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OUR HERO AND GREAT LEADER NELSON MANDELA IS GONE

On December 5 2013 the world awoke to the  news of the transition of our beloved inspiration  leader, friend of the poor and oppressed, freedom fighter former President of the Republic of South Africa Nelson Mandela. While we are sad at his transition we thank God for his life and his legacy which  has inspired other leaders in Africa and around the world. We celebrate  his life, his vision and passion which  gave him the heart of forgiveness so difficult for many people .In 1994 in an interview  after his release from prison he said and I quote” the greatest glory in living lies not in never falling…but in rising up every time we fall…do not judge me by my successes judge me by how many times I fall down and get back up…I learnt that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it “On death he said” Death is something inevitable, when a man has done what he considers his duty to his people and country he can rest in peace .I believe I have made that effort and that is therefore why I will sleep in eternity”” He said in 2002 “what  counts in life is not the mere fact that we lived. It is what difference to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead “Ïn December 2009 he said “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve successes if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do” Let these quotations of our hero and leader inspire us the AFROFOODS Sub Regional coordinators to rededicate ourselves to producing a veritable food composition data base for Africa comparable to other INFOODS Region irrespective of our circumstances. We salute Nelson Mandela’s courage and leadership in bringing changes to South Africa after being imprisoned for 27 years.His vision and determination to live  saw him through the trying times. On his release from prison he said Ïf we have confidence in ourselves, in our country and in our future we will succeed in our efforts because the goodwill of the people will see us through” I on behalf of the Sub Regional Coordinators of AFROFOODS commiserate with our colleagues in South Africa for the loss of  one of the greatest leaders of all time. We celebrate with them because the world would never be the same again because Nelson Mandela lived. As he is laid to rest in his home township tomorrow Sunday the 15th December 2013 we bid him farewell until we meet to part no more Rest in Peace

Professor I O Akinyele

AFROFOODS REGIONAL COORDINATOR

On behalf of All AFROFOODS Sub regional Coordiantors



On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Delia Rodriguez Amaya <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello everybody,
 
The withdrawal of the ORAC database from the USDA website is especially preoccupying because the ORAC method had been considered the most physiologically relevant of the chemical assays for antioxidant activity of foods. It measures peroxyl radicals, which is physiologically formed. The free radicals measured by the DPPH and TEAC methods are not formed physiologically. Right now the favored method is the cellular antioxidant activity assay developed by Prof. Liu's group (of Cornell University). For those of you who are interested, please read section 4 of the attached review article.
 
Best regards to all,
Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya     


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