Researchers said Monday that a highly touted triple-drug treatment for HIV is still keeping the virus in check in some patients after two years, twice as long as previously reported. But a second study finds the therapy works in only half of HIV-positive patients, reinforcing a belief that the regimen is not a foolproof cure for AIDS.
The first study shows that one of the new protease inhibitor medications, taken together with the older antiviral drugs AZT and 3TC, kept the AIDS virus below detectable levels for two years in 79 percent of patients treated. Equally encouraging, researchers said, the three-drug cocktail helped patients rebuild the immune systems to ward off disease.
But the second study, also reported at a medical conference in Toronto, found that patients outside carefully controlled clinical settings don't fare nearly as well. After six months, the triple-drug therapy failed in 53 percent of "real world" patients in San Francisco.
Taken together, the two reports paint a mixed picture of where the AIDS epidemic is headed, scientists say.
"The public has gotten the feeling that the epidemic is over, that these drugs are having this tremendous effect, with people who were on their death bed doing great," said Dr. Steven Deeks, assistant professor at the University of California at San Francisco and author of the second study.
"But there's a whole group of patients--up to half--now showing evidence of drug failure. Those people in all likelihood are not going to respond very well to other protease inhibitors," Deeks said.
Dr. John Phair, chief of the AIDS treatment center at Northwestern University Medical School, said researchers have always suspected that drug resistance could become a problem and that many patients may fail to comply with the rigorous anti-AIDS drug regimen.
Even so, he added, the drugs are helping a significant proportion of AIDS patients, although a more user-friendly way of delivering the medications to patients needs to be developed.
"We certainly have proven the concept that in some individuals you can suppress viral replication for prolonged periods of time and that this is clearly associated with enhanced survival and reduced progression of the disease," Phair said.
The seemingly conflicting outcomes of the two studies reflect the differences in their subjects and approaches.
In the first, sponsored by Merck Research Laboratories, one-third of the patients were given two new drugs at once, to go along with the AZT they already were taking. They reported the success rate of 79 percent after 100 weeks--nearly two years.
While other groups have reported encouraging results, "this is the longest any group of patients has been followed with consistently undetectable levels of virus in the blood," said Dr. Roy Gulick, an assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine who presented the study findings.
The San Francisco researchers, meanwhile, did not actually treat HIV patients but reviewed the cases of 136 patients at San Francisco General Hospital who started on the protease inhibitors when the powerful medications came on the market in March 1996. They also used one, and often two, other antiviral drugs like those used in the Merck study.
While initial results were encouraging, there were still detectable levels of the virus in 53 percent of the patients six months later.
The success rate was so much lower in his study, Deeks said, because his subjects were sicker to start with, and had lower T cell counts and higher levels of the virus.
Another key factor is that those who did poorly already had been through a series of single-drug treatments for HIV. As with their counterparts in the Merck study, that limited the effectiveness of the three-drug therapy.
Lastly, Deeks said, patients he reviewed were less faithful in following the prescribed triple-drug regimen than patients specially selected by university researchers.
"The more you miss your doses the more it lets the virus begin to replicate again," he said.


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The situation around the corona virus in Switzerland has worsened considerably since Friday, March 13. On Monday, the Federal Council passed expanded, drastic measures to contain the unpredictable pathogen, which turns life in our country upside down and forces us to rethink. One measure is that the Federal Council has banned the implementation of association activities. He did not specify exactly what is meant by this. From now on and until further notice, we will refrain from any meetings at association level that require the joint presence of members of the board of the STSV or representatives of the member clubs.
For this reason, the following scheduled dates are canceled and postponed to a later, undefined date:
- March 28th, 2020 Workshop II “Vision 2030”
- April 25, 2020 Training tournament director in Basel, part 1
- May 2, 2020 Training tournament director in Basel, part 2
We are currently thinking about how we can still implement Workshop II “Vision 2030” in an appropriate, innovative form in order to collect your ideas in a “safe” way.
The delegate meeting scheduled for May 16 in Olten is currently still on the program. The board decides by mid-April whether this STSV annual meeting can be held.
We count on you to actively support the implementation of the measures adopted by the federal government in your sphere of influence.
We will be able to dance again soon and pursue our passion – stay healthy.

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I remember the day that my father died.
After a turbulent flight to southeast Asia, the plane landed clumsily on the runway, carrying precious cargo. Many aboard were coming home or were visitors, but I had come to seek understanding. The first text that came through upon my arrival came from my sister, Shannon. It read,
“He is gone.”
Warm tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my view of Thailand’s foreign landscape before traveling down the hills of my cheeks. The night was dark, and I could barely make out my surroundings other than the lights on the runway. I sobbed, face in hands, as my tears formed a warm pool of water. I processed my dad’s death alone in a country that he called home during his final tour of duty during the Vietnam War.
Upon my return to the States, I entered my tiny Oakland apartment weighed down with well-traveled luggage. In the small hallway leading into my little sanctuary, there is a turquoise frame. As I often do, I paused for a moment, peering at the picture in the frame. The faces of my grandmother, Uncle Charlie, and father all peered stoically back at me. For a moment I took in their expressions, reflecting on the silent pain that persisted beneath their almost emotionless faces. I pondered on how they ever survived.
In the weeks that followed, I continued to write and reflect, remembering the way that my father had learned to survive. He was the epitome of coolness; a man who knew how to present himself, what story to tell, when to tell it, and who to tell it to, and also when to be silent. His well curated personality was his veil; it protected him from the judgmental world. Many people knew my father, but few people KNEW him. At some point, I don’t think he knew himself through his own eyes anymore. His eyes had been taken from him long ago, and replaced with the gaze of others. My father was terribly afraid of who he truly was; a young sharecropper boy who grew up dirt poor in the Jim Crow South.
As time progressed, I was coaxed by the spirit and inspiration of my grandmother, Youla. I looked into her eyes in the photo often, deciphering the code of her story. Inside, the answer was buried deep, but as I continued my own writing and reflecting, the revelations came. One day, while studying the photo once more, the term “phoenix” came to me. I vaguely remembered the mythology around the phoenix, and took a moment to sit down on my little brown couch and look up the term. After taking a moment to process, I was reminded that the phoenix was a symbol of rebirth through the ashes of one’s ancestors.
In this moment of supreme clarity, Fenyx Consulting was born.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
MP’S HYPOCRISY OVER UNION REPS
The cost of the subsidy paid by the public for the drinking and dining places at Westminster is about £3m per year.
Why mention this?
Because our parliamentary representative, John Lamont, enjoys these facilities with his colleagues and guests, while at the same time complaining that an agreement between the Scottish Borders Council and its workforce is not “value for money” (‘Council paying £90k a year to union reps’, Southern, January 17).
What hypocrisy, Mr Lamont. Or is it an attempt to deny council staff workplace representation?
The 33 elected union reps working for their members – Mr Lamont’s constituents – will undoubtedly save the local authority and its workers much time and money.
MARTIAL LAW AND MEDICINES ALERT
In 2016 Scotland voted decisively to remain in the European Union.
In normal countries that would mean Scotland remains in the EU – but instead we are
facing the stress and madness of Brexit, as our voice on this most crucial of issues has, of course, been completely ignored.
The EU is Scotland’s biggest single market for international exports (worth £12.7bn in 2016). A further £3.6bn is exported to countries with which the EU has a free trade agreement.
Last year over 10,000 Scottish companies were reliant on imports from the EU. The impact on these firms, their domestic suppliers and customers will be devastating. For manufacturing, retail and logistic companies who operate ‘just-in-time’ production, for exporters of iconic Scottish seafoods and other perishables, it will be a disaster.
The Scottish Government has had to set aside nearly £100m so far just to deal with a situation we, as a country, stated emphatically we didn’t want.
Companies like Airbus and Ford, who depend on the EU, are looking to relocate their businesses out of Britain. Between them, Airbus and Ford employ 27,000 workers, not including their extensive supply chains.
The NHS is already facing severe staffing problems, as EU migration dropped dramatically after the Brexit referendum.
Supermarkets are being told to stockpile food and essential supplies. More millions are being allocated to pay for refrigeration to stockpile medicines, increased prices and shortages are already being reported. The pharmaceutical industry has warned that government action may not be enough, and patients may themselves have to start stockpiling.
The value of sterling has gone through the floor – the list goes on and on, and now we learn Westminster is considering introducing martial law because of the violence and massive social upheaval ministers think may happen.
All this follows a referendum campaign where both the ‘Vote Leave’ and ‘Leave EU’ groups were found guilty of breaking electoral rules, fined
and reported to the Metropolitan Police, and where the latter group has been referred to the National Crime Agency.
We have a pig-headed Prime Minister (Theresa May) who completely botched two years worth of negotiations with the EU and came back with an unspeakably-inadequate deal, and a local MP who has shown not the slightest interest in how his constituents voted, nor for the particular issues of Scotland (remember
how Tory MPs were all going down to Westminster to fight for Scotland’s interests), but whom we now find standing shoulder to shoulder with the ultra-reactionary DUP, protesting against a “backstop” meant to guarantee the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process in Ireland,
all the while waving a big Union flag.
This is madness, complete madness. It will affect all of us. We voted overwhelmingly against it and yet it is happening.
We can do much better than this, and surely it’s time now for us to show the determination and courage as a country to do exactly that.
BULLIED BY EU BUREAUCRATS
Having voted Conservative all my life, I will never do so again.
I read MP John Lamont’s comments in the Southern, which reflected his personal opinion, but in my view they clash with the majority vote to exit the EU.
He might think that being bullied by our so-called European partners is acceptable, but I for one do not.
If Mr Lamont does not have the backbone to stand up to these ghastly individuals and their strong-arm tactics, I strongly suggest he stands down and makes way for someone who can.
I voted to leave to EU, not to be intimidated by a bunch of cowardly bureaucrats on both sides of the English Channel.
A DEMEANING EPISODE FOR THE UK
Have we learned anything from this tawdry, demeaning episode in the history of our United Kingdom?
Maybe we have realised that we no longer live in a proper functioning democracy.
We have also witnessed an arrogant political class despise the wider electorate and believe they are our masters, but not our servants. I’m reminded of federalist Peter Mandelson who, 20-plus years ago, declared: “The era of true representative democracy was coming to an end.” And of Ken Livingstone’s best line: “If voting changed anything, they would abolish it.”
There is agitation for a second referendum. Why should we believe they would accept the verdict when both the electorate and Westminster have trampled over the first?
And there is no guarantee that a general election would change anything when it comes to Brexit.
My own preference for Brexit is no deal without compromise, but with Prime Minister Theresa May clinging on to the wreckage of her doomed deal, anything can happen.
The sovereign United Kingdom must ultimately be a free four-nation trading country without compromise to others. This will be far more important to Westminster soon than Brexit, due to existing calls for independence.
ENGLAND: LAUGHING STOCK OF EUROPE
This year marks the Chinese Year of the Pig – and one wishes all Chinese folk good celebrations.
Not so the English, who celebrate their Year of the Lemming as they rush headlong over the cliff to the racially-cleansed Brextopian future of hyper-inflation, mass unemployment, civil disorder, food and medicine shortages, scores of bankruptcies, the end of the NHS and all the other “benefits” of Brexit.
I, for one, will look on with considerable pleasure as a country which is already the political, cultural and social laughing stock of Europe races back to the Stone Age – by then Scotland must be well out from under.
BAD TIMING BY DOWNING STREET
It was striking to note that, according to Downing Street, it will take more than a year to organise another EU referendum.
This is, of course, an attempt to undermine the call by the People’s Vote campaign for such a plebiscite and is total and utter nonsense.
It would be perfectly possible to organise a referendum to take place in much shorter order, without trampling on constitutional and practical requirements.
Indeed, the first EU referendum was called in February 2016 and the vote itself took place in June 2016 – a mere four months.
The referendum to establish the Scottish Parliament was held in September 1997 following the election of the Labour party in May that year – again four months.
Further afield, Greece’s referendum to decide whether that nation should accept the bailout in the government-debt crisis was announced on June 27, 2015, with the referendum taking place on July 5.
While a week to hold a vote, as was the case with Greece, may be a little overambitious, the idea that another EU referendum would take more than a year to organise is patent drivel.
TRIAL THE PUBLIC SECTOR FIRST
Edinburgh and Glasgow councils want a business parking levy included in the Transport (Scotland) Bill.
Local authorities are eagerly awaiting the outcome since this has nothing to do with congestion and air pollution, but money for their pet projects. It is suggested that a £400-a-year charge is introduced.
Let’s trial this first with public sector employees who get free parking at their work (excluding NHS staff). Charge the 129 MSPs £10 a day, the 1,223 councillors £5 a day, those on salaries over £80,000 £10 a day and the rest £3 a day.
This would raise multi-millions and if, after 12 months, there are no walkouts or strikes, then – and only then – could the £400-a-year charge be fairly levied on businesses.
I am a disabled rugby enthusiast and proprietor of my own private rugby museum on historical and original amateur 15-man code international, South African provincial and South African representative rugby memorabilia from yesteryear.
I am a supporter of the following rugby sides: British Barbarians, Durban Collegians, Edinburgh Rugby, London Scottish, Old Hararians, Villager Rugby Clubs, Blue Bulls, British Lions, Scotland and South Africa.
I am appealing to readers who can help me re certain items of British Lions, French, Scottish and Welsh rugby memorabilia for display in my museum to contact me.
My contact details are: address – F. J. van der Vyver Van’s Rugby Museum, P. O. Box 5122, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa; email – firstname.lastname@example.org; phone – + 27 83 689-0896.
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INSPIRING STORIES FOR AWARDS
A national charity is looking for nominations for a local group or individual who has gone the extra mile to improve their local community.
Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking, is looking for inspiring stories of community cohesion for their annual Charles Maher Award – Walking Champion 2019.
The award recognises an individual, local group, organisation or local authority that has made a real difference to their local streets and improved them for people. The award was set up in honour of Charles Maher, a campaigner and longstanding supporter of Living Streets.
The 2018 Charles Maher Award was won posthumously by Edinburgh architect and campaigner, Alison Blamire. Alison led the Causey Development Trust, a grassroots campaign that sought to reimagine a neglected, car-dominated cityscape and turn it into a vibrant, people-friendly place that celebrated the history and spirit of the Southside of Edinburgh.
We know there are fantastic people doing incredible work for their local community to make their streets safer and more attractive places to be.
We think it’s only right that these amazing, tireless, inspirational folks get some love in return.
The Living Streets Charles Maher Award can be entered by an individual, local group, organisation or local authority via the nomination form on the Living Streets website: www.livingstreets.org.uk/charles-maher-award.
The nominations deadline is Wednesday, February 13.


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The annual Salvation Army state of the nation report shows that for many people already doing it tough, life got much harder in 2020. Alex Braae reports.
Thousands of new people approached the Salvation Army for assistance over 2020, and Ronji Tanielu is worried about them becoming regulars.
Tanielu is a lawyer, and a principal advisor at the Salvation Army. He co-authored the Salvation Army’s annual state of the nation report, which was released this morning, with Paul Barber and Ana Ika. The report paints a picture of a country in the grip of a K-shaped recovery – where those with more are going up, and those with less are going in the opposite direction.
The Salvation Army sees about 120,000 people a year, often the most marginalised and vulnerable New Zealanders. Their lives have got harder as a result of Covid-19.
“To be honest, Covid, if anything, made the cracks in their lives get worse. So they came into the Covid situation with cracks – addiction, housing, budgeting, child poverty. Covid magnified those cracks,” said Tanielu.
The number the organisation often focuses on to get a picture of need is how many food parcels go out. More than 113,000 were distributed over the course of 2020. It is a “disgrace for our nation” to have so much poverty, said Tanielu.
That number is almost double what was distributed in 2019, and a lot of that need came from new people turning up. An estimated 10,000 new clients used Salvation Army services over 2020, primarily coming from food bank referrals.
“They were probably donating to food banks in 2019, and because of Covid, the hardship and job losses, their dominoes started falling. And they ended up receiving a food parcel in 2020,” said Tanielu.
“That’s what Covid has revealed. There was an existing group of people in hardship who really needed help. But there’s a changing face of hardship that New Zealanders really need to be worried about.
“Because if they tip over into our normal clientele, who already have numerous complex issues, we’re on a hiding to nothing, to be honest, because we’re just going to continue to be stretched.”
The overall state of the country presented in the report is bleak, focusing in on those who are living in the worst economic deprivation and social hardship. It often manifests itself in poorer quality housing, worse health outcomes, and greater rates of addiction.
Child poverty in particular, and inequality in general, has been a persistent thorn in the side of the current government, which took office promising to start turning it around. The 2018 Welfare Expert Advisory Group report has become a case in point – in the years since, only a small number of the recommendations have been implemented.
The social housing waitlist register has now ballooned to more than 22,000 applicants, with some of those people being single, and others having children and dependents. Tanielu said there are personal stories behind every single one of those numbers.
“I remember working with a solo mother with several children, who was living in a motel situation that was extremely unsafe. That’s not an uncommon situation for people on the register.”
“I remember working with some guys who had just been released from prison. No family would take them in, there was no safe place for them to be housed. And so they ended up in a really risky boarding house situation, until we transitioned them into our transitional housing.”
Boarding houses in particular concern Tanielu, because of the lack of support for the people living in them. He gave examples of people who were trying to recover from addictions having to live under the same roof as people selling methamphetamine.
People on the social housing register were often those who “nobody wants to house”, said Tanielu, which created situations where vulnerable people are placed with other vulnerable people.
There is also a big difference between transitional housing and emergency housing. Transitional housing tends to involve more support, while emergency housing can be much more sparse and isolating.
“There’s about 3,000 transitional housing places around the country, and these are 12-week stays. The Salvation Army works with about 1,000 of them. Over half of our transitional housing clients are Māori. They’re meant to stay 12 weeks, but they end up staying much more because we just can’t transition them out to anywhere safe.”
The report showed that Māori and Pasifika continue to bear the brunt of poverty at disproportionate rates to the rest of the country. But Tanielu said it shouldn’t be seen as an issue for only a few communities.
“Poverty isn’t just a Māori and Pasifika issue, it’s a national issue. And that’s why we call it a national disgrace.”
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw Shares Her Tip For Hanging Art In Your Home
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Discover Gugu Mbatha-Raw's expert tip for seamlessly incorporating art into your interior design, creating a stylish and personalized home ambiance.
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When it comes to interior design, one key element that can transform a space is art. Whether you’re a fan of paintings, photographs, or sculptures, the right piece of art can add a touch of personality and flair to any room. However, knowing how to properly hang art can be a daunting task for many homeowners.
In this article, we sit down with renowned actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who also happens to be a passionate art enthusiast, as she shares her top tips for hanging art in your home. With her keen eye for beauty and her understanding of design principles, Gugu provides valuable insights that can help you showcase your art in the best possible way.
“Art has the power to evoke emotions and bring life into a space,” says Gugu. “It can reflect your personality and be a conversation starter. That’s why it’s crucial to consider various factors when hanging art in your home.”
So, let’s dive into Gugu’s expert advice on choosing the right art, considering the space and style, employing proper hanging techniques and tools, and arranging the art in a visually appealing way.
- Transform your space with art that resonates with your soul, reflects your style, and evokes emotions. Consider size, space, and proper hanging techniques to create a visually captivating and harmonious art display.
- Infuse your personal touch into your art display by experimenting with layouts, adding complementary accessories, and incorporating meaningful pieces. Embrace the power of art to create a space that speaks to your soul and sparks joy.
Choosing the Right Art
When it comes to choosing art for your home, Gugu emphasizes the importance of selecting pieces that resonate with you on a personal level. “Art should evoke emotions and speak to your soul,” she says. Whether it’s a vibrant abstract painting, a serene landscape photograph, or a thought-provoking sculpture, the art you choose should reflect your taste and style.
Gugu advises considering the subject matter, color palette, and overall aesthetic of the art you are considering. It’s important to choose pieces that complement the existing decor and bring a sense of harmony to the space. If you’re unsure about what type of art to choose, visiting local art galleries and museums can help you discover artists and styles that resonate with you.
Another important factor to consider is the size of the artwork. Gugu suggests measuring the wall space where you intend to hang the art and keeping those measurements in mind when shopping. “Oversized artworks can make a bold statement in larger rooms, while smaller pieces can be grouped together to create a dynamic gallery wall,” she explains.
Lastly, Gugu encourages homeowners to support local artists and explore the world of original artwork. “There’s something truly special about owning an original piece of art,” she says. By supporting artists and investing in original artwork, you can bring a unique and personal touch to your home.
Consider the Space and Style
Once you have selected the right art pieces for your home, it’s essential to consider the space and style of each room before hanging them. Gugu advises taking into account the overall aesthetic of the room and the intended mood you want to create.
If you have a minimalist or contemporary space, Gugu suggests opting for clean lines and simple frames to complement the modern style. On the other hand, if your home has a more traditional or eclectic style, you can be more adventurous with your art choices, incorporating ornate frames or unconventional artwork.
Consider the size of the wall and the surrounding furniture when choosing the placement of your artwork. For larger walls, a statement piece or a grouping of multiple artwork can effectively fill the space, while smaller walls may benefit from a single focal point. Gugu recommends keeping the art at eye level, around 57-60 inches from the floor, to ensure maximum visual impact.
Additionally, Gugu advises creating a sense of balance and symmetry when hanging art. If you have a large piece of art, you can balance it out with smaller pieces on either side. Alternatively, creating a gallery wall with a mix of artwork in different sizes and orientations can bring a dynamic and curated look to the space.
Lastly, don’t forget to consider the lighting in the room. Whether it’s natural light or strategically placed fixtures, lighting can greatly enhance the visibility and impact of your artwork. Gugu suggests experimenting with different lighting options to highlight the texture and details of the art while creating an inviting ambiance.
By carefully considering the style and space of each room, you can ensure that your art pieces harmoniously integrate into your home decor, creating a cohesive and visually pleasing environment.
Hanging Techniques and Tools
Now that you have chosen the right art and considered the space and style of your home, it’s time to learn about the various hanging techniques and tools that will ensure your art stays securely on the wall.
Gugu advises using appropriate hanging hardware, such as picture hooks, D-rings, or wire hangers, depending on the weight and size of your artwork. It’s important to select hardware that can support the weight of the art to prevent any accidents or damage to the wall.
Before hammering any nails or attaching any hooks, Gugu suggests using a level to ensure that your artwork hangs straight. This will ensure that your art is properly aligned and visually appealing. Taking the time to measure and mark the desired placement of your art will also make the hanging process smoother.
If you’re hanging multiple pieces of art in a gallery wall arrangement, Gugu recommends laying out the artwork on the floor first to visualize the arrangement. You can experiment with different compositions until you find one that you like. Once you are satisfied with the arrangement, you can transfer the measurements to the wall and start hanging the artwork accordingly.
When it comes to spacing between multiple pieces of art, Gugu advises leaving a consistent gap between each piece. This allows each artwork to stand out individually while still maintaining a cohesive look overall. You can use a ruler or a spacer tool to ensure even spacing between your art pieces.
Finally, Gugu stresses the importance of using quality tools and following manufacturer’s instructions when using hanging hardware. This ensures that your artwork is safely secured to the wall and reduces the risk of any damage or accidents in the future.
By utilizing proper hanging techniques and tools, you can confidently display your art pieces, knowing that they are securely attached and beautifully showcased in your home.
When hanging art in your home, use a level to ensure it’s straight. Consider the height at which it will be viewed and leave enough space around it for visual balance.
Placement and Arrangement
Once you have mastered the art of hanging your artwork securely, it’s time to focus on the placement and arrangement of your pieces to create a visually captivating display.
Gugu suggests considering the focal points of the room when deciding where to hang your art. If you have a fireplace, a large window, or a prominent piece of furniture, you can use these as points of reference for your art placement. By positioning your artwork near these focal points, you can draw attention and create a sense of balance in the room.
When arranging multiple pieces of art, Gugu encourages experimenting with different layouts and configurations to find what speaks to you. You can try creating symmetrical arrangements with equal spacing between each piece or opt for an asymmetrical display for a more eclectic and dynamic look. Don’t be afraid to mix and match different sizes, shapes, and orientations to create visual interest and add your personal touch.
Consider the scale of your artwork in relation to the surrounding furniture and decor. If you have a large statement piece, it may be best to give it some breathing room by placing it on a larger wall or as a standalone focal point. On the other hand, smaller pieces can be grouped together to create a cohesive gallery wall.
For an effortless and cohesive look, Gugu recommends using a common element to tie the art pieces together. It could be a similar color scheme, style, or theme that brings a sense of unity to the arrangement. This cohesive element will create a harmonious flow and make your art display visually pleasing.
Last but not least, remember that your art display is not set in stone. Gugu encourages homeowners to embrace flexibility and change things up every now and then. “Art is a reflection of your journey and personal growth,” she says. So, feel free to switch out art pieces, rearrange the display, or add new pieces to keep your home decor fresh and ever-evolving.
By taking the time to plan and arrange your art pieces thoughtfully, you can create a captivating and visually engaging display that showcases your personal style and artistic taste.
Read more: How To Hang Metal Wall Art
Showcasing Your Personal Touch
While incorporating art into your home is a great way to inject your personality and style, Gugu emphasizes the importance of adding your personal touch to truly make the artwork shine.
One way to do this is by adding complementary accessories or decor items around your art pieces. Gugu suggests incorporating items such as plants, decorative objects, or unique lighting fixtures to enhance the overall aesthetic and create a cohesive look. These additional elements can help to highlight the art and create a visually appealing vignette.
Another way to showcase your personal touch is by incorporating sentimental or meaningful pieces alongside your artwork. Gugu believes that art is not just about aesthetics, but also about telling a story. By including heirlooms, travel souvenirs, or personal photographs, you can create a more intimate and personalized art display.
Gugu also encourages experimenting with textures and finishes to add depth and visual interest to your art display. Consider incorporating different framing options, such as rustic wood frames or sleek metallic frames, to complement the artwork and enhance its overall impact.
Lastly, don’t forget to regularly clean and maintain your artwork to keep it looking its best. Gugu suggests using a soft microfiber cloth to gently remove any dust or smudges from the surface of your art pieces. This will ensure that your artwork maintains its vibrancy and beauty over time.
Remember, the art in your home should be a reflection of your unique style and personality. By adding your personal touch and infusing your own story into the art display, you can create a space that is not only visually stunning but also deeply meaningful.
Hanging art in your home is a transformative process that can bring beauty, personality, and a sense of inspiration to any space. With the expert tips shared by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, you now have the knowledge and tools to confidently hang and showcase your art with flair.
From choosing the right art to considering the space and style, every step of the process plays a crucial role in creating a visually appealing and harmonious art display. By selecting pieces that resonate with you, considering the aesthetics of each room, and utilizing proper hanging techniques and tools, you can ensure that your art is not only securely displayed but also visually impactful.
When it comes to arranging your art, Gugu encourages you to embrace your creativity and experiment with various layouts and configurations. Whether it’s creating a symmetrical display or an eclectic gallery wall, the arrangement should reflect your personal taste and style. By showcasing your personal touch through complementary accessories, sentimental items, and different textures, your art display will truly become a reflection of your unique personality.
Remember, the beauty of art lies not only in its visual appeal but also in the emotions and stories it evokes. By incorporating art into your home, you are creating a space that speaks to your soul, sparks conversation, and brings joy to your everyday life.
So, embrace the power of art, trust your instincts, and let your creativity soar as you embark on the journey of hanging art in your home. With Gugu’s expert advice and your own personal touch, your art display will become a captivating and stunning focal point that will leave a lasting impression on all who enter your home.
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A North Korean official says his country is ready for war if the United States attacks as a US aircraft carrier group heads for the region. There is speculation that Pyongyang may conduct a sixth nuclear weapons test on Saturday.
Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol told the Associated Press that North Korea changed its military strategy two years ago when reports emerged of US-South Korea “decapitation-strike” training to stress pre-emptive actions of its own.
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“We’ve got a powerful nuclear deterrent already in our hands, and we certainly will not keep our arms crossed in the face of a US pre-emptive strike,” he said. “Whatever comes from the US, we will cope with it. We are fully prepared to handle it.”
He vowed North Korea will keep building up its nuclear arsenal in “quality and quantity”.
Tensions between Pyongyang and Washington go back to the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
But the heat has been rising rapidly since US President Donald Trump took office in January.
This year’s joint war games between the US and South Korean militaries are the biggest so far.
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier has been diverted back to the waters off the Korean peninsula after heading for Australia , and US satellite imagery suggests the North could conduct another underground nuclear test at any time.
China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage”, while Japanese media have said the government in Tokyo is also discussing how to cope with a possible flood of North Korean refugees.
Trump has threatened that if China is not willing to do more to squeeze the North over its nuclear and missile programmes, the US might take matters into its own hands.
North Korea’s military chimed in on Friday saying it would “ruthlessly ravage” the United States if it chose to attack.
“Our toughest counteraction against the US and its vassal forces will be taken in such a merciless manner as not to allow the aggressors to survive,” North Korea’s official KCNA news agency quoted its military as saying in a statement.
North Korea recently tested a ballistic missile and claims it is close to perfecting an intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear warhead that could attack the US mainland.
Many analysts believe at its current pace of testing, North Korea could reach that potentially game-changing milestone within a few years – under Trump’s watch as president.
The North conducted two nuclear weapon tests last year alone. The first was of what it claims to have been a hydrogen bomb and the second was its most powerful ever.
Expectations are high that the North may put its newest missiles on display during Saturday’s massive military parade that marks the “Day of the Sun”, the 105th anniversary of the birth of state founder Kim Il-sung.
Han also did not rule out the possibility of a new nuclear bomb test in the near future.
“That is something that our headquarters decides,” he said. “At a time and at a place where the headquarters deems necessary, it will take place.”
Annual US-South Korea military exercises have consistently infuriated the North, which views them as rehearsals for an invasion. Washington and Seoul deny that.
Han said Trump’s Twitter statements have also added fuel to the flames.
Trump posted a tweet on Tuesday in which he said the North is “looking for trouble” and reiterated his call for more pressure from Beijing, North Korea’s economic lifeline, to clamp down on trade and strengthen its enforcement of UN sanctions to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearise
“Trump is always making provocations with his aggressive words,” Han said. “It’s not the DPRK but the US and Trump that makes trouble.”


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Breakfast is always a great time for my family, especially on the weekend. This is the time where we are never in too much of a rush and can enjoy the morning. In my kitchen, a warm breakfast is necessary on the weekends, and pretty much a given during the week days as well. Whether it is french toast, egg sandwiches with ham and cheese, omelets, or pancakes, something on this list is always being served.
I received a gift card to a local store several months ago, and my first instinct was to check out the kitchen area of the store. The card was only for thirty dollars, and in the kitchen area, that can be challenge. I was fortunate to browse without my kids, however they were definitely on my mind as I decided to purchase a waffle maker. My kids love waffles and with that said, it was my turn to take some of the money that I constantly spend on Eggo waffles, and make my own. The great thing is that you are able to freeze these if you make large batches and use them throughout the week!
- 3 cups of all-purpose flour
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Feel free to double up on this dry mix to store some for the future.
When you are ready to make a batter, take about 4 tbsp of melted butter, along with 2 eggs, and 1/2 cup of buttermilk to these dry ingredients. This gets your waffle batter going. The cool thing about waffles is that they are pretty versatile and you can add a handful of ingredients to make them your own. For this particular batch, I used roughly 1/4 cup of raspberry jam.
Once you have your batter ready, heat your waffle iron, add the batter, and rotate every couple of minutes. You know when the waffles are done when they are golden brown. Keep in mind that your waffle iron will also come with automatic lights that will indicate when things are ready to go as well.
Top with your favorite fruit, syrup, powdered sugar, or heck, fried chicken! Enjoy.

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Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.
Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. So He came to Simon Peter. He said to Him, “Lord, do You wash my feet?” Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter.” Peter said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.” Jesus said to him, “He who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.” For He knew the one who was betraying Him; for this reason He said, “Not all of you are clean.”
So when He had washed their feet, and taken His garments and reclined at the table again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am. If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you. ~ John 13:1-15
Today, our feet seldom get dirty. We wear shoes and socks most of the time, and even our shoes are usually shiny and clean. But in the time of Jesus, the streets weren’t paved and there was no sewer system. The people wore sandals and walked through the muddy streets, stepping in sewage and animal waste. It was typical for a host to have a servant wash his guests’ feet when they arrived because they would be filthy—and probably smelly, too. Washing of feet was a chore assigned to the lowliest of servants because it was nasty job. Yet Jesus Christ Himself, the Savior of the World, our Lord and Savior, humbled Himself to wash the feet of His disciples. And we are called to act just as humbly as He did.
Almighty God, I want to serve You, but I’m more inclined to want to do so from a clean and comfortable office than on the streets. Yet You call us to serve the lowliest of Your people in the humblest of circumstances. Give me the will and the power to do so. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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At least 52 people accused of having links to the PKK terror group were arrested in operations in five provinces of Turkey, authorities said on Friday.
In the western Izmir province, 16 suspects were apprehended by security forces on various charges.
Prosecutors said 13 of the suspects were involved in recruiting women to the terror group, while two more were wanted for social media propaganda activities.
One of the arrested suspects was found to be part of the YPG, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot.
Multiple digital materials and documents were seized in the operations.
Four more suspects were apprehended in Tarsus district in the Mediterranean province of Mersin.
Officials said the suspects were planning attacks and multiple digital materials and other devices were found in their possession.
Five more PKK suspects were arrested in simultaneous operations in different districts of the northwestern Balikesir province.
The suspects were said to have been involved in social media propaganda operations for the terrorist organization.
Multiple digital materials were seized in the raids.
In another operation in the eastern Diyarbakir province, eight suspects who were part of the youth recruitment group of PKK/KCK were arrested by security forces.
This came after prosecutors in Diyarbakir investigated the PKK/KCK’s activities in the region and issued arrest warrants for 10 suspects.
Police also seized a pistol, two magazines, five cartridges, mobile phones, flash drives, diaries, notebooks and memory cards. Hunt for the remaining two suspects is underway.
In a Van-based operation conducted simultaneously in six provinces across Turkey — Van, Istanbul, Ankara, Elazig, Mersin and Diyarbakir — 19 suspects were taken into custody by the anti-terror branch.
Multiple organizational documents were seized by the police. Operations are ongoing to arrest 10 more suspects.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the US, and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.
* Writing by Dilan Pamuk in Ankara
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After falling in love with the flavor of yuzu, Vivek and Seema decided to grow their own in New Jersey. Now, with help from their daughter Simran, the family has a full-on yuzu and citrus farm. While many of their rare fruits are available year-round, yuzu is only available August through November. Today, their business, Bhumi Growers, is one of the preferred yuzu and rare citrus vendors for top NYC restaurants like Masa and Gabriel Kreuther, and Elements in New Jersey.
This is the breakfast you want! (with crushed avocado). How to make amazing avocado toast with eggs. This is the breakfast you want! What I love about this breakfast is that it’s not only healthy and hearty, it’s delicious and quick to make (if you’re organised). The eggs are fried but kind of poached and steamed at the same time. So they remain soft and delicate like poached eggs with the flavour of fried eggs. Adding the chopped chives to the raw whites gives the eggs a great flavour and an interesting look as the chives set in the cooked whites.
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I just tried it and woww my chicken has never been this crispy. I also marinated the chicken with some fresh milk because I remembered from maangchi's dakbokkeumtang recipe, she said that milk will make the chicken more tender. We don't have a microwave so we waited for god knows how long lmao. I made my own frying powder with wheat flour and rice flour in the ratio of 1:1 with some seasoning. The sauce recipe is also so simple and tasty though it's not very spicy according to my taste. But my roommate who doesn't like spicy foods loves it though. Thank you for the lovely recipe and a very thorough step by step tutorial. My tummy is very happy right now.


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It's not, of course, what I planned for dinner. I keep them around in case of emergency, such as the kids not liking what I make for dinner (more of a regular occurrence than an emergency), or the apocalypse. I had a plan for dinner tonight; I even started preparing at 2PM so dinner could be served at 5PM. Pulled pork pizza was on the menu, complete with homemade whole wheat dough and home grown red onions. Disaster struck when I forgot to add yeast to the pizza dough. So at 4:30, when we got back from the library and discovered my omission, I had to think fast. Hence the tamales, accompanied by frozen green beans (from France via Trader Joe's), and orange slices, from Australia. It was not a local dinner, a homemade dinner, or a memorable dinner. It's nutritious value was questionable at best. It was surely less expensive and faster than the kid's emergency plan - In and Out.
I'm not a fan of canned tamales myself, or anything canned for that matter, except for sweetened condensed milk. I could open a can and lick it clean. So, for my dinner, I ate some edamame, a few bites of the pulled pork that was destined for pizza, but instead made it's way into sandwiches for George to take to work, and half a beer. I'll have the munchies tonight for sure. I see a trip to the grocery store in my near future. I'll need to stock up on some better emergency food, or I'll perish in the apocalypse for sure. Any suggestions?


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Step aside, honey jelly, because there’s a new frozen treat taking over TikTok. ICYMI, TikTokers have figured out how to freeze their honey to make a delicious jelly-like snack, and they’re getting so creative with flavors and colors. Unlike honey, which has itsown distinctiveflavor and tint, TikTok’s frozen corn syrup recipe is now reigning supreme for the opposite reason. Corn syrup is clear and less flavorful, makingit the ultimate ingredient for the frozen treat of your dreams.
The frozen corn syrup is made similarly to the frozenhoney jelly. All you need to do is find a plastic bottle that you can squeeze, and pour your corn syrup inside it. Place it in your freezer upside down for as many hours as it takes to harden. The corn syrup won’t freeze all the way, instead, becoming a clearjelly-like substance with a sweet flavor. Just like with the honey jelly, you can enjoy your frozen corn syrup straight from the bottle by squeezing it out.
The fun comes from what you mix in with your corn syrup. Add in ingredients like food coloring and different candies to give it a ‘Gram-worthy look and delicious flavor. The finished product is up to you, because you can really add whatever you’d like to your corn syrup. If you’re not sure where to start, though, you can always try these eight frozen corn syrup recipes from TikTok.


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Civil society groups say India wilted under pressure from the US and agreed to accept conditions that were not part of G-33 proposal
The World Trade Organization (WTO) reached its first ever trade reform deal today after it buckled to the demand on food security that allows developing nations to stockpile grains for food security purposes.
The deal was struck with approval from about 160 ministers after Cuba, that had consistently been demanding the United States lift its economic embargo on the Caribbean island as part of the Bali agreement, did not veto the package of measures. This is the first significant global trade reform in more than two decades and comes at a time when the WTO seemed to have been losing relevance after a series of failures. India's demand for immunity from penalties for its food security programme has been addressed in the latest ministerial draft agreement. Members have agreed allow the G-33 nations—a coalition of developing countries—to put in place an “interim mechanism” till a final solution is found with regard to public stock holding for food security purposes.
According to the latest ministerial draft agreement, “members shall refrain from challenging through the WTO dispute settlement mechanism ...of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) in relation to support provided for traditional staple food crops in pursuance of public stock holding programme for food security purposes."
India had taken a rigid stand that there could be no compromise on its food security programme to protect two-thirds of its population by giving subsidised grains. Developed countries such as the US and the EU had been asking India to accept a “peace clause”, which offered four years of immunity from penalties imposed for breaching the farm subsidy cap of 10 per cent under the AoA. But India and other developing nations wanted the peace clause until a permanent solution is found on the matter for smooth implementation of the food security programme. The final deal is seen as a major development on the farm sector since 1995.
WTO director general Roberto Azevedo had a crucial meeting with the three key players—India's commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma, US trade representative Michael Froman and Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan. Azevedo also held a 90-minute separate meeting with Sharma to end the stand-off following the tough stand taken by India.
The deal would help the UPA government roll out its flagship National Food Security Act (NFSA), passed in September, which would otherwise have been severely constrained by current WTO rules that impose stiff conditions on agriculture subsidies. NFSA, launched in September, is the world’s biggest subsidized foodgrain programme, covering 67 per cent of the country’s population. The agreement was preceded by four days of intensive negotiations on the proposal pressing for flexibility for developing countries in agriculture—on food stockholding for food security—that was submitted in November 2012.
However, civil society groups claim that India has wilted under pressure from the US and agreed to accept conditions that were not part of the G-33 proposal.
Areas of ambiguity
According to Anuradha Talwar, adviser to the Supreme Court commissioners in right to food case, India's commerce minister had unambiguously stated that the "peace clause" should be in place till such time that a permanent solution is found. The word "interim" that he had used is in the text, but what is being described by the WTO secretariat as "constructive ambiguity", the US position that it should be only for four years also finds its place in the text by adding, "for adoption by the 11th ministerial conference". There is a WTO ministerial once every two years and Bali was the 9th ministerial.
However, some experts are interpreting it as being in India's favour since "interim" can be interpreted as holding on till a permanent settlement is found irrespective of the reference to the 11th ministerial.
While India in G-33 draft had demanded that no member country can drag a member state to the dispute settlement mechanism, till a permanent settlement is found under AoA and the Agreement on Subsisdies and Countervailing Measure (ASCM), only the AoA is mentioned in Para 2 of the draft. This means that member states can still drag India to the dispute settlement process under ASCM. The language has also been whittled down and instead of "shall not" replaced with "shall refrain from", which means this guarantee is not secure even under the AoA, Talwar explains.
Restrictions on MSP
Biraj Patnaik, principal adviser to the Supreme Court commissioners in the right to food case, says that most disturbingly, this agreement is only, "in pursuance of public stockholding programmes for food security purposes existing as of date". This implies that minimum support price (MSP) mechanism (price at which government procures foodgrains from farmers to support them) cannot be introduced for crops other than those already provided for. The quantity of foodgrains procured under the MSP cannot be increased beyond the procurement as of date which would threaten NFSA in the near future. He also says that pulses, cooking oil and other foods (other than rice, wheat or millets specified in the NFSA) can no longer be introduced in the PDS either by the Government of India or the state governments if they are not being provided now. Governments cannot increase the entitlements of foodgrains guaranteed under the NFSA which has been notified. For instance, Chhattisgarh, among other states, provides 35 kg per households but no other state which is now providing 20 kg or 25 kg can increase the quantity to 35 kg.
This may also be interpreted to mean that Government of India or the state governments cannot increase the price of the MSP from beyond what has been specified now for the next four years. India will now be subject to onerous data requirements that have been made mandatory in the agreed text. This was there in the US/ EU text but not in the G-33 proposal which means that India has accepted to provide details of all holdings in procurement by both states and Government of India.
'India's credibility eroded'
Para (4) of the draft, Patnaik claims, is one of the most problematic proposition for India, which has made its way from the US/ EU draft, "shall ensure that stocks procured under such programmes do not distort trade or adversely affect the food security of other members". Talwar and Patnaik who are in Nua Dua, Bali, say that the African Group, many members of the G-33 and LAC are very upset with India. Sharma had taken a strident note till last night, and raised the hopes of most developing countries that India would not buckle to pressure from the US and the EU. Today his credibility and that of India is severely eroded, they claim.
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She came here when the world became too much for her.
It was private, this place, private because nobody knew how much it meant to her. She liked to be here in the evening, to sit here on this bench in this corner of the park and to watch other people’s lives unfold before her.
There was a little girl – about five years old – who came here with a middle-aged woman who was always dressed in a kimono and always had her hair up in a bun. She imagined her to be the girl’s mother… who else could she be? She imagined her to be really good at cooking – she’d make miso soup and rice for breakfast, and Western eggs and sausages on weekends. She’d talk a lot – the generous mouth was made for talking, she was sure – and she’d say things like, “Darling, don’t forget your bento box,” or “Honey, your socks are on backwards.” And when she laughed, her eyes would turn into slits and disappear beneath folds of skin.
The bench directly across the park from her was always occupied by the same young couple at this time of the day. They were attired in the uniforms of high school kids, and they had eyes only for each other.
And then there were those faces she would see, not all the time she was here, but occasionally… An old man walking slowly among the flowers, leaning heavily on his cane. He was here only when the weather was good. A little boy sitting primly on the bench next to hers, while two men in dark suits watched over him. They looked like refugees from a yakuza movie, she thought, complete with attitude and sunglasses. And then there was Minami-san, who came here with his little shaggy terrier, and who looked like one of her favorite bishonen pop idols, cool haircut and eyes you could drown in. She knew his name was Minami-san because she’d heard a girl calling him that, a girl who, it turned out, was his girlfriend. How easily a child’s heart can break, she had thought as she watched the two of them embrace.
Today she noticed that the bench across from hers was empty. Above, the clouds hung low and heavy, and she reached up her arms, but they were too far away. Maybe they’d gone to catch a movie, she thought, thinking of the high school couple.
She heard a soft little whimper beside her, and turned to look at the boy who was sitting hunched over on the bench. The two yakuza wannabes were nowhere to be seen. The boy was rocking himself to and fro as if he was in pain. She slipped from her bench and went to his. “Are you okay?” she asked him.
He lifted his head to look at her, and she saw that his eyes were the color of the sky. “It – hurts,” he whispered, “It hurts so much.”
She saw that he had one arm draped across his stomach. “Does your tummy hurt? Did you eat something bad? I get horrible tummy aches whenever I eat too much ice cream. Let neesan see.” She reached for his arm, but he flinched away from her. “It’s okay, let neesan take a look.”
“What the hell do you think you’re doing?”
She jumped at the voice and looked up. The two yakuza guys were back and they were glaring at her, though she couldn’t really tell beneath their shades. She scrambled to her feet, telling her heart to stop pounding so loudly. “N-Nothing… I was just s-seeing if I c-could help.” Stop stuttering! She chided herself. Okaasan would hide her face in shame if she saw you now.
“It’s none of your business-“ the first guy started, but his companion put a hand on his arm.
“We appreciate your concern, miss, but we’ll take care of the young master now.” He bowed politely to her and she bowed back. She walked away, but couldn’t help turning back.
“Give him some hot tea to drink. That has always helped me,” she called anxiously.
The second guy nodded, and even smiled a little. But the first guy was scowling very fiercely, so she took to her heels and ran all the way home.
Everyone was seated around the table, waiting for her to start dinner. She ducked her head against the reproving looks and frowns, and ran to her room to wash up. When she came back, they were still waiting. She sat down at her place and mumbled apologies for being late.
“Chizuru,” Okaasan began, “Please tell me what is the eighth rule that I have taught you.”
She bowed her head further, wishing she could melt into the tatami mats. “Punctuality, Okaasan,” she murmured.
There was a short, laden silence. “Very good.” Okaasan looked at her. “Why are you not eating?”
Chizuru picked up her chopsticks and scooped rice into her mouth. She tried to chew, but the rice was heavy and tasteless, like stone.
The next day she went to the park again, hoping to find out if the little boy had recovered from his stomachache. He wasn’t there. The couple hadn’t come back either, and the girl and her perfect mother were nowhere to be seen. Chizuru felt very lonely.
And after that she couldn’t go for two days, because her tutor insisted on extra lessons to make up for the ones she missed when she had had a mild flu. She sat in the study – large and dark and gloomy – and looked at the slate-blue sky through the window as Kobayashi-sensei talked to the dust and the shadows about a great warrior who had been ordered by the Mikado to commit seppuku.
“Taki Zenzaburo, who gave the order to fire upon the foreign settlement at Hiogo in the month of February, 1868, was commanded by the Mikado to take his own life in the ritual of seppuku. The ritual took place at thirty minutes to eleven at night in the temple of Seifukukji…”
It rained in the evening but Chizuru took out her umbrella and walked the half-mile to the park, bracing herself against the wind and trying not to step into puddles. The park was empty when she reached there, and she felt very foolish to have come at all, no doubt anyone who saw her would think her insane and call the police. What would her mother think then? She became very frightened at that thought, and prepared to leave, when she realized that she was not alone after all.
The boy was there, the one who had the tummy ache, he was sitting on his usual bench with his feet dangling above the ground. The two men in dark suits were not around, and he was getting thoroughly drenched as he had no umbrella. Chizuru was very surprised, and she hurried over and crouched down in front of him, sheltering both of them from the pelting rain.
“Hello,” she said. “What are you doing here in the rain? You shouldn’t be out in a heavy rain like this, you could get sick.”
He made no reply. In fact, she wasn’t even sure he had heard her. “Where do you live?” she asked him, tugging on his arm. “Come on, I’ll take you home.”
At that, he looked up and his eyes were wide and he said, “No.”
“No?” She was puzzled for a moment, but then a realization came to her, and she knew why he was out here, all alone in the rain. She knew because she had often wanted to do the same thing herself. “You ran away, didn’t you? From home, from your okaasan and otousan.”
He mumbled something, and she had to lean closer to hear him. “Kaasan is dead.”
Her brow creased in dismay. “I’m sorry,” she said gently. After a while, she went on, “Well, we can’t stay here like this. Would you like to come home with me?”
He looked up, not at her, but at the gray sky. The rain ran in rivulets down his face and plastered his hair to his skull. “I want to stay here,” he said.
“You can’t,” she said, not unkindly, and stood up, pulling at his arm. After a while, he let her pull him to his feet and lead him away. As they walked, she noticed he was limping a little. “What’s wrong with your leg?”
“I sprained my ankle,” he replied after a moment, with the full sincerity of a child when lying.
Mariko the maid was waiting for her when she got home. “Young miss, you shouldn’t have gone out like this…” Her voice trailed off as she took in the sight of the wet and bedraggled boy whose hand was clasped in Chizuru’s. “Who…?”
“This is my friend and I’m bringing him to my room,” Chizuru said, more firmly than she felt. She tightened her hand on his, and marched to her room, dragging him behind her. Once there, she closed the door and leaned against it, letting out the breath she didn’t know she had been holding. She turned to the boy, who was quietly dripping all over her floor. “Sit for a while. I’ll go draw a hot bath.”
She was in the bathroom running a towel briskly through her long black hair when she heard the door to her room being opened, and she dropped the towel and ran out. She skidded to a stop as she took in the scene before her. Her okaasan, tall and regal and forbidding as always, was staring at the boy, who was still standing where Chizuru had left him, a puddle of rainwater collecting at his feet.
Chizuru quickly went to his side. “Okaasan…”
Okaasan turned her cold gaze on her. “What is the meaning of this, Chizuru?”
“Okaasan, I can explain…” But with her dark eyes watching her steadily, she found herself suddenly without coherent thought. “I… he was in the park… and it was raining… I…”
“What have I told you about bringing strangers home?”
“Okaasan, you wouldn’t even let me bring friends home!” It was a short-lived outburst, and she bowed her head immediately after, ashamed and frightened.
“So now you go directly against my wishes and bring home a – a vagabond child you hardly know!” Chizuru could feel her eyes on her, and thought suddenly of Medusa, who with one look could turn everything into stone. Okaasan’s gaze slowly transferred to the boy, and Chizuru felt inordinately relieved. “What is your name?” she asked him, still in the same cold tone, the voice that was always to be followed, never questioned.
He said nothing. Okaasan’s eyes darkened. Chizuru placed a hand on his shoulder. His clothes were soaked through. She could feel him shivering violently, whether it was from cold or fear she didn’t know.
“Is he deaf and mute?” Okaasan directed the question at her, more sarcasm than question.
Before she could answer, he almost doubled over, his hand over his mouth. He ran past them to the bathroom, where sounds of retching could be heard. Chizuru made to follow, but a command from her mother made her freeze. “Stay where you are!”
Chizuru chanced a glance at her. Never had she looked so angry. It was as if, in moving without permission, Chizuru had incited more of her ire than bringing the boy home in the first place.
“I will have words with you later.” It was a dire promise, and she felt a cold feeling settle in the pit of her stomach.
Okaasan strode to the bathroom and entered. Chizuru strained to hear any words being said, but there were only the horrible retching sounds. She sympathized deeply. After a while, there was silence, and then the toilet was flushed and the tap turned on.
Okaasan came out, and Chizuru was surprised to see the little boy cradled in her arms. “He has a high fever,” Okaasan pronounced, walking to the bed and placing him on it. “Bring me a basin with warm water and a cloth.”
Chizuru rushed to obey, glad that somebody else was here to take charge. She watched anxiously as Okaasan wiped the boy’s face with the wet cloth, gently brushing his sunset hair from his forehead. He seemed to be either sleeping or unconscious. She lifted his arms and removed his shirt, and Chizuru’s hand flew to her lips, unsuccessfully stifling a gasp.
His thin body was covered with bruises, fresh purple and healing yellow, oozing cuts and scabbed over, and red, angry welts. Chizuru felt as if she was going to be sick. “Okaasan…” she whispered, her hand a fist against her mouth.
Her Okaasan muttered something under her breath, it sounded like a curse but Chizuru wasn’t sure. But she went on bathing him with the cloth, her movements even gentler than before, though there was a frown on her brow. She dressed him in one of Chizuru’s yukata’s, very much oversized, but it would have to do.
“Watch him,” she said, getting to her feet gracefully, “I’ll ask Ikegami-sensei to see to his fever.”
Chizuru sat down on the edge of the bed and watched her walk to the door. She wanted to call out to her, to apologize again, perhaps, or to say thank you, but the words got stuck in her throat and Okaasan was out of the room, the door closing softly behind her.
She looked down at his sleeping face and tried not to think of what she had seen.
As she was waiting for Ikegami-sensei to arrive, the power went out and the room was plunged into darkness. She gave a little jump as it happened, but was proud of herself for not screaming. She searched for matches and oil lamps, and soon had the room lighted in flickering yellow. Outside the rain had become a storm.
Ikegami-sensei finally came, shuffling and muttering softly to himself. With his white hair and faded yukata, he looked like a ghost. He drifted nearer, an oil lamp in his left hand, until he was looming directly over the bed. He bowed to Chizuru, and she returned it, wondering if her hand would go through him if she tried to touch him.
He prescribed some unintelligible-sounding medicine, and shuffled off again, muttering something about someone bringing the medicine later. She hoped it wasn’t the foul-tasting kind he always gave her when she was sick.
Outside, the storm shook the trees and rattled the windows.
Some time later, she awoke with a start and realized that she had dozed off. A sound was coming from the boy. She leaned over him. He was crying, but there were no tears. Dry, choked sobs came out of him, as if torn from his throat. “Hush,” she whispered, stroking his face, “Hush, it’s okay. It’s okay.”
His eyes flew open and he stared at the ceiling, breathing heavily. “Otousan,” he moaned, his eyelids flickering close. She put an arm awkwardly around him and stroked his hair gently with her other hand.
How easily a child’s heart can break, she thought, as they both descended into dreams.
There was a story she heard once, when she was a child. She had forgotten who had told it to her, but it went like this. Once, a girl and a guy were in love. They were so in love it was impossible to separate them. But the guy's kaasan, who wasn't really his kaasan but a woman his tousan married after his real kaasan died, anyway, this guy's step-kaasan, she was jealous of the love between them, for some reason. And so she, who was actually a witch, turned the girl into a statue of glass and drowned her in the Lake of Reflecting Stillness. The guy was heartbroken when he found out, and what he did was, he spent his time trying to empty the water of the lake into a hole he dug in the ground. It was said that he kept on that task to this day.
Kobayashi-sensei had not finished with the samurai's tale yet.
She sneaked a glance at the red-haired boy sitting beside her. He was listening with rapt attention to Kobayashi-sensei, a look of awe in his eyes. His legs dangled from the chair.
She sighed and looked out the window. Clouds hung low and heavy, moving ponderously across the heavens. A sudden gust of chilly wind swung the window backwards and shuffled the papers on the desk.
"Slowly, and with great dignity, the condemned man ascended the raised platform and prostrated himself before the altar, with the kaishaku on his left. An attendant approached, bearing the wakizashi..."
Looking at the sky only reminded her of the boy's eyes. She turned back to the room and stifled a yawn. She stole another glance at the boy. She had woken up this morning to find a pair of slate-gray eyes staring at her. Eyes you could drown in, she had thought, and she had said, voice heavy wth sleep, "Hi." Ikegami-sensei had came then, bleary-eyed and snowy hair like a jungle on his head, and he'd confirmed that his fever had receded a little but he wasn't well yet.
He doesn't look like someone having a fever, she thought. If he'd been any paler, she would have had to check his pulse.
She was blatantly staring at him so she knew the moment his eyes widened and his left hand went to clutch at his side. She leaned over him in concern. "Are you okay?" He didn't respond, and she reached out a hand to touch him. Something flickered in his hand and went crawling up his arm, but it was gone so quickly she thought she had imagined it.
What was that? she thought, bewildered and a little scared. She didn't know what to do, so she repeated her question, "Are you okay?" After a moment, he nodded and let his arm fall back to his side.
"Arigato." She had to lean in close to hear him.
Kobayashi-sensei was still peacefully wrapped within the folds of his story.
"Bowing, the man allowed his upper garments to slip down to his girdle. Carefully, according to custom, he tucked his sleeves under his knees to prevent himself from falling backwards. Then, slowly, he reached out for the knife, and seemed to regard it almost affectionately for a moment. And then, stabbing himself deeply below the waist on the left-hand side, he drew the knife slowly to the right side, and, turning it in the wound, gave a slight cut upwards."
She had time to herself in the evening and spent it in the garden making paper cranes with the boy watching her solemnly.
"Do you want me to teach you?" she asked him. "Watch." She gave him a piece of paper and started to fold the one in her hand as if following invisible origami lines. He stared at the complicated movements of her fingers for a moment, then bent his head to his paper and tried to mimic her.
"Ta-da!" she exclaimed, setting her crane on the ground with a flourish. She took a look at his. The neck was a bit too long and one wing was shorter than the other. She set it in the middle of a group of cranes, but it still stood out.
"Young miss!" Mariko appeared, looking a little flustered. "It's time for dinner."
After dinner she was sent up to her room early, a sign that there would be guests visiting. Okaasan never liked her to be around when there were guests, except the one time when Mariko had dressed her in her best kimono and had led her to Okaasan's study, where a middle-aged man and a boy stood waiting.
The man, who had laughing eyes, knelt before her and held out a hand. "What's your name, little princess?"
She took his hand, which dwarfed hers immediately. "Chizuru, Ojisan."
And Okaasan had said, with a sigh, "My daughter, Kusanagi-san, has no manners."
Strangely, the memory didn't embarrass her as it always did. It's faded now, actually, she thought, as she climbed into bed. Besides, he did laugh and say it was all right.
She lay in bed with the blanket up to her chin and listened to the wind. Footsteps sounded in the passage outside her room, hurried and accompanied by hushed voices. She heard her name being mentioned.
Sitting up, she looked silently at the door. After a few moments of hesitation, she slipped out of bed and padded across the room, opening the door and sticking her head out. The passage was silent and empty. She walked quickly to the stairwell before she could change her mind, and crouched on the first step.
"Far be it for me to interfere in the household matters of your master..." Okaasan's voice floated up to her.
"Indeed." A man's voice, rough and cold.
"But you understand that I could just as well have gone to the police. Perhaps I still may."
"This is no matter for the police."
"Isn't it? It was merely out of courtesy and respect for our long-standing ties that I contacted your master and not them."
"And my master appreciates it." The voice had turned less cold, more ingratiating. "Believe me, he does value your friendship, Kagura-san..."
"Young miss, what on earth are you doing!"
Chizuru jumped and whirled around, landing on her rear end on the floor. Mariko stood over her, eyes wide in incredulity. "Hush, Mariko," Chizuru hissed, "Do you want Okaasan to hear us?"
"You should be in bed!"
"I'm going, I'm going." She stood up, dusted herself off, and marched to her room, head held high. Once inside, however, she sagged against the door and let out the breath she was holding. She slipped back into bed and stared at the ceiling. She found herself thinking about the boy, who had been moved to the room next to hers. After a while, she fell asleep.
She woke later in the night to the sound of trees lashing against her windowpane. The storm howled outside, and she lay in bed, staring at the shadows dancing madly, silhouettes against the window. For a moment, she wished her Okaasan were here, to hold her and tuck her in and tell her everything was all right, the storm was just a storm and it wasn't out to get her. But the wish lasted only a moment before fading away.
She wondered if the boy was all right, if he was as terrified of the storm as she was. She went to the door, opened it and went out into the silent passageway. The door to the boy's room was unlocked. She slipped in quietly and closed it behind her.
She hurried over to the bed. The boy was trashing about, arms flailing. She put her hands on his arms, stilling him. "Wake up," she said, raising her voice above the wind, "Wake up!"
His eyes snapped open. They stared, unseeing, at her. "It's just a nightmare," she soothed, stroking his sweat-sticky hair from his face. "Just a nightmare."
He stared at her, uncomprehending, and suddenly his face crumpled. Great sobs rose from his throat and tears seeped out from squeezed-shut eyelids. "What's wrong?" she asked, concerned. "It's okay, it was just a nightmare. It's okay..."
He fell into her arms and sobbed, one hand clutching at her yukata. "Neesan," voice muffled against her shoulder, "Something in my chest hurts... make it go away, please... Neesan..."
"What is it? What's wrong?"
Sudden heat emitting from his body startled her. She pushed herself away from him, feeling her skin and clothes singed. "What-"
Something crackled in the palms of his hands. She could see it clearly this time. He threw back his head and screamed. The thing in his hands went crawling up both his arms, twining around them, crackling with energy. Purple fire, she thought, in disbelief, that was purple fire!
She propelled herself away from him, away from the bed. Purple flames licked at his body, curled around him like writhing snakes. Tongues of fire spread to the bedsheets, streaked away from him to spread to the curtains, to the carpets, and to the wooden furniture. And he screamed and screamed as if in agony too excruciating to bear.
"Okaasan!" Chizuru found herself shrieking at the top of her voice, "OKAASAN!"
The door swung open with a crash. Dimly she heard footsteps approaching, heard voices exclaiming in shock. "My God," someone was saying, over and over again. Someone grabbed her and pulled her away. She resisted a little and looked up into the face of her okaasan. "You have to help him," she stammered, tears streaming down her face, "You have to help him, please, Kaasan, he's in pain, help him..."
She was passed on to someone else, Mariko, she remembered afterwards, and taken out of the room. Shaking, teeth chattering, she was carried down to okaasan's study, where she was bundled in warm blankets and a cup of hot milk was pushed into her hands.
The combination of the stress and the hot milk was making her drowsy as she sat in one of okaasan's huge armchairs, but she tried to ask Mariko, she tried to say something about the boy. But Mariko merely rubbed her head and said, "Go to sleep, young miss. Everything's all right."
She didn't want to fall asleep, but she did.
To be continued
1. Kobayashi-sensei could well have been reading from Tales of Old Japan by A.B. Mitford, published by Macmillan, 1871, though what he was doing with a gaijin book would remain a mystery known only to himself.
2. Okaasan and otousan means mother
and father respectively.


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What is considered an anxiety attack?
An anxiety attack usually involves a fear of some specific occurrence or problem that could happen. Symptoms include worry, restlessness, and possibly physical symptoms, such as changes in heart rate. Anxiety is different from a panic attack, but it can occur as part of an anxiety or panic disorder.
How do I give my anxiety to God?
Give Your Worries to God for Real Peace Reminder, the steps outlined in Philippians 4:6 are Pray, Petition and Be Thankful. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
What triggers anxiety attacks?
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Does prayer reduce anxiety?
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Does God speak through anxiety?
When we are worried, stressed or fearful, we can pray to God and ask him to help us know what we are to do. … God doesn’t use fear tactics, though he can sometimes be very direct in answers. When God speaks, we will feel it in our hearts and minds. He speaks in terms of peace, not anxiety.
Can you beat anxiety without medication?
Non-medication treatments of anxiety In addition to natural supplements biofeedback, yoga and other mind-body approaches, acupuncture, massage, music, relaxation, and micro-current electrical stimulation often reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety.
What is a good scripture for anxiety?
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” “When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
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