I hereby vote the beautiful and wonderful multinational family of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as the Family of the Year 2007.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – with children Maddox, 5, Shiloh, 7 months, and Zahara, 2.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and Their Children Are My Family of the Year 2007
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and Their Children Are My Family of the Year 2007
I hereby vote the beautiful and wonderful multinational family of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as the Family of the Year 2007.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – with children Maddox, 5, Shiloh, 7 months, and Zahara, 2.
I hereby vote the beautiful and wonderful multinational family of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as the Family of the Year 2007.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – with children Maddox, 5, Shiloh, 7 months, and Zahara, 2.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
We Should Not Welcome Unfaithful Men and Unfaithful Women
We Should Not Welcome Unfaithful Men And Unfaithful Women.
You know you cannot be faithful to your partner, please leave before it is too late.
If you are being abused or misused in a relationship before marriage, please leave and don't make the mistake of wedding an abusive man or woman.
I abhor unfaithful men and women.
Many unfaithful men and women lie to deceive and lure ignorant and innocent men and women into relationships.
The following dialogue is very common among unfaithful lovers and partners.
‘ Do you have a boyfriend?"
“ No."
“ Do you have a girlfriend?"
“ No."
“ Are you married or in a relationship?"
“ No."
In the late 1990s, after my German partner returned to Munich and went missing, many of the local girls and women crept into my life and most of them left when I did not have any relationship with them until I met one appealing young lady from Edo state. She was tall and slim and I wanted her. She was brought to our uncle's house by the girlfriend of my cousin, a popular Nollywood actor. I did not waste time in winning her the same day we met on a Friday and on Monday; I wanted to sleep with her. She said it was too early to do so and I agreed, but she obliged to show me her beautiful body. As I explored her body, she was turned on and wanted me to make love to her. I was happy to do so and she said my manhood was too big for her and I stopped. She asked me to continue and I refused.
Whilst I was walking with her on the street in our neighbourhood, a short Igbo man came to her and asked her where she had been.
“ Becky, where did you go? And you took the key with you?"
She brought out the key and handed it to the man.
Later she told me that she was living with the man and they were live-in lovers, but she did not love him and would prefer to marry me.
I did not like the fact that she never told me that she had a boyfriend who accommodated and fed her. I felt sorry for the man she betrayed, I politely left her, and until date, I have never looked for her.
If she did not love the man, she should not have lived with him and pretending to love him.
There was another woman who is a popular fashion designer in Lagos and is married with three beautiful daughters and two handsome sons. I knew the husband who was tall and good-looking. Their first daughter who is now 20 and at Covenant University was very excited every time I visited and loved to read novels. I love girls and women who love literature, so we became close. I was very popular for my company of models and actors and she wanted me to tickle her fancy.
The mother told me that my slim and trim body excited her and I knew she wanted a relationship. She wanted us to go places together. When her husband left for Japan, she intensified her efforts to become my lover, but I stopped all her amourous overtures.
If I committed adultery with her, I would have committed fornication with her daughter. I walked far away for my own good.
Three other married women I had to flee from were even as dangerous as desperate housewives. One of them was a model and ruined my Valentine's Day four years ago as she visited me whilst I was relaxing with my Val, a beautiful Igbo Princess and an attorney. She ignored my Val and insisted that I must make love to her. I took her into the study, pecked her, and told her to leave. But she refused until my Val and I left the flat. Later, she went to confront my Val and wanted to discourage her from becoming my girlfriend. So, I went to her residence to see her husband and five children. They were poor and the husband was a very quiet man. I advised her to be faithful to her husband and help him to bring up their lovely children. I kept away from her.
I have seen women having extra-marital affairs for no good reason.
They were driven by their childish and foolish lust.
We should not welcome unfaithful men and unfaithful women.
~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima/Orikinla Osinachi
The Editor of The Language of True Love
You know you cannot be faithful to your partner, please leave before it is too late.
If you are being abused or misused in a relationship before marriage, please leave and don't make the mistake of wedding an abusive man or woman.
I abhor unfaithful men and women.
Many unfaithful men and women lie to deceive and lure ignorant and innocent men and women into relationships.
The following dialogue is very common among unfaithful lovers and partners.
‘ Do you have a boyfriend?"
“ No."
“ Do you have a girlfriend?"
“ No."
“ Are you married or in a relationship?"
“ No."
In the late 1990s, after my German partner returned to Munich and went missing, many of the local girls and women crept into my life and most of them left when I did not have any relationship with them until I met one appealing young lady from Edo state. She was tall and slim and I wanted her. She was brought to our uncle's house by the girlfriend of my cousin, a popular Nollywood actor. I did not waste time in winning her the same day we met on a Friday and on Monday; I wanted to sleep with her. She said it was too early to do so and I agreed, but she obliged to show me her beautiful body. As I explored her body, she was turned on and wanted me to make love to her. I was happy to do so and she said my manhood was too big for her and I stopped. She asked me to continue and I refused.
Whilst I was walking with her on the street in our neighbourhood, a short Igbo man came to her and asked her where she had been.
“ Becky, where did you go? And you took the key with you?"
She brought out the key and handed it to the man.
Later she told me that she was living with the man and they were live-in lovers, but she did not love him and would prefer to marry me.
I did not like the fact that she never told me that she had a boyfriend who accommodated and fed her. I felt sorry for the man she betrayed, I politely left her, and until date, I have never looked for her.
If she did not love the man, she should not have lived with him and pretending to love him.
There was another woman who is a popular fashion designer in Lagos and is married with three beautiful daughters and two handsome sons. I knew the husband who was tall and good-looking. Their first daughter who is now 20 and at Covenant University was very excited every time I visited and loved to read novels. I love girls and women who love literature, so we became close. I was very popular for my company of models and actors and she wanted me to tickle her fancy.
The mother told me that my slim and trim body excited her and I knew she wanted a relationship. She wanted us to go places together. When her husband left for Japan, she intensified her efforts to become my lover, but I stopped all her amourous overtures.
If I committed adultery with her, I would have committed fornication with her daughter. I walked far away for my own good.
Three other married women I had to flee from were even as dangerous as desperate housewives. One of them was a model and ruined my Valentine's Day four years ago as she visited me whilst I was relaxing with my Val, a beautiful Igbo Princess and an attorney. She ignored my Val and insisted that I must make love to her. I took her into the study, pecked her, and told her to leave. But she refused until my Val and I left the flat. Later, she went to confront my Val and wanted to discourage her from becoming my girlfriend. So, I went to her residence to see her husband and five children. They were poor and the husband was a very quiet man. I advised her to be faithful to her husband and help him to bring up their lovely children. I kept away from her.
I have seen women having extra-marital affairs for no good reason.
They were driven by their childish and foolish lust.
We should not welcome unfaithful men and unfaithful women.
~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima/Orikinla Osinachi
The Editor of The Language of True Love
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
How Christmas Can Impact the Culture!
4 Dec 2007 11:10 Africa/Lagos
How Christmas Can Impact the Culture!
BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ --
We often worry that Christmas has become routine. Many communities across the country have settled for mere "holiday" celebrations focused on the secular side of the season. It seems that our culture is rapidly becoming ignorant about the real purpose of the holiday.
According to Phil Cooke, who has a Ph.D. in theology, and works specifically with non-profit and religious clients, producing national advertising for some of the largest companies in the country, "One of the reasons we are losing our focus is the way the media depicts the holiday, constantly focusing on the secular more commercial side of the holiday. In fact, it doesn't take much to see that the media's influence in our lives is pervasive, and today, education, business, religion, leisure, science, even family-life are all measured against that influence."
Cooke believes that the key to change is cutting through the overwhelming media clutter, and sharing the key elements of faith through casual conversations, the pulpit, and even through the media itself. "Essentially, it's about getting the real Christmas message heard. It's about telling the story of Christ's birth, and making that story connect," he says.
Although the true reason for Christmas has taken a beating, it's far from gone, and this year, we have the opportunity once again to remind the culture what Christmas is all about. Cooke has some tips for sharing the real Christmas message:
Don't be afraid to express your faith in the community or public square. Because of recent court rulings Christians shy away from anything remotely religious at Christmastime -- especially in public. Ask Christian attorneys for advice, or contact the American Center for Law and Justice (http://www.aclj.org/) for information on how to share your faith appropriately in a public forum.
Be confident but courteous at your office or school about expressing your faith. Stop arguing with people, and begin developing a relationship of compassion and trust.
Finally, it's not Santa's fault. Too many Christians blame Santa for distracting people from the story of the incarnation. Obviously Santa Claus isn't the reason for the season, but don't rob your children the joy of giving and experiencing the wonder and excitement of the big guy in the red suit.
"Give gifts, it is a fantastic way to develop a discussion with a non-Christian about God's ultimate gift," Cooke says. "Let's all lighten up and enjoy the North Pole, the reindeer, and the anticipation of the sound of hooves on the roof at midnight. But let's not forget to teach children and grandchildren the story of how God gave us the greatest gift of all."
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Source: Phil Cooke
CONTACT: Jackelyn Viera Iloff of End Results, Inc., +1-713-254-2284, for
Phil Cooke
Web site: http://www.endresultsinc.com/
http://www.brandingfaith.com/
http://www.philcooke.com/
http://www.aclj.org/
NOTE TO EDITORS: Cooke is available for interviews or to write columns on media and culture, branding, mega church media development, religion and entertainment issues. For information on Cooke's book Branding Faith and bio go to http://www.brandingfaith.com or more information go to http://www.philcooke.com.
How Christmas Can Impact the Culture!
BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ --
We often worry that Christmas has become routine. Many communities across the country have settled for mere "holiday" celebrations focused on the secular side of the season. It seems that our culture is rapidly becoming ignorant about the real purpose of the holiday.
According to Phil Cooke, who has a Ph.D. in theology, and works specifically with non-profit and religious clients, producing national advertising for some of the largest companies in the country, "One of the reasons we are losing our focus is the way the media depicts the holiday, constantly focusing on the secular more commercial side of the holiday. In fact, it doesn't take much to see that the media's influence in our lives is pervasive, and today, education, business, religion, leisure, science, even family-life are all measured against that influence."
Cooke believes that the key to change is cutting through the overwhelming media clutter, and sharing the key elements of faith through casual conversations, the pulpit, and even through the media itself. "Essentially, it's about getting the real Christmas message heard. It's about telling the story of Christ's birth, and making that story connect," he says.
Although the true reason for Christmas has taken a beating, it's far from gone, and this year, we have the opportunity once again to remind the culture what Christmas is all about. Cooke has some tips for sharing the real Christmas message:
Don't be afraid to express your faith in the community or public square. Because of recent court rulings Christians shy away from anything remotely religious at Christmastime -- especially in public. Ask Christian attorneys for advice, or contact the American Center for Law and Justice (http://www.aclj.org/) for information on how to share your faith appropriately in a public forum.
Be confident but courteous at your office or school about expressing your faith. Stop arguing with people, and begin developing a relationship of compassion and trust.
Finally, it's not Santa's fault. Too many Christians blame Santa for distracting people from the story of the incarnation. Obviously Santa Claus isn't the reason for the season, but don't rob your children the joy of giving and experiencing the wonder and excitement of the big guy in the red suit.
"Give gifts, it is a fantastic way to develop a discussion with a non-Christian about God's ultimate gift," Cooke says. "Let's all lighten up and enjoy the North Pole, the reindeer, and the anticipation of the sound of hooves on the roof at midnight. But let's not forget to teach children and grandchildren the story of how God gave us the greatest gift of all."
Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click appropriate link. Phil Cooke http://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=69701
Source: Phil Cooke
CONTACT: Jackelyn Viera Iloff of End Results, Inc., +1-713-254-2284, for
Phil Cooke
Web site: http://www.endresultsinc.com/
http://www.brandingfaith.com/
http://www.philcooke.com/
http://www.aclj.org/
NOTE TO EDITORS: Cooke is available for interviews or to write columns on media and culture, branding, mega church media development, religion and entertainment issues. For information on Cooke's book Branding Faith and bio go to http://www.brandingfaith.com or more information go to http://www.philcooke.com.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Hopeless Love As A Metaphor for Despair
Hopeless Love As A Metaphor for Despair
I have been more of a spectator of the different scenarios of the drama of life, as I watch more in amusement than bewilderment, how humans live through the existential realities of life on earth, their battle of wits and instincts to create an ideal society in the development and advancement of human civilization.
I often brood and ponder over how humans act and react in different circumstances and the influences of these circumstances form their experiences in their development in a particular environment.
The culture of nature is full of imperfections and malfunctions as human inhibitions and laws contradict the natural dispositions of their instincts.
All humans are naturally romantic and erotic creatures and respond to their stimuli for sexual pleasures as they thirst for water or want food. But the question of right and wrong causes disruptions as they continue to make corrections to balance the equations of life on earth.
Here is one of my case studies in Lagos, Nigeria.
She is hopelessly in love with an older man since she knew him when she was only six. Now she is 19 and her heart still beats faster whenever she sees him. Her parents like him and he respects them. They see him as a very disciplined and kind uncle, but she wants him to be her lover. She feels intimidated in his company as he is often surrounded by a bevy of beauties, white and black and she would feel outshined by the older women. No day passes that she does not wish to be wrapped in his arms. He has left and ignored her and she has dated boys of her age group, but she has lost interest in them and now feels guilty that she gave her virginity away to one of these boys. She wants Jimmy to love her as he would love his older women, but she is afraid of going to him without what he advised her to preserve till marriage. At 18, she was still a virgin and offered herself to him and thought he would be anxious and curious to deflower her, but he politely declined and did not even embrace or kiss her. She could not believe he would reject her. She has tried to ignore him and forget him, but she has failed. She does not hide anything from him, she gave him access to her only e-mail account, just to show him how honest, and transparent she is. Her parents know she loves him, but they are afraid that he will not marry her even though he has not married any of his numerous female companions who cannot stop loving him. They pray their daughter to find a suitable suitor and get over her passion for Jimmy, but she knows they can never stop the festering thoughts of her unfulfilled love for the only man who makes her feel the depth of her being.
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Sunday, December 02, 2007
NEWSWEEK: Cover: Health for Life: Fertility & Diet
Dec 2007 17:47 Africa/Lagos
NEWSWEEK: Cover: Health for Life: Fertility & Diet
Harvard Researchers Show How Exercise and the Right Foods May Help You Get Pregnant
Ice Cream, Pasta, Whole Fruit and Unsaturated Fats Can Help Prevent Ovulatory Infertility
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ --
The latest chapter of Newsweek's ongoing "Health For Life" series focuses on the newest research on how foods impact the odds of getting pregnant. Harvard University researchers Jorge E. Chavarro, M.D., Walter C. Willett, M.D., and Patrick J. Skerrett, authors of the new book "The Fertility Diet," break down the roles diet, exercise and weight control play in conception and weigh in on their surprising findings.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071202/NYSU003 )
In the December 10 Newsweek cover "Fertility & Diet" (on newsstands Monday, December 3), Chavarro, Willett and Skerrett offer details of their plan, which actually encourages eating foods such as ice cream, is virtually free, available to everyone, has no side effects, sets the stage for a healthy pregnancy, and forms the foundation of a healthy eating strategy for motherhood and beyond. For their groundbreaking book, the three researchers turned to more than 18,000 women taking part in the Nurses' Health Study, a long-term research project looking at the effects of diet and other factors on the development of chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer and other diseases. The women in the study also said they were trying to have babies. Most women were successful, but about one in six had some trouble getting pregnant, including hundreds who experienced ovulatory infertility-a problem related to the maturation or release of a mature egg each month. The researchers noticed key differences after comparing the diets, exercise habits and lifestyle choices of these women compared with those of women who readily got pregnant.
Some of the keys include eating slowly digested carbohydrates such as brown rice, dark breads, beans, vegetables, and whole fruits; adding in unsaturated fats while taking out trans fats, and getting more protein from plants and less from animals. Another fascinating finding from the Nurses' Health Study is that a daily serving or two of whole milk and foods made from whole milk-full-fat yogurt, cottage cheese, and, yes, even ice cream-seem to offer some protection against ovulatory infertility, while skim and low-fat milk do the opposite. The Fertility Diet also stresses the importance of exercising and maintaining a Body Mass Index between 20 and 24.
Also in the cover package:
-- General Editor Mary Carmichael reports on some of the latest insights
into the complex machinery of genetics and life itself. For years
scientists have known that certain genes can be turned on and off by
chemical switches, but only recently have they begun to understand
that these switches are a crucial link between the DNA and the outside
world. Researchers once saw the order of the base pairs in DNA as a
sort of unchanging blueprint. Researchers now know that chemical
switches are responsible for directing almost all of the body's
fundamental functions. As much as the genes themselves, they are the
biological builders that make us who we are.
-- Reporter Anne Underwood reports on memory loss and the ways people can
keep their minds sharper than ever. Scientists are busy looking into
the workings of how the mind creates and stores memories to better
understand age-related declines in retention as well as developing
drugs and exercises that help
push your aging brain to recall more.
-- Contributing Editor Barbara Kantrowitz reports on the new research and
insights into the complex hormonal symphony of sustaining the human
skeleton, and why fractures are caused by the most common bone
disease, osteoporosis. Researchers are working on finding
individualized ways of treating and perhaps even curing the crippling
disease.
-- Researchers are looking into whether the bacteria, fungi and microbes
inside the small and large intestines play a major role in influencing
weight. If true, this could provide new strategies for weight control,
write Patrick J. Skerrett and W. Allan Walker, M.D.
-- Seven Harvard experts also share their thoughts on specific health
care issues that ought be addressed, and the steps that should be
taken to fix America's ailing health system. Some of their suggestions
include eliminating racial disparities, ensuring that every American
has health insurance, using quality-of-care report cards and fixing
the Medicare Drug Benefit.
Links:
Cover: http://www.newsweek.com/id/73354
DNA: http://www.newsweek.com/id/73355
Memory Loss: http://www.newsweek.com/id/73356
Bone Loss: http://www.newsweek.com/id/73360
Intestinal Microbes: http://www.newsweek.com/id/73357
Health Care: http://www.newsweek.com/id/73358
(Read cover story at www.Newsweek.com)
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PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com
Source: Newsweek
CONTACT: Brenda Velez of Newsweek, +1-212-445-4078
Web site: http://www.newsweek.com/
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73354
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73355
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73356
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73360
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73357
http://www.newsweek.com/id/73358
The December 10 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, December 3), 'Fertility & Diet', features the latest installment of the Health For Life series and looks at how food and exercise impact the odds of getting pregnant. The cover package also features the latest breakthroughs in the study of memory loss, obesity and latest insights into the complex field of genetics.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Please, Pray for My Mom
Here is a recent photo of the Fox family at the Zoo. Left to right: Sierra, Lisa, Ethan, Rich, Blake, Kia, Emma.
Click here for the letter from the Lisa family
Here is a recent photo of the Fox family at the Zoo. Left to right: Sierra, Lisa, Ethan, Rich, Blake, Kia, Emma.
World AIDS Day: Red is the Colour of Love
DECEMBER 1ST IS WORLD AIDS DAY
Red is the colour of my heart
Red is the colour of my blood
Red is the colour of my roses
Red is the colour of my love for you
For red is the colour of love.
Just in time for World AIDS Day, (RED) is proud to announce that, thanks to your (RED) purchases, our partners' contributions to the Global Fund have reached over $50 million. (RED) funds are already at work as part of Global Fund grants in Rwanda, Swaziland and Ghana, funding programs with a primary focus on the health of women and children.
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Thanks to the Global Fund and (RED) money that you've helped generate with your (RED) purchase, an extremely effective medicine to treat HIV is becoming widely available to people in Africa. And it's as simple as two pills a day. It's so effective, in fact, it can return a person to vibrant health in about 60 days.
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