US
President Barack Obama has signed a measure into law on Wednesday that
extends US privacy protections to European citizens and allows them to
take legal action in US courts.
Obama praised the law for ensuring
“that everybody’s data is protected in the strongest possible way with
our privacy laws not only American citizens, but also foreign citizens.”
The
Judicial Redress Act extends protections under US privacy law to allow
citizens of certain countries as designated by the government to correct
information in their records and take action in US courts if the US
government unlawfully discloses their personal information.
It
was touted by its sponsors as a way to ensure strong trans-Atlantic
relations and provide European citizens similar rights to those granted
US citizens in European courts.
The measure was considered key to
an agreement reached this month between the European Union and the
United States on a new system to protect trans-Atlantic data transfers.
The
agreement had to be hammered out after the EU’s top court struck down
the Safe Harbour system, which had since 2000 regulated how businesses
in the EU and the US share data.
The court found that the deal did
not fully safeguard the rights of EU citizens, leaving businesses on
both sides of the Atlantic in legal limbo.
Respite has come the way of 27 year old cancer patient, Paul Arisa as
Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has sent a medical practitioner,
Mike Eninnaya and Ubani Newman Ubani his SSA on New Media to visit Paul
at his hospital bed, with the plan of taking over his medical expenses.
Paul Arisa is an orphan with no direct blood brother or sister and was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of cancer.
Naira has appreciated against dollar by 50%, currently sold at N250/1S
Naira which has
been on a free fall for some weeks now has impressively appreciated
against dollar by 50% from N395/1$ as of close of work on Tuesday,
February 23, 2016 to N250/1$ as of early hours of Thursday, February 25,
2016.
According to The Leadership, street hawkers and Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in Abuja sold greenback (Dollar) between N250 and N255.
Ibrahim, an operator stated that due to the
continuous Naira instability, he was scared to buy dollars so as not to
lose further.
“Earlier this morning, I bought dollars for N305,
but now it is sold at N250, making me to lose N55 in less than 10
hours. I am very scared of buying dollars because of the continued
instability.
“Although I am happy that the naira continued to
gain strength at the parallel market as an overflow of dollars chased
the local currency but we are losing greatly here.”
Because the Naira is most likely to appreciate further, most dealers are rushing to sell dollars off so as not to be in loss.
It takes a lot of hard work and commitment from
the two people involved to keep their long distance relationship strong
and smooth
We often hear long distance relationships rarely work due to certain issues that come up over time between couples.
It takes a lot of hard work and commitment
from the two people involved to keep their long distance relationship
strong and smooth while living in different parts of the country or
world with different time zones.
1. Schedule: Couples should be aware of each other's schedule and make out time to have conversations, video or otherwise.
2. Counting down: Try to anticipate
the time you'll be talking to each other. As insignificant as it
sounds, anticipation makes the time and distance shorter. It brings you
closer too.
3. Openness: This is very important in very relationship especially long distance one.
4. Hopeful: Just be hopeful for the
best between you and your partner. Absolute trust too is essential,
this will drive out thoughts of infidelity and other negative thoughts
from your head.
5. Video conferencing: Skype, Facetime breaks that distance between you two. It can help your relationship a lot.
6. Care packages: Photos, other
thoughtful things helps as a reminder that you both care for each other
and are willing to what it takes to make things work.
7. Spontaneity and surprises: This keeps your relationship exciting and takes away boredom totally. It keeps both of you on your toes.
8. Honesty: This is extremely important. Try to be as honest as possible to your partner.
9. Trust: Distance will make it
harder but you have to learn too trust your partner with your whole
heart though it's going to be scary. This is what brings out the best in
your relationship.
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Real Madrid star forward, Cristiano Ronaldo is one player whose future outside the game has been the object of much speculation.
The 31-year-old even went as far as to state that he would not be
getting into coaching or football management when he eventually retires
from the game that has brought him immense fame fortune, maintaining
that he would like his break from the game to be total.
However, the Portuguese international has given a hint into what he would most likely be doing after hanging his boots.
In an interview with Portuguese fashion magazine, Sacoor Brothers Ronaldo said he would like to go into acting.
Recall that the prolific forward recently starred in a documentary movie named after himself.
He said: “I would like to learn being surrounded by good actors
because only then will I learn since it is an area I do not control
because it has nothing to do with football.
“Why not? It’s not my goal at the moment, but I have had some invitations.
“Do not close the doors because it is an area which I like.”
But he said he still has much more to offer to the beautiful game on
the pitch, declaring “I feel good, I feel young, so I want to continue.”
Other footballers who have also gone into acting after their
retirement include Manchester United legend, Eric Cantona, who has acted
in many movies, and former Wimbledon FC defender, Vinnie Jones.
Real Madrid star forward, Cristiano Ronaldo is one player whose future outside the game has been the object of much speculation.
The 31-year-old even went as far as to state that he would not be
getting into coaching or football management when he eventually retires
from the game that has brought him immense fame fortune, maintaining
that he would like his break from the game to be total.
However, the Portuguese international has given a hint into what he would most likely be doing after hanging his boots.
In an interview with Portuguese fashion magazine, Sacoor Brothers Ronaldo said he would like to go into acting.
Recall that the prolific forward recently starred in a documentary movie named after himself.
He said: “I would like to learn being surrounded by good actors
because only then will I learn since it is an area I do not control
because it has nothing to do with football.
“Why not? It’s not my goal at the moment, but I have had some invitations.
“Do not close the doors because it is an area which I like.”
But he said he still has much more to offer to the beautiful game on
the pitch, declaring “I feel good, I feel young, so I want to continue.”
Other footballers who have also gone into acting after their
retirement include Manchester United legend, Eric Cantona, who has acted
in many movies, and former Wimbledon FC defender, Vinnie Jones.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Professor
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozulumba has explained that the institution was not
out to extort money from students when it insisted that new students
must acquire laptop computers from the school authority at a price of
N70,000.
There were series of protests in the institution late last year over the policy of compulsory purchase of laptop, with allegations that the Vice Chancellor and his management team initiated the idea as a means of ripping off students.
But addressing the issues during one of the activities to mark UNN’s
recent convocation ceremony, Ozulumba said the decision was one of the
best initiatives introduced by his administration to improve on the
quality of students by becoming Information Communication Technology,
ICT, compliant from the beginning of their studies.
He maintained
that the N70,000 which the students were compelled to pay for the
computer is equivalent to a giveaway price when compare to the fact
that students at private universities compulsorily pay up to N110,000 to
own similar laptop.
The Vice-Chancellor pointed out that the
unique idea has enabled most of the students to have access to the
internet on their own, instead of patronising commercial cyber cafes,
which cost a lot of money.
Ozulumba added that the company from
which the laptop systems were purchased has opened up servicing centres
within UNN campus to fix whatever faults the gadgets may develop.
It is usually assumed that one does not need to worry about protection when it comes to oral sex. This
is due to the belief that it is unlikely for someone to contact a
Sexually Transmitted Disease, STD since genitals are not actually in
contact with each other.
Sadly, this is a wrong assumption. Oral sex without protection pose the following risks. HIV: HIV virus can be transmitted through bodily
fluids like semen and saliva. However, the risk of transmission from
exposure to saliva is comparatively less than that of semen. But this
doesn’t mean that oral sex with people infected with HIV is safe as
there are numerous factors that might put you at risk. These include
allergy, ejaculation in the mouth, immune suppression, sores and
inflammation. Moreover, when the frequency of sex and the number of
partners is high, the cumulative risk if much higher than indulging in a
penetrative sex. STD: Not many people are aware that oral sex can act
as an as a mode of transmission of various oral, respiratory and
genital pathogens. The common sexually transmitted infections apart from
HIV include herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis, syphilis, genital
warts (HPV) and intestinal parasites. If you suffer from any oral health
problems like bleeding gums, cuts in your mouth, sores or broken skin,
the chances of infection increases severely. The herpes simplex virus
causes sores or lesions in mouth and genitals, which can lead to
skin-to-skin contact leading to virus transmission during oral sex. In
the case of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis and syphilis, the virus or
bacteria can be passed through blood, when you come in contact with body
fluids during the act. Cancer: A study published online in ‘JAMA Oncology’
revealed that oral sex can increase your risk of head and neck cancer
by seven times. It showed a strong correlation between HPV-16 (human
pappiloma virus-16), a type of HPV virus that causes cervical cancer and
other sexually transmitted infections, with increased risk of cancer
development. So if you are infected with HPV, it is wise not to indulge
in oral sex as you might be at the receiving end.
Sex Position for hitting that G-spot - by Olamide Oni on Pulse
Sex is fun, and for you to get the best out of it, you need to
experiment with different positions according to your mood, location or
objective. If you want something intimate, and a move that gives the
woman a very high likelihood of G-spot stimulation, then you should go
with the Pretzel.
How it's done:
He kneels and straddles her left leg while she is lying on her left
side. She will bend her right leg around the right side of his waist,
which will give him access to enter her..
Why it's hot
This gives her all the sexy benefits of doggy style, like deep
penetration while she lounges, taking in all the pleasure. To make this
hotter, he can try manually stimulating her using his fingers. Or he can
withdraw his penis and, holding the shaft with his left hand, rub the
head against her clitoris to bring her to the brink of orgasm then he
can reinsert when she wants him inside her.
There was outrage on Tuesday by
pensioners of the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State after a local
government pensioner, identified as Sunday Oboite, slumped and died
during screening.
It was learnt that Oboite, 75, died at the reception of the local government secretariat.
It was gathered that the late pensioner,
who retired from the Works department of the council, was at the
secretariat for screening which the council had directed the pensioners
to undertake before they would be paid their 10-month pension arrears.
He was said to have been offered a bottle of beverage and some water by a Good Samaritan after he complained of hunger.
He, however, slumped at about 1.20pm, before he was confirmed dead by some doctors at the council.
According to a source, his death sparked
a protest among other pensioners, who were enraged by what had befallen
their colleague.
The source said, “Some of them
complained that they had presented themselves for screening at the
secretariat at about 8am, but were later informed to go to Urhokpota
Hall, about 100 metres away. They also decried the delay in the
exercise, which took hours before it commenced.”
The Chairman of the council, Mrs. Sweet Ikpomwosa, could not be reached for comments.
The Secretary of Oredo Pensioners
Association, Mr. James Erhunmense, said that the late Oboite had arrived
at the venue of the exercise alone and complained of not having any
money to buy food and drugs.
He also said that the late pensioner was
unable to go to the designated hall with his colleagues but chose to
wait at the reception due to tiredness.
Another pensioner, James Omorogbe, said
the computers used for the screening were always shutting down, adding
that it took the death of their colleague for the council to provide
them with chairs.
He said the death of Oboite could have been avoided if the council officials had prepared for the screening.
“Sunday said he had no money to buy
food and drugs. For 10 months now, we have not been paid. Many others
have died without collecting their benefits,” Omorogbe added.
Two United States gynecologists, writing in the
Journal of Medical Ethics have said that mild female genital mutilation
should be made legal.
They argued that permitting more minimal procedures would allow
families to uphold cultural and religious traditions while protecting
girls from more dangerous forms of cutting.
According to CBC news, communities which support FGM often
consider it a prerequisite for marriage. Many also see it as a religious
obligation, although it is not mentioned in the Qur’an or Bible.
Gynecologists Kavita Shah Arora and Allan Jacobs said procedures that
slightly changed the look of a girl’s genitalia without damaging them
were comparable to male circumcision or cosmetic procedures in Western
countries like labiaplasty.
As written in the in the specialist publication by the British
Medical Journal, the women said laws against mild modifications were
“culturally insensitive and supremacist and discriminatory towards
women.” Female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the ritual removal
of some or all of the external female genitalia. Typically carried out
by a traditionalist using a blade, with or without anaesthesia.
FGM is concentrated in 27 African countries, Indonesia, Yemen and
Iraqi Kurdistan, and found elsewhere in Asia, the Middle East and among
diaspora communities around the world. It is conducted from days after
birth to puberty and beyond. In half the countries for which national
figures are available, most girls are cut before the age of five.
The procedures differ according to the ethnic group. They include
removal of the clitoral hood and clitoral glans, removal of the inner
labia, and in the most severe form (known as infibulation) removal of
the inner and outer labia and closure of the vulva. In this last
procedure, a small hole is left for the passage of urine and menstrual
fluid; the vagina is opened for intercourse and opened further for
childbirth.
The 43 year old glamour model shared details about her sex life on an
episode of Kocktails with Khloe. She revealed that she loves the kinkier
side of bedroom fun and also loves using a rhinestone whip on her man.
When Khloe grilled Carmen on what type of adult movies she likes to watch, Carmen responded :
"I do a lot of porn watching myself. It may be a little addiction,'
'I watch it. I love porn. I like S&M, I like a little hardcore.'
She also revealed that she often indulges alone and her housekeeper sometimes catches crazy videos on her computer.
'I have to just call my s**t out. Yeah, that's some porn I was watching the other night.'
She goes deeper revealing that she owns a cane, which was given to her
as a gift, and that she likes that it helps her dominate during sex:
'Sometimes I like to be dominant and sometimes I like to be dominated
Khloe then chimed in to say she has her own rhinestone whip which she keeps by her bed.
Ifeanyi Ubah has promised to make a dollar exchange for N200 in just one month at the parallel market if given the chance. He is also willing to strike a deal that his assets be seized should he fail.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested for deliberately setting his car on fire. Dibba
police received a report at 5:30pm on Tuesday, February 23 about a
burning Mercedes Benz in Al Wurayah area, United Arab Emirates.
Civil
Defence crews extinguished the blaze while investigations found the
owner had purposefully set his car alight. The man was charged with
arson and his case referred to public prosecution.
The "tampering of the country’s security and stability" will not be
tolerated, Fujairah Police said, who urged the public to abide by UAE
laws.
Barack Obama was "raised white", Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has claimed.
Mr Carson said the president could not understand the African-American experience the way he could.
Mr Obama was born to a white American mother and a black Kenyan father. Mr Carson's parents are African-American.
The
comments by Mr Carson - a retired neurosurgeon who finished last in
South Carolina's primary - were criticised as "loose talk" by another
Republican.
"He's an 'African' American. He was, you know, raised white," Mr Carson told a Politico podcast on Tuesday.
"Many
of his formative years were spent in Indonesia. So, for him to, you
know, claim that, you know, he identifies with the experience of black
Americans, I think, is a bit of a stretch." Image caption
President Obama has not publicly responded to Mr Carson's comments
Mr Carson, who at one point was pushing businessman
Donald Trump near the top of the polls, said he was proud "we broke the
colour barrier" when Mr Obama became the first black president in 2008.
"But
I also recognise that his experience and my experience are
night-and-day different. He didn't grow up like I grew up by any stretch
of the imagination," he said.
The 64-year-old had a poor upbringing in Detroit but made it to Yale before a brilliant career as a neurosurgeon.
But he has been struggling in the Republican nomination race and finished sixth out of six in South Carolina at the weekend.
On the Carson campaign trail - BBC's Anthony Zurcher, Las Vegas
While Mr Trump's nearby rally drew a who's who of the national press corp, Mr Carson's event was largely ignored.
The
Secret Service still stands watch over the proceedings, but the
screening of elderly retirees with their walkers and artificial hips
seemed a bit absurd.
After the event, however, many of the attendees said the retired neurosurgeon had won their support.
"I
thought his speech was inspiring, logical and it made sense," said
Marty Glazman. "He had a thought-out plan. I came in with an open mind,
but I can honestly say I'm now a supporter." Carson's campaign grinds on
Mr Obama has not publicly responded to Mr Carson's comments.
But Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, who backs Senator Marco Rubio in the Republican race, criticised Mr Carson.
"This
is the reason that political loose talk by people who are just
beginning to do it is always a problem in real statesmanship," Mr Issa
told CNN.
"The fact is that Dr Carson is not really ready to represent America around the world," he added.
Nigerian writer, Chimamamanda Ngozi Adichie is among the
special speakers at the ongoing conference and photojournalism exhihit
on women's empowerment as the future of Africa at the Museum of the Quai
Branly in Paris.
