Palestinian shot dead in Jerusalem

According to police, A Palestinian would-be assailant was shot and killed in Jerusalem on Saturday after attempting to stab a police officer, Israeli authorities said.
 

During a police search of some attacks in Jersalem, the man allegedly pulled a knife and tried to stab one of the officers. One of the policeman shot the suspect in response.No Israelis were hurt in the attempted attack.

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Passengers Escape Death After Buses Collide

Over 100 passengers cheated death saturday morning, December 26, when two buses collided along the Thika Superhighway near Kenyatta University stage in Kenya.
.The two buses belong to the Kenya Mpya company and are said to have been competing when the accident occurred.

According to a witness,"This is not the first time their buses have been involved in accidents. In mid-2015, a Kenya Mpya bus rolled near Juja, leaving several passengers injured because Kenya Mpya company drivers severally disobey traffic rules on the busy superhighway".
The latest is among increased cases of accidents as Kenyans travel for Christmas and New Year holidays.

Former World Bank economist named Tanzanian finance minister

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has appointed former World Bank economist Philip Mpango as minister for finance and planning, the presidential spokesman said on Wednesday.
Mpango is currently acting chief of the Tanzania Revenue Authority, after Magufuli suspended the previous head pending investigations into alleged corruption. He has also headed the presidential Economic Advisory Unit.
Magufuli also appointed Jumanne Maghembe as minister for natural resources and tourism and Makame Mbarawa as minister for works, transport and communications.

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Florida cop arrested for having sex with teenager

A Florida police officer has been arrested after he confessed to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. 

Polk County detectives arrested 27-year-old Randy Velez on one count of lewd molestation, according to reports, The incident was initially reported by Velez’s wife, Eloisa.

After his Tuesday arrest, the Bartow Police Department officer said that he and his wife were having marital problems when he struck up a relationship with the victim.

How to Break Out of a Victim Mentality

“Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.”
John W. Gardner
One big problem a lot of people have is that they slip into thinking of themselves as victims that have little or no control over their lives. In this headspace you feel sorry for yourself, the world seems to be against you and you get stuck. Little to no action is taken and you get lost in a funk of sadness and self-pity.
So how can you move out of that mindset? In this article I’d like to share a few things that have helped me.

1. Know the benefits of a victim mentality.
There are a few benefits of the victim mentality:
In my experience, by just being aware of the benefits I can derive from victim thinking it becomes easier to say no to that and to choose to take a different path.
It also makes it easier to make rational decisions about what to do. Yes, I know that I can avoid risk and the hard work of taking action by feeling like a victim. But I also know that there are even more positive results if I choose to take the other route, if I make the better choice to take a chance and start moving forward.

2. Be ok with not being the victim.
So to break out of that mentality you have to give up the benefits above. You might also experience a sort of emptiness within when you let go of victim thinking. You may have spent hours each week with thinking and talking about how wrong things have gone for you in life. Or how people have wronged you and how you could get some revenge or triumph over them.
Now you have to fill your life with new thinking that may feel uncomfortable because it is not so intimately familiar as the victim thinking your have been engaging in for years.

3. Take responsibility for your life.
Why do people often have self-esteem problems? I’d say that one of the big reasons is that they don’t take responsibility for their lives. Instead someone else is blamed for the bad things that happen and a victim mentality is created and empowered.
This damages many vital parts in your life. Stuff like relationships, ambitions and achievements.
That hurt will not stop until you wise up and take responsibility for your life. There is really no way around it.
And the difference is really remarkable. Just try it out. You feel so much better about yourself even if you only take personal responsibility for your own life for a day.
This is also a way to stop relying on external validation like praise from other people to feel good about yourself. Instead you start building a stability within and a sort of inner spring that fuels your life with positive emotions no matter what other people say or do around you.

4. Gratitude.
When I feel that I am putting myself in victim role I like to ask myself this question:
“Does someone have it worse on the planet?”
The answer may not result in positive thoughts, but it can sure snap you of a somewhat childish “poor, poor me…” attitude pretty quickly. I understand that I have much to be grateful for in my life.
This question changes my perspective from a narrow, self-centred one into a much wider one. It helps me to lighten up about my situation.
After I have changed my perspective I usually ask another question like:
“What is the hidden opportunity within this situation?”
That is very helpful to keep your focus on how to solve a problem or get something good out a current situation. Rather than asking yourself “why?” over and over and thereby focusing on making yourself feel worse and worse.

5. Forgive.
It’s easy to get wrapped up in thinking that forgiveness is just about something you “should do”. But forgiving can in a practical way be extremely beneficial for you.
One of the best reasons to forgive can be found in this quote by Catherine Ponder:
“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.”
As long as you don’t forgive someone you are linked to that person. Your thoughts will return to the person who wronged you and what s/he did over and over again. The emotional link between the two of you is so strong and inflicts much suffering in you and – as a result of your inner turmoil – most often in other people around you too.
When you forgive you do not only release the other person. You set yourself free too from all of that agony.

6. Turn your focus outward and help someone out.
The questions in tip #4 are useful. Another question I use when I get into the victim headspace is simply:
“How can I give value right now?”
Asking that question and making that shift in what you focus on really helps, even if you may not feel totally like doing it.
A bit counter intuitive perhaps, but that has been my experience. The more you love other people, the more your love yourself.

7. Give yourself a break.
Getting out of a victim mentality can be hard. Some days you will slip. That’s ok. Be ok with that.
And be nice to yourself. If you have to be perfect then one little slip is made into a big problem and may cause you to spiral down into a very negative place for many days.
It is more helpful to just give yourself a break and use the tips above to move yourself into a positive and empowered headspace once again.

Written by Henrik Edberg
Henrik Edberg lives on the west coast of Sweden.Since 2006, he has written practical articles and newsletters each week about simplifying life,reducing stress, social skills,self esteem and improving your happiness and awesomeness.

Almajiris need English Language - Islamic scholar

An Islamic Scholar, Alhaji Miftaudeen Balogun, on Wednesday advocated for English Language lessons for students in Almajiri Integrated Schools in the country.

…Cross section of Almajiri students

Balogun, the leader of Abuja Chapter of Dairat Jafariyat Fitorikat Tijaniyat Islamic organisation of Nigeria, made the call in an interview in Abuja.

He said that understanding English language, which was general language of communication in the classroom, was one of the major problems faced by the students.

The cleric said that this challenge scared many students to escape from the school and return to the streets to beg for alms.

“The school should organise extra lessons for the students, especially in English language and Mathematics.

“The school environment should be made more convenient and conducive for learning.’’

Balogun stressed the need for school administrators and teachers to be closer to the students and give them listening ears.

“Adequate and updated instructional materials should be provided by the government, NGOs, philanthropists, and other stakeholders in Almajiri education.
“Other major notable problem is the inadequacy of food given to the students.

“However, the schools have qualified teachers who are NCE and university graduates.

“Likewise the teachers are not only experienced but also punctual and committed to their duty.’’

Balogun said the food supply to the school should be adequate and regular.

FG To Reduce Price Of Petrol To N85 Per Litre

Nigerian Government would on January 1 2016 reduce the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to N85 per litre.
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu broke the news to journalists in the Port Hacourt Refinery Company (PHRC), where he spent Christmas inspecting the plant.
Asked when would the Federal Government release the new price temperate of the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulation Agency (PPPRA), he said that he approved the new price for the agency on Thursday.
Pressed to reveal when the new price will become effective, Kachikwu, who is also the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said "like I said, we have done a modulation calculation and it is showing us below N87. I imagine that if PPPRA publishes it today, it will become effective immediately. But the 1st of January that is when we are looking at."