Mashada Blogs » August 15, 2008

Kenyanentrepreneur.com: Book Review: “How To Get Rich” By Felix Dennis

kenyanentrepreneur — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:32:32 -0400

How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets I’ve been reading this book by Felix Dennis, the multimillionaire British magazine magnate and I have to say, it’s a must read for anyone who is thinking about starting a business or anyone who is already running a business. The reason I’m enjoying reading [...]

White African: Out of Office Message

HASH — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:11:16 -0400

See you Monday.

Kenya Imagine: failing management in Kenyan schools

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:11:00 -0400

The recent spate of violent strikes in public secondary schools brings into sharp focus the role of Ministry of Education in the management of Kenya's public education system. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Management is the art of getting people together to accomplish desired goals through planning, organizing, sourcing, leading or directing, and controlling an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal. Education management attends to strategies that keep education resources current and accessible; it ensures that people have the most recent and suitable education to do their work.

Read more from Capt. Collins Wanderi Munyiri here.

Kenya Imagine: imagine diaries

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:24:00 -0400

Read our latest diaries here.

My Africa Today: 36 Methods of Mathematical Proof.

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:17:00 -0400

Proof by obviousness

"The proof is so clear that it need not be mentioned."

Proof by general agreement

"All in favor?. . . "

Proof by imagination

"Well, we'll pretend it's true. . .

Proof by convenience

"It would be very nice if it were true, so . . .

Proof by necessity

"It had better be true, or the entire structure of mathematics would crumble to the ground."

Proof by plausibility

"It sounds good, so it must be true."

Proof by intimidation

"Don't be stupid; of course it's true."

Proof by lack of sufficient time

"Because of the time constraint, I'll leave the proof to you."

Proof by postponement

"The proof for this is long and arduous, so it is given in the appendix."

Proof by accident

"Hey, what have we here?!"

Proof by insignificance

"Who really cares, anyway?"

Proof by mumbo-jumbo

" (B Ì P ) , $ (C Î W )

Proof by profanity

(example omitted)

Proof by definition

"We define it to be true."

Proof by tautology

'It's true because it's true."

Proof by plagiarism

"As we see on page 289......"

Proof by lost reference

"I know I saw it somewhere......"

Proof by calculus

"This proof requires calculus, so we'll skip it."

Proof by terror

When intimidation fails ...

Proof by lack of interest

"Does anyone really want to see this?"

Proof by illegibility

(scribble, scribble) QED

Proof by logic

"If it is on the problem sheet, then it must be true!"

Proof by majority rule

Only to be used if general agreement is impossible

Proof by clever variable choice

"Let A be the number such that this proof works. . "

Proof by tessellation

"This proof is the same as the last."

36 Methods of Mathematical Proof

Proof by divine word

"And the Lord said, 'Let it be true,' and it was true."

Proof by stubbornness

"I don't care what you say-it is true!"

Proof by simplification

"This proof reduces to the statement 1 + 1 = 2."

Proof by hasty generalization

"Well, it works for 17, so it works for all reals."

Proof by deception

"Now everyone turn their backs. . ."

Proof by supplication

"Oh please, let it be true."

Proof by poor analogy

"Well, it's just like . . . "

Proof by avoidance

Limit of proof by postponement as it approaches infinity

Proof by design
If it's not true in today's math, invent a new system in which it is.

Proof by authority
"Well, Don Knuth says it's true, so it must be!"

Proof by intuition

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bankelele: Nairobi City Council Finances

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:50:00 -0400

Amid the record half year bank profits, local authorities (town, municipal, county) are also releasing their year end numbers (June 08)

The finances for the Nairobi City council showed revenue of Kshs. 8.1 billion ($123 million) which came from the following sources; government 2.53 billion, (Nairobi) water company 147m, borrowing of 505m, 772m from business permits, market fees 325m, 1.72 billion ($26m) from property rates, and 649m from parking collections.

Expenditure was the same 8.1 billion shillings comprising payments to councilors of 71 million, salaries amounting to Kshs. 3.7 billion ($56m), operations & maintenance 1b, capital projects (investments) 1.1 b, and debt repayment of Kshs. 2.1 billion)

The popular and celebrated town clerk John Gakuo (who’s vilified by others) remains in office despite a change of guard in the chaotic politics of running Nairobi City.

Also, the local government minister published new accounting rules last month for councils to follow which they must as they on average get about 60% of their revenue from the government, and most are dependent on the Government (taxpayers) for their continued operations.

Black Looks: Ugandan LGBT activists acquitted

Sokari — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:42:01 -0400

The case against three Ugandan LGBTI HIV/AIDSactivists has been dismissed. The three were arrested on 4th June 2008 during the HIV/AIDS Implementers meeting in Kampala. They were objecting to the exclusion of Sexual Minorities from the HIV/AIDS Prevention programmes in the country. After two days and nights of detention in police [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ugandan LGBT activists acquitted", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/08/ugandan_lgbt_activists_acquitted.html" });

Mshairi: If only we had known…

Mshairi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:56:18 -0400

The first time it happened
She wore dark glasses, wept all day
Hormones, we sniggered

The second time it happened
Walked into a wall she said
Alcohol, we smugly declared
Signed her cast, wished her well

The third time it happened
Fell down the stairs she said
And wouldn’t smile
Lover’s tiff, we winked

The fourth time it happened
A bee stung her she said
Frolicking in the park, we laughed

The fifth time it happened
She didn’t come in
We heard she was broken
Like a toy
Which no-one could
Ever
Put back together again

If only
We had known
We cried

Re-posted for D.M.

Black Looks: Lagos Grids and Swerves

Sokari — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:20:37 -0400

There’s a tune by Midival Punditz, Bhranga Fever, which always reminds me of Lagos, a city of both grids and swerves. It’s loud, fast, uplifting but tiring, contradictory, polarised and expensive! Expensive in Lagos is scary, especially when you consider that the majority of people exist on less than $2 [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Lagos Grids and Swerves", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/08/lagos_grids_and_swerves.html" });

Black Looks: Africans in Mexico

Sokari — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:44:27 -0400

Haiti is well known as the sight of the first successful slave revolt which resulted in independence in 1804. But African slaves, brought to Mexico by the Spanish in the late 16C , also have a history of rebellion and at the time Mexico had the largest African population outside the continent. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Africans in Mexico", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2008/08/africans_in_mexico.html" });