BREAST CANCER AWARENESS #TTT

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and affects about one million women worldwide. Women should examine their breasts regularly to detect lumps or abnormalities that could signal breast cancer. Women under 40 with either a family history of breast cancer or other concerns about their personal risk should consult a medical professional about when to begin mammography. A clinical breast examination should be part of the routine checkup. Beginning at age 20 women should have a clinical breast exam every two to three years. Women age 40 and older should have one every year. If you find something that you know is unusual for you, have a doctor check it out. 

A LUMP YOU FIND SHOULD NEVER BE IGNORED.

Breast Self Examination (BSE) your key to better breast health. As you do your examination, keep in mind that your goal is to become acquainted with how your breasts normally LOOK and FEEL. Your knowledge of your breast texture and appearance will increase the more you perform BSE. This knowledge will help you identify a change more quickly, which should be reported to your physician. Some of the changes you should watch out for include:
• Lump or thickening in or near the breast or underarm area
• Change in size or shape of the breast
• Puckering, dimpling or redness of the breast.
 

If you find a lump, DO NOT PANIC!
www.netdoctor.co.uk;  www.wikipedia.com; www.mayoclinic.com; www.breastcancer.org
Remember, a change you see or feel in your breast does not automatically mean you have breast cancer. But it is best to report any change to your physician for further evaluation. Breast cancer also affects men. Early detection is the most important factor in surviving breast cancer. In memory of Mary Onyango who was not only a commissioner with Kenya's National Cohesion and Integration Commision but also a Breast Cancer Awareness activist #TTT

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and affects about one million women worldwide. Women should examine their breasts regularly to detect lumps or abnormalities that could signal breast cancer. Women under 40 with either a family history of breast cancer or other concerns about their personal risk should consult a medical professional about when to begin mammography. A clinical breast examination should be part of the routine checkup. Beginning at age 20 women should have a clinical breast exam every two to three years. Women age 40 and older should have one every year. If you find something that you know is unusual for you, have a doctor check it out. 

A LUMP YOU FIND SHOULD NEVER BE IGNORED.

Breast Self Examination (BSE) your key to better breast health. As you do your examination, keep in mind that your goal is to become acquainted with how your breasts normally LOOK and FEEL. Your knowledge of your breast texture and appearance will increase the more you perform BSE. This knowledge will help you identify a change more quickly, which should be reported to your physician. Some of the changes you should watch out for include:
• Lump or thickening in or near the breast or underarm area
• Change in size or shape of the breast
• Puckering, dimpling or redness of the breast.
 

If you find a lump, DO NOT PANIC!
www.netdoctor.co.uk;  www.wikipedia.com; www.mayoclinic.com; www.breastcancer.org

Remember, a change you see or feel in your breast does not automatically mean you have breast cancer. But it is best to report any change to your physician for further evaluation. Breast cancer also affects men. Early detection is the most important factor in surviving breast cancer. Throughout this month AAR will be carrying out free breast examinations in all their clinics. In case of any queries or clarification, kindly contact any of the AAR clinics. Source: AAR

Kenya Airways Statement on Schedule Disruption on 13th January 2012

JKIA Runway 06/24 will be temporary closed on Fri Jan 13 at 0100hrs to Sat Jan 14 at 0100hrs, for planned maintenance. KQ flights affected.

Kenya Airways | Thursday 12th Jan, 2012 | facebook.com/PrideofAfrica
This is a statement as posted on Kenya Airways Page.

" Kenya Airways would like to inform its passengers, customers, investors and the public that Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Runway 06/24 will be temporarily closed on Friday 13th January from 0100hrs upto 0100hrs on 14th January, for planned maintenance on the threshold lights and cabling works.
As a result of the temporary closure, Kenya Airways regrets to announce that the following flights scheduled for 13th January, have been rescheduled to operate as below.
• KQ102 to London will be delayed by 1hr15mins, departing Nairobi at 0100hrs/14th January and expected to arrive in London at 0700hrs/14th January local time London.
• KQ112 to Paris is delayed by 1hr35mins and rescheduled to depart Nairobi at 0115hrs/14th January arriving Paris at 0755hrs/14th January local time Paris.
• KQ116 to Amsterdam is scheduled to depart on time 0820hrs/13th January, however it will fly via Cairo for a fuel refill as the B777 operating the flight cannot be fueled fully in Nairobi due to the temporary shorter runway at JKIA; as a result of the stopover in Cairo, the expected time of arrival in Amsterdam 1640hr local time Amsterdam.
• KQ860 to Bangkok and Hong Kong will be delayed by 1hr50mins, departing Nairobi at 0110hrs/14th January arriving Bangkok at 1450hrs local time Bangkok and Hong Kong at 1925hrs.
Kenya Airways station offices in London, Paris, Bangkok and Hong Kong have arranged for special handling of passengers affected by the disruptions.  We may also experience resultant delays as a result this disruption and appeal to our affected passengers for understanding and patience during this period.

All passengers booked to travel on these routes on Friday 13th January are asked to re-confirm their bookings with the airline before the date of travel and before reporting to the airport.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

For further details please contact any Kenya Airways sales office, travel agents or call our 24hr call center on 327 4747." by Kenya Airways.

FREE BREAST EXAMINATION

Hoping you’ve not forgotten, October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is offering a free clinical breast examination and cervical cancer education this Saturday.

    Date: Saturday 29^th OCTOBER, 2011

 Venue: Doctors’ Plaza

   Time: 8 am – 1pm

Bizarres of tea bonuses in Kirinyaga County

Haiya! Out in my home County of Kirinyaga, some 130Km north of Nairobi is a small town called Kagumo. Sorry to say that it hits headlines severally for the wrong reasons, ranging from Mungiki sagas to the current rumored arrival of prostitutes from different parts of Kenya. These prostitutes are purported to be on a mission to prey on men, now that tea bonus issuance by KTDA kicks off this week. Rumor has it that, the ladies of the night have always inhabited these among other areas in the county such as Kangaita and Kiangai Shopping centers every time tea bonuses are out. They’re said to hail from Nairobi, Mombasa and even as far as Dar-es-Salam. They prefer Kagumo town over other surrounding centers in the western tea growing part of the county, because, it falls on a more central and strategic position and has a number of accommodation outlets and pubs.The local provincial administration, clergy and women groups have spoken out against it and have suggested that the police should carry out a crackdown on the ladies of the night with help of the locals who can identify them. Its worth noting that, much of the chores involved in tending and picking tea in farms at the county is done by women and children. Men come in handy when the bonus is out, some even borrowing advance bonus loans from local tea saccos which they repay with the main bonus without the consent of their spouses. These men have been accused of using the money to themselves in booze sprees, others running away from their homes only to surface later when the money gets exhausted. Major beneficiaries during the bonus issuance period in the town include the ladies of the night, pub owners, local breweries such as ‘Kibuga’ and ‘Munyiri’ as well as a number of shops and the local marikiti.However, not all men misuse their share, a number invest it in their children’s education, buying more shares from the saccos as well as expanding their businesses.Similar cases have also been reported in the neighboring county of Nyeri.

A raft of measures to "STABILIZE" the falling shilling

It’s advisable to visit your hood’s Jobless korna often;

Yesterday, I overheard some guys at the KORNA making fun of the falling shilling and they had a number of ‘solutions’ to stabilize the falling shilling.

A raft of measures included; 

·        “Arresting the guys dropping the shilling/falling shilling and if you happen to know where/who dropped it, to report to the nearest police station.”

·       “Merging twitter and Facebook accounts with bank accounts, that is, the number of followers/friends to equal monetary value.”

·       “Convert all M –Pesa outlets into Commercial Banks.”

·       “Re-introduce Maziwa ya Nyayo.”

·       “Central Bank to photocopy new Notes rather than Printing, because printing is expensive.”

·       “Central Bank to add another zero (0) to the ten bob coin, to make it 100/-.“

·       “Central Bank to devolve and rebrand into either Rift Valley Bank or Coast Bank or Nyanza Bank or North Eastern Bank etc.”

·        “De La Rue to open branches country wide.”
         

      From the Chronicles of a Mad Mullah.

BOOZE LECTURER

“By the way, I thought my grandma invented booze but was wrong, rumor has it that beer is over 10,000 years old.  ‘Drunken’ agricultural historians believe that the first beer may have been produced accidentally when a stash of grain was soaked by rain and then warmed by the sun. If this mixture were spontaneously fermented by wild, airborne yeast—which thrives in just these warm, moist conditions—beer would have been produced. - Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009.

 Away from that, think of Yokozuna., Vuvuzela, Fiesta among others. They remind me of those days enzi zetu. I was in class four and the ruling brand then was Medusa. Those days, it drank wazees’ heads until they went with their pants a-top of their viparas.

 

Take a case of my class four teacher who came to class with magunias (beer satchets). He could not solve simple algebra and his one and only example remained ½ + ½ = ¼ and according to him it was self-explanatory. Mr. History Teacher was no different, because under influence, he taught us the future.

 Then came the era of millennium teenagers. Peer pressure became peer pleasure. The dem days of Jam Sessions, when one would hop into a matatu then unacheki makanga akikuitisha fare unadhani ni beggar anataka uchote …and you would end up being kicked out of a mat and finally found solace in a ditch till early next morning if by good luck you never crossed a blue maria’s path.

Today, Booze sessions are literary running away from Ruaraka, to some funny locally produced concoctions that are taking toll on champs’ eyes. Kenyan drinking habits are literary drying out.  I’m told that in the 80s, Ruaraka waters were so precious that they were held high in the society, particularly by anyone who owned a Volkswagen beetle. What happened? You find Guys nowadays taking anything a brewer offers simply because he or she refers to it as alcohol. 

Finally, kabla masaa ya mututho ikwishe, I would like to categorically state that Uncle Iteere and Papa Saitoti are really doing all they can to kick away illegal brews but the buck stops with you and me to drink responsibly, drink what you can handle, Kenya needs your eyes…to see Vision 2030!

Oops! I can’t really figure out what I’m trying to say because I’m drunk…Booze Lecture’s over! ”

From the chronicles of a Mad Mullah and The Campus Rover © KIJIJIMOJA 2011

The Legendary Athens Greece Riot Dog

 

 from; Reuters 

By Peter Graff and Renee Maltezou

ATHENS | Thu Oct 6, 2011 4:46pm EDT

Meet Sausage the riot dog, an amiable ginger mongrel resident of Syntagma Square in central Athens, who doesn't mind if you show up for a day of mayhem as long as he can join in.
Whenever there's a demonstration, Sausage is there, always taking the side of the protesters and cheerfully lending a sense of comic relief to the occasionally violent proceedings.

 

The Legendary Athens Greece Riot Dog

 video from youtube

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Skeleton Man ft Mike 'Sonko'

A video by Makadara MP Mike Mbuvi a.k.a Mike Sonko and Skeleton Man is finally out. The song borrows rhymes from  Gyptian’s Hold Yah single.

A cool collabo it is, although  Sonko only appears addressing a crowd unlike what many expected, to see him dropping the lines.

        

Wangari Maathai

                                          SHE'S RESTED AFTER WORK WELL DONE
                                                     R.I.P WANGARI MAATHAI
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ALUMNI EDITION : SEVEN DAYS OF A CAMPUS ROVER

 MONDAY

The early worm gets caught, so I wake up late thanks to my recently acquired Mulika Mwizi alias the CDF phone. Its alarms rang a few minutes before 9 O’clock. My head rumbles with Monday blues. I’m still mourning the loss of my Chinese blackberry that committed a major seppuku last week. Unlike being in Chep, Chep for Chepkoilel University College, situated at the northern anal of Sixty Four (Eldoret), I have little worries about breakfast, by now mother must have prepared some. Being a seasonal glutton of a rare caliber, I duck into the kitchen unceremoniously and wrestle down a mug of gruel accompanied by a chunk of last night’s ugali, a tough combination that will keep my intestines wagging like a restless dog’s tail. Now that HELB is no longer at my disposal, I have to rush to my Uncle’s, a stone’s throw away from home, for some domestic loan if not a grant depending on his mood today. Even though hangovers are evident from the looks on his face - the aftermaths of last night’s bottle - he is as generous as Angel Gabriel and offers me a grant that might work out some miracles this week. 

I rush to the bathroom for some Mejja bath (like the one Mejja does in his video Landlord) a.k.a a passport, the cat and mouse game with water to save ‘Nairobi Water’. Minutes later I’m done and on the way to town. The problem with Mondays is that everyone in town seems to be in her or his own world. No one even cares to commend my sharp dressing, an Indian dungaree supplemented by a Somali shuka. I look like a scare crow. With me is an envelope stuffed with my credentials in case a job opening opportunity presents itself anywhere any time. I pass by some friends and then to Mama Owino’s food kiosk for lunch. She serves me some ugali in manageable pieces accompanied by some fish esophagus and soup. This soothes my intestines till early evening when I duck into Meru Embassy alias Jobless Corner, the Muguka Kiosk for some latest news, rumors and propagandas from my rural home county. For your information, at Jobless Korna conversations are usually in-form of questions that rarely get answered and, or wishes. For Example Gits a.k.a Gitonga has always wondered, “Ati ni prophet mgani aliona vision 2030?” (Which prophet saw Kenya’s vision 2030?) Whereas Odhis wishes,“Kusota ingekuwa biashara, ningekuwa billionaire.”(If being broke was business, I would be a billionaire.)

I catch a sickly looking Mathree and head back home at 8pm. In the blankets by 10pm, I rest in peace with all my wares intact to wait for a roving Tuesday.

From the Seven Days of a Campus Rover by Noel Mutugi.

Tuesday continues next week.

General Assembly designates friendship day and grants EU higher participation status

fom the UN 3 May 2011 

The General Assembly today voted to upgrade the status of the European Union’s (EU) participation at the United Nations 192-member body, and to designate 30 July as International Day of Friendship in an effort to strengthen amity between peoples and cultures.
The General Assembly resolution on the participation of the EU in the work of the UN was adopted by 180 UN Member States and will allow senior EU representatives to present to the Assembly the common positions of the European bloc. Syria and Zimbabwe abstained and 10 countries did not vote.
It also gives EU representatives the right to make interventions during sessions; be invited to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly; and permits EU communications relating to the sessions and work of the Assembly to be circulated directly as documents of the Assembly.
Under the resolution, EU representatives will also be permitted to present proposals and amendments agreed to by EU member States, but not to challenge decisions of the Assembly’s presiding officer. READ MORE
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