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From the Editors DeskThis may sound like cliche, but time sure flies when

you are having fun! I mean it’s still hard to fathom that four years are gone and that we are finally leaving. I hope you had a terrific mentorship year as you perceived growth in all aspects of life. For myself and the rest of the Greenhorn ‘A’ team, it has been a wonderful year and more so remarkable past couple of months with the Aspire Leadership Conference the CSRs and myriad other activities that we’ve had. I have seen enough growth the past couple of months to realize that it is only when we are tested that we grow. Speaking of growth, we now herald the premier issue of the greenhorn digital maga-zine. MBIU issue #1. First I’d like to say that there was no holding back from this issue. The entire editorial crew at the Publicity and Editorial Office was spectacular and went out to give you what you asked for. For instance we featured leadership articles not just from our mentees but from our mentors as well. Receive valuable advice on entrepreneurship, business, and personal development. Find out the hottest fashion styles and upgrade your wardrobe in our campus glamour column. Lots of fea-tures from gadgets, to personalities to literature. All this and more in this bumper read. Make sure to get a copy. Before I pen off, remember that we’re all about making a difference, however small in our own way. Dreaming and paying the price to make those dreams come true. Remember that action without vision is simply passing time. The future belongs to those who believe in the future of their dreams and If you want to see new horizons you have to be willing to lose sight of the shoreline. Get out of your comfort zones and make a leap of faith and always remember, as my mentor always tells me Keep it Stupid and Simple!

.....Samuel Nhemi

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Victor MwaVu Mentee aFFairS director

Q. Describe Victor in three words.

Outgoing, goal oriented and jovial

Q. How has your position shaped you?

I have become more open minded, patient, serve wholeheartedly and greatly improved on my public relations skills.

I can easily envision what I would like to be and

doMinic MwinGa

Mentor aFFairS director

Enthusiastic, self motivated and a disciplined team player working within achievable goals. That is the mentor affairs director, John Dominic.

Q. What do you pride yourself in?

The ability to motivate others, proven leadership abilities within team environment: extensive expe-rience and a good sense of humour and try to see things from other people’s point of view.

Q. Talk about your experience as a mentee and the mentor affairs director

As a mentee I have increased my self confidence, awareness and maturity, through neutral construc-tive feedback on professional development areas. I have discovered latent abilities and strengths. My greenhorn experience alike has helped me build & expand relationships/ network and understand real keys for a successful career. My position as the Alumni Director has taught me a lot on coordination of the human resource and how to counter challeng-es in our daily lives.

Q. Career path?

It is entrepreneurial in nature, with a view of building my own empire preferably in the real estate industry.

Q. Strongest traits?

I am ambitious, motivated, and I believe I am bet-ter placed at achieving my goals and objectives.

Parting shot

By putting God in all that you do, when you plan, plan as if you will never die, but when you pray, pray as if you are dying the next minute.

Gertrude ManGa PreSident

Social, self-driven and takes pride in excelling at her work. That’s Gertrude, the greenhorn president

Q. what does your position entail?

It’s all about leadership and taking charge of leading and influencing your team so that they willingly and enthusiasti-cally deliver a common mission. It’s therefore a journey of personal development (Growth), role modeling and above all teamwork and coordination towards achieving the objectives.

Q. Talk about the Greenhorn Mentorship Program

This is a student initiative that began in 2008 which basi-cally involves pairing up mentees (students) with corporate personalities to mentor and coach them. The mentorship involves three phases of mentorship:

Alumni mentorship - this involves pairing up the freshmen (first Years) with alumni (students who have passed through the program) to mentor them in their first years in campus.

Institutional Mentorship- This phase basically involves giving back to the society.

Corporate Mentorship- This is the final stage of our men-torship whereby third years are paired up corporate personali-ties to mentor and prepare them for the outside world.

Greenhorn therefore seeks to mould confident, articulate and all round graduates ready to take on leadership responsi-bilities in the global market.

Q. What is your take on mentorship and being mentored?

Mentorship is very important in a person’s life. Mentor-ing inspires with the process and shares the story behind the glory. I believe the spirit of mentoring is the desire to see people succeed. Mentorship therefore gives one an opportu-nity to prepare and equip them with the necessary informa-tion, ideas and tools to succeed. Its help a person grow and achieve their dreams

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Who is Elizabeth Kasiva?

i am intelligent, ambitious, a goal getter, very disciplined, hardworking and passionate about mentorship. i have served as the Vice-president and events director and from that i have cultivated good communication, interpersonal and decision making skills. i am passionate about self development and that’s why i majored in Human resources. in my free time i love watching cartoons and movies, cooking,

travelling, learning the stock exchange market and playing chess.

What is self discipline and what does it mean to you?

self discipline is doing what you have to do even if you don’t feel like doing it and doing it passionately. it is the key to success in life, tough love.

If you were to go back to freshman year, what would you do differently?

i would take my alumni mentorship seriously and make it work despite what. i would not be afraid to share my dreams in the fear that someone will steal my idea as in sharing, you commit yourself to mak-ing the dream come true. How could i forget this one? i would not have done cpA’s!

Final words

Taken back in time, i would relive the greenhorn experience with pleasure. if i have seen further than others, it is because i stood on the shoulders of giants, this only happens in greenhorn. inspired for greatness!

ELIZABETH KASIVAVice-PreSident

The where I see myself in future. It feels like a whole new self, thanks to greenhorn.

Q. Role model

Peter Nduati, CEO Resolution Health

Q. Parting shot

Mentorship and leadership are two critical things to achieving greatness. We only live once, we have to bring out the very best out of our-selves and deliver tasks beyond expectation.

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Executive

Q. Describe yourself in three words

A. Simple, confident and articulate.

Q. What is your daily drive?

The quest to do something new every day and to tack-le every challenge life poses with every passing moment

Q. You have been the mentor affairs director for & months now, how has it changed your life?

It has helped me become more open minded. I have the opportunity to interact with corporate mentors and well, I have the opportunity to be mentored before them all… feels like a mentor already

Q. Role model

Allan Akoko, staff development and performance manager at CBA

Q. Ideal dress code

Jeans trousers and a fitting shirt.

Q. who is Mwashighadi?

A. Ambitious, social and focused, a part time model and loves ice skating

Q. What is personal grooming and what does it mean to you?

A. I’d say personal grooming is a constant first impression, the very first statement the public draws after meetingW you. Being well groomed at all times not only boosts my confidence and esteem but also make me feel good about myself.

Q. Short term Goals?

A. Get employed in one of the big four audit firms, get the experience and start a business of my own. And hey, get my first car too. (Chuckles)

Q. Favorite dish?

A. Ugali and nyamchom

Q. Who is Collins Ouma?

Observant, meticulous and with a collected personal-ity. Possesses a great passion for mentorship and systems.

Q. What is the impact of Social Media to business frater-nity?

Social media is a cutting age communication platform that is very cost effective and has improved customized

and personalized customer relations and correspondence. With time, it might be the modern Point of sale (POS) to many organizations.

Q. How do you ensure that you are up to date with the rapidly changing technology?

There is no “new technology” What we experience is actually a change of strategy, enhancement and improve-ment of approaches to solving problems. This therefore means that the fundamental principles of any system remain the same at all times. I stretch the current techni-cal knowhow to the limit and behave like consumers who always want more.

Q. Parting short

Treat yourself as brand and ensure you have a mentor in every sphere of your life.

Team

Who is Eunice Kinyanjui?

eunice is a humble, kind hearted, joyful, friendly, ambitious, intelligent, dependable, motivated and a hard working lady who is a christian. she enjoys reading motivational books, acting, cooking (liver, rice) and doing charity /volunteer work.

What is your greatest moment as an Executive member of Greenhorn Mentorship?

being a servant leader and knowing that i’ve made a positive impact/ difference in the people’s lives and the society in general through the various events

we’ve held gives me great joy .As leaders ,we tried to influence others in such a way that it builds people up, encourages and edifies them so that they can duplicate this attitude in others.

Final words?

“walk with the dreamers, the believers, the coura-geous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it…” ~ wilferd petersoni’ve been blessed to find people who are smarter than i am, and they’ve helped me to execute the greenhorn vision. Lasting friendships have been built with mentors and fellow mentees as well as the many wow moments enjoyed.it’s been a pleasure and indeed an honour serving the greenhorn Family.

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SaMuel nheMiPublicity director

Q. Who is Samuel?

Ambitious, confident and a go-getter! Loves the thrill of an adventure.

Q. Are you in a relationship? How would you handle the topic while mentoring students in a sec-ondary school?

Am not in a relationship, someday I will be.

For any high school student, I would advise them to wait. They have a lot of time in life for rela-tionships. High school is the time to figure out what you really want to do with yourself much later on in life.

What are your passions and Goals in Life?

I love chess, swimming, music, hiking and travel-ling especially if it’s to watch the grand sceneries of the world. As for my goals, I am a born entrepre-neur, Eventually I would like to own my own invest-ment company, dealing in corporate finance, market making and proprietary trading.

Talk about publicity and its importance to any organization/institution.

Publicity is an important part of any organiza-tion. My mentor once told me that, running a busi-ness that nobody knows about is like winking at a girl in the dark. So yeah, it really does account for a lot..

Generation Y are individuals born between 1981 and 2000. we constantly hear, read or dis-cuss about changing attitudes at the workplace. A major cause of that has been us…generation Y.

Our characteristics exhibit traits of confidence, embracing diversity and proficiency of technology, which hands us the term “digital natives.” And “Dot Coms”. We are the individuals that have experienced historic events such as introduction of the Internet.

You will find us “infatuated” with BlackBerries, Androids and tablets with increasing phenomena of sharing happen-ings at rapid pace. As Generation Y we prefer to share our views on social media platforms – like Facebook and Twitter which have become a hotbed for discussion of penetrating topics from politics to society-that re-write history such as the Arab Spring. We share different backgrounds, beliefs, values and ethnicities, whilst exhibiting varied perceptions to elements which affect our general way of life. This is due to our ancestry, or the way in which our respective societies have evolved over time with internal and external influences to our heritage and customs. Nevertheless, we also exert a great influence on corporate life – creating a hybrid of hard work intertwined with flexibility such as variable work hours or allowing use of social media at work – that has increasingly been an eye opener for “traditional” bosses. Some leaders portray us as arrogant, egotistical and self-important while others embrace our aggressiveness, passion for transparency and inclusiveness towards a participatory decision-making process.

In the context of Globalisation and integration of pro-cesses, technology, ideas and methods of work, Generation Y is here to play a huge role in reshaping structure, systems and future of businesses. As more and more enter the workplace, understanding our needs and our cultural attitudes towards work/life balance and engagement, can make for a better workplace for everyone. Question is, how do employers take our understanding of Generation Y and translate that knowl-

edge into a strategy for managing and developing an innova-tive workplace? Devising policies towards reflection of our needs such as flexible work hours and interactive deliberation processes.

Establishing mechanisms to cater for growth of talent by developing challenges and allowing a degree of flexibility to exhibit problem-solving skills. Instituting mentorship pro-grammes at the workplace to assist Generation Y in compre-hending organisational culture and enabling a mechanism of “appreciating” constructive criticism than “withering” under it. Generation Y is energetic, vibrant and enthusiastic – frequently in search of new beginnings or better solutions towards work/life balance. Hence, it is imperative for ongoing feedback by scheduling regular meetings, discussing expec-tations, job performance and goal setting. Businesses should develop training programmes that facilitate an experiential, team-based and collaborating process. Generation Y are keen to embrace new learning styles and methods so as to effec-tively enable us to seize opportunities and deal with chal-lenges.

Furthermore, it is imperative to develop a tendency to listen well and openly to different viewpoints and discuss us, rather than dismiss us. We are the Future. And the Future is now.

Few oF us eVer TAke THe TiMe To THink oF wHAT we wouLd Like To AcHieVe in LiFe oVer THe Long TerM. in FAcT, eVen Fewer TAke soMe TiMe To discipLine THeMseLVes To wriTe down wHAT THeY inTend To AccoMpLisH in THe Long TerM or sHorT TerM.

'If it’s not written down, it’s just a wish NOT a goal.' I am writing this note just to share an exciting phase of my life where I’m learning more about who I really am and what I was cre-ated for. Most of us live on auto pilot and have let others dic-tate for us what our lives should be like. It could be controlling parents, media perceptions, misguided friends, relatives etc.

In fact, the first time I dared to think about what I really wanted in my life, it made me insecure because I realized that I really did not know myself. I, just like many others feared appearing to be wrong or unaware of myself....

Blind luck much? Blind luck

occurs when you are not goal ori-ented and expect random events to work out of the blue. People who operate on blind luck usu-ally say things like 'If we are lucky, we might get a big break' The truth is that blind luck prob-ably limits your success by 90%. If you operate on blind luck, chances are that you are going through a particular re-curring pattern in your life which often involves being unfulfilled

and feeling out of control of your life.

'If you don’t have your own goals, you will achieve for other people theirs'- Brian Tracy So, where do we start?

Writing long, middle and short term goals is a topic that I will discuss in another note after I do my research well and make it full proof.

But to begin to get out of the cycle f blind luck, start making the habit of jotting down at least 20 things that would describe an ideal situation in a particular

area of your life. Whether it’s in relationships, friendships, career,

lifestyle etc. But don’t stop there!

Challenge yourself and make a con-scious effort to work at achiev-ing these ob-jectives. Give yourself dead-lines, and when you fail to meet

some objectives (which you will) give yourself new deadlines. Whenever you desire to achieve an objective, write down a goal and work at it.....

It’s much easier to depend on blind luck and not put in extra ef-fort. It is much easier not to have to make critical life decisions..... But it’s a less fulfilling lifestyle with fewer challenges.

'a ship is safe in the dock, but that’s not what ships are made for'-Old Chinese Guy in Movie

So, will you write down some-thing about your ideal lifestyle in a particular area today?


by elizabeth kasiva

“In fact, the first time I dared to think about what I really wanted in my life, it made me insecure because I realized that I really did not know myself...”

it takesa pen and a paper

PERSPECTIVE

by gertrude Manga

PERSPECTIVE

good you're going to feel throughout the day. Yes, spinach and broiled fish, I'm talking to you.

5. Becoming markedly less inse-cure about all of the things which used to torture you in adolescence, such as whether you are wearing the coolest brand of jeans. (You know that you can't afford those jeans regardless, so it doesn't even matter if people think they're cool.)

6. Learning to temper the exis-tential crises you go through when you are referred to as "sir" or "ma'am" by kids who aren't even that young.

7. Realizing that the vast major-ity of people on your Facebook are now what you not so long ago would have considered "old," and doing "old people" things such as buying homes and having children -- even though you always imagined you would be off of Facebook the second those kinds of things started happening.

8. Talking to your parents and noticing that you are, in many ways, addressing each other as equals in a way that never used to happen. (That is, unless you are asking them for money or some other favor, in which case you are about five years old again.)

9. Understanding much more quickly who is right or wrong for you in a romantic sense, and not being as willing anymore to stick around with someone who clearly doesn't make the grade.

10. Getting more and more brave when it comes to deleting people from your phone/friends list/life in general when you are just getting tired of them being around you and can feel that they're dragging you down.

11. Becoming more acute-ly aware of how precious all the time you have with your older family members is, and how not a single day with them is guaranteed.

12. Adjusting the expec-tations you have for what sex should consist of and what is "normal" or "weird," learn-ing to define things more in terms of "healthy" or "un-

healthy." (Let's be honest, you're not going to judge Ryan Gosling if he has a tickle fetish. You're going to break out that feather duster and let yourself get into it.)

13. Making yourself a more financially-oriented person, even if you don't have that much capital to work with at any given time. (No matter how much you're earning, you know that there is always a better way you could be budgeting it, even if you don't want to admit it.)

14. Learning about multivitamins.

15. Investing in a blender and learning about all the various magical properties of the American Domesticated Smoothie. Even if this means spending a significant per-centage of your income on fruits, greek yogurt, and powder supple-ments.

16. Coming to understand that breakfast, no matter how many years you completely ignored it as a meal, is essential to having a productive day if you have to get up early and regularly and be active for the entire day.

17. Learning what it means to really need sleep on a regular basis, and how precious those nights when you can comfortably get to sleep at 9 PM are. (This also includes using a moderate portion of your week-end time to sleep on a semi-regular basis.)

18. Being more conscious about the presence you allow to display on the internet, when you used to be the person who blogged "artsy" naked selfies and wrote every gory detail about the person you were sleeping with that week. (And had at least 20 percent of Facebook photos taken while intoxicated and/or hold-ing some kind of drugs.)

19. Leaving places much more easily when you are not happy in them, including house parties, res-taurants, and stores you know you cannot afford.

20. Accepting that some of your purchases are just going to have to be quality, even if spending more money up front really makes your

stomach hurt and ignites your ever-present-if-dormant "cheap asshole reflex."

21. Getting out of the phase of your judgment where things that you don't immediately recognize make you recoil in disgust. Side effects include trying scary-looking seafood, deciding to meet some of your coworker's friends for happy hour to expand your social group, and signing up for a salsa class.


Sooner or later it does hit you, you not getting any younger. You are still young alright but that window is slowly closing. A mistake is not just a mistake anymore, there are consequences. i decided to piece together what i felt sums up most of the things before our twen-ties are over we probably end up losing...

1. Losing the ability to eat what-ever the hell you want with impu-nity and feeling no side effects or noticeable weight gain, along with a relative amount of toning over the entirety of your body even though you literally never work out.

2. Taking dates and relationships more seriously because you are fi-nally in that phase of your life where you could actually envision yourself getting married to someone down the line, whereas you were always able to brush it off with something along the lines of "It's not like I'm going to get married, I'm way too young for that."

3. Becoming acutely aware of what it is that you're doing for work and how that relates to the studies and skills you paid all that money to acquire. (Likely it doesn't relate that much at all, and makes you feel markedly

bitter about all those people who insisted how useful "Poli Sci" was go-ing to be.)

4. Forcing yourself to start enjoy-ing all of the foods you had once written off completely as "gross" because you know that they're good for you, and directly related to how

CHANGES YOU MAKE

IN YOUR 20sLIfE CHAngES

by samuel nhemi

“Taking dates and rela-tionships more seriously

because you are finally in that phase of your life where you could actually envision yourself getting married to someone down

the line ...”


SMART LEADERSHIP

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one oF THe quesTions i Tend To geT Asked FrequenTLY bY peopLe wHo sTArT reAding MY bLog is “How do i Find MY pAs-sion?” or soMe VAriATion oF THAT quesTion.it’s a tough question to answer because there’s no real formula for it. it’s not “if you do A, you’ll find b.” it’s a question that requires you to look within and usually it’s the start of a lengthy, but very fulfilling

journey.

while i haven’t quite figured out if there really is a formula for finding your pas-sion, i am starting to get a sense for how you know you’ve found it.

Time ceases to exist or Just Flies The other day i was out in front of my parents house skateboarding. i usually listen to music while i skateboard and before i knew it 40 minutes had gone by

and my playlist was finished. i had entered a state of “flow” and the idea for this post actually came to me in that exact moment. i was so caught up in what i was doing that my sense of time had become distorted. Look for when and where this happens in your life and make note of it. You no longer dis-tinguish between work

and play it’s said that if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life. when i ran the the travel blog i was working on,

with the excep-tion of meetings i had to attend every few weeks, i rarely saw it as work. it was more of an op-portunity for

creative expression. My friend david might as well be labeled the picasso of of pow- erpoint when

you look at things like the Anti-

resume. but talk

to him about

the pro-cess

of putting this

stuff together and he doesn’t see it a work. when

you look at your work and you feel like a kid in candy store or a five year old in a

tub of legos, you’ve probably found your calling.

You look forward to to every single day i think that the 8 hour work day doesn’t make any sense. This structure of work has caused far too many people to live for the weekends. That means you only look forward to 2/7th of your life. i don’t know about you, but i want more out of life than a fraction of what’s available. when you look forward to every sin-gle day, it’s a sign that you’ve found your calling.

You’re addicted to whatever it is you love i’m an addict. it’s just the way i’m built. when i love something i want it to be part of my life as much as possible. The pursuit of waves has just amplified that addiction. every wave, and every turn is like the stroke of a paintbrush allowing me to paint my life into a work of art that i’ll look back on and think “ this belongs in a museum.” Look for your addictions (as long as they’re not the kind that kill you)

You’re inexplicably happy You don’t need a reason to pursue a passion. i can’t tell you why i want to surf the world. i just do. it sounds like an amazing journey and something tells me i’ll find some answers along the way.

keep your fingers on the pulse of the moments in your life that make you feel like this. Those are the sig-nals that will let you know you’ve found your calling in life. class dismissed.

‘...It is said that if you love what you do you will never work a day in your life...’

Inspired by

Sonali Shah

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When you join an investment bank, part of the social contract you sign up to with the institution re-quires you to undergo a twisted form of house arrest. The bank will keep a very close eye on your movements and whereabouts going forward. Though you may continue to enjoy ‘freedom of movement’, the way you interpret that very notion will funda-mentally change in time. The single most essential element in this affair is the handheld device you’re given shortly after you are bestowed a seat and computer. Generally referred to as a ‘mobile’ or ‘cell’, you’ll occasion-ally encounter alternate nicknames for it. You were given an ‘earring’, some people would joke. Others had their own name for it. The day it was thrust into my hands the benefactor called it a lamp.

You wore your phone at all times – unlike an earring which occasion-ally came off. And the one cardinal rule about your phone which you followed with religious zeal was: if it rings you answer.

Whether you were standing up in a restaurant on the verge of deliver-ing a toast in honour of your re-cently engaged best friend, watching Patrick Stuart perform Shakespeare in the West End, sitting in silent contemplation in a church, mosque, synagogue or Zoroastrian temple, or

anxiously lying down on an operat-ing room table minutes before being administered general anesthesia, it didn’t matter what the circumstances were. You had to stop dead in your tracks and answer your phone. Too much money was potentially at stake for your inconsequential personal life to get in the way. That is why this gadget quickly became an extension of your hand. You rarely saw mobile phones left unat-tended at some-one’s desk. Like a wedding ring you carried it pretty much everywhere.

The moment it rang you answered. Period. Jumping out of the shower for sever-al minutes and then jumping back in once done with the call was normal. If you were in a noisy area you simply muted the phone while others spoke on the call.

My line manager was absolutely fanatic about being accessible. The only time he was unreachable was when he was in flight. Otherwise, it took no more than three rings for him to answer. Ever. It so happened that the poor guy suffered from stress-induced diarrhea, a fact he openly revealed to me the first time we spoke and during which time he tried to recruit me into his team. Later,

when I joined his group, I realised how serious he had been and, more disturbingly, how little this inconven-ience mattered when it was time to get on a call.

Most mornings, right after he arrived to his desk, dropped off his briefcase and took off his jacket he’d walk straight over to the bathroom. In case you’re wondering, he’d gen-

erally stay in there longer than the time it takes to simply wash your hands and check yourself out in the mirror. Depending on his arrival time into the office and if a morning update conference

call was scheduled then min-utes later he’d dial in from his

mobile, while in the toilets. That was perfectly normal.

In time, another team member and I leaned to recognise – from my line manager’s face – the days he had particularly acute stomach problems. Those were precious days indeed. My colleague and I would listen in on the call with great anticipation. My line manager was not the quiet type and always had to make his voice heard. Additionally, he was a highly paranoid individual by nature and believed everyone was after clients. Therefore, he felt he had to constant-ly convince others that he was in fact very close to all his clients and held a very special relationship with them.

This all meant he’d go on for eternity when his turn came round to provide an update. And because at any one time there could be over five people on the call he didn’t care to mute the phone cause you couldn’t tell who exactly was responsible for being in a noisy area. Consequently, you’d hear toilets flush, water taps run and, if you were lucky, the occasional fart or two let loose. Some days we had tears run-ning down our faces.

You take or make calls whenever and wherever necessary.

Mark, a South African managing director, said it best when he handed me my company phone soon after I joined the bank.

“This in my hand is a lamp. Know what happens when I rub it? You answer. You’re a genie now.”

Several weekends later I was on a friend’s yacht off the coast of Brit-tany. There were only three of us on board – me, the skipper (my friend) and my girlfriend – and each of us was working hard to make it to the next port. I’d left my work phone be-

low deck where, be-cause of strong winds, it was practi-cally impossible to hear a ringtone. Toward the evening I noticed a missed call from Mark. I tried return-ing the call but he never picked up. I called again the following day, on Sunday, before making way back to London. No answer. Monday morn-ing I arrived to work, took off my suit jacket and made my way to the 7:00am team update meeting where everyone updated each other on team activities and relevant news.

The meeting started off in the usual manner. At one point, Mark, who led these discussions, turned toward me and called out my name.

“What were the Non-Farm Payroll numbers on Friday?,” asked Mark.

“Hmmm, I’m not sure

but I believe the numbers

were better than expected,” I replied

nervously as I was caught off guard.

“Where did the iTraxx Main and Crossover close on Friday?”

I had no clue. My instinct was to state that it was unchanged from the previous day but that was like hand-ing him a cricket bat to hit me over the head with. So I kept quiet.

“Pay attention to what happens in the markets very closely. If you want to cruise by without doing much then join a consultancy. You’re a banker now!”

Later that day while I sat at my desk, Mark walks right up to me.

“I don’t care what you do in your free time but when I call you answer the phone.” And he walks off. Yes Master.

...”I had no clue. My InstInct was to state that It was unchanged froM the prevI-

ous day but that was lIke handIng hIM a crIcket bat to hIt Me over

the head wIth. so I kept quIet...”

Aladdin’s Lamp in The Mystical Land of

Investment Bankingby Alfred Mwaengo


You probably come across many people who think they have the skills to be leaders, but find very few who actu-ally do.

Leadership can be coached and it can be learned, but too many of us disregard it as a triviality and hold on to the ego-supported notion that we are born with leadership qualities. Thus, this crucial development stage is often skipped.

Many people also have TV-inspired view that all leaders are like heroes who are there to save the day; they ignore the fact that leaders are mere mortals who are prone to the same mistakes that befall us all.

But there is something truly differ-ent about leaders: They bounce back. After failure, true leaders still have the poise and presence to convince us to follow them to the edge once again.

The big question is: What are the traits that set these people apart and how does one go about developing those same qualities?

inSPirationA leader is more than an individu-

al; he is the head of the pack. He is the one who always seems to know what to do and the one people seek out for advice.

He not only has a vision, but he also knows how to communicate it. A good leader must be able to convey his message both forcefully and con-vincingly, and so a certain mastery of oral communication is necessary. The result is that people are often bowled over by the clarity of his vision and the strength of his conviction, and they quickly fall in line.

While people are often overawed by leaders’ abilities, the real source of inspiration comes from two practices that most anyone can do: planning and goal setting. A leader is some-

one who determines which goals are important and develops a plan to meet them. He is the one who seem-ingly has solutions for every prob-lem because he thought everything through before you even had a chance to begin.

SelF-conFidenceTrue leaders believe in themselves.

They feel that they have a high capac-ity to rise above the norm and make things happen.

Usually, this confidence stems from the fact that they are highly skilled individuals and have a broad knowledge of what it takes to get the job done. On the other hand, some successful leaders aren’t very skilled themselves, but they are able to identify those who are.

conSiSt-ency

A strong leader must show con-sistency in his stance on issues and should not be

easily swayed by others’ opinions. However, this is not to be mistaken for stubbornness, which can be a fatal flaw. Rather, a leader should be able to make rational decisions that are devoid of bias.

willinGneSS to taKe riSKS

Many people refuse to take risks because they are afraid of failing. But if you are an aspiring leader, you have to ask yourself this: Is the risk worth taking?

A true leader must be willing to lead by example if he has deter-mined that the benefits outweigh the potential dangers. But even so, many of us are not daring enough to take the plunge, and the people who take the most risks are often those who already have a good safety net in place.

If you have analyzed the risk and decided it is worth taking, you need to overcome this mental barrier in your mind. If you find it difficult to do so, keep on planning; the more prepared you are, the less risky a situation will be.

PerSiStenceLeaders don’t give up without

a fight. Things do not always come easily, and leaders must set an exam-ple by trying and trying again until they succeed. That said, leaders are also quick to see when they are fight-ing a losing battle and to resort to Plan B when that point is reached.

deciSiVeneSSAs a leader, you are expected to

make hard decisions when others shy away from them. Whether that means letting someone go or making dramatic changes that affect your company, you are the one who must push it through.

A leader who is too soft often fails to get things done and has a tendency to be taken advantage of. Be merciless when the business requires you to be and stick to your decisions.

Must-Have Leadership Traits

MultidiMenSionalityLeaders are generally familiar with all the aspects of their busi-

ness and have a good understanding of how things work. They are aware of what goes on from the front lines to the top level. This wide perspective, combined with a meticulous attention to detail, allows them to recognize oddities where others cannot.

willinGneSS to SacriFiceAre you willing to do what it takes to get the job done? Being a

good leader can be a demanding proposition because it requires a lot of face time and people management. This can eat into your personal life; you have to decide whether you are willing to make that sacrifice.

adaPtabilityThe business strategies that work well today might not tomorrow,

and a leader must be quick to recognize this. Just as the company must adapt, so must the leader; he has to constantly learn new skills and find new approaches along the way.

A leader must not lose sight of his purpose or the purpose of those under his charge; if he does, he risks becoming out-of-date and bringing others down with him. Thus, it is important for a leader to demonstrate the foresight to bring about change and steer others toward it.

For aspiring leaders, the message is clear: Study the market and be critical of how you need to adjust.

becoming a leader

Transforming yourself into a leader takes time and effort, but it is possible for nearly anyone. Ask yourself why people should listen to you and work to build yourself into someone they will respect.

by dominic Mwinga

mbiu May 2013 18

one of the biggest miscon-ceptions about faith is that it is blind. we often hear the expression ‘blind faith’.

The truth however is that in real-ity, faith is not blind. In fact without sight, faith is nonexistent. If you do not see your future, you will be trapped in your present. If you can-not describe where you are going then you will be defined by where you are.

Why is the ability to see so important? If I came to talk to you about a red BMW what happens in your mind? You will not see the letters R-E-D-B-M-W. You will actu-ally see a picture of a red BMW. The words we hear turn to pictures in our mind. If you cannot see it, you cannot execute it. If someone were to give you an instruction in a language that you do not understand, you will not be able to execute it. Your problem is not that you were not listening. Neither was it that you did not hear. The problem was that you did not see. The words could not be trans-lated into pictures. The human mind processes pictures and not letters and as such any letters or words that

cannot be translated into pic-tures by the mind cannot be executed. Faith needs an accurate picture of the destination in order to proceed with the journey. If you are not able to describe where you are going – if you cannot see it in your mind (as a picture) you will never get there.

Faith is not hope. Hope is not a strategy. Hope carries with it a suggestion of uncertainty. Faith on the other hand is certain. Faith is not going for an exam without reading. It is going for the exam fully prepared and then expecting the questions to be in your favor. Faith is not going for an interview without researching and preparing. In fact it is the very oppo-site. It is going fully prepared and expect-ing that all the people on the interview panel will just prefer you to everyone else. Faith is

not the re-placement for prepa-

ration. It is the expec-

tation that circumstances

will favour prepa-ration.

Faith is not silent. The spirit of faith speaks what it believes. What you say you believe that you cannot say, you have not yet be-lieved. Every level has its language. You cannot enter into the next level of your life speaking the language of the last level. To become president, you must speak like a president. To become CEO, you must begin to

think and speak like a CEO. Your life will progressively

move in the direction of your words. As you talk, remember that there is a prepara-tion that matches the talking. You don’t just sit down and talk.

You invest in yourself. You ensure that you are

circumstance ready. This means that when the oppor-

tunity shows up, you are ready to grab it.

Faith is not passive. Faith does not sit down and wait for conditions to get bet-

ter. Faith creates the right conditions with its decisions. For instance, you may be out of a job at

the moment. Faith will cause you to develop your-self further and get up in the morning like you already

have the job. Faith actively presses towards the mark. I remember the story of David and Goliath. Everyone saw

Goliath and got scared and said, he’s too big to kill. David saw the same thing and got excited and ran towards the giant saying,

he’s too big, I can’t miss him. What are you seeing today, A giant or an opportunity? By faith people have overcome the greatest obstacles

imaginable and have gone on to achieve great feats. Do not feed your doubts at the expense of your faith by always talking about your fears and

doubts.

mbiu May 2013 19

THE Force of FAITH

Feed your faith by surrounding yourself with things that remind you of where you are going. Speak the lan-guage of your destination; see yourself there and very soon the whole world will be forced to see about you what you already saw concerning yourself.

No matter how bad yesterday was, every morning when you wake up, you have an opportunity to speak the language of a new day. When you say, good morning, you are declaring the day good even before you experience it

the deMand oF a dreaM

I have a friend who owns a mul-timillion dollar company. When I first met him I was amazed at how a person could take a simple idea and turn it into a business that was turning in for him over a million dollars every week! I asked him to share the secret of his success with me. He told a few things but one of the most profound things he told me was that he never hires a person who has not failed before. He said that most people come parading their strengths but that he is always on the lookout for their failures and weaknesses. When I asked him why he did this, he said, ‘life is full of ups and

downs. We all go through turbulence from time to time. A person who has never failed before will not know how to handle turbulence and in their panic can derail the organization’!

You will never know what is in you until a demand is made on it. That demand will come in the form of pres-sure. The true test of what a person is made of is found in pressure. It is found in how they handled failure and unfavorable outcomes. What comes out of a person in time of adversity is their true value. The greatest creden-tials of a great person are expressed in their victory over adversity.Pressure is a fact of life but the ability to speak the language of your destination in spite of your pressure is a proof of a truly strong character. Most people however speak the language of the pressure that they are experiencing. Pressure does not leave because you talk about it. Talking and crying about it only reinforces its position as the one in control of you. Never allow pressure to distract you from the main goal. Consistency under pressure is one of the most defining traits of a strong spirit

While we acknowledge the pres-sure, we do not dwell on it. While we

recognize its presence we do not cel-ebrate or revel in it. Rather we must al-low a picture of our destination to mo-tivate us out of the pressure. A strong revelation of our destination will not only guide us through the pressure but will inspire solutions. Pressure is one side of a coin. The power of pressure over you is determined by your revela-tion of the other side of the coin. Op-position is the evidence of your strong position. Pressure comes to take you to a whole new level of your life.

With the right perspective, you will then be able to speak the language of your destination and not the language of your pressure. We will speak victory in the midst of attack. We will speak hope in the midst of hopelessness. We will speak joy in the midst of sadness. We will speak faith in the midst of un-belief. We will speak abundance in the midst of lack. We will speak strength in the midst of weakness. We will call those things which be not as though they are. We believe, therefore we speak and by the fruit of our lips shall our bellies be satisfied.

InSPIRATIon

by wale Akinyemi


BoA & MEnToR PRofILES

1. Sue oManGa CEO and Owner, Exclama-

tion Marketing Ltd,

Public Relations and Communications

8. anthony cheGeStrategy, Planning &

PMO Manager at BAT Kenya

Consumer Goods

9. anne KiMari General Manager at Jabali

Microserve Limited (Manag-ing Jitegemee Trust Limited)

Banking

3. jane delorie Director & Consultant at

Evolution Africa

Management Consulting

Infinite Insight & the Children's Village Trust

4. SaM oMuKoKo Owner, Metropol

Financial Services

Owner at Metropol Cor-poration

6. KiProno Kit-tony

Chairperson at Radio Africa

Telecommunications

7. Peter nduati Chief Executive Officer at

Resolution Health EA ltd

Insurance

Owner at Resolution Health E.A ltd

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10. eVa Muraya Owner, Color Creations

limited

Marketing and Advertis-ing

2. Gilda odera Chairperson,BPO/ITES

Working Group, Office of the Prime Minister at Office of the Prime Minister, Kenya

5. john nGuMi Director, Investment

Banking Coverage: East Africa at Standard Bank

Banking

Some of our Board of advisers and Corporate Mentors

THE PROFILES

by collins ouma


GREENHORN DINNER 2013

The end of year greenhorn dinner was

held aT safariclub hoTel on The 10TTh of May 2010

woMen ALwAYs HAVe A bAckup pLAn THAT MAkes LiFe For THeM VerY sTrA-Tegic. does He sHAVe, does He keep cLeAn, And How Are THe nAiLs, ALL AbouT THe deTAiLs. A woman with the “three-day rule” to the guy this usually in-volves the 24hour returning phone call. if a guy does not wait for 24hours to return a call its either something went wrong like not being interested or just decided to vanish. women think that men do this intentionally to test if the lady to whom they are interested on are worth it and can go as wait for a weak. women basically think that a man who keeps his word will keep their hearts.

“someone who is ready to spend a million backs on me is ready to spend for my happiness. i mean, i am your girl and you should ap-preciate me as a queen.” This are some of the conditions of so many women in kenya today, the men practically work constantly to get through the demands of this sort of women. by the end of the day this can not be avoided, all women need a man who can provide.

The other preference women ad-mire totally is the mode of a mans expression, like is he direct? or is he those types of men who enclose themselves inside a shell! This type of men make women feel like they are manipulated, like hiding something, that pin drop silence that crisis or judges.

eyebrows get raised when the style of the ideal man is up to shape and commendable, it is able to show smartness, neatness even to the brain. shows intelligence. A Man who allows his woman to be her-self wins the woman’s heart faster than the one who has specific and strict rules about how a woman should be like. This brings out the spontaneity and shows his inter-ested in her.

The mother of all things is he financially stable? This brings out a well organized and a man who has a comprehensive plan for the future. Having a well organized man financially gives a woman the hope to invest to a serious relationship. This is to show that women do know what they are after and do have a well outlined fact of thinking. A lot has been written on women making deci-sions by emotions but research today shows women do have an upper hand on thinking with facts.

understanding a woman is like understanding a dynamic auto mobile in that just like a car if not taken care of they experience mal-functions. well a woman appreci-ates and understands what atten-tion is. if a man does not give the woman enough or any attention, this woman will be bitter. You could compare women to chil-dren, the emphasis on the word ‘can’. Valentines just passed and what almost every woman wants is those few hugs, kisses, calling severally, and cuddles the ulti-mate goal confessing to them your

undying love. This goes to appre-ciation she will dedicate herself if appreciated.

sensitive men get to keep a wom-an longer than the less sensitive, for example a man who would hold her hand in public, who sur-prises her, who keeps a good eye on and sharing common things in a conversation. intimacy is impor-tant but how you use intimacy is important. Any man who makes a woman feel like you are with her because of sex and every conversa-tion is about sex like intentionally turns her off. she will not enjoy the next time you are intimate. Any psychologist will tell you that a woman’s idea of intimacy is not like man’s. A woman will expect more than a man.

Men should basically do a precise research on women they are most definite a different and special spe-cies.

HER VIBE by Joy KiTuMa


THE GOOD, THE CRAzY &It takes a year to do thIs....

THE DowNrIGHT AwESOmE

THE BEST of gREEnHoRn MoMEnTS

iT pAYs To be AsserTiVe. Ac-TuALLY iT MAkes ALL THe diFFerence in LiFe.

The same’s true in relationships and other social engagements . And what about us all standing up to of-ficials or politicians who are up to no good?! Hell yes!

Being assertive means expressing

your feelings di-rectly and hon-estly, while at the same time valuing other people’s opin-ions and being willing to

work through conflict. Asser-

tive people know their rights – and

stand up for them. They control their

emotions, are willing to compromise, and bal-

ance their needs with those of their friends, partners and work colleagues. To get people to take you seriously is not easy, neither is it hard, look interested and alert, make your voice firm and calm, and use direct eye contact and open, alert body lan-guage. Use relaxed gestures, a factual approach, and sound determined and convincing but not bossy. And say ‘I’ a lot. Like ‘I want...’ or ‘I don’t agree...’ And use co-operative phrases ‘What

are your thoughts?’ and clear expres-sions of interest such as ‘I’d like to...’

You also need to listen well if you’re going to reach agreements that stick. Ask open questions, like ‘How do we do this?’ or ‘Are there any other options?’ to make sure everyone feels they’ve been heard, seek clarification and identify com-mon ground. Being assertive’s not the same as being aggressive. That might get you what you want – once – but also creates enemies and stores up problems for the future. So avoid staring people out, being sarcastic, condescending or making threats ‘...if you don’t...’ or put downs ‘...don’t be so stupid!’. Being passive’s even worse! Not expressing your feelings, or expressing them so weakly they’re ignored may avoid conflict in the short term, but it encourages people to demand too much of you. And once you’ve allowed a relationship to go that way it can be difficult to repair. So avoid endlessly apologiz-ing, letting things slide, not saying what you mean, or using phrases like, ‘If it’s not too much trouble...’ or ‘Do whatever you want...’

Start by knowing the facts. When you know that a problem is likely to arise, do your research, get the figures and ask for opinions. Then you’ll be able to make a good case and will appear organized and firm. Anticipating how things are likely to go and practicing possible responses will make you feel more confident. Prepare open questions that expose the weaknesses in other people’s arguments and help you gain the initiative: ‘What’s your evidence?’ ‘Who have you consulted about this?’ If a question’s avoided or ignored, re-phrase it. And practice holding your ground: ‘Hang on a minute – I need to think about that’ or ‘I’m not sure about that.’

Have faith in your own abilities, be clear about your ideas, express them firmly and well, and you’ll get what you want!


MoNEY CAN BUY HAPPINESSWhile many of us go through

life with the pursuit of money on our minds, we are often told that money doesn’t buy happiness, but what truth is there in this statement, is there a correlation between money and hap-piness and if so, how can we use it to our advantage, we humans are very sensitive to change, when we get a raise or a commis-sion we really enjoy it, but we adapt at incredible speeds to our new wealth,. Some studies have shown that in Northern America additional income above $75000 a year ceases to impact day to day happiness, in fact people who win lotteries often report becoming extremely unhappy, they often end up spending all the money, going into debt and experiencing ruined social relationships, so surely money can’t really buy happiness, well, recent studies suggest that the problem may actually be in the way

we spend money, instead of buying things for yourself, try giving it to someone else and see how you feel, studies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier, while people who spend it on them-selves don’t necessarily become less happy, their happiness is unchanged,

the same principal has been tested on teams and organiza-tions as well. One experiment showed that instead of an organization writ-ing a large cheque to a charity, divid-

ing the amount amongst employees and allowing them to contribute to a charity of their choice increased their job satisfaction, similarly individuals that spend monetary incentives on each other as opposed to themselves increased not only job satisfaction but improved team performance and sales, almost everywhere we look in

the world we see that giving money to others is positively correlated with happiness, interestingly the specific way the money is spent on others isn’t important, the emotional rewards of pro social spending are even detect-able in the brain neural activity. If you are going to spend the money on yourself, try to go after experiences as opposed to material things, travelling or going to an event is more impact-ful for the vast majority of people in the long run. Also, don’t forget about the daily joys of life, like spending the money on a coffee with friends which gives you more opportunities for happiness. While money isn’t the sole source of happiness in our lives, it certainly has the capacity to make things easier, give you more peace of mind and increase your happiness…albeit complicating others. The lack of money though is the source of all evil. So at the end of the day, money can buy happiness!

by paula Angwenyi

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TRAVEL

MArVELin sagana

I stayed there with my boyfriend for 4 days for Easter. I didn't really know what to expect since i booked last minute and usually i am not keen on all inclusive formula, but since i knew that in Siargao you don't really have restaurants around, i thought "why not, let's give it a try". It was just amazing.

I've done plenty of trips to this island over the last 6 years and have really got it wired. Sagana is without a doubt the best value for money, family friendly and organised resort on the island.

From white water rafting to bun-jee jumping, open sky camping, sagana resort just keeps the thrill at an all time high.

If you haven’t been there then this is definitely one place to go. It’s definitely in more than one place in my bucket list. I made a point just to pick some of the experiences off their online client blog and the client feedback is the same. An endless stream of fun for couples, family, friends and even company team build-ings. Its always better when you get it directly form the horses mouth, so here we go...

“beSt Place to Stay in SiarGao”

“FantaStic eaSter weeKend..”

by Lilian kimuya

HEALTH & fITnESS

Seductive foods seem to lurk at every turn, especially when you're trying to lose weight. But many foods that have gotten a bad rap aren't so terrible after all. Learn which tempting treats can actually help you lose weight and keep it off.

eGGS

When it comes to healthy eat-ing, few foods have sparked as much debate as eggs. The latest research suggests an egg a day is safe and nutritious for most adults -- and if you eat that egg for breakfast, you'll boost your odds of losing weight. The reason: Eggs are packed with protein, which takes time to digest. Eating protein in the morning keeps your stomach full, so you eat less during the rest of the day.

SteaK

For years, health experts have been admonishing us to eat less red meat. But steak is not always bad for the waistline. In fact, a lean cut of beef has barely more saturated fat than a similar-sized skinless chicken breast. Like eggs, steak is loaded with protein and can keep you feeling full longer. To get plenty of protein with less fat, choose tenderloin, sirloin, or other extra-lean cuts -- and limit portions to the size of your palm.

PorK

Talk about a bad reputation -- the term "pork" is used to describe all kinds of excess, so it's no wonder dieters often steer clear. Here's a case where the meat itself is not what it used to be. Today's cuts of pork ten-derloin are 31% leaner than 20 years ago. That makes this white meat a lean source of protein with benefits similar

to those of lean beef.

PaSta

Rather than avoiding pasta when you're dieting, make the switch to whole grain and keep your portions small. Research suggests people who eat several servings of whole-grain foods per day are more likely to slim down and maintain healthy weights. According to one study, eating whole grains rather than refined grains can also help burn belly fat.

nutS

Nuts may be high in fat, but it's the good kind. And they are also rich in nutrients, protein, and fiber, which can help stabilize blood sugar. Sure, you'll get a few extra grams of fat from munching on a handful of nuts, but it's worth it if it helps you avoid reaching for cookies or other sweets. Even peanut butter can be a dieter's friend. Studies show small amounts of this favorite food can control hunger without causing weight gain.

cheeSe

Dieters often try to cut calories by nixing calcium-rich dairy foods, but some studies suggest this is a mistake. One theory is that the body burns more fat when it gets enough calcium, so eating low-fat cheese, yogurt, and milk may actually contribute to weight loss. Calcium supplements don't seem to yield the same benefits, so high-calcium diets may have other factors at work as well.

coFFee

Coffee only falls in the "bad" category when you drink too much of it or mix in cream, sugar, or flavored syrups. If you drink it black, you get a metabolism boost without added

fat and calories. Drink it skinny: Stir in skim milk for added calcium and vitamin D, and artificial sweetener or one teaspoon of sugar.

bad FoodS -- Good PortionS

Just about any "bad" food can be part of your weight loss plan if you stick to small enough portions. In fact, dietitians advise against banning your favorite treats. Depriving yourself of the foods you crave could set you up for failure. A better strategy is to set limits on quantity -- for example, one chocolate truffle a day -- and stick to them.

'Bad' FoodsCan Help You Lose Fat

by paula Angwenyi

a little devil sitting on your shoulder, whispering, "Do it, do it, do it faster! Now do it again!" Comfort mode is lacking and Dynamic is overboosted -- there's no sweet spot. The S7 is a fabulous car, no doubt, but we found one that's better. Meet Goldi-locks, aka the BMW 650i xDrive Gran Coupe. "This is what the F10 5 Series should have been from day one," Forget this Gran Coupe nonsense -- just call this thing the 5 Series and let the current car quietly fade from memory." This "may be BMW's best car at the moment." As much as I like the looks of the Audi S7, there's simply something more seductive about the Gran Coupe. More surpris-ing is the Gran Coupe's interior, the best BMW's ever done by several kil-ometers. From the two-tone leather to the funky speaker grilles to the ballsy asymmetric cent-er-stack treatment (how can you not love three separate rows of French stitching spreading up

and out toward the windshield like some sort of vine?), almost every inch of the car's innards has been crafted to a standard higher than that of any Audi or Mercedes.

As the BMW is about 95 percent as capable as the Audi (identical 0.94 max g, too), but offers so much more in desirability, craftsmanship, and that all-important X-factor, we're calling it the winner. As stated, there are no perfect cars. But it's very seldom that I find myself so quick to forgive vehicular flaws. With the BMW Gran Coupe, that's absolutely the case. As such, "The Ultimate Driving Machine" just took on a whole new meaning.


Comparison: Audi S7 vs. BMW 650i Gran Coupe vs. Mercedes-Benz CLS550

the day PaSSion Met PreciSion: three oF the MoSt SoulFul carS on the road juSt haPPen to be GerMan

CAR REVIEW

This comparison represents a peek into three heavyweight luxury german carmakers' state of the art.

The Audi S7, BMW 650i Gran Coupe xDrive, and Mercedes-Benz CLS550 4Matic represent a good chunk of their respective brands' best thinking. But what are these swoopy four-door coupes? (And for the record, we hate the abuse of language that takes place every time a 2-ton sedan is called a "coupe.") The cynical view is that the Germans invented a meal between breakfast and brunch. So, each company has found a way to charge more money for essentially the same old mimosa and pancakes. Even if they are just the same old cars in fancy new suits, don't nice suits cost money? Not only that, but at least one of these lookers has been much improved versus the donor whence it came. Plus, aren't businesses in the business of mak-ing profits? In a sense, then, these three cars represent their

respective makers' best foot forward.

As is often said, there is no perfect car. Yet these three cars come closer to the Platonic automotive ideal than most. I feel justified and factual in stating that today's "loser" (for lack of a softer synonym) might just be the very best third-place finisher. I'd be thrilled to wake up and find its keys in a bowl near my front door. That third-place car is the Mercedes-Benz CLS550, the car that started it all. The CLS has done nothing wrong. It's just that the competition artfully stepped up their games. A year ago BMW didn't even have an offering in this high-concept segment. And the A7, while pretty much OK (and quite easy on the eyes) just couldn't compete with the big Benz's overall might and refinement. hings have changed.

Complete with AWD and a 402-hp, 4.7-liter twin-turbo V-8 (biggest displacement engine of the test), the CLS550's 0-60 and quarter-mile times were the slowest of the trio. The 445-hp

BMW Gran Coupe clips 60 mph in 4.2 seconds before tackling the quarter mile in 12.7 seconds at 108 mph. The Audi? It's ste-roidal sports-car-fast, friends, hitting 60 mph in 3.9 seconds and knocking off the quarter in 12.3 seconds at 112.1 mph. Pretty astonishing for a 4435-pounder with the smallest displacement engine of the test, a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 that's probably underrated at only 420 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. And by prob-ably, I mean absolutely, no question.

The CLS did have the most comfortable seats and the best outward visibility, but at the end of the day, third place. Sec-ond place goes to the Audi S7, with a big asterisk. I give it the first-place nod, as it's the best combo of speed, luxury, style, and -- what differentiates it from the others – utility. This car is obscenely fast in a straight line. It doubles down by being ridiculously quick in corners as well. The grip is fantastic and the weapons-grade torque absolutely flings you out of every turn." Compared with the CLS, the Audi feels fun -- as if Audi included

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Arguably the biggest problem with last year’s Marvel comics movie spectac-ular “The Avengers” was that it set the bar too high: Writer-director Joss Whe-don’s exuberant take on the superhero supergroup was so perfectly balanced in its combination of wit, pathos and giant-sized action scenes there was no chance any ensuing single-hero adven-ture would live up to the standard it set.

Mostly to its credit, “Iron Man 3” doesn’t even try. Yes, it’s a big summer movie with the requisite number of big explosions and big-budget effects. And yes, it’s a su-perhero movie that delivers its quota of guys in brightly colored suits flying around punching superpowered bad guys.

But “Iron Man 3” is less a movie about the invincible Iron Man than a movie about the not-so-super Tony Stark, the billionaire playboy beneath the shiny metal shell. And it’s at its best when it works in smaller scale, as an ir-reverent throwback action comedy.

That’s hardly surprising given the background of the man newly in charge of the series: Shane Black, the whiz-kid screenwriter who in his mid-20s helped define 1980s action filmmaking with his script for the original “Lethal Weapon.” Mr. Black’s early scripts boasted fero-cious action sequences and haunted leading men, but he lightened things

with zippy dialogue and a subtle sense of self-awareness.

That makes him perfect for the Iron Man series, which has soared to success on the strength of Robert Downey Jr.’s wry and frequently hilarious portrayal of the title character and his alter ego. Now 51 years old, Mr. Black is no longer a kid, but he still manages to exude the combination of fierce energy and ironic distance that made his early scripts stand out. The collaboration between Mr. Black and Mr. Downey, whose ad-

libbed asides pepper the movie, makes for the funniest Iron Man movie yet.

If the movie’s quips and gags are its strong-est component, its story is the weakest. Part of the problem

is that the story tries to juggle far too much. Tony Stark finds himself facing off against Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce), a rival inventor with a score to settle, as well as a terrorist menace known as the Mandarin (Ben Kingsley), who has been staging bombings in protest of Ameri-can arrogance, or policy, or something. There are also a slew of superfluous subplots involving War Machine (Don Cheadle), Tony’s live-in love, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and his secu-rity chief, Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau, who directed the first two installments).

But in the end, it doesn’t do quite enough. As the movie progresses, there are also a number of twists and turns,

the best of which leads to one of the movie’s most amusing scenes, but the Mandarin’s villainous motivations never really add up. The movie’s bad guys are there because Iron Man needs some-thing to punch.

And pound away he does, especially as the movie draws to a close. The ac-tion sequences are suitably noisy, but also somewhat underpowered, espe-cially as they grow larger. Like the rest of the movie, the action sequences are best when they stay small. The scale and scope of “The Avengers” may have made the argument that bigger is bet-ter. But “Iron Man 3” offers a reminder that even in a megabudget summer superhero movie, size isn’t everything.

“Iron Man 3,” a Walt Disney re-lease, is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive con-tent. Running time: 130 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

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in THis sHrewd And wickedLY FunnY book, MicHAeL Lewis describes An AsTon-isHing erA And His own rAke's progress THrougH A powerFuL inVesTMenT bAnk. From an unlikely beginning (art history at princeton?) he rose in two short years from salomon brothers trainee to geek (the lowest form of life on the trading floor) to big swing- ing dick, the most dangerous beast in the jungle, a bond sales- man who could turn over millions of dollars' worth of doubtful bonds with just one call.with the eye and ear of a born storyteller, Michael Lewis shows us how things really worked on wall street. in the salomon training program a roomful of aspirants is stunned speechless by the vitriolic profanity of the Human piranha; out on the trading floor, bond traders throw telephones at the heads of under-lings and salomon chairman gut-freund challenges his chief trader to a hand of liar's poker for one million dollars; around the world

in London, Tokyo, and new York, bright young men like Michael Lewis, connected by telephones and com-puter terminals, swap gross jokes and find retail buyers for the staggering debt of individual com- panies or whole countries.The bond trad-ers, wearing greed and ambition and badges of honor, might well have swaggered straight from the pages of bonfire of the Vanities. but for all thier outrageous behavior, they were in fact presiding over enor- mous changes in the world economy. Lewis's job, simply described, was to transfer money, in the form of bonds, from those outside

America who saved to those inside America who consumed. in doing so, he generated tens of millions of dollars for salomon brothers, and earned for himself a ringside seat on the greatest financial spectacle of the decade: the leveraging of America.

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WHy IS HE fAMouS?Representing one of the best mod-

ern Hollywood underdog stories, Peter Dinklage is a shining example that great actors can come in small pack-ages. Standing at just 4'5", but possess-ing talent that's at least twice that size, he's enjoyed an inspiring acting journey as a reputable character actor -- free of the stereotypes that commonly hamper other actors who also happen to be lit-tle people.

Not content to just be the kind of unique performer that you know you've seen in something (Living in Oblivion, The Station Agent, Elf, Find Me Guilty) but can't place right away, Dinklage has recently found his groove in television acting. Following guest spots on Entou-rage and Life As We Know It, and recur-ring roles on Threshold and Nip/Tuck, he's now entered the realm of immedi-ate pop-culture recognizance through his Emmy-winning turn as Tyrion Lan-nister on HBO's Game of Thrones, the latest creative milestone in an inspiring celebrity voyage that's a testament to just how far a small guy can go if he has a big love of acting.

Peter Dinklage Quote" I don't like people being cau-

tious and tentative and choosing their words carefully around me because I'm a dwarf. There are a lot of people in a lot worse shape than me. I'm 4'5" and it's part of who I am, just not the whole

part. I guess the word to call me is my name, Pete."

MAgnETISMNo one is going to confuse Peter

Dinklage with a tall, dark and ruggedly handsome movie star, but for women, there's something admirable about a guy who has stuck to his guns and suc-ceeded from playing by his own show-business rules. Considering he had to

take on both dwarf-ism and a potential-ly joke-infested last name in "Dinklage" at birth, it's quite amazing how well-

adjusted and grounded Peter Dinklage has become. Completely comfortable in his own skin, his confidence and success have transcended his physical shortcomings and made him something of a surprise sex symbol with a selec-tion as one of the People's "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2006.

While his character's cruel nick-names on Game of Thrones include "Halfman" and "The Imp," the size of Peter Dinklage's acting potential is impossible to dwarf, and his accolades continue to grow. Physical challenges be damned, he's enjoyed a reward-ing career that has thus far included tutelage at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, stage performances on off-Broadway productions, a chance to bask in the music-video glory of John Mellencamp and even a turn as a brief turn as a television stunt man.

The HTC One is here! Let’s get right to it with this one, shall we. I know you’re all eager to hear the official GR findings. However that tech heavy tedium will have to wait. The full review is still underway. This is all about the undressing of this sultry smartphone.

The design is all that you’ve heard. It’s immaculate–one of, if not the, most handsome I’ve seen. While Samsung is getting smacked around for their use of plastics (and that’s about it), HTC has opted for de-finitively more attractive materials. Mirror-like Chrome bands outline the front and back for an elegant and decidedly more distinguished allure. Even the visible speakers and mic are attractive additions. The Unit ships with an assortment of the usual literature you might expect–manual, factory warranty, stickers etc. HTC has also thrown in a plastic sleeve with embedded return label.

HTC One Unboxing the Beauty hTc one for aT&T: The besT android phone yeT?

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iF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,but make allowance for their doubting too;if you can wait and not be tired by waiting,or being lied about, don't deal in lies,or being hated, don't give way to hating,And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:if you can dream - and not make dreams your master;if you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;if you can meet with Triumph and disasterAnd treat those two impostors just the same;if you can bear to hear the truth you've spokenTwisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: if you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,And lose, and start again at your beginningsAnd never breathe a word about your loss;if you can force your heart and nerve and sinewTo serve your turn long after they are gone,And so hold on when there is nothing in youexcept the will which says to them: 'Hold on!'

This is so you may recycle your old phone and battery sans any hassle. Well that’s awfully Green of them. Included accessories are pretty standard fare. We have USB charging cable, AC adapter and a set of earbud headphones. That lat-ter bit reminds me of a pair of A-Jays with the flat tangle-free cord.

Newer functions such as HTC Zoe, NFC integration, BoomSound and Beats Audio or the wireless media streaming. The homescreen is populated with tiles that feed intel in real-time on my incoming tweets from Twitter, new headlines from Associated Press and social updates from LinkedIn. It makes for sharp looking home screen, albeit a bit busy.

if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,' or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,if all men count with you, but none too much;if you can fill the unforgiving minutewith sixty seconds' worth of distance run,Yours is the earth and everything that's in it,And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!

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In the 1970s, Kenya was amongst the best sevens teams in the world. Players like Dennis Awori played key roles in leading Kenya to success in tournaments like the Dubai sevens where Kenya was amongst the best teams. There were sporadic appear-ances in global sevens tournaments such as 1983 when Watembezi, a Kenyan select side played in the Dubai sevens and earned rave reviews from All Black players. By the 1990s however, the standards of the sport had plum-meted mostly due to lack of exposure. Still the Singapore sevens of 1990 is the one that will be remembered for announcing the legendary Edward Rombo to the world. In a tournament that included many All Black players, Rombo finished as top scorer. Such was the buzz around Rombo that many British rugby league teams immediate-ly sought to offer him contracts.

The introduction of the Safari sevens in 1996 was the beginning of a revival in the fortunes of Kenya rugby. Thanks to the safari sevens Kenya started to get exposure to top class rugby teams from across the globe.

The Safari sevens started out as tournament featuring African national teams and a slew of touring teams from Europe. Public School Wanderers from Wales won the inaugural tourney. Subsequent tourneys were won by teams like British Army and Bristol.

In 2001, Kenya hosted the sev-ens rugby world cup qualifiers at the RFUEA grounds. Wins over Namibia and Uganda got Kenya to the finals and assured them a place in the world cup. Paul Murunga was the leading try scorer at the time and it was his two key tries that got Kenya into the finals this earning them a place in the world cup. Qualifying for the 2001 sevens rugby world cup was at the time the greatest achievement in the history of Kenya rugby. During the qualifying tournament, it was quite an achieve-ment considering that Kenya had failed miserably at their previous attempt to qualify for the 1997 world cup, loosing

heavily to Tunisia and Morocco.

At the world sevens Champion-ships, Kenya surprised may by beating the fancied French team 12-7. However they proceeded to lose to Russia, Ar-gentina and Fiji.

During the 2003 IRB sevens circuit, Kenya firmly cemented their arrival as one the top rugby sevens nations in the world. At the South Africa sevens , Kenya taught Wales a lesson in hard running rugby when they trounced them 19-0. But it was at the Hong Kong sevens when Kenya became the talk of the town with a 15-12 upset win over Australia. Kenya are now ranked 9th in the world.

In 2004, Kenya won the Safari sev-ens, much to the delight of the parti-san crowds at the RFUEA grounds. Also in 2004, Kenya became a core member of the IRB sevens series in part thanks to an e-mail campaign And in 2005, the qualifiers for the 2005 sevens world cup were held in Zambia.

Former player Benjamin Ayimba took over as coach in 2007 and led Kenya to its most successful era. 2009 was the most succesful year in the his-tory of Kenya rugby. That year, Kenya firmly established itself as one of the top sevens nations. In the 2009 IRB sev-ens series, Kenya reached 7 of 9 semi finals and one final. Along the way, their were successive wins over Eng-land and memorable wins over giants like New Zealand and South Africa. Collins Injera topped the IRB series scoring charts with 42 tries. His brother Humphrey Kayange earned a reputa-tion as one of the best sevens players in the world with his all round play, his ability in lineouts and his ability to get to the try line.

But it was at the 2009 sevens world cup that Kenya caught the imagina-tion of the world by reaching the semi finals. Kenya had qualified for the 2009 Rugby sevens world cup in glori-ous style easily dispatching Zimbabwe, Tunisia,

No one expected Kenya to beat Fiji in the quarter finals but that they did. Victor Oduor was in sensational form, engineering two tries. Veteran Center Ian Simiyu was sensational throughout 2009 as he sliced and diced defenses with his mazy runs. Sydney Ashioya used his amazing acceleration to kick and chase his way to several crucial tries while making several try saving tackles. It was one such last gasp tackle by Ashioya that gave Kenya its first ever win over New Zealand in 2009.

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