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Marriage practices vary from country to country owing to geography, culture, and belief systems. Whereas the origin stories for some ceremonies can still be clearly remembered, those for others are vague and all but gone.                       atlantablackstar.com Black African slaves from the trans-Atlantic slave trade developed the practise of jumping the broom in the 18th century. Since their lords forbade them from getting married in a formal ceremony, slaves who fell in love with one another would jump over a broom after exchanging vows to their partners, so legally binding their union. According to some historical accounts that contest the validity of the aforementioned rationale, slaves engaged in the "jump the broom" culture because their owners forced them to wed in such a way as to serve as a constant reminder of their obligations. This culture's origins are contradictory. Some claim that it came from Britain, ...

Writer : Kuchando Bintu .  Did you ever think of painful sexual intercourse as a medical condition? Dyspareunia is a medical condition which explains painful sex among women.  Most people are of the view of that sex is painful when the walls of the female vagina is tight, which is not totally true.  Little pain during sex especially with a first-timer can be considered normal but excess pains during sex turns out to be a medical condition. Dyspareunia can be caused during breastfeeding, yeast infections, childbirth or insufficient or no lubricant around the opening of the female vagina and genital before and during sex. During breastfeeding or after childbirth, mothers are advised to abstain from sex for sometime to avoid such complications. Females having yeast infections are also advised to see the doctor for proper medical attention not only to prevent dyspareunia, but also to prevent infecting their partners. Aside the above, it is very important that the ...

I am sure we are probably wondering why there is so much cold around this particular time of the year when we are supposed to be experiencing hot climatic weather or summer if your country goes through four seasons and  not two. In its most simplest way of understanding, let's take it this way. Well, the earths orbital path changes from being almost circular to elliptical (eccentricity) approximately every 100,000 years due to gravitational effect of other planet bodies especially the Moon. Indicating that the   change in climatic weather will not be the same and is likely to change after some years.currently, the world is experiencing "APHELION". Aphelion is the stage when the Earth is farther from the sun and its opposite PERIHELION (meaning the earth is closer to the sun than usual). Due to eccentricity, time of the earth experiencing Aphelion or Perihelion defers. "In 1246,the December solstice (the time or date [twice each year] at which the sun reac...

Story by Kuchando Bintu... BREAST CANCER IN MALES Whenever breast cancer is mentioned, then attention is centered on the feminine gender only. This is not bad since females stand a greater risk of getting it. However, it is rather sad that very little or no attention is given to the masculine gender though they also stand a risk of getting breast cancer. October, the tenth month of every year has been set aside for creating breast cancer awareness. This Started in 1985 between the American Cancer Society and the Pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries. This period makes use of the pink color to create awareness. Breast cancer is a cancer that forms in cell of the breast. This cancer is common in women but men also stand the risk of getting it. TYPES OF BREAST CANCER IN MEN Invasive ductal carcinoma. This cancer is when it starts in the duct and grow outside it and into other parts of the breast which may spread to the body. Invasive lobula carcin...

Story by kunchando Bintu.  Do you know that being too addicted to your smartphone is a kind of phobia? Nomophobia is the short form of "No Mobile Phone Phobia" which describes a psychological condition of being afraid of loosing or being separated from ones phone. The term 'NOMOPHOBIA' was coined by the United Kingdom (UK)Post Office during a study who commissioned YouGov, a UK based research organization.  This condition is common among almost 80 percent of teens and young adults and old people above the age of 55 years of age. The fast growing of technology in the world is seen to be the main cause of nomophobia. Though technological advancement is no bad thing but addiction to smartphones especially, has become a rising problem and the need to limit this phobia. Common symptoms include anxiety, tachycardia, disorientation, agitation, respiratory alterations, trembling and perspiration. Nomophobia is not a medically mental condition but an addiction so t...

Story by: Kuchando Bintu         In contemporary times, journalism has become one of the most important parts of human life and survival. Journalism seen as the fourth arm of government has its primary responsibility to the society and its inhabitants making it almost very impossible to live without the services of journalists. Interestingly, the advent of sophisticated machines and advanced technology has made it even easier to carry out the activities of journalism but the question is “do journalists carry out their duties in the right manner? If they are, in what manner makes it appropriate then?” “Good” as a word means approved of, high standard, satisfying or right. Journalism on the other hand according to Ahuja 2011, is the activity of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news and information. Hence, the term good journalism can be defined as the approved form of gathering, assessing, creating, and presenting news a...