Celtics appoint NBA veteran Ime Udoka 18th head coach in franchise history
Boston Celtics have named seven-year NBA veteran Ime Udoka the franchise’s next head coach, making him the 18th head coach in the organization’s 75-year history. According to team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “I would like to welcome Ime, Nia, Kez and Massai to the Boston Celtics. ...
Kenyans’ journey to the Promised Land stalled in River Jordan, they need a Joshua
It took the children of Israel 40 years to get from Egypt to the Promised Land. The journey could have been accomplished in 11 days. But while God had taken them out of Egypt in a day, it took Him a whole generation to take Egypt out of them. And...
Although God’s sovereign and stops all suffering, he’s not a Sugar Daddy to dish out gifts to Africa freely
At the turn of the New Millennium in January 2000, I wrote an introspective letter to a good friend of mine, and on re-reading it, I thought the thoughts God prompted me to share with her were worthy of wider circulation. Africa was on my mind as the continent hopped...
What’s the colour of sleep? How genetic code determines area code and rest time
What’s the colour of sleep? How the genetic code determines area and resting time Remember the line from that old folk song? If living were a thing that money could buy You know the rich would live and the poor would die. Sadly, there’s little “if” about it. On average,...
Sleep disorder: Delaying school start times key to teen students’ attention span, output
For African Americans, markedly higher rates of sleep apnea sabotage slumber, says Girardin Jean-Louis, a sleep researcher at New York University. One reason for this difference is that non-Hispanic Blacks are 1.3 times as likely to be overweight or obese as non-Hispanic whites, federal data show, and this excess weight...
Planning for nyama choma from the grazing field and the science of getting flavourful roast meat
Meat scientists (many of them, unsurprisingly, in Texas) have spent whole careers studying how to produce the tenderest, most flavourful beef possible. Much of what they’ve learned holds lessons only for cattle producers and processors, but a few of their findings can guide backyard grill masters in their choice of...
Antibodies in breast milk fend off Covid infection before it takes root in newborns
Researchers have long known that new-born babies don’t effectively produce antibodies against harmful bacteria and viruses; and it can take three to six months for this kind of protection to kick in. To help in those early days, a mother’s breast milk overflows with antibodies capable of staving off potential...
Revealed: Covid vaccine is just as beneficial for breastfeeding moms, pregnant women
Molly Siegel had long awaited a Covid-19 vaccine. As an obstetrician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, she regularly saw pregnant people with Covid-19 and knew that the vaccine was the best way to protect herself, her family and others in her workplace. But with a seven-month-old baby at home...
Murderer of Black American George Floyd handed 22 years in prison
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd, will serve 22 and a half years in prison, closing a chapter on a case that sparked global outrage and protests. Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said the sentence was not based on...
Other than booze makers, perfume producers are also in the race for undersea historic yeasts
A few beverage-makers and scientists argue that using more diverse strains of yeast can also strongly influence the flavour and robustness of the finished product. In short, trying an unusual yeast could result in better beer, so many are turning to forgotten strains from the past. Scientists at Brewlab, a...
