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When Yoshi and his accountant looked at their financial projections for next year's Hanuman Festival, they felt no excitement and saw no real ambition. So they upped the numbers substantially, then said YES. Yes, we can imagine making this happen. The whole team enthusiastically agreed and, in fact, the festival did achieve the ambitious aims they had imagined. And it all began with the courage of imagination, the power of possibility. As an Amare (love-powered) leader, fostering imagination is so important to your organization's well-being and innovation. Imagination enables you and your people to see beyond what is, to what…
As the most basic seasoning in all foods, salt should be an ingredient that's straightforward and simple. But with all the varieties to choose from (different sizes, colors and names), it can oftentimes feel like the opposite. Here, we'll go over two of the most popular salt varieties, table salt and sea salt, and cover how they're made and how they should be used. Plus, we'll go over their nutritional profiles and explain whether one is healthier than the other. What Is Table Salt? Table salt comes from mining underground salt deposits. It's then processed to remove minerals and impurities.…
Saturday, 13 August 2022 06:00

What keeping secrets does to you

I have secrets. So do you. So does everyone else. This is one of the many things human beings do — we hide stuff from other people. But why do we do this? Are we afraid of intimacy? Are we ashamed of our past? And perhaps more importantly, what does all that secrecy cost us? These are questions a new book tries to answer. It’s called The Secret Life of Secretsand the author is Michael Slepian, a psychologist at Columbia University. He’s spent a decade studying secrets and has a lot to say about what they are and what motivates…
From alligators to hippos to pythons, Earth's animals aren't always the most peaceful, especially wild ones. Ourworldindata.org says humans have identified over two million animal species; yet, there are an estimated five to 10 million species, including those undiscovered, on the planet. According to a study from Utah State University's Department of Wildland Resources, "over 47,000 people annually in the United States sought medical attention after being attacked or bitten by wildlife." What's the one animal that outranks all others in terms of danger, and what should you do if you come across it? What is the most dangerous animal…
Matthew Bremner On an early summer’s day in 2000, Manuel Ramírez was hosting a dinner at his home in Tepexpan, a dusty mining town near Mexico City. Family and friends had come to meet his month-old son. Guests reclined in wicker armchairs, drinks in hand, and fawned over the newborn. At around 8.30pm, several men burst into the house. They claimed to be police officers but produced no identification or warrant, and gave no reason for the intrusion. They crowded into the front room waving guns and spouting threats. One man knocked Ramírez’s Dobermann unconscious. “Who is Manuel Ramírez? Where…
The late Ghanaian economist and scholar George Ayittey distinguished between Africa’s ‘hippo’ and ‘cheetah’ generations and advocated for the latter. Because the cheetah is one of the most agile animals and features among the most successful hunters, it’s an appropriate analogy for business leaders on a culturally diverse continent. Ayittey described the cheetah generation as opportunistic, fast and agile. In the continent’s multicultural melting pot, a fundamental component for effective leadership and organisational success is cultural agility. The inevitability of diversity Because of globalisation and the technology that helps drive it, business leaders worldwide have increasingly been confronted by the…
At least since the 1950s psychologists have been peddling creativity training, but ask the average person on the street if creativity can be taught and they'll probably shrug and say, not really. Sure, various techniques can marginally boost creative thinking, but a great many people still believe that you're basically stuck with whatever level of creativity your brain is naturally wired for. That persistent belief that creativity is basically unteachable doesn't say great things about the last 70 or so years of creativity training. Which is why a group of researchers recently set out to re-imagine the field entirely. In…
Stephen C. Meyer Headlines lately have not been encouraging for the faithful. A Gallup poll shows that the percentage of Americans who believe in God has fallen to 81 percent—a drop of 10 percent over the last decade and an all-time low. This accelerating trend is especially pronounced among young adults. According to a Pew Research Center poll, 18-29 year-olds are disproportionately represented among so-called "nones"—atheists, agnostics and the religiously unaffiliated. Pastors and other religious leaders have attributed this trend to many factors: young people being raised outside the church, an unfamiliarity with liturgy and church culture, even Covid-19. We…
Authors: Akpandem James and Sam Akpe Size: 633 pages Reviewer: Philip Afaha Publisher: Wordsworth Resources Year: 2022 The Amalgamation of 1914 by Lord Frederick Lugard brought the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria together, but the 2014 National Conference can be said to be the first genuine attempt at the bringing together of the peoples of Nigeria to proffer solutions to their country’s fault-lines. Although the 2014 exercise was not the first time Nigerians gathered to dialogue about their country, it is widely believed to have been the closest Nigeria came to resolving the problems of her nationhood. The 2014…
Sunday, 10 July 2022 06:48

How to be a little less judgmental

Casting judgment on others has never been so easy. Social media gives onlookers the opportunity to scoff at a person’s every choice, from how they dress to what they feed their children. How people have behaved during the pandemic has inspired plenty of judgment in its own right: At the height of restrictions, adherence — or lack thereof — to masking and social distancing measures practically became barometers of people’s characters, indicating a lack of personal responsibility and empathy or an abundance of hysteria and over-caution, depending on your views. While it gets a bad rap, in pre-modern times, judgment…
April 26, 2025

Nigerian Stock Market dips after three-day rally

The Nigerian stock market ended its three-day bullish streak on Friday with a 0.3% decline…
April 21, 2025

Tunde Bakare to Tinubu: ‘Stop playing God, embrace humility’

In a fiery Easter Sunday state-of-the-nation address delivered in Lagos, Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer…
April 23, 2025

Don’t wait for the ‘perfect’ time to make big life decisions, says Phoenix mayor

Kate Gallego Kate Gallego knew she wanted to run for mayor of Phoenix, but the…
April 26, 2025

Declassified CIA file about UFO aliens attacking soldiers released

A declassified document posted to the CIA’s website is raising eyebrows with claims of an…
April 26, 2025

COINCIDENCE? Three times trucks have rammed into Christian processions in Gombe, The Cable queries

In Gombe state, there is a disturbing trend: vehicles crashing into processions of Christians during…
April 26, 2025

What to know after Day 1157 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Russia and Ukraine 'very close to a deal', says Trump US President Donald…
April 25, 2025

Artificial sweetener found in diet drinks linked to brain changes that increase appetite, study finds

A growing body of evidence has increasingly linked diet sodas and other no- or low-calorie…
January 08, 2025

NFF appoints new Super Eagles head coach

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach…

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