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CONTENTS My Pulpit message notes: | Is the news worth trending3-4 My Devotional: Confessions | 6 Education: The 5 Ps to consider when choosing a career | 7 My Inspiration: Patience with great expectations | 8 My Entrepreneur: Journeying towards the leader you want to be | 9 My Health: Learning after sleep my be key to consolidating information 10 - 11 My Kitchen: Matumbo fry |12 My Sports: Hamilton concedes he’s ‘out of the championship’ fight after tough run to P13 at Imola | 13

My Pulpit Message - notes Is the news worth trending?

My Pulpit Message Notes are extracted from the sermon preached at the Nairobi Baptist Church (NBC) Ngong Road on Sunday 24th April 2022. Preacher: Salame Leah, Youth Worship Leader. Topic: Is the news worth trending? Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20

Information is simply knowledge. News is an upgrade of information. News is information that is interesting, important and a recent happening. Trend is news that is high ranking. It is fashionable.

I cannot begin to fathom Someone who could split the sea into two, and instead of using the ferry to school, I walk on dry ground. That is the supremacy of our God. That is the Who’s message we are being asked to trend. Yes, His news is worthy trending.

We are looking at One Who holds the answers/soluToday there are ridiculous amounts of information at our dis- tions to this fallen world. I look at the state of things today and posal. In a single second, 6,000 tweets are released. Also two wonder, how we got to such hardship and devastation. How did we million books are produced every year. This is an overload of end up with gas prices skyrocketing? As Paul would describe it, ‘an information. There are 600 million blogs and over 1.7 billion evil generation’.

But there is One Who holds a message that is able websites. to rescue us in this time, in this fallen world. He has wisdom and solutions to problems of humanity. That is the supremacy of our The gospel that we have proven from the past weeks is really, God. In Hebrews, He says He is able to save to the uttermost those good, isn’t fake, it’s breaking and is worth trending. It should who come to God through Him. In answering the question as to whether this news be a calibre above the six thousand tweets a second. is worth trending, I would ask, what did it do for you? What were 1.

Supremacy of the Sendyou saved from? Where did you er We may not all have gone to a theological school, but we can come from? What did it change 2.

Substance of the mes- sing, so we will sing loudly. We can dance, so we will dance for you? All of us are in this fallsage vigorously. We have our professions, we have people under us, en world. Then think of all those 3.

Nobility of the task people we can impact, so we will make it trend with tools that other people going through the we have. We will use our voices, and our passion and we will same things and surely, isn’t that use our knowledge, our testimony and we will make this news gospel that rescued you worth taking to them so that they will Supremacy of the trend because it is worth trending. come to where you are now. That is worth trending.

Sender Matthew 28:18

“18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

Here it is us considering who is sending us to go. They say that there are certain aspects of news and information that make it newsworthy. For information to become news, it has to meet certain criteria for example, about a celebrity, or someone of prominence etc.

Colossians 1:15 says “15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.”

Why should this news trend? Because the One from whom it originates from has superiority in the whole universe. We are talking about the Creator of the heavens and the earth, Who put a boundary to the sea. If you want to check how impossible that is, take a bottle of water, spill that water and try telling it, don’t go past here. Imagine someone who can tell the sea, don’t go past this point. Someone who formed such complexity in the intrinsic fibres of creation. Someone Who formed patterns and designs.

Someone Who split the sea into two.

Substance of the message Matthew 28:20

“and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

In my first year of school we touched a little on IT, the basics, and there was a unit called ‘Networks’. I understood a network to be, as when we were young a game we used to play of using a pipe to talk through it with one person on one end and the other person on their ear. Imagine the pipe to be a network / medium that will transfer information. So one of the characteristics of a good network , we said, was one that maintains the integrity of the data.

This means the message that is leaving point A should be the same message received at point B. It should be undistorted / unchanged.

If we are the network and Jesus is point A and the world / nations to whom we are sent is point B, we are supposed to pass a message that retains its integrity. It should be undistorted.

In this world, in these times, in this generation, there are topics that are now considered sensitive. There are topics where someone asks you what is your stand / take and because there is that fear of what if you answer and you are taken to be a judgmental person. It is important for us to maintain the integrity of the data that we are transmitting.

Jesus is saying, ‘Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.’

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My Pulpit Message - notes I recently completed my attachment at a certain institute and there was one time when I was asked what is my stand on homosexuality. This is a topic all of us have come to interact with.

Either being asked, or watching shows about it and it is such a sensitive topic now, but that and the rest of the topics that we might be asked that are very sensitive. Sexual immorality these days is so easy, the come-we-stays are so normal, but it is important for us to maintain the integrity of the data. Teaching them to obey everything that we have been commanded.

It means that when we speak, act, make a decision, when we choose a path, we are still maintaining the integrity of that data. Why? Because as Paul would say, “The gospel is the power of God unto salvation,”. And that is why it is integral for us to maintain the integrity of that data. The gospel is the power of God, it is able to change/transform the listeners, it is able to turn their lives around.

Again, what did it do for you? Then it can do for other people. It is vital for us to maintain the integrity of that data.

We don’t have to have gone to a theological school, I haven’t. We were simply called to be witnesses.

On our dates with Mrs. Mulandi, an amazing company, one of the questions she almost always asks is, have you started discipling someone yet? My answer the first days was, I’m too young , I was around 20, or 21 then, and she asked me, am I being discipled and I answered, yes. And she said it is simply that. What you are being taught, you go and tell others. Just that.

That is the substance of the message that we are also taking. It shouldn’t be overwhelming that we should have gone to some theological school and graduated after some six years. It is simply passing on what you have heard.

So I feel like we can put more pressure on going for Bible study because then you can have something to share. We can put more weight on going to church and sharing with believers because then you have something to share. We can put more weight on personal studies and quiet time because then, you will have something to share. But remember, the weight of this is to maintain the integrity of that data. Don’t veer off. We shouldn’t trend what is acceptable / fashionable to people. We teach everything He commanded us.

Nobility of the task Matthew 28:20

I love movies, particularly epic movies. Epic movies are those which talk about the period of vikings and warriors and kings. It depicts the period between after Jesus coming and just before technology rose.

There is a phrase that they make, ‘someone being on the king’s errand’. That would simply mean, someone has been sent on behalf of the king to represent them somewhere. They will either pass a message, or hold discussions on behalf of the king. They are the king’s hand. It did not really matter who this errand boy was because you are simply the image of the king so if you respected the king, then you would respect this errand boy because he is representing that king. It is interesting because they ride on the best horses, they get robed in red regalia, they eat nicely and are treated very well, but it is not them. It doesn’t matter whether this person came from a poor or rich background, because they are representing the king and were treated as the king would have been treated. It doesn’t matter where you come from, but it is vital that you don’t embarrass the king. So

they are always acting in their best behaviour.

We are on the King’s errand and it is not fiction/movie/ movie genre. This is real life. We have been sent by the King who split the sea into two. We are representing the King and so when we talk, we should speak oracles, as people who have been sent by the King.

The King chooses to use me, who sometimes is not diligent, sometimes steps on people’s toes etc. But the King has sent me and you to hold this message that is able to change people’s lives and make them better, to give them hope. We have been sent, we are on the King’s errand.

The conclusion of the matter is this; that man is in desperate need of a Saviour. Someone who will save us from ourselves, from our selfishness, from our distractive nature,Someone who will help us in our struggles.

Man is also completely unable to help himself. We need help, but cannot help ourselves. Even our best efforts really come to nothing. Out attempts at salvation, self preservation are futile. We can look at the environment around us, things degrading and things dyeing and it is really us. There is a disconnect.

The good news is that there is a Saviour. Someone who is able to help. Again, what did He do for you? Where would you have been if it wasn’t for God? In this world where things are going astray there is a Saviour, there is a God, who was willing to save this wretched man.

So willing, He laid down His life to call me and you, us lawless people us naked, rebellious, poor, weak people, sons. There is a Saviour holding out salvation. There is a Saviour Who’s impact in our lives will make our impact actually matter. Why would anyone miss it?

Why would anyone miss that good message? Why would anyone struggle for what will not satisfy? Why would we continue striving and we are not even helping ourselves? Because we have not heard?

Far be it from us.

That is why we need to trend this news. Because there is a Saviour. It is relevant to people. They need to know that there is a Saviour. So we are the ones who will trend this news. We are the ones who will stand boldly and say / shout on top of our lungs that there is a God. He rescued me and He can rescue you. And we will use whatever tools we have. We may not all have gone to a theological school, but we can sing, so we will sing loudly. We can dance, so we will dance vigorously. We have our professions, we have people under us, people we can impact, so we will make it trend with tools that we have. We will use our voices, and our passion and we will use our knowledge, our testimony and we will make this news trend because it is worth trending.

Yes this news is worth trending. So my life and your life should reflect that.

I know if all of us decided to send a tweet, it wouldn’t reach six thousand in a second, but we can use what we have and we can make this news to trend. There is forgiveness and help and salvation, and hope and joy and peace like people have not experience before if we will just turn our focus and look at Christ, the supremacy of the Sender, the substance of the Message and the nobility of this Task. We are on the Kings errand.

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My Life How to get saved and spend eternity with God His Love “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.

John 3:16 (NASB) My response that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.

Romans 10:9-10 (NASB)

My prayer Lord God Almighty, thank You for Your love for me. Thank You that You sent Your Son Jesus Christ to die for my sins. Please forgive me for all the sins I have committed against You. I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and that He died on the cross and You raised Him from the dead on the third day. Please write my name in the Lamb’s book of life. Help me to live a life that is holy and pleasing unto You. In Jesus’ Name I pray and believe. Amen

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My Devotional

By Liz Omondi | Email: timestodayke@gmail.com | Image courtesy: mobile.twitter.com

CONFESSIONS

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.”

James 5:16

when my phone alarm clock goes off in the wee hours of the morning, the temptation to silence the alarm and to back to shut-eye is on extremely high red alert.

But an even louder alarm goes off in my head that says, “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.”

This one verse that is repeated in twice in Proverbs 6:10-11 and 24:33-34, makes to literally jump out of bed in such a way that sleep completely disappears.

It is one thing to confess your sins to God when you are in a secret place, it is another to confess your sins to another person. To be in a vulnerable place can be quite daunting yet, God’s Word actually commands us to confess our sins one unto another. What’s the benefit? Well, from the simple understanding I have of James 5:16 verse in the Scripture, it I think of times when my Role Model Jemarks the beginning of a healing process when after confession, you pray sus rose early in the morning when it was still dark to go and pray, I am for each other. encouraged to copy Him. I know the value of practicing this for I know, I will not find another time during the day as precious as very early in the Even before I begin this unnerving process of making my confessions morning when there are absolutely no interruptions.

I am also reminded of the Scripture in 1 John 1:8-9 “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess What of the times when I feel treated in a tyrannical way? Unholy thoughts our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us bombard my head like a spray of bullets from a machine gun. Those unfrom all unrighteousness.” This is quite comforting. Now let’s take a deep holy thoughts can linger on for a few minutes before I remember to whisbreath. per a short prayer, asking God to forgive my evil thoughts. The Scripture verse that comes to mind at such times is “Do not take revenge, my dear If you are like me, there are certain things that I know that I know I ought friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to to do because it is not only right, but is for my own good. Well, my first avenge; I will repay,”says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is confession is that, for a very long time exercising, or working out has hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing been one of my most dreaded activities that I had to push myself to do. It this, you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by is only until recently that I have started enjoying my workouts. Why do I evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:19-21) do it? Because Paul told Timothy (1 Timothy 4:8) “For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” There is value in physical train- I find my struggles similar to what Paul describes in Romans 7:21-25 “ So ing. I don’t know if Timothy was overdoing it, but Paul doesn’t rebuke I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with him, but points out that it has some value, though godliness has value for me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law all things. at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I am!

Looking after one’s spiritual health is very important and should be a pri- Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to ority, but that does not mean we should neglect our physical health. In God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself addition, the Bible says, “19 Do you not know that your bodies are tem- in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the ples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? law of sin.

You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) and we also see that our great- God is faithful and just. He does forgive us our sins and purify us from all est Role Model, Jesus Christ, grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour unrighteousness. Like Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is suffiwith God and man (Luke 2:52). This means His growth and development cient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” was well balanced, both physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. I have no excuse but to get on with it.

May the Holy Spirit guide us in this journey to do what is right before Him. Sleep is very important for human development and scientific research has actually proven this. So when I lay on my bed to rest in the night I am doing a good thing that will benefit me. However, I confess that

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My Education The five Ps to consider when choosing a career

By William Mwangi - Career Coach, Crawford international School | image credit: dreamstime.com

Over 800,000 candidates who sat for this year’s KCSE walked out of the exam rooms heads held high, beaming with excitement and ambition as they step into what they believe will be a bright future. Well, the prospects of that future will be determined, largely, by one question: What career path to take?

While some may have already had the advantage of receiving career guidance, a possible majority of others will face that question much later. Ideally, that process should begin in the early years of post-primary education, but it is never too late to identify a career that one is suited for.

Passion will make you wake up in the middle of the night to complete a task. Passion will make you say NO to distractions that are not aligned with your vision. Passion is the drive that will unlock your career. It is the fuel that will fire you up past all challenges along the way.

2. Performance

must decide how you will get there. The career-planning process allows you to identify your strengths and interests so that you can discover professional opportunities you are likely to enjoy and excel in.

You first need to understand your needs, strengths, personality, skills, talents and interests to make informed academic and career decisions. It is imperative to start planning your career early. How early is too early? I believe that as early as one gets into formal schooling, one is already exposed to career planning.

4. Professional exposure Some students know exactly what they want to do in life as far as careers are concerned. Some have no clue. The reason is that most students are not exposed to professionals in different areas. I always encourage parents and guardians to expose their children to their friends in different careers.

There are as many careers to choose from as there are the disciplines available in tertiary institutions. Individual preferences are even more varied. So how does one go about identifying and choosing how they will spend the rest- or most oftheir active adult life?

Psychologically, children learn through observation and imitation.

Exposure to different professions and careers arouses their interest. This can be done through job, or professional shadowing, internships, attending career talks, or just visiting different organizations. At Crawford International School, we regularly invite different professionals to share experiences in their specific fields. This elicits a lot of interest in the students.

I propose five pointers, which I call the five Ps that form a useful compass when navigating the uncharted high seas of making a career choice. These are Passion, performance, professional exposure, planning and personality type.

5. Personality type

Let us explore one by one to see why they are important in choosing a career path.

In addition to passion, one must perform academically well in the subjects that will lead to their dream 1. Passion career. You may be passionate about medicine but your performance in sciences especially Biology is Passion is a strong desire that can get you to do very low. You may need to either work extra smart amazing things. Finding what you are passionate in that subject, or pursue another career option. about is a journey in itself. Do not be frustrated if you do not know yet. Keep trying new things. It will Remember universities and colleges will admit you come even if you have to build it. Choosing a career on your grades first before they see how passionate that aligns with your passion is choosing a lifetime you are about your career choice. Grades will sell of occupational fulfilment. you, but passion drives you. Find out which subjects support your career. Then commit to improving and What if you know you have a passion for something excel in them. While career advisors may assist in but you do nothing about it? This is the main prob- identifying the subject prerequisites for your career, lem with passion. You can have all the passion in the the onus is on you to attain the required grades for world for something, but if you do nothing about your career option. it, you will never know what you are truly capable of. Start working on it now! Join that club, play that 3. Planning sport, be involved in that activity that drives your passion.

Deciding on your career choice is not enough. You

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Why is a personality important in choosing a career?

Learning your personality allows you to appreciate your emotions, behaviours, and thought patterns.

For example, do you prefer to work alone, or do you prefer to work with others? Would you be content in a career that requires that you are extremely organized and have a set schedule? Or are you the type of person that likes to have an open, flexible schedule that allows you to be spontaneous?

This information will assist you in deciding which career matches your personality preferences. That is why Crawford International Schools places a high premium on psychometric tests before students select their subjects. These tests help learners understand themselves more in terms of aligning their personalities with their career options.

My Inspiration Patience with great expectations

By William King | Email: kingwilliam189@gmail.com | image courtesy: christianity.com

We all go through waiting times that can be difficult. Perhaps we’re waiting for a doctor’s report about our condition or for responses to job applications. We need to know that God is not making us wait to make it hard on us. He’s causing us to develop our character.

Patience is an inner strength that we all need to learn. It is what brings forth God’s promises. The writer of Hebrews says, “For you have need of patient endurance, so that you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised.”

The farmer waits with great expectation, looking for the rain, watching for sprouts, believing for a harvest, even when he doesn’t see anything happening. He knows it’s just a matter of time and the soil will yield a harvest if he patiently endures the wait.

If we’re going to bring forth the promises of God in our lives, we have to develop the patience that waits with great expectations. When it’s taking longer than we thought, we can’t grow weary and lose our enthusiasm.

The prophet Habakkuk said, “You told me to write the vision down, hold it close but it’s taking a long time.”

We need to develop our patience, knowing that at the right time, God is going to get us where we need to be as well as give us what we need. God doesn’t say that we shouldn’t sit around passively. He says we should be actively waiting.

The Scripture says, “See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains” (James 5:7).

If we’re going to bring forth the promises of God in our lives, we have to develop the patience that waits with great expectations. When it’s taking longer than we thought, we can’t grow weary and lose our enthusiasm.

The prophet Habakkuk said, “You told me to write the vision down, hold it close but it’s taking a long time.”

God replied, “I said it was for an appointed time. Though it linger, wait for it. It will certainly come and not delay.” What are you waiting for? Be patient and get prepared. God is more interested in what is being developed in you while you wait than what you’re waiting for.

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Every Good G S ift

ells

Entrepreneur Journeying toward the leader you want to be By by Scott Couchenour — Owner, Serving Strong Enterprises | www.biblicalleadership.com |Image courtesy: istock

In the lake called life, it’s the rudder that matters.

not.

The rudder is small, but it steers the entire ship.

You are navigating the lake called life. In it are a number of variables that seek to keep you off course to your destination.

To get to a desired spot across the lake, one must set a course and then follow it up with a multitude of adjustments along the What is your destination? It’s the type of person you wish to be. way, given the unknown variables that inevitably seek to push one off course.

What is your method? The adjustments with the rudder.

These adjustments with the rudder take into account the end So, decide the type of person you wish to be, and then prove it result. Every experience is a learning opportunity to leverage to yourself by your behaviors. (Read more about this in James for the next step. That is the rudder.

Clear’s book, Atomic Habits).

By the way, these are not adjustments like the undisciplined one The true course for fulfillment and a reduction in regrets is to who has no end goal in mind but would rather simply live and be about the business of becoming the fullest expression of your react to whatever comes his way. unique, God-given design.

That method may seem like freedom. But it will only lead to regret. And even though it seems like freedom at the time, it is

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My Health

Learning after sleep may be key for consolidating information

www.medicalnewstoday.com | Written by Corrie Pelc on April 24, 2022 — Fact checked by Anna Guildford, Ph.D

Researchers from Brown University and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science provide further evidence on the correlation between sleep and learning.

Learning-dependent vs use-dependent models

Scientists found that processes specifically related to learning help a person consolidate during sleep what they learn while awake.

They believe their findings provide more proof of a learning-dependent model rather than a use-dependent model when it comes to how sleep supports the learning process.

According to lead study author Dr. Yuka Sasaki, professor of cognitive, linguistic, and psychological sciences in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at Brown University, sleep facilitates learning.

However, researchers had conflicting models to explain how it does that — the use-dependent model and the learning-dependent model.

Staying up late to cram for tests has become a normal part of the high school and college academic process. Now, researchers from Brown University in the United States and the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan say that this practice hinders rather than helps the learning process.

The use-dependent model states that the amount a person learns while sleeping is the result of how the brain functions when awake.

On the other hand, the learning-dependent model states that what a person retains during sleep is directly connected to a neural process specifically related to learning.

Researchers found evidence that suggests sleep helps a person absorb what they learn while awake through a process that is specifically centered on learning. This means that the more sleep a person gets, the more time their brain has to process knowledge and skills learned while they are awake.

For this study, Dr. Sasaki and her team wanted to find out which model was most likely to aid learning. Researchers used two experimental sets of human volunteers, including a mix of both males and females.

The results from this study appear in The Journal of Neuroscience.

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My Health During the first experiment, participants learned a visual perceptual learning (VPL) task called a texture discrimination task (TDT). A VPL task helps strengthen the brain’s ability to comprehend what the eyes see. This helps in a variety of visual perception skills, such as visual and sequential memory, being able to differentiate between one object and another, and visual-spatial relations.

On the other hand, if school hours could be modified so that kids’ night sleep could be longer, this may be great.”

Those in the second group were also taught the TDT task and underwent testing both before and after a 90-minute nap. However, researchers structured this experiment differently, causing interference within the learning process.

“When they’re studying for a test, they might stay up late or do an all-nighter thinking that’s going to help, whereas this [study] would suggest that actually going to bed is going to facilitate and help with the learning and consolidation.”

Examining the results

– Dr. Panos

Dr. Stella Panos, neuropsychologist and director of neuropsychology for the Pacific Neuroscience Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA, also spoke to MNT regarding this study. She believes the findings suggest taking a different apParticipants in the first group underwent a pre-training test, TDT proach to learning than what we are normally accustomed to. training, and a post-training test. A 90-minute nap followed the second test. Then facilitators conducted a third testing session after the “I think about college students or high school students,” she exnap to find out how much learning participants retained. plained.

The researchers concluded that sleep facilitates learning using the Dr. Panos also said that while clinicians have known about the corlearning-dependent model. In particular, the research team found relation between sleep and health conditions for many years, specific participants in the first experimental group showed improvements details on how sleep affects memory are still not entirely known. in their grasp of the VPL task following the 90-minute nap.

“The study suggests that sleep plays a more active role in learning Conversely, those in the second experimental group showed little to and memory than we thought before, so it’s really adding to some of no improvement due to the placement of the interference condition our knowledge about how sleep and memory are related,” she added. in their training.

For next steps in this research, Dr. Sasaki would like to investigate Additionally, when examining brain waves when the participants other parts of the brain during sleep. “We mainly analyzed the visual were napping, researchers found two types of brain signaling — the- areas during sleep,” she explained. ta activity during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and sigma activityTrusted Source during non-REM sleep — associated with the “It is yet to be tested whether the finding could be generalized to any learning-dependent process. type of learning. Visual learning mainly involves the visual cortex, while motor learning mainly involves the motor cortex. Depending Theta activity in the brain relates to learning and working memory. on the involved neural networks, it might be possible that the underSigma activity — also known as “sleep spindles” — plays an import- lying mechanisms differ.” ant role in consolidating long-term memories.

Suggesting a different approach to learning Dr. Sasaki believes this research may encourage changes in how learning takes place in schools. “The research suggests that learning after sleep is beneficial for learning to be enhanced and protected,” she told Medical News Today.

“However, if schools incorporate naps after every class, then the circadian rhythm might be [thrown off and] this would be a bad idea.

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My Kitchen

Kenya cuisine reicpes | image credit: the-star.co.ke

MATUMBO FRY

Ingredients

Instructions  1/2kg Matumbo (tripe) washed thoroughly and cut 1. Boil matumbo for at least 2 hours or until tender. into small pieces 2 cherry tomatoes tomatoes 2. On a separate pan fry onions until golden brown.

1 small red onion Put little oil as matumbo is usually very 1 clove of garlic freshly grated or crushed fatty.

1 teaspoon of freshly crushed stalks of 1 bunchdania/cilantro, finely chopped 3. Add Garlic and turn. Add tomatoes and turn for a Fresh parsley stalks (optional) minute. Add dhania followed by salt then chilli 1∕2 cup green olives (optional) if you are using. Add matumbo.

Mixed colored peppers, about a teaspoon of each 3 colors Since matumbo is already fully cooked, just boil for 5 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil minutes.

1∕2 tablespoon unsalted butter Fresh parsley stalks (optional) 1∕2 cup green olives (optional) Salt to Taste Water TT 150 | April 26th - May 2nd| 2022

My Sports Hamilton concedes he’s ‘out of the championship’ fight after tough run to P13 at Imola https://www. formula1. com/

A disconsolate Lewis Hamilton reckons he is “out of the champi- this was a terrible race.” onship” fight after an underwhelming drive to 13th in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

Hamilton’s team mate George Russell, meanwhile, finished an impressive fourth, becoming the only driver to finish in the top five in The seven-time world champion spent most of the race trapped be- every race so far this season, but was more than 40 seconds adrift of hind the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly, while also suffering the igno- Verstappen at the flag. miny of being lapped by race winner Max Verstappen, who pipped Hamilton to the title last year.

“We all feel it as a team,” added Hamilton, who also made contact with Alpine driver Esteban Ocon in the pits on Sunday. “At least “I’m out of the championship, for sure,” said the Mercedes driver. George got some points for the team today. My apologies to every“There is no question about that. But I’ll still keep working as hard one that I wasn’t able to do the same. as I can, to try and pull it back together somehow.”

“Everyone’s just head down trying their best, there’s no one that’s giving up, everyone is trying to move forward as fast as they can. [I When asked if the result could have been better had he pitted earlier was] just bit of a sitting duck today.” for dry weather tyres, Hamilton replied: “I really don’t know to be honest. I don’t think it would have made much of a difference to be Looking ahead to the next race in Miami, which is hosting a Grand honest. A weekend to forget for sure.”

Prix for the first time, Hamilton admitted he isn’t “particularly looking forward to it at the moment”. But added: “I’m sure in the week On the radio after the race, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said: “Sorry I’ll get to a positive frame of mind. I will be at the factory tomorrow for what you have had to drive today. I know this is undrivable and to see what we can improve.” not what we deserve to score the result. We move from there, but

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