Friday, 31 January 2014

a message to joy

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POEM OF THE MONTH

The Lie
Go, Soul, the body's guest,
Upon a thankless errand;
Fear not to touch the best;
The truth shall be thy warrant:
Go, since I needs must die,
And give the world the lie.

Say to the court, it glows
And shines like rotten wood;
Say to the church, it shows
What's good, and doth no good:
If church and court reply,
Then give them both the lie.

Tell potentates, they live
Acting by others' action;
Not loved unless they give,
Not strong but by a faction.
If potentates reply,
Give potentates the lie.

Tell men of high condition,
That manage the estate,
Their purpose is ambition,
Their practice only hate:
And if they once reply,
Then give them all the lie.

Tell them that brave it most,
They beg for more by spending,
Who, in their greatest cost,
Seek nothing but commending.
And if they make reply,
Then give them all the lie.

Tell zeal it wants devotion;
Tell love it is but lust;
Tell time it metes but motion;
Tell flesh it is but dust:
And wish them not reply,
For thou must give the lie.

Tell age it daily wasteth;
Tell honour how it alters;
Tell beauty how she blasteth;
Tell favour how it falters:
And as they shall reply,
Give every one the lie.

Tell wit how much it wrangles
In tickle points of niceness;
Tell wisdom she entangles
Herself in overwiseness:
And when they do reply,
Straight give them both the lie.

Tell physic of her boldness;
Tell skill it is pretension;
Tell charity of coldness;
Tell law it is contention:
And as they do reply,
So give them still the lie.

Tell fortune of her blindness;
Tell nature of decay;
Tell friendship of unkindness;
Tell justice of delay:
And if they will reply,
Then give them all the lie.

Tell arts they have no soundness,
But vary by esteeming;
Tell schools they want profoundness,
And stand too much on seeming:
If arts and schools reply,
Give arts and schools the lie.

Tell faith it's fled the city;
Tell how the country erreth;
Tell manhood shakes off pity
And virtue least preferreth:
And if they do reply,
Spare not to give the lie.

So when thou hast, as I
Commanded thee, done blabbing--
Although to give the lie
Deserves no less than stabbing--
Stab at thee he that will,
No stab the soul can kill.
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THEGREAT RICH AL NAHYAN FAMILY

Al Nahyan family

Al Nahayan (Arabic: آل نهيان Āl Nahyān/ English: The house of Nahayan) are one of the seven ruling families of the United Arab Emirates, and are based in the capital Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Al Nahyan is a branch of the House of Al-Falahi (Āl Bū Falāḥ), a branch of the Bani Yas tribe, and are related to the House of Al-Falasi, from which the ruling family of Dubai, Al Maktoum, descends. Al Nahyans came to Abu Dhabi in the 18th century and hail from Liwa Oasis.[1] They have been the rulers of Abu Dhabi since 1793 and eight Al Nahyan rulers were killed and five were overthrown by their relatives from 1793 and 1966.[2]
Al Nahayan family is believed to have a fortune of $150 billion collectively as a family

Members

It is still very common not to mention the female members of the family in most of the Gulf monarchies. A family tree of the Al Nahyan, designed by French historian Béatrice Lachaume in 1996 (to commemorate his Silver Jubilee), does for instance not show a single female member of the family. It is still common to withhold the first names of brides in official wedding ceremonies when they involve royalty. Some female members of other Emirati royal families have started breaking this silence (such as several high profile female royalty in Dubai or in Sharjah). Notable members of the Al Nahyan family include:

Offshoot
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Thursday, 16 January 2014


Man Stabs Barber To Death During Argument Over Generator

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The Lagos State Police Command has commenced investigation into the murder of a 39-year-old barber, Azeez Solanke,…
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President Jonathan Sacks Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones

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President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked all the service chiefs, who are statutorily the heads of the nation’s…
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Lmao!! See Where Comedian Bovi Went Shopping For ‘Electronics’ (Photos)

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One of my favourite comedian, anyday, anytime, anywhere. .The comedian who is currently in the UK shared…
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Video: Kcee – Emmah f. D’banj

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Limpopo master Kcee is here with the video of his single ‘Emmah’ featuring the Eja Nla himself…
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9ice explains why he is leaving Music for Politics

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In this chat with HipHopWorld Magazine, the singer says he is leaving music for politics because he…
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Timaya Shares adorable photos Of His Cute Daughter

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The proud dad shared this photo on Instagram and captioned it: My #sweetheart. In her voice. I…

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Beauty of The Day: Guys, Meet Pretty Uju

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Miss Pretty UJU is the Beauty of The Month! She is an ardent reader of Yabaleftonline.com she…
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Dozens of people flocked to a cash machine after word spread that it had started giving out…
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Paul Okoye Shares Cute Photo Of His Fiancee, Anita and Son, Andre

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The excited dad shared the above photo on his instagram page with the caption: Family is everythin….love…
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Funke Akindele turns Into an Old Woman In Movie Makeover [Photos]

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Funke Akindele, The award winning actress shared this photo and captioned it: #gabazzinikoncept just turned me into…
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Sean Tizzle Pays Rita Dominic a Surprise Visit (See Photos)

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Sean tizzle who visited the Beautiful Nigerian Actress Rita Dominic this morning, shared some pictures and Moments…
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Man receives 20 lashes for being gay in Bauchi - BBC report

According to a report by the BBC, a 20 year old man in Bauchi received 20 lashes seven years after he stopped being gay. For real? My head hurts from reading all these. Find the report below...
A Nigerian man has received 20 lashes after an Islamic court in the northern city of Bauchi convicted him of homosexual offences.
Under Islamic law, courts can punish homosexual acts by stoning to death.
But the judge said he took into account that the Muslim man, Mubarak Ibrahim, 20, carried out the acts seven years ago, and had stopped the practice.
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piercing?

A few days ago y'all saw behind the scenes pics of Rihanna's beach shoot for Vogue Brazil. In some of the pics, Rihanna's perky boobs were on display but how many of you noticed her extreme nipple piercing? BadGal RiRi put a spike through each boob. In case you missed it, see the up-close pics after the cut...18+ biko...:-)

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2CHAINZ

Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1977), better known by his stage name 2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an American hip hop recording artistfrom College Park, Georgia. He was first known for being one-half of the southern hip hop duo Playaz Circle, alongside his longtime friend and fellowrapper, Earl "Dolla Boy" Conyers. They are perhaps best known for being signed to Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace label, as well as their debut single "Duffle Bag Boy".
In February 2012, Epps signed a solo record deal with Def Jam Records, an imprint of Universal Music Group. The following August, he released his debut studio album Based on a T.R.U. Story, to mixed reviews.[2] The album spawned three successful singles: "No Lie", "Birthday Song", and "I'm Different"; all of which charted in the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and were all certified Gold or higher by the RIAA, along with the album being certified Gold. His second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time was released on September 11, 2013. It was 

Early life

Tauheed Epps was born September 12, 1977, in College Park, Georgia. He attended North Clayton High School with R&B singer Monica[3] and exceeded his teacher's expectations of him by finishing second in his class[citation needed]. In high school, Epps also joined the school's basketballteam. Standing at 6'5", Epps was a standout basketball player and later attended Alabama State University on an athletic scholarship.[citation needed]

Musical career

1997–2010: Playaz Circle and Disturbing tha Peace

Epps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word "Playaz" being a bacronym for "Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z")[4] in College Park, Georgia in 1997, with his high school friend Earl Conyers (known as Dolla Boy), while Epps adopted "Tity Boi" as his moniker.[5] Following the release of an independent album titled United We Stand, United We Fall (2002),[4] the duo were introduced to fellow Atlanta rapper Ludacris, when he moved into their College Park apartment complex, whilst he was acting as a DJ.[5] After taking interest in Playaz Circle, Ludacris began to record several songs with the group, playing some of them on his radio station.[4]
Ludacris soon became one of the highest-selling rappers in the Southern United States.[5] After hearing of their situation, Ludacris requested of Epps that the duo join his newly formed record label Disturbing Tha Peace, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings. Epps agreed to sign, although Conyers did not officially join the label until his mother regained her health, a year after the initial signing.[5]
Their debut album Supply & Demand, was released on October 30, 2007. The lead single and their debut single, "Duffle Bag Boy", became an urban hit single. The song features Lil Wayne, and was performed by the duo at the BET Hip Hop Awards. The duo released their second studio album Flight 360: The Takeoff, on September 29, 2009. In January 2010, Playaz Circle filmed a music video for their single "Big Dawg" featuring Lil Wayne and Birdman at Studio Space Atlanta. Shortly afterwards, Epps left Disturbing tha Peace, a move he claimed was taken in order to advance his career. Although Ludacris was initially reluctant to allow Epps to leave the label (as he felt Epps could still prove financially successful), he eventually accepted the decision.[6]

2011–2012: Name change and Based on a T.R.U. Story

Throughout Epps' career, critics and fans alike have speculated the pseudonym "Tity Boi", was meant to be derogatory towards women, although he repeatedly denied such accusations.[7] In early 2011, Epps decided to change his stage name to 2 Chainz, as he perceived it to be more "family friendly".[8] Following the name change, Epps released a mixtape entitled T.R.U. REALigion, which became his first mixtape to appear on the music charts, peaking at number 58 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[9] Since the success of the mixtape, Epps has made numerous guest appearances on tracks by prominent recording artists such as,[7] Kanye West ("Mercy") and Nicki Minaj ("Beez in the Trap").
On March 24, 2012, Epps announced his debut studio album, Based on a T.R.U. Story (originally titled T.R.U. to My REALigion)[6] was set for an August 14, 2012, release date.[10] The album's lead single "No Lie", features Canadian rapper Drake and was released on May 8, 2012.[11] On May 11, it was under speculation that Epps had signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music label, after West tweeted: "2 Chainz is charging 100k for a verse now cause he's G.O.O.D!!!!!".[12] However Epps later denied those rumors, saying: "He just said I’m good, like I’m ill. But we was talking and I think I was jeopardizing my brand sometimes by doing the homeboy special. So I think he felt like we should just put that out there that we ain't doing no more of that."[13] On May 30, 2012,Ciara revealed 2 Chainz was featured on "Sweat", the intended first single from her fifth studio album One Woman Army.[14]
Based on a T.R.U. Story debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 147,000 copies in its first week.[15] The album was met with mixed reviews, earning a score of 55 onmetacritic.[16] As of September 23, 2012, the album has sold 288,000 copies in the United States.[17] In September, Epps performed at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, alongside longtime friend Lil Wayne. After the release of his debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story, Epps made momentous strides. He facilitated his first solo worldwide tour, selling out most dates, nominated for over 13BET Hip Hop Awards,[18] bringing home 4 trophies,[19] earned the Source Magazine’s “Man of the Year[20] ”, release a collaborative endeavor with ADIDAS[21] and later Beats By Dre[22] and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album.[23]

2012–present: B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time and third studio album

In late 2012, Epps stated once he completed the B.O.A.T.S. concert tour, he will head back into the studio. In November 2012, he revealed he was three songs deep into his second studio album. The album's estimated release date was April 2013.[24][25] The rapper made a guest appearance on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit in an episode that aired May 8, 2013.[26] He also appeared as himself in the second season (episode 16) of the US sitcom 2 Broke Girls, where he travels on the same private planes as the two main characters.[27] On May 23, 2013, he announced that his second studio album B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time will be released on September 10, 2013.[28]
On June 2, 2013, Epps premiered the first single from the album, "Feds Watching" at the Hot 97's Summer Jam. The song features Pharrell Williams and was recorded on 2013 Grammy Awards night.[29][30] On June 15, Epps announced the title of his second album would be B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time.[31] The album was released through Def Jam Recordings, on September 10, 2013.[32]
B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time featured guest appearances from Pharrell Williams, Fergie, Drake, Lil Wayne, Pusha T, Mase, Chrisette Michele, Iamsu!, T-Pain, Dolla Boy, Rich Homie Quan, and Lloydamong others. The album's production was handled by Diplo, Mike WiLL Made It, Drumma Boy, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Mannie Fresh, Wonder Arillo, Da Honorable C-Note and DJ Toomp among others.[33] It was also supported by the single "Used 2", along with the promotional singles "Where U Been?" and "Netflix". Upon the album's release, it was met with generally positive reviews from music critics.[34] It also faired decently commercially, debuting at number three on the US Billboard 200, and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart selling 63,000 copies in its first week.[35]
On October 23, 2013, 2 Chainz revealed that he had begun working on his third studio album immediately following the release of B.O.A.T.S. II. He also stated he had the first single from his third album ready for release and that he still wanted to get Jay-Z featured on the album.[36]

Legal issues

At the age of 15 Epps was convicted of felony cocaine possession.[37] On February 14, 2013, Epps was arrested in Maryland en route to a concert at UMES for marijuana possession. Epps was then cited and released.[38]
On June 11, 2013, Epps was arrested while on board a departing flight at LAX airport for possession of a controlled substance after TSA agents found that his checked bag contained marijuanaand promethazine. He was booked and charged with felony narcotics possession. Later that day he posted $10,000 bond and was released. He was due back in court on June 21, 2013.[39] Two days previous, he was reportedly robbed at gunpoint outside a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco.[40]
Just before midnight on August 21, 2013, Epps' tour bus was pulled over in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, because the passenger side taillights were out. The arresting officer reported that he smelled marijuana and saw smoke through the open door of the bus after he had stopped and pulled over the bus. The driver of the bus shut the door and told officers he was not authorized to allow them on the bus. The officer said the marijuana smell gave him probable cause to search, but the driver refused to open the door. After many attempts to enter, the bus was towed with the men still aboard to the police training center in Oklahoma City. Officers obtained a search warrant and the 10 men, including Epps, got off the bus. Police discovered two semi-automatic pistols and a 12-gauge pump shotgun, along with some prescription painkillers and marijuana residue, on the tour bus according to papers filed Oklahoma County District Court.[41]supported by the singles "Feds Watching", "Where U Been?" and "Used 2".

Awards and nominations

BET Hip Hop Awards

  • 2012: Reese's Perfect Combo: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Won)
  • 2012: Track of the Year: "No Lie" (with Drake) (Nominated)
  • 2012: Sweet 16, Best Featured Verse: "Mercy" (Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz) (Won)
  • 2012: Rookie of the Year (Won)
  • 2012: People's Champ Award: "No Lie" (with Drake) (Won)
  • 2012: MVP of the Year (Nominated)
  • 2012: Made You Look Award (Nominated)
  • 2012: Hustler of the Year (Nominated)
  • 2012: Best Hip Hop Video: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Nominated)
  • 2012: Best Hip Hop Video: "No Lie" (with Drake)
  • 2012: Best Club Banger: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Nominated)

Grammy Awards

  • 2013: Best Rap Song: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Nominated)
  • 2013: Best Rap Performance: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Nominated)
  • 2013: Best Rap Album: Based on a TRU Story (Nominated)

Soul Train Awards

  • 2012: Best Hip Hop Song of the Year: "Mercy" (with Kanye West, Big Sean, and Pusha T) (Won)
  • 2012: Best Hip Hop Song of the Year: "No Lie" (with Drake) (Nominated)
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