PEANUTS AND” BELOW THE BELT” THEORY

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e published a story on our blog and everyone went crazy on the power of peanuts… (http://bukhungu-bukhanga.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-healing-power-of-nuts.html#links)

You cannot help noticing the new trend in Nairobi where every witchdoctor has set camp in the leafy city under the sun and its suburbs, offering consulting services related to “nguvu za kiume (enhancing potency); “mapenzi” (love); and “kurudisha bibi” (finding lost love).

If a casual glance at the Dailies on classified ads is anything to go by, then it seems men are thoroughly disgusted with the shape and sizes of what the good Lord gave them.

So everyone is offering services aimed at strengthening, enlarging, lengthening, fattening- you name it. You would think women are trying to get fatter as a result; but hell no. it is the opposite-they want to burn the fat, get leaner, thinner and skinnier.

While working on my internship, I kept on wondering why everyone in the office was eating peanuts from men to women; it seemed the in-thing. Well it is rumored that peanuts enhance “nguvu za kiume” (enhancing potency).

As you read this; nearly everyone is still nibbling on peanuts. What is happening? Look we can’t blame pollution. We can’t blame politicians, much as we would love to. We shouldn’t even blame the devil.

Methinks that in our never ending hurry to nowhere, in our daily struggles for survival, in our collective hungers, broken lives and shattered dreams, the well below have run dry…..

Source: additional info from the CRAZY MONDAY PULLOUT.

OBAMA TAKES SERVANT LEADERSHIP A NOTCH HIGHER

Monday, October 15, 2012

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 Obama delivers pizzas to volunteers at his office....

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Obama breaks down in tears

http://venussbay.blogspot.com/ reports...

In the most candid and emotional scene ever captured of Barack Obama on camera, the normally composed US president teared up as he told young campaign workers of his pride in them. Obama's campaign team distributed on Thursday a YouTube video of the president's emotional tribute to his team at his Chicago headquarters the day before, hours after he won re-election to a second term. "What you guys have done, means the work that I am doing is important, I am really proud of that, I am really proud of all of you," Obama said before pausing as tears welled up and dampened his cheek. You can view the video here.

Source: iAfrica

Obama re-election speech: 'The best is yet to come'

AP Photo: Chris Carlson- 1 day ago

By Associated Press

 President Barack Obama gave his re-election speech in Chicago on Tuesday night.

President Barack Obama speaks at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago.

President Barack Obama's re-election speech Tuesday night in Chicago after his re-election, as transcribed by Roll Call. Watch the video here.

Thank you so much.

Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.

It moves forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has lifted this country from the depths of despair to the great heights of hope, the belief that while each of us will pursue our own individual dreams, we are an American family and we rise or fall together as one nation and as one people.
Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America the best is yet to come.

I want to thank every American who participated in this election, whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time. By the way, we have to fix that. Whether you pounded the pavement or picked up the phone, whether you held an Obama sign or a Romney sign, you made your voice heard and you made a difference.

I just spoke with Gov. Romney and I congratulated him and Paul Ryan on a hard-fought campaign. We may have battled fiercely, but it's only because we love this country deeply and we care so strongly about its future. From George to Lenore to their son Mitt, the Romney family has chosen to give back to America through public service and that is the legacy that we honor and applaud tonight. In the weeks ahead, I also look forward to sitting down with Gov. Romney to talk about where we can work together to move this country forward.

I want to thank my friend and partner of the last four years, America's happy warrior, the best vice president anybody could ever hope for, Joe Biden.

And I wouldn't be the man I am today without the woman who agreed to marry me 20 years ago. Let me say this publicly: Michelle, I have never loved you more. I have never been prouder to watch the rest of America fall in love with you, too, as our nation's first lady. Sasha and Malia, before our very eyes you're growing up to become two strong, smart beautiful young women, just like your mom. And I'm so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now one dog's probably enough.

To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. The best. The best ever. Some of you were new this time around, and some of you have been at my side since the very beginning. But all of you are family. No matter what you do or where you go from here, you will carry the memory of the history we made together and you will have the lifelong appreciation of a grateful president. Thank you for believing all the way, through every hill, through every valley. You lifted me up the whole way and I will always be grateful for everything that you've done and all the incredible work that you put in.

I know that political campaigns can sometimes seem small, even silly. And that provides plenty of fodder for the cynics that tell us that politics is nothing more than a contest of egos or the domain of special interests. But if you ever get the chance to talk to folks who turned out at our rallies and crowded along a rope line in a high school gym, or saw folks working late in a campaign office in some tiny county far away from home, you'll discover something else.

You'll hear the determination in the voice of a young field organizer who's working his way through college and wants to make sure every child has that same opportunity. You'll hear the pride in the voice of a volunteer who's going door to door because her brother was finally hired when the local auto plant added another shift. You'll hear the deep patriotism in the voice of a military spouse who's working the phones late at night to make sure that no one who fights for this country ever has to fight for a job or a roof over their head when they come home.
That's why we do this. That's what politics can be. That's why elections matter. It's not small, it's big. It's important. Democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. We have our own opinions. Each of us has deeply held beliefs. And when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy.

That won't change after tonight, and it shouldn't. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. We can never forget that as we speak people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.
But despite all our differences, most of us share certain hopes for America's future. We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers. A country that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation, with all the good jobs and new businesses that follow.

We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. We want to pass on a country that's safe and respected and admired around the world, a nation that is defended by the strongest military on earth and the best troops this world has ever known. But also a country that moves with confidence beyond this time of war, to shape a peace that is built on the promise of freedom and dignity for every human being.

We believe in a generous America, in a compassionate America, in a tolerant America, open to the dreams of an immigrant's daughter who studies in our schools and pledges to our flag. To the young boy on the south side of Chicago who sees a life beyond the nearest street corner. To the furniture worker's child in North Carolina who wants to become a doctor or a scientist, an engineer or an entrepreneur, a diplomat or even a president — that's the future we hope for. That's the vision we share. That's where we need to go — forward. That's where we need to go.
Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It's not always a straight line. It's not always a smooth path. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock or solve all our problems or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward. But that common bond is where we must begin.

Our economy is recovering. A decade of war is ending. A long campaign is now over. And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you, and you've made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.

Tonight you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. And in the coming weeks and months, I am looking forward to reaching out and working with leaders of both parties to meet the challenges we can only solve together. Reducing our deficit. Reforming our tax code. Fixing our immigration system. Freeing ourselves from foreign oil. We've got more work to do.

But that doesn't mean your work is done. The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote. America's never been about what can be done for us. It's about what can be done by us together through the hard and frustrating, but necessary work of self-government. That's the principle we were founded on.
This country has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military in history, but that's not what makes us strong. Our university, our culture are all the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores.

What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth. The belief that our destiny is shared; that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations. The freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for come with responsibilities as well as rights. And among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism. That's what makes America great.

I am hopeful tonight because I've seen the spirit at work in America. I've seen it in the family business whose owners would rather cut their own pay than lay off their neighbors, and in the workers who would rather cut back their hours than see a friend lose a job. I've seen it in the soldiers who reenlist after losing a limb and in those SEALs who charged up the stairs into darkness and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them watching their back.

I've seen it on the shores of New Jersey and New York, where leaders from every party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a community rebuild from the wreckage of a terrible storm. And I saw just the other day, in Mentor, Ohio, where a father told the story of his 8-year-old daughter, whose long battle with leukemia nearly cost their family everything had it not been for health care reform passing just a few months before the insurance company was about to stop paying for her care.

I had an opportunity to not just talk to the father, but meet this incredible daughter of his. And when he spoke to the crowd listening to that father's story, every parent in that room had tears in their eyes, because we knew that little girl could be our own. And I know that every American wants her future to be just as bright. That's who we are. That's the country I'm so proud to lead as your president.

And tonight, despite all the hardship we've been through, despite all the frustrations of Washington, I've never been more hopeful about our future. I have never been more hopeful about America. And I ask you to sustain that hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism, the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or the roadblocks that stand in our path. I'm not talking about the wishful idealism that allows us to just sit on the sidelines or shirk from a fight.
I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.

America, I believe we can build on the progress we've made and continue to fight for new jobs and new opportunity and new security for the middle class. I believe we can keep the promise of our founders, the idea that if you're willing to work hard, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or where you love. It doesn't matter whether you're black or white or Hispanic or Asian or Native American or young or old or rich or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight, you can make it here in America if you're willing to try.

I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests. We're not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America.
And together with your help and God's grace we will continue our journey forward and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on Earth.

Thank you, America. God bless you. God bless these United States.

-source-http://news.msn.com/politics/obama-re-election-speech-the-best-is-yet-to-come?GT1=51501

-video from youtube

 

ANOTHER DOUBLE BLESSING FOR KENYA AFTER OBAMA WIN AND VICTOR WANYAMA SCORES TO SINK BARCELONA

Victor Wanyama celebrates after scoring for Celtic [Photo: BBC]

First it was the son of the soil mr Barrack Obama who started a massive celebration of victory back in Kenay after his re-election win. then another son of the soil Victor Wanyama did a spectacular job last night to sink Barcelona.

Celtic took a massive step towards the last 16 of the Champions League with an astonishing victory over Barcelona.

They took the lead when Victor Wanyama rose majestically to head past Victor Valdes from a corner on 21 minutes.
Barcelona pressed for an equaliser, but teenager Tony Watt came off the bench to give Celtic a cushion in the closing minutes.
Lionel Messi tapped home in injury time, but Celtic held on to inflict Barca's first defeat of the season.
It was a momentous victory for manager Neil Lennon, who was part of the team that knocked Barca out of the Uefa Cup in 2004, and his men - banishing memories of the injury-time defeat in Barcelona a fortnight ago.

And it leaves Celtic second behind the Catalans in Group G on seven points, three ahead of next opponents Benfica and four better off than Spartak Moscow, who visit Glasgow on the final matchday.
Celtic Park was rocking at a decibel level previously reserved for the most meaningful of Old Firm derbies, but predictably the unflappable maestros of Barcelona, twice champions of Europe in the last four years, paid the partisan crowd no heed as they quickly settled into their fluid passing game.
It brought them the first opportunity of the game six minutes in, but Fraser Forster dealt easily with Xavi's shot despite a touch from Alexis Sanchez just in front of the keeper.
Messi blazed over the bar from a promising position moments later as the pattern of play was quickly established.

Alex Song picked up an early booking for pulling back Miku and a second late challenge on the same player almost cost him his place on the field after just 18 minutes.
Few inside Celtic Park had cause to debate that for long as the home side snatched the opening goal three minutes later.
The source, as in the game at Camp Nou, was a Charlie Mulgrew set-piece - this time a corner from the right.

His deep delivery was met forcefully by Wanyama, who outjumped Jordi Alba - the man whose late winner broke Celtic hearts two weeks ago - and headed high past Valdes to send the crowd into raptures.
The manner of the goal again highlighted an aerial vulnerability in the otherwise practically flawless Barcelona make-up.

They quickly resumed their relentless probing of the Celtic defence, almost finding an equaliser as Messi played a one-two with Andres Iniesta before rifling a shot off the top of the crossbar.
The frame of the goal came to Celtic's rescue again as Alexis got on the end of a Dani Alves cross only to see his header come back off the post.

And then Kelvin Wilson scrambled the ball off the line as an Alba cross caused hearts to flutter in the stands.
Nonetheless, unlike in the previous meeting, Celtic held onto their lead until half-time and it was fully 11 minutes into the second period before Forster was meaningfully called into action, diving to his right to stop a curling Messi effort.

Celtic, who last featured in the group phase in 2008, made Valdes work from another corner, though Mikael Lustig's header lacked the power to really test him.
Forster, sublime in Camp Nou, reproduced that form on the hour mark as he got down quickly to push away Alexis's well-struck shot from 10 yards and the keeper was promptly back to his feet to deny the Chilean on the rebound as well.

Marc Bartra almost gifted Celtic a second goal, waiting on Valdes to come and deal with a cross ball. When the keeper chose to stay on his line, Mulgrew looked poised to volley past him, but Bartra recovered to block the shot.
The Celtic fans bayed for a red card for Song midway through the half for another foul on Miku, but the referee again let him off.

Forster pulled off another outstanding stop to scoop yet another Messi shot up and away and the Argentine also saw a free kick comfortably held with eight minutes remaining.
The keeper dispatched the ball upfield, Xavi failed to cut it out and Watt showed composure beyond his years to bury it past Valdes.

Celtic fans were whistling at deafening levels for referee Bjorn Kuipers to end the game, perhaps mindful of losing a 2-0 lead in the final few minutes at Dundee United on Sunday.

And Messi ensured a nervy final few minutes as he scored at the start of injury time, following up after Forster had saved superbly again, but Tito Vilanova's side could not find another goal and Celtic and their supporters were left to celebrate long into the night

-BBC

WHY WINS FOR BARRACK OBAMA, GOR MAHIA AND RAILA ODINGA WILL BE THE BEST HAT-TRICK IN HISTORY?

One thing you notice once you interact with our cousins from Kenya’s Lakeside is their passion and attachment to what they believe is theirs.

When Barrack Obama held the Bible aloft on January 20, 2009 to take oath of office as the 44^th president of the U.S, he made history in two fonts. First, he was the first black president of Uncle Sam, and, second, the combined attendance numbers, television viewership and internet traffic made that solemn occasion one of the most-observed events in the history of the world.

At the Kenyan village of Kogelo, where his father hailed, many believed the U.S presidency of a son “whose roots were their roots”; would change their fortunes for the better.

This Tuesday (November 6^th 2012) morning, as America goes to the ballot to decide whether they will send Obama back to the White House or evict him altogether, kogelo will be watching keenly, but not as enthusiastically as the Green Army Fans and Raila Odinga supporters.

From politics to the beautiful game of soccer; and 90 minutes of football; a simple 1-0 win separates Gor Mahia and their first Kenyan Premier League title In 17 years.

Gor followers (since in their own words kogalo has no fans) have waited since 1995. They have seen their club go to near obscurity where they survived relegation.

Come this Sunday when the Green Army will be marching against Thika United a “sister club” with the same sponsor father; the followers have all reasons to believe their time has come and they know it may end up in tears if Gor fail to win.

The army is all jeering up for a photo finish closing weekend of the season. Will we see the Green Army march along Jogoo Road from City Stadium? The “milk derby” will determine who will be the champions of Kenya.

To make the hat-trick even more sweeter; a win for Kenya’s presidential hopeful Raila Odinga come March 2013 will seal the deal emphatically.

-additional reporting from Daily Nation; Tuesday 6^th November 2012

-photos from-Gor Mahia is Not a Club, It’s a Lifestyle! But Do We Say (Facebook page-http://www.facebook.com/kogalo); where they posted before going into press:

DR. JARUNDA WOULD LIKE TO THANK GOD FOR SEEING WHAT HE PREDICTED LAST SUNDAY COMING TRUE ONE AT A TIME :

G - GOR MAHIA WINNING THE KPL NOW TPL (NOV 2012)
O - OBAMA RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF USA (NO 2012)
R - RAILA 4TH PRESIDENT OF KENYA (MARCH 2013)

-videos from YouTube.

KOREA'S GOT TALENT- HOW A HOMELESS BOY STOLE THE SHOW

One cannot help but be moved to tears by this amazing young man: Sung Bong Cha’. When he decided to sing on the talent show “Korea’s Got Talent” he had no idea that he would win the hearts of millions all over the world.

His story of his childhood is so moving that even the judges had a hard time keeping their composure.

He told the judges that even though he didn’t think he could sing very well, he sang because it made him happy. They couldn’t have been more surprised! And I stumbled on this clip on YouTube and I cried thinking about the inspiration behind it…

VIDEO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.