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Wednesday, 31 August 2016
MAKE-UP WONDERS
Hi Readers, today I am going to be writing about something new, something fresh and intriguing. And you are going to be sinking deep with me on this one. You will see your imagination running wide and you will become lost in the depth of this topic... Yes, it's the wonders that make up do. By wonders, the effects of its powerful transformation. I am not saying this to sell the idea of make up, neither is my write up targeted at promoting it industries and brands, but I am awestruck at what make up can do. People you know and are familiar with becomes totally unrecognizable and somehow remade.
I feel make up creates an illusion. Makes us look in waking life how we can only look in our dreams. Most ladies no longer apply body creams to fine tune their skin, some others see no reason for skin treatments. All they need to do to come out, stand out and garner the necessary attention, is to have that effective make up on. Their confidence is as solid as the gilbratal rock, only when they are in that transformed state by make up.
I am not writing to criticize those who rely on makeup transformation, looking good is good business and I am a proud supporter of good business. I also apply these makeup that just make me look so damn beautiful. One-day I got the inspiration to discuss this topic after using my powder and realised how transformed I looked. I turned to my sister who admired me and the only thing that I could say was" men are in trouble". Are you wondering why I said that? My next article on Makeup Wonders will expatiate on that statement... Thanks for reading.... See you next post.....
MAKE-UP WONDERS
Hi Readers, today I am going to be writing about something new, something fresh and intriguing. And you are going to be sinking deep with me on this one. You will see your imagination running wide and you will become lost in the depth of this topic... Yes, it's the wonders that make up do. By wonders, the effects of its powerful transformation. I am not saying this to sell the idea of make up, neither is my write up targeted at promoting it industries and brands, but I am awestruck at what make up can do. People you know and are familiar with becomes totally unrecognizable and somehow remade.
I feel make up creates an illusion. Makes us look in waking life how we can only look in our dreams. Most ladies no longer apply body creams to fine tune their skin, some others see no reason for skin treatments. All they need to do to come out, stand out and garner the necessary attention, is to have that effective make up on. Their confidence is as solid as the gilbratal rock, only when they are in that transformed state by make up.
I am not writing to criticize those who rely on makeup transformation, looking good is good business and I am a proud supporter of good business. I also apply these makeup that just make me look so damn beautiful. One-day I got the inspiration to discuss this topic after using my powder and realised how transformed I looked. I turned to my sister who admired me and the only thing that I could say was" men are in trouble". Are you wondering why I said that? My next article on Makeup Wonders will expatiate on that statement... Thanks for reading.... See you next post.....
MAKE UP WONDERS
Hi Readers, today I am going to be writing about something new, something fresh and intriguing. And you are going to be sinking deep with me on this one. You will see your imagination running wide and you will become lost in the depth of this topic... Yes, it's the wonders that make up do. By wonders, the effects of its powerful transformation. I am not saying this to sell the idea of make up, neither is my write up targeted at promoting it industries and brands, but I am awestruck at what make up can do. People you know and are familiar with becomes totally unrecognizable and somehow remade.
I feel make up creates an illusion. Makes us look in waking life how we can only look in our dreams. Most ladies no longer apply body creams to fine tune their skin, some others see no reason for skin treatments. All they need to do to come out, stand out and garner the necessary attention, is to have that effective make up on. Their confidence is as solid as the gilbratal rock, only when they are in that transformed state by make up.
I am not writing to criticize those who rely on makeup transformation, looking good is good business and I am a proud supporter of good business. I also apply these makeup that just make me look so damn beautiful. One-day I got the inspiration to discuss this topic after using my powder and realised how transformed I looked. I turned to my sister who admired me and the only thing that I could say was" men are in trouble". Are you wondering why I said that? My next article on Makeup Wonders will expatiate on that statement... Thanks for reading.... See you next post.....
Saturday, 27 August 2016
NEWS UPDATE
UPDATES:
Kogi Governor stoned at Jumat Prayer.
I planned to abduct Otedola –Mastermind of Senator Anisulowo’s kidnap.
GSM tax: Labour, CLOs fume, threaten showdown.
Rivers rerun: PDP plans to scuttle elections using judiciary – Abe.
Chickens forced to skip meals as cost of poultry feed rises by 100%.
Politicians, others ignore IG, enjoy police protection.
Boat accident victims not World Bank officials —Ekiti govt.
Padding: DSS operatives spend 28th day at Reps’ appropriation secretariat.
Chibok parents bypass campaigners, seek audience with Buhari.
Nigeria’s socio-economic crisis enormous but surmountable –Amosun.
We won’t reverse ban on building materials importation –Fashola.
Police microfinance bank targets two million customers.
Yola varsity shelves plan to recruit First Class holders.
Seminarian’s killing: Herdsmen flee Enugu over fears of reprisal.
Police arrest 29 robbery suspects, recover 12 cars.
Stella Oduah loses son.
STF restricts tricycle operation in Jos.
EFCC arrests five varsity students for N16m fraud.
Over $40bn allocated to Niger Delta in last 12 yrs –Kachikwu.
Buhari approves governing boards for NPA, NIMASA.
Covenant University graduate emerges best at COREN competition.
Many parents who can’t pay children’s fees abroad now come to us – Babcock.
Tame militants to achieve development, Kachikwu tells Clark.
Dogara, Nine Others Receive Over N10bn As Allowances, Jibrin Alleges.
Liberia Marks Joint Celebration Of Its 169th Anniversary And Flag Day.
FAAC distributes N493.828b July revenue.
Borno orders chairmen to relocate IDPs to communities.
Kogi Governor stoned at Jumat Prayer.
I planned to abduct Otedola –Mastermind of Senator Anisulowo’s kidnap.
GSM tax: Labour, CLOs fume, threaten showdown.
Rivers rerun: PDP plans to scuttle elections using judiciary – Abe.
Chickens forced to skip meals as cost of poultry feed rises by 100%.
Politicians, others ignore IG, enjoy police protection.
Boat accident victims not World Bank officials —Ekiti govt.
Padding: DSS operatives spend 28th day at Reps’ appropriation secretariat.
Chibok parents bypass campaigners, seek audience with Buhari.
Nigeria’s socio-economic crisis enormous but surmountable –Amosun.
We won’t reverse ban on building materials importation –Fashola.
Police microfinance bank targets two million customers.
Yola varsity shelves plan to recruit First Class holders.
Seminarian’s killing: Herdsmen flee Enugu over fears of reprisal.
Police arrest 29 robbery suspects, recover 12 cars.
Stella Oduah loses son.
STF restricts tricycle operation in Jos.
EFCC arrests five varsity students for N16m fraud.
Over $40bn allocated to Niger Delta in last 12 yrs –Kachikwu.
Buhari approves governing boards for NPA, NIMASA.
Covenant University graduate emerges best at COREN competition.
Many parents who can’t pay children’s fees abroad now come to us – Babcock.
Tame militants to achieve development, Kachikwu tells Clark.
Dogara, Nine Others Receive Over N10bn As Allowances, Jibrin Alleges.
Liberia Marks Joint Celebration Of Its 169th Anniversary And Flag Day.
FAAC distributes N493.828b July revenue.
Borno orders chairmen to relocate IDPs to communities.
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Today's 5 Health And Fitness tips
Pick your perfect tunes
Running with music is a great way to get in a groove (just make sure it's not blasting too loudly, or you won't hear those cars!). To pick the ultimate iPod playlist, think about what gets you going. "I know several elite athletes that listen to what we'd consider 'relaxing' music, such as symphony music, while they do a hard workout," says Andrew Kastor. So don't feel like you have to download Lady Gaga because her tunes are supposed to pump you up—go with any music that you find uplifting.
2.When to weigh
You've been following your diet for a whole week. Weigh to go! Now it's time to start tracking your progress (and make sure pesky pounds don't find their way back on). "It's best to step on the scale in the morning before eating or drinking—and prior to plunging into your daily activities," says Newgent. For the most reliable number, be sure to check your poundage at a consistent time, whether daily or weekly.
3. Police your portions
Does your steak take up more than half your plate? Think about cutting your serving of beef in half. That's because it's best to try and fill half your plate with veggies or a mixture of veggies and fresh fruit, says Newgent, so that it's harder to overdo it on the more caloric dishes (like cheesy potatoes or barbecue sauce–slathered ribs—yum!).
4. Combat cocktail hour
Is it ladies' night? If you know you'll be imbibing more than one drink, feel (and sip!) right by always ordering water between cocktails, says Newgent. That way, you won't rack up sneaky liquid calories (and ruin your inhibition to resist those mozzarella sticks!). But your H20 doesn't have to be ho-hum. "Make it festive by ordering the sparkling variety with plenty of fruit, like a lime, lemon, and orange wedge in a martini or highball glass," adds Newgent.
5. Eat this, run that
When you have a 5- or 10K (you get to eat more with a half or full marathon) on your calendar, it's important to plan out what you're going to eat the morning of the big day—something that will keep you fueled and also go down easy. While everyone is different, "We always have good luck with a high-carbohydrate breakfast such as a small bowl of oatmeal with fruit or a couple of pieces of toast with peanut butter or cream cheese," says Andrew Kastor, who also advises eating around 200 to 250 (primarily carb) calories about 90 minutes before you warm up for your run . And don't worry about nixing your a.m. caffeine fix on race day. "Coffee is great for athletic performances," Kastor adds, because it makes you sharper and may even give you extended energy. Talk about buzz-worthy!
Running with music is a great way to get in a groove (just make sure it's not blasting too loudly, or you won't hear those cars!). To pick the ultimate iPod playlist, think about what gets you going. "I know several elite athletes that listen to what we'd consider 'relaxing' music, such as symphony music, while they do a hard workout," says Andrew Kastor. So don't feel like you have to download Lady Gaga because her tunes are supposed to pump you up—go with any music that you find uplifting.
2.When to weigh
You've been following your diet for a whole week. Weigh to go! Now it's time to start tracking your progress (and make sure pesky pounds don't find their way back on). "It's best to step on the scale in the morning before eating or drinking—and prior to plunging into your daily activities," says Newgent. For the most reliable number, be sure to check your poundage at a consistent time, whether daily or weekly.
3. Police your portions
Does your steak take up more than half your plate? Think about cutting your serving of beef in half. That's because it's best to try and fill half your plate with veggies or a mixture of veggies and fresh fruit, says Newgent, so that it's harder to overdo it on the more caloric dishes (like cheesy potatoes or barbecue sauce–slathered ribs—yum!).
Is it ladies' night? If you know you'll be imbibing more than one drink, feel (and sip!) right by always ordering water between cocktails, says Newgent. That way, you won't rack up sneaky liquid calories (and ruin your inhibition to resist those mozzarella sticks!). But your H20 doesn't have to be ho-hum. "Make it festive by ordering the sparkling variety with plenty of fruit, like a lime, lemon, and orange wedge in a martini or highball glass," adds Newgent.
5. Eat this, run that
When you have a 5- or 10K (you get to eat more with a half or full marathon) on your calendar, it's important to plan out what you're going to eat the morning of the big day—something that will keep you fueled and also go down easy. While everyone is different, "We always have good luck with a high-carbohydrate breakfast such as a small bowl of oatmeal with fruit or a couple of pieces of toast with peanut butter or cream cheese," says Andrew Kastor, who also advises eating around 200 to 250 (primarily carb) calories about 90 minutes before you warm up for your run . And don't worry about nixing your a.m. caffeine fix on race day. "Coffee is great for athletic performances," Kastor adds, because it makes you sharper and may even give you extended energy. Talk about buzz-worthy!
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TODAY'S 5 FITNESS TIPS
I will be posting some fitness tips by Leslie Barrie daily. I will break them into five fitness tips each day. Here are some five for today.
1. Curb your sweet tooth
Got a late-night sugar craving that just won't quit? "To satisfy your sweet tooth without pushing yourself over the calorie edge, even in the late night hours, think 'fruit first,'" says Jackie Newgent, RD, author of
The Big Green Cookbook . So resist that chocolate cake siren, and instead enjoy a sliced apple with a tablespoon of nut butter (like peanut or almond) or fresh fig halves spread with ricotta. Then sleep sweet, knowing you're still on the right, healthy track.
2. Find the best fitness friend
A workout buddy is hugely helpful for keeping motivated, but it's important to find someone who will inspire—not discourage. So make a list of all your exercise-loving friends, then see who fits this criteria, says Andrew Kastor, an ASICS running coach: Can your pal meet to exercise on a regular basis? Is she supportive (not disparaging) of your goals? And last, will your bud be able to keep up with you or even push your limits in key workouts? If you've got someone that fits all three, make that phone call.
3. Stock up on these
While there are heaps of good-for-you foods out there, some key ingredients make it a lot easier to meet your weight-loss goals. Next grocery store run, be sure to place Newgent's top three diet-friendly items in your cart: balsamic vinegar (it adds a pop of low-cal flavor to veggies and salads), in-shell nuts (their protein and fiber keep you satiated), and fat-free plain yogurt (a creamy, comforting source of protein). "Plus, Greek yogurt also works wonders as a natural low-calorie base for dressings and dips—or as a tangier alternative to sour cream," says Newgent. Talk about a multitasker!
4. Relieve those achy muscles
After a grueling workout, there's a good chance you're going to be feeling it (we're talking sore thighs, tight calves). Relieve post-fitness aches by submerging your lower body in a cold bath (50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit; you may have to throw some ice cubes in to get it cold enough) for 10 to 15 minutes. "Many top athletes use this trick to help reduce soreness after training sessions," says Andrew Kastor. And advice we love: "An athlete training for an important race should consider getting one to two massages per month to help aid in training recovery," adds Kastor. Now that's speaking our language!
Buy comfy sneaks
You shouldn't buy kicks that hurt, bottom line! "Your shoes should feel comfortable from the first step," says Andrew Kastor. So shop in the evening—your feet swell during the day and stop in the late afternoon, so you want to shop when they're at their biggest. Also make sure the sneaks are a little roomy—enough so that you can wiggle your toes, but no more than that. They should be comfy from the get-go, but Kastor says they'll be even more so once you have a good 20 to 40 miles on them.
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1. Curb your sweet tooth
Got a late-night sugar craving that just won't quit? "To satisfy your sweet tooth without pushing yourself over the calorie edge, even in the late night hours, think 'fruit first,'" says Jackie Newgent, RD, author of
The Big Green Cookbook . So resist that chocolate cake siren, and instead enjoy a sliced apple with a tablespoon of nut butter (like peanut or almond) or fresh fig halves spread with ricotta. Then sleep sweet, knowing you're still on the right, healthy track.
2. Find the best fitness friend
A workout buddy is hugely helpful for keeping motivated, but it's important to find someone who will inspire—not discourage. So make a list of all your exercise-loving friends, then see who fits this criteria, says Andrew Kastor, an ASICS running coach: Can your pal meet to exercise on a regular basis? Is she supportive (not disparaging) of your goals? And last, will your bud be able to keep up with you or even push your limits in key workouts? If you've got someone that fits all three, make that phone call.
3. Stock up on these
While there are heaps of good-for-you foods out there, some key ingredients make it a lot easier to meet your weight-loss goals. Next grocery store run, be sure to place Newgent's top three diet-friendly items in your cart: balsamic vinegar (it adds a pop of low-cal flavor to veggies and salads), in-shell nuts (their protein and fiber keep you satiated), and fat-free plain yogurt (a creamy, comforting source of protein). "Plus, Greek yogurt also works wonders as a natural low-calorie base for dressings and dips—or as a tangier alternative to sour cream," says Newgent. Talk about a multitasker!
4. Relieve those achy muscles
After a grueling workout, there's a good chance you're going to be feeling it (we're talking sore thighs, tight calves). Relieve post-fitness aches by submerging your lower body in a cold bath (50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit; you may have to throw some ice cubes in to get it cold enough) for 10 to 15 minutes. "Many top athletes use this trick to help reduce soreness after training sessions," says Andrew Kastor. And advice we love: "An athlete training for an important race should consider getting one to two massages per month to help aid in training recovery," adds Kastor. Now that's speaking our language!
Buy comfy sneaks
You shouldn't buy kicks that hurt, bottom line! "Your shoes should feel comfortable from the first step," says Andrew Kastor. So shop in the evening—your feet swell during the day and stop in the late afternoon, so you want to shop when they're at their biggest. Also make sure the sneaks are a little roomy—enough so that you can wiggle your toes, but no more than that. They should be comfy from the get-go, but Kastor says they'll be even more so once you have a good 20 to 40 miles on them.
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Nigerian Movies Worst Nightmare
In continuation of my previous post on piracy, what can the filmmakers do to secure their movies and not lose their profits to pirates.
Bootlegging is also common in the Nigerian music industry. In fact, upcoming acts patronize the pirates to include their songs in pirated CDs and DVDs or mix-tapes to make them popular. Almost everyone has become entangled in the vicious circle of piracy. And this is the nightmare of every film distributor in every part of the world.
We might as well negotiate with the pirates of movies and songs and reach a mutual agreement with them for the general distribution of our movies and songs.
Is my suggestion ludicrous? But, such an expedient resolution may be the solution for the elimination of piracy in the entertainment industry.
Nigerian filmmakers need accountable and responsible film distributors who are honest and transparent and are not partners in crime with the pirates.
If you give your movie to a film distributor, then you should also make sure that the film distributor will be responsible for the safety of the movie from the film distribution office to the cinema or from the street to the internet.
Check out the track records of a film distributor before you give your movie to him or her.
Can the film distributor be trusted?
A good film distributor should also have good marketing and publicity for films and not a film distributor that does little or nothing to promote movies.
Publicity should be a multimedia strategy, including press releases, press conferences, radio and TV interviews and social media promotions.
If the publicity of a movie is not well done, the movie may flop at the cinemas. Mismanaged publicity plans have made many Nigerian movies to flop, because of inadequate budget and poor planning.
If a filmmaker does not have enough budget for the promotion of a movie, the film distributor should take up the responsibility, because the more movie goers your publicity attracts to the cinemas, the more money your movie will make and you will make more profit.
There is no successful film distribution without film promotion.
The highest grossing Nollywood movie so far, “30 Days in Atlanta” produced by popular comedian Ayo Makun and directed by Robert Peters succeeded, because of a good publicity plan by the filmmakers, film distributors and film exhibitors. That is why the romantic comedy made more money at the cinemas than the so called most expensive Nigerian movies “Half of a Yellow Sun” and “Doctor Bello”.
Poor PR and poor publicity made both films to flop. Even the hype of the celebrated Nollywood diva, Genevieve Nnaji as the Box Office Queen of “Half of a Yellow Sun” was ambiguous and erroneous, because the publicist failed to show what made her the “Box Office Queen” of Nollywood when most of her movies flopped at the cinemas. If you spend US$500, 000 for a movie starring the “Box Office Queen” and you made only half of your film production budget at the few cinemas in Nigeria, is that what makes her a “Box Office Queen”? And she did not even play a leading role in “Half of a Yellow Sun”. That was a wrong publicity strategy.
The publicists did not even know how to use sound bites and they were actually confused.
The film was also given to the wrong film distributor that did not have any proven success record for film promotion and has no publicity for one of the most expected films in 2014.
A Biafran war film that failed to attract even a quarter of the Igbos who were the worst victims of that war and then casting the most popular Igbo actress in Nollywood as a Yoruba woman when a sensational Funke Akindele or Queen of Nollywood, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde would have made the cameo role of Genevieve Nnaji as “Ms Adebayo” more attractive to millions of Yorubas.
Then the leading Black British actors were too snobbish to grant interviews to the most popular film critics and bloggers in Nigeria, but they rushed to be interviewed by the foreign news media for their other Hollywood movies competing for the Oscars. But the filmmakers and film distributors could not use them to promote the film in Nigeria. Then, the hyenas of the film industry, the movie pirates pounced on it and worsened the nightmares of the filmmakers and confused film distributors.
Any film distributor that is reluctant to spend enough money for the publicity of your movie is not good enough for you.
You have to see that the film distributor has a functional department for marketing and publicity.
Bootlegging is also common in the Nigerian music industry. In fact, upcoming acts patronize the pirates to include their songs in pirated CDs and DVDs or mix-tapes to make them popular. Almost everyone has become entangled in the vicious circle of piracy. And this is the nightmare of every film distributor in every part of the world.
We might as well negotiate with the pirates of movies and songs and reach a mutual agreement with them for the general distribution of our movies and songs.
Is my suggestion ludicrous? But, such an expedient resolution may be the solution for the elimination of piracy in the entertainment industry.
Nigerian filmmakers need accountable and responsible film distributors who are honest and transparent and are not partners in crime with the pirates.
If you give your movie to a film distributor, then you should also make sure that the film distributor will be responsible for the safety of the movie from the film distribution office to the cinema or from the street to the internet.
Check out the track records of a film distributor before you give your movie to him or her.
Can the film distributor be trusted?
A good film distributor should also have good marketing and publicity for films and not a film distributor that does little or nothing to promote movies.
Publicity should be a multimedia strategy, including press releases, press conferences, radio and TV interviews and social media promotions.
If the publicity of a movie is not well done, the movie may flop at the cinemas. Mismanaged publicity plans have made many Nigerian movies to flop, because of inadequate budget and poor planning.
If a filmmaker does not have enough budget for the promotion of a movie, the film distributor should take up the responsibility, because the more movie goers your publicity attracts to the cinemas, the more money your movie will make and you will make more profit.
There is no successful film distribution without film promotion.
The highest grossing Nollywood movie so far, “30 Days in Atlanta” produced by popular comedian Ayo Makun and directed by Robert Peters succeeded, because of a good publicity plan by the filmmakers, film distributors and film exhibitors. That is why the romantic comedy made more money at the cinemas than the so called most expensive Nigerian movies “Half of a Yellow Sun” and “Doctor Bello”.
Poor PR and poor publicity made both films to flop. Even the hype of the celebrated Nollywood diva, Genevieve Nnaji as the Box Office Queen of “Half of a Yellow Sun” was ambiguous and erroneous, because the publicist failed to show what made her the “Box Office Queen” of Nollywood when most of her movies flopped at the cinemas. If you spend US$500, 000 for a movie starring the “Box Office Queen” and you made only half of your film production budget at the few cinemas in Nigeria, is that what makes her a “Box Office Queen”? And she did not even play a leading role in “Half of a Yellow Sun”. That was a wrong publicity strategy.
The publicists did not even know how to use sound bites and they were actually confused.
The film was also given to the wrong film distributor that did not have any proven success record for film promotion and has no publicity for one of the most expected films in 2014.
A Biafran war film that failed to attract even a quarter of the Igbos who were the worst victims of that war and then casting the most popular Igbo actress in Nollywood as a Yoruba woman when a sensational Funke Akindele or Queen of Nollywood, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde would have made the cameo role of Genevieve Nnaji as “Ms Adebayo” more attractive to millions of Yorubas.
Then the leading Black British actors were too snobbish to grant interviews to the most popular film critics and bloggers in Nigeria, but they rushed to be interviewed by the foreign news media for their other Hollywood movies competing for the Oscars. But the filmmakers and film distributors could not use them to promote the film in Nigeria. Then, the hyenas of the film industry, the movie pirates pounced on it and worsened the nightmares of the filmmakers and confused film distributors.
Any film distributor that is reluctant to spend enough money for the publicity of your movie is not good enough for you.
You have to see that the film distributor has a functional department for marketing and publicity.
Sunday, 21 August 2016
Nigerian Movie Industry Latest Review On Piracy
Nigeria has a peculiar film industry.
The Nigerian film industry does not have a formal film market, but there is active film distribution in Africa’s largest film industry.
The Nigerian film industry which comprises of Nollywood and Kannywood is estimated to be worth more than US$ 590 million annually; producing over 2, 400 movies annually and employing more than 1, 000, 000 people every year. But there are no statistics to confirm these reports, because they are not facts.
If the Nigerian film industry is really booming, then why are many of the filmmakers and actors still poor and powerless? In fact, majority of them cannot pay their bills!
Not trying to kick most of them when they are down, some fall critically ill, the industry cannot help them out. They are famous but broke. Some even have to come down from their high horse and seek help from the public. What baffles me the most is, why can't the few who is doing well, I am talking about the sponsors, marketers and investors in the sector lend a helping hand to those who are sick. Let's not dwell much on this, it will be a topic to be dealt with another day.
Many of them are no longer producing movies and have turned to political campaigners to make money for their survival and welfare. Several of them spent more time at political campaign rallies than on film locations in 2015.
Only few of the active practitioners in Nollywood and Kannywood are comfortable.
The filmmakers are the most important sector of the Nigerian film industry, because they are the producers of the movies and without them, there will be no film industry. Then after them, the second most important stakeholders are the film distributors; bringing and selling the movies to the consumers through the film exhibitors owing the cinemas, vendors of the DVDs and online exhibitors.
The biggest problem and threat to the film industry is movie piracy.
Movie piracy is a global crime that started even before the emergence of the Nigerian film industry.
Piracy of movies has become worse with the development of new formats for film distribution using digital technologies like CDs, DVDs, VODs and online streaming platforms. And the pirates are not invisible, but they have become invincible. They have refused to stop their crimes all over the world. An wherever they cannot operate openly, they continue to flourish underground.
Movie piracy is worse in Nigeria, because the pirates operate with brazen impunity and are more powerful than both the filmmakers and film distributors. In fact, the filmmakers are afraid of the risks of confronting them. That is why the pirates are the biggest and largest distributors of movies in Nigeria with their vendors on every street and bus stop, and also on the internet. And they continue to thrive, because they offer more movies at cheaper prices to the consumers than the filmmakers and their distributors. They can package dozens of counterfeit movies and TV series in one single DVD for less than US$1, or N150, when the original movies are selling for more than US$200 for one title.
Majority of the consumers in Nigeria are the best customers of the pirates and they include the loudest noisemakers in the churches and anti-corruption crusaders who condemn corruption in Nigeria, but are also guilty of being the largest market for piracy, the worst corruption in the entertainment industry, the second largest employer of workers in Nigeria.
There is no way you can talk about film distribution without talking about movie piracy. The tragedy of piracy in Nigeria is the fact that even the filmmakers, music producers, artistes, distributors, exhibitors and vendors are all consumers of pirated movies, music recordings or books online and offline. You will see the film producer cursing pirates of his or her movie, going around the corner of the street to buy pirated music tapes or download the songs online. The musician or singer whining about pirates selling his songs illegally will turn around to buy pirated movies or download them from unauthorized websites. We will continue more on the Nigerian movies worst nightmare,...piracy
The Nigerian film industry does not have a formal film market, but there is active film distribution in Africa’s largest film industry.
The Nigerian film industry which comprises of Nollywood and Kannywood is estimated to be worth more than US$ 590 million annually; producing over 2, 400 movies annually and employing more than 1, 000, 000 people every year. But there are no statistics to confirm these reports, because they are not facts.
If the Nigerian film industry is really booming, then why are many of the filmmakers and actors still poor and powerless? In fact, majority of them cannot pay their bills!
Many of them are no longer producing movies and have turned to political campaigners to make money for their survival and welfare. Several of them spent more time at political campaign rallies than on film locations in 2015.
Only few of the active practitioners in Nollywood and Kannywood are comfortable.
The filmmakers are the most important sector of the Nigerian film industry, because they are the producers of the movies and without them, there will be no film industry. Then after them, the second most important stakeholders are the film distributors; bringing and selling the movies to the consumers through the film exhibitors owing the cinemas, vendors of the DVDs and online exhibitors.
The biggest problem and threat to the film industry is movie piracy.
Movie piracy is a global crime that started even before the emergence of the Nigerian film industry.
Piracy of movies has become worse with the development of new formats for film distribution using digital technologies like CDs, DVDs, VODs and online streaming platforms. And the pirates are not invisible, but they have become invincible. They have refused to stop their crimes all over the world. An wherever they cannot operate openly, they continue to flourish underground.
Movie piracy is worse in Nigeria, because the pirates operate with brazen impunity and are more powerful than both the filmmakers and film distributors. In fact, the filmmakers are afraid of the risks of confronting them. That is why the pirates are the biggest and largest distributors of movies in Nigeria with their vendors on every street and bus stop, and also on the internet. And they continue to thrive, because they offer more movies at cheaper prices to the consumers than the filmmakers and their distributors. They can package dozens of counterfeit movies and TV series in one single DVD for less than US$1, or N150, when the original movies are selling for more than US$200 for one title.
Majority of the consumers in Nigeria are the best customers of the pirates and they include the loudest noisemakers in the churches and anti-corruption crusaders who condemn corruption in Nigeria, but are also guilty of being the largest market for piracy, the worst corruption in the entertainment industry, the second largest employer of workers in Nigeria.
There is no way you can talk about film distribution without talking about movie piracy. The tragedy of piracy in Nigeria is the fact that even the filmmakers, music producers, artistes, distributors, exhibitors and vendors are all consumers of pirated movies, music recordings or books online and offline. You will see the film producer cursing pirates of his or her movie, going around the corner of the street to buy pirated music tapes or download the songs online. The musician or singer whining about pirates selling his songs illegally will turn around to buy pirated movies or download them from unauthorized websites. We will continue more on the Nigerian movies worst nightmare,...piracy
SEVEN STAGES OF BREAK UP GRIEVING
You fought to hold on to the relationship to the point of being all-consumed. You don’t want to believe it’s actually ending. You can’t believe it. Even if the relationship was awful, even unbearable at times, the idea of living without it is unacceptable. Still, it’s becoming clear that the two of you aren’t going to make it. You are finally starting to compute that it’s over. You’ve gone from, “Don't leave!” to “Okay, I give up.” But you still feel anything but okay. The moment you get off the phone with your ex, or the texting finally stops, or you leave each other’s space, you experience withdrawal, and you are hit relentlessly by the reality of the loss. It can be a brutal process, and it can take a long time until you feel deserving of investing in your own independent, reshaped life path.
You may have known somewhere within you that this breakup was coming, even for months or years, and yet you are still blindsided. No matter how the lead-up has looked, now that the breakup is actually happening, you may be overwhelmed, immobilized and haunted by fear, loss and despair about life without this person. Following are some of the stages you can anticipate going through—they often occur all at once, or in varying orders at varying times during the process of letting go:
1. Desperate For Answers
The drive to know is consuming and can come at the expense of rational thoughts and behaviors. Youmust understand why this happened, maybe beyond anyone’s ability to explain it. You fixate on things your ex said at various times that you see as contradicting the breakup, and you hold onto them now as if they are gospel. Yet somewhere within, you have moments of clarity, too. You likely swing back and forth between foggy disbelief, the daily, moment by moment rediscovery of the magnitude of your loss, and flashes of painful clarity that of course it’s over. The pain, disorganization, and confusion can become all you think about, or talk about. But initially, you remain driven to understand what happened, at any cost. The desperation to make sense of something so jarring compels you to debate friends, family, coworkers, even strangers, about why the relationship ended, while you justify to them the reasons it shouldn’t have, as if convincing them it is equal to convincing your ex.
2. Denial
It can’t be true. This isn’t happening! You just cannot bewithout your ex. It feels like you’ve put everything you are into this relationship. It’s been your world, your life. You cannot accept that it’s over. You funnel every last hope into saving it, even at the expense of your well-being. You postpone your need to grieve its end, because it’s just too painful to face. In so doing, you temporarily derail thegrieving process by replacing it with unrealistically inflated hope that the relationship can still be salvaged.
3. Bargaining
You are willing to do anything to avoid accepting it’s over. You’ll be a better, more attentive partner. Everything that’s been wrong, you’ll make right. The thought of being without your ex is so intolerable that you will make your own pain go away by winning him or her back, at any cost. Of course, you’re not logical at this point (and probably shouldn't be operating heavy machinery). You are standing on the edge of what feels like an abyss, trying not to fall into the unknown. You cling to any hope you can, to prevent yourself from losing what you have come to depend on, for better or worse. However, during this phase, when you promise to fix all the problems between you, you are placing the entire burden of repairing, maintaining, and sustaining a relationship onto yourself. It's as if the responsibility is yours and yours alone to make it work this time. Try your hardest during this phase not to lose sight of the fact thatboth participants in the relationship contributed to its end. You can’t possibly take responsibility for everything. Somewhere inside, you know that.
Bargaining can only briefly distract from the experience of loss. Reality inevitably comes crashing down, over and over again. Further, when you bargain, you are trying to take responsibility for why the relationship doesn't work, which may give you the illusion that you have control over it, perpetuating the belief that it's salvageable as long as you can just keep performing superhuman acts.
4. Relapse
Because the pain is so intolerable, you may actually be able to convince your ex to try again (this may not be the first breakup with this partner). You will temporarily relieve the agony of withdrawal. However, despite your best efforts, you will not be able to carry the relationship solo. I'm sorry to say, it probably won’t end well this time, either. Unfortunately, you may need to go through this process of breaking up and reconciling more than once before you're absolutely convinced it's time to let go.
5. Anger
Initially, you may not be able to connect with feelings of anger. Breaking up plummets you into the unknown, which can evoke immobilizing fear and dread. Fear, at that point, trumps anger. Therefore, when anger sets in, it's because you have let go of some of your fear, at least temporarily. When you’re able to access anger, the experience can actually be empowering—because at the very least there are shades of rememberingyou matter too, of feeling justified in realizing that youdeserve more from a relationship. Depending on your specific temperament, life, and family experiences, as well as your unique breakup, your anger may be directed at your partner, the situation, or yourself. The good news is that your anger, no matter where it’s directed, is meant to empower you, whether you choose to see it that way or not. When anger becomes accessible to you, it can provide direction and create a feeling of aliveness in a world that’s become deadened by loss. It can also remind you that you deserve more. Even anger at yourself, as paralyzing and self-defeating as it may be, is still part of the grieving process. The fact that you are on the trajectory of grieving the loss is a sign that you are working through. It indicates that somewhere within, you are creating enough internal discomfort to help shift your perspective about how the relationship has actually been, and it can compel you to make proactive changes, if you are ready to let it.
6. Initial Acceptance
This is the kind of acceptance that, when it happens early in the process, can feel more like surrender. You are holding up your end of the breakup because you have to, not because you want to. Either you or your ex has developed enough awareness and control at this point to recognize that you are not meant to be. Over time, this initial, often tenuous acceptance becomes more substantive, as both of you begin to recognize, independently, that there are boundaries that at least one of you must maintain in order for the breakup to stick, because it has to. You are finally grasping that's it’s just not good for you to keep trying anymore.
7. Redirected Hope
You were leveled by the breakup and have had difficulty letting go, in part because it shattered your relationship with hope. As acceptance deepens, moving forward requires redirecting your feelings of hope—from the belief that you can singlehandedly save a failing relationship to the possibility that you just might be okay without your ex. It’s jarring when forced to redirect your hope from the known entity of the relationship into the abyss of the unknown. But this is an opportunity to redirect the life force of hope. Regardless, hope is somewhere in your reserves and you will access it again as you continue to allow some meaningful distance between you and your ex.
The stages of grief that follow any trauma, breakups included, can happen over the course of minutes or even seconds, across days, months, or years, and then switch around without warning, leaving you feeling without foundation, especially in the beginning. You feel alien to yourself or cut off from the world. However, like any emotional amputation, continuing on in life means learning to live without that part of yourself, and finding ways to compensate for its loss. Furthermore, recognize that there is a method, and a structure of sorts to this chaotic grieving process. Knowing that you are not alone can help you ride it out. Your grieving is part of the human condition—without it, we would not be wired the way we are to handle the many pains and losses that occur in our lives. As the grieving process progresses you will begin to see your way through to a point at which you can let go in a more proactive and self-protective way—a way that you may eventually come to understand as a new beginning.
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