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Maple-Glazed Salmon with Pickled Cucumber

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Salmon filets topped with fresh lemon wedges or marinated in a lemon juice-based mixture are classic ways to serve the hearty fish. But this recipe for maple-glazed salmon transforms the cooked salmon into a meal chock full of fall flavors.

Packed with omega-3s, the protein, fat, and nutrients in salmon can help lower blood pressure, boost good cholesterol, and prevent the formation of blood clots—while serving as a healthier alternative to saturated fat–filled red meats. Paired with pickled cucumber and onion for a bit of tang, this dish is equal parts sweet and sour.

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To make maple-glazed salmon, combine maple syrup, mustard, cumin, salt, pepper, olive oil, and minced garlic to make the maple glaze you’ll use to coat each salmon fillet. After arranging your salmon on a olive oil–coated baking sheet, coat each piece of fish with the maple glaze and stick in the broiler for six minutes, or until the fish is cooked through. This recipe makes four servings, so you’ll have enough for your family or for a tasty leftover lunch.

To make the pickled vegetables, combine sugar and vinegar in a saucepan, simmering until the sugar completely dissolves. Add chopped veggies and let the mixture cool to room temperature, stirring often. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper after removing them from the vinegar mixture.

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Step 1

Combine vinegar and sugar in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add cucumber and onion. Cool to room temperature, stirring, 25 minutes.

Step 2

Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon; place in a bowl. Add fennel and olive oil, tossing to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Preheat broiler. Line a shallow baking pan with foil; coat lightly with olive oil cooking spray. Arrange the salmon in a single layer on the pan. Combine the maple syrup and remaining ingredients; spread onto salmon. Broil salmon for 6 minutes or until just cooked through. Portion into 4 servings. Divide the salad among 4 plates; top with salmon.

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News24.com | Claims are a malicious attack on my integrity – De Lille

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Cape Town – Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says scathing allegations against her, which became public after a confidential special council meeting on Tuesday, are a malicious attempt to attack her as a whistleblower.

On Tuesday, it emerged that Craig Kesson, the executive director in her office, had made various allegations against De Lille, including that she planned to publicly discredit a senior City staffer, who questioned alleged tender irregularities, and asked that a report into a possible R43m loss regarding another tender be made to “go away”.

These allegations are contained in a 42-page affidavit by Kesson.

It is among a set of documents, relating to the special council meeting, which the City has made public in the interest of transparency.

READ: ‘Bullying’ De Lille wanted alleged tender irregularity report to ‘go away’ – executive director

On Thursday, De Lille issued a statement saying several stories had appeared in the media based on the documents made public.

Malice and sensation

“As it pertains to the affidavit, this is a malicious attempt to attack my integrity and track record as a whistleblower and corruption fighter in South Africa,” she said.

“This is sensation.”

On Tuesday, the council held a special confidential meeting and unanimously resolved that the City’s audit and performance audit committee be instructed to appoint an independent investigator to probe allegations against Kesson, City manager Achmat Ebrahim and Melissa Whitehead,  the commissioner of the transport and urban development authority. 

Documents relating to this meeting were uploaded to the City’s website later on Tuesday.

Kesson’s affidavit was among these and it contains allegations mainly against De Lille.

De Lille said her lawyers were compiling a comprehensive response to the allegations against he, which would be made public once complete.

‘Bring proof of corruption’

“I challenge those who seek to attack my track record to bring any proof that I benefited personally from any corruption or tenders,” she said.

De Lille said she wanted to remind South Africans that, under her leadership, the City of Cape Town had received four consecutive clean audits. She added that the City was the only municipality in the country to have done so.

“In the meantime, I stand resolute in my commitment to serve the people of Cape Town and I will not be distracted by these attempts to discredit my reputation as a corruption fighter,” De Lille said.

Divisions in City of Cape Town

Her reaction on Thursday to the allegations against her has again highlighted deep-rooted mistrust and infighting among some of the City’s most senior officials.

READ: More info leaks and unauthorised investigation claims rock City of Cape Town

In September, tensions surfaced between De Lille and mayoral committee member for safety, security and social services JP Smith.

It emerged that De Lille had ordered the shutting down of the City of Cape Town’s special investigations unit (SIU).

Smith oversees the unit, which now has a new mandate.

Claims relating to the unit and against De Lille had been contained in a submission, dated August 20, which Smith made.

READ: EXCLUSIVE: Murder, irregularity claims surface after De Lille ‘shuts down’ City of Cape Town investigative unit

In it, Smith did not directly make accusations against De Lille, but said claims and rumours from others had been heard – the claims included that some City councillors may have been involved in a murder and that building done at her home may not have been legal.

In October, the DA placed both De Lille and Smith on special leave from party activities in the Cape metropole because of the spat.

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An exciting opportunity for an agricultural graduate to join this farming operation. If you are passionate and knowledgeable about growing plants with sound management skills this position could be for you. This position is an entry level position MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Reference Job 227 Agricultural/Botony/Plant Science – Diploma/Degree English with Xhosa advantageous Valid driver’s license Computer literate Previous hydroponics/greenhouse experience advantageous Previous tomatoe crop experience advantageous Ability to motivate, manage and work with staff essential Only candidates that are short listed will be contacted Please upload your cv in WORD FORMAT via our website www.dynamictalent.co.za reference 227

Sport24.co.za | Bok side: Some sense … more ‘nonsense’?

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Cape Town – Besieged Springbok coach Allister Coetzee, selection policy still a major bone of contention in his teetering tenure, has come up with at least some redeemable qualities in his latest match-day 23.

But he also won’t scramble entirely out of the woods from his many critics as a certain paralysis continues to grip him, it seems, over certain positions – most notably in regularly sub-standard ones among the backs.

It is little short of bewildering, really, that the back division for the Test against limited Italy in Padova was wholly retained in the team announcement on Thursday, despite looking so glaringly like the weak link in the ugly victory over France last Saturday.

In another broad Bok selection which suggests only that Coetzee is crouching in a personal laager — at the expense of much-needed experimentation with longer-term goals in mind — the only two alterations to the starting line-up against the 13th-ranked Italians are two enforced ones in the pack.

Nevertheless, one bit of laudable wisdom is the decision not to risk first-choice hooker Malcolm Marx — despite the suggestion (by interpretation of Coetzee’s words in the official release) that he might have bitten the bullet had the Boks been playing stronger foes.

The rugged No 2 has been nursing a shoulder problem and clearly the hope will be that skipping Italy means he will be rested and recharged for the trickier tour finale against Wales.

Although not by design, it appears, the development leads to the constructive facilitation of a maiden start for Bongi Mbonambi, the smaller but spirited Stormers man who ends a sequence of a dozen caps as a substitute to be able to show his worth from the outset.

Mbonambi was in excellent form in the knockout phase of Western Province’s surge to the Currie Cup title a few weeks ago, and there is no special reason to fear he will under-deliver here, even if Marx’s rare gifts in physicality and sometimes Superman-like abilities over the ball at rucks will be missed.

With Siya Kolisi having returned home temporarily for paternity reasons, there is also no reason to quibble over the now concussion-free Pieter-Steph du Toit slotting back in at blindside flank – another policy by the head coach that has yielded some more than satisfactory fruit recently.

With a sturdy, no-nonsense loose trio featuring Francois Louw, Du Toit and Duane Vermeulen, it will be a surprise if the Bok forwards as a collective are somehow bashed around by the Italian eight; it should be comfortably the other way around.

That said, purists might mutter that there is no real speed merchant among them, and the absence of Kolisi’s linking skills, deft offloads and willingness to maraud in wide channels will also have to be compensated for in other ways.

By far the more vexing issue, however, is the fact that this Springbok backline division continues to look alarmingly like the least exciting or incisive of the post-isolation era – it is defensively anything but watertight, either — and Coetzee steadfastly doesn’t appear to see all that.

Francois Venter was competent – and we’ll bank competent, frankly — at inside centre in his return to the Test fray against France, but almost every other berth behind the scrum is under very tenuous command indeed.

The coach’s insistence, especially, in keeping lingering faith with Andries Coetzee (fullback), Courtnall Skosan (left wing) and technically-challenged outside centre Jesse Kriel will only enrage many of his detractors.

Why he will not at least explore other options in those flat-lining berths is quite mystifying, and hardly helping his shaky levels of security at his taxing post.

OK, there is just a hint of acknowledgement that things may – I’d prefer to say do! – need shaking up among the back three, through the welcome summoning of slippery Bulls attacker Warrick Gelant to a spot among the reserves this weekend.

The former Junior Bok star could introduce thrust either from the last line of defence or one of the wing positions, but don’t get your hopes of generous exposure in Padova too high; that may only happen if the tourists have opened up significant daylight on the scoreboard already.

Or, heaven forbid, if they have some embarrassing rear-guard action to do in the last quarter?

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News24.com | ‘There’s more to him than what’s in the media’ – Panayiotou’s sister

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Port Elizabeth – The sister of murder accused Christopher Panayiotou asked the Eastern Cape High Court in Port Elizabeth on Thursday not to sentence him to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife.

Addressing the court on behalf of the Panayiotou family, Kalleope Panayiotou said there was more to the accused than what had been revealed in the media.

Her brother was found guilty of murder, after arranging to have his wife Jayde killed.

His co-accused, Sinethemba Nenembe, was also found guilty of murder and robbery, while Zolani Sibeko was found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.

Giving a bit of the accused’s background, Kalleope said that he had played first team hockey and was a prefect at his school in Uitenhage.

He was described as a hard and dedicated worker, with a keen business sense.

She recounted how, on a school trip, her brother had helped carry the gear of a friend who was not feeling well. This, she said, showed that he was a loving, compassionate and caring person.

Kalleope said the family loved Jayde and missed her dearly.

 “We would like this court to know that we all loved Jayde dearly. She was an integral part of both our family and extended family. We feel the void that her death has left every day,” she said.

Family received death threats

However, she added that the family had been subjected to ongoing public onslaught and vile criticism, and even received death threats.

“Social media continues to crucify us. Despite receiving death threats, letters to our work places and homes, and being confronted in public spaces, we still keep quiet and to ourselves,” she said.

Ask for a lesser sentence

Kalleope added that her brother had co-operated with the police.

“He has always had impeccable manners and been a polite gentleman.”

“Although we respect the judgment of the court, as a loving family who chooses to support their son and brother and not desert him in his hour of need, we humbly ask for mercy in giving a lesser sentence than life,” she said.

Addressing her brother directly, Kalleope said his family supported him.

“We love you and will stand by your side. Have faith. We do not harbour any hate and hope that everyone eventually finds peace in some way.”

Panayiotou a psychopath

In his closing argument, state prosecutor Marius Stander submitted that, while Panayiotou may have been a kind man, he also had a very dark side.

“To stand up at a funeral and praise her and say that she was everything in his life, and then to watch the video. He falls closer to being a psychopath than a kind person,” he said.

Panayiotou’s defence advocate Terry Price objected to this, saying there was no evidence before the court that his client was a psychopath.

Stander said evidence showed Panayiotou had hired a vehicle for hitman Sizwe Vumazonke on April 8, 2015, which meant that, for 13 days he slept in the same bed as Jayde, knowing that she was marked for death. He still never backed out.

“I grow cold thinking what must have gone through her mind in the moments leading up to her death. This was a cold-blooded, execution murder,” he said.

Judge Dayalin Chetty is expected to impose a sentence at 9:30 on Friday.

Read Kalleope’s full statement below

Good morning my lord

My Lord, I’d like to kindly request that no photographs or recordings are taken

This address is not from me personally, but from all of us in the family.

I just wanted to thank this honourable court for allowing us to address this court on behalf of the Panayiotou family. A meaningful quote, whose source is unknown, reads as follows: “Family… where life begins and where love never ends.” This epitomises the close bond that holds our family together. We would like this court to know that we all loved Jayde dearly. She was an integral part of both our family and extended family. Christopher and Jayde’s relationship spanned a period of 10 years. Jayde and our family shared endless happy times together over these years. We feel the void that her death has left every day. We miss her dearly.

As a family, we, and we have no doubt the Inggs family [Jayde’s family] in particular, suffer the loss of Jayde constantly. We have respectfully not reacted to the ongoing public onslaught and often vile criticisms against our family. As if Jayde’s death and Christopher being found guilty are not enough for us to bare, social media continues to crucify us. Despite receiving death threats, letters to our work places and homes and being confronted in public spaces we still keep quiet and to ourselves. Our turmoil of emotions, also continue.

There is a lot more to Christopher as a person than how he is portrayed in the media. We were brought up in Uitenhage and are a close tight-knit family. This is evident in the support we have had from all our family members – grandparents, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. We were brought up with a lot of respect and love. Christopher attended school in Uitenhage, where he was elected as a prefect in his final year and he represented the school as a first team hockey player.

We will never forget when Christopher was at school and he went on a school camp which all the senior learners attend. One of his group members was not feeling well and could no longer hike up the mountain (an approximately 24km hike), Christopher carried his gear and assisted him all the way to the top and continuously made sure he was by his side. This shows that Christopher is a loving, compassionate and a caring person. This is also evident from quotes from his teachers in an article written and titled “Gentle Giant”.

After school, he attended college and completed his Business Management Diploma. He then worked as an estate agent temporarily and a medical rep thereafter. He was hard-working and always reached his goals. Furthermore he worked as a manager in one of the retail supermarkets and was dedicated. He always wanted the best for his workplace. During this time he was elected as the Greek youth committee president for two consecutive years, where his main drive in organising events to fundraise towards the local community as well as contributing towards bursary funds for underprivileged youth.

Christopher, together with our father and uncle then decided to buy the OK Grocer in Algoa Park. Christopher always had good business sense and the day to day running of the business was left to him. He managed to quadruple the turnover and changed the business completely. We have worked with him in the family business and we can truly say that we have learnt a lot from him as he was committed and took pride in everything he did.

Christopher has taken everything that has come his way and cooperated with the police as testified by police officers in this case. He has always had impeccable manners and been a polite gentleman.

Although we respect the judgement of the court, as a loving family who chooses to support their son and brother and not desert him in his hour of need, we humbly ask for mercy in giving a lesser sentence than life.

To our brother and son, know that your family is supporting you. We love you and will stand by your side. Have faith. We do not harbour any hate and hope that everyone eventually finds peace in some way.

That is all, my lord.

eNCA | Severe storms possible in Gauteng and surrounds

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JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service has issued a watch for severe storms in Gauteng and surrounding provinces on Friday.

Affected areas include the northern half of KwaZulu-Natal, western and southern parts of Limpopo, eastern and central parts of the North West, Gauteng, north eastern parts of the Free State and the Mpumalanga Highveld as well as Escarpment.

According to eNCA meteorologist Candice McKechnie, large hail and damaging winds are possible in the areas mentioned above.

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eNCA | WATCH: Suspended Gauteng mental health director grilled

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JOHANNESBURG – Suspended Gauteng Director of Mental Health, Dr Makgabo Manamela faced a tough grilling at the Life Esidimeni arbitration on Thursday.

Previous witnesses blamed her for the fatal marathon project that moved several ill patients to NGOs.

However, she says it was a collective decision and she shouldn’t shoulder the responsibility alone.

Manamela disputes all the evidence presented so far before the Life Esidimeni Arbitration.

An argument broke out between Manamela and a lawyer for families of Life Esidimeni victims. 

Manamela was left scrambling under intense cross-examination at the Esedimeni arbitration hearings.

Manamela has acknowledged her department knew there weren’t enough beds for patients being moved to the Takalani facility.

She has explained why adult psychiatric patients were sent to a facility licensed to only accommodate children.

Manamela can’t explain why mental health patients died at NGOs.

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Health24.com | ‘Toying with Mother Nature’: Doctors attempt to permanently change DNA

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Scientists for the first time have taken the controversial step of trying to edit a gene inside the body – in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to try to cure a disease.

The experiment was done in California on 44-year-old Brian Madeux. Through an IV, he received billions of copies of a corrective gene and a genetic tool to cut his DNA in a precise spot.

Recently, in another a first-ever experiment, geneticists successfully modified a human embryo to remove a mutation that causes a life-threatening heart condition.

A major boost

“It’s kind of humbling” to be the first to test this, said Madeux, who has a metabolic disease called Hunter syndrome. “I’m willing to take that risk. Hopefully it will help me and other people.”

Signs of whether it’s working may come in a month; tests will show for sure in three months.

If it’s successful, it could give a major boost to the fledgling field of gene therapy. Scientists have edited people’s genes before, altering cells in the lab that are then returned to patients. There also are gene therapies that don’t involve editing DNA.

But these methods can only be used for a few types of diseases. Some give results that may not last. Some others supply a new gene like a spare part, but can’t control where it inserts in the DNA, possibly causing a new problem like cancer.

This time, the gene tinkering is happening in a precise way inside the body. It’s like sending a mini surgeon along to place the new gene in exactly the right location.

“We cut your DNA, open it up, insert a gene, stitch it back up. Invisible mending,” said Dr Sandy Macrae, president of Sangamo Therapeutics, the California company testing this for two metabolic diseases and haemophilia. “It becomes part of your DNA and is there for the rest of your life.”

Too great to ignore

That also means there’s no going back, no way to erase any mistakes the editing might cause.

“You’re really toying with Mother Nature” and the risks can’t be fully known, but the studies should move forward because these are incurable diseases, said one independent expert, Dr Eric Topol of the Scripps Translational Science Institute in San Diego.

Protections are in place to help ensure safety, and animal tests were very encouraging, said Dr Howard Kaufman, a Boston scientist on the National Institutes of Health panel that approved the studies.

He said gene editing’s promise is too great to ignore. “So far there’s been no evidence that this is going to be dangerous,” he said. “Now is not the time to get scared.”

Fewer than 10 000 people worldwide have these metabolic diseases, partly because many die very young. Those with Madeux’s condition, Hunter syndrome, lack a gene that makes an enzyme that breaks down certain carbohydrates. These build up in cells and cause havoc throughout the body.

Patients may have frequent colds and ear infections, distorted facial features, hearing loss, heart problems, breathing trouble, skin and eye problems, bone and joint flaws, bowel issues and brain and thinking problems.

“Many are in wheelchairs… dependent on their parents until they die,” said Dr Chester Whitley, a University of Minnesota genetics expert who plans to enrol patients in the studies.

Many operations later

Weekly IV doses of the missing enzyme can ease some symptoms, but cost $100 000 to $400 000 (±R1.4 million to R5.6 million) a year and don’t prevent brain damage.

Madeux, who now lives near Phoenix, is engaged to a nurse, Marcie Humphrey, whom he met 15 years ago in a study that tested this enzyme therapy at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, where the gene editing experiment took place.

He has had 26 operations for hernias, bunions, bones pinching his spinal column, and ear, eye and gall bladder problems.

“It seems like I had a surgery every other year of my life” and many procedures in between, he said. Last year he nearly died from a bronchitis and pneumonia attack. The disease had warped his airway, and “I was drowning in my secretions; I couldn’t cough it out.”

Madeux has a chef’s degree and was part owner of two restaurants in Utah, cooking for US ski teams and celebrities, but now can’t work in a kitchen or ride horses as he used to.

Gene editing won’t fix damage he’s already suffered, but he hopes it will stop the need for weekly enzyme treatments.

Initial studies will involve up to 30 adults to test safety, but the ultimate goal is to treat children very young, before much damage occurs.

How it works

A gene-editing tool called CRISPR has gotten a lot of recent attention, but this study used a different one called zinc finger nucleases. They’re like molecular scissors that seek and cut a specific piece of DNA.

The therapy has three parts: The new gene and two zinc finger proteins. DNA instructions for each part are placed in a virus that’s been altered to not cause infection but to ferry them into cells. Billions of copies of these are given through a vein.

They travel to the liver, where cells use the instructions to make the zinc fingers and prepare the corrective gene. The fingers cut the DNA, allowing the new gene to slip in. The new gene then directs the cell to make the enzyme the patient lacked.

Only 1% of liver cells would have to be corrected to successfully treat the disease, said Madeux’s physician and study leader, Dr Paul Harmatz at the Oakland hospital.

“How bulletproof is the technology? We’re just learning,” but safety tests have been very good, said Dr Carl June, a University of Pennsylvania scientist who has done other gene therapy work but was not involved in this study.

What could go wrong?

Safety issues plagued some earlier gene therapies. One worry is that the virus might provoke an immune system attack. In 1999, 18-year-old Jesse Gelsinger died in a gene therapy study from that problem, but the new studies use a different virus that’s proved much safer in other experiments.

Another worry is that inserting a new gene might have unforeseen effects on other genes. That happened years ago, when researchers used gene therapy to cure some cases of the immune system disorder called “bubble boy” disease. Several patients later developed leukaemia because the new gene inserted into a place in the native DNA where it unintentionally activated a cancer gene.

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