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Mississippi State took it on the chin in the first road trip of the season.
The Bulldogs (12-7) lost their first three games of the Hi Corbett Classic in Tucson, Ariz.Â
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Khartoum — The Leadership Council of Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has approved a document to reform the state, describing it as "historic" and comprehensive.
Last month, the NCP leading figure Amin Hassan Omer said that they would issue a historic reform document in conjunction with the recent changes in the government and the party, affirming that it will enable them sweep the upcoming 2015 elections.
Last December, president Omer Al-Bashir who is also the head of the NCP issued presidential decrees appointing Bakri Hassan Salih as first vice president, Hassabo Abdel-Rahman as vice president, and Ibrahim Ghandour as presidential assistant as well as decrees appointing 26 ministers and state ministers.
The biggest surprise in the reshuffle was the departure of the residential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie from government and the NCP leadership. The cabinet also witnessed the stepping down of Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz, who remained in the government formation since 1989.
The NCP deputy chairman for party affairs, Ibrahim Ghandour, told reporters following the leadership office meeting on Monday that they have concluded discussion on the document, pointing that the committee in charge of the document has submitted its recommendations.
He pointed that the committee was commissioned with developing an implementation matrix for the document's recommendations and stressed that the party and the government would adopt them and will be held accountable before the people according to it.
Ghandour further said that they don't seek opposition parties' participation in the existing government, pointing that their goal is to reach an agreement with all opposition forces on national principles and engage in a dialogue to achieve peace and reconciliation.


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On May 28, 1953 Disney released the first cartoon ever filmed in 3D, titled "Adventures In Music: Melody." In the cartoon, Professor Owl teaches his class about melody. The cartoon was going to be part of a series of shorts about music, however only one more short was ever made, titled "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom."
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The charges implied the three had undertaken unlawful contact with the Muslim Brotherhood, which Egyptian authorities have banned and sought to crush since the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July after mass protests against his rule.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera has described the allegations against Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohamed - who were detained in their Cairo hotel on December 29 - as "absurd, baseless and false".
Egypt's public prosecutor said last month he would put an Australian, two Britons and a Dutch woman on trial for aiding 16 Egyptians belonging to a "terrorist organisation", referring to all as Al Jazeera correspondents.
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27th April 2010
Exclusive: Quiz Green Party leader Caroline Lucas
11:07 PM — As part of our election coverage, we're offering our readers the chance to put questions to Green Party leader Caroline Lucas on her party's gay-friendly credentials.
Organisation set up for gay Irish doctors 1
5:56 PM — Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans doctors in Ireland now have their own social and support group. Gay Doctors Ireland will hold its first annual general meeting in Dublin next month after being set up in December.
Peter Tatchell encourages Green voters to support Lib Dems in some seats 33
5:27 PM — Former Green Party candidate and gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has called for Green supporters to vote for the Liberal Democrats.
Comment: Labour is shunning gay Iraqis, asylum seekers 13
4:20 PM — As he launched Labour's international LGBT manifesto last Wednesday, foreign secretary David Miliband made one howler, echoed by another in the manifesto's text. He said: "Under Labour the UK will continue to be a beacon of hope for LGBT people."
Updated: Tory candidate suspended for saying gays were 'not normal' 60
3:38 PM — A Scottish Conservative Party candidate has been suspended from his party for saying that homosexuality is "not normal". As PinkNews.co.uk exclusively reported this morning, Philip Lardner, the candidate for North Ayrshire and Arran, stated in a section on his campaign website that he would support parents and teachers who do not want children to be taught about gay equality.
Exclusive: Scottish Tory candidate says homosexuality is 'not normal' 34
2:19 PM — A Scottish Conservative Party candidate's website says he believes that homosexuality is "not normal" and that Section 28 was correct. Philip Lardner, the candidate for North Ayrshire and Arran, said he would support parents and teachers who do not want children to be taught about gay equality.
Graham Norton the favourite to take over Jonathan Ross' Radio 2 slot 8
1:57 PM — Gay television presenter Graham Norton has been tipped as the favourite to take over Jonathan Ross' BBC Radio 2 slot when Ross leaves this summer.
California Assembly approves amending 'gay cure' law 7
12:59 PM — The California Assembly has unanimously approved modifying a law which requires the state to seek cures for homosexuality.
UK 'breaching UN rules' on returning gay asylum seekers 32
11:43 AM — An Amnesty International report claims that the UK and several other European countries are breaching United Nations rules on returning vulnerable Iraqi asylum seekers.


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A new study has shown "Jurassic Park" couldn't happen in real life, because fossilized DNA can't survive for more than about 6.8 million years.
Currently, the oldest known preserved DNA is about 450,000 to 800,000 years old. In Steven Spielberg's movie, the DNA used to clone dinosaurs was 80 million years old.
An international research team looked at 158 fossilized bones from moas—now extinct giant birds from New Zealand—between 600 and 8,000 years old.
The researchers found that the decay rate of DNA was much slower than expected, but still not slow enough to preserve dinosaur DNA until today.
"It has been agonizingly difficult to estimate the rate of DNA decay before now because finding a large set of DNA-containing fossils with which to make meaningful comparisons are exceedingly rare," said study co-author Mike Bunce at Australia's Murdoch University in a press release.
Previously, scientists could only guess at the decay rate by studying lab simulations or old DNA that might have been affected by unpredictable factors, like temperature which can change the decay rate, so DNA from different fossils degrades at different rates.
"The moa bones however have allowed us to study the comparative DNA degradation because they come from different ages from a region where they have all experienced the same environmental conditions," said Bunce.
The team found that the DNA in the moa bones had a half-life of 521 years. This means that after 521 years, half the DNA bonds would be gone, and after another 521 years half of that remaining half would be gone, continuing until all the bonds were destroyed.
Under ideal preservation conditions, the scientists estimated this would take about 6.8 million years.
"If the decay rate is accurate then we predict that DNA fragments of sufficient length will preserve in frozen fossil bone of around one million years in age," said Bunce.
The scientists said that further research is needed as the fossils' age only accounted for about one-third of the variation in DNA preservation.
"Ultimately, the models might enable better estimates of which fossils might work and prevent the destructive sampling of rare fossils which are thought unlikely to yield DNA," Bunce concluded.
The study was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Oct. 10.
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Cameroon is one of the countries located along the West African coast and this exposure made her one of the first countries to be visited by the missionaries in the nineteenth century. The history of the church in Cameroon is closely associated with the political history of the country itself and to well-understand the church history of Cameroon, it is necessary to study it along with its political history. At the time that the Christian missionaries arrived in Cameroon, the more than 140 ethnic groups of Cameroon were worshippers of the African traditional religion. This religion was characterized by sacrifices, belief in the Supreme Being, belief in the ever presence of the ancestors etc. Many Cameroonians abandoned these traditional religions at the advent of Christianity.
The first Christian missionaries in Cameroon were from the London Baptist Missionary society who arrived Cameroon in 1845. Their being the first to come can be understood because the British were among those who lead the war against the slave trade. Their coming to Cameroon was to completely abolish slave trade from its roots in West Africa and to spread the message of the Gospel. They came alongside the explorers and merchants who were looking for markets as well as sources for the raw materials for their industries after their withdrawal from their American plantations as a result of the American war of independence in 1777-78.
These first missionaries came under the leadership of Alfred Saker with some West Indian Baptist preachers mainly from Jamaica. While in Cameroon Alfred Saker ordained Joseph Merrick whose short but outstanding activities in the work of evangelization earned him the title of founder of Christianity in Cameroon[1]. Another outstanding missionary of the London Baptist Mission was Joseph Jackson Fuller who worked along with Joseph Merrick and Alfred Saker. In 1866, Alfred Saker ordained the first ever-Cameroonian pastor, George Nkwe, a native Bamelieke. The missionary group that came immediately after the Baptists were the American Presbyterians who together with the Baptist planted the first seeds of Christianity in Cameroon.
At the time of the German colonization of Cameroon, there were three English Baptist missionary stations in the colony: one at Victoria, and two on the Cameroons river at Bell Town in Douala and at Hickory across the river[2]. Alfred Saker, many mission stations were opened in Douala and its surrounding. With their exit at the eve of the colonization of Cameroon by Germany, and the taking over by the German Baptists and the German Basel missionaries, things went on pretty well for the Baptists and the Protestants as a whole. The Basel mission will later be referred to as the Presbyterians. This is because the protestant missionaries were very much involved in the promotion of local African leadership in the churches they founded. By opening schools, they made a lot of progress especially in the Bulu area of the country. An amazing growth of the church followed with some 70,000 in total baptized in 1925, 85,000 in 1962 and 200,000 in 1968[3]. Protestantism gained ground in the 1920s through the work of the famous Douala Pastor Modi Din. He preached the Gospel message from the Cameroon coast right to the Ivory Coast and his influence spread. Unfortunately, his movement did not last long because he went too fast and did not give enough time for the catechumenate. Despite this amazing growth, Bengt Sundkler underlines that the Catholics may have appeared as more conspicuous than the Protestants[4].
One of the most outstanding issues among the Baptists was the conflict that erupted among the three Baptist missions in Douala. With the help of some missionaries, a truce was reached and the three missions combined to form the United Baptist Church. Their causes of division were personality differences; views on church discipline and above all some of the churches had special international connection than others. These disagreements continued even after the truce of the 1920s and lead to the formation of the Native Baptist Church. This body later on became a torn in the flesh of the British and French colonial administrators. In many instances, missionaries sided with the people against the colonial administrators who were oppressing the people through the use of forced labour.
The first attempt of the Catholic Church to come to Cameroon was on 11th November 1883 when Fathers Davezac and Bichet (Holy Ghost Missionaries) from Gabon came to Cameroon in search of new lands to preach the Gospel but this attempt was not successful because of the larger presence of the Germans in the country and Bismarcks hatred for Jesuits and affiliated societies.
On the 25th October 1890, Mgr Henri Vieter and a group of missionaries reached Cameroon. They were Fr Georg Walter, Klosternecht (a senior seminarian) and Brothers Hierl, Ulrich, Herman, Mohr and Hofer[5]. They celebrated their first mass at Marienberg on 8th December 1890, the first mission they opened. Ce jour est entré dans les annals de lhistoire comme le jour de la naissance de lEglise Catholique au Cameroun[6].
The first Cameroonian Catholic Christian was Ludwig Andreas Johannes Maria Mbangue who was baptized in the Benedictine monastery of St Otille in Germany on the solemnity of the epiphany, January 6th 1889. He later on joined the Pallotine missionaries and served as a catechist. The Pallotines opened schools with a curriculum with German language as one of the subjects. This was aimed at preparing Cameroonians for work in the factories as well as government services. Priestly formation was combined with the training of catechists. In 1907, a three-year catechetical course was started and in 1914, fifteen of the best catechists were sent to the theological seminary.
Both the Catholic and Protestant missionaries were opening missions and schools at the same time. Most missions started from the coast towards the hinterland. The missionaries excelled in the field of education. The growth of schools was quickened by the growing competition between the Catholic and Protestant missionaries. In 1910, there were about 11,000 pupils and three years later, 22,000[7]. Education became a great tool that was used to plan the seed of Christianity in Cameroon by the Protestants and Catholic missionaries. This became very remarkable in the area that was administered by Britain after the First World War called Southern Cameroons. Bengt Sundkler in his book notes that Southern Cameroon rapidly grew as Christian country. In 1961, half the population there was registered as Christians, with 650,000 Catholics and 500,000 Protestants while over 70% of the primary school age children attended school[8].
The First World War (1914-1918) and its aftermath brought about great changes in the political as well as the history of the Church in Cameroon. Politically, as Germany was defeated, the Versailles Peace Settlement of 1919 ruled that the German colony of Cameroon be given to the victors from the war who were Britain and France. German missionaries (35 priests, 39 brothers and 33 sisters) were deported[9]. Cameroon was partitioned between these two European nations with France taking two-thirds to the east and Britain the other one-third to the west. The mission stations became isolated with the withdrawal of the Germans during the period 1916-1922.
During this period, catechists and pastors played an important role in keeping the Christian faith in Cameroon. They taught catechism and lead the congregations in prayers. After the settlement, the part that became French Cameroon was entrusted to the Holy Ghost Fathers and the Sacred Heart Missionaries who continued the missionary works from the Pallotine Fathers in 1920 and 1922 respectively while in the English Protectorate; the Mill Hill Missionaries took over the mission in 1922. The evangelization of the rest of Northern Cameroon territory was entrusted to the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Since then, many other missionary groups came in to work in Cameroon and many indigenes joined them and became missionaries to their own people and to other parts of the world. The number of the baptized grew from 30,000 (1914) to 64,000 (1921) with 34,000 catechumens under instruction in 1921[10].
The following factors have been identified to be behind the success of the Christian missions in Cameroon that has been termed the Cameroon miracle. First, there was lack of proper organization among the Cameroonian traditional religions. This means that the people were not finding meaning in their traditional religions. Secondly, the early missionaries observed that Cameroonians were open-minded on religious matters and many of them readily accepted Christianity. Thirdly, many people welcomed the new educational system and Christianity as a religion of the new age. According to Bengt Sundkler in his book, Cameroon welcomed the missions not so much because of its religious message but because of their schools. They were all asking for a book[11]. Fourthly, missionaries laid special emphasis on education and they also trained many catechists who helped in the mission. Fifthly, many neophytes or converts opened schools in remote areas. At one time, it was estimated that about 10,000 volunteer catechists were working with the missionaries.
Finally, according to the renowned Cameroonian church historian Fr Engelbert Mveng S.J, the personality behind the Cameroon success story was the Vicar Apostolic from 1922-43 in the name of Bishop François Xavier Vogt who is called today as father by the natives. Bishop Vogt called on all the missionaries to become African with the Africans[12]. He advised the missionaries to learn the languages of the people they were ministering to and also appreciate the good in them and work with them. Bishop Vogt from the beginning had a plan to create an African leadership in the church. For this reason, he opened a minor seminary and run it by himself. He combined it with the postulate of Frères de Joseph who made their first profession in 1926. He also worked very hard for the establishment of the novitiate of Filles de Marie in 1933. In 1935, Bishop Vogt realized his dream of creating an African leadership when he ordained the first eight Cameroonian priests 4 from Yaounde and the other four from Douala, a number unheard of anywhere else at the time[13]. This dream reached its full realization in 1955 with the appointment of Paul Etoga as auxiliary Bishop of Yaounde and Thomas Mongo the following year as bishop of Douala. They were the first black francophone bishops on the continent[14]
One of Bishop Vogts successes laid in the fact that he went on to convert many chiefs to Christianity and the greatest of them was Charles Atangana, paramount chief of the Béti who became one of the great pillars of the church. Many Cameroonians joined Christianity because their chiefs have been converted to it. In the period 1916-1939, the Catholic Population in Southern Cameroon increased nine fold. By 1939, the Yaounde Diocese had 208,000 Catholics and 91,000 catechumens with 64 priests (all Westerners), 24 brothers, 58 sisters and 2000 catechists. A decade later the Catholic community has risen to over 1.3 millions[15]. This growth marveled Bishop Vogt who requested his Superiors in Paris to send more personnel.
At the time of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, the mission to the north has been entrusted to the German Sacred Heart priests but they did not go very far. They were replaced in 1923 by their French confreres. The proper evangelization of the north took place after 1946. The missionaries realized that the north was less islamized than expected. The success story of the north is attributed to the fact that many ethnic groups in the north like the Kirdis who had taken refuge in the mountains to escape from Fulani raids and Holy Wars saw Christianity as a safer ground and many of them became Christians.
The evangelization of the north was slower because the people have been scattered and lived in isolated villages as a result of the Fulani raids. To this day, about one tenth of the northern population has been reached by the gospel. Most missionaries to the north were indigenes from the south. An example is Abbé Simon after his ordination in 1935, went to evangelize the Kirdis. Another evangelizer there was Bishop Christian Tumi from North West Cameroon. Marc Ela, a renowned Cameroonian theologian got the inspiration of his une théologie sous larbre there in the north. Alongside the priests were Sisters who also went to work there. Today, this northern mission has produced religious men and women who are able to cater for the needs of the Christians there.
This started in Cameroon as early as the 1960s and depicted the assimilation of the gospel message by the Cameroonian lay and clergy. Their liturgical compositions have developed so much and their messe Ewando was the prize-winning religious production at the cultural festival of Africa in 1961[16]. Fr Engelbert Mveng remains the main inspirator of the Christian art in Cameroon. This is why Bengt Sundkler underlines that however, the Spirit of God was not only with those who cautiously restricted themselves to preserve the inherited faith in its Western form but also with those who courageously endeavoured to continue the logic of the incarnation by letting this faith become flesh and blood in the African cultures[17] . The earliest attempts at inculturation was at Ndzon-Melen, a suburb of Yaounde in 1967 where the local parish priest Pie-Claude Ngumus effort with his parishioners was highly praised at the 1982 Eucharistic Congress in Lourdes.
The need for a third theological centre in Africa between Abidjan and Kinshasa saw the erection of the Catholic University of Yaounde by the Pope in 1991 for the region Cameroon-Congo. This university was entrusted to the Jesuits. Their conviction was that the Church in Africa had relied too much on rural piety and needed to construct a bridge to reach the urban society[18].
While in Cameroon, all the missionaries both Catholics and Protestants saw that the only way to preach the message of the Gospel for the people to understand was by using the local languages. The local pastors and interpreters that they trained assisted the missionaries. The missionaries also learnt some of the languages and were able to communicate to the people in their local languages. In the schools that they opened, each of the European missionaries from the Germans to the British and French taught in their European languages. Cameroon had about 140 ethnic communities and with different ethnic languages. For the Catholics, they stuck to Latin (before the Second Vatican Council 1962-65) as the language of worship to promote the universality of the church but in the catechism classes and sermons, they interpreted in the local languages and vernaculars. On the other hand, the Protestants were the first to use local languages in their missions. The Presbyterians widely adopted Duala, one of the major coastal languages. With the exit of the Germans in 1916, many young people became interested in the French and English and kept aside German and Douala.
There was conflict in the Bulu area where the missionaries adopted Bulu as the language of catechism instruction and worship for the Bulus and the neighbouring ethnic groups. The Ngumbas, one of the small ethnic groups saw this as an encouragement of Bulu superiority over them and they demanded the Bible in their own language. In grass-field region of the country, the Protestants adopted Bali as the language of instruction and in the coast, Duala language was widely used.
The early Catholic missionaries in Cameroon came during the reign of Pope Leo XIII. Since the foundation of this mission till today, 10 popes have succeeded the seat of St Peter namely: Leo XIII (1878-1903), Pius X (1903-1914), Benedict XV (1914-1922), Pius XI (1922-1939), Pius XII (1939-1958), John XXIII (1958-1963), Paul VI (1963-1978), John Paul I (26/8-28/9 1978), John Paul II (October 1978-April 2005)[19] and Benedict XVI (2005+++)
The creation of the Catholic hierarchy in Cameroon came after the Second World War with the establishment of the Apostolic Delegation to act as an intermediary between propaganda fide in Rome and the local church. Four Apostolic Delegates ruled from 1958 till 1966 when the Apostolic Nuntius took over.
Pope Leo XIII opened the Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroon on 18th March 1890 and appointed Bishop Henri Vieter as the first Apostolic Prefect. His successor, Pius X raised the Apostolic Prefecture of Cameroon to an Apostolic Vicariate. Pope Benedict XV, Pope of the First World War I[20]negotiated the transfer of the Cameroon mission from the German Pallotine missionaries to the French Holy Spirit missionaries. Pius XI reorganized the administrative set-up of the church in Cameroon by creating vicariates in Buea, Douala, Yaounde and Nkongsamba. Pius XII set up new vicariates in Garoua and Doumé. In 1950, he created the first Catholic Diocese in Buea. On the 5th of November 1955, he changed all the Apostolic Vicariates into dioceses and appointed the following as bishops in Cameroon: Pierre Bonneau, Jacques Teerrenstra, and Yves Plumey. The same year he appointed the first indigenous Cameroonian bishop Paul Etoga[21] and the following year he also appointed another indegene of Cameroon, Thomas Mongo as bishop. Lastly, Pius XII received the first Cameroonian pilgrims in Rome on Pentecost Day of 1950.
During his reign, John XXIII, Father of Vatican II council[22] appointed the following as Bishops in Cameroon: Jean-Baptiste Zoa, Julius Peeters, Pierre Celestin Nkou, and he also transferred Paul Etoga to Mbalmayo. Paul VI came with the Roman synod of Bishops in order to foster collegiality and implement the decisions of the Second Vatican Council. He appointed the following bishops to Cameroon: Albert Ndongmo, Simon Tonye, Paul Verdzekov, Denis Ngande, Pius Awa, Thomas Nkuissi, Jacques de Bernon, Louis Charpenet, Jean-Baptiste Ama and Athanase Bala. His successor, John Paul I s 33 days pontificate had no major significance in the church of Cameroon. John Paul II set up four ecclesiastical provinces for Cameroon in Yaounde, Douala, Bamenda and Garoua, each headed by an archbishop. He created new dioceses in Kumbo, Ngaoundere, Bertoua, Doume-Abongmbang, Obala, Yagoua and Mamfe. He also appointed the following bishops: André Wouking, Christian Tumi, Antoine Ntalou, Cornelius Esua, Adalbert Ndzana, Victor Tonye, Gabriel Simo, Jerome Owono, Emmanuel Bushu and Francis Teke Lysinge.
John Paul II made a mark in the history of the Catholic Church in Cameroon by being the first successor of St Peter to visit Cameroon in 1985 and 1995. He also honoured the local church in Cameroon by appointing archbishop Christian Tumi as the first ever-Cameroonian cardinal on 28th June 1988. Finally and recently, the new Pope Benedict XVI elevated Bishop Cornelius of Kumbo to be the Archbishop of Bamenda.
Among the Protestants, the main religious groups in Cameroon are the Baptist Convention, the Presbyterians, Lutherans and the Evangelic Church. The largest is the Léglise Evangelique du Cameroun, which developed from the Paris mission and had absorbed former German missions in French Cameroon. By 1957, most of these churches became autonomous. The Protestants were well known for their special attention to leadership training of the locals. In 1962, they started a United School of Theology in Yaounde, which later became the Faculté de Théologie de Yaounde for all francophone Africa, north of the Congo.
At the time of independence, the Catholic Church has got many learned clergy. In 1961, Bishop Jean Zoa was appointed Archbishop of Yaounde. He later on became the secretary of the Francophone African Bishops at the Second Vatican Council. By 1970, most of the Cameroonian episcopate were indigenes but the missionaries still made about 75% of the clergy. Right from the 1970s, the Cameroonian clergy started having the feeling that they were a church under tutelage[23]. For this reason, they started forming associations that would promote the rights of a diocesan priests and the process of inculturation. Their efforts yielded good fruits and at the celebration of the centenary in 1990, there were as many indigenous clergy as missionaries and African clergy were in charge of most of the parishes.
By 1982, there were four Church Provinces in Cameroon: Yaounde, Douala, Bamenda and Garoua with 17 dioceses, all with African bishops except three. In 1988, Archbishop Christian Tumi was elevated to become Cameroons first ever Cardinal. Each church province built and run its own major seminary and vocations increased among the clergy and religious.
Among the religious, the most significant development was the foundation of ten monasteries between 1951 and 1975: 3 for monks (Benedictines and Cistercians) and 7 of nuns (Carmelites, Clarises, Dominicans and Benedictines). They all lead a contemplative lifestyle. The most successful ones were in Bamenda (Cistercian Trappists) and the Poor Clares in Sangmelima. They shared a lot with the surrounding poor. The Poor Clares developed a wonderful inculturated liturgy with African symbols and gestures inspired by the Jesuit artist Fr Engelbert Mveng[24]
Among the scholars who contributed greatly to the reconstruction of the history of the Catholic Church in Cameroon was one renowned Cameroonian historian Father Engelbert Mveng SJ. In 1963, he published his Histoire de Cameroun, a 500-page work. He has also excelled in the study and interpretation of African arts and symbols. He is also a co-founder of the Sisters of the Beatitudes, a local congregation in Cameroon. Another important contributor was another priest Father Jean-Marc Ela. Among the Protestants was the Presbyterian co-denominationalist of Douala, Jean Kotto. He challenged the flow of what he called the one way traffic system of conventional missionary societies from the West to the Third World. He called for a two way traffic of evangelistic participation.
The Catholic Church in Cameroon appeared on the political scene in the early 1960s after Rueben um Nyobe had founded his political party union des populations du Cameroun (UPC). The UPC was founded in 1948 and its aim was to lobby for the acquisition of independence and the unity of the two Cameroons. The attempts by the French colonial authorities to suppress the activities of this party lead its members to go underground. They used the forests between Douala and Yaounde to terrorize the towns. In 1955, the Cameroonian bishops in their pastoral letter supported the goal of the UPCs for independence now but rejected their violence means. The bishops were also disturbed by the alliance between the UPCs and Russia where Russia wanted to establish a communist and atheistic state in Cameroon. Very few Catholics were members of this movement and majority of its members were Protestants who have lost guidance as well as the traditionalists.
French Cameroon gained her independence on 1st January 1960 while British or Southern Cameroon gained theirs on 1st October 1960. Christians in Cameroon at the time of the first presidential elections in 1960 were divided and this enabled a young Muslim leader Ahmadou Ahidjo to win the polls after independence. The UPCs did not cease their attacks and this almost led to a civil war. Most UPC members were from the Bamelieke ethnic group of Western Cameroon. Catholic clergy who came from this ethnic group decided to support their people. One of these was bishop Albert Ndongmo who was appointed bishop in 1964. The Ahidjo governments effort to crackdown on the UPCs in the 1970s saw the arrest of its leaders among them, Bishop Ndongmo. He was condemned to death but with the intervention of the Vatican, he was deported. When the rebellion was over, the Bameliekes were reintegrated into the society and thousands of them became Christians. Ahidjos rule was generally fair towards Christians. In 1982, Ahidjo resigned and was replaced by his Prime Minister Paul Biya, a Catholic Christians who fulfilled the promise of more democracy. Nowadays, the church leaders have become very vocal in calls for genuine democracy in Cameroon. This has brought about hostilities between the Catholic Church and the state.
Since the mid-seventies, the majority of the Cameroon people are Christians. In one of the three regions, one religious group dominates: in the north, the Muslims are dominant, in the west, the Protestants dominate and in the east, the Catholics are the majority. It is important to recall that by 1900, 95% of the Cameroonians were adherents of their traditional religions but by 1990, only 10% were adherents of the traditional religions. Summarily, by 1990, 23% of the population were adherents of Islam while 65% practiced Christianity[25]. Nowadays, it is possible that the percentage of adherents to traditional religions has reduced drastically and many of them have joined either Islam or Christianity. The Protestant-Catholic relations have not been bad as is the case in some parts of the continent. In 1964, an ecumenical study group, le Cercle dÉtudes couméniques was began. The Federation of Protestant Churches and the Catholic Episcopal conference supported this effort. In 1990, the Catholic Church celebrated its centenary of presence in Cameroon.
On his welcome speech at the Yaounde airport on his first visit to Cameroon on Saturday 10th August 1985, John Paul II paid tribute to the work of the missionaries and the success of the missionary works and the Church in Cameroon in the following words: the Christian faith was presented to the people of this country at the end of the last century by Protestant and Catholic missionaries. They came without knowing you with the sole desire of sharing with you what they themselves have received as Good News and what was the cause of their joy and their salvation: the acceptance of our Saviour Jesus Christ. And the Cameroonians welcomed them. The beginning of Catholic evangelization at Marienberg, Marys mountain was very humble, like the little mustard seed of which the Gospel speaks. But this seed was divinely planted and it has brought forth marvelous fruits, the fruits of a Christianity that reflects the character of Africa[26].
[1] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 261
[2] Eyongetah & Brain, A HISTORY OF THE CAMEROON pp 76
[3] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 754
[4] id pp 754
[5] Engelbert Mveng et co, LEGLISE CATHOLIQUE AU CAMEROUN: 100 ANS DEVANGELISATION: Album du Centenaire, pp 35
[6] id pp 11
[7] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 266
[8] id pp 750
[9] John Baur, 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA: An African Church History pp 223
[10] id pp 223
[11] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 266
[12] John Baur, 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA: An African Church History pp 367
[13] id pp 367
[14] id pp 367
[15] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 756
[16] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 369
[17] id pp 449
[18] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 369
[19] Engelbert Mveng et co, LEGLISE CATHOLIQUE AU CAMEROUN: 100 ANS DEVANGELISATION: Album du Centenaire 1890-1990
[20] id pp 395
[21] id pp 397
[22] id pp 398
[23] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 368
[24] Bengt Sundkler & Christopher Steed, A HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA pp 368
[25] John Baur, 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA: An African Church History pp 366
[26] John Paul II, WELCOME SPEECH IN CAMEROON, 10th August 1985 pp 11


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This hotel features a restaurant, an indoor pool, and a 24-hour fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas is provided, as well as free self parking, a free airport shuttle, and a free theme park shuttle. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and a sauna are onsite.
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All 200 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and living rooms, plus free WiFi and LCD TVs with cable channels. Guests will also find refrigerators, room service, and coffee makers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to an indoor pool, Crowne Plaza Suites Arlington - Ballpark - Stadium provides a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 5328 square feet (480 square meters) include a conference center and conference space. This family-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. An area shuttle within 3 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours are complimentary for guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- 24-hour fitness facilities
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- Total number of rooms - 200
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- Sauna
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- Number of floors - 6
- Restaurant
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- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Conference space size (meters) - 480
- Number of meeting rooms - 8
- Free train station pickup
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 5328
- Free self parking
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Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Separate living room
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- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
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- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Climate control
- Free weekday newspaper
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- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- Free toiletries
- Bathtub only
- Cable TV service
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- Room service (limited hours)
- Sofa bed
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Separate living room
- Sofa bed size
- Free WiFi
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Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 11 AM.
Equinox Grill and Bar - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golfing nearby
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- Accessible path of travel
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Minimum check-in age is 21
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- Children are welcome.
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fee for full breakfast: USD 11.99 for adults and USD 8.99 for children (approximately)
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CMTA Announces New Partnership with Allard USA, Maker of ToeOFF
The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, a national non-profit devoted to Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disorder, is pleased to announce a partnership with renowned orthotic device manufacturer and distributor, Allard International, based in Helsingborg, Sweden and Allard USA, based in Rockaway, New Jersey. Allard International has been a worldwide leader in the creation of innovative orthotic devices for over 50 years. Allard USA services North and South America. The partnership embodies the philanthropic spirit of the Allard companies, while achieving the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association's mission of improving the quality of life for those affected by CMT.
"Allard provides an innovative line of Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) which has proven successful with many patients living with CMT," said Pat Livney, CEO of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association. "Through a committed relationship with Allard USA, the CMTA is grateful to provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for CMT patients across the country."
Studies have shown that early intervention through orthotic devices can maintain range of motion on the ankle as well as compensate for muscle weakness and instability. In one study, some patients walked up to 60% faster with braces than without.
The Allard companies distribute the ToeOFF Family of products, offering multiple styles of carbon composite devices, varying in the function and stability they provide, designed specifically to assist with foot drop, ankle instability and proximal neuromuscular weakness, all symptoms of CMT. Allard also features the KiddieGAIT, a brace specifically developed for growing children as young as 9 months. The ToeOFF Family can be customized to meet the specific functional and comfort needs of the patient.If you have questions about Allard products and their relevance to CMT, please send an email to email@example.com.
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The Allard ToeOFF Family is one of the AFOs often recommended for those with CMT. People who use these devices have reported increased endurance while walking, the ability to walk more upright, more ankle stability and less tripping over their toes. A common reaction is that the ToeOFF brought a little more "spring in my step!" Allard products are available through a patient's certified orthotist.
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Frequently asked questions
Here are a few examples of some of the most commonly asked questions from teenagers about breasts and breast cancer. Click the question to see the corresponding answer.
What is breast cancer?
What does or doesn't increase my risk of breast cancer...?
- ...smoking?
- ...using deodorant?
- ...wearing an underwired bra?
- ...injuring my breast?
- ...having my nipple pierced?
- ...drinking alcohol?
- ...taking the contraceptive pill?
- ...eating a healthy diet?
- ...sunbathing?
- ...mobile phones?
I'm worried because my right breast is growing bigger than my left breast. Is this normal?
My breasts are really uncomfortable and sometimes I have sharp pains in both of them. Is this normal?
My grandmother has just been treated for breast cancer and my mum is seeing the GP to see if she could get it. Does this mean that I can get it too?
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Around 55,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Of these about 400 are men.
The biggest risk factors for developing breast cancer are getting older, being female and, for a few, having a significant family history of the disease.
Just over 80% of breast cancers occur in women who are over the age of 50. Nearly half of all cases are diagnosed in people in the 50–69 age group.
Breast cancer starts when cells in the breast begin to divide and grow in an abnormal way. Breast cancer is not one single disease. There are several types of breast cancer. It can be diagnosed at different stages and can grow at different rates. This means that people can have different treatments, depending on what will work best for them.
What does or doesn't increase my risk of breast cancer?
Newspapers often have stories about different things increasing the risk of getting breast cancer. But when you look at these stories more closely, they are often just trying to grab the attention with a shocking headline and the risk itself – if proved at all – is very small.
Although there is lots of research on breast cancer, we still don't know what causes it. There doesn't seem to be one single cause, but rather a combination of lots of different things. We do know some things that increase the risk of getting breast cancer, but not all of them – and we still don't know why some people get it and some don't.
...smoking? Yes.
Smoking is the biggest single cause of cancer in the world and although lots of studies have looked at smoking and breast cancer, they have given conflicting results. A recent study has indicated that smoking from a young age and continuing to do so may increase the risk, particularly in women who have been through the menopause (change of life).
Smoking is definitely not a good idea – it's known to increase the risk not only of lung cancer but also of cancer of the bladder, cervix, kidney, voice box (larynx), mouth, food pipe (oesophagus), pancreas, stomach and some types of leukaemia. Smoking has also been proven to increase the risk of heart disease and some respiratory conditions.
...using deodorant? No.
A hoax email first linked antiperspirants and deodorants to breast cancer. It claimed that deodorants stop the body from sweating out toxins and that these toxins build up in the lymph glands under the armpit and cause breast cancer.
Our bodies have several ways of getting rid of toxins and, while sweating is one of them, it does not involve the lymph glands. Research done on this subject did not find any convincing evidence that antiperspirants or deodorants cause breast cancer.
In addition media reports said that deodorants and antiperspirants containing high levels of aluminium can cause breast cancer. There is no reliable evidence to support these claims
...wearing an underwired bra? No.
It's been suggested that underwired bras constrict the body's lymph glands, leading to breast cancer. This is not true. A poorly fitting bra may lead to discomfort and pain, but it will not increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
...injuring my breast? No.
An injury such as falling or being hit in the chest will not increase breast cancer risk. It may cause bruising and swelling to the breast. Sometimes this may lead to a benign lump (not cancer) known as fat necrosis. Fat necrosis occurs when the fatty breast tissue swells and becomes tender. As the body naturally repairs the damaged breast tissue, scar tissue could form in its place.
...having my nipple pierced? No.
Nipple piercing will not increase the risk of breast cancer. But it may increase the risk of infection, and breastfeeding later in life may be difficult if the milk ducts are damaged.
...drinking alcohol? Yes.
Drinking more than the recommended daily amount increases the risk of developing breast cancer and can contribute to many heart conditions.
...taking the contraceptive pill? Yes.
Numerous studies have looked at whether taking the oral contraceptive pill increases the risk of developing breast cancer. These have produced conflicting results, with some finding an increased risk and others not. Recently a large study showed there was no increased risk of developing breast cancer because of taking the pill.
Experts agree that any increase in risk is likely to be small and only applies when you are taking the pill. Within 10 years of stopping the risk returns to that of someone who has never taken the contraceptive pill.
Breast cancer is rare in younger women, for whom taking the pill is still an effective contraceptive. If you're worried about taking the pill, discuss it with your GP (local doctor).
...eating a healthy diet? No.
Eating a healthy diet can actually reduce the risk of getting some types of cancer later in life. It can also protect against heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes and diabetes. But those who don't eat a healthy diet and are very overweight (obese) have an increased risk of getting breast cancer as they get older.
...sunbathing? No.
Sunbathing topless will not cause breast cancer. But because the skin on the breast is delicate, it's more likely to get burnt than other areas of the body. Also, over-exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight and from sun beds can cause skin cancer.
To reduce this risk, always limit time in the sun, use a sunscreen with a high sun protection factor (SPF), be careful never to burn and cover up with a hat, shirt and sunglasses.
...mobile phones? No.
There is no evidence to suggest that carrying a mobile phone in your breast pocket increases the risk of developing breast cancer.
I'm worried because my right breast is growing bigger than my left breast. Is this normal?
As your breasts grow and develop it's not unusual for one breast to grow bigger than the other. This is because your breasts grow independently of each other. For some people the size difference can be subtle and for others it can be more noticeable. Many women have one breast bigger than the other and this is nothing to worry about.
My breasts are really uncomfortable and sometimes I have sharp pains in both of them. Is this normal?
It is normal for the breasts to feel uncomfortable and painful at times. Breast pain has been described as anything ranging from a mild ache to a sharp, stabbing, burning sensation.
For some people breast pain is affected by fluctuating hormone levels where the pain is at its worst just before a period, settling down again afterwards. For others the pain can happen at any time.
There are many different practical measures and treatments to help settle breast pain, so talk to someone if this is a problem for you.
My grandmother has just been treated for breast cancer and my mum is seeing the GP to see if she could get it. Does this mean that I can get it too?
Although we don't fully understand what causes breast cancer, we know that being female and getting older are important factors that increase risk. Breast cancer is a very common disease and is seen much more often in women over the age of 50.
Because it is common it's not unusual to have an older family member with breast cancer, but this does not necessarily mean that you or your mum is at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. It's good to hear that your mum is discussing this with her GP as the doctor will be able to offer further information and support about your family's situation.


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"Being the top guy in the WWE, I love to see things progress here. I love seeing other WWE Superstars reach a higher level here in this business because it gives the WWE more larger than life stars which is simply going to make us more money. The more stars we can create, the more big money matches that the WWE can produce and also gives me a lot of the main stars to work with." - John Cena
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May I have your attention please?
WWE programming: Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown
WWE COO: Triple H
Raw and Smackdown GM: Paul Heyman with John Laurinaitis as his assiantant
Commentators: Michael Cole and JBL for Raw and William Regal and Josh Matthews along with Booker T for Smackdown
WWE Undistputed champion: TBD
Intercontinental champion: Drew McIntyre
United States champion: Hunico
Tag team champions: International Air-Strike
Divas champion: Kaitlyn
Money in the Bank winner: Dolph Ziggler
WWE offical roster:
John Cena (Face)
CM Punk (Tweener)
Randy Orton (Heel)
Brock Lasner (Heel and part-time)
Dolph Ziggler (Heel)
Sheamus (Face)
Daniel Bryan (Face)
The Miz (Face)
Alberto Del Rio (Heel)
Ryback (Face)
Kane (Heel)
Brodus Clay (Face)
Christian (Face)
Seth Rollins (Face)
Dean Ambrose (Heel)
Antonio Cesaro (Heel)
Kofi Kingston (Heel)
R-Truth (Tweener)
Jack Swagger (Face)
Zack Ryder (Face)
Wade Barrett (Tweener)
The Big Show (Heel)
Alex Riley (Face)
Hunico (Heel)
Camacho (Heel)
Darren Youn (Heel)
Sin Cara (Face)
Titus O'Neil (Heel)
Tensai (Heel)
Heath Slater (Heel)
Santino Marella (Face)
Drew McIntyre (Heel)
Cody Rhodes (Heel)
Ted Dibiase Jr. (Face)
Damien Sandow (Heel)
Curt Hawkins (Face)
David Otunga (Heel)
Mason Ryan (Heel)
Mark Henry (Heel)
Tyson Kidd (Face)
Justin Gabriel (Face)
Yoshi Tatsu (Heel)
Primo (Face)
Epico (Face)
Michael McGillicutty (Heel)
JTG (Heel)
Big Zeke (Face)
AJ Lee (Face)
Layla (Heel)
Kaitlyn (Face)
Sara Del Ray (Heel)
Eve Torres (Heel)
Alicia Fox (Face)
Aksana (Heel)
Tamina (Heel)
Natalya (Face)
Rosa Mendes (Face)
Shaul Guerrero (Heel)
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Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara (Face)
Team Rhodes Scholars (Heel)
Yoshi Tasu and Tensai (Heel)
The Usos (Face)
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Extreme Rules
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YIELD: Makes 2 sandwiches
Combine the red and white onion with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and several grinds of black pepper in a bowl.
Using your hands, mix and squeeze everything together for 5 minutes. (Don't rush through this part; the onions need time to release their juices and mellow.)
Work in can of tuna in olive oil, including the oil. Season with fresh lemon juice, red-wine vinegar, and salt, then add pepper to taste.
Cut kaiser rolls in half crosswise and spread each bottom half with lettuce leaves. Use a couple of varietieswhatever looks goodfor the difference in texture.
On top of each lettuce layer, arrange 4 tomato slices (skip this step if you don't have goodreally goodtomatoes on hand). Then add about half the tuna mixture and 3 to 4 slices of hard-boiled egg.
Crisscross each sandwich with 2 drained anchovy fillets and strew with Niçoise olives (pit them if desired), chopped scallion greens, and sliced radishes. Then drizzle generously with more olive oil and top with the remaining kaiser halves, pressing gently but firmly.


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When asked what she thinks when she sees a group of teenagers hanging out in a nightclub, 17-year-old Christine says, "I assume they are likely to drink themselves silly and later fornicate." She quickly adds, "Hooliganism is also likely to rule that night."
So, are teenagers more likely to get into trouble when the sun goes down? The answer is yes, according to Christine. "They are more prone to rape, crime, keeping bad company and getting involved in accidents," she says.
Christine could be right as her arguments are corroborated by statistics. A 2011 Uganda Police report shows that in 2010, there were 3,329 child-related cases, where juveniles were direct targets or victims of crime.
To prevent their children from becoming part of these statistics, many parents and guardians are setting curfews for their children. A curfew, which is a deadline on how late a child can stay out, is one of the most important instructional tools and a great way for teenagers to learn societal norms.
Helping children understand their limits is an important lesson of childhood, according to psychologists. Despite the reasons for curfews, they still remain a controversial issue among parents and children.
Parents' take on curfews Some parents keep tabs on their children during holidays with the assumption that regulating the time they spend away from home is the best way of keeping them out of trouble.
"I never let my daughter go out on her own because I do not trust the choices she might make," says Julius Mutwamu, a father of two. He thinks his daughter can only be safe unless she is accompanied by her brother.
Mutwamu speaks from experience, having had to pick his daughter from Police stations a number of times. Alphose Shaka, a father of four, is more concerned about the company his children might keep.
"When your children's social circles begin to widen, they go to places of people you do not know or may never meet," he says. Often, he adds, such groups are more destructive than constructive.
"I always urge my children to bring their friends home so that I get to know who they are. I recommend those that appear responsible to hang out with my children. I also insist that they move with a phone to call for help in case of trouble," Shaka adds.
Some parents argue that unsupervised outings can lead to immoral behaviour, especially among teenagers.
"I pity parents whose children I see roaming the streets and in nightclubs doing things unsuitable for their age," says Sheila Kente, a mother. She wonders whether such children are governed by any regulations at home.
"By the time it is dark, my daughter knows she should be back home. She knows better than to disobey me," Kente adds.
Abraham Tusubira, another parent, calls for a balance between the traditional African ways of child upbringing and the modern ones, which has become more westernised.
In the former, children were raised by the community. "It was everyone's business to raise children, making it easier to prevent a child from becoming way ward.
"Since some of our norms have been lost over the years, imposing a curfew on a child could be misinterpreted as a violation of their rights. So both views have to be integrated," Tusubira says.
He leaves it to the parents to figure out how they can restrict outings their children can go for.Like many other parents, Tusubira also argues that it would help for parents to go out with their children, once in a while.
However, Martin Ssonko, a Senior Three student at Lubiri Secondary School, disagrees with the idea of parents setting curfews for their children. "The more they lock us up during holidays, the more I attempt to escape from home," he says.
Experts' advice
"Curfews are important because they set up reasonable boundaries to protect your family culture," says Susan Kuczmarski, in her book The Sacred Flight of the Teenager: A Parent's Guide to Stepping Back and Letting Go.
"Reach an agreement together about the curfew that is appropriate for each child. Compromise where necessary. You do not always have to be the winner."
As a trained social scientist, Kuczmarski has done extensive research on how children learn social skills. She advises that parents need to communicate to their children both in writing and verbally.
"Post the note on the refrigerator and reinforce with a verbal reminder such as 'Looking forward to seeing you around 11:00pm tonight'". Kuczmarski advises that parents need to be careful on how hard they make curfews.
"Allow space for a small buffer, perhaps 15 minutes, so that your child does not rush to be home to avoid punishment." When the child is late, Kuczmarski advises that they should be given the opportunity to explain.
"If a child still breaks the curfew rules, let the agreed upon consequences come into play. Since you and your children have already discussed these consequences together, you are not forced into the position of playing the 'bad guy'."
Ruth Ssenkumba, a psychology lecturer at Makerere University, also argues that it is important to set boundaries for youngsters. "This can be done by setting the time they should return home from their adventures.
The time can be revised as they grow older." She says a parent could drop the children to see who they are hanging out with. "It is also important to know the parents of your children's friends so as to coordinate their visits," Ssenkumba says.
She, however, notes that when children object to their parents' monitoring, chances are high they are up to some mischief. "It is helpful for parents to be vigilant and make it clear that if rules are broken, freedom will be restricted. Once in a while, go along and see what it is that children indulge in," she adds.


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If an advertisement is especially made invisible, what do you think it's designed for? The answer is that it's created to catch your attention, though in a different and weird way. Recently Lynx, the spray deodorant company, has changed the windows of a house in Sydney with unique LCD screens, to display sexy scenes for people who wear their special polarized glasses. But it's completely unseen to the naked eyes!


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BEIRUT: The drag of evening traffic pushed its way homeward six floors below the glass-walled dance studio. Inside, the twang of an Indian sitar bounced off the walls of the L-shaped room overlooking Verdun's shopping hub.
While most of the surrounding neighborhood prepared to break their daylong fast, Devaki Erande and her class hopped, spun and clapped to one of the most beloved songs in modern Indian film.
Erande was teaching the steps to "Kajra Re" – a high-energy song that featured in a popular Indian film – at her weekly Bollywood dance class. Hers was one of several ongoing Bollywood and Bollywood-inspired classes taught around the city, which have gained a following for their liveliness and aerobic benefits.
"This refers to the kohl women put under their eyes," Devaste said, wiggling her pinky finger under her eye while swaying to the music.
Like most Bollywood numbers, Kajra Re is a fusion of Indian folk music with modern, Western beats like jazz or hip hop. A highly dramatized dance is performed in the 2005 film "Bunty Aur Babli" in a crowded bar, where a love triangle plays out among green-eyed sweetheart actress Aishwarya Rai and actors Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan.
Once Rai's seductive cameo wraps up, the movie returns to its plot line. In the studio, the song was played on repeat for 40 minutes as four young women attempted to learn shuffles, stylized hand movements, turns and shoulder shimmies.
One of the class members, Nohade Kassab, compared the style of dance to belly dance. Some of the common elements of Bollywood dance include midriff-bearing, spangly outfits and lots of hip movements.
"It's similar to belly dancing, it's not like learning Latino dance," Kassab said. "The most important thing is to have fun."
At many points class members could not keep up with the steps, but that didn't stop them from joining in with improvised movements of their own. In the last 10 minutes, the class spiraled into a Bollywood free-for-all.
"It doesn't bind you to any rules. All these songs take place at festivals," Erande said. "People of all ages dance to them."
Erande grew up in Pune, a city outside of Mumbai, learning classical Indian dance and watching Bollywood movies. She moved to Beirut just over six months ago to work for an international organization. After four years of living outside of India in France, Erande said she wanted to create a little piece of home by bringing Bollywood dance and music to Beirutis.
Another Bollywood teacher in Beirut will kick things up a notch from Erande's laid-back classes with a structured, three-week workshop starting Monday. Rozina Gilani, an American of Indian descent, devoted her life to dance, specifically classical and folk Indian dance. Gilani is now freelancing in Beirut, teaching dance, and working in choreography with another dancer in the city.
Gilani taught the workshop last year and said she planned to focus on the dance in all its forms, including classical fusion – based on the ancient Indian art form – and the more boisterous, folk-inspired dance.
Some of Gilani's Lebanese students seek out her classes to learn more about Indian culture, she said. "The yogis come with a cultural interest," she said, referring to the large number of yoga enthusiasts taking her classes.
Others come with an interest in the aerobic benefits of Bollywood dance. At Contours fitness gym, Gilani teaches Bollywood workout classes akin to Zumba.
"The wonderful thing about Bollywood is that it has so much storytelling [that] it can really look intimidating. But the students who have tried it for the first time have really enjoyed it.
Erande teaches at Soul Spa in Verdun every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. For more info, contact Soul Spa at 01–353-286. Gilani's workshop starts Monday. For more info, visit her Facebook page at facebook.com/NatyaBeirut. For Bollywood fitness classes, contact Contours at 01-361-520.
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Here you will find a listing of all of the books I have on Amazon.com for the Kindle fire. Right now, as of updating this page, I have 10 titles available.
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I Love My Kindle Fire!
Wow! What a device! I had no idea how fun it is and how much it really can do! Not only is it great for reading full color books, but you can also download several free apps and games. I really do like to play puzzle games like Sudoku, Angry Birds, Mahjong, Gems, Solitaire card games and a few others I cannot remember the names of. I have also installed the Kindle's answer for Microsoft Office, Quick Offic Pro. I am able to write word documents, work on spread sheets and when I figure it out, make power point presentations. I could go on and on with what you can do with it. They add up quickly. I take my Kindle Fire almost everywhere and every night, I end my night with a game or two of either gems or Mahjong. Then I plug it in and put it to bed.
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Of course I had to get a cover for my Kindle and I decided to get the leather one. It may be more expensive than other ones but it is well worth every penny. It does a great job with protecting my Kindle Fire from scratches while it is in my tote bag. The built in stand needs to be broken in more but it does it's job. It has an elastic strap you put over the cover to keep it closed while you are not using the Kindle Fire. By the way, my cover does protect against minor spillage of liquids. I found out the hard way. I had a water bottle leak in my tote bag while the kindle fire was in the bag and the cover got wet but the Kindle Fire was bone dry! I have 2 coworkers in my office who have a Kindle Fire also with different covers they purchased and they both said they should have bought the one I bought.
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I also bought a car Charger that happened to come with a small stylus. I have to say, I have not used the charger yet, I haven't had to, but I use the small extendable stylus all of the time! I don't like finger prints on my Kindle Fire. I have been using the sytlus for quite a while now and it does put smudges and marks on the screen but those are easily wiped off with a small cloth. The charger and stylus were inexpensive enough that if I needed to, I would not have any problem ordering them again. It has a little pin thing that sticks right into the port that is for ear buds you can get. The little port is where you attach the stylus so you do not lose it.


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Come on JensenS, GET WITH IT!!!!!!!!
Come on JensenS, GET WITH IT!!!!!!!!
Its not my fault!
The owner of the separate message board said I was good, and its you all that are inadequate!
Step your games up fools! For me!
I for one actually like the fact that this board isn't clogged with a ton of posts that add nothing to the threads.
Well i think there is a happy medium between a few people posting and the board being cluttered.
Most of the "chatter" on other boards involves complaining about the rules of wrestling anyway.
Jensen I am a bit surprised by this thread. Did you read what sgallan posted?
Please be aware that in no way am I trying to throw fuel on this thread. Just curious.
Uh oh..... board war alert.
I am 49, bald, ugly, and don't own a single cool thing. Kids like me though.
I've responded to both of your pm's sgallan. FYI.
all four of your pm's
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Impaction typically occurs when the dog ingests too many green bones. The majority of the bone is not digestable, and the softened fragments are passed in the stool. The stomach's acid softens the bones to a "rubbery" state and extracts some nutrients from them, but they are never completely broken down. The danger is when many softened peices clump together and form a plug (impaction) that cannot pass through the small intestine.
I think it is one of those things where one must be prudent and observe the size and quantity of bone fragments ingested by the dog. Of course some dogs may not produce enough stomach acid to perform the task, or may swallow the bones in very large pieces.


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tin-glazed earthenware
Maiolica bowl with broad rim. Painted in polychrome, in the middle, with an abbot's coat-of-arms. The rim is decorated with grotesques, trophies and the date 1529.
Bowl with broad rim. Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse cream with speckles and patches of beige, and on the base, an area tinged green. Painted in bright blue, pale green, yellow, pale greenish-brown, and opaque white. Shape 58. Circular with wide uneven rim and deep narrow well. In the middle, below an abbot's mitre, there is a shield of `Tuscan' form, charged with the arms azure a fess argent impaling vert a bend azure charged with three mullets separated by F and S, in chief, clasped hands, in base, a bird in a tree within a scrolled frame flanked by ribbons. The rim has a blue ground decorated in reserve with, at the top, a winged cherub's head over a garland flanked by cornucopiae; on the left, a trophy inscribed `SPQR' and on the right, another dated `1529'; below on each side, monsters with leonine heads and curling tails which link up at the bottom to form fleshy strapwork. Ribbons and leaves are scratched through the blue ground between these motifs.
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Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse cream with speckles and patches of beige, and on the base, an area tinged green. Painted in bright blue, pale green, yellow, pale greenish-brown, and opaque white.
height: (whole): 3.5
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