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By: Agence France-Presse August 20, 2012 11:42 PM

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JOHANNESBURG -- The black farmworker convicted of killing Eugene Terre'Blanche believes the white supremacist leader gave him HIV, a psychologist said at his sentencing hearing Monday.

Chris Mahlangu was convicted in May of bludgeoning Terre'Blanche to death in his farmhouse outside the small town of Ventersdorp on April 3, 2010.

During the trial, the court found no proof that Terre'Blanche had raped Mahlangu.

But as his sentencing hearing got under way Monday, clinical psychologist Hein Swanepoel told the court that Mahlangu believes Terre'Blanche raped him and gave him HIV, the virus that could lead to AIDS, according to the Independent Online.

"Mr Mahlangu says he is HIV positive and suspects he must have been infected by the deceased," Swanepoel said, according to the website.

"He alleges he was raped by the deceased three to four times and did not resist because the deceased was a powerful man. He did inform police about the rape and for fraudulent reasons that was not included in the statement," Swanepoel said.

The psychologist was testifying in mitigation, as Mahlangu's defense tried to convince the court to hand down a milder sentence than the possible life in prison.

Judge John Horn had rejected Mahlangu's claims to have acted in self-defense and accepted the prosecution's argument the killing had been triggered by a fight over wages.

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Chris Mahlangu, left, who was convicted of murdering South African white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche, says his victim raped him and infected him with HIV. Source: AP

THE black farmworker convicted of killing Eugene Terre'Blanche believes the South African white supremacist leader gave him HIV, a psychologist has said at his sentencing hearing.

Chris Mahlangu was convicted in May of bludgeoning Terre'Blanche to death in his farmhouse outside the small town of Ventersdorp on April 3, 2010.

During the trial, the court found no proof that Terre'Blanche had raped Mahlangu.

But as his sentencing hearing got under way, clinical psychologist Hein Swanepoel told the court that Mahlangu believes Terre'Blanche raped him and gave him HIV, the virus that could lead to AIDS, according to the Independent Online.

"Mr Mahlangu says he is HIV positive and suspects he must have been infected by the deceased," Mr Swanepoel said, according to the website.

"He alleges he was raped by the deceased three to four times and did not resist because the deceased was a powerful man. He did inform police about the rape and for fraudulent reasons that was not included in the statement," Mr Swanepoel said.

The psychologist was testifying in mitigation, as Mahlangu's defence tried to convince the court to hand down a milder sentence than the possible life in prison.

Judge John Horn had rejected Mahlangu's claims to have acted in self-defence and accepted the prosecution's argument that the killing had been triggered by a fight over wages.

Terre'Blanche, 69 when he was killed, co-founded the far-right Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) which violently opposed South Africa's all-race democracy and campaigned for a self-governing white state.

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Aug. 21, 2012, 3 a.m.

THE Deputy Opposition Leader, Julie Bishop, famously has a death stare that can pulverise diamonds at 50 paces and crack the skulls of grown men.

Has she been offering private tuition to her leader? Yesterday, as the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, left the chamber, having been chucked from question time by the Deputy Speaker, Anna Burke, he threw Burke a look that could have split an atom.

Abbott, the sixth opposition leader to be ejected from Parliament, and the first since 1986 (that was John Howard, not a man known for his maverick behaviour, but we all have bad days), is usually quite affable, as long as you're not the Prime Minister or a tax on carbon emissions.

But yesterday Abbott grew incensed at Gillard's repeated assertions that he intended to rip money from public schools, her defence of the carbon tax, and her defence of government spending on policy measures including the National Disability Insurance Scheme and border protection. (The government would continue to invest in the ''instruments of fairness that Australians want'', Gillard said, somewhat opaquely.) ''That's a lie,'' Abbott said in response to Gillard's claims about his alleged hostility towards public school funding.

The L-word, of course, is classified as ''unparliamentary language'', a term for the collection of words and idiom that describe what everyone really thinks about politicians but which are impermissible inside the actual Parliament.

Therefore imputations of dishonesty and dishonour are out, as is profanity and, sadly, the term ''fuddle-duddle'' (which, according to Wikipedia, caused quite the scandal when allegedly mouthed by the Canadian prime minister in Canada's House of Commons in 1971).

Thus, while outside Parliament Abbott can refer to Gillard's lies (as he did in a quick-fire press release which landed in email inboxes directly following his ejection), inside Parliament he speaks of ''broken promises''.

Likewise, the Climate Change Minister's word of the month is ''mendacious'' - the adjective he uses to describe the opposition's fear campaign against the carbon tax.

Mendacious, of course, means lying, but the Deputy Speaker has said she is cool with synonyms for liar, just not the word liar itself. Perhaps she is just seeking to expand the nation's vocabulary.

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Tony Abbott becomes the first Opposition leader since 1986 to be thrown out of Parliament after he failed to make an unqualified apology for accusing Julia Gillard of lying about his education policy.

THE Deputy Opposition Leader, Julie Bishop, famously has a death stare that can pulverise diamonds at 50 paces and crack the skulls of grown men.

Has she been offering private tuition to her leader? Yesterday, as the Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, left the chamber, having been chucked from question time by the Deputy Speaker, Anna Burke, he threw Burke a look that could have split an atom.

Abbott, the fifth opposition leader to be ejected from Parliament, and the first since 1986 (that was John Howard, not a man known for his maverick behaviour, but we all have bad days), is usually quite affable, as long as you're not the Prime Minister or a tax on carbon emissions.

But yesterday Abbott grew incensed at Gillard's repeated assertions that he intended to rip money from public schools, her defence of the carbon tax, and her defence of government spending on policy measures including the National Disability Insurance Scheme and border protection. (The government would continue to invest in the ''instruments of fairness that Australians want'', Gillard said, somewhat opaquely.) ''That's a lie,'' Abbott said in response to Gillard's claims about his alleged hostility towards public school funding.

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The L-word, of course, is classified as ''unparliamentary language'', a term for the collection of words and idiom that describe what everyone really thinks about politicians but which are impermissible inside the actual Parliament.

Therefore imputations of dishonesty and dishonour are out, as is profanity and, sadly, the term ''fuddle-duddle'' (which, according to Wikipedia, caused quite the scandal when allegedly mouthed by the Canadian prime minister in Canada's House of Commons in 1971).

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Pinterest, the latest in social networking Priyanka Joshi / Mumbai Aug 20, 2012, 00:31 IST

If you thought social media was only about posting on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and, perhaps, YouTube, then get ready for Pinterest, which is being billed as the hottest new social hangout on the digital platform. In fact, according to AppAppeal data, Pinterest is the 40th most popular site in India based on a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews. As many as 7.2 per cent of the Pinterest users come from India and they generate 6.6 per cent of the pageviews on Pinterest.

At its heart, Pinterest is a picture sharing platform where individuals take images, called Pins, and place them on customised boards on any topic, ranging from food, humor, animals, and so on. These images are shared with followers and friends, giving them the option to repin, like, or comment. In simple words, Pinterest users get to share interesting images with others on nearly any topic or category.

Until recently, Pinterest was only available on the web and through the iPhone app, but the social-bookmarking service has now rolled out Android and iPad apps, too.

Understanding Pinterest Browsing Pinterest for the first time can be overwhelming. Take time to go through a few of the pages and it becomes clear why it has become such a rage.

Like Twitter, you can follow anyone, even if they arent following you back. Users can follow other Pinners that share their interests and style, creating a homepage that is directly populated with specific content. Once the user has an idea of what interests he wants to show on his page, the next step is to populate their boards with Pins. A Pin is an image added on Pinterest, which can be of virtually anything. There are a number of different ways to attach a Pin to a board, including uploading an image or repining from another users board. The user can also upload Pins through Pinterests Pin It button, a browser bookmark that grabs an image from virtually any website.

Repins are the re-tweets in Pinterest world, which is technically sharing an image pinned by someone you follow or have found on Pinterest by adding it to one of your own boards. Just as you re-tweet someones tweet on Twitter or share a status update on Facebook.

Why use Pinterest? When Twitter launched, many did not understand the value of an unstructured stream of 140 characters. Pinterest might seem like a picture sharing site, but it is social media with only the need to curate images you like or want to show to your friends. Theres no denying that we all love to see and share images, far more than words. In fact, images and videos are the most shared content on Facebook. Its a great visual platform for both professionals and individuals who want to showcase their work or creativity. For instance, a home business owner who would like to spread the word about the business, can do by posting interesting pictures.

So, those who have been sitting on the fence about Pinterest, now is the time to jump in and start pinning.

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