Monday, April 11, 2016

Chinese medicine plant secrets probed


The Chinese skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensi 
Scientists have unravelled one of the secrets of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.

The Chinese skullcap - known as Huang-Qin - is traditionally used for fever, liver and lung problems.
Scientists have discovered that the plant uses a special pathway to make chemicals with potential cancer-fighting properties.

Blackberry to launch two Android phones

Blackberry Chief Executive John Chen
Blackberry chief executive John Chen said one of the new devices would have a physical keyboard.
Blackberry will launch two mid-range Android handsets this year, chief executive John Chen has said.
One will have a physical keyboard, the other a full touch-screen.

Blackberry has no plans to develop handsets for its own operating system, BB10, but will continue to issue updates for existing devices.

Its sales fell by almost $200m in the three months to the end of February. Mr Chen said its first Android device, the Priv, had been too expensive.

China 'seizes' eight Taiwanese from Kenya


Taiwan's President-elect Tsai Ing-wen, announces that Lin Chuan is her choice for premier at their Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, 15 March 2016.

Taiwan's president-elect Tsai Ing-wen is from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party


Taiwan has accused China of "extrajudicial abduction" after eight Taiwanese acquitted of fraud in Kenya were deported to mainland China. They were among a group of suspects acquitted in Kenya last week.
Taiwan's foreign ministry says they were forcibly put on a China-bound plane and has demanded their release.
China has not responded in detail to the allegations, but has criticised Taiwan for not considering itself as part of "one China".
The incident comes as cross-strait relations are feared to be entering a rocky period, say the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei.

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Sex Or Love? . What Really Attracts Older Men To Young Girls?

He could be twice her age, perhaps more --- indeed, old enough to be her father. But all that appear to be secondary issues to many older men who, for varied reasons, find comfort and romance in the bosom of the much younger generation.

Man 'Cut Off Partner's Head And Flushed It Down The Toilet'

A "betrayed" man who cut off his partner's head and flushed it down the toilet, said he felt "let down" by her.

Mikel Obi And His Twins




Nigerian and Chelsea FC soccer star, John Obi Mikel is clearly enjoying fatherhood and obvious having a great time with his two little cuties. 

Friday, April 8, 2016

Nigeria's University of Lagos closes over fuel crisis

Nigeria's University of Lagos has been shut over student protests and the inability of people to reach the campus because of the ongoing fuel shortage.

Yamaha Musical Equipment

Yamaha Musical Equipment
Yamaha Musical Equipment