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SANDSIRKELS EN KLIPKRINGE

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Die inkomende gety spoel oor die lyne wat die kunstenaar in die sand getrek het, terwyl die wind die takkies uit die boommik waai onder die Outeniekwa-geelhout waar die Knysna Loerie koggel … Landkuns is ’n kunsvorm wat tegnies gesproke…
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KWIKKIEKOS

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Die kwikkies het my mak gemaak. Ek sou sê hulle het my na die hand geleer, maar hulle is mos handlose klein voëltjies met vier fyn toontjies. Volksname verwys so treffend na diere se voorkoms of gedrag, dit is ’n tipe poësie op sigself,…
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8 Habits that can hurt your memory

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Your memories are an essential part of who you are. Your memories contain every lesson you’ve ever learned, every person you’ve met, and everything you’ve ever enjoyed, hated or loved. People unknowingly do things every single day to erase…
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Making adult friends

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For many, making friends seemed a lot easier when we were kids than it is now in adulthood. Why is it that as we age, the art of making and keeping close friends becomes so difficult? Dr. Marisa Franco, a psychologist and professor, wrote…
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LIFE WITHOUT INTERNET: NIGHTMARE OR BLESSING?

To imagine a world in which we don’t have access to the internet is something that most of us can’t even imagine. We use it for literally everything in our lives, including staying in touch with folks in our near surroundings. Consider…
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ARE YOU A DOG OR A WOLF PERSON?

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Currently I am binge watching “Game of Thrones” again, and still loving it. The “dire wolf” is very much part of this epic ancient world fantasy. The dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus) is an extinct canine. It is one of the most famous prehistoric…
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SLEGS SKAKERINGS VAN GRYS?

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Ek was onlangs by ’n geleentheid waar baie mense bymekaargekom het, waarvan onder meer ’n netjiese jong man met skouerlengte hare. Dik, gesonde hare wat goed versorg is. Van waar ek sit, hoor ek hoe die jongman se lang hare reaksie uitlok.…
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TIME-BAR CLAUSE IN YOUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

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Clients are often surprised when they discover clauses in their construction contract that require them to give notice to the building contractor, usually within very short periods of time, of their intention to dispute a set of circumstances,…
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MOUNTAIN TRAIL INTO BAVIAANSKLOOF

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We are not strangers to the Baviaanskloof valley, but we haven’t explored it for a long, long time. So we set out to put things right. Just under 200 km in length, the valley is hemmed in by the Baviaanskloof mountains to the north and the…
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KONFLIK MET JOU HUISEIENAARSVERENIGING (EN/OF BEHEERLIGGAAM)?

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Suid-Afrika, en veral die Tuinroete, beleef tans ’n drastiese toename in behuisingsontwikkelings wat oor die algemeen gepaard gaan met die oprigting van Huiseienaarsverenigings en/of beheerliggame (wat ook al van toepassing is). Verskillende…
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MAAK DINGE VIR JOU WERK

Vir diesulkes wat min, iets, baie of niks van my weet, het dit moontlik met verloop van tyd duidelik geword uit my skrywes, woorde en dade dat ek nie eintlik ’n wintermens is nie. Nie net voel ek ingeperk met die korter dae nie, maar die aantrek…
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THEY ARE DUNES NOT DUMPS

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Like most urban-based conservancies within the Garden Route, the Great Brak River Conservancy finds itself operating within the realm of assuming responsibility. Roles within awareness, conservation-based community projects, preservation of…
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HEIMERSRIVIER ROAD BIRDING DRIVE

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This birding drive take us into the Little Karoo, an arid landscape, with birds that are well adapted to cope with the warm, dry summer days and the chilly winter mornings. For most of the year this landscape is brown and dry in comparison to…
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EEN TREE VORENTOE, TWEE TREË AGTERUIT

Die ontwikkeling van die wêreld waarin ons leef, is vinnger as wat enigeen van ons waarlik besef. Dít wat ’n dekade terug as onmoontlik en ekslusief beskou is, is nou moontlik en alledaags en vir almal beskore. Hierdie vooruitgang is fantasties…
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INCREDIBLE “SEA ORGAN” USES OCEAN WAVES TO MAKE MUSIC

Croatian architect Nikola Bašić grew tired of his war-torn city of Zadar being rebuilt with drab concrete structures so he decided to bring a little music back to the area. The architect created an incredible nature-based instrument, the Sea…
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WHY YOUR BRAIN LOVES TO LAUGH

Who doesn’t love a good laugh? We all do and for good reason. There aren’t too many other things that you can do that feel good and are good for you at the same time. Laughing is not just a fun way to kill time. It has neuropsychological…
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ONDERSTEUN PLAASLIKE INISIATIEWE!

KINDERWELSYN CANDICE BUGAN Child Welfare South Africa Groot Brakrivier/Great Brak River is ’n inisiatief wat ontstaan het uit die behoefte aan dienste vir kinders en families in nood. Dit is op 31 Julie 1984 geregistreer as welsynsorganisasie…
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GROUNDING – AN EASY 5-STEP PRACTICE

Grounding is a coping skill you can easily learn and practice anywhere at any time. I use it just about every day. Grounding is a simple exercise that instantly jerks your mind out of the chaos of your head and back into the present moment.…
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TELENOVELAS VS GESKIEDENIS

My ma, ’n groot aanhanger van telenovelas (televisiedramas of sepies), vertel my gereeld van die “ongelooflike” intriges daarvan. Vir my is geskiedenis egter waar die ongelooflikste intriges lê. ’n Mens kan na ons eie geskiedenis…
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MOKKA/MOCCA

In 2013 het die Mosselbaai Munisipaliteit plaaslike kultuurorganisasies en kunstenaars genooi om ’n Kultuurvereniging vir die Mosselbaaidistrik te begin. Mokka (Mosselbaai Kreatiewe Kulture Assosiasie) of in Engels Mocca (Mossel Bay Creative…
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