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20 Investments: Corporate Bond
What Is It?
Similar to a mortgage with a bank, bonds are an issue by a borrower to a lender. When you buy a corporate bond, you are loaning your money to a corporation for a predetermined period of time (known as the maturity). In most cases, the bond's par value is $1,000. This is the face value of the bond and the amount the lender will be repaid once the bond matures.
Of course, you're not going to loan your money for free. The borrower must also pay you a premium, known as a "coupon", at a predetermined interest rate in exchange for using your money. These interest payments are usually made every six months until maturity is reached.
There are three important factors you need to consider before buying a bond. The first is the person issuing the bond. The second is the interest (or coupon) you will receive. The third is the maturity date, the day when the borrower must pay back the principal to the lender.
Objectives and Risks
Corporate bonds offer a slightly higher yield because they carry a higher default risk than government bonds. Corporate bonds are not the greatest for capital appreciation, but they do offer an excellent source of income, especially for retirees. Corporate bonds are also highly useful for tax-deferred retirement savings accounts, which allow you to avoid taxes on the semiannual interest payments.
The risks associated with corporate bonds depend entirely on the issuing company. Purchasing bonds from well-established and profitable companies is much less risky than purchasing bonds from firms in financial trouble. Bonds from extremely unstable companies are called junk bonds and are very risky because they have a high risk of default.
How to Buy or Sell It
Corporate bonds can be bought through a full service or discount broker, a commercial bank or other financial intermediaries. The best time to buy a corporate bond is when interest rates are relatively high. (To learn more, see the Bond Basics Tutorial.)
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Guam's employment numbers increased by less than 1 percent, or 570 jobs, during the final quarter of last year, compared to the same period a year earlier, the latest employment report shows.
Job gains in the private sector came primarily from the retail industry, which gained 310 jobs, and hotels, which added 270 positions, states the latest quarterly employment report for the fourth quarter of last year.
The construction industry shed 580 jobs when major projects, including the Dusit Thani Guam resort and the Guam Regional Medical City, neared completion.
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Evergreen fast grower grass for this purpose?
I'm doing a design where I need a fast-growing background plant for a far corner which will block a fence/alley view. It would be in a bed about 5' wide x 20 feet long, so needs to get to about 5' wide by 6-8' tall or so asap, as the folks are selling in 18 mos. or so. In front of it will go various contrasting grasses and flowering perennials, and sequential bulbs, along 20' concrete wall at the rear of this 5' deep bed.
The location is near Sacramento, CA--hot, dry summers, [maybe z 9]--full sun. I prefer a green as close to chartreuse as I could get, but realize that may not be possible. A graceful habit which will allow underplanting is desirable.
Also, how large a plant [5 or 10 gallon] might be needed to meet this goal?
Thanks for your suggestions.
Fast and big and evergreen translates to Phormium, since pampas grass is pretty much a no-no in CA. 'Yellow Wave' or 'Wings of Gold' is about as close as you will get to chartreuse. Phorms can be found in as much as 15 gallon sizes and will be close to the height you desire at that size.
Unless Phormium crossed over into the grass family, that would be a perennial offering, not a ornamental grass. If truly in zone 9, you could almost get away for having simply Miscanthus sinensis "Rotsilber" or the like, and Saccharum "Red Plume". Although in a elongated winter, these grasses are truly herbaceous, and will need to be cut down, but I have seen both genus evergreen where frost does not cut down their growing time.
I'm quite aware that Phormium is a fleshy rooted flowering perennial, however because of its appearance and habit it is often grouped with ornamental grasses and can be used in much the same manner and mixes well with true ornamental grasses and other perennials. And since it is one of a very few evergreen, grass-like plants that will readily achieve the size desired and will work well in this situation, it was suggested.
Hello; Regarding the last post, you stated that Phormium
is a perennial and then at the end you mention that it is one of a very few evergreen grasses.If Phormium is a perennial it cannot be an evergreen.In fact no perennials can be an evergreen.
Slow down people -- back to the original issue please. Gardengal didn't say Phormium was an evergreen grass, she said it was among the "evergreen grass-like plants.."
Falcon -- do you have a recommendation for a grass for Karen??
The evergreen requirement is really a tough one if grasses are a must for this planting. I defer to Agastache man on the evergreen habits of Miscanthus cultivars. Flipping through Darke's book i see that Andropogon gerardii may have some of the qualities sought and would look lovely in 14 months -- just don't tell the purchaser that they'll have to cut it down in the spring!
Falcon, I beg to differ - there are a great many evergreen perennials. I'm not sure how YOU define perennial, but the general consensus is that a perennial is any plant with a lifespan longer than two years. Under that broad characterization, even shrubs and trees are technically considered to be perennials and there should be no argument that a good many of these are indeed evergreen.
If you narrow the definition to those plants that do not form woody frameworks, eliminating trees and shrubs, leaving what most folks consider to be 'flowering' perennial plants, there are still a good many that retain their foliage throughout the year. These are of course different from herbaceous perennials, which die back to the root crown in winter, leaving no visible foliage. Climate may play a role in how evergreen these plants truly are just as it does with some larger, woody 'evergreen' plants, but just being considered a perennial does not necessarily translate into non-evergreen.
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tincture question please
I got the following out of the May issue of Natural Triad in my area:
CALMING HYPERACTIVITY. We recommend a tincture to help relieve hyperactivity in children. Combine 1 teaspoon of valerian tincture with 1/2 teaspoon each of Passionflower and catnip tinctures. To this, add 1/4 teaspoon of peppermint tincture and mix all of this well. For a child weighing 40-60 pounds give half a dropperful of this tincture blend several times a day.
I have read all about making tinctures and I have the herbs but I do not know which ones I need to use alchol, water or vinegar on. Could someone please advise me on this?
Thank you so much!!
Before giving this mixture to a child you need to talk to a qualified health care provider.
For example, while some studies back valerian's use as a sleep aid or anxiety medication in adults, there's no comparable evidence that it's useful and safe when given to children. And there's the potential for harmful reactions with medications.
More on valerian here.
Each herb is a little different in that regard. Depends on the relative concentrations of alcohol-soluble compounds and water-soluble compounds in it.
There are some good books on the subject, but in the end, most recommend using 50/50 to start, unless you know that a plant contains only one or the other, or if you're specifically trying to get only one class of compounds, and not the other. For example, Astragalus root's active compounds are polysaccharides, which are strictly water-soluble. In that case, you'd want to produce a water decoction, and add the ethanol to the finished product as a preservative (at least 24% ethanol). Catnip and peppermint's active compounds on the other hand are primarily alkaloids and terpenes, which are only soluble in alcohol, so no point in tossing water in there, unless you only have, say, 100-proof vodka as your menstruum source. In such a case, the water won't *harm* the extraction process; it just won't help it.
Therefore, because the plants you mention have a mixture of water- and alcohol-soluble compounds (passionflower provides flavanoids and glycosides, both of which are water-soluble), I would recommend the 50/50 mixture of ethanol and water. That is, use 100-proof vodka if you have it, or 80-proof if you don't.
Good luck, and let us know how you make out!
There is one study from Germany that found that children suffering from restlessness respond well to valerian and lemon balm. I am not sure of the German Commission E (FDA equivalent for herbs there) status of valerian for children, but this study found that the combination was effective and well tolerated.
I am aware of one other study that found that valerian was effective for sleep issues in children, and that it was most effective in children identified as hyperactive.
Here is a link that might be useful: Valerian and Lemon Balm for Children
I like the new evidence out there that says most hyperactivity can be solved by behavioral modification and diet and children will grow out of it. Instead of instantly medicating like Americans like to do, maybe this is a situation where medication is not needed.
ADHD, et. al. can be tied to food allergies sensitivities that don't present like your typical allergic response (rashes, anaphylactic reaction, etc.). Two of the most common are dairy and wheat, which are hard to eliminate from the diet, but it can be done. You might try removing one or both for a limited period, and see if it helps the behavior any. Who knows? You might find something that's helpful in lots of ways if it turns out to be the root of the problem. I would certainly say this is right approach, if it turns out to work.
I make plant medicines, yes, but certain conditions won't respond even to good plant medicine if there's an underlying problem like food sensitivity.
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Between the mystical mountains and renowned Secret Beach, The Dali Hale Estate is more than a home: you'll feel the magic the moment you arrive. With more than 500 feet of ocean frontage, the Dali Hale is the perfect place to gather for grand family reunions, professional retreats, small destination weddings and holiday beach get-aways.
Sitting on three lush tropical acres, this unique 6000 square foot Hawaiian Plantation estate with more than 1000 feet of wrap around lanai is completely private from the surrounding properties. The home comfortably accommodates 12-14 guests in seven bedrooms. The amenities include a bluff- side swimming pool, spa and a tennis court nestled in the fruit orchard.
From the great room and upper master deck you have a front row seat to view migrating whales and pods of dolphin dancing on the ocean. The grounds are designed with water gardens, an enchanted labyrinth and a Hawaiian fruit orchard planted with avocado, citrus, apple bananas, star fruit, kumquat and mango trees. From the organic vegetable garden you'll find beautiful herbs and salad greens to pick and eat.
The master suite with an unsurpassed view of the Kilauea Lighthouse offers a luxurious bathroom decorated with crème granite, imported sea glass and a steam /shower. Outside on the master deck, relax to the might roar of the ocean in the champagne tub built for two. There is an oversize daybed perfect for lounging the days away and a second stone shower.
The second master bedroom is ultra spacious and includes an in-suite bathroom and beautiful views of the mountains and the ocean. Add to this, three additional king bedrooms and two queen bedrooms complete with private bathrooms. Each bedroom has views of the gardens, mountains, pool and ocean.
The great room in the main house, designed for entertaining and comfort is furnished with a modern mix of Pacific and Balinese-style furniture. The kitchen features state of the art appliances including an eight burner Viking range, two refrigerators, wine bar and an entertainment center. A separate prep kitchen is perfect for your private chef.
The media room is complete with a 55" flat screen and a surround sound system, blue ray and unlimited Direct TV. This wing of the estate also includes a kids playroom/nanny quarters.
There is Wi-Fi and sonos music throughout the house, lanai and pool gazebo. The upstairs bedrooms have air-conditioning. A fully appointed gym is scheduled to be available in the fall of 2012. We can provide private chefs services and daily maid services.
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By Field Ruwe
"The youth of the African continent should prepare themselves for a rebellion against their older generation and claim their leadership role," said former president of South Africa Thabo Mbeki at the youth global forum in Nairobi, Kenya earlier this year.
If Mbeki were a Zambian he would be a rebel for the gallows. The president would order he be dealt with severely for inciting an uprising or insurrection. The Minister of Defence would accuse him of treason. The Minister of Home Affairs would order for his capture, and "The Men in Black" would damp him in Gehenna.
Although the word "rebellion" subsumes different definitions, it is construed as an anathema by African rulers. It is the reason for conflicts, the devastation of many nations and the ruin of our pride as Africans. It carries with it pejorative connotations like terrorism, mutiny, subversion, military coup, civil war, ethnic cleansing, and guerilla warfare. It is disruptive, entails violence, and is often tragic.
Mbeki can tell a rebellion when he sees one. "Born into the struggle" as he describes himself, he joined the ANC at the age of 14 and was involved in rebellious activities. He enrolled in Umkhonto we Sizwe, a military wing of the ANC, and spent 28 years fighting the racist government of South Africa. When I first met him in 1976 at ZBS (ZNBC)'s Studio H, at the Lusaka studios, he and his comrades where conducting sabotages on the apartheid regime from their Makeni farm house.
But when Mbeki applied the terminology "rebellion" this time around he was not calling for similar action. He was not calling for a guerilla war, coup d'état, or riots per se. He was not referring to the Jasmine Rebellion—the explosive wave of street protests in Tunisia that ousted the authoritarian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali who until 2011 ruled the country with an iron fist.
Mbeki was not referring to the Egyptian Tahrir Square Rebellion that began in January 2011 and led to the eventual removal of the long-time president Hosni Mubarak nor was he talking about the downfall and subsequent demise of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He was not inciting the youth to conduct a wave of rebellions similar to the ones sweeping the Middle East. No, he was not. His message was clear:
"To ensure that [the youth] actually exercises the leadership everybody rhetorically accepts and proclaims is its due, the youth must organize and ready itself to rebel, so to speak!"
Mbeki was forced to use the word "rebellion" because of the wanton destruction greedy, obstinate, aging African politicians and military rulers have caused.
While countries from Asia to South America have arisen from paucity, Africa has shamelessly failed to realize its potential. Flying over the African continent one is forced to agree with the grandfather of racism, German Philosopher George W. Hegel who in 1830 stated that the world has no room for Africa. "It is no historical part of the World," he said. "It has no movement or development to exhibit. What we properly understand by Africa, is the unhistorical, undeveloped Spirit, still involved in the conditions of mere nature, and which had to be presented here only as on the threshold of the World's History."
Hegel may have insulted the entire black race, but sadly his words ring true to this day. We, the inhabitants of Africa have been excluded from the mighty progress of Spirit because we have failed to create world-class institutions, human capital, technological and physical infrastructure. As we stand, we are centuries away from becoming an industrialized continent.
Why? Several explanations have been advanced to explain our exclusion, but the main one is the unintellectual, mediocre leadership exhibited by aging recycled avaricious politicians.
On March 6, 1957, black Africa scored a first when the Union Jack was lowered and the Ghanaian flag hosted in Accra. Kwame Nkrumah, sub-Sahara's first prime minister, declared in a youthful tone: "We are going to demonstrate to the world, to the other nations, that we are prepared to lay our foundation, our own African personality…We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!"
With Nkrumah's assurance we set off on a path to prove the bigoted Hegel and his goons wrong, or did we? It did not take long for African leaders to start exhibiting their "wild and untamed" nature. They took the eye off the ball, turned their people into serfs and became citizen-beneficiaries and turned central banks into their savings accounts.
Between 1966 and 1991, we saw the rise of dictators, life-presidents, dynastic and hegemonic rulers, and get-rich-quick leaders. Military coups became the order of the day and the few learned youthful Africans were silenced. Many were arrested and tortured, some died, and others went into exile. The party cadre system was created and the uneducated youth with no vocational and life skills was indoctrinated. He remains at the mercy of false prophets up to this day.
In Zambia, the youth earned itself a reputation for ferocity and fanaticism and became obedient and self-sacrificing. Between 1964 and 1990, the UNIP Youth League spearheaded by the likes of William "Tekere" Banda staged propaganda events aimed at consolidating KK's reign.
In 1991, some of KK's youth bolted and, led by King Cobra, rallied behind FTJ in the most corrupt political party in Zambia's history, the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD). They became known as Kaponyas. National Secretary King Cobra left the MMD and took the Kaponyas with him to the Patriotic Front, a party he named after ZAPU PF, owned by his "sekuru." In 2011, 75-year-old King Cobra became president and appointed 68-year-old Guy Scott as his vice. Kabimba "and them young Turks" were yet again sidelined.
Historians and researchers have agreed that wherever aging African politicians have reigned little progress has been made; that such leaders are the cause of poverty because they fail to create sustainable infrastructure, easy market access, and sufficient financial resources. If anything they leave Africa in a state of disrepair. Here are but a few examples:
The oldest African leader in power 88-year-old Robert Gabriel Mugabe has ruled for 31 years, crushed the youth, and brought the beautiful county of Zimbabwe to its knees. Right or wrong Mugabe's policies have increasingly elicited domestic and international denunciation and taken Zimbabwe to the Stone Age.
The 70-year-old Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has turned Equatorial Guinea into a fiefdom. He recently appointed his son as vice president. Like other African dictators such as Idi Amin and Mobutu Sese Seko, Nguema has silenced the youth. Despite 70% of the population earning $2.00 per day, he is one of the wealthiest heads of state with a net worth of US$600 million, according to Forbes Magazine.
Such leaders are narcissistic. They do not care whether Africa deteriorates or not. At the height of destruction, they believe they are succeeding. They are quick to point out the mistakes of others and rarely take the blame for anything that goes wrong. You can only challenge them at your own peril. Due to old age they have developed poor listening skills, and are unable to see beyond themselves and their narrow views.
Although the beginning of old age varies, it starts at the age of 65, according to the Pew Research Center. It is at this age that people are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness. Mbeki is 70 and fully aware of the problems faced by the old generation. He understands that at his age there is some degree of decline in cognitive functions such as intellectual clout, reasoning, learning, problem solving, and judgment.
Some of his age mates have become less active. Their hearing is weak; their eyesight has declined; and the memory is far less due to decrease in speed of information being encoded, stored, and received. They take more time to learn new information. They lose their emotional and behavioral control. They see a doctor more often. And when there is a dramatic change in their life, they do not know what to do.
Mbeki knows this; he knows aging African rulers are stubborn and intractable. As president he mediated in complex issues in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Ivory Coast. He knows that old African rulers cannot tackle, in revitalized ways, a plethora of modern social, political, and economic issues. At the same time they will not sit side-by-side with the younger generation to determine the future of their people. They are like a harsh, ignorant and selfish parent who has no regard for his son's future.
What do children of such inconsiderate parent do? They rebel. The Zambian intellectual youth must do the same if it is to fix the country. As things are, the Zambian young generation is condemned to "the out-dated views and prejudices of the older generations." Though discontent, it is not planning for its future; it risks losing it. It is in a "come what may" mode and is willing to tolerate the same old hard-core politics of innuendos, falsehoods, and empty promises that have kept our country and continent docile.
Some of the young intellectuals are trapped in the PF dragnet. Half of the young progressives I had hoped would succeed the incumbent have fallen for the charmer. Although HH, Chipimo, and Mutesa are trying to provide checks and balances, they fall way short of a rebellion. They have failed to bring under one umbrella young and dynamic cadres, academics, scholars, entrepreneurs, and activists and begin to plan for 2016 or 2021. Remember, a major drive to a successful rebellion is unity; youth amalgamation is the key to an African Renaissance. It is also the greatest challenge.
Field Ruwe is a US-based Zambian media practitioner and author. He is a PhD candidate at George Fox University and an adjunct professor (lecturer). ©Ruwe2012
29 Responses to "Hunt for Successor 18: The Youth of Zambia must rebel"
Zambian youthes should learn to Defend things that will benefit them in future regardless of who gave them little Moneys for Campaigns. How can you Contradict to What Ruwe is saying if you are a youth honerstly? unless if you are a Malala pipe that cant reason and know that IMITI IKULA EMPANGA.Come on Zamnbian Youthes we cant be Lead by old Pipo all the Time, rb,sata,kaunda etc,meaning from UNIP through MMD and now PF same idears,same People just Choose each other according to how the've been relating to each other or each one should Embrace his old Friends when it is his time to Rule.
"If Mbeki were a Zambian he would be a rebel for the gallows." Mr. Ruwe really? Wild statement not backed by fact! why are you selling out your country? what a disappointment!Come back home and see for yourself that the youth in this country are very active and in no way silenced. And please have some respect for your father?
I will have three of whatever Mr Ruined Field is drinking or smoking. Cheers !!
Field, Munali is decades ago but that's where zambia was born- i'm proud to've been in a school that was restricted to africans.. while i agree with u on the youth point, i disagree on thabo…like u, i too have met enough SA "kids" who ran his gauntlet..no his chic le chic…to this day SA youth have not rebelled( soweto did ! …and if anybody changed SA those dead kids did !!! ) – why? b'cos africa's youth will rebel when they do! zambia kicked KK out when the time came and these so-called leaders will also go…never forget who we are and where we come from…fact is africa needs "cabbages" and our cabbage managed to correct his mistakes – unless the gov knows better… first step, running-mate! then we know who is whoing who !!!
Ruwe what matters most is wisdom not realy age look at what the so called young ministers in the previous regim did the. DOLLARS,LYATOS,MAXHELLS,THE GONGAS,PIETERS,MULAAMBEES,the list is endless they are the ones appearing in courts of law for various offences committed in the name of serving the people of Mother ZAMBIA after stealing from the poor people they were purpoting to serve to some extent yes but not all the positions should be occupied the people retired some time back they are some how not doing them selves any good they need to go and rest we don't want these guys to start going to SA as persengers and coming back to Zambia as cargo due to their rust for MAHAFU BA KONTWE mulekanako fimo
I think it is for a change a good article. Look how the old ngambela is talking of "Lozis" forgetting that the young has intermarried. HH must unlock himself from tribe politics and embrace the whole zambia. Its a pity the oldest rulers are in Africa. We definately need young blood in Africa including Zambia and not the Satas, the RBs (whose his sons all suddenly became succesful business men) the ngambelas with old ideas.
Field Ruwe you must start wrtiting facts if you are going to be respected in Zambai. Dont be decieved Zambians have travelled, the ineternet also offers millions of reports that Zambians can read. Zambians can see facts from propaganda. Your biterness will eat you. You make Zambia sound like no one has rights to say what they want You might become a big newspaper oneday but try to write what intelectuals can read you might one day get a meaninfull sponser.
We will always get what we ask for. Life depends on facts. Whatever we plant that we will reap. Thumbs up Prof. Ruwe! Keep on enlighting us.
For sure we need young ones not bene HH, Mumbo Jumbo, Sata, RB nefyashala! We need someone in his late thirties or early forties.
Field, thanks for that eye-opening exposition.
The sad things about Africa are her inability to respect institutions, the calculated perpetration of ignorance among the masses, and ethicity. The Constitution is the sprongboard for development. It gives authority to institutions to function for the good of nations – the police, the courts, the elected representatives. But where we have leaders that break laws and the institutions turn a blid eye to that, where those that have been disrespectful of the laws are elected to the highest offices in the land, and where ethinicity is the primary qualification or disqualification for appointment to senior public jobs – whether at home or in the foreign service – there is no room for progress, because cadre mentality is about singing songs of praise for the dear leader, who is also an uncle. While other nations are strengthening their social, economic and political infrastractures, The Motherland is busy weakening systems to suit those at the top. A man of no character is elected president today, and tomorrow, he appoints men and women of no character to rule over us, and the majority of them are his kinsmen who dare not question his actions.
Yes, the youth must take the bull by the horns, for the future belongs to them.
That's Africa as I see her, Field.
It is indeed true that as Zambians we are so passive and enjoy plenty talk.let us be serious and save our country from total destruction.blogging and talking too much without action will not at all move this selfish politicians an inch.let us not hide in being peaceful to avoid claiming that which belongs to us.am a military man and am ready to support my young brothers and sisters who are not employed get real answers from the lies of these old ,greedy and tired politians.Egyptians and our comrades in Syria talk and act.Think seriously about it!
Africa as a whole is the youngest in terms of the economy but on average age of presidents it is the oldest then you wonder correlation between AGE and ABILITY to develop a country. There agent need for the OLD generation to pave way for new ideas if at all they have a heart for the poor.
I just hope that Sata and integrity are not been used in the same sentence!
Field Ruwe, as always, your articles are thought provoking and enlightening. Unfortunately, the usual PF die hards will misconstrue your rational and objective contribution. Sata was in UNIP and MMD and at 75yrs old, clearly has nothing new to offer. We need younger blood like Nevers, HH, Chipimo, Mutesa and others to firstly work together and shake things up from our current malaise. The older generation can still play an advisory role but having the likes of Chikwanda, Shamenda, Sata and Scott at helm leaves very little room for hope and inspiration.
such analysis is healthy and good for the soul that is alive. I only wished such articles could also be reproduced in print media, since most zambians who may ned such analytical data may not be able to access this media. Though i am not advertising for the "Nation paper", it would do good to publish such in those upcoming "good" newspapers as well.
PF Cadre to the bone marrow – I totally agree with you on the need for integrity, but it is worse when one is old and has no integrity. God help us
Dear Mr. Ruwe,
With all due respect you are totally wrong in this article because you are confusing or stretching facts. My Father is 66 years old and he is the hardest working and determined man I know. To take anything from our older (senior) generation is simply rude and disrespectful. Don't you know that success doesn't live in a box were all things are predetermined meaning if there is failure to expose then blame the system obviously if the system is broke no operator in this world will make a dysfunction system function effectively. Clearly it's the system that needs the problem solving approach.
In reference, to your comparison of Africa to the rest of the world. I was totally shocked that you don't know that the first shall be last and vice versa.
I leave you these courage thoughts of Aristotle hopefully this old wisdom will clear your confusion and frustrations.
"Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it."
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
The sad part is that most of the youths have been left uneducated by these uncaring govts. Hence they are ready to be used and dumped through cheap promises which have no basis to meet what is being promised. In case of this country we have Chiluba and Gen. Miyande to thank for they killed true education opportunities by neglecting funding of the education sector. This has left a generation of youths who can not understand issues, hence are ready to buy in cheap campaign message like 90 days all will be well.
Good work Mr. Ruwe. Zambia and Africa need a new way of thinking politically, socially and economically.
You people who support Ukwa and his gvt, what good have u seen in this gvt or what hope do you have in this gvt with all these scandals we have seen in the seven months that this gvt has been in power? Whether we give Ukwa 20 years or 30 years I personaly do not see any development in this country if contracts are being given to the likes of Chikwanda, Mmembe, GBM, Mahtan etc, where are we going? At least with MMD it took time for them to get involved in corruption. For some people no matter how long it takes they are incorrigible, unteacheable, inadvisable and they were born like that. Ukwa from the time I knew him, he never takes advice and he is corrupt, that is his nature. For some people as they grow old, they even grow wiser whereas for some like Ukwa, the older he grows the duller he becomes.
These (PF) shirts may be very clean and beautifully designed but they are overused, pale and worn out. But again, would repackaging tujili into nice bottles make them good drinks? Talk of a white painted grave (with rot underneath).
Ruwe I am very disappointed with you. You seem not to understand the obvious. It is not a young leader we need but anyone with INTEGRITY. You can have a young leader but a stupid, visionless, and selfish plunderer! We need a man of INTEGRITY period. What does it pay a nation to have a young leader without INTEGRITY? One can be old or young as long as they have INTEGRITY we should vote for them. Ruwe Field bakalamba imwe it is INTEGRITY that counts not AGE! What makes you think INTEGRITY or good leadership is synonymous to young age? Mwilaibepa ba Ruwe! Viva Sata! Abash Ruwe and haters!
A good read Mr Ruwe as usual. The youth must take up Leadership and show the old folks the door. These people have been in power since '64 and their time is up.
As usual, well written and researched article. One needs to understand the rebellion being talked about here and Field Ruwe attempted to do this but hard nuts like @Chambaila do not get it. The truth is that we have overused the men at the helm of PF – from UNIP, MMD and now PF. There is nothing new that we should realistically expect from them apart from the same wamuyaya syndrome. Unfortunately this cannot work anymore because the population has increased, hence the national needs have equally and as expected increased. The experience by the old guard (Sata, Scot and the like) is that of the government doing anything and everything they like without criticism, but the ever growing number of employable but unemployed young people keeps swelling thereby increasing the pressure for employment. What will these old guards do since we don't have the number of parastatals that UNIP had? ZESCO is choked with PF cadres just like the foreign missions. In PF, the only way out is to create more and more districts because these will eventaully create the jobs for the youth, but then there is no budget to support the development of new districts! The only jobs that have been created are for district commissioners, i.e., 1 person per district. But lets not forget that MMD DCs were fired to create room for PF DCs so that no new jobs have in actual fact been created. Abash the old finnished Sata, Chikwanda, Sebastian Zulu, Scot, and many others. An old dog cannot be expected to learn new tricks. We also don't want younger people who are thieves, viz a viz, those borrowing money from banks knowing very well they have no capacity to repay, and have no intention to pay back the money.
Field Ruwe! always motivating us big time! For sure we shall never develop an inch with dead wood brains of Sata, chikwanda, Shamemda, Sebe Zulu, Mbuzi…all dead wood nicompoops!
Mr Ruwe yo anology is wel versed.Its true the so called young turks shud take the mantle 4rm the old generation.But we nid 2 prepare these youths 4 leardership.we nid 2 counsel them that leardershp is not abt material gains and admiring the bums of Dora siliya.In 1991 the so called young turks 'learned', took over the frame that wz burning 4rm the great Kk and team, only 2 extiguish it.All these prblmz zambia is going thru can b attributed 2 them.
The same youths who voted for Sata and PF will show PF the door in 2016. I guess the youths are now realizing that they voted for a very ignorant and corrupt group that has no clue on how to design short and long term employment strategies in the 21st century.
Ba Field Ruwe Zambia is peaceful country with a unique history thus rebellion can never be the way out. We haven't reached a stage you are talking about and we do not want to jump to that stage lest we jeopardise our country. Give me an example where the intellectual youth have instigated real change apart from hooliganistic youth? I am suprised by you Ruwe that you insist on categorising our duly and democratically elected president as an old and despot when he is not.If he is old and a despot whey did intellectual youth vote for him? Just give ba Sata time iwe k.a.c.i.k.a.l.a and he will prove wrong your weak and inconsitent political and theoretical analyses. Ka Ruwe I know you are MMD die hard cadre. Pleasse stop making outlandish and unrealistic analyses. Your article really shows that you are not in touch with what is happening back here in Zambia. You will die a big dreamer and what a waste of time living the whole of your as as unrealistic dreamer. How will the intellectual youth rebel when they are the one who voted for Sata? Very unrealistic chap! Viva Sata and viva PF!
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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,102, dated November 29, 1892.
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Be it known that I, JOHN S. STONE, residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Im- 5 provements in the Development and Distribution of Electricity, of which the following is a specification.
My invention comprises an improvement in the art of transforming, modifying, and controlling electric currents, an improvement in the art of electrically transmitting speech, and appropriate combinations of appliances for carrying out the said improvements.
It consists in causing the operation of a r suitable circuit-changer-such as a telegraphkey, a sparking-point, or a variable-resistance transmitter, according to the character of the Work to be accomplished-included in the circuit of a source of electricity to vary the potential of the charge of a condenser shunting the said circuit-changer and then in utilizing the variable alternating currents developed thereby in the inductive circuit of said condenser for the operation of translating or 2 5 electro-receptive devices included in said inductive circuit.
It further consists in combining with an electric circuit, including a circuit-changing or current-varying appliance and a fixed sim- 0 ple or inductive resistance, a shunt for the said appliance, which shunt includes a condenser and directly or inductively a translating device.
It further consists in combining an electric 5 circuit, including a telephone-transmitter and a simple or inductive resistance, with a shunt for the said transmitter, includinga condenser, and a telephone directly or through the intermediation of an induction-coil in circuit therewith.
The invention also consists in the combination, with a single source of electricity, of a plurality of utilization-circuits, each including its own circuit-changer or current-varyer 5 and its own condenser-shunt, and each including conductively or inductively a receptive device-such, for example, as a telegraph or telephone receiving-instrument or an electric lamp.
In the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a diagram showing one form of the arrangements of circuits I have devised as applied to telephony, a simple resistance being associated in the original circuit. Fig. 2 is a similar diagram in which an inductive resistance is shown as being employed. Figs. 3 and 4 are diagrams illustrative of the applicability of my invention to aplurality of independent utilizing-circuits, including translating devices. Fig. 5 indicates the operation of my invention in connection with a telegraph-circuit; and Fig. 6 is in substance the same as Fig. 1, with the exception that the translating or receiving instrument is included directly in the condensershunt, the interposed induction-coil being dispensed with.
In Figs. 1 and 2, S is a suitable source of electricity, such as a primary or secondary battery or a dynamo. M is a current-changer, (in this instance a variable-resistance transmitter.) R in Fig. l and H in Fig. Z'are resistances, in the first instance simple and in the latter inductive, and these instrumentalities are serially associated in an electric circuit by the conductors 1, 2, 3, and 4. C is a condenser having one of its plates united by wire 5 to a point, as a, of the circuit on one side of M and its opposing platesunited by wire 6 to a point, as b, on the other side of M. The electro-receptive or utilizing device T (in this I instance a receiving-telephone) is connected with one of the condenser connections through the intermediation of an inductioncoil I, which has its secondary helix connected with the two conductors Z and Z of the circuit L, leading to the said receptive device, and its primary helix in circuit with the condenser. In the operation of this arrangement of circuits and appliances it is evident that the ourrent from the source S cannot circulate in the primary helix of the induction-coil, such current as does flou therein being alternating and due to the variation of the charge of the condenser as the difference of potential betweengg its terminals is varied by the operation of the Variable-resistance transmitter. It is consequently possible to use a greater current than would otherwise be practicable with the same size of primary wire and still obtain improved :00 effects.
By employing a source of considerable electro-motive force and then bringing the normal current to its proper value by means of suitable resistance R, I am enabled in the operation of the transmitter todevelop a greater variation of potential between the two sides of the condenser than would be possible with the same normal current developed by a lower electro-motive force in a circuit where there is no other resistance than the transmitter M. Good results, for example, may be obtained by employing a source having an electro-motive force of one hundred volts, a resistance of, say, ninety-two ohms, and a transmitter having a normal resistance of eight ohms, or therealoout. The condenser may have a capacity of four microfarads. In circuits through which steady currents only flow there is, of course, little or no difference between the action of simple and inductive resistances; but during the operations contemplated by my invention the changes of current are in virtue of the operation of the circuit-changer always relatively and in some cases absolutely of high frequency, and the introduction of an inductive resistancethat is to say, of a resistance constructed in a manner well understood in such a way as to have a high coefficient of selfinduction-acts to choke the current, so that by employing such a resistance as is shown at B Fig. 2, the same potential variations may when desirable be produced with a resistance which, measured in ohms, is comparatively low, and consequently with a much lower original electro-motive force.
Fig. 6 is a modification of Figs. 1 and 2, in which the translating device T is directly connected with the condenser connection, or, as it may alternatively be stated, is included, together with the condenser, in an inductive circuit, which also includes the current-varying device, this latter element being in a branch common to the conductive and inductive circuits and the induction-coil I being dispensed with. This change can under certain circumstances be advantageously made, and tends toward simplification.
In Figs. 3 and 4: the same source S is common to two or more current-varying devices M. In Fig. 8 each of the cu rrent-changers M has a circuit 1 2 3 4 and the resistance R or its equivalent. The condenser O in both cases is connected to shunt its own currentchanger M and is associated with the induc-. tion-coil I, through which the circuit leading to the translating device is connected. The two sets of conductive and inductive circuits in this instance are connected in parallelism with each other.
In Fig. 4 the independent current-varying devices M, M, and M are all in series with one another and with the source S and the resistance R, while their respective inductive or dielectric circuits N, N, and N constitute condenser-including shunts, each of its own current-varyer. The inductive circuits N and N are both shown as operating their respective translating devices T and T inductively.
cuit conductively discontinuous, but having associated a condenser or equivalent appliance through whose agency either terminal of the circuit may on any change of its electrical condition inductively act upon the other and produce by such action a variation of its charge and consequent movement of electricity in the remaining portions of the circuit, and by the term conductive circuit is meant an electric circuit which is continuously conductive throughout in such a way that a voltaic cell included therein will of itself develop a continuous current,"which will circulate until the said cell is exhausted or the circuit at some point broken. Thus in Fig. 1 the conductive circuit, beginning at the plus pole of battery S, may be traced through conductor 4, point a, variable resistance M, conductor 3, pointb, conductor 2, fixed resistance R, and conductor Z to the minus pole of the battery, While in the same system the inductive circuit is traceable from point a, through conductor 5, condenser C, conductor 6, induction-coil helix 19, point I), conductor 3, and variable resistance M back to a, the condenser constituting an inductive but non-conductive connection between the severed ends of the circuit, and the section included between a and I) through the variable resistance being common to both circuits. In the same Way, referring to Fig. 6, the conductive circuit leads from one pole of the battery through the fixed resistance R and variable resistance M back to the other pole of said battery, while the inductive circuit extends from one plate of the condenser through the conductors L, the distant telephone T, and by Way of the variable resistance M to the other condenser-plate.
Fig. 5 is illustrative of the application of this invention to telegraphy. The source S (shown as a dynamo) is connected up in a circuit X with the resistance R and key M. The condenser O, as before, is included in an inductive circuit of which the current-changer M likewise forms a part, and a loop extends from the condenser connections to the electro-receptive devicein the present instance a polarized telegraphic receiving-instrument.
It will thus be seen that my invention has a wide applicability; and,
Having fully described the same, I claim- 1. The combination of a conductive circuit, an inductive circuit, and a single-bridge connection forming aconductive section common to both of said circuits with an electrical generator in the said-conductive circuit, a translating device in the said inductive circuit, and a current-varying device included in the said bridge connection, substantially as described.
2. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, in an electrical developing and distributing system, of a source of electricity, a current-varying device, and a suitable resistance associated in a conductive electric circuit with a condenser connected up in an inductive electric circuit comprising that portion of the conductive circuit which includes the said current-varying device and an electro-receptive or translating device included directly or inductively in said inductive circuit.
3. The combination, in a system of telephonic transmission, of a variable-resistance transmitter, a source of electricity, and a suitable resistance associated in an electric circuit with a condenser connected in a shunt of the said circuit round the said transmitter and a receiving-telephone connected directly or inductively with the said condenser-shunt, substantially as described.
4. The combination, substantially as hereinbefore described, in a system of telephonic transmission, of a variable-resistance transmitter, a source of electricity, and a suitable resistance associated in an electric circuit with a condenserconnected in a shunt of the said circuit round the said transmitter and an induction-coil havingits primary helix included in the condenser-shunt and its secondary helix in main telephone-circuit.
5. In a system of telephonic transmission, a variable-resistance transmitter, a source of electricity, and an inductive resistance associated in a local electric circuit, combined with an electrostatic shunt for the said transmitter,which shunt contains a condenser and is connected with a main telephone-circuit in cluding a receiving-instrument.
6. In a system of telephonic transmission, a series of independent current-varying transmitters, each shunted by a condenser, and a working circuit associated therewith, including a receiving -telephone electrically connected with the said condenser-shunt and adapted to be energized by the currents circulating therein, combined with a source of electricity connected with and common to the said series of transmitters and a suitable re sistance to determine the normal current flowing through the transmitters, substantially as shown and described.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 6th day of 0ctober, 1891.
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Most of us don't need much urging to get outside and enjoy the warming temps and fresh scents that springtime brings. Just in case, allow me to set a scene for you: gentle breeze, dipping sun, emerald green vines lined into perfect rows, a golden glass of wine resting in your hand.
Wine country dreaming now, aren't you? Save the cash you were about the blow on airfare west and instead put it towards filling up the gas tank. We may not be in Napa, but we have a number of worthy wine tasting destinations just around the corner. You can quickly and easily turn an ordinary weekend into a mini wine trail escape; pick one of these tasty wine trails and enjoy the fruits of your own region.
Brandywine Valley Wine Trail
The Brandywine area is already a destination in its own right thanks to its historical significance in both the creation of our country and the artists haven it became during the turn of the century. Wine, too, it does quite well. Stretching from the far, western edges of Philadelphia's Main Line suburbs down to the border of Pennsylvania and Delaware, the wine trail is made up of seven wineries, making it the perfect size for a two-day tasting adventure. Add in a stroll at Longwood Gardens to recoup after a heavy tasting, and stop for dinner is super quaint Kennett Square. Check out bvwinetrail.com for "sip and stay" packages and a full list of winery events — may we suggest the oh-so-tempting Wine & Cupcakes pairing at Penns Woods Winery each weekend in April? Yes, times two.
Monticello Wine Trail
It's hard to argue with this beautiful area in the Blue Ridge Mountains as a wine destination — it's home to the first vineyards in America owned by a guy named Thomas Jefferson. Years later now 23 thriving wineries call the appellation home, each creating small batches of wines often not shipped out of the area. The region is broken into four mini trails, but is easily navigable during a long weekend. Must-stops include Monticello itself and lunch or dinner in charming Charlottesville. Visit monticellowinetrail.com for lodging options and an events calendar — the annual pig roast at King Family Vineyards on May 20 caught our eye.
Chesapeake Wine Trail
Maryland's Eastern shore is a stunning backdrop for many a spring and summer getaway thanks to its adorable boating towns. Add in a few glasses of wine and — voila — instant perfection. Stretching along the entire coast of the bay from the Delaware border south, the trail features 11 stops offering a wide array of wines and styles in picturesque towns like St. Michael's. Head to marylandwine.com for details on the areas event and accomodations, as well as links to the four other trails within the state.
Photos via Brandywine Valley Wine Trail and Maryland Wineries Association on Facebook
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Taking place on June 10 and 11, 2015 for rising 7th through 12 graders!
Mini Camp TOV includes a variety of hands-on volunteer projects sponsored by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago at non-profit agencies around Chicago. From combatting hunger and homelessness, to caring for the environment, to brightening a young child's day when they are sick, a unique opportunity to make a difference awaits you.
Mini Camp TOV is the same great experience as Camp TOV, in a smaller package! It will be a jam-packed 2-day session of hands-on volunteering, taking place on June 10th and 11th! To participate in Mini Camp TOV, you must be a Jewish teen from the Chicago area entering grades 7-12. If you love Mini Camp TOV, you can experience all new projects in August with the full session of JUF Camp TOV!
The program cost of $125 includes transportation, a camp t-shirt, two Kosher snacks daily, programming and materials. Teens should bring their own Kosher-style bagged lunch both days. $18 of the program cost will be donated to JUF's Annual Campaign.
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The first award of the night goes to a hit TV series "Orange Is the New Black" for Favorite Streaming Series, and the award marks down the beginning of Tinseltown's "award season." The 2014 People's Choice Awards will start this year's flurry of honours and will be followed by Sunday's Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Grammys and the Oscar.
For this year's big nominations, A-list celebrities like Sandra Bullock, Robert Downey Jr. and Ellen DeGeneres are competing in various categories, covering last year's TV shows, movies and music.
Katy Perry is leading the nominees with five nods for the music category, hot musical show "Glee" with 8 nods including one for Favorite Network TV Comedy. With plenty of trophies on hand, everyone will go home tonight as a winner for being recognised for their hard work and dedication for their craft.
Britney Spears' Britney Army, One Direction's Directioners, Katy Perry's KatyCats, Lady Gaga's Little Monsters and Demi Lovato's Lovatics are up against each other for "Favorite Music Fan Following." These artists are the ones that feed the heavy traffic on social media and making waves in the Billboard chart.
"Iron Man 3" and "Fast & Furious 6" are two big budgeted movies of 2013 that are up for "Favorite Action Movie." For "TV Bromance," "Glee's" Blaine and Sam, "Castle's" Ryan and Esposito and "Supernatural's" threesome Sam, Dean and Castiel are the nominees.
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Honey, we're pregnant.
KFC rolled theirs out years ago.
In addition to providing an example of how alien life might be cobbled together, synthetic biology has a broad array of uses on the home front
Oh yes! Like holding the world hostage!! Now where can I get some mind-controlling synthetic life forms? (don't forget the insulin dependence [xkcd.org]).
Clearly if I made artificial life, I'd put it on an ASIC. Otherwise you'd just have too many discrete components and general purpose things to get it in a tiny package.
Then again I'm an EE, and I equate everything biological to the word "slimy" in my mind. Mechanical life for the win...
Pffft. There are already synthetic boobies.
Aim lower.
Do you mean a white scientist with a lab coat, a scientist in a white lab coat, or a white scientist coated in a lab?
Pffft. There are already synthetic boobies.
Aim lower.
Synthetic boobies for really old ladies?
Any organism we make in a vat would, I suspect, not last terribly long on the outside.
Particularly in the Deep South, where barbeque is almost a religion on its own.
People for Eating Tasty Animals, anyone?
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The Music of Razors
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What a ride of the imagination and the soul!
Normally I can't finish fiction. I usually read non-fiction because I find the ideas more fascinating. Cameron Rogers has changed all that. He does what fiction is supposed to do: stretch your imagination into realms and dimensions you never even conceived could exist. It is a delicious, decadent and delightful journey. I am stunned at the beauty and mystery of The Music of Razors. Buy it for yourself and then buy a copy for your soulmate. They deserve to read it as much as you.Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.
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Great fantasy
Seventy two angels fell with Samael and a seventy third wanted to make a deal with him. However knowing how dangerous Samael is he aged the bones of another angel and used them to infuse each one with his own form and then scattered the pieces all over the world. Samuel rejected the Angel and while an angel can neither be killed nor unmade, God stripped the angel of everything that made him unique. Now nobody knows the angel exists including himself. That is the punishment God meted out to the angel who was rejected by heaven and hell.------------------------- In the nineteenth century, Henry a man who desperately wants to be a surgeon needs Dorian who knows something about the angel. He and Henry as well as a few others create a coven to summon someone who can tell him about the instruments that was made form the angel¿s bones. That séance turns deadly and Dorian disappears collecting the instruments in his travels until he meets Henry again in a small Arizona town and takes his place. He collects souls to barter with the winner of the war between heaven and hell but he is getting tired now and wants to find his replacement. He thinks he found that person in the child Walter but he escapes s by merging with that of the monster in the closet that was guarding him. Henry has set his sights on Walter¿s sister Hope and Walter will do anything to prevent it.--------------------------- Fans of cutting edge fantasy will enjoy this book as it spans a century of time that to beings that are more than mortal is like the blink of the eye. Reminiscent of the works of Neal Gaiman, THE MUSIC OF RAZORS has a surrealistic feel to it which makes the different times very easy to follow and understand. Cameron Rogers richly deserves the nomination for the Aureoles Award for Best fantasy in Australia that he received.------------ Harriet KlausnerWas this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.


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All hail blonde Kim! Mrs. Kanye West spent most of March investigating whether blondes have more fun. She broke our hearts by going back to brunette earlier this week, but her frosted locks lingered long enough to make the cover of Elle France. NEWS: In memoriam of Kim Kardashian's Platinum…ETonline
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13 Things You Need To Know About "Game of Thrones"
These behind the scenes facts will provide a better appreciation for an already awesome show.
Shaquille O'Neal says he regrets leaving Magic for Lakers
O'Neal made the remarks while being inducted into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame.NBC Sports
Taraji P. Henson Apologizes to Police Over Racial Profiling Claim
"Empire" star Taraji P. Henson issued an apology late Friday to the Glendale Police Department for accusing an officer of racially profiling her son during a traffic stop last fall. "I would like to publicly apologize to the officer and the Glendale Police Department," Henson said in an Instagram…The Wrap
George Clooney, Wife Amal Alamuddin Make More Renovations to UK Mansion: See the Gigantic Property!
George Clooney and new wife Amal Alamuddin have started to renovate their countryside property in England; get the details on the project and see the gigantic propertyUs Weekly
Ronda Rousey: New York is 'most dangerous place in the U.S. to do MMA'
Rousey met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other politicians to make a case for MMA legalization. The question is: will it matter?Cagewriter
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11 Creepiest Places On Earth
That cemetery or abandoned building in your neighborhood is spooky at night, but there's no way they're as creepy as these places all over the world.
Kate pretty in pink on final day of engagements pre birth
A heavily-pregnant Duchess of Cambridge dazzles in a shocking pink outfit during her last day of official engagements before expecting her and Prince William's second child. Kathi Urban report.Reuters Videos
Pregnant Ashlee Simpson Is Positively Glowing
Ashlee Simpson is a glowing goddess in Evan Ross' recent Instagram photo. On Wednesday, the actor shared a snap of his pregnant wife dressed in a floral dress with a crown of flowers atop her braided hair. Simpson, who is expecting a baby girl, cradled in her belly while basking in the sunshine. My…Huffington Post
Karrueche Tran Opens Up About Her Love Triangle With Chris Brown And Rihanna
For the last four years, Karrueche Tran's tumultuous on-again, off-again relationship with singer Chris Brown has played out in the public eye and on social media -- the cheating, a love triangle with Brown's superstar ex Rihanna and, now, a baby with another woman. With each break-up and reunion,…Huffington Post