"I really really loved Iyanya '- Yvonne Nelson reveals in new interview

"I really really loved Iyanya '- Yvonne Nelson reveals in new interview:

The Ghanaian actress had a very revealing interview with Bella Naija today where she opened up about her relationship with Iyanya and how much he hurt her. Excerpts:

BN: How long did the two of you date and how would you describe the relationship?

YN: We dated for 7 to 8 months. We had something and I thought it was
special, like he was a wonderful guy but it was all lies. He had other
girls and other things he was doing. Aside the actress that was in the
picture, there were a lot more. That is how bad it is. We were in a
relationship and he lied throughout and he was able to do all those
things because I wasn’t living in Nigeria. But aside from the distance, I
feel if you’re a genuine person and you’re loyal, you would still not
do that.

BN: Is this actress you’re talking about actually Tonto Dikeh?

YN: I feel it’s disrespectful to start mentioning other people’s names. I am
talking about Iyanya because we had a thing, I don’t want to bring in a
third person. There were a lot of names that people know. There was a
girl from South Africa, I’m not going to mention names but she was part
of Big Brother Africa last year.

More when you continue...







BN: Most people only got to know that you and Iyanya were dating after you broke up. Were you deliberately being secretive about it?

YN: I also don’t believe in putting my relationships in the faces of people.
We both had our careers and were trying to protect our fan base and
that’s cool. But if you go through my Instagram page, you’d see a couple
of pictures of us together. I wasn’t shy about anything but he could
not say he’s dating Yvonne Nelson because he had different people he was
seeing so it was very hard for him to bring it out.



BN: What did the experience teach you?

YN: There are some things that you don’t get to learn in school; people
can’t advice you, you won’t even listen. You just have to experience it
to learn. I have no regrets that I went through it, it would have
happened anyway. We are all human beings. We fall in love once in a
while but if it doesn’t work out, that’s OK.



BN: Have you moved on since then?

YN: I have! It happened last year but I’ve moved on. I’ve been working hard,
been producing movies. I still listen to his music, I love his album. I
love the Track 1 with MI and I love, ‘I Got It’. He is a very talented
guy, I always have goose bumps on my body when he sings.



BN: Aside from the music, what else was the attraction?

YN: You can’t really explain when you love somebody. It’s everything. It was
just something that I felt and I can’t explain. It was love, I really
really loved him and he knows that.

BN: How do you feel about him now and what message would you like to pass on to him if you had the chance?

YN: Iyanya is such an amazing person but I just feel he needs to be more
honest and be a man of his words. It’s not good if he takes advantage of
women. My Mum always says any man who takes advantage of women won’t
end up well. It’s Karma, it’s going to come back to you. He should treat
women fairly and he should be an honest person. It’s been a while
though, I haven’t seen him. He is doing amazing things in his career and
I wish him luck.

You can read the full interview on Bella Naija

Brain training app brings big data to human cognition

Brain training app brings big data to human cognition:

One of the problems with cognitive and behavioral research is getting a good cross-section of the general population. Although they're convenient to work with, a couple hundred college students rarely represent the full diversity of human capability and behavior, yet that's exactly what many studies rely on. But a brain-training game may now provide access to data on scales that behavioral scientists probably never dreamed of. With a user base of over 35 million, the data obtained through the game could help us tease out very subtle effects. But as a start, a team of researchers have focused on some simpler questions: how aging and alcohol affect our ability to learn.
The software is less a game itself than a game and survey platform. Developed by a company called Lumosity, it's available on mobile platforms and through a Web interface. The platform can run a variety of games (a typical one asks users to answer math questions that appear in raindrops before they hit the ground), all with an emphasis on brain training. A few games are available for free and users can pay to get access to more advanced ones.
The scientific literature on brain training games is a bit mixed, and there's some controversy about whether the games improve mental function in general, or only those specific areas of cognition that the game focuses on. Lumosity clearly argues for the former and one of its employees pointed Ars to a number of studies that he felt validate the company's approach. What's not in doubt, however, is that it has a huge user base with over 35 million registered users. And because the Lumosity platform is flexible, it has been able to get basic demographic information from many of those users; they and others have also filled out personality profiles and other assessments.

Instagram to jump into social micro-video

Instagram hopes 15 seconds will be better than six for social micro-video:

Instagram

The rumors are true—Facebook-owned Instagram will jump into the micro-video service after all. Today at an event at Facebook's Menlo Park campus, the company announced its new "Video on Instagram" service.
Video on Instagram will allow app users to shoot videos anywhere from 3-to-15 seconds long—unlike the mere six seconds of Vine. Video allows for the use of multiple cuts, 13 video-unique filters, and an image stabilization tool called Cinema.  (Instagram has a quick explainer video available for that last feature, available for iPhone 4S/5 only.)
"Over the past two and a half years, Instagram has become a community where you can capture and share the world’s moments simply and beautifully," Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom wrote in the service's introductory post. "Some moments, however, need more than a static image to come to life."

Embrace Discomfort to Overcome Learning Plateaus

Embrace Discomfort to Overcome Learning Plateaus:

When you're learning a new skill, you eventually hit a plateau where it feels like you can't learn any more or get any further. It's hard to burst through this plateau. As 99U points out, one of the best ways to deal with those plateaus is to embrace the discomfort and push onward.
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How To Be A Wife and Not Just A Wifey

How To Be A Wife and Not Just A Wifey:

Listen in to the show where “Christians keep it real discussing topics the church won’t touch” as we discuss How To Be A Wife and Not A Wifey on The PKFaith Show. Will you always be the wifey and not the wife? Will God cover the wifey and are there any benefits to NOT being married? Is

Kim and Kanye daughter is named

Kim and Kanye daughter is named:

This info is coming from E!, so it has to be authentic...because they produce Kim K's reality show. According to E! News Kim and Kanye have named their new born baby girl, North West. Below is how they are reporting it...

Finally, Baby Kimye has a name! E! News has confirmed that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's little daughter is named - North West.

A source close to the couple confirms to E! News that the girl's name is North West, with no middle name. According to a source, "They will call her Nori for short!"

"She
has black straight hair! Lots of it! Looks like a good mix of both of
them (Kanye and Kim) but more like Kim," says the source.

North West? Choi! Poor baby! A few months ago we heard Kanye planned to name his child North, but who knew he would go through with it? Comedians will have a filled day with this name. Read some of the things people are already saying on Twitter after the cut...

"Kim & Kanye almost named the
baby South West, until they heard the infant would then be required to
make 3 daily flights to Phoenix.' - Joel McHale

'Sending
poor North West my attorney's number. No one should have to go through
life with a novelty name, not even a Kardashian.' - Suri's Burn Book

'Sorry North West, but I've never been a fan of One Direction.'

'We heard North West MONTHS ago. It's like an episode of House where it turns out that it actually was Lupus. What a let down.'

'Somewhere Blue Ivy is thinking, "My name isn't as bad now, is it"'

'oh good when kim and kanye’s daughter has her own fragrance it’ll be called “north, by north west”'

'The only way we can fix this and save North West is if we all change our names to North to make her feel perfectly normal.'

'Wait, #Kim and #Kanye named their kid NORTH WEST? This might be better than Blanket.'

'North West? Did Kim give birth to a baby or a compass?'

'whenever you're mad at your mom just remember she didnt name you north west'

'Kim and Kanye would have named their baby South West but that dang airline beat them to it!'

'So Blue Ivy got the stripper name, and North West got the direction to the strip club? Nice, team work.'

'Maybe I'm just getting punk'd.. Ashton.. Where you at? North west is a joke right?'

'Y'all making fun of North West for that baby's name but she going straight to the top.......... and slightly to the left.'

'North West? Way to almost spend a minute thinking of a name.'

'Her siblings "South", "Wild Wild" and "Mae" are coming soon...'

'We need to successfully abolish bullying before North West gets to 4th grade.'

'Kim and Kanye named their baby North West. It's one of the few things in Kim's life that hasn't gone south.'

'Not
even Kim & kanye's fortunes combined could pay for the amount of
therapy this kid will need for being named North West.'

'Too late to change to "Knorth?

Why we oppose use of condom for family planning - Catholic Church

Why we oppose use of condom for family planning - Catholic Church:

Culled from Punch

The Catholic church says it opposes
artificial family planning techniques, because it encourages
bastardization of sexual activities by young people and “impedes normal
procreation.”

The Secretary-General of the Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ralph Madu, made this clarification in a
response to an enquiry by The Punch on Sunday.

He said, “The Catholic Church believes
that modern means, including the use of condoms is morally bad because
it impedes normal procreation. You can meet with your wife when you do
not want children and those periods when the woman is not fertile
instead of having to destroy the sperm and all other forms of artificial
prevention.

“They are very artificial means and they do not really give the moral lesson that borders around the use of the sexual organs.

“The one that gives you the opportunity
to exercise your sexual urge without the consequences is the natural
method and the church says you should go for the natural means.”

According to him, the excuse that it
reduces the spread of HIV/AIDS remains invalid and untenable, adding
HIV/AIDS is a disease that is prevalent among young people.

Madu added, “When you are talking about
condom among young people, you are also talking about promiscuity.
People have adduced arguments in case of people with HIV/AIDS and
especially couples who do not want children. The use of condom and other
modern means are being bastardized among young young people because
they will resort to the use of condom so that they can have sex freely
without impregnating the woman or getting pregnant.

“Those are various artificial means and
the church is strongly against them. Instead, the church endorsed the
natural method of copulation.”