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arusi Magazine is under the umbrella group Harusi Enterprises. This is a Christian organization that is unlike any other and uses various mediums of communication to fulfill its mandate. This magazine is directed and put together with the youth and single adults in mind. The magazine has a new wine in new wine skin approach to fulfilling its mandate thus is a modern hip magazine that cover various topics. We have several categories such as Relationships- sex, marriage, dating, relationships, and talking spouses. Lifestyle- health, wealth, House and DĂŠcor, tours and travel. News- Global news, sports, events, celebrities. Leisure and Pleasurecars, fashion, music, movies, books boyz and their toyz, girl stuff. Special features- on the grill, one on one, testimonial. Letter from Miss Boss and the snap both.
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ur mandate is to Raise up a generation that cant help but wait on God and is founded on the word from Luke 12: 35-36 Be prepared all dressed and ready for your Groom’s return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks. We aim to prepare the bride of Christ not only for marriage here on earth but the end time marriage to our Lord. We are aware that there are many things that pull this generation from living a godly life and Destroy their relationship with God and we intend to bring a change and help them get back their footing.
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e mostly dwell on the area of relationships as we have come to understand that the relationships we have affect our relationships with God. God made man and made him relational, however there is a way he expects us to carry ourselves in those relationships that will not tear us apart from him and his grace. In this magazine we discuss that and equip the youth and single adults and even that in marriage on working relationships as God calls us to. We are aware that the world has many experts when it comes to love, relationships, dating, marriage and sex and they all have been generous to share their opinion with us, but this time we choose to look to the greatest of all experts, the all knowing God and his word on the matter.
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ur relationship on earth is to be a reflection of our relationship with God, We are the bride of Christ and we must teach our generation that to keep them from falling from grace. To allow them to be ready and prepared for the bride groom when he comes, for he is coming, we just do not know when. We want our generation to stay focused and determined to wait on God and not miss him when he comes as illustrated in math 25:1-13. Shalom
Thitu Kariba
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Welcome This yearhas only been but a month old and yet so many things have happened and we thank God. For starters Harusi Enterprises has come together with Kingdom Business Network to do a new thing. Over the next few months you will be seeing some changes and we hope that you will be pleased. Kingdom Business Network is an organization that allows Christians to be equipped with Kingdom Principles and shows them how to apply them in their everyday life so as to be successful and prosperous as God intended. The network has a youth side, Kingdom business youth Network which Harusi ENT is proud to be a part of. God has indeed called us to do a new thing, a big thing as for that to happen there must be Unity. 2012 has me very excited as I see God giving his people a new revelation, a new word, a new covenant This is a new time, a time for the new wine and a time for new government. Indeed he is doing a new thing, and though we do not see it, it has already began, he is ready to do what no ear has heard, eye has seen or mouth has spoken of, and we are grateful to be chosen to partake of that. Even now as I write this I am out of words, completely overwhelmed and humbled by what God has chosen to do in, us, through us, and for us. I can only say, welcome to 2012, welcome to the new thing, and enjoy the ride. Shalom Welcome and Shalom Thitu Kariba
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Timeless dating Just when I think I know God he comes around a shows me that I do not by doing something new. At that moment I realize why it is crucial to have an everlasting relationship with him, why each day we are to take time out to hang out and catch up. No matter how many times I can read the same verse in my bible, I find that each time I see things a new. If we have to take time out every day to catch up with God and get to know whim, we most certainly need to do the same with the one we love. Dating as I have said before is all about collecting data or information. As long as are alive, you are growing, you are changing, you are becoming a new model, what this means then, is that, each day there is more to learn about ourselves and the one we love. Dating in the initial stage is to allow you to have enough information so as to make a choice to enter into a relationship or not. Dating in the relationship and in marriage is to accommodate for the growth in each other and your relationship as time passes. Too often I have heard of couples who say that they hey have grown apart or they feel like strangers, if that s the case, my question to them would be “when is the last time you two went out on a date?� One will often find that couples, who get familiar with each other, take time out from dating each other because they feel they know all there is to know. Now if the fact that we are alive means that we are growing and changing, that then means that there is always new information to be gathered about the one you love. There is therefore never a time to stop dating, it is timeless. 8
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I always say that the one thing about the mind is that you can always change it. What I know today could change tomorrow, it could develop or it could even be of no use any more. One may think they know you, however what you knew about hat someone today, that someone could change tomorrow should they change their mind. Dating in the relationship or in the marriage is like updating your data systems. This should happen as often as data changes. A date is simply the time we put aside all other things to get to meet and know one another better, to know what is new. It does not have to happen in a restaurant, over coffee or out and about somewhere, it does not have to be expensive or cost you anything at all but your time and you willingness to listen and share. Dating is growth to a relationship, it is timeless, if you stop dating, your relationship, your marriage starts dying. Make a date with the one you love today!
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Live within your relationship status There are however lines that may not be visible but need to be drawn for every relationship to ensure you are living within your relationship status and not more. Many times I have mentioned that premarital sex is wrong, this is because sex is reserved for the marriage relationship where the conditions are right. O has talked about sex more than once so I won’t go there but I will talk about other things. Things like , your girlfriend or boyfriend paying your rent are examples of you not living within your relationship, you moving in together is another. When it comes to your boyfriends or girlfriend, I suggest that you ask yourself a few questions. This relationship goes beyond just being friends so you are allowed to do what friends do and some more, however you cannot do what married couples do. Simply check yourself by comparing your relationship to where you came from and where you are going. Do more than where you are coming from but not less than where you are going.
There are many things that can ruin a perfectly good relationship and going ahead of your time is one of them. The bible says that there is a time for everything, and though it may mention only some seasons and situations it applies all round even with relationships. There are many types of relationships. Friends, business, family, girl/ boyfriend, marriage and more. With each relationship, things we can do and cannot do that would be considered as crossing the line. When someone you do business with hits on you, they are crossing the business only line into another type of relationship, when you meet someone and begin to hang out know each other, you are crossing over from being strangers to being friends, when you are friends and you start to date that’s is yet another relationship and then there is couples who cross over into marriage. Some relationships ill only develop within themselves and others will develop into another type of relationship. One could become business partners from just acquaintances or best friends’ just friends.
Drawing lines allows both of you to know what goes and what does not even when others are doing it. It allows you to know what it is time for in whatever relationship you are in. It keeps the pressure off of both of you and it certainly prevents any confusion. Sit with the one you are in any relationship with and agree what your relationship status is and what should be happening within it. Map out the lines and know when you are crossing them both ways, going ahead of yourselves or going backwards.
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Marriage I personal detest confrontation, I would like more than anything to get along, and however I will not get along with anyone at any cost. It is one thing to surrender or back away from a fight when you know there really is no winning whichever way you see it, but it’s another thing to bow down and let the other win just so there is calm. Some water can be calm, but it does not mean they are safe to swim in. when it comes to marriage, a life together, a happily ever after, can two really walk together unless they agree?
are in trouble because of disagreement. Submission means that even though we do not agree on the matter I will follow because I trust in God to keep us as I obey his will for our marriage. What grieves me still is that husbands are too willing to let go the will of God so as not to disagree with their wives. If mum is not happy no one is, but the question is, does it matter more to please your spouses or to please God?
The bible says that women are to submit to their husbands as unto God, see even God knew that conflict, disagreement would be an issue and put a law in place. When we as women choose to disobey that law, we choose to allow the enemy to come into our marriages, our businesses, our homes, our families and have his way. The devil is waiting for an opportunity to slither his way into your marriage, all he needs is a little crack and disagreement is that crack.
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Husband would do worlds better in their God given assignment is they had wives who would back them up and submit. Wives would do worlds better if they allowed their God fearing and hearing husbands to lead the way. The world has taught us all about human rights, the right this do or have this or that, and it is opposed to submission because it calls for women to give up their rights to their husbands in the name of God. They have taken submission to mean oppression, what god meant for freedom is now in the world’s definition imprisonment, the devil is a liar. ! This particular topic is one that is so dear to me today because, due to one particular couple, I find that I and an entire generation
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agree? Two cannot walk together if they cannot agree, and you may not agree in marriage but you can submit to your husband and he can submit to God will. Our lives affect the lives of other around us generations even and we have to stop and think about how our disobedience, our disagreement will affect the others. United we all stand, divided we fall even if we are not in the marriage with you, the choices you make do affect us.
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Many times I wondered what was wrong with Samson, he was the strongest man in the world yet a woman who had no training in battle, who was no Kungfu master, no boxing skills a woman who probably never worked out in the gym had such a strong hold over him. Delilah did however give the kind of loving that made the strongest man in the world weak. In many cases you would think he was under a spell, but if you look deeper you will see I have a feeling; I could meet that is just what it was. Samson right now he would tell me the very same thing. Yes Sex is a powerful thing. God Delilah had a weapon, the kind designed it to make the two of loving she gave to a man (husband and wife) one. In a would make him weak, so weak marriage, one will often find she could get any information that a man will be willing to out of him even when it was jump in front of a bullet for fatal. Just think about it, each his wife and I believe that the time he told her his secret he gluing mechanism of sex has found that someone had used allot to do with that. Many the information against him times in relationships out of marriage where sex is involved, and yet he just kept giving into her until at last it was his down you will find that it has the ability to make us blind to what fall. is real. Sex outside marriage has a strong hold, a lust that pulls I know of many men and you deeper and deeper that it women that have felt the seems you would give anything needed to get out of a for it. Some may argue that, it relationship but found that something had a hold on them is not so with their boyfriend and they just could not walk or girlfriend, but the fact that you are giving up the goodies away. Many times I hear men before marriage just goes to and women say who plan show that it is true. True love to leave change their mind saying.. “But the sex is so good!” waits, while lust has to have it
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now. The Delilah kind of loving has a way of blinding you from the truth and tells you that if you love them you ought to sleep with them now and not make them wait. Delilahs love cost Samson his might and his life and it did not start and end with Samson. Look around and ask yourself how many have gone down because of a Delilah somewhere? Let’s not be fooled into thinking it’s different because the one you are with loves you. If they won’t marry you first no matter how many reasons they give, they don’t love you. Love is not blind, true love is an eye opener, sex on the other hand, that right there not only blinds you, but has a hold on you. Delilah does not love you, she only loves herself.
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Talking Spouses I have worked with people and never known whether they were married or not. I have worked with people and never met their spouses or known any personal details about their lives. This is not uncommon; usually the office is a place for business. The people you work with are not friends most times but acquaintances. People do not often share information about their personal lives with their work mates. Should personal relationships be a private matter at work? I have worked with people and even though I knew they were married, I had never met their spouses. At times the way I find out they are married is from assumption that is later confirmed through and action or asking. The people I have worked with before have been people I also hand out with while at work but in most cases outside work we do not meet up. Of you are married, should you introduce your spouse to your work mates?
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Private or secret? This could also apply to people who are dating. If you have a boyfriend or a girl friend, do the people at work have to know? If they do not know is this considered you keeping it a secret or you keeping it private? Personally I like to keep my private life very private from acquaintances I will introduce this person to my family and friends however. Is that considered keeping it private or keeping it secret? On the two, with husbands and with the one you are dating, is there a manner in which they should conduct themselves in the office? PDA has never really been my thing, but that’s just me. Should PDA between your husband or your girlfriend or boyfriend be something that needs to be kept at a minimum when the office is factored it? Share your thoughts on Facebook, Twitter or email us myharusi@gmail.com
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A chocolate a day You should supplement
your fruits and veggies with a chocolate a day because chocolate reduces the risk of hypertension and heart disease significantly. A recent European Heart Journal study shows that dark chocolate helps reduce the risk of heart disease and hypertension. According to the study, those who ate more chocolate were at a 39% lower Chocolates contains flavones risk of such diseases as strokes and heart attacks. which is a flavonoid found in cocoa. Flavonoids are Chocolates are health important to our health in because the flavones in the that they have antioxidant chocolate seem to improve the properties. These properties bioavailability of nitric oxide. help the cells in the body The flavones release the nitric to resist the damage that is oxide from the inner wall of caused by the free radicals the blood vessels and this formed by such normal leads to the relaxation and the bodily processes as breathing widening of the blood vessels’ and from environmental muscle cells. Nitric oxide is also contaminants. important in that it improves Most people do not know that chocolate has health benefits. Most of us think of fruits and veggies as the keys to staying healthy. You should however not overeat chocolates if you want to enjoy these benefits. A chocolate bar a day is more than enough.
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Health the function of platelets, meaning the stickiness of the blood reduces. Dark chocolates are healthy because many studies have shown that chocolate with cocoa content of over 70% improve platelet function and reduces oxidative stress. This has the effect of lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol. A recent study published in the Journal of Proteome Research shows that chocolate increases endorphins and reduces stress hormone (catecholamine’s and cortisol) levels, thereby reducing stress levels. Other health benefits of chocolates are that they reduce the inflammation of the blood, they increase blood flow to the brain and they have some anti-cancer properties.
Wealth You need not spend a fortune for a meaningful Valentine’s Day. You should avoid equating love with spending since the expensive things we do are often neither necessities nor necessarily expressions of love. You should not go on a buying frenzy on Valentine's Day. All you need is to acknowledge your love for your partner and to spend time together.
Cutting down on your Valentine’s Day Spending
You should minimize rather than do without what you need for Valentine’s Day. As an example, give one rose held in your teeth instead of a full dozen, accompanies by your best effort of a sexy Spanish dance. Another option to cut on spending is giving a single bar of chocolate instead of a full box. Consider making your own Valentines card to minimize your Valentine’s Day budgettin. This will not only save you money, the recipient will also feel appreciated given that you took your time to make the card. You should also consider cooking your lover food, especially if you do not eat home-cooked dinners often. A simple walk or a picnic will have a more lasting effect than a day in an expensive resort and it will cut on your spending. You could make vouchers or love coupons that contain promises that range from the downright sexy to the mundane. A good example is making a love voucher reading ‘This voucher is good for 1 week of dish washing by me’.
You could exchange gifts that are cheesy but sweet that remind you of one another. You should be spontaneous during the Valentine’s Day if you want to lower your budget. You could have dinner at home and do whatever you want to do later on, such as going to a movie or going dancing. Other options are doing a chore, planting in his/ her honor, making an exotic fruit basket from scratch, burning a CD of his/her favorite music and taking a walk down memory lane together.
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Food and Wine You could take your spouse to a 5-star hotel, but you should learn to differentiate between love and spending. A simple Valentine’s Day dinner at home not only saves you money, it is also more effective because you get to spend quality time by yourselves and you get to prepare exactly what you want. If you want the perfect Valentine’s Day dining experience, avoid the temptation of cooking something too fancy, not unless you are an accomplished cook. This is however not to say that the dish should not have a Valentine’s Day theme. Consider such simple foods as Venison Pie, Wild Mushroom Lasagne, Sea Bass with Lemon Potatoes and Champagne and Rhubarb Jelly dessert. There are many recipes on romantic Valentines dinners in magazines and over the Internet. You should cook a meal that does not take too much of your time since a complex meal will leave you tired and you will not enjoy the day. Consider cooking something that can be cooked beforehand and warmed before serving.
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The Perfect Valentine’s Day Dinner Consider getting the insight of your partner on what he/she would like to eat. If you want the perfect valentine’s dinner, cook something that is not too filling. You will not be able to enjoy each other’s company after the dinner if you are too full. You should tidy up the house before serving the dinner. Ask housemates to stay away if you have any and leave your kids with a relative or a babysitter if you have some. Dress up for the date so that the date looks more like an occasion. Use proper China, silverware and glasses in the dinner. Set the table expertly, play soothing jazz or love music and create the right mood by using candle-light. No Valentine’s Day dinner is complete without a good bottle of wine. Champagne is the most romantic of all choices, but white wine will also do.
My Valentine’s Wardrobe
You should dress to impress for Valentine’s Day. You should have an outfit to wear during the day and one for the Valentine’s Day dinner. Men can get away with a simple suit and black or brown polished shoes, but getting a Valentine’s Day wardrobe is an odious task for the lady. You could wear work office clothes during the day if Valentine’s Day falls on a weekday. Avoid the cliché of wearing red work office clothes. You could simply wear a red blouse. You should avoid extremely short dresses. The clothes you wear should give you an elegant, sophisticated and effortless look. The dress should be mid-length and should sit at the knees. You should go for shift material dresses so that you can wear it with waist belt to hide bumps and lumps if you have any. If you are having a Valentine’s Day dinner, pair the dress with tights and heels. You should go for ncie bags . The jacket you
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wear should complement the dress you are wearing. Remove the jacket the moment you enter the hotel. Consider wearing body stockings for your Valentines Dinner. You should however choose a colour that goes well with your skin tone. You should wear simple but elegant accessories. Consider what you will be doing after the dinner when making the choice. Note that elegance is more important than keeping with the day’s theme. The bottom line is that you should be comfortable in the outfit you choose. For the married couples,consider buying lingerie if you are more conservative to make the night something to remember. dresses, miniskirts, ruffled short skirts, and tied tops, dresses that have lace up backings, bustiers, thigh-high leg warmers and corsets. Trie a different color ffrom red such as his favourite color.
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It’s valentine season. The days when love and romance are at the top of many conversations and flowers abound in every nook and cranny, every street corner and hopefully in our homes too. Flowers can be used to create favourite spots we love to walk by, relax in, or reenergize in. A behavioral research study conducted by Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, reveals that people feel more compassionate toward others, have less worry and anxiety, and feel less depressed when fresh cut flowers are present in the home. “Other research has proven that flowers make people happy when they receive them,” Etcoff says. “What we didn’t know is that spending a few days with flowers in the home can affect a wide variety of feelings.” So, besides their aesthetic value, flowers also contribute to your general feelings of wellbeing and happiness.
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contrasting with red roses. Another way to use colour in choosing your flowers is to opt for monochromatic colours, that is, different kinds of flowers with the same colour. Buy the freshest flowers available so that they stay fresh longer. Add water to the vase and change it altogether if it gets cloudy. Every two days or so, cut about 2 inches off the bottom of the stems with a sharp knife and put back in fresh water immediately. Keep away from heat and direct sunlight. So, go ahead and get some flowers and enjoy the sense of wellbeing they bring.
When choosing flowers for a room, consider what is already going on in the room. A wall with a bookcase and framed pictures would be softened by a vase of flowers. A large arrangement creates a focal point in a room whilst a smaller arrangement would be good for a conversational place such as the dining table. The colour scheme in a room is another way to help you choose flowers. You could choose to follow the colours in a room or to contrast them completely. For example, a room done in blues would contrast well with bright sunflowers, or a room with a green scheme
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Home Lighting in a home is functional, adds drama and style to the spaces we live in, both inside and outside the house. It is important to give careful thought to how each room is lighted to finish the overall dĂŠcor of a room. Here are some things to look pout for when designing the lighting dĂŠcor. In your home office, factor in task lighting for reading, writing, and computer work, and general lighting for the surrounding area. An adjustable desk lamp will provide task light for desk and keyboard areas. Position all lights so that their bulbs do not reflect in the computer screen. Look to halogen desk lamps for bright, clean lighting that's perfect for reading and other tasks. In the kitchen, more than the general roof light, include lights under cabinets that illuminate specific work areas. Believe me, when you are rolling out those chapatis at
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night and the space is well illuminated, it makes for easier work and that food might just taste better! Artwork can be enhanced by focused lights which draw attention to them. These could be ceiling lights that are directed towards the art or even floor lamps that track the pictures. A new lamp shade is an easy way to update the dĂŠcor in your room. It is an instant way to match new paint in a room or to complete a new upholstery job. Floor and table lamps can be used to change the mood in a room. For nights when easy or intimate conversations are called for, these lamps provide the perfect environment to relax in and enjoy the company you are in. In the gardens, general lighting that imitates nature provides a comfortable feel. Lighting wired through the branches of mature trees give the feel of magical moonlight. Path lights should not have glare that blind people and should instead allow for safe walking along the garden paths.
Valentine’s Day Home Décor Valentine’s Day provides a perfect opportunity to add some special ambience to your home. After the festivities of Christmas and New Year, January can seem quite long and drab and February brings Valentine’s and an opportunity to spice up your home décor. So, put on your creative hats and have some fun with these simple do-it-yourself tips. Add valentine colours to your living room. Have fun with reds, whites, pinks and chocolate brown. Change the covers of your cushions into something with these colours and add a throw to brighten up your sofas. Flowers also bring the romance of valentine’s. Red, pink or yellow roses are a beautiful addition in your living room. Red and white scented candles add to the ambience and feel of your home and create a more intimate setting.
For that special valentine’s day meal, spice up your dining table with valentine themed tableware, a red runner or table cloth, with red or pink napkins and placemats. The centrepiece can be flowers or a bowl of red apples and chocolates. A small box with chocolate and candy can be placed at each place setting for the guests.
In your bedroom, soft, smooth and luxurious fabrics make the day … or night. Fabrics such as velvet with rich red hues on throws and pillows are beautiful and feel good. Here too, the scented candles bring out the romance and wonder of this day. Another quick way to add ambience is adding appropriate lighting. This is the time for dim lighting and simple lamp shades. These are a few and simple ways to add some valentine romance to your home. Remember, design is all about expressing yourself in the spaces you live in. Have fun showing the romantic side of you and at the same time adding some freshness to your home.
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The Clutter War HELP!! My home is under attack. We have a ‘clutter attack’! It comes at me from every direction. The books and papers are plotting the air attacks, they already have the floors covered. The toys have taken over any space left over by the papers beneath the sofas and the beds. Even the provisions in my kitchen which are meant to nourish my family seem to be plotting against me and never stay in order in the place where I put them. Well, I’ve had enough, it’s time to implement my counter attack plan. To begin with, I will go right to the middle of this ‘clutter-regime’, the books and papers squad. I need to sort separate those that we use from those that have not been touched in years. Did I just see a telephone directory from 1999? Why do I keep these things? Step 1 – all obsolete books need to go! So, telephone directory, company annual reports from yesteryears, newspapers all must go. A good place to take them would be a recycling factory. Step 2 – school textbooks that my children are no longer using could be helping other children. A children’s home or friends and relatives with kids in the appropriate classes would appreciate these. Step 3 – have all the stationery arranged in an organized form. Storage for papers, pencils, crayons can be in many forms. Each item should have its own space. The next level of my counter attack is the toys. The holiday season brought a fresh supply of toys. This gives the kids an opportunity to learn giving. Older toys which still work well would be a welcome gift in a children’s home. The broken ones, well, those just have to go. My kitchen is the final frontier. As I go through the many little containers, I cannot believe 22
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I have spices and food colours that expired 4 years ago! Where have they been hiding? With these gone, I can now focus on what’s left. Food containers for all the dry food items help to arrange them and keep them neatly organized on the shelves. The same containers will also keep the fridge well organized. So, thus begins my journey to a clutter free home. No more ‘clutter attacks’, I will declutter.
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Cars Fiat 500 The 500 is Fiat’s answer to the Mini Cooper. It is an updated design of a classic. Gents, your lady is unique, she is one of a kind, she is beautiful, funky, cool, interesting and quirky. This is the vehicular embodiment of all those properties. I have yet to see a single 500 on Kenyan roads. She will stand out and she will be noticed. I don’t wish to be labeled a chauvinist but this is the ultimate girl’s car.
Red, Hot and Fast We are coming up to that time of year again…when rose sellers are out on the streets in droves, when everybody goes to extreme’s to see how much red they can wear in one single outfit. Yup, Valentines day is right around the corner. So in honour of the upcoming day, and just in case you want to surprise that special someone with a four wheeled present, here are a few suggestions. Cars that wear red well.
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Cars BMW 3-Series Coupe It is the tail lights. One evening, driving along somewhere in town, I saw this set of tail lights that just stood out. Sometimes love creeps up on you, sometimes it catches you off guard, sometimes, you find yourself in love without ever knowing you were falling in love. It was thus when I saw the 3-series coupe at night. I had seen a few of them in the light of day but I only realized how gorgeous this car is when the sun set. It was the lights that did it. The car is a beauty.
Audi S5 Sometimes, you see something from a new angle and it just looks right. That was the case with the Audi S5 for me. I had seen a grey one parked in Westlands and thought it great looking but not necessarily gorgeous. Then one day, I was running errands, I walked out of the mall I was in, jumped into my car and there in my rear view mirror was a red Audi S5. Breathtaking.
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Highly Anticipated Movies out February 2012 There are several highly anticipated movies out February 2012. One of these is Boy. The movie is set in New Zealand’s rural East Coast in 1984. Boy (played by James Rolleston) is a dreamer who lives with his brother, his Nan and a tribe of deserted cousins. Starring in Boy are also Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu, Craig Hall, Taika Waititi, Rachel House, Waimihi Hotere, Ngapaki Emery and Waihoroi Shortland. Boy is directed by Taika Waititi and it will be released on the 1st of February. 26
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Another of the highly-anticipated movies out this February is Grassroots. The movie revolves around a short-tempered, unemployed music critic in Seattle. The character-driven comedy brings out the virtue of standing up for what is right and on the power of the people. Grassroots is directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and it comes out on the 1st of February. Yet another of the highly-anticipated movies this February is The Woman in Black. The movie revolves around Arthur Kipps (played by Daniel Radcliffe) who is a widowed lawyer and his time in a remote village where the townspeople are keeping a deadly secret. Starring in the movie are also CiarĂĄn Hinds, David Burke, Janet McTeer and Shaun Dooley. The Woman in Black is directed by James Watkins and it is set to be released on the 3rd of February.
Child-friendly Movies out March 2012 If you would like to spend some quality family time this March, there are several children-friendly movies that are set to be released. One of the most anticipated movies this March is The Lorax. The movie is set to be released on the 2nd of March 2012. The movie is made by the creator of Despicable Me. Starring in the movie are Danny DeVito (the Lorax), Zac Efron (Ted), Ed Helms (Once-ler), Rob Riggle (the new villain O'Hare), Betty White (Grammy Norma, Ted's grandmother) and Taylor Swift (Audrey, Ted's romantic interest). The Lorax is based on a children’s book by the same name by Dr. Seuss. The movie chronicles the
plight of the Lorax. The movie focuses on an industrialized society and the dangers an industrialized society poses to nature. Personification is used to bring such industries as the Once-ler to life while the Lorax personifies the environment. The Lorax comes in 3D-CG. Another of the highly anticipated family movies is The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists. The movie is an adaptation of Gideon Defoe’s first two books. The 3-D stop-motion animated movie comes with the international title ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’. The movie is about the adventures of ‘The Pirate Captain’ who is vain and selfdeluded and his crew that is made up of unorthodox pirates. The movie is directed by Peter Lord (who also directed Chicken Run) and it will be released on the 28th of March
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The Crabb Family Set to Release a New Album this March The Crabb Family is set to release its new album titled ‘Together Again’ this March. The audio CD will be released on the 7th of February. The songs in the album are back to the Front Porch, God Has a Plan, You Can’t Do That Anymore, This Is You & Me, If There Ever Was a Time, Come Home, No Problems, I Love You This Much, Faith Meets Grace and Say a Prayer. Together Again is different from all the other albums by the group in that each song features the 5 members and no a lead voice. The group is currently on tour, dabbed Celebration Tour, to promote the new album.
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The gospel music group released its first album in 1996 and it has 15 albums and 4 compilations. The group has also released several radio singles. The group is very successful with awards and nominations by GMA Dove Awards and the NARAS Grammy Awards. The Crabb Family gospel music group is made up of Kelly, Terah, Adam, Aaron, and Jason, all members of the Crabb Family. The group from Beaver Dam in rural Kentucky was founded by Gerald Crabb and his wife Kathy Crabb, but the siblings went their separate ways in 2006. The new album is the first time the siblings are all coming together since then. All the songs and the lyrics can be found online once the album is released.
Marvin Sapp's New Album Set for Release this March of his greatest songs that have won him various awards, including 2 BET Awards, a GMA Dove Award nomination and a Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year award, are Praise Him in Advance, Changed and Perfect Peace. Others are Thirsty, The Best in Me and He Has His Hand on You and My Testimony.
Are you a fan of gospel music? One of the most successful gospel artists of our generation, Pastor Marvin Sapp, is set to release his new album on the 13th of March this year. The live CD/DVD was recorded from October 2011 and it will be his first album since he lost his wife in 2010. The album, titled I Win, will be released under the Verity Label.
Marvin Sapp was born Marvin Louis Sapp on the 6th of December in 1967. Other than being a recording artist and a songwriter, Marvin is also a senior pastor at the Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Michigan which he founded. You could go online for the album, the lyrics and the other music from him.
Marvin’s previous albums are Marvin Sapp released in 1996, Grace & Mercy released 1997, Nothing Else Matters released 1999, I Believe released 2002, Diary of a Psalmist released 2003, Be Exalted released 2005, Thirsty released 2007 and Here I Am released 2010. Some
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A Quaker Christmas (Romancing America) Does a Christian journal or novel interest you? A highly anticipated novel in 2012 is A Quaker Christmas. The novel belongs to the Romancing America series of Christian novels. The book is written by Lauralee Bliss, Ramona K. Cecil, Rachael Phillips and Claire Sanders. Although A Quaker Christmas was published on the 1st of September in 2011, it is just hitting book shelves outside the U.S. You could always buy the book over the Internet if you want it before March. Buying the book from online stores and marketplaces is also advantageous in that you will get a lower price and you get to shop anonymously and conveniently. A Quaker Christmas revolves around the Quakers of Ohio River Valley around Christmas time. The novel
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focuses on 4 Quaker families in the area. The Hall family has a family-run inn and one of their guests, Silas Jones, woos their daughter and challenges their beliefs. Widowed Lucinda Hughes is mourning the death of her husband and Will Davis is blaming himself for the demise of his friend. Keturah Wilkes is an outspoken woman in the community and this lands her in hot water with the Henry Mangun family which is very rowdy. Susannah Griffith has been observing the activities of her husband who works at the Underground Railroad. Everything changes this Christmas Eve.
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Interested in Healthy Living? Pick up Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of DramaFree Living
A novel is advantageous in that it offers escapism. A journal is important in that it gives you hard facts. Self-help books are advantageous in that they help you take action to make your life or your health better. An addition to the self-help book stable is Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of Drama-Free Living. The book is written by Donna Michelle Beaudoin and it is set to be released in February this year.
sister of 3 siblings, but she considers herself to be part of vegetarian community. Donna is a vegan and she incorporates between 20% and 50% of raw vegan meals in her diet every week. Donna is a Certified Raw Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Raw Vegan Chef following qualification from the Raw Vegan Network-Ekaya Institute of Living Food Education.
In Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of DramaFree Living, Donna Beaudoin gives a comprehensive plan, including practical tips, on how you can change into a vegetarian diet. The book gives you the main reasons why you should go for a vegetarian diet.
The 45 year old vegan gives you tips on how to make the transition from a vegetarian to a vegan and she details the difference between the two. Pick Sister Vegetarian's 31 Days of Drama-Free Living instead of a novel or a journal this March
Although Donna is not a nutritionist, medical or exercise specialist, the tips she gives have been tried and tested. The book gets its name from the fact that Donna has is the younger
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Tips on Planning a Romantic Weekend Getaway
East Africa has some of the best romantic weekend getaway destinations in the world. You could visit the white sandy beaches of the Kenyan and the Tanzanian costs and you could go for a safari in the Serengeti, the Masai Mara and other parks in Kenya and Tanzania. You could visit Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimajaro in Tanzania, the Ruwenzori Mountains in Uganda and other mountains and you could go on a simple picninc East African plains in ‘The Scar on Earth’s Face’, the Great Rift Valley. So, how do you go about planning a simple picnic in the East Africa plains, a safari, a weekend at the East African coast or any other weekend getaway in East Africa? Although surprise weekend getaways are best, you need to find out what will excite your partner. You could do this by asking indirect questions such as “we’ve never gone picnicking; I take it you are not into picnics?” We all get tempted to repeat past 34
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experiences if they we had a great time, but try something you have never done before if you want a truly memorable time. You should plan your picnic, safari or whichever getaway you are going for months in advance to avoid disappointment. Consider going for your getaway during off-peak periods if you want to save money and to avoid congestion. Compare as many options as possible to increase your chances of getting a good destination. Read independent reviews in tour & travel magazines and join online discussion forums for tips on the best destinations. You should enlist the services of a travel agency to help you with your choice. Travel agents know the best picnic spots, the best safari getaways, the best hotels and the best time to travel. Hiring a travel agent gives you unparalleled convenience and it helps you plan discreetly if you want to surprise your loved one.
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Amarula & Eve is the perfect mood-setting drink this Valentine. Amarula is a popular cream liqueur that is manufactured in South Africa. The cream liqueur is made with cream, sugar and the fruit of the Marula tree (or Sclerocarya birrea) which the locals call the Marriage Tree and the Elephant tree. The cream liqueur has an alcohol content of 17% v/v. The cocktail is fruity and creamy and it is very delicious. The Amarula in the cocktail is nicely balanced, meaning it is not overly creamy. The fruity flavor comes from the lychee. You can serve the as an appealing or a dessert in your Valentine dinner. This cocktail serves 2.
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Valentine Cocktail: Amarula & Eve
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1 ½ oz Amarula Cream
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½ oz citrus vodka
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3/4 oz ruby red grapefruit juice
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Lychee fruit (for garnishing)
Method: Begin by filling the shaker glass with ice Add all the ingredients in the shaker glass slowly, leave for the lychee fruit Shake the mixture vigorously for about a minute Strain the mixture into coup glasses Garnish the cocktail on the rim with lychee fruit You could use any other lychee liqueurs if you cannot find the lychee juice. 36
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This cocktail is not to be comsumed by persons under 18. Excessive intake of any alcohol leads to drunkeness.
On the grill Ingredients: •
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• 1 cup of crushed buttery round crackers Method: Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Using a sharp knife, plunge the tip straight down behind the eye of the lobster to kill it humanely. While the lobster is on its back, cut open its cavity using a sharp knife. Remove the intestines and the stomach and discard them. Leave the tomalley in a bowl. Mix the tomalley with the cracker crumbs and put the mixture into the lobster’s body cavity using a spoon.
Valentine Dinner: Baked Fresh Lobster
Cover the lobster with a drizzle of the butter. Two teaspoons should be enough.
Although you should prepare a valentine dinner that does not take too much of your time, this is not to say that you should make something overly simplistic. A valentine dinner that combines class with time saving is baked fresh lobster. This valentine dinner goes well with a bottle of Chardonnay and a Classic Whiskey Sour cocktail. Each serving has 1366 calories, total fat of 82.5 grams and 361mg of cholesterol. It takes 20 minutes to prepare the meal and 35 minutes to cook. The recipe yields 2 servings.
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On the grill A valentine dinner is never complete without a chocolate desert. One of the chocolate deserts of all time is the chocolate brownie. The greatest advantages chocolate brownie are that it has great flavor, it is versatile and it is easy to make. makes 16 brownies. Ingredients: Chocolate Brownie: •
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Method: Chocolate brownie: Place the oven’s rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 165 degrees C. Butter/spray a square baking pan. Melt the butter and chocolate in stainless steel bowl over a saucepan with simmering water. Remove the molten butter and chocolate from the heat and stir the mixture in sugar. Whisk the eggs and the vanilla extract separately and add to the mixture. Add the flour and the salt to the mixture. Bake in the pan for about 25 minutes. Chocolate Ganache: Melt the cream, the chopped chocolate and the butter in a stainless steel bowl over simmering water. Remove from the heat and spread over the brownies once they are both cool.
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What areon yourOne names? I am Brian One Mutenyo Wabwoto ...BMW...Hehe... What does Trigga mean and how did you come up with that name? TRIGGA is my stage name and I came up with it by making an acronym of my mission on earth through music which is to :Teach..Rebuke...Inspire.....Guide...Go ...Ahead
souls to Christ......all in God, we trust. What have been your greatest achievements thus far and why? My greatest achievement so far is releasing my first album "KIATU BILA SOUL''. This is one of the chief aspirations of any artiste, compiling your work and making it available to the market. This is not just enough but the album appealing to many and responding better than previous releases from other artistes is something I am forever grateful to GOD. My other greatest achievement is receiving a Presidential Award : I was awarded 'BOY OF THE YEAR 2010' by His Excellency the President of Kenya as the most Disciplined and most Industrious student at Starehe Boys' Centre and School. This changed the common misconception about artistes' excellence in personal discipline, character and academics..
How did you get started in the music bizz and why? .I got started in music in 2009 when I recorded my first single "STRONG SOLDIERS'' alongside a school-mate,Mr.Lwane while at Starehe Boys Centre and School. This was after I got born again in 2007 while in form one and got a chance to nurture my talent through the Christian Union Praise & Worship team..The reason why I got into the music industry is entirely When you are not making music, what do for ministry purpose: spreading the you do? When I am not making music I do good news about JESUS CHRIST. charity visits to children’s' homes alongside Thitu Kariba and other friends. I am also a What are your goals for the next 5 student at University Of Nairobi. years? In the next five years, I would like to be a house-hold name on the How old are you? .I am 19 years old... global gospel music ministry scene alongside my group Vkp(Vijana Kwa Pulpit) as we go international in How easy or difficult is it for a young man accordance with The Great Commission like yourself to do what you do today? It given unto each one of us by Our Lord, is partly easy...and also difficult...let me JESUS CHRIST.I also pray that in the elaborate. Easy in a way because I have more next five years, our initiative 'TAFUTA time to myself unlike older people who have ANSWER FOR CANCER' /TAFCA family responsibilities and demanding jobs CAMPAIGN will have touched the that take up most of their time. It is also easy lives of millions of people across the because people are willing to listen to me world through our Cancer Awareness more when they see that I am young, saved campaigns and care for cancer patients and trying to serve. I get lots of support. On and families of the deceased who the other hand, It is difficult because I learn succumb to the disease. Musically, I the hard way when I make mistakes coz hope to have 4 albums under my belt; experience songs that will transform lives and lead 40
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Him control of my life..He guides my steps.. being a public figure comes with challenges ranging from temptation to pressure to compromise. I maintain good company plus I have mentors who sharpen me: Just as iron sharpen iron so does man sharpen another man.. What advise can you offer aspiring gospel artist and the ones that are already there? .For up-coming arises: Never give up, put God first and be willing to learn. For established artistes: Stay focused, put God first and remain humble enough to share with those ones trying to make it..God will bless you more... If you could work with any artist who would it be and why? JULIANI. He is the ideal definition of an all-rounded artiste. He is down-to-earth, appreciative and willing to support up-coming artistes. He is also a very principled individual with dreams and aspirations that are outstanding. ONE MORE REASON, he is my music mentor...
that I have is nothing compared to what people thrice my age in the the same field have. Resources are a also limited coz I am young and still trying to make a coin here and there to save up. However,I have lots of mentors who keep me in cheque like large sums of money...lol.... What are the pros and Cons of being a youth for Christ in the music industry and how do you overcome temptation to compromise? .My position comes with pros and cons just like roses come with thorns...well, as a Christian youth in the music industry it isn't easy to stay true to what I preach coz am human as anyone else..the difference is: I gave my life to Christ and I gave
Tell us about your album and your songs Fantasy and Not guilty. How did they come about and why? .Ahaaa!!!My debut album 'KIATU BILA SOUL' is really awesome!!It meets quality production standards and has incorporated several genres: hip-hop, techno, soft-rock, benga and ragga as my lyrical prowess stands out in every song. All glory to God. It features house-hold names such as: JULIANI, HOLY DAVE,CHON!S(U.S.A) AMONG OTHERS..So far..I have released two singes in the album: "NOT GUILTY" alongside DAN GEE JAYNERALE and CHRIST CYCOZ : It is a song speaking to those who are born-again..reminding them that Christ paid the price for their sin...The video is really awesome...on TV already!! "FANTASY" is also topping the charts. Harusi Magazine
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We have done it as VKP...it is ministering mainly to those leading worldly lifestyles that don't please the Lord..We term this "FANTASY" and the reality about life can only be found in Christ...Video coming out sooner than you think..done by a leading record label!!!
Where can we get a copy of the album? I have my marketing & distribution team across the country and "KIATU BILA SOUL" album can be delivered at your doorstep...We also do online sales: www. vkpmussic.webs.com...for orders call: 0710910515 and depending on where the client is based..They shall be directed for convenience. Any last words? Wooooow!!!!!I am grateful to HARUSI for this opportunity and also to everyone who supports my music and ministry...God bless you so much. Grateful to God for his favor. To everyone who gets to read this interview, always as yourself this: IF MY LIFE WERE A MOVIE,WOULD GOD COMFORTABLY PRESS THE REPLAY BUTTON???
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Letter from Miss Boss
The bride of Christ
Many times when we think about the bride of Christ, we think about the church as a whole. May times when some of us think about the church today, we think about all that is wrong with the church, we think about judgment, and tithes and offerings and how they are used or not used, we think about hypocrisy and much more that does not begging to describe what God has in mind for the church. Today I have come to a place where I have removed myself the church, in that I see the bride of Christ being a more personal affair and not a global one. I see myself the bride of Christ, I see myself as his church. I came to the complete understanding that I am under the new covenant with God which is all about truth and grace and not Law. I got to understand that the new covenant is he as the groom and I as his bride one on one. You are the bride of Christ, he has chosen you to be his, to have and to hold, for richer or for poorer, for better or worse, in sickness or health for eternity. Jesus is not asking you to be perfect; he is taking you as you are because he is perfect on your behalf. Jesus is not asking for you to work for the perfection either because he did the work on your behalf. All he is asking is for you to say yes, to say I do. To be the bride of Christ means to live as his bride, to have a relationship with his as a groom and his bride. When a bride says I do, she then has a right to everything her husband owns, has and is regardless of her state. Jesus is saying under the new covenant that, now that you are in me and I in you and that we are one, everything I own is yours, everything I have is yours, everything I have worked for is yours, and you can enjoy the benefits of being his bride not by works but by accepting him. Under the new covenant, the bride of Christ has no more limitations, not because she worked harder and rose higher, but because Christ has no limitations and as his bride he is automatically and heir and partaker of all that is his, she has the right to it ALL. As his bride, we also get to know him more, we get to have him lead us as the head of the home and as we well know he has good plans for us, for a future and a hope. Having such a close relationship to him means you get to know what he knows, he gets to guide you and by just trusting in him, submitting to him you get to reap all the benefits. You are the bride of Christ; you are now under the new covenant of his grace (unmerited favor) and truth. It is not by works, it is my knowing and believing that you now live it. It is not by law but by love.
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