Thursday, March 16








BY Oriaku Nwosu
The African Woman - Nigerian PerspectiveDEDICATION
To my mother, Sophine, who taught me to appreciate African culture and the dignity of African Womanhood; my daughters - Ngozi and Njideka, who cherish these ideals; and my grand-daughter, also Njideka, who, we hope will follow in their foot-steps.
INTRODUCTION
Today's woman owes her "Better Tomorrow" to herself and to her fellow womenfolk more than the menfolk of the world's societies. If her tomorrow is to be comfortable, today is the time to make her bed and fix it for that future. The story is identical in a lot of ways whether she lives in America, Europe, Asia or Africa. Today's economic crisis, the political atmosphere and moral laxity, in short - "les Maux du Siècle" or the century's ills, to borrow the words of the famous 19th Century French writer Chateaubriand, have dealt gravely with the womenfolk. In difficult situations such as we now find ourselves, the women folk are usually the most vulnerable. Poverty, unemployment, deprivation in all its forms, deal their first blows on women.
It is not because of women's physical, mental or other forms of weakness that make them the first victims, rather the gender hierarchies within the family, the sex-stereotyping tendencies in our societies and various other forms of unspeakable discrimination against women, make them victims. Thus the womenfolk are forced to bear, in no small terms, the brunt of penury brought about by these hard times.
Indeed, considerable research, outcry and talk on women's issues have been documented. The awareness has been created and a lot of information has been assembled over the years by scholars and other interested groups. These documents have been circulated to various government agencies and policy makers. Unfortunately, practical action has not matched the various resultant communiqués, proposals and outcome of researches carried out. Results, if any, have been very insignificant and very, very slow. There has been more theory than action.
This book will attempt to review the status of African Woman using the Nigerian Woman as specimen, from her authentic traditional rural set-up to her urban set-up and look into the future as we approach the 21st century, to determine how she prepares for the desired empowerment.
In so doing, we shall x-ray the African Woman by redefining her status, then reclaiming the positive aspects of her lost glory, and finally calling for action towards restoring those values to suit the 21st century needs as we move into that era.
BIMA PUBLICATIONS, BIMA AFRICA, LTD. ISBN 978-30972-4-5 Copyright 1993, All rights reserved. Used by Permission. A BASIC LOOK PUBLISHING COMPANY
WELCOME TO ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
DR. ORIAKU NWOSU

The Author, Dr. Oriaku Nwosu nee Irukwu is presently a Professor of Foreign Languages at Delaware State University in the U.S.A. She was born in Item, Bende Local Government Area in Abia State of Nigeria. After attending one of Nigeria’s premier girls institutions - St. Monica’s College, Ogbunike, she trained as Teacher and Broadcaster both in Nigeria and the U.S.A.

She holds a Bachelors degree in French/Education from Central Michigan University, U.S.A.: Maitrise (Master’s degree) in French and Applied Linguistics as well as Doctorat de 3e Cycle (Doctorate degree) in Comparative Literature from the Université de Paris - Sorbonne in France.

Dr. Nwosu has held many leadership positions both in her teaching career and in humanitarian, social and community service organizations in Nigeria and abroad. She has served on the Boards of several corporate and professional organizations including Progress Bank of Nigeria Plc, Imo Television Board and in the Senate of Institutions including Imo (now Abia) State University, Delaware State University and The Polytechnic Owerri. She has won many professional merit awards for excellence on the job and, as a recognized scholar, she has published extensively.

The Author has served and continues to serve as President and Vice President of International, National and Village Women’s organizations like the Lioness Club District 404, Business and Professional Women’s Club, the Management Board of the Girls Guide Association, the “Umuada” and Village Age Group Associations in Item and Umuahia. She has been a community leader and contributor for development. The author’s interest in, and knowledge about women and girls have been based not only on extensive reading, research and travels, but on the fact that she has lived and experienced everything she writes about. She speaks and writes in all the main Nigerian languages - Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Efik/Ibibio, having lived, at different times, in those areas. She is an expert on Francophone and Anglophone, African and Caribbean Studies. This book is for academic as well as for general interest reading.
BIMA Publications, Bima Africa, Ltd. ISBN 978-30972-5-3, Copyright 1993, All rights reserved. Used by Permission. A Basic Look Publishing Company.



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Waste no more time arguing what a good man (or woman) should be. Be one.by Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

Monday, March 13

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rEADING TEST
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"


The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?

A. Obsession
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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Hollywood and Vine
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?

A. Obsession
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight.
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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Sunday, March 12

Amtrak's California Zephyr rolls through majestic Coal Creek, Colorado.

Friday, March 10

SPAM/M=A=0
FAMM = 1
SPAM/M - 0
MINDSPAN




LIFE WITH ALL MANKIND

LIFE WITH BIG BROTHER Employees get microchip implantsCompany requires controversial device for certain workers
Posted: February 10, 20061:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
A Cincinnati company is requiring any employee who works in its secure data center to be implanted with a microchip.
The video surveillance company CityWatcher.com injected two of its employees in the triceps area of the arm with the VeriChip, a glass-encapsulated RFID, or radio-frequency identification, tag, according to Liz McIntyre, co-author of "Spychips: How Major Corporations and Government Plan to Track Your Every Move with RFID."


THE REST OF IT: Sounds Like A Good Place To Start
Continuing Sys Check.....Message To My Flat World----Moving Forward

Sending out: Setting Internal GPS - Race=Human - Name: Infinity

GALACTIC LAW: No Gravity Here!



REALITY CHECK
Psychocybernetics

True-Honest-Just-Pure-Lovely-Good Report-Virtue-Praise

A + B + C + D + E = F (6, Overby)
Best Practices for Newspaper Journalists
by Robert J. Haiman
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What Else Will Apply Out Here?
OTHER GALATIC LAWS?
-PEACE

Wednesday, March 8

Note: Running in the Background...Reflection Mode....Permanent Thruster.....

Education....This is an exciting time in our HISTORY.....The "Ports Deal" seems like a Electric Shock through our systems...

Delaware---GO DSU!!!!
KAPPA DELTA PI--KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK


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I WOKE UP TODAY IS A GOOD DAY.....

LEARNING IS TAKING PLACE.....
07/08/09....etc
Mr. Secretary..... of Transportation...Really Looks Peaceful.....
Even though he had a report with Misinformation to work with.....
Perhaps the Rail Transportation Might Come To Dover..........................................

Tuesday, March 7

Insert: Remember

Memory Lost Is A Terrible Feeling....
Starting Over




Try and Try Again...

Starting Reading List: Flat As The Planet was described when I Left.

"An Army of Davids" Sounds Like A Good Place To Start

I can.

Auto Pilot Still Running!
Human Rights Watch
Dufar Awarness Month
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/06/24/darfur8954.htm


in Tune with

Women's History Month.....


Mothers do Pray....

March and the other 11 Months
It has begun: "The Afterburners are on....Zero and Ones = Infinity Technology...... Either you
get it or you don't..."Example: Distraction = 0 Example: Education=1.

While I travel through Cyberspace leaving Mars 70 years ago and now heading toward Pluto. My log setting remind me where I left Earth:
DIGITAL DIVIDE: Example: Access ramp to the Internet available is:
Distance from your Home to the Public LibraryTo Check Out and Read...."The World Is Flat" by Thomas Friedman....(Done)
EQUAL ACCESS:Example: Access to the Internet available is:Morning routine at home is:Wash your face, brush your teeth, eat breakfast and check your email and
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I am remined of the plan to have the Space Elevator Done in 15 Earth Years 02: http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/space_elevator_020327-1.html

Note: Beginning sys test...please be patient....learning new settings for this atmosphere.


http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/060303_ap_weights_belly.html

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