VALENTINE'S DAY

Hello Everybody,

Happy Valentine's Day. Yes February is the month of love and it is just so pleasant to share love and happiness. We should do this everyday.

Valentine's Day and the Mystery Surrounding the Saints

The mystery surrounding the Saints of Valentine's Day, also known the Feast of Saint Valentine, and is celebrated on February 14 each year. It is observed in most countries all over the world, and remains a working day in most countries.

That is the opening paragraph for the a article I wrote for the Guardian LV about the Valentine's Day mystery.

Here is the link for the article, read and enjoy!

Valentine's Day Article - Guardian LV Link

There are two You Tube videos linked to the article and I will share the links with you.

Video One

Song by - Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist.


These people are so talented, Gloria did an outstanding work on the video and of course who can resist the voice of the brilliant performer - Leonard Cohen.

Video Two


Armik (born Armik Dashchi) is an Iranian-Armenian flamenco guitarist and composer.

The music is so beautiful, I am sure you will enjoy.
If you want to know more details about Armik, here is the link to his website.

Armik website Link

Here is a poem for you to read, a friend sent this to me and it is really beautiful. The Author: Dawn of the Hummingbird

YOUR WORDS.

Your soft sweet words
They brighten up my soul and give life
They shine in my eyes
And my lips they motivate

United in distance
At a point that converges
This is the life that germinates
While the friendship grows

Friendship is beautiful

It is flower which gives its fragrance
You give me without reservation
No matter how far

Thank you my beloved friend
you are God's blessing
You have given life to my life
With the fire of your love.

All the best to you and Happy Valentine's Day, dont stop spreading the light and the love.
Your friend
Laura

The Anglurian Story Update

Hello Everybody,

I have a Face Book page for my book "The Anglurian Story" and would love you to take a peek and like the page.
I often post updates and of course some outstanding, beautiful pictures.

Here is the link:

The Anglurian Story - Face Book Page



I love that one, so free.............



Beautiful and colorful!

Serenity!

I have completed chapter nine of the third book in the series, and must admit that I have not achieved what I wanted to. I intended to complete this novel before the end of February but am far from that goal.
The good news of course is that I will have lots more time from March to concentrate and write. I cannot wait!
In between writing this book, I have written many articles for the Guardian Liberty Voice. I have focused mostly on the South African political scene and the Boeremag. There are a few more updates regarding this intriguing story.
With Valentine's Day around the corner, I am concentrating on doing an article for the Guardian LV and of course a blog. While gathering information for this article, I found some amazing YouTube videos and will post links.

Here is a link to a YouTube video, its a musical and entertaining, hope you enjoy!

You Tube Video


Have a great week, all the best.
Your friend,
Laura

Elections 2014 – The fear card comes out again!

Hello everybody,


2014 South African election planning is well under way. The ruling and opposition paries are rallying for support and votes with all sorts of different promises. It’s a great time to see if they can muster up enough votes to oust the ANC.

THIS ARTICLE IS MY OPINION

The beginning of another campaign for the South African political parties began in earnest this month with the elections 2014. The heavy weights within the ANC political party pulled out the fear card again, and it is not surprising to the majority of people.
South Africa voted for a democratic change almost 20 years ago. The ANC won more than two thirds of the votes at that time, giving them untold power, and the majority of people expected a smooth integration of democracy and a dramatic change to their living conditions. What happened? Not much, the only freedom was full integration of all races permitted to use all the public facilities. The influx of foreigners, the escalation of crime and the rise of squatter camps around the country, began in earnest on that incredible freedom day 27 April 1994.
Corruption was not lagging behind and so the consequence of political members' wealth accumulated steadily. Laws changed for the benefit of the ruling party, not the people of South Africa. Unions backed the ruling party for their own benefit, not that of the people. The ANC is visibly an imperialist organization, which will cling to the power they have, at any cost.
Is South Africa becoming another Zimbabwe? The ANC will use the fear card and whatever means they have in order to maintain their power, but their decline in power is evident. I to would fear the new emerging political party Agang, directed by the feisty Mamphela Ramphele, and the steady growth of support for the opposition party, the Democratic Alliance officiated by Helen Zille, who over the past years has made a tremendous impact on this nation by showing them true democracy. (The on / off combination of these two parties could damage their reputation. Much to the delight of the ANC).The relatively new Ecomonic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party headed by Julius Malema will take a portion of the votes, but will definitely not win. Who wants to live under a socialist government?
The ANC, in all probability will retain their power in the next election, but a marked reduction in their support system will give the opposition parties to move forward into a true democracy. The younger generation, the educated generation, which they deserved, will take the voting toward a more realistic democratic society. The criminal prisoners will vote for the ANC and why not, prison has exceptionally benefits. The immigrants will vote for the ANC simply because they have many opportunities to exhort their corruption. The rural people, who, unfortunately, have not had the opportunity of education and development, will support the ANC, after all, it is that time of the year, when gifts are plenty, and promises are empty.

Your friend,
Laura

Boeremag trial

Hello Everybody,

The first article dealt with the underlying facts of the length of the trial.

The Boeremag: The Phantom Threat to South Africa

In South Africa, the Boeremag, is a phantom threat that conjures up images of a terror group ready to kill black people on a massive scale. However, the reality is quite different.

The Boeremag is a paper tiger being used by people as a local bogeyman type threat. The so called Afrikaners could not stand together at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Police generals could not abandon their juniors fast enough whilst trying to claim that they knew nothing.
The most expensive trial in the history of the RSA was the Boeremag trial. Several imbeciles were found guilty of trying to overthrow the government of the day as well as killing black people due to indiscriminate bombing. However, in this trial, evidence came to light that this group was trained by the local police and that the explosives used was supplied by the same police. The Afrikaans speaking judge did not see this discrepancy; an entire police operation which killed black people and assisted by white policemen.
In any other country, this issue would have been picked up on immediately. Not in South Africa.

Link to read the entire article

The 2nd article, published on Friday this week is a continuation of the above article.

The Boeremag a Phantom Threat to South Africa Continued

The Boeremag history and litigation have received extensive media coverage and this phantom threat to South Africa continues to unravel untold truths. The Boeremag trial is one of the longest trials in the history of South Africa. Nine years of grueling testimony ended with harsh sentences given to the accused twenty men. This case clearly shows the failing democracy of the country and points to one-sided domination.
The Afrikaner people of South Africa have played a pivotal role in building a suitable structure and foundation for a solid country. This minority group is certainly not without faults and to create a blame game would show the pettiness of the failing democracy.

Link to read the entire article

This morning the 3rd article in the series was published.

The Boeremag and the South African Security Services

Are there sufficient indications to attest that the Boeremag and the South African Security Services (SASS) are tangled together in corruption? It would seem to appear that the SASS is a threat to democracy and that evidence presented has been ignored or it could have blatantly been used in a misleading manner.
How can any country have a democracy with these types of people not protecting the rights of innocent civilians but actually abusing them and stealing from them?
The South African Police Services (SAPS) has a division called Crime Intelligence (CI). This unit has been most often in the news and for all the wrong reasons. The CI’s biggest moment of victory had been when they succeeded in having the government believe that there exists a right wing organization called the Boeremag. They had established an audacious plan into action which commenced as early as 1992. The members of CI planned to build a future for them in the new South Africa under the African National Congress (ANC) regime. The planning was to create an alleged right wing movement group, called the Boeremag. The ANC led government clearly fears exactly such a monstrosity, irrespective as whether it exists or not. The officers in this unit would also create an atmosphere in which these allegations would be espoused and create a climate for action against anybody so labeled.

Link to read the entire article

It is a fascinating part of history and I must admit that the more I learn about this story, the more intrigued I become.

All the best,
Your friend,
Laura

SMOKING and your little Nicotine Monster

Hello everybody,

Smoking I see is a trending topic, well here are some articles I published last year. I am sharing article 1 with you and leaving a link to Part 2. Hope you enjoy!

Your Nicotine Monster Deal With Him and Quit Smoking – Part 1

Smoking was a socially accepted norm around the world during the 1980s, and advertising different brands of cigarettes made a lot of money for the marketing companies. Cigarette sales soared, and there was no stigma attached to a smoking person.

People could smoke their favorite brand of cigarettes in theaters, airplanes, in shopping malls and restaurants. There were no banned places, it was a free pastime for many people, who never understood the addiction and the damage smoking could cause.

Over the years, governments have allowed research to investigate the positive and negative effects of smoking, and through the years, some disturbing statistics were discovered. This led to the banning of cigarette advertising and year after year, stricter controls were implemented. Smoking in public places became a no-go for the puffers and soon it has become difficult to light up anywhere. Smoking has been banned in restaurants, airplanes, malls and other places. Some cities have implemented a non-smoking policy and this has caused millions of people to give up the habit.

There are plenty of methods claimed to work and help you quit smoking. As people begin to realize that it is now socially unacceptable to smoke, they try to eliminate the unhealthy addiction and give up smoking, often spending large amounts of money on systems that do not work. There are chewing gums, patches, electronic cigarettes, tables and other methods all tried by individuals and indeed some have succeeded.

Now there is a method that will cost you nothing but perseverance. Follow the recommendations and remember the most basic requirement is why you are giving up smoking. Do not stop smoking if you are doing it for your family, your work, your friends, you will not succeed. Quit smoking because you want to, that is the beginning of becoming a non-smoker.

It’s truth time and the first step towards successfully quitting is to identify the physical addiction and mental dependency of smoking. We will deal with the physical withdrawal first. Nicotine is a drug and a smoker is addicted to this substance- realize that and then we can start the process of elimination of the drug from the body.

Imagine deep down in your belly you have a little nicotine monster, he is ugly, all green and hairy, perhaps with sticky hands and a nasty mouth. Imagine this nicotine monster dwelling inside of your stomach and he only survives from the inhalation of cigarette smoke. Now you have your monster and you have your packs of cigarettes and your lighter. Throw the cigarettes and lighter away; because you do not want them anymore and do not deceive yourself by keeping a pack hidden away. Get rid of all the cigarettes, lighters and matches. Do it now. Wonderful, you have taken your first step to becoming a non-smoker!

Did you see your nicotine monster slump over and cry out to you not to do that? Well you have just started the elimination process of the nicotine monster. Within the next hour or so, your little monster will jump up and down and call out to you to light up, well don’t, tell him that you are quitting, and that is the end of the story. Yes, the withdrawal symptoms he will create are real; you will feel jittery and even aggressive and wonder why you did this. Remember your only cost is perseverance. Get up, take a short walk, have a glass of water, and if you still feel flustered suck on a straw. The feeling will soon pass. If you start to crave food, then have something to eat, but keep it healthy. You do not want to gain too much weight.

Now continue to be strong, it’s only day one. Keep telling your little nicotine monster that you are not lighting up. Watch him slither in pain, crying out to you, begging you to give him some nicotine. Do not succumb to him; you have to be in charge of your body. Over the next few days, it gets better, and after the fourth day you will see your nicotine monster die, he cannot survive your perseverance. Well done, you have succeeded to eliminate the nicotine from your body. Now you have to deal with the mental habit of not smoking.

That is part one, now go and read the ending in part 2.

Here is the link to Part 2

Your Nicotine Monster: Deal with Him and Quit Smoking – Part 2


All the best,
Laura