possession after he was arrested in 2010.

Kardashian shared photos of her White House meeting on Twitter, writing: "It started with Ms. Alice, but looking at her and seeing the faces and learning the stories of the men and women I’ve met inside prisons I knew I couldn’t stop at just one. It’s time for REAL systemic change."

In the podcast, she reportedly ex-

with someone who has a similar mindset.”

The actor, who is currently busy promoting his next, Batti Gul Meter Chalu and has begun his prep for the Hindi remake of Telugu hit, Arjun Reddy, says he can barely manage a week’s off for his second child. He will also be seen in a biopic on Asian gold medallist boxer Dingko Singh.

Speaking to Mid Day, Shahid said that while in the case of Misha, he was off work for several months, in case of his second child, despite his best efforts, he just couldn’t do much. “During Misha’s birth [in 2016], I took a couple of months off. This time too, I was negotiating to take a month-long break, but things didn’t work out. I will get only a week off from work. It is too short a duration, but such are the circumstances.” (Hindustan Times)

plains why she chose Young's case.

"Yesterday, I had a call with a gentleman that’s in prison for a drug case—got life. It’s so unfair," she said.

"He’s 30 years old. He’s been in for almost 10 years."

Kardashian explained that Young

was sentenced so harshly because of mandatory-sentencing regulations, and that she's spoken to former Tennessee Judge Kevin Sharp, who actually resigned from his position because the law forced him to give out such a lengthy sentence. Sharp told The Tennessean in 2017 that he was working to get Young released from prison.

"I was on the phone with the judge that sentenced him to life who resigned because he had never been on the side of having to do something so unfair," Kardashian said.

Kardashian says she has allies in the White House to help her with her cause. The reality star said that she speaks regularly to Trump son-in-law and aide, Jared Kushner, and that when she first wanted help with getting Johnson out of prison, she contacted Trump's daughter Ivanka.

"I figured Ivanka [Trump] would totally understand and feel the same thing that I felt," she said. "So, my first call was to Ivanka."

Flom's complete interview with Kardashian is set to be available Wednesday. (Harper’s Bazar)

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tlanta police Officer Stephanie Brown tells news outlets that seven people were stopped late Wednesday afternoon when police smelled marijuana coming from a car near downtown Atlanta.

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ishwarya Rai Bachchan is all set to add another feather to her already loaded cap.

The former Miss World will be bestowed with the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first Women in Film and Television (WIFT) India Award.

The award ceremony, established to honour the best female talent in Bollywood and Hollywood, will take place in Washington DC on September 8.

In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, WIFT India said that the Fanney Khan star will be rewarded for showcasing a “distinction in her craft and for expanding the role of women within the entertainment industry.

Speaking about the award named after veteran Hollywood actor Meryl

A search of the vehicle yielded marijuana and cocaine. The 33-year-old born Tyrone William Griffin Jr. was arrested, but the other six were released without charges. It's unclear why Griffin was the only one arrested.

According to Fulton County jail records, Griffin is charged with possessing cocaine and less than 1 ounce of marijuana, as well as obstruction. The musician was scheduled to perform in Atlanta on Wednesday as part of G-Eazy's The Endless Summer Tour. Reports didn't include comment from him or representation.

Streep, WIFT India founding president Petrina D’Rozario said, “Whether it is her extraordinary body of work or her charitable endeavors, Ms. Streep is an inspiration for all.”

“Our aim here is to encourage others to think outside the norm of genderbased hiring practices and give females of all nationalities an equal chance to vie in fields dominated by men,” she elaborated.

Apart from Aishwarya, director Zoya Akhtar and Dhadak star Janhvi Kapoor, among others, will also be honoured at the event.

WIFT India is part of WIFT International, a network which promotes professional development and achievement for women in the film industry, video, and other screen-based media. (Hindustan Times)

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Fun Times

Archie

ARIES (March 21April 19)

Take work home with you if it will help alleviate professional stress. Staying on top of your responsibilities is encouraged. Don’t jeopardize your reputation or position.

Size up your options and TAURUS choose what’s best for you.

(April 20- You can make substantial May 20) gains and build good connections with people if you take part in events that are linked to professional opportunities.

Don’t trust someone who GEMINI is trying to sell you some(MAY 28- thing. An emotional tactic June 20) used to get you to buy into something or volunteer your services for free should be handled with intelligence.

What you share with family or friends will spark an (June 21- idea that can turn into a prosJuly 22) perous endeavor. Trust and believe in yourself and what you are capable of doing.

CANCER

LEO (July 23Aug. 22)

Dilbert

Don’t make a change just because someone else does.

Avoid overspending on luxuries you don’t need just to please someone. You cannot buy love; you must earn it. Offer empathy and affection.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22)

New scenery will stimulate you mentally, physically and emotionally. You can make a positive adjustment to your lifestyle if you undergo a transformation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23)

You need clarity in your life. If you don’t fully understand something, ask questions. Find out where you stand so you can decide what to do next.

Interacting with people who SCORPIO (Oct. 24- share your interests or creative Nov. 22) skills will lead to interesting op-

Peanuts

portunities. Taking short trips, visiting old, familiar places or reviving old friendships is favored.

SAGITTARIUS Communication must be (Nov. 23- handled carefully. Don’t say Dec. 21) anything that may be twisted or used against you. Protect your reputation and avoid gossip.

Don’t reveal your plans, opinions and personal information.

Calvin and Hobbes

You can charm others into CAPRICORN seeing and doing things your (Dec. 22- way and make some lucraJan. 19) tive investments if you stay focused on positive change.

Romance and personal contracts are encouraged.

Don’t be a follower. If AQUARIUS someone indulges or over(Jan. 20- spends, don’t feel you must Feb. 19) keep up. Play it safe and don’t put your cash, possessions and reputation on the line.

You’ll attract a lot of atPISCES (Feb. 20- tention. Helping others will Mar. 20) make you feel good and will lead to some positive changes in your life. A romantic gesture will stabilize a personal relationship.