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Cheesecake meets mousse in this creamy, pumpkin-pie-like recipe that tastes so decadent, you won't believe it's actually good for you. Made with cottage cheese instead of cream cheese, and sweetened with stevia, you won't be able to keep your spoon out of the dish! And because it makes just two servings, you don't have to worry about overeating it like you would if you baked a whole pie.
This creamy avocado banana smoothie is "the perfect natural pick-me-up," says
Rich Goldstein, owner of the Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts. It's also a
delicious way to protect your heart: the monosaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) in
avocados and potassium in bananas all offer cardiovascular support, while
cinnamon can help lower LDL cholesterol levels. Even better if you're watching
your waistline: MUFAs have been shown to target belly fat, so sipping on this
frosty low-calorie smoothie when the temperatures rise is a good idea.
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – "All this must be denounced since it is one part of the things we have to do, the other part is to fight against the problem, because there exists a sort of masked protection of these crimes, on the part of the very people who run nations: governments in one way or the other, put them (the criminals) at their side. Masked protection of illegal trafficking of human persons is difficult to reveal", this was said by Archbishop Augusto Castro Quiroga of Tunja also chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Colombia,
It feels like the good old days: Is Satya's Microsoft going back to the bad old ways?
Firefox head honcho castigates Microsoft chief: Chris Beard, the Mozilla CEO is lambasting his opposite number at Microsoft for Windows 10's inability to remember browser choice settings.
The aircraft is designed to provide Internet access to people in underserved areas.
His complaint centers around the user experience upgrading to the new OS. It appears that Satya's crew decided -- in their infinite wisdom -- that all users should have the new Edge browser as their default.
Former campus officer pleads not guilty in DuBose death
Former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing posts bond
Two other university officers are put on paid administrative leave
Tensing shot Samuel DuBose during a July 19 traffic stop
(CNN)Former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter in the July 19 shooting death of Samuel DuBose.
At the arraignment, the judge set Tensing's bond at $1 million.
Russia is trying to reassert its presence on the international stage, an analyst says
U.S. intercepts Russian bombers off Alaska, California on July Fourth
Congressman: Russian action should be seen as "an act of aggression"
(CNN)Two Russian bombers intercepted by U.S. fighter jets off the California coast on July Fourth could be seen as having raised a metaphorical middle finger to the United States.
"Good morning, American pilots. We are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day," they said, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
American dentist says he regrets killing famed lion
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Zimbabwe has started the extradition proceedings
Walter Palmer allegedly paid $50,000 this month to kill the lion with a bow and arrow
(CNN)As outrage grows over the killing of Cecil the lion, Zimbabwe called on the United States to extradite the American dentist who shot the lion this month.
The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday, caused
a stir in the upper chamber when he revealed how he collected signatures of
other senators to impeach the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the
7th Senate.
Ndume stated this while raising a point of order
to draw the attention of the Senate to an “offensive report” published in The
Nation newspaper of Thursday.
Nigerian-German music star, Ade
Bantu, speaks with CHUX OHAI about his new image and
music
A few years ago, it was difficult to imagine
multi-talented Nigerian-German musician, Adegoke Odukoya, better known as Ade
Bantu, performing before a large audience without the dreadlocks that once
reached down to his shoulders.
The Royal Traditional Council of Ife on Thursday
met Governor Rauf Aregbesola briefly behind closed-doors at the Government
House.
The delegates first told the governor in the
presence of some journalists that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, was
alive, contrary to the news in the media.
The detail of the brief meeting held behind
closed-doors was not made available to journalists. The chiefs, led by the Lowa
of Ife, Oba Joseph Ijaodola, had earlier said it was regrettable that the Ooni
was always a target of negative publicity in the media.
THE two All Progressives Congress members of the
House of Representatives from the South-East geopolitical zone on Tuesday
grumbled over their alleged exclusion from the House leadership positions by the
party caucus.
The South-East Reps rejected the argument that
they were first-timers hence not qualified to hold principal office in the lower
federal chamber.
Protesters stormed Taiwan’s education ministry Friday after a student
committed suicide, amid a deepening row over the island’s “China-centric” school
curriculum.
Hundreds gathered overnight outside the compound in Taipei demanding the
resignation of Education Minister Wu Se-hwa and the retraction of the curriculum
changes.
The Nigerian Senate yesterday passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to revoke all import waivers on rice and other agricultural products in the country.
It also wants all outstanding revenues owed by importers to be collected.
In a two-prayer motion moved by Senator Rafui Ibrahim (APC Kwara South), the Senate set up a nine-man committee to look into all waivers, concessions and grants.
Al-JazeeraVERDICTS in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt previously jailed for allegedly aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood have been delayed.
Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in June 2014.
Nigeria - The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced a grant of $997.4 million dollars as training support for the proposed refinery by the Dangote Group.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, has disclosed that the troops of the 151 Task Force Battalion has rescued no fewer than 59 civilians held captive by members of the Boko Haram sect on Thursday.
Usman said the 59 civilians were rescued during a raid on Kashingeri, Wale Kushingoro terrorists’ camp, where the captives were held by the insurgents.
Access Bank Plc, yesterday announced the retirement of Mr. Gbenga Oyebode as a director and Chairman of the bank.
It also announced the appointment of Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga as his successor with effect from July 30, 2015.
A statement from the bank, explained that the retirement of Oyebode follows his successful completion of the maximum term limit as prescribed by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Code of Corporate Governance for Banks and Discount Houses in Nigeria.
Osun Assembly receives judge’s petition for Aregbesola’s impeachmentThe National Publicity Secretary of pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, on Thursday lambasted Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola for throwing the state into financial crisis.
DIALOGUE WITH NIGERIA BY AKIN
OSUNTOKUN, Email: akin.osuntokun@thisdaylive.com
“Most Northern elite, the Nigerian oil subsidy
barons and other business cartels, who never liked Buhari’s anti-corruption
political stance, are quickly backing up the rebellion against APC with strong
support. While other position seekers are waiting in the wings until Buhari’s
ministers are announced, a large section of the South-west see the rebellion as
a conspiracy of the North against the Yoruba.”- Chief Bisi Akande.
Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, says his
administration has cut down overhead costs by 60 per cent as part of measures to
rescue the state from its precarious financial situation.
El-Rufa’i, in a broadcast to the people of the state on
Wednesday night, said the state was broke and had a debt burden of more than
N74.297 bn, comprising N28.840 bn domestic and N45.44 bn foreign debts.
Windows 10 is an unusual release for Microsoft: if you have a licensed version of Windows 7 or 8/8.1, it will very easily upgrade to Windows 10—you don't even need to enter a licence key. Clean installations, however, are a bit trickier: you do need to enter a licence key, and your Windows 7/8 key probably won't work.
The bomb that shattered Travis Adams's peace of mind never actually exploded. Its timer went off, but the bomb malfunctioned. Still, the 25-year-old U.S. marine remained haunted by the memory of an explosive device diabolically concealed beneath a tempting array of cookies and candies. Whoever had set it that day in Iraq must have planned to blow up children. “People are evil if they're willing to do that,” he recalls thinking.
Walter Palmer repeats his claim that he had no idea that the lion was ‘a known local favourite’ and says he would assist the Zimbabwean authorities
Exterior of Walter Palmer’s dental practice. His whereabouts are unknown. Photograph: Media/TNS /Landov/Barcroft Media
A Minnesota dentist at the centre of international storm over the illegal killing of a beloved Zimbabwean lion has written to his patients to apologise, as crowds gathered around his suburban practice calling for him to face charges.
Richard Pan, a pediatrician, authored and championed SB 277 and is now fighting to keep his job in the face of recall efforts from opponents of the new law
A woman holds a sign expressing opposition to SB277, a measure that will require California schoolchildren to get vaccinated, in Sacramento, California on 22 April 2015. Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP
A California senator who successfully fought to make vaccines a mandatory requirement for most school kids is now fighting to keep his job in the face of recall efforts from opponents of the new law.
A petition to recall state senator Richard Pan, a pediatrician, over his support for compulsory shots was approved by the California secretary of state this week.
Looking for a healthier way to enjoy a classic chicken recipe? This recipe
from Boards
& Knives swaps chicken for tofu so you can enjoy these delicious golden
nuggets guilt-free.
Crispy, golden nuggets of love. Love nuggets. This is popcorn tofu. This
irresistible delicacy came into my life when Ross brought me to our local
Wheatsville Co-Op Grocery where they sell popcorn tofu in the deli. The stuff is
legendary in this town - it even has it's own Facebook page. We
decided it was time to crack the code on this delicious treat and make some of
our own.
Kiev (Agenzia Fides) – Sr Alevtina of Florivsky Convent in Kiev was found dead in her apartment on 29 July, the Union of Christian Orthodox Brotherhoods of Ukraine told Interfax-Religion. "We know that she went to her city apartment to wash and change before undergoing a surgical operation [there is no hot water in the convent at present]. However, later her nephew found the nun's body with her hands tied and traces of torture," a spokesman said. Sister Alvetina was 62 years old.
Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) – Despite a slight improvement in the humanitarian situation in the past three months, hundreds of children are still without shelter, food, water, sanitation, schooling and protection.
Many children still live in areas at high risk of floods and landslides. Following the first earthquake as many as 10,000 children developed acute malnourishment, one thousand in serious conditions.
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops of Kenya have urged citizens to boycot a maAFRICA/KENYA – Bishops call for general ‘boycot’ of upcoming vaccination campaign until vaccine has been confirmed through scientific tests.
The three pieces were
seen in Vienna where the heat wave of the last two weeks is over and weather
gives the first taste of fresher autumn days with some steamy hours, rain and
bright sun shine. The high summer selection on this page is perfect for such
unstable conditions.
The mud-grey lamb leather
trench coat with cut-outs in macramé pattern was seen at Kiton in Vienna. The coat is a
combination of a timeless trench with a coat's unusual pattern that references
knotting.
Facebook has posted strong sales results for the second quarter, showing continued success in its advertising business, though its costs also rose sharply.
Vector Watch Group is launching its new smartwatch, and the company's not phoning it in. The plucky,
Total revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $4.04 billion, Facebook reported Wednesday, up 39% from the same period last year and just over analysts' estimates of $3.99 billion, as polled by Thomson Reuters.
But the company made less money than it did a year earlier, with net income falling by nearly 10% to $719 million. Earnings per share declined from $0.30 to $0.25.
UEFA president Michel Platini has promised to
restore “dignity” at world football’s governing body after he announced his
intention to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president.
In a letter sent to all 209 associations on
Wednesday, obtained in full by Sky Sports, Platini has called for
urgent reform as FIFA face two criminal investigations into alleged
corruption.
“Recent events force the supreme governing body
of world football to turn over a new leaf and rethink its governance,” he
wrote.
The Customs Area Controller, Western Marine
Command, Mr. Yusuf Umar, has said that officers of the command will undergo
training in marine operations.
Umar said this at a brief ceremony at the
command’s office in Lagos, where officials of the command, the State Security
Service and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
witnessed the destruction of 1,102 cartons of impounded poultry.
Malaysia
has sent a team to the French island of Reunion, in the western Indian Ocean, to
investigate whether wreckage found there could be from the missing Malaysia
Airlines Flight MH370 plane which disappeared last year.
The
Malaysian transport minister confirmed that the investigation team had been
dispatched late on Wednesday.
The Lagos State Government has urged employers in
the state to encourage working mothers to properly breastfeed their
children.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of
Health, Dr. Modele Osunkiyesi, said this in a statement to mark the commencement
of the 2015 World Breastfeeding Week, noting that breastfeeding should not cause
discrimination and job insecurity.
A man
convicted of taking part in India’s worst-ever attack, the 1993 bombings in
Mumbai, has been hanged, Indian TV stations reported.
India’s
president and Supreme Court rejected last-ditch pleas to stay the execution of
Yakub Memon over his role in the bombings, clearing the way for him to be hanged
early on Thursday morning.
He
was executed on his 53rd birthday at Nagpur jail in the western state of
Maharashtra, according to the NDTV and CNN-IBN news channels.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, says
his administration will strengthen the enforcement of safety regulations and
laws to reduce incidents of loss of lives and property.
The governor added that the incidents were
usually caused by negligence and non-compliance with the safety measures put in
place by the government.
Oliseh
Super Eagles’ goalkeeper trainer, Aloy Agu, has told Nigerians not to judge
the ability of the team’s new coach, Sunday Oliseh, by the outcome of the Gabon
2017 African Nations Cup qualifier against Tanzania.
THE buzzword around ICT circles in Nigeria these days
is “Broadband”. Technically, it refers to high-speed data transmissions over the
Internet using different technologies such as 4G, LTE and WIM AX. The Broadband
ecosystem comprises of the Networks, devices, applications and content.
This presupposes that a lot of Bandwidth will be required to transmit large
amounts of voice, data and video information at accelerated Megabits or
terabytes per second.
Alhassan
Yakmut
FOLLOWING his alleged involvement in financial crimes, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday drilled for over six hours the
Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Al-Hassan
Yakmut, before he was granted bail on self-recognition.
The EFCC, The Guardian learnt, went for Yakmut after many petitions, some of
which accused him of involvement in corrupt practices and financial scam since
his confirmation as the commission’s boss.
Blessing Okagbare
PHOTO: IAAF.
Africa and Commonwealth Games queen of the track, Blessing
Okagbare-Ighoteguonor and fellow US-based 400m star, Regina George, have arrived
in Warri, Delta State, for the All Nigeria Open Athletics Championship, which
begins today.
Expenses incurred by the government to host US President Barack Obama for
three days will be audited, Auditor General Edward Ouko has said.
"It (hosting Obama) is government expenditure and if it was substantial, we
will surely look at it," he said in Mombasa yesterday.
Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai has effected a massive shakeup of the Nigerian army with the approval of the redeployment of 334 senior officers.
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged President Muhamadu Buhari to prosecute the former minister who allegedly stole $6billion under former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi;
Email: olusegun.adeniyi@thisdaylive.com
Because I would be driving to the airport last
Friday morning and I was not sure the fuel in my car would take me there, I
decided on Thursday evening to buy fuel from the black market. So I drove to the
road linking Asokoro to Garki by Area 11 where many young “fuel merchants” were
waiting.
Michel Platini won the European Player of
the Year award three times as a player
Michel Platini
says Fifa needs to "turn over a new leaf" after confirming he will be a
candidate to be the next president of football's governing body.
In a hole, on some bedrock a few miles outside central Zurich, there lived a spin-polarised scanning electron microscope. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole: it was a nanotech hole, and that means quiet. And electromagnetically shielded. And vibration-free. And cool.
The terms “psychopath” and “sociopath” often get used interchangeably, but they’re not exactly the same. Regardless of semantics, here’s how to spot the heartless, charming evil of a psychopath or sociopath
Thanks to Savvy Psychologist listener Cindy Jossart of Webster City, Iowa for the idea for this week's podcast.
With darkness in their hearts, ice water in their veins, and snake-charming smiles on their faces, psychopaths make up anywhere from 0.6% to 4% of the population.
Why are some doctors so stingy with antibiotics? House Call Doctor reveals the dangers of antibiotic overuse. Plus - the reason why it's so hard to get a prescription for antibiotics over the phone
Walter Palmer said he had no idea that the lion was a "local favourite"
A US dentist who killed a lion in Zimbabwe says he regrets shooting the well-known animal and insists that he thought he was on a legal hunt.
Police in Zimbabwe have arrested two people over the death of Cecil, the country's most famous lion, and say Mr Palmer may also face poaching charges.
But Mr Palmer, from Minnesota, said he relied on professional guides to find a lion and obtain the necessary permits.
What do you picture as the perfect leisurely activity on a hot summer day?
How about sitting by the poolside, margarita in hand, soaking up the sun, with
not a care in the world? Sounds like a healthy dose of downtime if you ask
me.
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By Kehinde Atanda The Yoruba people have
an adage. They say two people don’t lose out in a lie. If the person being lied
to is unaware, the liar cannot be.
But the late Russian leader, Vladimir Lenin, sees
it differently. Lenin used to say: “A lie told often enough becomes the
truth.”
This appears to be the tragedy of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
reconstruction project, which former President Goodluck Jonathan flagged off
with dubious fanfare on July 5, 2013.
Crusoe Osagie The Ooni of Ife, Oba
Okunade Sijuwade, yesterday died at the age of 85 in a London hospital after a
brief illness.
Although there was no official confirmation
from the traditional ruler’s palace yesterday, THISDAY gathered that the news on
the death of the Oba, whose official title was His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade
Sijuwade Olubuse II, was communicated to the Osun State Governor, Rauf
Aregbesola yesterday.
The term Public Private Partnership has become widely
used globally and has many different meanings and understanding depending upon
who you ask their opinion. The Nigeria government has recently began to
Privatize Nigeria’s power industry as an example.
Some IT products
assigned for tariff elimination SOURCE: BBCIn a move to
boost yearly trade in 201 information technology products from the present $1.3
trillion, World Trade Organisation (WTO) members representing major exporters
these products, have agreed to eliminate tariffs on such products.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a
prayer by five senators opposed to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the Senate
President to stop the upper legislative chamber from constituting its standing
and ad hoc committees.
The Federal Government has overruled the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board on its new admission policy that recently
sparked off protests in parts of the country.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education,
Mr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday,
after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari of his ministry’s activities and
challenges at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The convoy carrying the wife of the former
President, Dame Patience Jonathan, was stopped from taking her to the foot of
the aircraft on the tarmac of the Port Harcourt International Airport, the
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said.
Pakistan
on Tuesday received some $336 million from the United States for its ongoing
role in combating a Taliban insurgency in neighbouring Afghanistan.
The
injection of cash, which comes as the Taliban steps up its annual summer
offensive launched in late April, has helped Pakistan’s foreign exchange
reserves reach a fresh high of about $19 billion, state bank officials said.
Nigerians recently voted for the All Progressive
Congress (APC) because it promised to change poverty to prosperity, tackle
insecurity of life and property, combat impunity and corruption, fix
infrastructure, restore rule of law and transparency in governance and make
warmer the relationship of the country and the international community. In terms
of the ideological orientation of its leadership, the APC promised to promote a
private sector-led economic system.
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This creamy avocado banana smoothie is "the perfect natural pick-me-up," says
Rich Goldstein, owner of the Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts. It's also a
delicious way to protect your heart: the monosaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) in
avocados and potassium in bananas all offer cardiovascular support, while
cinnamon can help lower LDL cholesterol levels. Even better if you're watching
your waistline: MUFAs have been shown to target belly fat, so sipping on this
frosty low-calorie smoothie when the temperatures rise is a good idea.
THE buzzword around ICT circles in Nigeria these days
is “Broadband”. Technically, it refers to high-speed data transmissions over the
Internet using different technologies such as 4G, LTE and WIM AX. The Broadband
ecosystem comprises of the Networks, devices, applications and content.
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