Monday, December 9, 2013

OMG! Check Out The Python That Swallowed A Man

The image posted by a user of the social networking site based in India has been retweeted almost 15,000 times and been favourited more than 4,000 times.
The picture shows a huge snake lying on the ground with what looks like a person sized bulge inside theirstomach.
Twitter user Vikraman Nair, who posted the picture of the bloated snake, said the image was of a python who ate a person whole.
He shared the picture with the caption: “A Python ate a person who was drunk and lying beside the liquor shop. News from Attapady, Kerala

OMG! Check Out The Python That Swallowed A Man

The image posted by a user of the social networking site based in India has been retweeted almost 15,000 times and been favourited more than 4,000 times.
The picture shows a huge snake lying on the ground with what looks like a person sized bulge inside theirstomach.
Twitter user Vikraman Nair, who posted the picture of the bloated snake, said the image was of a python who ate a person whole.
He shared the picture with the caption: “A Python ate a person who was drunk and lying beside the liquor shop. News from Attapady, Kerala

GOOD NEWS: Scientist Make Amazing Discoveries On HIV, New Treatment Possible

Scientists have recently discovered a molecular invisibility cloak that enables HIV, the virus causing AIDS, to hide inside cells of the body without triggering the body’s natural defence systems.
The new study demonstrates how ‘uncloaking’ the virus using an experimental drug triggers an immune response that stops the virus from replicating in cells grown in the laboratory.
The findings could help to improve existing therapies for HIV infection and find new ways of virus treatment.
The innate immune system is the body’s first line of defence against infection and incorporates an alarm system present in all cells of the body that detects the presence of ‘foreign’ material from invading bacteria and viruses.
When the alarm is tripped, the infected cell begins an anti-viral programme and sends out warning signals to alert other cells that a virus is around.

Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela is dead

Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela is dead. He death was confirmed by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa...He passed on at the age of 95

President Jacob Zuma said flags will be flown at half-mast across South Africa immediately with a state burial to follow. The UK government have also announced that flags will be flown at half-mast in the UK.
May his soul rest in peace!

Sunday, November 24, 2013

39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist

The proper function of man is to live - not to exist." -- Jack London
Too often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.

That's fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life.

That's fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets.

That's fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods.
What follows is just a list of ideas, obvious ones mostly that you could have thought of yourself, but that I hope are useful reminders. We all need reminders sometimes. If you find this useful, print it out, and start using it. Today.
Love. Perhaps the most important. Fall in love, if you aren't already. If you have, fall in love with your partner all over again. Abandon caution and let your heart be broken. Or love family members, friends, anyone -- it doesn't have to be romantic love. Love all of humanity, one person at a time.
Get outside. Don't let yourself be shut indoors. Go out when it's raining. Walk on the beach. Hike through the woods. Swim in a freezing lake. Bask in the sun. Play sports, or walk barefoot through grass. Pay close attention to nature.
Savor food. Don't just eat your food, but really enjoy it. Feel the texture, the bursts of flavors. Savor every bite. If you limit your intake of sweets, it will make the small treats you give yourself (berries or dark chocolate are my favorites) even more enjoyable. And when you do have them, really, really savor them. Slowly.
Create a morning ritual. Wake early and greet the day. Watch the sun rise. Out loud, tell yourself that you will not waste this day, which is a gift. You will be compassionate to your fellow human beings, and live every moment to its fullest. Stretch or meditate or exercise as part of your ritual. Enjoy some coffee.
Take chances. We often live our lives too cautiously, worried about what might go wrong. Be bold, risk it all. Quit your job and go to business for yourself (plan it out first!), or go up to that girl you've liked for a long time and ask her out. What do you have to lose?
Follow excitement. Try to find the things in life that excite you, and then go after them. Make life one exciting adventure after another (with perhaps some quiet times in between).
Find your passion. Similar to the above tip, this one asks you to find your calling. Make your living by doing the thing you love to do. First, think about what you really love to do. There may be many things. Find out how you can make a living doing it. It may be difficult, but you only live once.
Get out of your cubicle. Do you sit all day in front of computer, shuffling papers and taking phone calls and chatting on the Internet? Don't waste your days like this. Break free from the cubicle environment, and do your work on a laptop, in a coffee shop, or on a boat, or in a log cabin. This may require a change of jobs, or becoming a freelancer. It's worth it.
Turn off the TV. How many hours will we waste away in front of the boob tube? How many hours do we have to live? Do the math, then unplug the TV. Only plug it back in when you have a DVD of a movie you love. Otherwise, keep it off and find other stuff to do. Don't know what to do? Read further.
Pull away from Internet. You're reading something on the Internet right now. And, with the exception of this article, it is just more wasting away of your precious time. You cannot get these minutes back. Unplug the Internet, then get out of your office or house. Right now! And go and do something.
Travel. Sure, you want to travel some day. When you have vacation time, or when you're older. Well, what are you waiting for? Find a way to take a trip, if not this month, then sometime soon. You may need to sell your car or stop your cable bill and stop eating out to do it, but make it happen. You are too young to not see the world. If need be, find a way to make a living by freelancing, then work while you travel. Only work an hour or two a day. Don't check email but once a week. Then use the rest of the time to see the world.
Rediscover what's important. Take an hour and make a list of everything that's important to you. Add to it everything that you want to do in life. Now cut that list down to 4-5 things. Just the most important things in your life. This is your core list. This is what matters. Focus your life on these things. Make time for them.
Eliminate everything else. What's going on in your life that's not on that short list? All that stuff is wasting your time, pulling your attention from what's important. As much as possible, simplify your life by eliminating the stuff that's not on your short list, or minimizing it.
Exercise. Get off the couch and go for a walk. Eventually try running. Or do some push ups and crunches. Or swim or bike or row. Or go for a hike. Whatever you do, get active, and you'll love it. And life will be more alive.
Be positive. Learn to recognize the negative thoughts you have. These are the self-doubts, the criticisms of others, the complaints, the reasons you can't do something. Then stop yourself when you have these thoughts, and replace them with positive thoughts. Solutions. You can do this!
Open your heart. Is your heart a closed bundle of scar tissue? Learn to open it, have it ready to receive love, to give love unconditionally. If you have a problem with this, talk to someone about it. And practice makes perfect.
Kiss in the rain. Seize the moment and be romantic. Raining outside? Grab your lover and give her a passionate kiss. Driving home? Stop the car and pick some wildflowers. Send her a love note. Dress sexy for him.
Face your fears. What are you most afraid of? What is holding you back? Whatever it is, recognize it, and face it. Do what you are most afraid of. Afraid of heights? Go to the tallest building, and look down over the edge. Only by facing our fears can we be free of them.
When you suffer, suffer. Life isn't all about fun and games. Suffering is an inevitable part of life. We lose our jobs. We lose our lovers. We lose our pets. We get physically injured or sick. A loved one becomes sick. A parent dies. Learn to feel the pain intensely, and really grieve. This is a part of life -- really feel the pain. And when you're done, move on, and find joy.
Slow down. Life moves along at such a rapid pace these days. It's not healthy, and it's not conducive to living. Practice doing everything slowly -- everything, from eating to walking to driving to working to reading. Enjoy what you do. Learn to move at a snail's pace.
Touch humanity. Get out of your house and manicured neighborhoods, and find those who live in worse conditions. Meet them, talk to them, understand them. Live among them. Be one of them. Give up your materialistic lifestyle.
Volunteer. Help at homeless soup kitchens. Learn compassion, and learn to help ease the suffering of others. Help the sick, those with disabilities, those who are dying.
Play with children. Children, more than anyone else, know how to live. They experience everything in the moment, fully. When they get hurt, they really cry. When they play, they really have fun. Learn from them, instead of thinking you know so much more than them. Play with them, and learn to be joyful like them.
Talk to old people. There is no one wiser, more experienced, more learned, than those who have lived through life. They can tell you amazing stories. Give you advice on making a marriage last or staying out of debt. Tell you about their regrets, so you can learn from them and avoid the same mistakes. They are the wisdom of our society -- take advantage of their existence while they're still around.
Learn new skills. Constantly improve yourself instead of standing still -- not because you're so imperfect now, but because it is gratifying and satisfying. You should accept yourself as you are, and learn to love who you are, but still try to improve -- if only because the process of improvement is life itself.
Find spirituality. For some, this means finding God or Jesus or Allah or Buddha. For others, this means becoming in tune with the spirits of our ancestors, or with nature. For still others, this just means an inner energy. Whatever spirituality means for you, rediscover it, and its power.
Take mini-retirements. Don't leave the joy of retirement until you are too old to enjoy it. Do it now, while you're young. It makes working that much more worth it. Find ways to take a year off every few years. Save up, sell your home, your possessions, and travel. Live simply, but live, without having to work. Enjoy life, then go back to work and save up enough money to do it again in a couple of years.
Do nothing. Despite the tip above that we should find excitement, there is value in doing nothing as well. Not doing nothing as in reading, or taking a nap, or watching TV, or meditating. Doing nothing as in sitting there, doing nothing. Just learning to be still, in silence, to hear our inner voice, to be in tune with life. Do this daily if possible.
Stop playing video games. They might be fun, but they can take up way too much time. If you spend a lot of time playing online games, or computer solitaire, or Wii or Gameboy or whatever, consider going a week without it. Then find something else to do, outside.
Watch sunsets, daily. One of the most beautiful times of day. Make it a daily ritual to find a good spot to watch the sunset, perhaps having a light dinner while you do so.
Stop reading magazines. They're basically crap. And they waste your time and money. Cancel your subscriptions and walk past them at the news stands. If you have to read something, read a trashy novel or even better, read Dumb Little Man once a day and be done.
Break out from ruts. Do you do things the same way every day? Change it up. Try something new. Take a different route to work. Start your day out differently. Approach work from a new angle. Look at things from new perspectives.
Stop watching the news. It's depressing and useless. If you're a news junky, this may be difficult. I haven't watch TV news or read a newspaper regularly in about two years. It hasn't hurt me a bit. Anything important, my mom tells me about.
Laugh till you cry. Laughing is one of the best ways to live. Tell jokes and laugh your head off. Watch an awesome comedy. Learn to laugh at anything. Roll on the ground laughing. You'll love it.
Lose control. Not only control over yourself, but control over others. It's a bad habit to try to control others -- it will only lead to stress and unhappiness for yourself and those you try to control. Let others live, and live for yourself. And lose control of yourself now and then too.
Cry. Men, especially, tend to hold in our tears, but crying is an amazing release. Cry at sad movies. Cry at a funeral. Cry when you are hurt, or when somebody you love is hurt. It releases these emotions and allows us to cleanse ourselves.
Make an awesome dessert. I like to make warm, soft chocolate cake. But even berries dipped in chocolate, or crepes with ice cream and fruit, or fresh apple pie, or homemade chocolate chip cookies or brownies, are great. This isn't an every day thing, but an occasional treat thing. But it's wonderful.
Try something new, every week. Ask yourself: "What new thing shall I try this week?" Then be sure to do it. You don't have to learn a new language in one week, but seek new experiences. Give it a try. You might decide you want to keep it in your life.
Be in the moment. Instead of thinking about things you need to do, or things that have happened to you, or worrying or planning or regretting, think about what you are doing, right now. What is around you? What smells and sounds and sights and feelings are you experiencing? Learn to do this as much as possible through meditation, but also through bringing your focus back to the present as much as you can in everything you do.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

ASIAN SPA USING PYTHONS FOR MASSAGE

People usually get massages in order to de-stress but a massage equipped with snakes crawling all over you, seems stress-inducing rather than stress-relieving.
Well, the Jakarta spa in Indonesia offers snake massages, which they claim helps to alleviate stress by taking your mind off other day-to-day worries.
At the Jakarta's Bali Heritage Reflexology and Spa warm human hands are traded in for the cold scaly skin of a 6-foot python. Basically, the snake just slithers on you for the duration of the massage.
The unique form of massage involves pythons being placed on the customer's bare back

The unique form of massage involves pythons being placed on the customer's bare back.
The Jakarta spa claims that the fear of feeling moving snakes is said to help alleviate stress by releasing adrenaline


The snake spa says the movement of the snakes and the adrenaline triggered by fear is said to have a 'positive impact' on the customer's metabolism

The new treatment has caused quite a stir in the spa

This new treatment has caused quite a stir in the spa but for those who have a love of snakes, and feel comfortable in their company, perhaps feeling them slither across your bare body might be genuinely relaxing.
So, what do you think? Would you ever let a snake crawl all over you in the name of massage and actually pay for it? I am posting this questions to everyone especially the hydraulic students.
READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/51642.html

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Businessman Murdered For Refusing To Settle Area Boys

A businessman, Charles Ugwu, has been killed in the Ajegunle area of Lagos, over his refusal to settle some street urchins, popularly known as area boys.
The incident was said to have occurred at Uzor Street, Ajegunle, on September 24 2013. A tyre dealer, Ugwu was said to have been accosted by two area boys, identified as Saturday and Chimezie, while offloading goods from a vehicle to his shop.
The deceased’s wife, Stella, who claimed to have witnessed the incident, told PUNCH Metro that her husband had resisted the thugs’ efforts to extort money from him resulting in the assault on her husband.
She said, “Around 9pm on that day, two young men, known as Saturday and Chimezie, accosted us saying they would not allow us to continue working until we settle them.
“We asked them why we should pay them because the goods had nothing to do with the hoodlums. Saturday was “annoyed; he walked away only to return with stones, which he threw at us. When my husband cautioned him to stop causing trouble, Saturday picked up a “stick and struck Ugwu on the neck.”
Ugwu was said to have fallen to the ground while all efforts to revive him failed.
PUNCH Metro learnt that immediately after Ugwu was killed, the Divisional Police Officer of Ajegunle Police Station, Mr. Abayomi Agbana, was contacted. Agbana was said to have dispatched policemen to the area and the two suspects were arrested.
The bereaved wife lamented the hardship that had been brought on the family due to her husband’s death.
She said, “Who will train my children for me? Ugwu was a good father and husband; he was much too young to die. We loved each other so much. How can my three children be fatherless at these ages? Our first is just 15 years old. The second is 12 years and the last child is nine. These hoodlums have wiped out the joy of my life.”
In his statement at the police station, Saturday claimed that he actually demanded money from the businessman but had nothing to do with his death.
He said while demanding money from Ugwu, Stella told her husband not to part with any money.
Saturday claimed that at that instant, Stella held his singlet. He alleged that Chimezie and the deceased were trying to appeal to Stella to let go of the suspect when the businessman suddenly collapsed.
He insisted that neither him nor his accomplice had fought Ugwu.
Chimezie was also said to have alleged, in his statement, that he was trying to appeal to Stella when her husband suddenly collapsed. He claimed that no form of violence had been used on the deceased.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the matter had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba, Lagos, for further investigation.
The victim’s younger brother, Francis, said the family was ready to bury the corpse but police had yet to release the body.
He said, “The police have insisted that the autopsy report must be done before the body would be released.”
Detectives at the SCID have however blamed the ongoing doctors’ strike for the delay.
A detective, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity on Tuesday, said, “Many bereaved families have been complaining since the doctors strike started. This is because they want to bury their loved ones but cannot take away their corpses because autopsy reports have not been done. The situation is worrisome and embarrassing in some cases.”
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Ngozi Braide, said she would call back when contacted for information on the case. She had yet to do so as of 8pm.
READ MORE: http://news.naij.com/49804.html

Friday, October 11, 2013

What a beautiful day


May the joy of The Lord be unto us all 
African morning meal 

Monday, October 7, 2013

Yabatech Students Shut Down School ToProtest Cult Attack On Student

Students at the Yaba College of Technology this morning shut down the institution to protest a vicious attack on one of the students by an unnamed assailant identified simply as a member of a cult group. The stabbing attack took place last night.  learnt that the college’s students began their protests around 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
                               Naija News
“The whole campus erupted with students spilling out to take over every area of the campus in condemnation of the attack,” one of the students told our correspondent. He added, “We continued our demonstration this morning, closing the school gates against any activity on the campus.” One student described the assault victim as “an athletic fellow,” adding that he was badly stabbed by the culprit. Some eyewitnesses told   that they were not aware of any dispute between the victim and his attacker prior to the assault. “In fact, the guy (victim) was even begging [the culprit], asking what offense he had committed, but the cult guy was just muscling the more as if he had hatred for him before,” said a student who witnessed the violence. Several students disclosed that cult activities had been rampant on the campus of Yaba College of Technology in recent times. Some of the students accused the institution’s management of being too weak to respond to the activities of the increasingly lawless cult groups. In separate interviews, several students said female victims of a series of rape attacks by cult members had filed reports with the college’s authorities, with little or no action. Other students reported robbery of items belonging to innocent students, unwarranted physical assaults, and daylight initiation rites for new members of cults on the campus. “Two weeks ago, [cult members] raped one female student,” a student of the arts department told  Another student interjected: “But two weeks is a long time here. Just yesterday, another was raped and they slapped a young man trying to question them.” At the time of filing this report, the students had gathered on the campus waiting to be addressed by the head of the Students Affairs department. An official of the students union at the college also stated that the rector was on her way to address the students. “They will only plead with us as usual to remain calm,” one student said. He added: “They won’t necessarily take any effective step to stop this evil or bring the perpetrators to book

Kapeng Cult Shrine In Cameroon Where Nigerian Politicians Go For Spiritual Powers Exposed

Kapeng Cult Shrine In Cameroon Where Nigerian political leaders proceed To Get Spiritual, Diabolic Powers revealedNaija news
The untold mysteries of peak Nigerian political leaders exposed
A dangerous shrine entitled Kapeng established in the border of Cameroon and Nigeria very close to Bakassi has become an affinity center for political leaders all over Nigeria.
 report
The Kapeng cult shrine dreaded by inhabitants of the area is located on a high ground peak very close to Danere, a village in between Nigeria and Cameroon. It is clustered and controlled by mighty native doctors who claim they are adept to turn political treasures round.
Investigations disclosed that this is the place where popular Nigerian political leaders visit throughout election time to get diabolical power to help them conquer their opponents.

Chaos In Warri As Oba Accepts Christ… Abolishes Rituals & Ancient Cultures

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwase II has defiled the order of Kingship; announcing the abolition of some of the ancient Itshekiri cultural practices.
This has led to a serious protest by angry indigenes, in Warri, Delta State who took to the street on Sunday to protest but for the quick intervention of Governor Uduaghan, it would have resulted into total mayhem.
The Olu of Warri, who suddenly turned born again by accepting the teachings of Christ, with a Four Square worship center he built in his Palace, made the announcement on the 4th of September 2013.
In a document titled “The new order of Iwere Kingdom” the Oba stated that, the “Ogiame” title which had been in existence for over 500 years would no longer exist because it is purportedly associated to a river goddess. He now only wants to serve one God.
In the document, The Olu of Warri said, “I also repent from the name and title of “Ogiame” that my ancestors and I have borne, as it connotes our allegiance to Umalokun (goddess of the river) and other deities of the sea, all of which are false gods.
“Today, I renounce our allegiance to Umalokun and other gods of the sea, land and sky. On behalf of the royal bloodline, the throne the people of Iwere land, I publicly enter into a new covenant with God.”
The king also dissociated himself from the old time traditional practices which he described as paganism.
There are indications that the Oba took this laws without consulting with the elders of the land and has been asked to retract his statement or vacate the throne but the Oba has stated that there’s no going back on his decision.
About 5000 women have been reported to embark on a protest in Warri today against the Oba’s new laws.
Who wins this battle, God or gods? The story, however, continues.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

TWO NOTORIOUS CULTISTS HELD IN FIGHT WITH POLICE

Respite recently came the way of men of the Nigeria Police in Lagos and residents of Shomolu and its environs when two alleged notorious cult members cum armed robbers were arrested.

The two suspected were identified as Rasaki Oseni a.k.a. Elewure and Steven Uche. Rasaki was alleged to have been declared wanted early this year by the Lagos State Police Command. He was declared wanted for acts relating to the vandalism of over 100 vehicles at the Akoka area of the state during a cult clash. Rasaki, a self-proclaimed leader of a notorious gang, Feeling/Steeling boys (EFCC boys) of Shomolu, was also alleged to have led several groups of notorious hoodlums to terrorise parts of the state.

The long arm of the law, however, caught up with him on Tuesday, 24 September, 2013, when policemen from the Alade Division, led by its Divisional Police Officer, effected his arrest. On that fateful day, Rasaki was in company with some of his acolytes like Yesiru a.k.a. Talon Skibo, Rasaki Osanle, Kunle Eyin Bouncing and some others at a location around Morocco Area of the locality.

While there, the suspected cult members were smoking marijuana without let. Rasaki, in particular, was said to have walking up and down the street with the marijuana in his hand, and harassing passersby. The street where the cult members were converged was a stone throw from the army barracks in the area.

While the wanted cultist and his cohorts were busy smoking marijuana and harassing residents, a concerned resident, who probably recognised him as having been declared wanted by law enforcement agents, put a call to the security operatives in the area. The police boss in the area hurriedly led some of his men to the spot where Rasaki and his partners-in-crime were hibernating. They were reportedly caught in the act as Rasaki and his cohorts were found harassing passersby and trying to extort phones and other valuables from them.

He and one Steven, said to be a member of the Eiye Confraternity were reportedly arrested right on the spot. The two had since been transferred to the Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force at Ogudu in the metropolis. A source at Alade Police Station told journalists that the head of the division had put in place a mechanism to have other fleeing cultists arrested and brought to justice.

According to the source, “The arrest of Elewure was a great relief to us law enforcement agents and most especially residents of this area and the state at large. He had long been declared wanted by the state command for various offences ranging from hooliganism to cult related issues. A man called the station’s phone lines to intimate us of his presence in the area after a long time absence.

Thus, the DPO marched some of us to the area and effected his arrest together with one of his men.” During initial interrogation, Rasaki reportedly admitted to being the leader of the notorious EFCC gang in the metropolis, saying that his gang only go after the cyber criminals and never participated in any killing as being alleged against the gang.

Rasaki was also reported to have thrown more light on the cause of the cult clashes in Shomolu area in the time past. He linked it with a leaked pipe at the Fola Agoro canal where he claimed different gangs always scoop fuel from the pipe. A resident of Fola Agoro, who would simply want to be known as Lateef told Saturday Mirror that the arrest of the two hoodlums would signal the end to persistent cult clashes and molest of innocent residents in the area.

Lateef, who claimed he had been brutalised by Rasaki’s boys before now added, “I remember that this same Elewure once stormed our street sometime last year and subjected residents to untold hardship and many people lost their prized items to the gang. I am sure his arrest would be well received by residents of the area.” When contacted, DPO Alade Police Station could not be reached on phone, but a sergeant at the station directed Saturday Mirror to reach the Area Command for further information on the arrest