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Cold Pressed Castor Oil

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Hello, it has been such as long time I posted here. Though, I do post on my facebook page. Over time, I have discovered that many people, particularly ladies, are not aware of the various health benefits of castor oil.  There are different types of castor oil, such as black castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil and castor oil granules. However, I will focus on the cold pressed castor oil for this blog post. I am writing on this type of castor oil because it is considered to be the oil with the greatest concentration of nutrients. If you want to learn more about cold pressed castor oil, read on. Cold pressed castor Oil is a very pale yellow liquid that is extracted from castor seeds (Ricinus Communis). Castor seeds have been found in Egyptian tombs dating back to 4000 BC. Although the castor plant is indigenous to the southeastern Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Africa, and India, today it is widespread throughout tropical regions such as Jamaica. Owing to its valuable nutrients,

Misty Copeland, the First African-American Principal Ballerina

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Good day everyone, how are you today? I have not written for a long time because I have been busy working on successfully creating my natural beauty product line (which I have successfully formulated and will discuss in another blog post). However, the desire to encourage people to live beyond their present situation has brought me back to blogging. This time, I wrote about Misty Danielle Copeland, the first African-American performer, who was appointed as a principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre (typically considered the best company for classical ballet in America) in June, 2015. The reason I decided to write about her is because she has surmounted different hurdles in life to get to where she is today. Oftentimes, we have challenges and life hardly goes the way we want it. But it is our duty to make the best of the available opportunities or challenges we have. Kindly read about this wonderful, multi-talented African-American ballet dancer and get inspired to do that whic
Greatness lies in our contribution to calling men and women back to God, in solving life's problems and in making this world a better place. True greatness lies in pulling men and women off the way to hell and getting them qualified for heaven's eternal glory - Francis Wale Oke

Story of An Icon: Giuliana Rancic

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Giuliana Rancic (1974 - ) is an American journalist and television personality of Italian decent, who is New York Times best-selling author and the winner of the Fan Favorite award at the 2014 Daytime Emmy Award. She is also an entertainment journalist, author, fashion and beauty expert and television personality with over 3.5 million devoted followers on Twitter and 7 million followers across three social media platforms. History Giuliana was born on August, 17, 1974, Naples, Italy to Eduardo and Anna DePandi and immigrated to Maryland at age 7, along with her family. As a new immigrant, her English skills were close to zero. Her love affair with television journalism began before she could even speak English. Her parents couldn’t afford a tutor, so she learned the language by watching television, mostly various news channels, and trying to repeat the sentences she had heard. Education In the United States, Giuliana attended Walt Whitman High School, after which she enrolled i

FAILURE, A ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS: Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs (1955–2011) was the co-founder of Apple Computers. Through Apple Computers, he pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad, which are successful today. Childhood Steve was born in San Francisco, California, on February 24 1955, to two University of Wisconsin graduate students who gave him up for adoption. He was later adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs and named Steven Paul Jobs.as always an intelligent and innovative thinker. Though as a youth, he had frustrations over formal schooling that his fourth-grade teacher needed to bribe him to study. He dropped out of college after six months due to lack of direction and spent the next 18 months dropping in on creative classes at the school. In the summer of 1968, the 13-year-old Steve gets a summer job at the HP factory. In 1976, when Jobs was just 21, he and Wozniak started Apple Computer. Apple Computers In 1985 Jobs was fired from Apple and immediately founded another computer c

Success Initiatives

The secret to success is laws. We must understand them. Laws have no respect for location or time. They are not controlled by environment but can control environment. However, most of us try to succeed on emotion and scheming. Laws are designed to guarantee success 8 principles of Laws 1. Law sand principles protect the product. 2. Laws and principles preserve the product. 3. Laws and principles serve the product. 4. Laws and principles guarantee the function of the products. 5. Laws and principles simplify product function. 6. Laws and Principles bring peace and confidence. 7. Laws and principles protect against experimentation. 8. Laws and principles are the enemies of fear. The knowledge of laws are the source of wisdom.

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FAILURE, A ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS: Oprah

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Oprah, whose birth name is Orpah has been cited as the richest African American of the 20th century. She is currently worth $3 billion. However, she was born in an economically troubled neighborhood and raised by a single-teenaged mother in the city of Milwaukee. Initially, Oprah was raised by her maternal grandmother, who taught her to read at an early age. Due to her ability to read and write before the age of three, she was often promoted several grades ahead of her age when enrolled in school. However, when she was sent to her mother in Milwaukee, her lack of supervision enabled several male relatives and friends to sexually abuse Oprah, who gave birth to a premature baby (who died shortly after birth) at the age of fourteen. After the death of her baby, she went to Nashville, Tennessee to live with her father, Vernon Winfrey. Vernon was a strict disciplinarian, who gave his daughter the secure home life she needed to flourish. It was here that she became an honor student and

FAILURE, A ROAD MAP TO SUCCESS

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Hello, how are you doing? This is my first post since a week ago and I am happy to share this knowledge with you. Today, I gave a presentation in my office on the topic written above. I am sharing it with you  hope this adds value to your lives. You can like, comment and share with family, friends and 'enemies' if it pleases you. What is Failure? Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective – wikipedia. “Failure and defeat are life’s greatest teachers [but] sadly, most people, and particularly conservative corporate cultures, don’t want to go there,” - Ralph Heath. What is Success? Success means completing an objective or reaching a goal- business directory.com. Success means having each area of our life balanced. These areas include self, family, friends, work/business, community, spiritual and material things. * Try not to ignore any of these. When someone concentrates on just one or two of these areas, then the others will f

The Story of An Icon

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Have you heard the name, Adepeju Jaiyeoba (nee Mabadeje)? May be not. Well, I will tell you a few things about her. Adepeju is a Nigerian trained lawyer and founder of Brown Button Foundation , an NGO established to help curb the high mortality rates in Nigeria, promote women’s sexual and reproductive rights and helping them to make informed choices. Over time, Adepeju has headed and contributed to different spheres of life. She was the NYSC Legal Aid group committee head on women and children’s right between 2008 and 2009.  In 2009, she was a volunteer guest writer for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Trinidad and Tobago. Also, she was selected to participate in a capacity building and young women mentoring program with the Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR) organization where her leadership skills were further sharpened in 2010. In 2011, Adepeju founded Brown Button Foundation and sold Mother’s Delivery Kits, which are cost-effective and life-savi

Africa's Billionaire, Dangote

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Brief Profile Aliko Dangote , the richest man in Nigeria and first Nigerian Billionaire to be listed on New York-based Forbes , was born on the 10th of April, 1957. He is the founder of Dangote Group , which has subsidiaries that supply commodities like cements, sugar, salt, flour, rice, spaghetti, fabric and the like at affordable prices. This Dangote Group imports 400,000 metric tonnes of sugar annually which makes up about 70 per cent of the total requirements of the nation and is a major supplier of the product to the manufacturers of Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola and Seven-Up in Nigeria. Dangote was ranked first (weath-wise) in Nigeria in the 2008 Forbes Magazine with an estimated fortune of 3.3 billion dollars. At the monment, he is estimated to be worth 17.9 billion dollars on Forbes in 2015.  Background Aliko Dangote was born in Kano, where his grandfather, the late Alhaji Sanusi Dantata provided him Aliko Dangote and Bill Gates with a small capital to start his own business.

Mente De Moda in Full View

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If you did not attend Mente De Moda that took place on the 10th may, 2015, I will boldly tell you that you missed a lot. Mente de moda, which I discussed here is a great event, which I would advise fashion-lovers to go for. Here are some pictures from the event Meet Jennifer of Tabitha clothing. She is a wonderful entrepreneur who sells majorly ladies' wears. Here are some of whats she sells. She can be contacted throughteamtabitha@gmail.com Meet Funmi Kehinde of Elizabeth Cress. She produces fashion pieces, such as night cap for ladies, head bands and the like, using African fabrics. Here are some of whats she sells If you want some, you can contact here on hello@elizabethcress.com Here, we have Kunbi Oni of Demi's. She bakes and produces various desserts, smoothie and cakes. She was standing by Funmi Kehinde, when I met them at Mente De Moda. So, I decided to have a picture of them together. Here are some of the desserts, smoothie and celebration ca

Sandalwood for Flawless Skin

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Have you ever heard of the word “SANDALWOOD”? If not, you will know about it today. Sandalwood is not just a word, but an anti-biotic element that can make your skin, free from any kind of virus and bacteria. Popularly known as Chandan , Sandalwood has an extraordinary fragrance and is commonly used in making incense and in religious ceremonies. Sandalwood has soothing aroma and healing property of sandalwood paste , which is great for our skin. In India, it is a common used on one’s head, which is considered auspicious. Sandalwood has fine properties, which qualify it for treating, acne, blackheads, rashes and other skin problems and can be used for beauty treatment. By using sandalwood powder or paste, one can get healthy glowing skin. Sandalwood for Skin Sandalwood paste can be massaged on to skin to get soft skin. It contains antiseptics help reduce the possibility of skin infection or sepsis. Also, sandalwood paste can be used as anti-aging astringents because it helps r

Ellen DeGeneres Partners with GAP

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Ellen DeGeneres , an American talk show host is partnering with GAP for a unique and groundbreaking collaboration to empower girls and celebrate them being their own heroes. This partnership will lead to the launch of GapKids x ED, an apparel collection, which is “an apparel range and social movement designed to help all girls realize they have the power to do extraordinary things”. Ellen, who is known for rocking pants and sneakers, will be launching the ED brand this summer, followed by the Gap Kids x ED apparel range. Ellen’s ED line will be launched exclusively on edbyellen.com in June and offer house wares, apparel, and accessories. While the GapKids x ED range of apparel will be launched on August 17 in all GapKids stores in the United States, and select stores in Canada, United Kingdom, China and Japan; and online on Gap.com. Synopsis on GAP Gap is a leading global specialty retailer, which offers clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children

New Zealand Salsa Congress 2015

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The biggest Latin Dance Event in Wellington, New Zealand is happening in New Zealand from the 28th to 31st of May. Some of the best Latin dance instructors and dancers from around the world will be attending the event. This event is taking place includes 3 days and nights of exciting parties, workshops and world class shows. It is going to be a fun-filled event and I am sure you do not want to miss this event if you are a salsa lover. You can click here for more information.

Gladiators are Here

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Do you remember gladiators? Did you ever rock them when they were in vogue? If didn’t have the opportunity to do so, you can now. History Gladiators are t-strap sandals with several straps running across the front of the foot. These sandals have historical roots in the Ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire, where gladiators wore the Gladiator Sandals between the 193 to 211 CE. Predominantly made in leather (animal hide), the toughest leather were used for the soles and the softer pieces for the straps and inner sole. Modern Gladiators Though gladiators first came out as fashion piece in the 1960s, they became a must-have in 2008. In more modern times the styles may have changed but the concepts have not. In the case of these types of sandals, the strap which runs along the top of the foot connects to a series of straps which branch off to the sides, creating a webbing of straps on the front of the foot. Modern gladiator sandals sometimes branch far from their ancestors, with s