Sunday times magazine september 17, 2017

September 17, 2017

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Living with Cerebral Palsy Page 2

Charity: A Historical Focus Page 4

Scenic Kopinang Page 8

Art of Fashion Page 10

Masterpieces and Stories Page 3

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know. Due to Cerebral Palsy, a physical disability affecting his balance and impairing the use of his upper limbs, Norris often experiences debilitating pain from his neck down. Despite this, Norris is known among his colleagues for his sense of humour, infectious laughter, and his determination to overcome adversity.

In an interview with Sunday Times Magazine, Norris disclosed that it was Norris Cummings is known for his positivity and infectious smiles the nurses’ negligence by delaying his delivery and lack hile most of us as he has been living with of oxygen to the brain at find the movement Cerebral Palsy, commonbirth that caused him to be of our head and ly referred to as ‘CP’, since born with CP. hands as natural as breath- birth.

But Norris has not aling, Norris Cummings Norris has overcome oblowed CP to prevent him knows what it’s like to ex- stacles many may never from pursuing his dreams.

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A skilful entrepreneur

Norris (left), with colleagues, recently graduated from BIT with a certificate in computer repairs

perience the loss of such abilities

Norris attended the Diamond Special Needs School, where he learned much about independence from his teachers and others like himself. At home, his siblings assisted him with everyday activities, which ultimately taught him to fend for himself.

The 26-year-old mentioned he reads all the time, which has contributed to him being able to articulate fluently despite his slurred speech.

After special needs school, Norris attended the Open Door Centre in Sophia.

There he studied information technology, covering programmes such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and reprogramming of computers.

Having limited control in his hands, he skilfully uses the computer with his feet.

“I started practicing using my feet when I was in the special needs school to write.

Like any normal nursery student, you start off trac-

ing letters which I did. I then moved on to

write in cursive, which later helped in using my feet effectively to operate the computer. I didn’t really get into computer hardware because of the fact I’m using my feet, and certain parts are very small and fragile. After I completed my courses at Open Door, I went to Global Technology to do graphic design. Although they didn’t have facility at that time when I enrolled, they implemented this to accommodate me, which I think is very commendable,” he remarked.

Equipped with his certification in computer software, Norris opened his small business, Foot Works Graphic Printing & Photocopying Shop, at his home in New Hope on the East Bank of Demerara. He works as a graphic artist designing brochures, ads, newsletters and much more. He also helps out students in his village with the typing of their assignments.

Interestingly, Norris uses his feet expertly even for eating. “For eating, I use my feet very comfortably. I can also clean myself. When I’m out, though, I would need assistance as there aren’t any facilities really for those with disabilities. I have a couple of really good friends who would help me when we hang out. I have friends with and without disabilities. I’m thankful for the support I receive from my friends and family,” Norris expressed.

Challenges

But the young entrepreneur is irked at the reaction of others when they see his disability. They stare and would make fun of him; however, he is “too smart to bother with illiterate people”.

Additionally, Norris is resolute to never allow what others say or do to him to discourage him.

Another challenge he encounters is the use of public transportation. Norris said it is very difficult for persons with disabilities to travel using minibuses.

“Most of the time I would travel by myself using public transportation. Only those who know me would stop, the others just slow down and when they see me they drive away. This makes me feel like I’m not a human

'DJ Foot' on his mixer

to these persons. But what I want to highlight is that we never wish these things upon ourselves. Accidents and unforeseen occurrences can make us paralysed for life, so I don’t think they should treat people with disabilities differently,” Norris declared.

Goals

Norris’ goal is to one day make his business into an empire, where he could employ others with disabilities. As part of Young Voices Guyana, which advocates for the rights of persons with disabilities, Norris wants to do more in seeing the rights of the disabled fulfilled. He is focused too on creating forums with various locations on implementing facilities that are disability friendly.

Norris also wants to see a better attitude from minibus

operators in helping people living with disabilities.

His advice to those with disabilities is to know it is “not the end of the world” and that they should not give up on their goals. He encourages them to be as positive as possible and never allow others to dissuade them because of their disability.

“Take a page from my book,” he insisted, “I am not permitting anyone to stop me from pursuing my dreams.”

Recently, Norris, who is also a DJ and goes by the moniker, ‘DJ Foot’, graduated with a certificate in computer repairs from the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

Check out Foot Works Graphic Printing & Photocopying Shop on Facebook to find out more about Norris’ work or call 592-638-0465.

Tips on disability etiquette by the National Commission on Disability: -Talk to adults as adults; don’t treat persons with disabilities like children.

-Never ask, “What happened to you?” People with disabilities don’t want to focus on their disability; they want to be treated normally.

-Speak directly to the person with a disability, don’t ask their relative or companions questions about them.

-Use a normal tone of voice. Don’t shout or talk overly slowly.

-Never assume what a person with a disability wants, ask them.

-If offering assistance to someone, wait for them to accept before going ahead.

-Use physical contact in the same way you would for any other person. If you would normally shake hands, shake hands.

-Say “person with a disability” and avoid using “differentlyable, the disabled, handicapped, crippled, deformed, defective, bruk-up”.

Using his feet to type on the computer

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Feature 'Enjoyment' by Jerry Marco

Go on a remarkable journey where legends, themes and worlds come alive through evocative art

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Painting by Victor Captain

orks of art can stimulate, astound and transform us.

For this reason, a visit to the indigenous art exhibition being held at Castellani House is a must.

The exhibition, which opened on September 6 in celebration of Indigenous Heritage Month, showcases awe-inspiring, naturalistic paintings, drawings, crafts and sculptures.

Additionally, the art exhibition, which is being held in collaboration with the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, pays homage to a pioneer promoter of indigenous art and craft, Sr. Theresa La Rose, R.S.M.

At the opening of the exhibition, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dept. of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr George Norton spoke on La Rose’s role in the preservation of indigenous art and craft, noting that art forms an integral part of Guyanese culture. According to Minister Norton, the exhibition “offers persons a better appreciation of the time, efforts and sacrifices that were put into the art by the artists, something that most persons take for granted; as such there is no better way of preserving this aspect of indigenous culture than the hosting of such an exhibition to portray the works of

Guyana’s first peoples to the eyes of the wider society.”

Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Sydney Allicock, urged indigenous artists to keep the works of La Rose alive.

“I am hoping that one day, through these very artistic ways, we can be able to shape a nation that is as colourful as the rainbow. The rainbow is not beautiful because it is divided… it keeps its formation, so if we keep our understanding of our roots, we keep our culture… each and every one of us… then we come together with respect, we will be as beautiful as that rainbow…” expressed Minister Allicock.

Sr. Theresa La Rose, who died in 2009, lives on as an ‘Amerindian’ icon.

She was from the village of Santa Rosa in Region One (Barima-Waini). She was born Mary Theresa La Rose to Edmund and Amelia La Rose. She took the name Sister Theresa La Rose she became a nun. She received her early education at Santa Rosa School and, having entered the religious order of the Sisters of Mercy in 1953, she went on to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from the College Misericordia in Pennsylvania, US. As an educator, La Rose served in schools located in Guyana’s interior as well as in Georgetown.

Subsequently, she worked as a government official in various capacities among Guyana’s hinterland population. It was during this time as a government offi-

"Palace of the Peacock" by George Simon. Oil on canvas

"Blue and Yellow Head" by Victor Captain

cial that she focused her attention on identifying and nurturing the creative talents of Guyana’s indigenous peoples. She went on to manage a craft shop that showcased and sold indigenous crafts, seeking out works of highest quality for local and international exhibitions, up to the time of her death.

The exhibition, which continues until September 27, currently displays works by indigenous artists Victor Captain, Jerry Marco, Guy Marco, George Simon, Desmond Alli, Wilkie George, Ronsford Simon, Oswald Hussein and Roland Taylor.

Gallery hours are 10am to 5pm on Mondays to Fridays and 2pm to 6pm on Saturdays; the gallery is closed on Sundays and holidays. Castellani House, National Gallery of Art, is located on Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. For more information on the exhition, call 225-0579.

(Information extracted from comments by Laureen Pierre. Additional reporting by Paula Gomes) (Cover photo: "Sacrifice to bring Colour" by Jerry Marco)

Painting by Ronsford Simon

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A Historical Focus

By Isahak Basir, CCH

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harity, Pomeroon River, is said to have existed about 3,000 years ago. It has a population of over 5,000 and exhibits a well laid out housing scheme which is ever developing. This small township is the main intransit point leading to Region One, Venezuela and Trinidad and holds a rich cultural heritage.

Charity has all the basic amenities inclusive of banking and customs facility as well as road and river transport system. It is an exciting hub for tourists.

Originally, Charity was occupied by the Dutch settlers in 1640. In the area

of Vryden Hope, cotton was cultivated. By 1840, the Portuguese occupied much of the abandoned Dutch plantations in the lower Pomeroon, and the area of Vryden Hope was divided and part of it was allocated as Charity by Alfred Surroung and Manuel Gouveia. These two families cultivated coffee and established the first steamdriven coffee mill in 1896.

The intermarriages of Goveias, Vansluytman and Stolls saw the rapid economic and cultural development of this enclave. At that time, the Portuguese land owners were solely dependent on African and indentured laborers to cultivate their farm lands.

The post office

The 100-year-old masjid

Access to the Pomeroon River was by the Tapakuma Lake or by sea until the road link between Dartmouth and Charity was discovered in 1908.

The trail was discovered by three young hunters- Jerry Goveia, John Baharally and Gusy Surroung. It was an early morning expedition by these three trail blazers. The starting point was at the eastern end of the Charity coffee estate now known as “bamboo bridge.” After trailing for eight hours in swamps and tall grass teeming with wildlife, they saw rising smoke in a remote direction and followed it only to discover that they had reached an Essequibo civilization.

This happening was historic and the colonial government agreed to purchase the coffee estate of Charity and surrounding

area for $8,000 Guyana dol- Uar Pradesh. They arrived lars and commenced build- in Berbice in 1885 and ing the twelve kilometers were bound for Hampton road. The Portuguese com- Court sugar plantation. munity donated the school After serving six years of and church lands and being indentured servants, Goveia’s house was used as they were released and the new administrative of- found temporary shelter fice. at an abandoned estate at The police sta- Plantation Beer Success in tion was relocated from 1892.

Marlborough in the lower The road link from Pomeroon, and the Court Darthmouth to Charity Hall from Macaseema, up- in 1908 allowed easy acper Pomeroon, to Charity. cess to the Pomeroon The first school was built by River. Sarafraz and felthe Catholic Church. The low “Jahajees” in 1911 ocfirst medical centre was cupied several ten acres built in 1928 but was re- of land between Marndale built to facilitate a hospital and Siriki in the Pomeroon in 1935 when a pregnant River. Sarafraz estate was mother gave birth to twin known as “Rabeah.” His colgirls on the Charity market leagues, Hamid, Refeedeen, wharf. The first fuel outlet Kallod and two others, supwas made by the Raliims ported the first troolie roof in 1938, opposite the site Masjid built by him in of the old hospital.

During the World War 2, rubber was a scarce commodity, so rubber trees were planted in 1939.

Some rubber trees are still around today.

Another legendary event was during the excavation of a Dutch canal in 1880 where an indentured shovelman found a jar of Dutch gold gilders at Charity. The estate owner, Timothy Vansluytman, made sure that the labourer was given special elite status for the rest of his life.

Charity is home to many landmarks.

One such valuable landmark is the Jacklow Masjid, originally built in 1912 by Mohamed Sarafraz. It celebrates 100 years of existence this year.

Sarafraz and his wife Gafooran came to Guyana from India as indentured Indians.

Sarafraz came from the province of Punjab while Gafooran came from Silk cotton tree still standing

January 1912.

The mosque was rebuilt in 1924 and later in 1959 as its present structure. This Masjid serves an area of thirty miles where several Muslim families reside.

All the Muslim calendar events are observed there.

Subratee, who came as a small child with his parents from India in 1902, was a regular member of the Jamaat. He lived for 103 years. This gives evidence of the longevity of this landmark.

The traditional landmark, the huge silk cotton tree, still stands tall on the river side of Charity township. The bamboo bridge site, the rubber trees, and silk cotton tree should be preserved for posterity.

(Photos by Marco Basir)

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…a few factors that contributed to Cynthia Dookie winning the coveted Miss Global International 2017 crown

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unday Times Magazine recently interviewed Guyanese fitness trainer, advocate, and the newly crowned Miss Global International 2017, Cynthia Dookie. Below is her interview on overcoming doubts, winning the Miss Global

International 2017 pageant and what she hopes to accomplish via the crown.

S u n d a y T i m e s Magazine: What was instrumental in you winning the Miss Global International 2017 title?

C y n t h i a Dookie: The competition for this pageant was very tough, each delegate brought their ‘A game’.

Several factors were instrumental in winning this title: support

I received from my team; strength from God; and determination in my heart. I went there [Jamaica where the pageant was held] with one mission - to defend my country to the best of my ability. I am proud to have accomplished this for myself and for Guyana.

Sunday Times Magazine: Prior to the pageant, what was your determination?

Cynthia Dookie: I am a sound believer in, ‘I can do anything I set my mind and heart to’. No matter the challenge or the obstacles in my way, I can overcome it all through prayer and confidence. With everything I do in my life, I set out to make my parents proud.

I also say to myself, ‘My dad is up in heaven looking

Miss Global International 2017, Cynthia Dookie

down on me and I want to make him proud of the person I am today’.

Sunday Times Magazine: Who/what contributed to you winning the pageant?

Cynthia Dookie: From the beginning, I have always had the best team anyone can ask for: my national directors [Miss Global International Guyana franchise holders], Mr Hashim Alli and his beautiful wife, Mrs Melicia Partab-Alli, along with Ms Gina Macedo, who is like my sister. This is my ‘dream team’. They have been my support system every step of the way; I could not have done this without them. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank them and my supporters and sponsors.

Sunday Times Magazine: Did you ever doubt winning the pageant?

Cynthia Dookie: In the beginning, I had my doubts.

However, I always believe I could do it. I prayed for strength and guidance, and I stepped out and did my best every day leading up to the pageant. I believe if I gave it my all, I would come out victorious. I thank God that I did. In the end, hard work and dedication always pay off.

Being in Jamaica, and having a Jamaican contestant in the pageant, I thought the other delegates and I would have had just a few supporters. However, to my surprise, I had quite a lot of non-Guyanese supporters, who came out in their numbers, picked

With Hashim Alli (left) and Melicia Partab-Alli (right)

Displaying her national costume at the Miss Global International 2017 pageant in Jamaica

a delegate and show their support by screaming and applauding from beginning to end. I'm absolutely honoured to say I was one of the delegates they were supporting.

Apart from winning the crown, I was awarded Miss Most Aware and a special award for Best Evening Gown [designed by Guyanese fashion designer, Randy Madray].

Sunday Times Magazine: What do you hope to accomplish via your new title?

Cynthia Dookie: Being the Miss Global International 2017 title

holder, I have the ability to lend my voice to various charitable causes and social issues, which is what I intend to do. I don't want to stand on just one platform. Most importantly, I want to lend a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves.

One of my main responsibilities as the Miss Global International 2017 title holder is to uphold the motto of the Miss Global International franchise – ‘Uniting the World through Beauty and Tourism’.

I intend to work diligently to promote peace, love and harmony among our neigh-

bouring countries. I will do my best to motivate young women to be confident in themselves. I will promote the tourism factors in my country and around the world, educating people on how beautiful the world is and measures we can take to help care and protect the world and beautiful people in it.

I have a special project near and dear to my heart, which I’m currently planning to launch soon.

Visit Miss Global International Guyana on Facebook for more information.

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Literary Corner

The Andrew Carnegie vision: Still alive 108 years later

By Petamber Persaud

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henever we think about the history of the National Library of Guyana, the name Andrew Carnegie looms large in those considerations and reminis-

cences. But his is not the only name of substance, nor is his most fundamental gift of establishing the library the only noteworthy contribution carrying the library into its 108th anniversary in September 2017. However, his was the

most significant contribution to the library.

The National Library has grown in stature since the early years of 20th century, overcoming many challenges, even the death knell of books sounded over a genera-

tion ago, which was indirectly a death knell of libraries. But there will always be books, in whatever form, and there will always be libraries, in whatever form.

I’m not using the phrase “in whatever form” with ref-

Andrew Carnegie

erence to books and libraries lightly. And there is an important reason for this: the maker(s) of the library’s mission statement was/were cognizant of change when making reference to ‘information in printed and other formats’. The full mission statement spells out the role of the National Library, thus: “To satisfy both nationally and internationally, the informational and recreational needs of the library’s users through the collection, organisation, dissemination and preservation of information in printed and other formats”.

It is written that ‘the only thing that is constant is change’, and the National Library has never shied away from change. When the library opened its doors to the public in September 1909, it was a closed access system in place meaning that the user’s selected material was guarded handed to him/her. Also at the beginning, the name of the institution was the Carnegie Free Library. There were several name changes: it was named the Georgetown Public Free Library, then the Public Free Library, and now the National Library.

A major change occurred in 1940 when the library became an open access system wherein the user was free to go to the shelves and choose reading material. This resulted in increased usage of the institution. Another major change occurred a decade later resulting in the expansion of library services directly to other parts of the country.

According to two former librarians, Gwyneth George and Gillian Thompson, writing “A Historical Perspective of the National Library of Guyana”, stated: “The third significant development occurred in 1950. Public Free Library Ordinance (No.13 of 1950) was passed by the Legislature. The title read ‘An Ordinance to amend the Georgetown Public Free library Ordinance in order to provide for the establishment of branch public libraries and other public library services at

any place within the colony’.”

Today, the National Library, which is referred to as Central Library, has five branches: Corriverton, New Amsterdam, Ruimveldt, Linden, and Bagotville. The library also boasts of a bookmobile service, over 30 centres and numerous ‘Deposit Collections’ in communities too small for the establishment of a centre, all “in service to the community” - as its motto reads.

Today, the National Library continues its mandate to empower the community as it strives to improve the literacy and numeracy level in this information age.

All of this would not have been possible without the initial contribution of Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist and visionary. The National Library of Guyana was established in 1909 with funding provided by Andrew Carnegie, who in the 1880s set up a fund for the establishment of libraries all over the world.

This library was among five libraries in the West Indies that was founded by Carnegie. It is recorded that he was responsible for the establishment of some 2,500 libraries.

Apart from having money, Carnegie had a vision for society through the services of libraries. A few of his quotations will attest this: A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing.

They only help those who help themselves.

There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.hank you Andrew Carnegie and happy 108th anniversary National Library!

Responses to this author telephone (592) 226-0065 or email: oraltradition2002@yahoo.com

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Migrating to a new world The first peoples were migrants, arriving to face an infinitely different environment from present day

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Paleo-Indian projectile point, north-western Guyana

ccording to Guyanese anthropologist Denis Williams, the Americas began to be populated around 12,000 years ago when global decline in sea levels led to exposed land below seas that allowed the crossing of early man through the Bering Strait from East Asia into North America, and gradual southern migration.

These migrants, known as paleo-Indians (old Indians), are also described as big game hunters since they are known to have hunted the large game of the late Ice Age era. Using flaked stone tools to hunt, it is the discovery of their

tools and implements throughout the Americas, as far as at the edge of Argentina, that records their southward migrations.

Williams noted that the first peoples entered northwestern Guyana about 11,000 years ago when Trinidad was yet part of the South American mainland, and grassy savannahs extended far out into the Atlantic Ocean we know of today.

The coastlands of an ancient era were markedly different from the present day Guyana coastline.

Evidence from the deep mud below today’s coastline suggest stands of mangrove forests existed some

8,000 years ago, and as proof of continual rising of coastline and sea, mangrove forests are indicated some 7,000 years ago, until the sea reached its present level some 6,000 years ago.

As continuous land penetration and coastal erosion occurred over the millennia, old beaches were isolated that comprised either shell or sand. These reefs, Williams noted, have provided the foundations for the earliest railways of the 19th century, and have been of significant cultural importance.

According to Williams, while the clays of the Coastal Plain were being deposited to the east of the Essequibo River by a rising sea, the land west of the Essequibo River was subject to continual subsidence resulting from movement of the earth’s crust. As the land surface subsided, the water table rose.

As clay sediments were deposited, they were gradually covered by varying thickness of pegasse accumulating under the water table, forming the vast 3,500 square kilometres pegasse swamps of the North West.

It is in this period, beginning some 7,000 years ago – regarded as the Archaic period – that the mesoIndians (middle Indians) or hunter gatherers because of their subsistence on hunting, fishing and gath-

ering or collecting wild plant foods, thrived.

However, unlike North West and Pomeroon hunter-gatherers, those of the Guyana interior were nomadic, constantly moving their sites from place to place. In fact, there is some variance in settlement patterns in the contrasting environments.

While Rupununi and North West hunter-gatherers’ degrees of permanency varied, settlements along the Oronoque and New rivers in the rainforest areas were more fixed.

In the Pegasse swamps of the North West, food resources included fish and crustaceans, beetle larvae and wild plant sources such as wild cashew and the ite palm from which a type of flour was produced. Among the savannah peoples, water fowl, fish, turtles, caiman and deer were bountiful food sources, while during the rainy season there is evidence of sustenance from the forest such as sloth and monkeys.

Hunter-gatherers of the rainforest sustained themselves on the abundance of fish at the end of the rainy season, along with a staple of wild nuts and wild prey.

Arawak Timehri petroglyphs

From their early settlement in what is now Guyana, the indigenous peoples developed or maintained and extended their culture and heritage now being celebrated during Indigenous Heritage Month. With the history of slavery and indentureship, colonialism and independence, the history of Guyana’s indigenous peoples is now linked with the relatively new arrivals to add to the country’s diverse yet integrated heritage. (Photos taken from “Pages in Guyanese Prehistory” by Denis Williams. Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, 1995)

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Travel & Tourism

Scenic Kopinang W

ith some of the tallest Pakaraima peaks in the distance, mountain streams, waterfalls, vast savannah land and pristine rainforests, Kopinang is a bucket list adventure.

Described as “one of the most beautiful villages in Guyana�, Kopinang, located in the North Pakaraimas (Potaro/Siparuni), is home of the indigenous nation, the Patamona.

Wokumung/Kopinang Mountain takes up most of the background of Kopinang Mission - some of the highest peaks in Guyana, some reaching up to 6,000ft. They make up part of the North Pakaraimas in the Potaro region. The entire area is scenic and is wellkept by the community.

Aerial view of a section of the village (Photo from The Beauty of Kopinang page on Facebook)

Another of Kopinang's many waterfalls (Photo from The Beauty of Kopinang page on Facebook)

Picturesque waterfall in Kopinang (Photo by James Deeges)

Kopinang Primary School

Pit stop in Kopinang

Breathtaking scene in Kopinang (Photo from The Beauty of Kopinang page on Facebook)

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Health

Lymphatic filariasis

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ymphatic filariasis, commonly referred to as ‘filaria’ in Guyana, is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms. The adult worms only live in the human lymph system. The lymph system maintains the body's fluid balance and fights infections.

How is lymphatic filariasis spread?

The disease spreads from person to person by mosquito bites. When a mosquito bites a person who has lymphatic filariasis, microscopic worms circulating in the person's blood enter and infect the mosquito. People get lymphatic filariasis from the bite of an infected mosquito. The microscopic worms pass from the mosquito through the skin, and travel to the lymph vessels. In the lymph vessels they grow into adults. An adult worm lives for about 5–7 years.

The adult worms mate and release millions of microscopic worms, called microfilariae, into the blood. People with the worms in their blood can give the infection to others through mosquitoes.

Signs and symptoms of lymphatic filariasis

Most infected people are asymptomatic (producing or showing no symptoms) and will never develop clinical symptoms, despite the fact that the parasite damages the lymph system. A small percentage of persons will develop lymphedema. This is caused by improper functioning of the lymph system that results in fluid collection and swelling.

This mostly affects the legs, but can also occur in the arms, breasts, and genitalia. Most people develop these clinical manifestations years after being infected.

The swelling and the decreased function of the lymph

Kids Health

Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?

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id you wash your hands?" How many times did you hear that today? Probably a lot. But why are adults so hung up on hand washing?

Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading. Think about all of the things that you touched today — from the telephone to the toilet. Maybe you blew your nose in a tissue and then went outside to dig around the dirt.

Whatever you did today, you came into contact with germs. It's easy for a germ on your hand to end up in your mouth. Think about how many foods you eat with your hands.

You can't wear rubber gloves all day long, but you can wash your hands so those germs don't get a chance to make you or someone else sick.

So when are the best times to wash your hands?

• When your hands are dirty • Before eating or touching food (like if you're helping cook or bake, for example) • After using the bathroom • After blowing your nose or coughing • After touching pets or other animals • After playing outside • Before and after visiting a sick relative or friend Now you have the when and the why of hand washing.

But did you know that a lot of people don't know how to get their paws perfectly clean?

The next time you're told to step up to the sink and scrub up, remember these handy hints: 1. Use warm water (not cold or hot) when you wash your hands.

2. Use whatever soap you like. Some soaps come in cool shapes and colours or smell nice, but whatever kind gets you scrubbing is the kind you should use. Antibacterial soaps are OK to use, but regular soap works fine.

3. Work up some lather on both sides of your hands, your wrists, and between your fingers. Don't forget to wash around your nails. This is one place germs like to hide. Wash for about 10 to 15 seconds — about how long it takes to sing "Happy Birthday." (Sing it quickly two times or just once if you go nice and slow.)

4. Rinse and dry well with a clean towel.

system make it difficult for the body to fight germs and infections. Affected persons will have more bacterial infections in the skin and lymph system. This causes hardening and thickening of the skin, which is called elephantiasis.

Many of these bacterial infections can be prevented with appropriate skin hygiene.

Men can develop hydrocele or swelling of the scrotum due to infection with one of the parasites that causes LF, specifically W. bancrofti.

Prevention

Avoiding mosquito bites is the best form of prevention.

The mosquitoes that carry the microscopic worms usually bite between the hours of dusk and dawn. If you live in or

travel to an area with lymphatic filariasis: Sleep under a mosquito net.

Wear long sleeves and trousers.

Use mosquito repellent on exposed skin between dusk and dawn.

Treatment for lymphatic filariasis

People infected with adult worms take a yearly dose of medicine, called diethylcarbamazine (DEC) that kills the microscopic worms circulating in the blood. While this drug does not kill all of the adult worms, it does prevent infected people from giving the disease to someone else.

If you think you may have a parasitic infection, consult a health care provider. (CDC)

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esigner Darnel Webb is inspired by his love for the art of application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing.

“The inspiration behind the clothing I work on comes from the love I have for fashion and it’s ever evolving trend. My passion to always be the best and looking different made me bring my own ideas to life. From bespoke designs, black and white to bleach, I’ve used these concepts to design more than ‘just’ a shirt or pants. Although I was faced with numerous challenges, I overcame and continue to hone my designing talent,” the designer expressed in an interview with Sunday Times Magazine.

For more information on Webb’s designs featured today, call 592-677-6105.

Men’s Style Tips

Right colours to wear for your skin tone A cquainting yourself with a few key rules when it comes to knowing the colours that are sure to complement you is essential to your style.

In order to know what colour suits your skin tone, take a look at your forearm. You need to determine whether your skin is pale, medium/olive, or dark. Once that’s out of the way, read on for a guide to finding the colours that work for you.

Darker Skin: The colour of your skin is perfectly positioned to marry well with the vast majority of hues and shades, but you must add balance to your outfit with a containing colour, which will hold the look together.

Avoid brown because it won’t contrast clearly enough with your skin, resulting in your look ‘bleeding’ into your skin.

While black and navy are two key colours in any man’s wardrobe (making up the majority of formal and corporate wear), it’s worth keeping these to a minimum to really make the most of your especially versatile skin tone.

Fair/Pale Skin: If you’ve got pale skin and light features, darker colours like grey, brown, burgundy, bottle green, navy and bolder shades of blue will all work well as these shades contrast with your skin tone.

Aside from the basics above, taking note of the colours you’re wearing when someone pays you a compliment on how you’re looking or what you’re wearing can make for a useful gauge of which colours show you in your best light.

Olive/Medium Skin: If you’ve got olive-toned skin that tends to tan rather than toast in the sun, then you have what’s known as a ‘warm’ complexion. Choose pale beige rather than warm sand if you’re opting for light neutrals or try a bolder shade of purple (such as magenta) rather than mauve, for example.

For a ‘summer-ready’ look, try going all-white or mixing light neutrals. Since your skin will likely have yellow or green undertones, you should avoid wearing shades of these colours that are too close to your skin tone.

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Home & Cooking

Recipe of the week

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Honey Budget Friendly Ways to Garlic Decorate With Nature

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ave money, use sticks and stones and other natural elements to give your home décor that trendy natural look.

Ingredients:

½ cup honey ¼ cup soy sauce 3 cloves garlic, minced Juice of one small lemon 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 tbsp. butter

Instructions:

In a small bowl, whisk honey, soy sauce, garlic and lemon.

Add half of the sauce to the shrimp and let marinate for 30 minutes.

In a medium-sized skillet, add the butter. Add the shrimp and discard marinade. Season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat to medium high. Cook until the shrimp turns pink, about 2 minutes each side. Add the reserved marinade and pour over shrimp. Cook until the sauce starts to thicken and coats the shrimp.

Cut twigs to similar height and paint them white to create a stick vase (left). Hot glue the twigs to a glass or plastic jar. The glue may not hold for long, so once you have the twigs where you want them, wrap twine or rope around the whole thing for a more permanent hold. A tree stump full of coloured pencils (right) makes an eye-catching display. Use a drill bit slightly larger than the pencils. Apply a little spray sealer to the top and bottom of the stump to help preserve it.

Greatest Cooking Tips Chicken breasts are expensive and can get dull after a while; thighs, however, are juicier, cheaper, and more flavourful.

Ground spices die quickly. So smell them before cooking; if they don’t smell like anything, they won’t taste like anything.

And if they don’t taste like anything, you’re cooking with a flavourless, brown powder.

Put the lid on the pot to make your water boil faster.

Buy a large bowl and keep it at the ready to fill up with egg shells and other trash generated while cooking.

Glass cutting boards send shivers down your spine when you use them. They dull your knives. They’re slippery. And they’re hard to use. Use wood, bamboo or plastic instead.

This pair of accent tables was made using rough-cut lumber and old metal chair legs. Let lumber dry out for a while, maybe up to a few months (they may crack, and that is okay). Use that time to locate some cool table bases like these old office chair legs. When the logs are sufficiently dried out, sand them smooth and apply a coat or two of wax.

Home Help If your kitchen sponge is filthy and smells, how can you expect it get your dishes clean?

Slip a pillowcase over ceiling fan blades, one at a time, then wipe. Dust falls into the pillowcase, not on your furniture and floors.

To clean popcorn ceilings, roll a damp paint roller over the ceiling to pick up dust and cobwebs without knocking down pieces of the ceiling the way sweeping would.

Baby wipes are surprisingly effective because they contain very little moisture, have gentle cleaning agents, and dry quickly. Just don't confuse them with cleaning wipes, which might contain bleach or other harmful chemicals.

Turn a sturdy piece of driftwood into a bohemian-style coat rack. Use rope to create straps and then drill into the top of the wood to sink in some large S hooks. This rack is perfect for the bathroom.

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Puzzles

Crossword

ACROSS

108 Woman in white

1 Frogman's gear

109 Barber's offering

6 Wishing undone

111 Winter warmer

11 Humble

113 -- box

16 Point the finger

115 Himalayan sighting

21 Fire chief's suspicion

119 India's Mother - 22 Cancel

121 Hunter's gear

23 FYI notes

123 Dot in a river

24 Pertaining to hearing

125 Bird beak

25 Like some canoes

126 Reef maker

26 Sink unclogger

127 Serengeti roarers

27 Law

129 Hard roll

28 Tongue-lash

131 Wee bits

29 -- out (relax)

133 Battery's "+" end

30 Non-earthling

134 Motel extras

32 Bogged down

135 Shelved for now (2 wds.)

34 Pitch in

136 Nanny 137 Doctrine

36 D'Artagnan prop

38 Camel halts

138 Theater trophies

40 More upscale

139 Bob Marley's "-- Dread" 42 Distributes

140 Restful color

43 Boast about

45 Total DOWN

47 Overjoy

1 Soothing ointment

49 Opposed

2 Move furtively

52 "Abra-Ca- --"

3 Common practice

53 Bandies words

4 -- choy

5 Novelist -- Seton

54 Longbow wood

57 Like sandpaper

6 Bright, as a smile

58 Word on an invoice

7 Trouble brewing 8 Absurd

59 Cockpit occupant

60 "She Loves You" refrain

9 Wimple sporter

61 Prayer-wheel turners

10 Latch onto

62 Quick glimpses

11 Either of two continents

63 Wingless insects 12 Adorn

64 Mushrooms and yeast 13 Nitrogen compound 14 Assn.

65 Unseal, to a poet 66 Returns

15 This senora

68 Thomas Gray opus

16 Droopy-eared dogs

69 Deejay's countdown list (2 wds.)

17 Plexiglas

71 70 Grind

18 Got up

73

19 Soda fountain treats 72 Superman's girl 74

73 Unfired brick

20 Times of yore 76

74 Get ready

31 Third-rate

77

75 New Orleans player

33 More than lethargic 78

77 Seaweed

35 Nobody's fool

79

78 Prefix equivalent to "-ish"

37 Faye Dunaway role 80

79 Curved entrance 39 Overloads

81

41 Instant - 82 Hold, as attention

82

83 Mountain-dweller of Iraq

44 On pins and needles 83

84 Salinger girl

46 MLB stats 85 88 Concealed

48 Thailand neighbor 86

89 Mr. Yeltsin 49 Luminous

87

90 Tall flowers

50 Chart

89

92 Common query

51 Filmdom's Anouk -- 90

93 Bloodhound's clues

52 Heroic exploits 91

53 Long bout

94 Taken for granted

94

95 Select few

54 Matchmaker

95

96 "-- idea was that?"

55 Gung-ho 97

98 Volcano fissure

56 Complain

99

99 Murmured softly

58 Turned back on

100

100 Soothes

59 Annapolis frosh

101

60 Affluent one

101 More quickly

103

102 Prior to

62 Showy spring bloomer

104 103 Meandered

63 Hydroplane part

105

104 Source of danger

64 Ally opposites

106

105 Film flops

67 Epic of Troy

107

106 Page or LuPone

68 Outer limits

108

107 Radio-tube gas 69 Commerce

109

Jeans go-with (hyph.)

Singing chipmunk Feminine accessory Floors Hung in the sun Cuts it out Over and -Less polite Hag Roamed about Tiny shrimp Glistened Amble Big pitchers Like Jaime Sommers Urbana 11 Cutlass Toe pain Franc's replacement Cornball Ewes' homes Not prohibited Apartment Ripple Declare oneself expert in Dessert cart Rose Bowl feature Sharply Divide in two Basalt or gneiss

KATHLEEN SAXE

WORD GAME TODAY'S WORD -- SUMMATION

(SUMMATION: sum-MAY-shun: The process of adding things together; summing up.)

Average mark 35 words Time limit 60 minutes Can you find 54 or more words in SUMMATION? saint satin smut snit snout stain stum stun suit

summit summon sumo unit unto maim main mano mantis

manumit mason mast matins mimosa mint minus miso mist

moan moat moist monism monist most mount must mutism

amount animus anti atom aunt autism auto tsunami tuna

imam inmost into iota oast omit onus osmium oust

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.

110 112 114 116 117 118 120 122

Great blue -Winter constellation Finger or toe -- nous Fluff, as hair Dramatist Henrik -Client mtg.

Poet's black

124 Metallic sound

126 Garfield or Heathcliff, in the funnies

128 Outback jumper

130 Wheel buy (2 wds.)

132 Not just mine

Maze

Solution on Pg 13

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Tech

Apple iPhone X adopts facial recognition and OLED screen

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pple has revealed a highend smartphone with an "edge-to-edge" screen that has no physical home button.

The iPhone X - which is referred to as "ten" - uses a facial recognition system to recognise its owner rather than a fingerprint-based one.

Apple said FaceID can work in the dark by using 30,000 infra-red dots to check an identity, and was harder to fool than its old TouchID system.

It is Apple's most expensive phone yet.

A 64 gigabyte capacity model will cost US$999 when it goes on sale on November 3. A 256GB version will be priced at US$1,149.

By contrast, Samsung is charging US$930 for its new Note 8 phone, which has 64GB of storage.

"The iPhone X is a long-term investment by Apple that sets a

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LG and Samsung already use similar tech on their handsets.

Prior to the launch, Apple's most expensive phone was an iPhone 7 Plus that cost US$969.

Apple acknowledged that users might have concerns about using facial recognition to verify

template for the next generation of iPhone hardware," commented Geoff Blaber from the CCS Insight consultancy.

"An OLED [organic light-emitting diode] display and the new design is likely to be standard on

Tech news

future iPhone models, but Apple must first tackle the challenge of obtaining sufficient supplies."

Apple said the switch to an OLED display would help the phone produce "true blacks" and more accurate colours than before.

Amazon no longer sells the Fire TV

mazon has stopped selling the Fire TV amid rumors it's planning to introduce new devices. The dedicated landing page for the Fire TV says it's "currently unavailable" with no date of when it might be back in stock.

You can still buy a refurbished one, however.

The Fire TV is also no longer depicted in the carousel on the Fire TV page.

AFTVNews leaked an image of two new Fire TV devices this past week. One of the rumored gadgets is a dongle that'll plug into an HDMI port and work like the Fire TV streaming stick. The second, flagship device will feature Alexa built-in. It's a cube. Both new models will reportedly support 4K and HDR content. The square dongle will be less powerful than the current

purchases via Apple Pay or to access their device.

But it claimed that while there was a one-in-50,000 chance that TouchID could be unlocked by a random stranger, the odds rose to one-in-one-million with FaceID. (BBC)

top-of-the line Fire TV with 2GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and a 1.5GHz processor. It might cost between US$60 and US$80.

The flagship Fire TV will feature the same buttons as an Echo Dot, including a mute button, action button, and volume controls. It'll also include a built-in IR blaster, so it'll be able to control older TVs that don't support the HDMI-CEC standard. It'll likely cost more than US$100.

(CNBC)

Tech TIP

S

Go Bold (or Italics) With Gmail Formatting Options

ometimes icons (for changing the text size and adding bold type to new messages you’re writing) at the bottom of your Gmail window can disappear. Good news: You can get them back.

All you have to do is when you have a New Message window open in your browser, click the button with an underlined “A” next to the Send button to restore the Gmail formatting bar. As with many web and mobile interfaces, Gmail can collapse tool bars and menus that you do not always need to free up limited screen space — but accidental clicking can lead to the sudden disappearance of familiar elements.

If you find yourself doing a lot of formatting on new messages to make them look the way you want, you can change your default text style. To do that in Gmail, click the gear-shaped Settings icon in the top-right corner of the browser window and choose Settings from the menu.

In the “Default text style” area of the Settings screen, add the formatting you always want to use for new messages — you can choose a font style, text size and color.

Click the “Tx” button at the end to remove all formatting. Click the Save Changes button when you are finished.

Facebook cracks down on hate speech with new rules for content, advertising

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acebook said on Wednesday it would introduce tougher rules on who can make money from advertising on its network, responding to criticism that it makes it too easy for providers of fake news and sensational headlines to cash in.

With immediate effect, the world's largest social network will launch new standards to provide clearer guidance on which publishers are eligible to earn money on Facebook and with what content, Senior Vice President for Global Marketing Solutions Carolyn Everson said in a blog post.

These standards would apply to ad placements where context could matter, Everson wrote in the post, timed to coincide with an appearance on Wednesday by Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg at dmexco, a major digital marketing gathering in Cologne, Germany.

Germany is one of Facebook's toughest critics on hate speech and privacy. Its parliament passed a law in June to fine so-

cial media networks up to 50 million euros (US$60 million) if they fail to remove hateful postings promptly. (CNBC)

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Bollywood/Hollywood

Priyanka Chopra Selena Gomez's kidney transplant surgery a success apologises

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day after raking up a storm over her statement, actress Priyanka Chopra has apologised for hurting the “sentiments and pride” of the people of Sikkim, a northeastern state of India, when she incorrectly described the state as insurgency-hit.

The state government had condemned the actress and demanded an apology while, social media users dubbed her “politically il-

literate”.

In an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, the actress-producer had said her film “Pahuna” was the first film to come out of the region, which was troubled with insurgency (conflict).

The “Quantico” star issued a lengthy statement: “It saddens me that a comment I made during a recent interview has caused this much pain when that was never the intention at all. I never meant to imply that Sikkim has insurgency. My statement was in context of the film that deals with people who seek refuge after they suffer from conflict.”

Describing Sikkim as a “peaceful, green state with peace loving people”, she said: “I know that my statements have hurt the sentiments and pride of the people of Sikkim and for that I truly apologise.”

The actor said she took “full responsibility” for her remarks and admitted that she should have been better informed. Priyanka also retracted her statement that “Pahuna”, which is produced by her, is the first film to come out of Sikkim. She also praised the government and the local people for supporting her during the shooting of the movie. (Hindustan Times)

Sanjay Dutt: ‘I dance like a crow’

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ollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is gearing up for his comeback with Omung Kumar’s “Bhoomi”, has revealed that he rehearsed for 16 days and was apprehensive before shooting for his hit “Tamma Tamma” song with Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Dixit-Nene for the 1990 film “Thanedaar”.

Sanjay appeared on TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs Season 6 to promote “Bhoomi”, which also stars Aditi Rao Hydari.

After a contestant sang Sanjay’s popular song “Tamma Tamma”, the actor got nostalgic and said: “I remember the time when I was asked to match steps with Madhuri Dixit

A

ctors Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha have been dating for a year now, but no one knew about the romance until last week when Ali announced it in an interview to the media in India.

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ollowing the news that Selena Gomez had a kidney transplant due to her lupus diagnosis, her best friend who gave her a kidney has released a statement.

Selena took to Instagram to share photos of her time in hospital, with one poignant photo holding hands with her "beautiful friend" Francia Raisa.

Selena captioned the shot: "I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of

the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health.

I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you.

Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for

everything they have done for me prior to and postsurgery. And finally, there aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me.

I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis. Lupus continues to be very misunderstood but progress is being made. For more information regarding Lupus please go to the Lupus Research Alliance website: www.lupusresearch.org/."

And now Francia has released her own statement on Instagram: "I am beyond grateful that God would trust me with something that not only saved a life, but changed mine in the process... This was part of our story, and we will share it soon, but what is important now is that this is not the only story."

So who is 29-yearold Francia Raisa? You might recognise her actually. She's an actress who has starred in “Bring It On All Or Nothing”, and “The Secret Life Of An American Teenager”. (Glamour)

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while shooting for the song ‘Tamma Tamma’. As soon as I found out I was so nervous because I dance like a crow and I had to perform alongside Madhuri who is known

The actor recently posted a super cute photo on his Instagram and called it his favourite picture.

He captioned the picture, “One of my favourite pictures. Hai Toh Hai” Ali said in the interview:

for her dancing. To perfect the steps, I rehearsed for 16 days straight. I was still apprehensive to perform but finally I did it.” (IANS)

“It’s our friendship, which grew over time. It’s so easy for everyone to fit us in a genre and label it love.

Love is when we last, so the hope is that we arrive somewhere close to that.”

Richa expressed her surprise to the fame her relationship attracted.

“It’s none of anyone’s business who I’m dating or not, but then I think that if Hollywood won’t leave Jennifer Aniston alone at this stage, asking [her] about when she wants to have children, then I don’t have a chance to be left alone. You have to put up with some really crazed out people.”

Ali and Richa will soon be seen together in the sequel to 2013 film “Fukrey”.

uring his recent appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", singer Shawn Mendes revealed that he almost got beaten up by Drake’s security guard for trying to say hello.

The incident happened earlier this year when Shawn caught a glimpse of Drake in the VIP area during The Weeknd's Toronto show. However, when the 19-year-old singer tried to approach the "Hotline Bling" hitmaker and touch his side, things took an unexpected turn.

"The other night, I was in Toronto and I went to see The Weeknd. I'm watching The Weeknd, and we're up on this riser, and Drake's also there watching the show with like another few artists and stuff. And I go over like,

'Oh, that's Drake. I'll go say hi. He must remember me from previous experiences like twice… So I go over to touch his side, and his 6'6", 300 pound security guard... next thing I know I'm in the middle of The Weeknd show with my arm hooked behind my back. Drake's security guard just has me completely at his mercy."

He added: "And I'm like, 'Oh no!' I see Drake look over, and in my eyes it

was like, 'Please help me.

Please, Drake’. In that moment, if he didn't remember who I was, I probably would have... I don't know what I would have done. I would've been in jail, yeah."

Concluding his story, Shawn said, "For the security guard's sake, he was doing his job, but still it was terrifying. Don't expect everybody to know who you are." (AceShowbiz)

Chrissy Teigen silences rumours about ‘rocky’ marriage

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hrissy Teigen shutdown rumours that her marriage to singer John Legend is on the brink of divorce in the most glorious way possible.

The “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit model took to her Instagram to slam a tabloid report suggesting that their relationship is crumbling.

Chrissy posted on the photo-sharing site an image of an article from “In Touch” magazine, which carried the headline, “Chrissy & John on the Brink of Splitting”.

Known for her outrageous antics on social media, the mother of one wrote in the caption, “Oh in touch go [expletive removed] your-

selves, you exclusively dumb pieces of trash.”

Chrissy's scathing comment was posted hours after she shared a photo of herself and his 38-year-old hubby all dressed up as they prepared to celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary. "Do you know what to-day is #itsourannuversary," she captioned the snap.

Chrissy's battle with pospartum depression and her excessive drinking, which she recently claimed to have restrained, were said to have brought the couple "to a breaking point." An insider told the news outlet that they're "fighting nonstop," but despite that, "they're trying very hard to make their marriage work." (AceShowbiz)

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Fun Times

Archie

ARIES A day trip will lead to a (March 21- revelation that will affect April 19) the way you move forward.

Talking to someone with experience will help you see your situation clearly.

A change in your finan-

TAURUS cial status is apparent. An un(April 20- expected gift will take you by May 20) surprise. Legal matters are

best handled with the help of an expert. Take better care of your health.

Check the online job marGEMINI ket. A professional opportu(May 28- nity looks interesting. Spruce June 20) up your resume to suit the position that interests you.

Celebrate better days ahead with someone you love.

You can have fun on a shoestring if you plan your activities (June 21- with someone you love. Build July 22) memories by doing things that are geared toward family participation and home improvements.

CANCER

LEO (July 23Aug. 22)

Dilbert

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22)

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23)

Peanuts

Bring about positive changes to your lifestyle. You will diminish any uncertainty you feel if you make plans that accommodate your professional goals as well as your personal interests.

Don't get angry when you should get moving. Putting blame where it doesn't belong won't help get you where you want to go. Be the master of your own devices.

Relationships will take an interesting turn. Your insight and ability to handle emotional situations will put you in a good position that will lead to greater personal stability.

Leave your professionSCORPIO al worries at your workplace.

(Oct. 24- Spend time doing something Nov. 22) you enjoy. Letting your creativity lead the way will help you avoid stress. Do what's best for yourself.

SAGITTARIUS A getaway may tempt you, (Nov. 23- but delays and problems will Dec. 21) stand in your path. Consider sticking closer to home and putting more time and effort into important relationships.

Calvin and Hobbes

You can have fun withCAPRICORN out going overboard. Taking (Dec. 22- a day trip with people you Jan. 19) like to spend time with will spark your imagination and give you something to think about.

AQUARIUS Share your feelings and (Jan. 20- ideas with someone who Feb. 19) will be affected by your decisions. Being open will help you make your plans without any disruptions or discord.

PISCES If you feel motivated and (Feb. 20- disciplined, make some posMar. 20) itive changes to your lifestyle that will promote good health. Proper diet and exercise will make you feel good.