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Neerja Bhanot, A Lady Worth Remembering.

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Neerja Bhanot, 7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986,was a purser for Pan Am, based in Mumbai, India, who was shot and killed while saving passengers from terrorists on board a hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 on 5 September 1986. Posthumously, she became the youngest recipient of India's highest peacetime military award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra. Neerja Bhanot was born in Chandigarh, India, the daughter of Rama Bhanot and Harish Bhanot, a Mumbai-based journalist. She received her early schooling at Sacred Heart Sen. Sec. School, Chandigarh till class 5. After moving to Mumbai, she completed her schooling in Bombay Scottish School and continued to St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. It was in Mumbai, where she was first spotted for a modelling assignment which helped her modelling career to take off. Bhanot applied for a flight attendant job with Pan Am 73, when it decided to have an all Indian crew for its Asian clients, and upon selection, went to Miami for training as a flight attend...

Rafiu Fishbone Says DKB was Right. Creative Arts Not A Joke!

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In addressing the state of the nation, Ghana's beloved president, who is well respected for his communication skills forgot to address the state of the creative arts industry in the country. The King of Comedy in Ghana DKB, took to his Twitter account share his disappointment in the president failure to address the state of creative arts in Ghana. I strongly support DKB views and comments because creative arts in growing faster each and everyday in Ghana. To my surprise, the president was even wearing a traditional outfit, with designs, please don't tell me the designs wasn't an art of creative. Aside from football, creative arts is raising the flag of Ghana higher and higher. The likes of Ajeezay, Fosterromunus, Khemikal, are rebranding the creative arts industry in Ghana. Now we are even in the election year, many of these political parties will definitely seek the presence and knowledge of people in the creative arts industry to design campaign adverts, social m...

Marital Home, What Can & Can't Be Done in the Religious Context

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According to the teachings both of Islam and Christianity what are the duties of a man to his wife. What will prompt a man to bring in a second wife, if so, Can the man take care of both wives equally. in this 21 century, are there benefits of marry more than one. Assuming your wife can't conceive, can you go in for another woman who can. And finally is there a difference in having your own children and adopting. (Romeo shares his Christian knowledge) husband should be self-sacrificing: Well, The Bible tells husbands to love their wives in a very special way, “Husbands, luv your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up of her…" (Ephesians 5:25 ESV). Husbands are not to expect their wives to be slaves.. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church" (Ephesians 5:28-29, 33a ESV). The husband sh...

Shea Butter For Ugandan Women

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In northern Uganda, Sarah Omollo, like hundreds of other women, rises early each day to collect shea nuts. Omollo, who is now in her thirties, has been gathering the nuts since she was a young child, crushing them up and using the oil they produce for things like cooking and body lotion. Now it is hoped this regional tradition could bring hundreds of women out of poverty and revive the local economy torn apart by years of conflict. Non-profit organization Beadforlife has brought together 760 women farmers, many rebuilding their lives after two decades of civil war, and started a business processing and selling the nuts they gather. The shea tree grows throughout Sahelian Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia. But some say the sub species, nilotica, which grows in northern Uganda and Southern Sudan, is particularly special. "Shea butter is commonly associated with West Africa but the trees in northern Uganda produce a high-quality oil that, if compared, is softer and perfect for cos...

The African Traditional food plant, Shea Tree. " tááŋ̀à "

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Vitellaria paradoxa (formerly Butyrospermum parkii), commonly known as shea tree, shi tree, or vitellaria, is a tree of the Sapotaceae family. It is the only species in genus Vitellaria, and is indigenous to Africa. The shea fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from which shea butter is extracted. The shea tree is a traditional African food plant. It has been claimed to have potential to improve nutrition, boost food supply in the "annual hungry season", foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare. The tree starts bearing its first fruit when it is 10 to 15 years old; full production is attained when the tree is about 20 to 30 years old. It then produces nuts for up to 200 years. The fruits resemble large plums and take 4 to 6 months to ripen. The average yield is 15 to 20 kilograms of fresh fruit per tree, with optimum yields up to 45 kilograms. Each kilogram of fruit gives approximately 400 grams...

The Battle Of Words and Honour, Can We Live By Them

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My idea for starting this conversation was to confirm whether or not the society we live in gives women more space than men, I won't say yes or no, but I hope the response of these wonderful individuals from different places, schools and work places will justify your answer whether or not women have more space in life than men. I just hope they live up to their words, for action really and honestly speaks louder than words. My question for the weekend was, "If you happen to find out you are impotent, would you tell your wife and break up with your girlfriend" and if you a lady find out you can't bare a child would you tell your husband or boyfriend. I received mix reactions and answers from my guest. In the end their answers were inspiring, educative and entertaining. S. Awal replied " Yes, I would make it clear and demand we put to halt our relationship. Otherwise, the essence of any marriage will not be actualise. Hence,a waste of time and resource....