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Yet no info on how to root the phone |
Does anyone know how I can root my tecno f6 |
Quite impressive from techno. Still exploring the phone. So far its fantastic, would recommend it to anyone. |
Tell the truth Be honest....Which of these songs, would you gladly dedicate To your EX? 1. Eamon- I don't want you back 2. R.Kelly - Turn back the hands of time 3. Uncle Sam - don't want to see You again 4. Beyonce - Irreplaceable 5. Usher - Burn 6. Toni Braxton- Unbreak my heart 7. Justin Timberlake- what goes around.... comes back around 8. Westlife - If i let you go 9. Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You 10. Beyonce and Shakira - Beautiful Liar http://www.icandlehq.com/blogs/item/tell-the-truth |
The Ebola Outbreak Has Proven Why Africa Will Likely Continue To Be Underdeveloped By Chinedu George Nnawetanma The Ebola virus disease (EVD) has so far claimed over 900 lives, according to many reputable international news agencies, and it's still ravaging large swathes of the West African subregion. This recent outbreak – the deadliest in history – began earlier this year and has so far spread to at least 4 countries in the subregion: Liberia, Guinea-Conakry, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. There is also an unsubstantiated probability that it might be in other West African countries like Benin Republic and Ghana. The first casualty on Nigerian soil was reported on the 25th of July, almost a month after I raised the alarm of a possible outbreak of the virus in Nigeria in my article on Sahara Reporters, "What Is Nigeria Doing to Prevent an Outbreak of the Ebola Virus?" As usual, the various levels of the Nigerian government and the masses alike did nothing about it, choosing to ignore the warning and waiting for it to arrive first before finally believing that it's serious. Twenty-five days after the article was published, we let our guard down and an infected Liberian man flew into the country, unfettered by our airport authorities. There was little or no check at the airport despite the obvious risks. Alas, the Liberian ended up infecting many others, most of whom are yet to be found and isolated, posing a grave danger to themselves and the unsuspecting people they are having contact with. While the scourge was extending its tentacles all over West Africa, most Nigerians were engrossed in the then-ongoing FIFA World Cup taking place in far-away Brazil. Such carefree predisposition is equivalent to a man watching a soap opera in his sitting room while his kitchen is on fire. In Nigeria, and Africa as a whole, we simply do not have any reason to take action until we are choked – the proverbial eleventh hour syndrome. Precaution is seemingly not in our culture. Advanced countries, including, but not limited to, the United States of America, Britain and South Korea have already started putting measures in place, ranging from the tactful to the bizarrely outrageous, which will forestall a possible outbreak of the dreaded viral disease within their domains. Countries all over the world have gone to great lengths to tightened security in their borders and ports of entry, ensuring that all travellers from West Africa are thoroughly screened for possible indications of the virus before leaving the airport and mixing with people. Some, however, have chosen to tread the path of extremism to see to it that their citizens are shielded from the disease. American billionaire businessman, Donald Trump, for example, opined that all flights from West Africa to the United States should be halted and the legal rights of all West Africans to return to the States be revoked. South Korea as well took some drastic measures of its own by withdrawing the invitation sent out to some Nigerian students for a conference in the Asian nation in response to the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria. Comments in the news websites of several foreign news agencies have been less than flattering. Not minding what you may think of them, all of those measures smack of precaution, something we so desperately lack in Nigeria and Africa, and something we so desperately need if we are to move forward as a people. Nigeria and Africa cannot harbour the hope of getting to the level of those developed countries we greatly admire if we only pick the negative aspects of their lifestyle and culture, whilst being blind to the most important ones that got them where they are now. Now that the disease has finally made it to Nigeria, the natural next step should be arresting the spread of the disease. It makes me wonder, “What are the Nigerian doctors, scientists and ‘professors of medicine’ doing by way of working towards the development of a cure?” From the look of things, I presume without admitting that they are doing nothing at all to that effect. Rather, they are waiting for their American, Canadian, British, German, Israeli, Chinese and WHO counterparts to manufacture a cure or vaccine and bring it to them for distribution. It begs the question of how long we, Africans, are going to be spoon-fed by the West, and recently, China? From all indications, it seems that Africa cannot survive without the help of others. Owing to this submission, it is not surprising that the overwhelming majority of countries receiving foreign aid are from Africa, with our own Nigeria receiving aid from other countries in excess of 1.7 billion US$ dollars in 2011. According to the latest United Nations Development Program's Human Development Index released in July, most African countries scored well below the global average in terms of human development and quality of life. Nigeria was ranked a lowly 152nd out of the 187 sampled countries in a list that was bookended by neighbouring Niger in 187th place. And it is not only the government that has to be held accountable for it. Africans, by situational disposition rather than genetics, are always too eager to blame others for their misfortune and in a bid for succour, they often propose some really laughable conspiracy theories. One of the silliest to be put forward in recent times has it that the extant outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria might have been an intentional ploy by the West to eliminate Africans, backing the absurd theory up with some brushed over flimsy rationales. Unsurprisingly, Africa and Africans will continue to be ridiculed and made mockery of internationally until we learn to put our house in order. Nigeria, as Africa's most populous and promising country, with its largest economy, is expected to lead the way. This it has failed to do so many times in the past, becoming evident again in the ease with which the deadly Ebola virus breached the country's borders. It is on record that no country has ever achieved greatness by being blind to the challenges before it and until we learn this we cannot move forward as a people. |
What Were the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad?: On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands- Posten published 12 commissioned cartoons. Cartoonists were asked to express their impressions and feelings regarding Islam. For a long time, nothing happened, but some radical imams took them to the Middle East and there fomented violent reactions. Muslims rioted, burned embassies, and staged boycotts of all Danish goods, not just the newspaper which published the cartoons. Many died because of Muslims offended by cartoons which they said mocked, insulted, and defamed Islam and Muhammad. They claimed a right not to have their religious sensibilities offended. Why Were the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Created?: According to Flemming Rose, editor of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten which published the cartoons, “I commissioned the cartoons in response to several incidents of self-censorship in Europe caused by widening fears and feelings of intimidation in dealing with issues related to Islam. ...a Danish children’s writer had trouble finding an illustrator for a book about the life of Muhammad. Three people turned down the job for fear of consequences.” There was thus a serious issue to address, namely a growing fear that anything that might simply be perceived as critical of Islam could not be created. Why Did More Newspapers Republish the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad?: The original cartoons were published on September 30, 2005. Other European newspapers republished them in 2006 — also not for the purpose of provoking and insulting, but because, like the Jyllands-Posten, they believed that freedom of expression was under assault from extremists using violence and intimidation. They were showing solidarity with the Danish press by taking equal responsibility for the publication rather than engaging in self-defeating self-censorship. They believed they had a right to publish material critical of Islam, Muslims, and Muslim figures like Muhammad even if some find it offensive. What if Similar Cartoons Were Created of Jesus?: Satirical cartoons of religious figures like Jesus are common in the West. Flemming Rose, editor of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, said: “The cartoonists treated Islam the same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and other religions.” Some in the West would ban (officially of unofficially) sacrilegious use of religious images and blasphemy, but there are no riots when such expression occurs. No religion should be exempt from criticism, critique, attack, or even mocking. No one can claim that their religious sensibilities should take precedence over others' rights to free speech and free expression. Shouldn’t the Media Show More Respect for Islam and Muhammad?: What does respect mean? Flemming Rose, editor of Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, said: “When I visit a mosque, I show my respect by taking off my shoes. I follow the customs, just as I do in a church, synagogue or other holy place. But if a believer demands that I, as a nonbeliever, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect, but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy.” People are demanding deference and submission, not mere respect. Non-believers are not obligated to respect religion or religious beliefs in this way. Outsiders have a right to criticize. What About European Bans on Holocaust Denial?: Holocaust Denial is criminalized not because it’s “offensive,” but because it’s part of Nazi ideologies they are trying to keep out of their political systems. Aspects of Nazism are banned to prevent a return to murderous, fascist, totalitarian regimes; banning the cartoons could not conceivably be done for any remotely similar goal. Bans on Holocaust Denial may also be wrong, but it’s not the same as banning blasphemy, offensive insults, or material which is “insulting” to a religion. Holocaust Denial isn't even criticism of a religion or of religious beliefs, so it's not in the same category of speech. Are the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Inherently Insulting?: Feelings of insult are based upon interpretation. Flemming Rose said: “Angry voices claim the cartoon [depicting the prophet with a bomb in his turban] is saying that the prophet is a terrorist or that every Muslim is a terrorist. I read it differently: Some individuals have taken the religion of Islam hostage by committing terrorist acts in the name of the prophet. ...The cartoon also plays into the fairy tale about Aladdin and the orange that fell into his turban and made his fortune.” Muslims are saying that their interpretations of the cartoons should determine whether they are legally permitted or not. Should Offensive Material Critical of Religion Be Protected as Free Speech?: Unless the freedom to express unpopular and even offensive ideas is protected, then there is no real freedom of expression. Popular ideas don’t need official protection because no one is interested in suppressing them. People who object to protection for unpopular and offensive ideas are objecting to freedom of expression itself; in effect, then, Muslims in the Middle East rioted against liberty, democracy, and freedom. People cannot protect their religion, religious beliefs, religious figures from criticism simply because such criticism offends them. Freedom of expression includes freedom to criticize or even mock. Should Muslims Just Ignore the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad?: Muslims who rioted were not upset that they were forced to view images they found offensive; they were upset that the images were created at all and that anyone, anywhere in the world might see them. This isn’t a case where one can say “if you don’t like it, turn the channel or read another newspaper” because Muslims sought the total elimination of such images, past and future, not merely the ability to ignore them. Other religious leaders supported them in this, arguing that religion, religious figures, and religious beliefs should be immune from criticism. They want a religious expression to others' liberty. Should Such Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Be Banned?: Some Muslims called for a ban on anything that insults religion or religious figures generally, not just their own. Who will decide whether a religion or religious figure has been insulted? What if religious believers have different reactions to what I say — what if some find what I say insulting, but others simply regard me as annoying and not guilty of creating insult? How can the courts privilege the reaction of certain Muslims or Buddhists over the reactions of others? Can or should any state single out particular religious believers to speak for an entire religion? Should perhaps the state make such determinations on its own, without input from religious leaders? Why stop at religions and religious figures? Why should deceased religious figures like Muhammad be singled out for special protection but not deceased political figures like George Washington, or deceased philosophical figures like Karl Marx? Why should religions like Islam be singled out for special protection, but not secular philosophies like Marxism or Existentialism? Why can't we protect atheism and evolution from "insult" and that make it a crime to associate either with Nazism and the Holocaust? There’s no precedent for this in American law and it would be difficult to defend in most Western nations. The message of the cartoons was, at least in part, about how Muslims resort to violence and terror as part of their religious reactions to events, and this is precisely what we saw in their reaction to the cartoons. Political cartoons typically do their job not through reasoned philosophical arguments, but through quick jabs, mockery, satire, and generalizations. Expecting the former in a single-panel cartoon is unreasonable, yet few if any complaints about this are raised when politics is the target. When it comes to religion, though, people want special privileges and protections. Such cartoons should not be published merely to offend Muslims or because they offend Muslims; the cartoons should be published, however, because Muslims’ religious objections to the cartoons have been riots, violence, terror, and suppression of free speech. So long as the dominant Muslim reaction to things they find objectionable is call for violence against and/or government suppression of objectionable material, it’s the duty of others to comment on this — especially when such commentary itself falls within the “objectionable” category. |
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;DI love it here because you will always meet the good the bad and the ugly