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It is about 12:30 pm as I write this. I am at work pretending to be busy yet all I am doing is thinking about is you. We have probably met, or yet to meet at the fuel station or at the car wash. Maybe we will meet one rainy night on Thika Road when I bump into your Mercedes. Or we will meet at the coffee shop downstairs when I slip and pour my coffee all over your expensive suit. Don’t blame me, I am a hopeless romantic.<br />
<br />
I am that point in life where I am faced with one of the most important decisions in life, like whom to marry. As you can imagine, a girl like me has undeniably a lot of suitors hot on her heels. (I am not bragging).While you are away, I have been going to dates and been disappointed. I have also been in relationships with idiots and got my heart broken a few times. I wouldn’t deny that I haven’t been guilty of breaking a few hearts as well. I thought I should write you a letter to let you know of few expectations I have in mind- more like terms and conditions of being Mr. Njoki.<br />
<br />
There must be a wedding: I know men hate weddings, but I must get married in a church, not a garden, but my local church. Having grown up in PCEA, my parents are the traditional kind that wants to walk their little girl down the aisle. And she must not be pregnant! Therefore, please bear with me when I insist that you must declare your love to me before man and God. Unlike most women I know, I don’t want a big fat wedding. A simple, intimate ceremony one will do because I would rather we went on an expensive honeymoon than spend too money much impressing people who don’t like us anyway.<br />
<br />
I like finer things in life: So you must work hard. I will not marry a lazy, poor man. I am assuming that if I have agreed to marry you, you must be moneyed. I am sorry if I sound like a gold-digger, but love never fed anyone. Therefore, you must provide that good life I have always dreamed of. Our children (I want one, but I know you’ll want two, so we can compromise) must attend good schools. Not the academies in the estate, I am talking high-end schools. Therefore, prepare yourself to cough good money when it comes to educating Chege and Wairimu. (I already have names for them). We must live in a leafy address and I will not agree to drive my small car anymore once I am married to you. My advice is that you start investing now.<br />
<br />
My father will always be in the picture: So deal with it. Again, if I have decided to marry you, then daddy must have really, really and I mean really like you. He must have called you ‘Son’ at least once or twice, in a coded language to show me that he approves of you. My dad and i are inseparable, we talk four to five times a day and we text and WhatsApp each other a lot. Don’t feel jealous because were it not for daddy, you wouldn’t have a wife.<br />
<br />
Your mother: Could be my best-friend or worst enemy.<br />
Mothers of men I have dated before tend to like me even though they thought my dresses a little too short and heels too high. I am not the type to pretend to wear those long, sweeping Kitenge dresses when meeting potential mothers-in-law, it’s just not in me to pretend. Therefore, should your mother like or dislike me, I want you to promise me that the leading lady in your life will always be me and you will always take my side. On the same breath, I don’t want to fight for your attention with our daughter Wairimu. I want you to love us all equally, but love me a little more.<br />
<br />
Yours boys: Will always be your boys, I have already accepted that. Because I was raised well, I will allow you to spend time with your boys at least twice a week- that is if you behave. However, do not stay out beyond midnight on weekends and past nine pm on weekdays. Oh, and you must send me a text and attach a selfie on WhatsApp of you and your boys- just to make sure we are not lying to each other here.<br />
<br />
The text message should go like ‘Honey, I am at ‘X’ place with George (left) and Wachira (right), and I will be home by midnight.’ Be warned future husband, I am very tech-savvy and I know how to use applications like GPS tracker just to ensure that you are not in a servant’s quarter somewhere. Should you miss your curfew three of four times, I will effect this rule: ‘Coitus is at 10p.m, whether you are home or not’ and I intend to make good of that rule.<br />
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Njoki Chege<br />
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It is about 12:30 pm as I write this. I am at work pretending to be
busy yet all I am doing is thinking about is you. We have probably met,
or yet to meet at the fuel station or at the car wash. Maybe we will
meet one rainy night on Thika Road when I bump into your Mercedes. Or we
will meet at the coffee shop downstairs when I slip and pour my coffee
all over your expensive suit. Don’t blame me, I am a hopeless romantic.<br />
I am that point in life where I am faced with one of the most
important decisions in life, like whom to marry. As you can imagine, a
girl like me has undeniably a lot of suitors hot on her heels. (I am not
bragging).While you are away, I have been going to dates and been
disappointed. I have also been in relationships with idiots and got my
heart broken a few times. I wouldn’t deny that I haven’t been guilty of
breaking a few hearts as well. I thought I should write you a letter to
let you know of few expectations I have in mind- more like terms and
conditions of being Mr. Njoki.<br />
There must be a wedding: I know men hate weddings, but I must get
married in a church, not a garden, but my local church. Having grown up
in PCEA, my parents are the traditional kind that wants to walk their
little girl down the aisle. And she must not be pregnant! Therefore,
please bear with me when I insist that you must declare your love to me
before man and God. Unlike most women I know, I don’t want a big fat
wedding. A simple, intimate ceremony one will do because I would rather
we went on an expensive honeymoon than spend too money much impressing
people who don’t like us anyway.<br />
I like finer things in life: So you must work hard. I will not marry a
lazy, poor man. I am assuming that if I have agreed to marry you, you
must be moneyed. I am sorry if I sound like a gold-digger, but love
never fed anyone. Therefore, you must provide that good life I have
always dreamed of. Our children (I want one, but I know you’ll want two,
so we can compromise) must attend good schools. Not the academies in
the estate, I am talking high-end schools. Therefore, prepare yourself
to cough good money when it comes to educating Chege and Wairimu. (I
already have names for them). We must live in a leafy address and I will
not agree to drive my small car anymore once I am married to you. My
advice is that you start investing now.<br />
My father will always be in the picture: So deal with it. Again, if I
have decided to marry you, then daddy must have really, really and I
mean really like you. He must have called you ‘Son’ at least once or
twice, in a coded language to show me that he approves of you. My dad
and i are inseparable, we talk four to five times a day and we text and
WhatsApp each other a lot. Don’t feel jealous because were it not for
daddy, you wouldn’t have a wife.<br />
Your mother: Could be my best-friend or worst enemy.<br />
Mothers of men I have dated before tend to like me even though they
thought my dresses a little too short and heels too high. I am not the
type to pretend to wear those long, sweeping Kitenge dresses when
meeting potential mothers-in-law, it’s just not in me to pretend.
Therefore, should your mother like or dislike me, I want you to promise
me that the leading lady in your life will always be me and you will
always take my side. On the same breath, I don’t want to fight for your
attention with our daughter Wairimu. I want you to love us all equally,
but love me a little more.<br />
Yours boys: Will always be your boys, I have already accepted that.
Because I was raised well, I will allow you to spend time with your boys
at least twice a week- that is if you behave. However, do not stay out
beyond midnight on weekends and past nine pm on weekdays. Oh, and you
must send me a text and attach a selfie on WhatsApp of you and your
boys- just to make sure we are not lying to each other here.<br />
The text message should go like ‘Honey, I am at ‘X’ place with George
(left) and Wachira (right), and I will be home by midnight.’ Be warned
future husband, I am very tech-savvy and I know how to use applications
like GPS tracker just to ensure that you are not in a servant’s quarter
somewhere. Should you miss your curfew three of four times, I will
effect this rule: ‘Coitus is at 10p.m, whether you are home or not’ and I
intend to make good of that rule.<br />
<b>Njoki Chege</b></div>
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It is about 12:30 pm as I write this. I am at work pretending to be
busy yet all I am doing is thinking about is you. We have probably met,
or yet to meet at the fuel station or at the car wash. Maybe we will
meet one rainy night on Thika Road when I bump into your Mercedes. Or we
will meet at the coffee shop downstairs when I slip and pour my coffee
all over your expensive suit. Don’t blame me, I am a hopeless romantic.<br />
I am that point in life where I am faced with one of the most
important decisions in life, like whom to marry. As you can imagine, a
girl like me has undeniably a lot of suitors hot on her heels. (I am not
bragging).While you are away, I have been going to dates and been
disappointed. I have also been in relationships with idiots and got my
heart broken a few times. I wouldn’t deny that I haven’t been guilty of
breaking a few hearts as well. I thought I should write you a letter to
let you know of few expectations I have in mind- more like terms and
conditions of being Mr. Njoki.<br />
There must be a wedding: I know men hate weddings, but I must get
married in a church, not a garden, but my local church. Having grown up
in PCEA, my parents are the traditional kind that wants to walk their
little girl down the aisle. And she must not be pregnant! Therefore,
please bear with me when I insist that you must declare your love to me
before man and God. Unlike most women I know, I don’t want a big fat
wedding. A simple, intimate ceremony one will do because I would rather
we went on an expensive honeymoon than spend too money much impressing
people who don’t like us anyway.<br />
I like finer things in life: So you must work hard. I will not marry a
lazy, poor man. I am assuming that if I have agreed to marry you, you
must be moneyed. I am sorry if I sound like a gold-digger, but love
never fed anyone. Therefore, you must provide that good life I have
always dreamed of. Our children (I want one, but I know you’ll want two,
so we can compromise) must attend good schools. Not the academies in
the estate, I am talking high-end schools. Therefore, prepare yourself
to cough good money when it comes to educating Chege and Wairimu. (I
already have names for them). We must live in a leafy address and I will
not agree to drive my small car anymore once I am married to you. My
advice is that you start investing now.<br />
My father will always be in the picture: So deal with it. Again, if I
have decided to marry you, then daddy must have really, really and I
mean really like you. He must have called you ‘Son’ at least once or
twice, in a coded language to show me that he approves of you. My dad
and i are inseparable, we talk four to five times a day and we text and
WhatsApp each other a lot. Don’t feel jealous because were it not for
daddy, you wouldn’t have a wife.<br />
Your mother: Could be my best-friend or worst enemy.<br />
Mothers of men I have dated before tend to like me even though they
thought my dresses a little too short and heels too high. I am not the
type to pretend to wear those long, sweeping Kitenge dresses when
meeting potential mothers-in-law, it’s just not in me to pretend.
Therefore, should your mother like or dislike me, I want you to promise
me that the leading lady in your life will always be me and you will
always take my side. On the same breath, I don’t want to fight for your
attention with our daughter Wairimu. I want you to love us all equally,
but love me a little more.<br />
Yours boys: Will always be your boys, I have already accepted that.
Because I was raised well, I will allow you to spend time with your boys
at least twice a week- that is if you behave. However, do not stay out
beyond midnight on weekends and past nine pm on weekdays. Oh, and you
must send me a text and attach a selfie on WhatsApp of you and your
boys- just to make sure we are not lying to each other here.<br />
The text message should go like ‘Honey, I am at ‘X’ place with George
(left) and Wachira (right), and I will be home by midnight.’ Be warned
future husband, I am very tech-savvy and I know how to use applications
like GPS tracker just to ensure that you are not in a servant’s quarter
somewhere. Should you miss your curfew three of four times, I will
effect this rule: ‘Coitus is at 10p.m, whether you are home or not’ and I
intend to make good of that rule.<br />
<b>Njoki Chege</b></div>
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is about 12:30 pm as I write this. I am at work pretending to be busy
yet all I am doing is thinking about is you. We have probably met, or
yet to meet at the fuel station or at the car wash. Maybe we will meet
one rainy night on Thika Road when I bump into your Mercedes. Or we will
meet at the coffee shop downstairs when I slip and pour my coffee all
over your expensive suit. Don’t blame me, I am a hopeless romantic.<br />
I am that point in life where I am faced with one of the most
important decisions in life, like whom to marry. As you can imagine, a
girl like me has undeniably a lot of suitors hot on her heels. (I am not
bragging).While you are away, I have been going to dates and been
disappointed. I have also been in relationships with idiots and got my
heart broken a few times. I wouldn’t deny that I haven’t been guilty of
breaking a few hearts as well. I thought I should write you a letter to
let you know of few expectations I have in mind- more like terms and
conditions of being Mr. Njoki.<br />
There must be a wedding: I know men hate weddings, but I must get
married in a church, not a garden, but my local church. Having grown up
in PCEA, my parents are the traditional kind that wants to walk their
little girl down the aisle. And she must not be pregnant! Therefore,
please bear with me when I insist that you must declare your love to me
before man and God. Unlike most women I know, I don’t want a big fat
wedding. A simple, intimate ceremony one will do because I would rather
we went on an expensive honeymoon than spend too money much impressing
people who don’t like us anyway.<br />
I like finer things in life: So you must work hard. I will not marry a
lazy, poor man. I am assuming that if I have agreed to marry you, you
must be moneyed. I am sorry if I sound like a gold-digger, but love
never fed anyone. Therefore, you must provide that good life I have
always dreamed of. Our children (I want one, but I know you’ll want two,
so we can compromise) must attend good schools. Not the academies in
the estate, I am talking high-end schools. Therefore, prepare yourself
to cough good money when it comes to educating Chege and Wairimu. (I
already have names for them). We must live in a leafy address and I will
not agree to drive my small car anymore once I am married to you. My
advice is that you start investing now.<br />
My father will always be in the picture: So deal with it. Again, if I
have decided to marry you, then daddy must have really, really and I
mean really like you. He must have called you ‘Son’ at least once or
twice, in a coded language to show me that he approves of you. My dad
and i are inseparable, we talk four to five times a day and we text and
WhatsApp each other a lot. Don’t feel jealous because were it not for
daddy, you wouldn’t have a wife.<br />
Your mother: Could be my best-friend or worst enemy.<br />
Mothers of men I have dated before tend to like me even though they
thought my dresses a little too short and heels too high. I am not the
type to pretend to wear those long, sweeping Kitenge dresses when
meeting potential mothers-in-law, it’s just not in me to pretend.
Therefore, should your mother like or dislike me, I want you to promise
me that the leading lady in your life will always be me and you will
always take my side. On the same breath, I don’t want to fight for your
attention with our daughter Wairimu. I want you to love us all equally,
but love me a little more.<br />
Yours boys: Will always be your boys, I have already accepted that.
Because I was raised well, I will allow you to spend time with your boys
at least twice a week- that is if you behave. However, do not stay out
beyond midnight on weekends and past nine pm on weekdays. Oh, and you
must send me a text and attach a selfie on WhatsApp of you and your
boys- just to make sure we are not lying to each other here.<br />
The text message should go like ‘Honey, I am at ‘X’ place with George
(left) and Wachira (right), and I will be home by midnight.’ Be warned
future husband, I am very tech-savvy and I know how to use applications
like GPS tracker just to ensure that you are not in a servant’s quarter
somewhere. Should you miss your curfew three of four times, I will
effect this rule: ‘Coitus is at 10p.m, whether you are home or not’ and I
intend to make good of that rule.<br />
<b>Njoki Chege</b><br />
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It is about 12:30 pm as I write this. I am at work pretending to be
busy yet all I am doing is thinking about is you. We have probably met,
or yet to meet at the fuel station or at the car wash. Maybe we will
meet one rainy night on Thika Road when I bump into your Mercedes. Or we
will meet at the coffee shop downstairs when I slip and pour my coffee
all over your expensive suit. Don’t blame me, I am a hopeless romantic.<br />
I am that point in life where I am faced with one of the most
important decisions in life, like whom to marry. As you can imagine, a
girl like me has undeniably a lot of suitors hot on her heels. (I am not
bragging).While you are away, I have been going to dates and been
disappointed. I have also been in relationships with idiots and got my
heart broken a few times. I wouldn’t deny that I haven’t been guilty of
breaking a few hearts as well. I thought I should write you a letter to
let you know of few expectations I have in mind- more like terms and
conditions of being Mr. Njoki.<br />
There must be a wedding: I know men hate weddings, but I must get
married in a church, not a garden, but my local church. Having grown up
in PCEA, my parents are the traditional kind that wants to walk their
little girl down the aisle. And she must not be pregnant! Therefore,
please bear with me when I insist that you must declare your love to me
before man and God. Unlike most women I know, I don’t want a big fat
wedding. A simple, intimate ceremony one will do because I would rather
we went on an expensive honeymoon than spend too money much impressing
people who don’t like us anyway.<br />
I like finer things in life: So you must work hard. I will not marry a
lazy, poor man. I am assuming that if I have agreed to marry you, you
must be moneyed. I am sorry if I sound like a gold-digger, but love
never fed anyone. Therefore, you must provide that good life I have
always dreamed of. Our children (I want one, but I know you’ll want two,
so we can compromise) must attend good schools. Not the academies in
the estate, I am talking high-end schools. Therefore, prepare yourself
to cough good money when it comes to educating Chege and Wairimu. (I
already have names for them). We must live in a leafy address and I will
not agree to drive my small car anymore once I am married to you. My
advice is that you start investing now.<br />
My father will always be in the picture: So deal with it. Again, if I
have decided to marry you, then daddy must have really, really and I
mean really like you. He must have called you ‘Son’ at least once or
twice, in a coded language to show me that he approves of you. My dad
and i are inseparable, we talk four to five times a day and we text and
WhatsApp each other a lot. Don’t feel jealous because were it not for
daddy, you wouldn’t have a wife.<br />
Your mother: Could be my best-friend or worst enemy.<br />
Mothers of men I have dated before tend to like me even though they
thought my dresses a little too short and heels too high. I am not the
type to pretend to wear those long, sweeping Kitenge dresses when
meeting potential mothers-in-law, it’s just not in me to pretend.
Therefore, should your mother like or dislike me, I want you to promise
me that the leading lady in your life will always be me and you will
always take my side. On the same breath, I don’t want to fight for your
attention with our daughter Wairimu. I want you to love us all equally,
but love me a little more.<br />
Yours boys: Will always be your boys, I have already accepted that.
Because I was raised well, I will allow you to spend time with your boys
at least twice a week- that is if you behave. However, do not stay out
beyond midnight on weekends and past nine pm on weekdays. Oh, and you
must send me a text and attach a selfie on WhatsApp of you and your
boys- just to make sure we are not lying to each other here.<br />
The text message should go like ‘Honey, I am at ‘X’ place with George
(left) and Wachira (right), and I will be home by midnight.’ Be warned
future husband, I am very tech-savvy and I know how to use applications
like GPS tracker just to ensure that you are not in a servant’s quarter
somewhere. Should you miss your curfew three of four times, I will
effect this rule: ‘Coitus is at 10p.m, whether you are home or not’ and I
intend to make good of that rule.<br />
<b>Njoki Chege</b></div>
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Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-14156753781063679672014-10-26T16:51:00.001+03:002014-10-26T16:51:01.735+03:00Ways to Achieve Wealth and SuccessIn his book, <i>Rich Habits -- The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals</i>, Tom Corley outlines several habits that distinguish the wealthy from the nonwealthy.<br />
<br />
<h2>
1. Setting good daily habits.</h2>
Good
habits are the foundation of wealth building. The difference between
successful and unsuccessful people lies in their daily habits. Simply
put, successful people have many good habits and few bad ones. If you
understand that your bad habits may be preventing you from becoming
wealthy, that realization will be the first step in your improving your
circumstances.<br />
In his book, Corley invites you to take out a sheet
of paper and list your bad habits in one column and then invert each
one to place under a new column for good habits. It should look like
this:<br />
<b>Bad Habit /Good Habit</b><br />
I watch too much TV. I limit myself to one hour of TV per day.<br />
I don’t remember names. I write down names and remember them.<br />
Then for 30 days, follow the guidance of your new good habits list. You’ll be amazed at how much you can accomplish.<br />
<br />
<h2>
2. Regularly creating goals.</h2>
Successful people are goal driven. They create goals all the time. They plan their day the night before with to-do lists.<br />
People
who are headed for success think for the long term. They have daily,
weekly, monthly and yearly goals. But what’s a goal without a plan to
reach them? So not only do successful people have goals, they also come
up with ways to achieve them and hold themselves accountable.<br />
<br />
<h2>
3. Engaging in self-improvement daily.</h2>
Successful
people are always looking for ways to improve themselves. They read
every day and are students of their profession. They don’t spend their
time on activities that don't bring them closer to their goals<br />
.<br />
Successful people know that time is too valuable a commodity to waste. They
spend their time on the things that will move the needle for them in
their business: Being committed to self-improvement means you engage in
activities every day that will stretch you.<br />
<br />
Seek ways to expand
your knowledge. This won’t always be easy, but people grow from things
that pose a challenge. Once your knowledge grows, opportunities appear.<br />
<br />
<h2>
4. Regularly taking care of personal health.</h2>
Each
and every day successful people make an effort to eat right and
exercise. Eating right is of utmost importance. Exercising daily can
become a regular habit, just like taking a bath. People who exercise
routinely have more energy to get things done. How are you doing in this
area?<br />
<br />
<h2>
5. Often making time for relationship building.</h2>
People
who are successful are other-people focused. They take time out of
their day to strengthen the bonds of friendship and form long-lasting
relationships with others. Networking is something they do all the time.
They reach out to their contacts and look for ways to help them with no
expectation of in return.<br />
<br />
The most beautiful sound on Earth, I
once heard someone say, is your name. So make it a goal to learn the
names of every contact you meet. Aren’t you impressed when someone
remembers your name? I know I am. So stand out as different and start
remembering names.<br />
<br />
<h2>
6. Doing things in moderation.</h2>
You
live in a balanced way if you do activities in moderation. This means
having a balanced approach to work, eating, exercise, consuming alcohol,
watching television, surfing the Internet and so forth. As a result,
people will enjoy your company. If people like being around you, then
you will be more apt to collaborate or find the new business partner
that you need to take your business to the next level.<br />
<br />
<h2>
7. Getting things done.</h2>
Don’t
put off to tomorrow what you can do today: Accomplish things. All
people have fears, but successful people push past them. They don't
procrastinate. They get the important things done, no matter the cost.<br />
<br />
When the thought of putting off something enters
the mind, immediately shed notion by saying, “Do it now.” He says repeat
these words 100 times if necessary. Just don’t stop till the task
is done.<br />
<br />
<h2>
8. Keeping a positive outlook.</h2>
Consider the most
successful person you know. Is that person positive or negative? Most
likely this individual is positive, enthusiastic, energetic and happy.
This person chooses to see the good in others and in himself or herself.
To this person, problems are just opportunities waiting to be
uncovered.<br />
Every day people are bombarded by news of bad deeds and
doings. Successful people minimize their exposure to this type of
thing and instead opt to fill their minds with positive ideas from books
and magazines.<br />
<br />
<h2>
9. Regularly saving money. </h2>
According to
Corley, successful individuals put away about 10 percent to 20 percent
of their gross earnings in a savings, investment or retirement plan. Not
everyone can afford to do so, but what percent are you putting away?<br />
<br />
<h2>
10. Rejecting self-limiting thoughts. </h2>
Successful
people command their thoughts and emotions. As soon as bad thoughts
intrude, they cast out anything that challenges their ability to succeed
at the task at hand. They do not dwell on negative notions. Their
self-talk is positive and not overly critical. They replace bad thoughts
with good ones.<br />
Because successful people engage in
self-improvement daily and are constantly involved in positive things,
they don’t allow themselves time to indulge in negative emotions.<br />
<br />
<h2>
11. Living within means.</h2>
Wealthy
people avoid overspending. Among many of those struggling financially,
some are living above their means. They spend more than they earn, live
from paycheck to paycheck and are drowning in credit-card debt. If this
is you, resolve today to turn things around for you and your family.<br />
<br />
<h2>
12. Reading daily. </h2>
Many
successful people read 30 minutes or more every day. Reading can
increase your knowledge and know-how. When you read, often you are
seeking to improve yourself. This automatically sets you apart from your
counterparts. You will stand out from the competition.<br />
<br />
<h2>
13. Limiting TV watching. </h2>
Did
you know that many successful people limit the amount their TV time to
one hour or less a day? How much time do you lose in front of the
television that you could be spending doing something more productive?<br />
<br />
<h2>
14. Doing more than what’s required.</h2>
Successful
people regularly go above and beyond the call of duty at work. Even if
something is not in their job description, they will volunteer to do it.
Wealthy people make themselves invaluable. As an entrepreneur, you may
not have a boss. But in what ways do you go above and beyond for your
clients? How do you wow them?<br />
<br />
<h2>
15. Talking less and listening more. </h2>
When
you listen, you learn. And as the adage goes, that’s why people have
two ears and one mouth. When you take the time to really pay attention
to what another person is saying, it can truly help not only you but
your bottom line as well. When you listen, you are in a better position
to help others.<br />
<br />
<h2>
16. Not giving up.</h2>
Don't give up when the
going gets tough. Successful people hang in there. They pivot. They try
something new. They persist. They may have to change their direction,
but they keep moving forward.<br />
<br />
<h2>
17. Spending time with like-minded ones. </h2>
There's
a saying that goes, “Show me who your friends are and I’ll show you who
you are.” I believe that. People are only as successful as those
they choose to surround themselves with. Good associations can help you
more quickly achieve your goals.<br />
<br />
<h2>
18. Finding a mentor.</h2>
Many
people who have had a mentor have attributed their success to that
person. Mentors can help you achieve your goals faster and keep you
accountable. They can share valuable experience that can cut your
learning time in half.<br />
<br />
<h2>
19. Knowing your why.</h2>
When you know
why you're doing something, you will get what you want quicker than if
you don’t. Having a purpose is essential to being successful in business
and in life. Why do you want to be successful? Why do you really want
to be wealthy?<br />
<br />
<h2>
20. Not giving fear the upper hand. </h2>
Everyone
has fears. Successful people don’t allow their fears to limit or define
them. Fear inevitably keeps you in the same position and stunts your
growth. Recognize your fears and seek ways to overcome them. Interview
someone you admire and ask that person how he or she overcame a fear or
pick up an autobiography and take notes.<br />
<br />
<h2>
21. Upgrading skills. </h2>
If
you want to get ahead, there’s only one way to do it: Become better at
something than you are today. What's the one thing you can focus on for
the next 30 days that will catapult you to rock-star status in your
industry? Focus your attention on that.Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-80050127185772019952014-10-16T21:50:00.001+03:002014-10-16T21:50:32.989+03:00Event: World Food & Culture Day<span class="userContent">Join us and send your taste buds on
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Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-91806433472106938112014-09-27T19:52:00.002+03:002014-09-27T19:52:57.868+03:00MOVIE REVIEW - THE EQUALIZER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Denzel Washington has proven he
can play both dust and rug. The 60-year-old actor has spent the latter
part of his career perfecting two seemingly incongruous character
types, the bookish teacher and the merciless vigilante killer. He’s made a
convincing professor, coach, and life mentor: <i>Remember the Titans</i>, <i>Malcolm X</i>, <i>Cry Freedom</i>, and <i>The Great Debaters</i> had him speaking inspirational quotes in place of dialogue. But in <i>Man on Fire</i>, <i>American Gangster</i>, <i>Inside Man</i>, and <i>Safe House </i>he cut an equally believable criminal, indulging in violence and other vice.<br />
<br />
That’s what makes <b><i>The Equalizer</i></b>, out in theaters today, the
ultimate Denzel movie. In it, he delivers English lectures, uplifting
speeches, dance moves, and brutal
staple-gun assassinations. He passes a lot of time reading Books and spends the rest of his
time killing. He makes easy friends with young, lost people in need of
instruction; he makes enemies pretty quickly, too (or he would, if only
he allowed them to live long enough to develop opinions). This is all to
say that <i>The Equalizer</i> synthesizes Washington's character: a righteous assassin who is also a deep lover, and
sometimes-teacher of literature.<br />Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-52709681182010727322014-09-10T12:26:00.000+03:002014-09-10T12:26:11.903+03:00THE ISSUE OF BABY GAMMY IN KENYA<div style="text-align: justify;">
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About a week ago, I saw a news piece on the BBC website about an
Australian couple who were allegedly accused of leaving behind a
surrogate baby called Gammy with the surrogate mother sadly because
Gammy was diagnosed with down-syndrome. This triggered a thought process
in my head and I decided to dig deeper in order to see the relationship
between the law and surrogacy in Kenya.</div>
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</div>
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Quite astonishing is the fact that the business of surrogacy is booming
in Kenya to the point of potential surrogate mothers advertising on
websites such as 'www.surrogatefinder.com' and the profits are being
eaten by many fertility Clinics in Kenya this is particularly due to the
fact that couples who have difficulty in getting children chose to take
this path rather than the conventional methods such as adoption
particularly due to the fact that the Children Act prescribes a lot of
procedures before the adoption process is completed. What remains are
the other methods of conceiving which have been advanced by science and
medicine such as test-tube babies and indeed surrogacy although which
attracts many ethical issues; but what is Surrogacy? ‘Surrogacy’ is
where a woman becomes pregnant with the intention of handing over the
child to someone else after giving birth. Generally, she carries the
baby for a couple or parent who cannot conceive a child themselves -
they are known as "intended parents".</div>
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</div>
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There are two forms of surrogacy. In traditional surrogacy, the
surrogate mother's egg is used, making her the genetic mother. In
gestational surrogacy, the egg is provided by the intended mother or a
donor. The egg is fertilised through in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and
then placed inside the surrogate mother.</div>
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</div>
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In the absence of clear regulation, the practice of surrogacy in Kenya
is growing as an unsupervised industry with no law to fall back on if
anything goes wrong during the treatment.</div>
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</div>
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Surrogacy indeed raises many questions such as; Does the surrogate
mother have any rights? What about the commissioning couple, the donors
and the health facility that carries out the procedure? What about the
rights of the unborn child, and its legal status? And what happens in an
instance where a child born through surrogacy is afflicted with
physical abnormalities? Is the commissioning couple obligated to take
the child - what if they refuse to? What if twins are born and the
contract only provides for one child? Does the surrogate hand over one
child - since the contract specifies only one - and keep the second?
Does either the parent donating the embryo or gamete gain parental
responsibility as described under the Matrimonial Causes Act? what
happens when a married woman agrees to be a surrogate and undergoes
treatment without the husbands consent and the injustice that will be
caused under the evidence Act in section 118 which presumes the husband
to be the legitimate father of the child during a valid marriage and
extends up to 180 days even after divorce unless the husband can prove
that there was no sexual intimacy between them and thus conferring upon
him parental responsibility.</div>
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</div>
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So many questions and yet the law is still trying to play catch up with
this issue which is facing our society today. What is important to note
is the fact that the courts will ensure the interests of the Child are
first upheld</div>
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</div>
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Surrogacy arrangements are categorized as either commercial or
altruistic. In commercial surrogacy, the surrogate is paid a fee plus
any expenses incurred in her pregnancy. In altruistic surrogacy, only
the expenses incurred, are paid, but the surrogate is not paid at all.
In Jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, such agreements are said
to be unenforceable by or against any of the persons making it. Meaning
that, even though surrogacy is in fact legal, if a dispute were to arise
out of the arrangement, the commissioning couple cannot sue the
surrogate mother if she refuses to hand over the baby, and nor can she
(the surrogate) sue the commissioning couple, if she does not receive
any of the agreed payments, or if they refuse to take the baby.</div>
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</div>
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The question that comes to mind is what happens if the surrogate mother
refuses to hand over the baby to the intended parents? Do the parents
have a right to enforce the surrogacy contract under law? In the
Australian Case - Re Evelyn (1998) F.L.C 92-807, the Court recognized
that it was to the benefit of the child to have knowledge of and contact
with all parties to the surrogacy arrangement.</div>
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</div>
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The brief facts of the case were that ‘Evelyn’ was born as a result of a
surrogacy arrangement between two couples who had been close friends
for many years. The arrangement was described as ‘entirely
altruistically motivated’ and had been initiated by the woman who
gestated the child and who was also biologically related to her. It was
originally intended that close contact would be maintained between the
two families, but frictions developed because the woman responsible for
gestation became frustrated by what was perceived as inadequate
communication. She was also struggling with her decision to relinquish
the child. It was her decision to seek to have Evelyn returned to her.</div>
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</div>
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The commissioning couple refused to give up Evelyn and a dispute over
residence arose. At the time of the trial Evelyn was one-year-old and
had been mainly residing with the commissioning couple. The Court
decided that the child should be handed over to the gestational
surrogate mother and her husband with visitation rights awarded to the
commissioning couple. One may not agree with the finding of the court,
but , is there not some profound wisdom in this decision which
recognizes the complexity of the issues involved which might impact on
the child’s future wellbeing both in the short and long-term?</div>
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It would be interesting to see how such a case would be decided in the
Kenyan set up. Would reason prevail or half-hearted arguments based on
morality carry the day?</div>
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</div>
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Closer to home, South Africa adopts a liberal approach to surrogacy and
as per the South Africa Children's Act of 2005 (which came fully into
force in 2010) enables commissioning parents and the surrogate to have
their agreement validated by the High Court even before fertilization.
However, only those living in South Africa can benefit from the law, and
the agreement must be altruistic rather than commercial in nature. In
addition, the surrogate mother must have had at least one pregnancy and
viable delivery, and have at least one living child. The South African
statue also outlines the conditions of termination of pregnancy by the
surrogate, and in that case, the implications on medical bills and
reimbursements.</div>
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It remains to be seen how Kenya will be able to develop surrogacy laws
while at the same time balancing the public interest and moral and
ethical issues. Feminist will argue that criminalisation of commercial
surrogacy will be an effort from men to stop women from gaining
financial independence. You will even be surprised to find out that in
Indonesia, some women are making a career out of surrogacy and are
registered in agencies which handle surrogacy making it a big business
for Fertility Clinics offering these services as well as Law firms who
help in drafting of the surrogacy contract and the handling the
registration of the baby. One important question which requires an
answer is whether Kenya is ready to accept surrogacy into the society as
it has been accepted in other states such as Indonesia and parts of the
United States of America. Whatever the case, the pain of not being able
to bear children is unbearable to some couples and the legislature
should promptly address the issue of surrogacy in order to make it easy
for such couples to experience the joy of surrogacy.</div>
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Alan Kigen, LL.B (Finalist) at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa</div>
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Inevitably it is, and so shall it be. THE NEW WORLD ORDER has been in
place for several decades now. We are all part of it, believe it or not.
The uniform laws in place, world political reforms that have been
witnessed by many of us, the world financial systems, religious
singularity and many more are crucial wheels towards achieving this
climax.</div>
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We cant deny the optical impacts of this system, we see laws being
consolidated, monetary unification and religious singularity. All these
have been shaped, with master minds and men of visions. It was only an
imagination then, and it seemed utopian to attain but what's more
powerful than imagination? even knowledge cannot overpower it, for every
reality starts with imagination. Who would have believed a hundred
years ago that mankind would walk on the moon, that space tourism would
be as touring a national park or a museum? all this great change is by
the power of imagination.</div>
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What is to be attained is far more greater than globalization, its far
more than internet, its far more than United Nations. We are in the
quest for one world government making the world not only as a village
but as one family. This is a turning point of mankind's history, having
attained a total control of resources, total control of environment
which is the crucial vehicle towards global advancement.</div>
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Africa is part of this and so every one else. To deny it is fooling
oneself its better to face the reality and shape the system to suite our
needs. Positives things can be adopted from all parts, from all
jurisdictions, from all legal systems. This will shape our weaknesses
and enhance our energies seeing things from different angles and so
making the right decisions and correct judgements towards one another
with fairness, love and equality at the highest level, this is total
liberation, total democracy.</div>
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What we need as Africa is transformative leaders, leaders who are
willing for a transformation, leaders who are determined to the end. For
the end is only the beginning, and a new course shall take place,
better, stronger and more advanced than the former.</div>
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By Oscar O. Mutaitina,</div>
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Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-37575808279934595572014-07-15T09:58:00.000+03:002014-07-15T09:58:51.673+03:00YOUNG GIRLS IN PURSUIT OF THEIR DREAMS V/S THEIR PARENTS EXCPECTATIONS<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</span>Being born a girl in our African society you ought to be defined in
three perspectives. <i><b>One</b></i> as a source of income<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>to your parents due to your bride price, <i><b>two</b></i> as a burden in terms of
schooling since at the end you are just going to be a wife at home and <b><i>three</i></b> a
hopeless calf in the middle of hungry lions in matters of facing the world
since there are so many bad men out there ready to destroy and</span><span lang="SW"><i><b></b></i> jeopardize your
future.</span></div>
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</span>Back to your parents. You as girls have you ever felt the need to speak out
and let your parents know about your opinions? Let us talk about your
carrier, there comes a time when you want to take a certain carrier in your life
but your parents tend to control your will power or they don't
think it is the kind of carrier they want for you. Do you have a talent which
you want to give it your all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but you
cant since your parents think it is absurd<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>for you to follow your talent?</span></div>
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</span>There comes a time when you feel like you have had enough of your
parents control on your decisions. You are tired of lying to yourself and that
you want to emerge your inner self from its hiding place. But then you are afraid
what if you fall, what if you fail, is there anybody who is going to give you a
hand or even tell you <i>"don't give up"</i> or will there be anybody who will praise you
and say at "<i>least you tried"</i>. Instead your parents are going to stand out and say
"<i>we told you, you brought disgrace to our family"</i>, that you are nobody but a
failure and a looser.</span></div>
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</span>I write this to tell you that it is time to fight for what you believe
in. Make your parents trust that you can make them proud no matter what carrier
you take or what dreams you have for yourself. It is time for a positive change
let your inner make the path for your success. </span></div>
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<i><b><span lang="SW">If they made it, we made
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Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-36991597598826683282014-05-16T02:08:00.000+03:002014-05-16T02:08:44.859+03:00Campus Hostels at Midnight: What are students up to?<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 1em 0px;">
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Joe had a long day and he’s snoring loudly. In the evening he had carried Laura’s heavy shopping from the gate to Hostel, a distance of about 5 kilometers. Laura is a sophisticated uptown chic while Joe is a village boy. He thinks she likes him but little does he know that she is just with him because of the CATs and assignments. She would rather die than give him the P.</div>
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Edu is trying to get some sleep but he can’t. His body is itching everywhere. It’s the bedbugs. He thinks to himself, ‘Why can’t the administration do something?’ The bedbugs have become too much. He calls his friend Kevo at and asks him if he can come and share the bed with him. Kevo refuses. He doesn’t want the transfer of bedbugs to his bed. What happened to ‘Akufaaye kwa dhiki ndiye rafiki?’ (A friend in need is a friend in deed)</div>
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Tings a gwan. It’s puff puff pass on session here. A fine reggae tune by Chuck Fenda called The Herb is playing on the woofer. Inside the room, William is shouting. He says his pen is walking towards him, coming to attack him. George is laughing loudly at William. He knows it’s the effect of the weed. Don’t get caught guys, you are going to regret it.</div>
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John has gone to shower. He ha<b style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">s </b>just made a mistake of leaving his room door open. His roommate is asleep. He comes back to find his laptop and phone missing. He wakes up his roommate and asks him if he saw the thief. The roommate has no idea. John feels like crying, he just bought that laptop two days ago. He still hadn’t even put riddims in it.</div>
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Karis is still watching a movie with Beth. He still hasn’t figure out a way to go for it. His heart is pounding fast. He badly wants this girl. He can see she is beginning to get sleepy. The movie is boring her. He hasn’t told her anything. He foolishly asks, “Can I kiss you?”. She is shocked. “What? You know you are like a brother to me.” Haha. My friend, once you are in the brother zone, you will never even touch her. Friend zone is even much better. Brother zone? She won’t even consider. That’s incest</div>
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Dan has been standing at the door for 30 minutes. He’s still trying to open it. He’s very drunk and can’t quite locate the lock. He’s seeing several locks. He shouts his roommate’s name a few more times, forgetting that his roommate isn’t in. Of course if he was in, the door wouldn’t have been locked from outside. After several unsuccessful attempts, he blacks out and lies on the floor.</div>
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Michael is studying. He’s a focused student who cares about his future. He has a CAT in two days’ time and knows he has to do his best. Be blessed Michael- a true student.</div>
Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-2836204940564369162014-05-16T02:01:00.000+03:002014-05-16T02:01:01.637+03:005 ways to be popular in campus<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; list-style: none; outline: none; padding: 1em 0px;">
In our teens and early twenties, we all wish to be recognized in one way or another. It’s human nature. Being a person that no one really cares about or values can be really stressful. Boys always crave for respect and high recognition while girls usually crave for admiration and praise. The desire to be someone recognizable and influential is sometimes beyond our control. Campus is one of the best places to be popular. But how exactly can you get popular? Here are five ways</div>
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It’s very important to be mysterious. Mystery creates room for imagination in the minds of others. Imagination then creates desire and the need to discover or explore. Do not throw yourself everywhere and to everybody. People will get bored of you. There are many ways to be mysterious and unique but some are more effective than others.</div>
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For instance, a guy who misses most of the classes but always scores high marks in exams always makes people wonder. Someone who is quite and composed will make others talk. Members of opposite sex always analyze each other so if you are unique and mysterious, word will spread.</div>
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Active and domineering people automatically create names for themselves. If you are good at something, perfect it. It’s wise to be involved in campus activities that you are passionate about. Make sure the activities that you get into are those that many people have access to. You can be a sportsman, a class rep, a student leader, a musician, a comedian, a club leader or an events organizer. Campus has lots of opportunities even in entrepreneurship. Bone fide entrepreneurs also make names for themselves. Create a busy schedule for yourself outside the classroom.</div>
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Learning is the major reason why there’s university education. Students go to campus to learn and get high honors. You can be popular for being hardworking. If you spend most of the time in a large library you will definitely get known by most students. They will bump into you or interact with you at some point.</div>
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In class you can be the person that answers all the difficult questions. The best way to do this is by sitting at the back. Students who prefer the back are always assumed to be less bright, so if you are bright and sit at the back, you’ll definitely get popular. Chances are that you will be the only one in that zone who knows the answers. Most people will always turn to look you’re your hand is up. Make sure you add a commanding voice while at it. The type of voice that makes a lady think, “That’s the kind of voice from a father of my kids would really make them disciplined.”</div>
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You have to dress well in order to be respected. Bright sneakers and multicolored clothes will only make you look childish. Tons of make-up and totally revealing dresses will only make you look like an attention-seeking cheap girl. Don’t try so hard to look good. Take time and learn about fashion. Always select the best clothes. If there’s an influential fashion icon you admire, try to emulate them. Buy clothes that make you look really smart. Strive to be classy not swaggy.</div>
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Being crazy and normal at the same time will really give you numerous points. Girls particularly love crazy guys because of the thrill they offer. Picture this, when young people look for friends, they always opt for those who are entertaining and create fun moments. Have a sense of humor, always make people laugh. This way, those who have spent time with you will always tell others how you are fun to be with. Those who have been told will in turn strive to get a piece of you someday. This way, you will get popular.</div>
Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-33452255129823141632014-02-13T17:52:00.003+03:002014-02-13T17:52:54.251+03:00Black Men 9 Steps To A Stronger Erection…How do you increase the size, strength and stamina of your erections?
There are endless treatments, ointments and devices claiming to pump up
your volume, but precious few solutions hold any water. The reality is
that we’re blessed (<em>or possibly cursed</em>) with whatever God gave us. But if you follow the realistic tips below, you can maximize your erection.<br />
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<strong>1. Eat Well</strong><br />
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Blood and hormones all take up valuable nutrients. So good nutrition is
key for those looking to having sex multiple times.<br />
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being the building
block of energy, are essential. Our sexual needs require eating carbs
and plenty of them! Pasta and bread are solid carb sources. You also
need to ingest zinc every day.<br />
Zinc is vital for production of
testosterone, seminal fluid and sperm. You can find this mineral in
liver, seafood, peas, and beans. Or take a zinc supplement.<br />
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Avoid high fat meals before sex. Excess fat intake lowers
testosterone levels in your body, decreases libido and makes erection
and ejaculation more difficult.<br />
And an unhealthy diet may lead to poor
circulation and hence erection problems. Avoid overeating and stuffing
yourself before sex. If you’re going out for dinner together, don’t gulp
down a five-course meal with wine and dessert, at least not if you know
you’re going to have sex later on that night. Eat at least one hour
before sex so you are properly digested.<br />
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<strong><em>2.</em> Get positioned properly</strong><br />
Sexual positions where you are on top, like missionary and doggy
style, allow more blood flow and a bigger, sturdier erection. It’s
gravity, simple as that. So don’t do it in positions with your partner
on top at first. The tug of gravity will drain the blood from your
erection. Having your partner on top also gives them control of the
movement, so it may lead to your loss of control in well more than one
way.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><strong><em>3.</em> Limit your sensitivity to go longer</strong></span><br />
The classic way to limit oversensitivity is to wear a condom, which
you should be doing anyway. If you don’t need to wear a condom with your
partner, you can try focusing on other things. Periodically take
yourself out of the scene mentally if you think you’re going to lose
control. The trick is to transport your mind away just long enough to
avoid ejaculating too early, but not lose your erection.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><strong><em>4.</em> Manage Any Medication You Are On</strong></span><br />
Medication for some ailments such as depression, social phobia, OCD,
and anxiety are more and more common these days. These medicines are
murder on your erection. If you’re on these types of drugs, work with
your doctor to make sure you’re not over-medicated.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><strong><em>5.</em> Save your strength</strong></span><br />
Don’t tire yourself out too quickly in the sack. If you exhaust
yourself, your erection is going to feel like a marshmallow. Know your
limits.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><strong><em>6.</em> Calm Your Nerves</strong></span><br />
Too much anxiety and nervous energy can cause you problems.
Unfortunately, sex is often riddled with anxiety resulting from a
negative body image, a fear of intimacy or concerns about having a small
member. This “<em>stage fright</em>” always seems to happen at the
worst possible time, like the first time with someone new. So it’s
pretty essential that you find a way to make yourself comfortable if
you’re prone to bouts of nervousness during sex.<br />
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<strong><em>7.</em> Exercise, Exercise, Exercise</strong><br />
Do abdominal exercises. This will help your abdominal muscles support
and hold your erection, as opposed to holding your belly. Furthermore,
if you have a large gut, it tends to make your unit small by comparison.
Being in shape and having a good physique will make you feel good about
yourself and up your confidence. This will, in turn, make you
comfortable with your body, enticing you to have sex and increasing your
sex drive. You can also give your penis a workout with some Kegel
exercises. While there’s no hard evidence that they will produce a
larger size, they will help you stay hard longer.<br />
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<em>8.</em> Don’t Smoke & Drink To Excess</strong><br />
Smoking cigarettes gives you bad circulation. And when you want to
get down, the blood’s gotta be flowing. So there’s one more reason to
quit. Drinking too much alcohol numbs your wiener and can inflate your
prostate.<br />
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<em>9.</em> Don’t Masturbate Too Often</strong><br />
If you ever needed an excuse not to masturbate, that’s it. This calls
for a little self-control and well help you achieve stronger erections,
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Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-80760083998744463932013-12-14T08:53:00.002+03:002013-12-14T08:53:53.305+03:00Should you tell your children that Santa is a lie??<span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span><img class="irc_mut" height="480" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.skytop.com/Content/uploads/Image/santa-claus3.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="640" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Should you tell your children the truth
about Santa Claus? If so, when? What are the benefits for young minds in
believing the myth of Kris Kringle?</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Often around the holidays, parents
of young children feel torn between whether or not they should come
clean to their children about the non-existence of Santa Claus. To many
parents, perpetuating the long-cherished myth is one of the joys of
parenthood. Others view perpetuating the myth of Santa Claus as a fib
when they are trying to teach their children not to lie. It is a dilemma
the majority of parents face. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Science Says Kids Are More Likely To Trust A Lie</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It seems obvious that young children will easily believe what they’re told. But, a study in <em>Psychological Science</em>
examining trust in three-year-olds discovered that unless kids were
given a clue that they were hearing a lie, they will repeatedly trust
what an adult tells them. In the experiment, one adult put a sticker
under a red cup, but lied that the sticker was under an adjacent yellow
cup. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">With some children, the adult placed an arrow on the yellow cup,
helping them notice that what the adult was saying was incorrect.
Interestingly, if the children were given a visual hint that what the
adult was telling them was false, they were able to figure it out for
themselves. But without a clue, the children believed the lie.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"Children have developed a specific bias
to believe what they're told," said researcher Vikram K. Jaswal. "It's
sort of a short cut to keep them from having to evaluate what people
say.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Believing Brings Some Unexpected Benefits</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Allowing young children to believe in fantastical figures like Santa Claus, North Pole elves and magical reindeer can boost certain skills<span class="ext"></span>,
according to social psychologist Dr. Lynda Breen. She stressed that
letting young children embrace fantasy may be “valuable in their cognitive
and social development.” Namely, the magical idea of Santa Claus is
also “A symbol of hope and belief in him teaches children the values of
role models, family bonding and sharing, as well as promoting cognitive
benefits.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Researchers from Lancaster University found that
there’s even more positives in believing in Santa than promoting good
values. In a 2010 study, researchers asked children to do certain
tasks—like drawing objects and answering questions—after watching clips
from <em>Harry Potter </em>films. They found that the clips expanded the
children’s imaginations and abilities to think creatively. For
instance, without watching the clips, some children weren’t able to draw
an “imaginary object,” but were able to do so after engaging in the
fantasy story.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The researchers found that besides entertainment, magical thinking
“Can be viewed as an additional source of development of imagination
and divergent thinking in children…magical thinking enables children to
create fantastic imaginary worlds, and in this way enhances children‘s
capacity to view the world and act upon it from multiple perspectives.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">And,
as time goes on, it’s not likely your child will enter middle school
still writing to Santa Claus. Jared Durtschi, at Kansas State
University, explains that the transition should be gradual, however. "I
don't think it's necessary for parents to decide upon a time to tell their children there is no Santa<span class="ext"></span>,"
Durtschi said. "As children develop, the magical thinking that is so
common in kids, which allows them to so readily accept all the details
of Santa Claus, will give way and they will soon figure it out on their
own."</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Every child’s transition period is different. As children
grow and start to embrace more logical thinking, they’ll discern for
themselves what they believe to be true or not.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">When did you “spill the beans” about Santa Claus? Or, did your children make their own discoveries?</span><br />
Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-62962368251552744282013-12-11T15:21:00.000+03:002013-12-11T15:21:08.560+03:00The Letters Nelson Mandela Wrote to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela While Imprisoned Are Beautiful<div style="text-align: center;">
<img class="irc_mut" height="409" id="irc_mi" src="http://munaluchibridal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Nelson-Mandela-mariage-Winnie_pics_809-1.jpg" style="margin-top: 38px;" width="640" /></div>
<br />
<span class="sub">These are just a few of the letters Mandela wrote from
Robben Island where he was sent in 1964 at the age of 46. Eighteen of
his 27 years in prison were spent on the prison island. </span><br />
<br />
<br />
From a letter dated Oct. 26, 1976:<br />
<blockquote>
My dearest Winnie,</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
I have been fairly successful in putting on a mask behind which I
have pined for the family, alone, never rushing for the post when it
comes until somebody calls out my name. I also never linger after visits
although sometimes the urge to do so becomes quite terrible. I am
struggling to suppress my emotions as I write this letter.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
I have received only one letter since you were detained, that one
dated August 22. I do not know anything about family affairs, such as
payment of rent, telephone bills, care of children and their expenses,
whether you will get a job when released. As long as I don't hear from
you, I will remain worried and dry like a desert.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
I recall the Karoo I crossed on several occasions. I saw the desert
again in Botswana on my way to and from Africa--endless pits of sand and
not a drop of water. I have not had a letter from you. I feel dry like a
desert.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
Letters from you and the family are like the arrival of summer rains and spring that liven my life and make it enjoyable.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
Whenever I write you, I feel that inside physical warmth, that makes me forget all my problems. I become full of love.</blockquote>
<br />
Isn't it beautiful ?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>April 15, 1976</b><br />
<blockquote>
My dearest Winnie,</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
Your beautiful photo still stands about two feet above my left shoulder as I
write this note.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
I dust it carefully every morning, for to do so gives me the
pleasant feeling that I'm caressing you as in the old days. I even touch your
nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my
blood whenever I did so. Nolitha stands on the table directly opposite me.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
How
can my spirits ever be down when I enjoy the fond attentions of such wonderful
ladies?</blockquote>
<br />
<b>June 26, 1977</b><br />
<blockquote>
My dearest Winnie,</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
Our daughters raised in hardship are grown women today. The first born has her
own house and is raising her family.</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
We couldn't fulfill our wishes, as we had planned, to have a baby boy. I had
hoped to build you a refuge, no matter how small, so that we would have a place
for rest and sustenance before the arrival of the sad, dry days. I fell down
and couldn't do these things. I am as one building castles in the air.</blockquote>
<br />
<b>22, 1979</b><br />
<blockquote>
My dearest Winnie,</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote>
You looked really wonderful on 17/11, very much like the woman I married. There
was color in your face. Gone was the choleric appearance and glazed look in
your eyes when you are under pressure of over-dieting. As usual, I kept
addressing you as Mum but my body kept telling me that a woman is sitting
across this platform. I felt like singing, even if just to say Hallelujah!</blockquote>
<br />
<br />
Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-77410213174284810422013-12-06T09:37:00.001+03:002013-12-06T09:49:05.623+03:00Tata Nelson Mandela (Madiba) <img alt="Mandela was elected president in the first open election in South African history on April 29, 1994. He's pictured here taking the oath at his inauguration in May, becoming the nation's first black president." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto0018" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130625125237-07-mandela-gallery-0625-horizontal-gallery.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0pt auto;" width="640" /><br />
<br />
Freedom fighter, prisoner, moral compass and South Africa's symbol of the struggle against racial oppression.<br />
<br />
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">
That was<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/11/world/africa/nelson-mandela---fast-facts/index.html"> Nelson Mandela,</a> who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead his country out of decades of apartheid.</div>
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<br /></div>
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He died <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/world/africa/nelson-mandela-dies/index.html">Thursday night at age 95.</a></div>
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<br /></div>
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His message of
reconciliation, not vengeance, inspired the world after he negotiated a
peaceful end to segregation and urged forgiveness for the white
government that imprisoned him.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5">
"As I walked out the door
toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave
my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison," Mandela said
after he was freed in in 1990.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6">
Mandela, a former
president, battled health issues in recent years, including a recurring
lung infection that led to numerous hospitalizations.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7">
Despite rare public appearances, he held a special place in the consciousness of the nation and the world.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph8">
"Our nation has lost its
greatest son. Our people have lost a father," South African President
Jacob Zuma said. "What made Nelson Mandela great was precisely what made
him human. We saw in him what we seek in ourselves."</div>
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<br /></div>
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His U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, echoed the same sentiment.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10">
"We've lost one of the
most influential, courageous and profoundly good human beings that any
of us will share time with on this Earth," Obama said. "He no longer
belongs to us -- he belongs to the ages."</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11">
<b>A hero to blacks and whites</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">
Mandela became the nation's conscience as it healed from the scars of apartheid.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13">
His defiance of white
minority rule and long incarceration for fighting against segregation
focused the world's attention on apartheid, the legalized racial
segregation enforced by the South African government until 1994.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14">
In his lifetime, he was a
man of complexities. He went from a militant freedom fighter, to a
prisoner, to a unifying figure, to an elder statesman.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15">
Years after his 1999
retirement from the presidency, Mandela was considered the ideal head of
state. He became a yardstick for African leaders, who consistently fell
short when measured against him.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16">
Warm, lanky and
charismatic in his silk, earth-toned dashikis, he was quick to admit to
his shortcomings, endearing him further in a culture in which leaders
rarely do.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph17">
His steely gaze disarmed opponents. So did his flashy smile.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph17">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph18">
Former South African
President F.W. de Klerk, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with
Mandela in 1993 for transitioning the nation from a system of racial
segregation, described their first meeting.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph19">
"I had read, of course, everything I could read about him beforehand. I was well-briefed," he said.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph20">
"I was impressed,
however, by how tall he was. By the ramrod straightness of his stature,
and realized that this is a very special man. He had an aura around him.
He's truly a very dignified and a very admirable person."</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph20">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph21">
For many South Africans,
he was simply Madiba, his traditional clan name. Others affectionately
called him Tata, the word for father in his Xhosa tribe.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph21">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph22">
<b>A nation on edge</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph23">
Mandela last appeared in
public during the 2010 World Cup hosted by South Africa. His absences
from the limelight and frequent hospitalizations left the nation on
edge, prompting Zuma to reassure citizens every time he fell sick.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph23">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph24">
"Mandela is woven into
the fabric of the country and the world," said Ayo Johnson, director of
Viewpoint Africa, which sells content about the continent to media
outlets.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph24">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph25">
When he was around, South Africans had faith that their leaders would live up to the nation's ideals, according to Johnson.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph25">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph26">
"He was a father figure,
elder statesman and global ambassador," Johnson said. "He was the
guarantee, almost like an insurance policy, that South Africa's young
democracy and its leaders will pursue the nation's best interests."</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph26">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph27">
There are telling nuggets of Mandela's character in the many autobiographies about him.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph28">
An unmovable stubbornness. A quick, easy smile. An even quicker frown when accosted with a discussion he wanted no part of.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph28">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph29">
<b>War averted</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph30">
Despite chronic
political violence before the vote that put him in office in 1994, South
Africa avoided a full-fledged civil war in its transition from
apartheid to multiparty democracy. The peace was due in large part to
the leadership and vision of Mandela and de Klerk.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph30">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph31">
"We were expected by the
world to self-destruct in the bloodiest civil war along racial
grounds," Mandela said during a 2004 celebration to mark a decade of
democracy in South Africa.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph31">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph32">
"Not only did we avert
such racial conflagration, we created amongst ourselves one of the most
exemplary and progressive nonracial and nonsexist democratic orders in
the contemporary world."</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph32">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph33">
Mandela represented a
new breed of African liberation leaders, breaking from others of his era
such as Robert Mugabe by serving one term.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph33">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph34">
In neighboring Zimbabwe,
Mugabe has been president since 1987. A lot of African leaders
overstayed their welcomes and remained in office for years, sometimes
decades, making Mandela an anomaly.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph35">
But he was not always popular in world capitals.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph35">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph36">
Until 2008, the United
States had placed him and other members of the African National Congress
on its terror list because of their militant fight against the
apartheid regime.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph37">
<b> </b><img alt="Nelson Mandela, the prisoner-turned-president who reconciled South Africa after the end of apartheid, died on Thursday, December 5, according to the country's president, Jacob Zuma. Mandela was 95." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto001" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130625122348-mandela-carousel-use-only-horizontal-gallery.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0pt auto;" width="640" /><br />
<br />
<b>Humble beginnings</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph38">
Rolihlahla Mandela
started his journey in the tiny village of Mvezo, in the hills of the
Eastern Cape, where he was born on July 18, 1918. His teacher later
named him Nelson as part of a custom to give all schoolchildren
Christian names.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph39">
His father died when he was 9, and the local tribal chief took him in and educated him.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph40">
Mandela attended school in rural Qunu, where he retreated before returning to Johannesburg to be near medical facilities.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph40">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph41">
He briefly attended
University College of Fort Hare but was expelled after taking part in a
protest with Oliver Tambo, with whom he later operated the nation's
first black law firm.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph42">
In subsequent years, he
completed a bachelor's degree through correspondence courses and studied
law at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He left without
graduating in 1948.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph42">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph43">
Four years before he
left the university, he helped form the youth league of the African
National Congress, hoping to transform the organization into a more
radical movement. He was dissatisfied with the ANC and its old-guard
politics.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph43">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph44">
And so began Mandela's civil disobedience and lifelong commitment to breaking the shackles of segregation in South Africa.<br />
</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph45">
<b>Escalating trouble</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph46">
In 1956, Mandela and
dozens of other political activists were charged with high treason for
activities against the government. His trial lasted five years, but he
was ultimately acquitted.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph47">
Meanwhile, the fight for equality got bloodier.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph47">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph48">
Four years after his
treason charges, police shot 69 unarmed black protesters in Sharpeville
township as they demonstrated outside a station. The Sharpeville
Massacre was condemned worldwide, and it spurred Mandela to take a more
militant tone in the fight against apartheid.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph48">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph49">
The South African
government outlawed the ANC after the massacre, and an angry Mandela
went underground to form a new military wing of the organization.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph49">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph50">
"There are many people
who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace
and nonviolence against a government whose reply is only savage attacks
on an unarmed and defenseless people," Mandela said during his time on
the run.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph51">
During that period, he
left South Africa and secretly traveled under a fake name. The press
nicknamed him "the Black Pimpernel" because of his police evasion
tactics.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph51">
<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph52">
<b>Militant resistance</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph53">
The African National
Congress heeded calls for stronger action against the apartheid regime,
and Mandela helped launch an armed wing to attack government symbols,
including post offices and offices.</div>
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The armed struggle was a defense mechanism against government violence, he said. </div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph55">
"My people, Africans,
are turning to deliberate acts of violence and of force against the
government in order to persuade the government, in the only language
which this government shows by its own behavior that it understands,"
Mandela said at the time.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph56">
"If there is no dawning
of sanity on the part of the government -- ultimately, the dispute
between the government and my people will finish up by being settled in
violence and by force. "</div>
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The campaign of violence against the state resulted in civilian casualties.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph58">
<br /></div>
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<b>Long imprisonment</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph60">
In 1962, Mandela
secretly received military training in Morocco and Ethiopia. When he
returned home later that year, he was arrested and charged with illegal
exit of the country and incitement to strike.</div>
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Mandela represented
himself at the trial and was briefly imprisoned before being returned to
court. In 1964, after the famous Rivonia trial, he was sentenced to
life in prison for sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government.</div>
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<br /></div>
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At the trial, instead of
testifying, he opted to give a speech that was more than four hours
long, and ended with a defiant statement.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph63">
"I have fought against
white domination, and I have fought against black domination," he said.
"I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which
all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is
an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it
is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."</div>
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His next stop was the
Robben Island prison, where he spent 18 of his 27 years in detention. He
described his early days there as harsh.</div>
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"There was a lot of physical abuse, and many of my colleagues went through that humiliation," he said.</div>
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One of those colleagues
was Khehla Shubane, 57, who was imprisoned in Robben Island during
Mandela's last years there. Though they were in different sections of
the prison, he said, Mandela was a towering figure.</div>
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"He demanded better
rights for us all in prison. The right to get more letters, get
newspapers, listen to the radio, better food, right to study," Shubane
said. "It may not sound like much to the outside world, but when you are
in prison, that's all you have."</div>
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And Mandela's khaki prison pants, he said, were always crisp and ironed.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph69">
"Most of us chaps were
lazy, we would hang our clothes out to dry and wear them with creases.
We were in a prison, we didn't care. But Mandela, every time I saw him,
he looked sharp."</div>
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After 18 years, he was transferred to other prisons, where he experienced better conditions until he was freed in 1990.</div>
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Months before his release, he obtained a bachelor's in law in absentia from the University of South Africa.</div>
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<img alt="Mandela in the office of Mandela &amp; Tambo, a law practice set up in Johannesburg by Mandela and Oliver Tambo to provide free or affordable legal representation to black South Africans." border="0" height="360" id="articleGalleryPhoto005" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130625141825-12-mandela-gallery-0625-getty-one-time-use-horizontal-gallery.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0pt auto;" width="640" /></div>
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<b>Calls for release</b></div>
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His freedom followed
years of an international outcry led by Winnie Mandela, a social worker
whom he married in 1958, three months after divorcing his first wife.</div>
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Mandela was banned from reading newspapers, but his wife provided a link to the outside world.</div>
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She told him of the growing calls for his release and updated him on the fight against apartheid.</div>
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World pressure mounted
to free Mandela with the imposition of political, economic and sporting
sanctions, and the white minority government became more isolated.</div>
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<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph78">
In 1988 at age 70,
Mandela was hospitalized with tuberculosis, a disease whose effects
plagued him until the day he died. He recovered and was sent to a
minimum security prison farm, where he was given his own quarters and
could receive additional visitors.</div>
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Among them, in an unprecedented meeting, was South Africa's president, P.W. Botha.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph80">
Change was in the air.</div>
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When Botha's successor, de Klerk, took over, he pledged to negotiate an end to apartheid.</div>
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<b>Free at last </b></div>
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On February 11, 1990, Mandela walked out of prison to thunderous applause, his clenched right fist raised above his head.</div>
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Still as upright and proud, he would say, as the day he walked into prison nearly three decades earlier.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph86">
He reassured ANC
supporters that his release was not part of a government deal and
informed whites that he intended to work toward reconciliation.</div>
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Four years after his release, in South Africa's first multiracial elections, he became the nation's first black president.</div>
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"The day he was inducted
as president, we stood on the terraces of the Union Building," de Klerk
remembered years later. "He took my hand and lifted it up. He put his
arm around me, and we showed a unity that resounded through South Africa
and the world."</div>
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<b>Broken marriage, then love</b></div>
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His union to Winnie Mandela, however, did not have such a happy ending. They officially divorced in 1996.</div>
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For the two, it was a
fiery love story, derailed by his ambition to end apartheid. During his
time in prison, Mandela wrote his wife long letters, expressing his
guilt at putting political activism before family. Before the
separation, Winnie Mandela was implicated in violence, including a
conviction for being an accessory to assault in the death of a teenage
township activist.</div>
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Mandela found love again two years after the divorce.</div>
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On his 80th birthday, he married Graca Machel, the widow of former Mozambique president, Samora Machel.</div>
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Only three of Mandela's children are still alive. He had 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.</div>
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<b>Symbolic rugby</b></div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph97">
South Africa's fight for reconciliation was epitomized at the 1995 <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/15/showbiz/de-villiers-south-africa-rugby/index.html" target="_blank">rugby World Cup Fina</a>l in Johannesburg, when it played heavily favored New Zealand.</div>
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As the dominant sport of
white Afrikaners, rugby was reviled by blacks in South Africa. They
often cheered for rivals playing their national team.</div>
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Mandela's deft use of
the national team to heal South Africa was captured in director Clint
Eastwood's 2009 feature film "Invictus," starring Morgan Freeman as
Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the white South African
captain of the rugby team.</div>
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Before the real-life
game, Mandela walked onto the pitch, wearing a green-and-gold South
African jersey bearing Pienaar's number on the back.</div>
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"I will never forget
the goosebumps that stood on my arms when he walked out onto the pitch
before the game started," said Rory Steyn, his bodyguard for most of his
presidency.</div>
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"That crowd, which was
almost exclusively white ... started to chant his name. That one act of
putting on a No. 6 jersey did more than any other statement in bringing
white South Africans and Afrikaners on side with new South Africa."</div>
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<b>A promise honored</b></div>
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In 1999, Mandela did
not seek a second term as president, keeping his promise to serve only
one term. Thabo Mbeki succeeded him in June of the same year.</div>
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After leaving the
presidency, he retired from active politics, but remained in the public
eye, championing causes such as human rights, world peace and the fight
against AIDS.</div>
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It was a decision born
of tragedy: His only surviving son, Makgatho Mandela, died of AIDS at
age 55 in 2005. Another son, Madiba Thembekile, was killed in a car
crash in 1969.</div>
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Mandela's 90th birthday
party in London's Hyde Park was dedicated to HIV awareness and
prevention, and was titled 46664, his prison number on Robben Island.</div>
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<b>A resounding voice</b></div>
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Mandela continued to be a voice for developing nations.</div>
<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph111">
He criticized U.S.
President George W. Bush for launching the 2003 war against Iraq, and
accused the United States of "wanting to plunge the world into a
Holocaust."</div>
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And as he was acclaimed
as the force behind ending apartheid, he made it clear he was only one
of many who helped transform South Africa into a democracy.</div>
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In 2004, a few weeks before he turned 86, he announced his retirement from public life to spend more time with his loved ones.</div>
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<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph114">
"Don't call me, I'll call you," he said as he stepped away from his hectic schedule.</div>
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<b>'Like a boy of 15'</b></div>
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But there was a big treat in store for the avid sportsman.</div>
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When South Africa was awarded the 2010 football World Cup, Mandela said he felt "like a boy of 15."</div>
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In July that year,
Mandela beamed and waved at fans during the final of the tournament in
Johannesburg's Soccer City. It was his last public appearance.</div>
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<div class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph119">
"I would like to be
remembered not as anyone unique or special, but as part of a great team
in this country that has struggled for many years, for decades and even
centuries," he said. "The greatest glory of living lies not in never
falling, but in rising every time you fall."</div>
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With him gone, South Africans are left to embody his promise and idealism.</div>
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Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-90288845129884310042013-11-23T21:33:00.000+03:002013-11-23T21:33:00.422+03:00Interview with Psquare! Paul and Peter Okoye, better known as <strong>P Square</strong>, have a
lifestyle the stuff of dreams. The twin brothers are unlikely to look
back and regret their decision to abandon football for music. At home
and abroad<br />
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<br />
<b>Our journey into the music world</b><br />It started like a dream
but today, we thank God all the glory because it has become a reality.
When we started, we had late Michael Jackson as our mentor. That was why
in one of our songs titled, Busy Body which we released about 12 years
ago, we tried to copy Michael Jackson’s dance steps.<br /> <br />Then, our
fans used to call us, Paul and Peter. He influenced our musical career.
We were challenged by Michael Jackson’s huge achievements in the world
of music. We said to ourselves, if Michael Jackson could do all of
these, we could equally do better. So, we tried our best and by the
grace of God and our fans, we have realise our dreams.<br /> <br /><b>Deal with Konvict music</b><br />The
only thing we can say, is that we have been signed under Konvict. And
to prove this new deal which most people are still doubting, we featured
Akon in our “Chop my Money” remix.<br /> <br /><b>Our private life!</b><br />You call it private and that’s why, most times we don’t like to discuss it for personal reasons.<br /> <br /><b>Handling your female fans!</b><br />My
dear, it is not easy. However, we handle everybody with love and care.
One thing is to be a celebrity, and another is knowing how to handle all
that comes with it. Sometimes, they will call on us just to hear our
voices and to wish us well.<br /> <br /><b>What do you do during your leisure time?</b><br />Sometimes, we swim or play basketball with our friends.<br /> <br /><b>Why was J. Martins not featured in your latest album, “Invasion”?</b><br />We
have no problem with J Martins. He was not in the country when we
released the album. You know as we are busy so also are others too. And
you don’t expect them to displease themselves in order to please you.
But we are in good terms.<br /> <br /><b>Challenges in the industry so far….</b><br />A
lot of challenges, sometimes after releasing an album our marketers
will want to give us condition that we go 50/50. It’s very difficult to
compromise with them. Sometimes, if you enter the studio to record you
song, they will compel you to do what you wouldn’t want to do.<br /> <br /><b>The craziest thing you have ever done!</b><br />Laughs..
that was when we went for a night party some years ago. Some desperate
girls were all over us and before we knew what was happening, they were
kissing and romancing us openly. We had to run for our dear lives.<br /> <br /><b>Most embarrassing moment</b><br />It
was when we were coming up. Some of our kinsmen walked up to us and
told us that its high time we join them in the village and stop roaming
about as if we are not conversant with the tradition of our people. We
felt embarrassed. But unfortunately, we later adhered to their advice.<br /> <br /><b>How do you feel about your mum’ s death?</b><br />We
feel so bad to know that our mum is no more. But who are we to question
the Almighty God. Traditionally, we are supposed to bury her and not
the other way round. It is just that it happened so soon.. Indeed, her
death was a big blow to us.<br /> <br /><b>It was rumored that you people knew what happened to her?</b><br />Then,
it is too bad to hear that people are accusing us of being responsible
for our mum’s death. We are not blaming anybody. People are free to say
what they want to say. We begin to wonder whether there is anything that
will ever make us to go for the life of our beloved mother.<br /> <br />Her
life cannot be quantified in terms of money or fame. So, our answer to
this question is that we have no hand in our mum’s death. We only blame
the death that snatched her away from us if not so, people won’t be
pointing accusing fingers at us. She died after a brief illness.<br /> <br /><b>Aside your mum’s death, there was another rumor that you guys have joined Illuminati?</b><br />We
are short of words. Why would anybody say such things about us? Well,
the fact remains that we do not belong to any secret cult, whether
Illuminati or anything you call it. We owe our achievements and
everything that is happening to us to Almighty God<br />
<br />
No doubt, <strong>P Square</strong> is the most successful African act,
and this is evident with the massive success of their numerous concerts
in the continent. Extra Milehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737447729308776925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-78309804258292798852013-11-20T14:02:00.000+03:002013-11-20T14:05:37.594+03:00Sex,Emotions and Mary's Vagina <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Emotions have a place in sex which cannot be severed no
matter how many glasses of scotch you have before engaging in boudoir acrobatics.
Also, don’t drink too much before engaging in boudoir acrobatics because it
alters your performance (makes women better and men “not better”). Your past is
a lesson my children. Learn it. Let me testify about my own past in hopes that
it will inspire you to celebrate your own. </div>
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Let’s talk about sex baby. Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad
things that may be. Almost a decade ago, during a period my friends
respectfully refer to as “back when you had a vagina”, I was an emotional young
lad. How emotional? When other boys were watching <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallville" target="_blank">Smallville</a> to see a teen Superman hit stuff, I was watching it wondering when he and <a href="http://www.supermanofsteel.com/Pictures/mack11600x1200.jpg" target="_blank">Chloe</a> were finally going to finally figure out that they are perfect for each other. In retrospect, I kind of had that “vagina” shot
coming.<br />
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But my emotions had nothing to do with a vagina. Yes ladies,
you are not that special. All of us are emotional. Men just divert their
emotions into aggressive activities. That’s why men spiral into abnormal
sadness when their favorite soccer team loses a match. It’s the same feeling
most women get when the stars of their favorite <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">telenovela</i> refuse to get their shit together (that is SO annoying,
isn’t it?).<br />
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Why is it good that I was emotional? Well, I learned that
from a woman's lady bits. Let’s call her Mary. She was a longtime crush I had in my youth.
Five years long to be exact. We had a few “close encounters” but nothing to write
gloating letters to Hugh Hefner about. Quite frankly, I was her bitch. She gave
me just enough affection to keep me on her hook but kept me far enough from “the
prize” that I kept trying. </div>
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Eventually I wore her down and she gave me <a href="http://diasporadical.com/2011/12/08/mboro-biscuits-ice-cream-and-gynecological-healing/" target="_blank">the biscuit</a> and my friends, it was incredible. Well worth the wait. Words like “explosive” can be used to describe
the interaction. I still have fantasies about that day. It was THAT good even
by modern day comparisons.<br />
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It was good for one very important reason. Emotions! By the
time I was given access into the “garden” I was pent up full of them. So the
release was like breaking open a dam. I kid you not, I sort of felt like
something had stabilized in me. Like I was a balloon about to burst then someone
let the air out all of a sudden. I am no seasoned Casanova, I haven’t slept
with 100 women, but I have had a “reasonable” amount of “experience”. But one
thing is certain. It is always better when emotions are involved… ALWAYS!<br />
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Also, be safe… Don’t be stupid! Even if you and your paramour are both
in
love and disease free, if you are reading this, you are NOT READY to be a
parent! This is because of the fact that you are getting advice about
such sensitive matters from a madman with an internet connection and a
thesaurus!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Courtesy:andrewonyango </span></div>
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Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-55007492852503568732013-11-20T11:37:00.002+03:002013-11-20T11:43:42.368+03:005 reasons men lose interest in ladies<div style="text-align: center;">
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Those first weeks or months of encounters and dates seem to be filled
with such great promise, high hopes and exciting possibilities. And then
the balloon pops, the sizzle fizzles and the spark goes dark — at least
for him. All of a sudden, those nights filled with LOLs turn into days
full of WTFs.</div>
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Why do some guys lose interest when things seem to be going so well?
Here are a few thoughts that might help you make some adjustments that
could help you increase his attention span.<br />
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<b>1. Too Easy:</b></div>
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Guys definitely thrive on conquest. But, if the woolly mammoth just
followed the hunter home and jumped on his barbecue pit, it would not
have tasted so sweet, and the celebration surrounding the feast would be
short and boring.</div>
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The hunt is what gives significant value to the conquest. Men believe
that anything worth having is worth working hard for or even fighting
for.</div>
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Things gained too easily don’t carry a high value. You would have never
seen a squirrel’s head hanging on a cave wall, but you might have seen
the head of a saber-toothed tiger. Give the sexual tension a chance to
build so your amazing gift can be appreciated more fully and with a
bigger burst of delight for your man. Sure, sometimes the mood can be
magnetic and the time can be right early on, so go ahead and capture the
magic of the moment. Just make him wait an extra date or two for the
encore.<br />
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<b>2. Too Serious:</b></div>
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Women often look for a solid provider and protector, and then they will
choose one who is also a good playmate. Men look for a fun playmate.
They will eventually zero in on one who can also challenge them and
complete them in other ways.</div>
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Early on, men are captivated and blown away by the wonderland of your
femininity. They don’t fall in love the same way you do or for the same
reasons.</div>
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You may be ready to take the emotional aspect of the relationship to the
next level, but he’s still enjoying the honeymoon. You may be ready for
him to move in and begin a commitment, but you’re getting way ahead of
where his head is at.</div>
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He may be ready too, but he doesn’t know it yet. Until he figures out
for himself that he needs you and that you have become a necessary part
of him, your love and tightening grip will seem like a trap, a prison
and the end of freedom and life as he knows it. He will get scared and
run away.</div>
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Once he’s had his “Aha” moment, he will see the commitment of love for
the paradise it is, and he will gladly join you there. Don’t move too
fast, even if he says he loves you.<br />
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<b>3. Too Controlling:</b></div>
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Men are independent creatures by nature. They may appreciate a little
fashion advice, if it doesn’t change their self-image. But they don’t
want you to schedule their itinerary for them.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
They don’t want to be expected to show up someplace for you without
proper notice and their approval. They don’t want their cave to be
redecorated into someone else’s concept of good living. They don’t want
to swap their French fries for baby carrots, and they don’t even want to
know why they should.</div>
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Imagine that you met a prince and just wanted to go out with him. Well,
the palace guard comes to your place and takes over. They replace
everything in your closet with snobbish-attire. They cut your
fingernails and remove the cute little designs in favor of cherry red
polish to match your new required lipstick. Your piercing jewelry is
discarded, your little butterfly tattoo is removed, your gold necklace
is replaced with pearls, and your hair is chopped into a bob with no
highlights.</div>
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All you wanted was to kiss the cute guy and maybe pull his pants down,
but you never bargained for anything like this. Men are trainable. You
just have to ease into the adjustments. If you tighten the bolts too
hard or too fast, you’ll strip the nuts and they’ll fall off. Ouch.<br />
<br /></div>
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<b>4. Too Scary:</b></div>
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They made a movie about how to lose a guy in 10 days. Sometimes a
woman’s habits or actions send up too many red flags, and a guy just has
to scamper away. Too much talk about your ex, describing what your
babies will look like, or being too needy and clingy are not only red
flags, they’re kind of creepy. It’s hard to hold back all of your
amazing qualities, but sometimes it’s for the best.<br />
<br /></div>
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</div>
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<b>5. No Spark:</b></div>
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Romance is a two-way street. You have to like him, and he has to like
you. Remember that men are often attracted first by the candy, and then
they learn to appreciate the woman that you are.</div>
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It should be no surprise, then, that things may begin with a lot of excitement and heat, both of which can fade quickly.</div>
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His natural instincts tell him that the hunt ends with the conquest, so
it is up to you to show him another dimension of your value as a partner
that will keep him interested. Still, not all relationships are meant
to be. Your traits and interests that are perfect for one man may mean
nothing to the next.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The bottom line is that you want as many things as possible to pull your
man closer to you and as few things to drive him away. When it comes to
the physical, emotional or psychological aspects of your relationship,
try to allow your man to feel free, independent, un-threatened,
challenged, in control, and content.</div>
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Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-88049809383803053672013-11-14T20:49:00.000+03:002013-11-14T20:53:27.880+03:00L3FT HANDERS ANTHEM<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is for the LEFT handed man
whose LEFT rib <br />
i suppose created a LEFTY Eve, <br />
<br />
for the LEFT handed poet <br />
whose pen found the pages <br />
'LEFT blank' and wrote verses that LEFT us inspired <br />
<br />
for the LEFT handers who have LEFT earth <br />
But their 'LEFT legacies' still live on <br />
for they lived their lives the right way, <br />
<br />
This is for the LEFT handed boxer <br />
whose left hook LEFT his opponent <br />
Lying down the ring floor <br />
<br />
For the LEFT handed painters <br />
like Davinci and Michelangelo <br />
who have gone <br />
but LEFT paintings that still glow <br />
<br />
I wrote this with my LEFT hand <br />
For the LEFTY man <br />
who want to marry a LEFTY lady, <br />
have LEFTY kids <br />
And create a LEFTY trinity that <br />
he is yearning for, <br />
<br />
I wrote it for the LEFT handed kids <br />
who were LEFT scared <br />
when told the devil uses a LEFT hand <br />
<br />
For the LEFT handers <br />
who were born LEFT handed on planet earth <br />
living with right handed people <br />
who think with their LEFT brain <br />
<br />
I too was born LEFT handed <br />
but LEFT stranded, <br />
had to lean on my mother's LEFT shoulder, <br />
And she raised a LEFTY soldier <br />
I salute her with my LEFT hand <br />
<br />
So I wrote this with my LEFT hand <br />
for all the LEFT handers <br />
living on planet earth <br />
doing everything in a LEFT way, <br />
to the melodious beats of the heart <br />
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In a country where science is highly avoided by many, I doubt if the majority of Tanzanians know the name Erasto Mpemba. Erasto Mpemba is globally credited for the “Mpemba effect” a scientific discovery
in 1963 by him where he observed that hot water freezes faster than
cold water!<br />
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Although such famous people as Aristotle, Sir Francis Bacon and René
Descartes described the Mpemba Effect, it is named after Erasto Mpemba,
who noticed that, at equal quantities, boiling water will freeze faster
than water at room temperature. <br />
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Back in the 1960′s, Erasto, aged 13, was making ice cream at Magamba
Secondary School. He noticed that when the ice cream was hot and started
to freeze, it froze quicker than if it was already cold. His teacher
dismissed the result, calling it “Mpemba’s physics” and subjected him to
some ridicule.<br />
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In fairness to the teacher, the result did fly in the face of
accepted physics (Newton’s Law of Cooling), but to refuse to believe a
student strikes me as being poor teaching, not to mention unscientific.<br />
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Fast forward a few years and a Dr. Denis Osborne visited Mkwawa High
School, where Erasto had moved and where the “Mpemba Physics” jibe had
continued, when he continued to ask questions about the effect. Dr
Osborne was also sceptical, but set out to show Mpemba that he was
wrong, by repeating the experiment together. Of course, the new work
proved Mpemba correct, much to everyone’s surprise.<br />
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In 1969, they published a joint paper on the Mpemba Effect, as a
result of which they discovered that<br />
many eminent scholars from
Aristotle to Descartes had noted a similar phenomenon. Currently, the
reason for the Mpemba Effect is still unknown.<br />
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It time for the government to use Mpemba's image in trying to inspire our fledgling youth who are constantly stumbling when it comes to education. And for Mpemba, he should be awarded the highest honor of the nation <br />
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No one up to date has the true definition of the <i>mpemba effect</i>..........<br />
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Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-65026134319964874872013-10-28T16:16:00.000+03:002013-10-28T16:16:16.729+03:00The BoringTusker Project Fame <img height="299" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sdemedia/sdeimages/pulse/tpf6live.jpg" style="margin-top: 79px;" width="448" /><br />
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Sunday evenings are usually boring, i spend most of my time recovering from the weekend damage caused by the amazing Tusker lager. And part of my heeling is listening to good music. When i heard Tusker Project Fame was coming back for season 6, I thought i had something to look forward to.<br />
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In this season’s <em>Tusker Project Fame</em>, the contestants are terrible. Really, I don’t know whether to blame the sound system or their
voices. I blame the judges, those who were traveling the region in
search of East Africa’s next big music act. I don't believe this is the best talent they can find in East Africa.<br />
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Granted, their performances aren’t doing it for me but the sound system needs more work. Surely there must <em>better</em> microphones in the worldwide market? Ones that don’t look like they were plucked out from the local church?<br />
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And at times those coaches go on and praise this guys who choose complex songs and can't even deliver. Judges, Ian and Hermy try to give honest opinions but at times the singing from all the contestants is so bad, forcing them to just give positive comments.<br />
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I know, this show helps in strengthening the bond of East Africans, but seriously it looks like a joke. I just can't handle watching this thing on TV. By the way,where did the previous winners go? <br />
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<br />Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-59558615767542204842013-10-25T13:36:00.000+03:002013-10-25T13:36:19.799+03:00Movie Review; 12 Years a Slave<img height="330" id="irc_mi" src="http://upcomingdiscs.com/ecs_covers/12-years-a-slave-large.jpg" style="margin-top: 32px;" width="495" /><br />
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One of the things that have been thrown around for months now is the
notion that awards season voting bodies won't respond to it because
it's too "difficult" to sit through. Let's define difficult, shall we?
Is it difficult to see the first openly gay politician gunned down by
his closeted colleague? Is it difficult to see a reformed convict put
to death by our country for his crimes? Is it difficult to see a mother
choose which one of her children dies during the Holocaust? I'd argue
that these answers add up to a resounding yes. Yet, no one threw those
phrases of "too difficult" around.<br /><br />I've watched hundreds of films throughout my short 22-year history and
I've seen some difficult cinema. Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List"
can make anyone quiver in shame as it shows the despicable reality of
the Holocaust. Paul Greengrass' "United 93", which is almost an
emotional biopic of America's darkest hour, makes me want to crawl up
into a ball and cry. And finally, Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the
Christ", one of the highest grossing films of all-time, shows the labor
of our sins fleshed out into the beaten skin of an honest man. And
still, no one threw these hyperbolic terms out saying, "it's too hard
watch." Is it because this is an American tragedy, done by Americans?
Is it the guilt of someone's ancestors manifesting it in your tear
ducts? I can't answer that. Only the person who says it can. The
structure of this country is built on the backs and blood of slaves.
But slavery didn't just exist in America, it was everywhere. It was
horrifying what occurred for over 200 years and believe it or not,
still exists in some parts of the world TODAY.<br /><br />Now when approaching the powerful film by McQueen and distributed by
Fox Searchlight Pictures, there is a resounding honesty that McQueen
and screenwriter John Ridley inhabit. There are no tricks or gimmicks,
no cheap takes on a side story or character that is put there for time
filling or a life-lesson for Solomon to learn. Everything is genuine.
Is the film heartbreaking? Oh my God yes. Did I cry for several minutes
after the screening? Embarrassingly so. I was enamored the entire time,
head to toe, moment to moment.<br /><br />I have long admired the talent that's been evident in the works of
Chiwetel Ejiofor. I've known he was capable of what he has accomplished
as Solomon Northup and he hits it out of the park. He has the urgency,
worry, and drive to get home to his family and executes every emotion
flawlessly even when all hope seems to be lost. Where he shines
incredibly are the small nuances that he takes as the story slows down,
you notice aspects of Solomon that make him even more believable.<br /><br />As Edwin Epps, Solomon's last owner, Michael Fassbender digs down deep
into some evil territory. Acts as the "Amon Goeth" of our tale, he is
exactly what you'd expect a person who believes this should be a way of
life to behave. He's vile and strikes fear into not only the people he
interacts with but with the viewers who watch. As Mrs. Epps, Sarah
Paulson is just as wretched. Abusive, conniving, entitled, and I loved
every second of her.<br /><br />Mark my words; Lupita Nyong'o is the emotional epicenter of the entire
film. The heartache, tears, and anger that will grow inside during the
feature will have our beautiful "Patsey" at the core. She is the great
find of our film year and will surely go on to more dynamic and
passionate projects in the future. You're watching the birth of a star.<br /><br />Hans Zimmer puts forth a very pronounced score, enriched with all the
subtle ticks that strike the chords of tone. One thing that cannot be
denied is the exquisite camera work of Sean Bobbit. Weaving through the
parts of boat and then through the grassroots of a cotton field, he
puts himself in the leagues of Roger Deakins and Seamus McGarvey as one
of the most innovative and exciting DP's in the business. Especially
following his work in "The Place Beyond the Pines" earlier this year.
Simply marvelous.<br /><br />Oscar chances, since I know many of you are wondering. Put the Oscar's
in my hands, you have a dozen nominations reap for the taking. Best
Picture, Director, Lead Actor, Supporting Actor, dual Supporting
Actresses, Adapted Screenplay, Production Design, Cinematography,
Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score.
There's also a strong and rich sound scope that is present. The sounds
of nature as the slaves walk or as Solomon approaches his master's
house is noticed. The big question is, can it win? I haven't seen
everything yet so I cannot yet if it deserves it or not. I can say, if
critics and audiences can get off this "difficult" watch nonsense and
accept the cinematic endeavor as a look into our own history as told
from a great auteur, there's no reason it can't top the night. I'm very
aware that seeing this film along with Steve McQueen crowned by Oscar
is nearly erasing 85 years of history in the Academy. Are they willing
and ready to begin looking into new realms and allowing someone not
necessarily in their inner circles to make a bold statement as McQueen
and Ridley take in "12 Years a Slave?" I remain hopeful.
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Its safe to say that Tanzania hasn't been particularly shinning in the Tusker Project Fame. We have seen considerable success through Peter Msechu and by distant from Hemed. We haven't really had impressive singers with star quality. In Hisia maybe trend might change<br />
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Young, funny and vastly talented, Hisia might just be what Tanzania needs to prove to the rest of East Africans we have what it takes. With our two contestants out on the first day, who with honesty were not all that great. We now look up to Hisia and Angel to bring the money and pride back home.<br />
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cracking a joke and telling a funny story. However, Hisia is serious
about one thing, and that is performance.Hisia loves his mother (who
shares his deep passion for singing). Hisia knew he wanted to be on
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Hisia’s ideal night out on a Saturday would be a place where there is live music<br />
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<i><b> Goodluck hisia, and bring the money home </b></i>Issah Msongohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15981240549413832290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5645018182188395952.post-67717273918015132722013-10-14T09:14:00.002+03:002013-10-14T09:15:03.324+03:00Julius Kambarage Nyerere:<br />
Today all across the country (Tanzania) we celebrate <span class="st">Nyerere <i>Day</i>, marking the <i>day</i> of <i>Julius Nyerere's</i> death in 1999. </span><span class="st"><i>We celebrate</i> his life in remembrance of the great things he had done to this nation and Africa as a whole.</span><br />
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Julius Kambarage Nyerere was born on April 13, 1922 in Butiama, on
the eastern shore of lake Victoria in north west Tanganyika. His father
was the chief of the small Zanaki tribe. He was 12 before he started
school (he had to walk 26 miles to Musoma to do so). Later, he
transferred for his secondary education to the Tabora Government
Secondary School. His intelligence was quickly recognized by the Roman
Catholic fathers who taught him. He went on, with their help, to train
as a teacher at Makerere University in Kampala (Uganda). On gaining his
Certificate, he taught for three years and then went on a government
scholarship to study history and political economy for his Master of
Arts at the University of Edinburgh (he was the first Tanzanian to study
at a British university and only the second to gain a university degree
outside Africa. In Edinburgh, partly through his encounter with Fabian
thinking, Nyerere began to develop his particular vision of connecting
socialism with African communal living.<br />
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On his return to Tanganyika, Nyerere was forced by the colonial
authorities to make a choice between his political activities and his
teaching. He was reported as saying that he was a schoolmaster by choice
and a politician by accident. Working to bring a number of different
nationalist factions into one grouping he achieved this in 1954 with the
formation of TANU (the Tanganyika African National Union). He became
President of the Union (a post he held until 1977), entered the
Legislative Council in 1958 and became chief minister in 1960. A year
later Tanganyika was granted internal self-government and Nyerere became
premier. Full independence came in December 1961 and he was elected
President in 1962.<br />
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Nyerere’s integrity, ability as a political orator and organizer, and
readiness to work with different groupings was a significant factor in
independence being achieved without bloodshed. In this he was helped by
the co-operative attitude of the last British governor — Sir Richard
Turnbull. In 1964, following a coup in Zanzibar (and an attempted coup
in Tanganyika itself) Nyerere negotiated with the new leaders in
Zanzibar and agreed to absorb them into the union government. The result
was the creation of the Republic of Tanzania.<br />
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Ujamma, socialism and self reliance </h3>
As President, Nyerere had to steer a difficult course. By the late
1960s Tanzania was one of the world’s poorest countries. Like many
others it was suffering from a severe foreign debt burden, a decrease in
foreign aid, and a fall in the price of commodities. His solution, the
collectivization of agriculture, villigization (see Ujamma below) and
large-scale nationalization was a unique blend of socialism and communal
life. The vision was set out in the Arusha Declaration of 1967
(reprinted in Nyerere 1968):<br />
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"The objective of socialism in the United Republic of Tanzania is to
build a society in which all members have equal rights and equal
opportunities; in which all can live in peace with their neighbours
without suffering or imposing injustice, being exploited, or exploiting;
and in which all have a gradually increasing basic level of material
welfare before any individual lives in luxury." (Nyerere 1968: 340)<br />
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The focus, given the nature of Tanzanian society, was on rural
development. People were encouraged (sometimes forced) to live and work
on a co-operative basis in organized villages or ujamaa (meaning
‘familyhood’ in Kishwahili). The idea was to extend traditional values
and responsibilities around kinship to Tanzania as a whole.<br />
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Within the Declaration there was a commitment to raising basic living
standards (and an opposition to conspicuous consumption and large
private wealth). The socialism he believed in was ‘people-centred’.
Humanness in its fullest sense rather than wealth creation must come
first. Societies become better places through the development of people
rather than the gearing up of production. This was a matter that Nyerere
took to be important both in political and private terms. Unlike many
other politicians, he did not amass a large fortune through exploiting
his position.<br />
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The policy met with significant political resistance (especially when
people were forced into rural communes) and little economic success.
Nearly 10 million peasants were moved and many were effectively forced
to give up their land. The idea of collective farming was less than
attractive to many peasants. A large number found themselves worse off.
Productivity went down. However, the focus on human development and
self-reliance did bring some success in other areas notably in health,
education and in political identity.<br />
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Liberation struggles </h3>
A committed pan-Africanist, Nyerere provided a home for a number of
African liberation movements including the African National Congress
(ANC) and the Pan African Congress (PAC) of South Africa, Frelimo when
seeking to overthrow Portuguese rule in Mozambique, Zanla (and Robert
Mugabe) in their struggle to unseat the white regime in Southern
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He also opposed the brutal regime of Idi Amin
in Uganda. Following a border invasion by Amin in 1978, a 20,000-strong
Tanzanian army along with rebel groups, invaded Uganda. It took the
capital, Kampala, in 1979, restoring Uganda’s first President, Milton
Obote, to power. The battle against Amin was expensive and placed a
strain on government finances. There was considerable criticism within
Tanzania that he had both overlooked domestic issues and had not paid
proper attention to internal human rights abuses. Tanzania was a one
party state and while there was a strong democratic element in
organization and a concern for consensus, this did not stop Nyerere
using the Preventive Detention Act to imprison opponents. In part this
may have been justified by the need to contain divisiveness, but there
does appear to have been a disjuncture between his commitment to human
rights on the world stage, and his actions at home.<br />
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Retirement</h3>
In 1985 Nyerere gave up the Presidency but remained as chair of the
Party - Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). He gradually withdrew from active
politics, retiring to his farm in Butiama. In 1990 he relinquished his
chairmanship of CCM but remained active on the world stage as Chair of
the Intergovernmental South Centre. One of his last high profile actions
was as the chief mediator in the Burundi conflict (in 1996). He died in
a London hospital of leukaemia on October 14, 1999.<br />
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"We will always remember you" : Msongo<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Biography for<br /><b>J.J. Abrams</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">27 June 1966, New York City, New York, USA</span></b>
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<b>Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
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<span style="font-size: small;">Height</span></div>
<b><span style="font-size: small;">5' 7" (1.70 m)
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jeffrey Jacob "J.J." Abrams</b> (born June 27, 1966) is an American
film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, and
composer. He wrote and produced feature films before co-creating the
television series <i>Felicity</i> (1998–2002). He also created <i>Alias</i> (2001–2006) and co-created <i>Lost</i> (2004–2010), <i>Fringe</i> (2008–present), and <i>Undercovers</i> (2010). Abrams directed the films <i>Mission: Impossible III</i> (2006), <i>Star Trek</i> (2009), and <i>Super 8</i> (2011) and produced the films <i>Cloverfield</i> (2008) and <i>Morning Glory</i> (2010). </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Early life</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Abrams
was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles where he attended
Palisades Charter High School. He is the son of television producer
Gerald W. Abrams and executive producer Carol. Abrams, who is Jewish,
attended Sarah Lawrence College. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Career</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Abrams's first job in the movie business started when he was 16 when he wrote music for Don Dohler's film <i>Nightbeast</i>.
During his senior year at college, he teamed with Jill Mazursky to
write a feature film treatment. Purchased by Touchstone Pictures, the
treatment was the basis for <i>Taking Care of Business</i>, Abrams's first produced film, which starred Charles Grodin and Jim Belushi. He followed that up with <i>Regarding Henry</i>, starring Harrison Ford, and <i>Forever Young</i>, starring Mel Gibson. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Abrams collaborated with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay on the 1998 film, <i>Armageddon</i>. That same year, he made his first foray into television with <i>Felicity</i>,
which ran for four seasons on The WB Network, serving as the show's
co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and executive producer. He also composed
its opening theme music.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Under his production company Bad Robot, which he founded with Bryan Burk in 2001, Abrams created and executive-produced ABC's <i>Alias</i> and is co-creator (with Damon Lindelof) and executive producer of <i>Lost</i>. He later co-wrote the teleplay for <i>Lost</i>s third season premiere "A Tale of Two Cities". As with <i>Felicity</i>, Abrams also composed the opening theme music for <i>Alias</i> and <i>Lost.</i></span> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">In 2001 Abrams co-wrote and produced the thriller <i>Joy Ride</i>, and wrote an unproduced screenplay for a fifth Superman film in 2002. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 2006 he served as executive producer of <i>What About Brian</i> and <i>Six Degrees</i>, also on ABC. Abrams directed and wrote the two-part pilot for <i>Lost</i>
and remained active producer for the first half of the season. That
same year he made his feature directorial debut in 2006 with <i>Mission: Impossible III</i>, starring Tom Cruise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In 2008 Abrams produced the monster movie, <i>Cloverfield</i>. In 2009 he directed the science fiction film <i>Star Trek</i>, which he produced with <i>Lost</i> co-creator Damon Lindelof. While it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of Stephen King's <i>The Dark Tower</i> series of novels, they publicly stated in November 2009 that they were no longer looking to take on that project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">He is one of the creators of the Fox Network series <i>Fringe</i>, for which he again composed the theme music. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Abrams
is featured in the 2009 MTV Movie Awards 1980s-style digital short
"Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", with Andy Samberg and Will
Ferrell, in which he plays a keyboard solo. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Personal life</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Abrams
is married to public relations exec Katie McGrath and has three
children: sons August and Henry and daughter Gracie. He resides in
Pacific Palisades, California. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Abrams has made donations to the
Democratic Party. Campaigns he has contributed to include those of Bill
Clinton, Barack Obama, Bill Bradley, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Bob
Casey, Jr., Mark Udall, Harry Reid, Russ Feingold, and Patrick J.
Kennedy. However, he has also donated $2,000 to the Republican Robert
Vasquez. </span></div>
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