Nickpress, 2020
Software engineers often face challenges with performing design and development of software systems especially on a large scale. In order to aid the engineer, software development activities have been formulated as optimization problems enabling the use of metaheuristic search methods. These search based software engineering methods have drawn interest to researchers over the years.
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Mobile technology known as Mhealth is transforming the health system of African countries. The technology known as Mhealth has strengthened the health system in both rural and urban areas in the low-income countries. Mhealth is used for disease prevention and control. Mobile network penetration into the low-income countries has played a significant role in the health systems because of the portability of mobile phones and the accessibility and cost effectiveness of mobile networks (Archer, 2012).
Mhealth is used to promote vaccination campaigns and the prevention and control of malaria through advocating for behavioural change by creating awareness using the mobile networks
Cybersecurity is a critical concern for governments, organizations, and individuals worldwide. This white paper provides a comprehensive overview of the state of cyber security in Africa with a specific focus on Ghana. The purpose of this paper is to outline the challenges, best practices, and recommendations for enhancing cyber resilience in the region. Africa faces unique cyber security challenges due to its diverse and rapidly growing digital landscape.
This paper discusses the various threats, regional disparities, and opportunities for improvement. It emphasizes the importance of national cyber security strategies, capacity building, and public private collaboration in mitigating these threats. The case study on Ghana showcases the country’s efforts to address mobile money fraud and cyber security challenges, including government initiatives, private sector involvement, and civil society contributions.
Who do you turn to when your world seem crashing and all hope is gone. When life’s challenges and struggles have become over burdensome and the odds seems against you?
Do you have a friend, do you have someone you can rely on. Is that person dependable? Can they keep your secret and assurance that your secret remains buried with them till eternity? So what happens when your closest confidant betrays your trust and opens up to others about your private life?
Mark was so confused and in his confusion he went to his friend. His only true friend whom he had sworn secrecy with that no matter what happens matters between them will forever remain private.
He had impregnated his wife’s closet friend and was about to be found out. What a relief to know that there is someone he could confide in. Someone he could share his problems with.
After so many hours of deliberations, Mark left his friends home fully satisfied and assured that the matter will remain private at least until their plans about the pregnancy had materialized. Finding a way to terminate this pregnancy without Ellen’s knowledge of how she lost her pregnancy was the master plan. They had hatched out a careful plan to invite her out and mix some concoction with her drink and the rest will be history.
Marks marriage was on tenterhooks, his world seemed crushing. Maria his wife has become so determined to destroy everything-around Mark. She was never going to allow her best friend infiltrate her home with her child. Many pleas never seemed to yield results and it was just a matter of time before final events towards separation begun.
Maria falls sick and is rushed to the hospital. Upon her arrival she goes through normal routine and some tests. Perhaps the most unexpected test was the one for pregnancy which the doctor forced due to her condition on arrival.
Results come out and Maria is also pregnant. This twist has remained the most amazing surprise to Mark who never knew that his closest confidant was eating his ‘Apple’ in secrecy.
Due to health issues the couple had no sexual relations for over three months. So how did Maria become pregnant during this period when both parties had decided to abstain until she fully recovered. Sometimes they say ‘what’s hidden is not really hidden’. And the people we trust might not be who we taught they were.
Unknown to Mark, his dear wife sought comfort in his best friend during challenging times in their marriage, and one thing led to the other. Before they understood what was happening, they had fallen in love which has resulted in the pregnancy.
Mark has impregnated his wife’s best friend and his best friend has also impregnated his wife.
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I have seen many post and forums where it seems the odds are against working for someone, what is usually called the ‘8-5’ syndrome.
I can understand some of the arguments and of a reality, everyone would love to embrace being their own boss. This is what every right thinking mindset would support and appreciate.
However, I hold a contrary view because being an own boss doesn’t come on a silver platter. Pivotal to those who hold this view is one’s ability to earn and pay themselves which is a great way to live, but getting to this pinnacle may not be feasible for many until they learn to embrace the ‘8-5’ approach.
Being an own boss requires commitments such as financial, time, and especially expertise in a specialized area, to mention but a few. This not withstanding does not assume that one would be successful. However, it is a risk worth exploring since there’s no Formular to determine when is appropriate to be an own boss, or not.
That’s notwithstanding, it is worthy to mention that most people can start off a side hustle or business utilizing the income from their 8-5 job as a startup capital.
This is a good approach to self independence and financial freedom over an accumulated period.
When applied well, one gains experience in a field whilst working for another person or firm, and earns some money to serve as initial capital over a period. Backed by consistency, one can confidently build a good side business and groom it ahead of time. With time one can gain more knowledge and understanding of the challenges posed to private setups and one can confidently say they are prepared to bid good bye to 8-5 and focus on growing what they started whilst doing a hustle for another person.
Downplaying 8-5, can be detrimental to many great future entrepreneurs since they derive themselves of opportunity to save up over time to start investing into their own vision.
Over the years I have successfully grown three businesses, two of which have performed tremendously well, but I still maintain my 8-5 Schedule and almost all my private startups were from personal savings from my 8-5. It took time but it’s been worth it and I recommend this approach to anyone who desires to be an entrepreneur it lacks the capital to start. Start small on a salaried job and gradually work your way towards your vision by investing little from your income every month or using an investment strategy that’s suits your interest.
Considering the difficulties associated with startups, especially capital, it is prudent to be an employee over a period, whilst gaining experience and also building up your financial capacity little by little to lunch into your own business.
One can never consider 8-5 as waste of time or a fruitless venture. To many of us, it is the best way we can actualize our vision and become the great entrepreneurs we have always desired. It is a greater starter and income earner which serves as an investment to our side business.
This blog shares Five ways you can leverage on 8-5 to become an entrepreneur:
Whilst engaged in 8-5, you can:
1. Leverage on the opportunities provided by your 8-5 role to learn around your vision area.
Many vision bearers who are todays great entrepreneurs started off with an 8-5 role. However they kept their hopes and vision alive. Instead of complaining about your current role, can you start seeing it as a means to generate some income to start a side business of your choice? Remember you may not have what it takes to secure a loan at startup , but you can leverage on your 8-5 income to kick start your own business.
2. Take advantage of your 8-5 to network
Networking is a great way to start your own business. That’s an advantage within the 8-5 schedule since you get to know and meet people from all walks of life who share your ideas and also identifies with you. Remember the people you know today are your potential clientele in the future. A good network gives one advantage in marketing their startups. People in your network can identify with your services since they are well vested in your capabilities and skill set. They are likely to patronize and become brand ambassadors when you lunch out.
3. Be Positive in your 8-5 role
Being positive is a disposition one must adopt whilst engaged in 8-5 role. It can be frustrating and sometimes challenging when one seems not to receive commensurate rewards, or sometimes being placed in roles which may be uncomfortable. However, it is the best opportunity to learn and become a better version of oneself, which will propel them to the next level of owning their own business. With determination and the understanding that an 8-5 is a means to help one start off their own journey to entrepreneurship should be a sustainer.
4. Keep the vision alive
Many great vision bearers have sunk their vision in the pool of forgetfulness for reasons such as comfortable remuneration and conditions within an 8-5. This is a trap one must avoid. Irrespective of the remuneration, always remember no job can pay you more than you can pay yourself. Also remember an 8-5 is for a period and will halt one day. So keep the vision alive and pursue it until it side-by-side. Remember, never abandon your vision is not worth it.
5. Start off by advertising your product whilst engaged in an 8-5
An advert is not necessarily print or media. A normal conversation can be one of the most effective forms of advertising what one has to offer.
Whilst engaging your 8-5 associates, find the best means to chip in one’s a while what you have started. It may take time to gain trust but over time the impact can be tremendous.
A startup may not have the resources to advertise its products, so use the most common medium of communication available to you to spread the news about your products and services. This is a cost effective form of advertisement that can yield great results overall.
In my next blog , I will explore the benefits of a side business whilst engaged in 8-5.
Have you ever wandered why some people seem to jump from one partner to the other? Can you imagine sex as a sport? the untold story of John…
In the middle of the night John woke up to the greatest shock of his life. He taught he found himself a beautiful lady who cared and loved him only. After some many years of heart-breaks and disappointments and changing partners, what a relief to finally think he was now about to settle down with princess charming.
She was a real beauty, elegant, admirable, bewitching, and captivating. Maybe these are not descriptive enough of the beauty John had just found.
How he quickly informed his friends about this new lady he found and how good his intentions were. To build a life with her ’till death do they part’, was his dream with angel beauty. Just few months down the line and John started noticing some strange behavior in is new found love. After several months, John wakes up one day to reality, that his ‘beautiful queen’, was a sex addict who only sees a man a sex machine. To her, ‘sex is just a sport’, you are substituted if you can’t play well for another person to continue the game. Imagine his confusion and mixed feelings but hey, as they say ‘not all that glitters is gold’.
In recent times, the sacredness of sex as was supposed to be between husband and wife, has become a thing of no relevance. It is now a common phenomenon to see people fall in love and the next thing is sex. No wonder, there are many heart broken and depressed folks all over.
Once sex is introduced in a relationship, a sense of belonging starts developing and this is where majority thinks they have the partner to themselves, but they may just be playing their sport, with you as one of their normal players… ‘just having fun with you’
”Sex is more than an act of pleasure, it’s the ability to be able to feel so close to a person, so connected, so comfortable that it’s almost breathtaking to the point you feel you can’t take it. And at this moment you’re a part of them.” Thom York
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