Category: Lifestyle

{{Miss Rwanda 2014 is Akiwacu Colombe 20years.She was crowned on Saturday February 22. This is the Fourth time Miss Rwanda pageant was held.}}

Miss Akiwacu with height of 1m75 was representing the Eastern Province.

The first runner up for Miss Rwanda 2014 is Umutoniwase Marlene 23, and the second runner-up is Akineza Carmen.

{{When you’re trying to figure out if you are going to be able to make your relationship work out, you’ve got to establish love rules to follow, especially in a difficult relationship. }}

None of my relationships have been easy and it takes a lot of work to be with someone who might be opposite to you. It’s worth it though; you just have to make sure that you are paying attention to the love rules that each of you lay down. Are you ready to see how to make a difficult relationship work? Take a look below!

{{Respect Each Other}}

Respect is something that is huge – and I mean huge in any relationship, but it is especially huge in a difficult relationship. This should absolutely be the first of many love rules to follow in your relationship, especially if you are completely the opposite of each other.

Respect that neither of you are going into this relationship easily and appreciate the differences (which we’ll get into) that each of you have!

{{Work on Understanding}}

A difficult relationship is never easy to slip into, but if you work on understanding not just each other, but on understanding the entire relationship dynamic, it will make it better.

Lyndsie and I, over 7 years have finally figured out exactly what works and exactly what is hard for us to work through. Sure, we still have problems, but we’ve definitely worked out a lot of our issues through understanding each other better.

{{Know Boundaries}}

In a relationship that is not rainbows and sunshine all of the time, you’ve got to understand boundaries. They are going to be what saves your relationship and what makes sure that you don’t end up fighting constantly.

I didn’t know any boundaries when I first got into a relationship with Lyndsie and now? I understand when she’s in a bad mood, don’t constantly question it or don’t constantly try to come up with solutions for every problem.

{{Get The Differences}}

Remember that I said we’d get to the differences? Well, here we go! Differences are what make up any great relationship and they are truly what you should appreciate about each other – but they can be frustrating.

I can’t tell you how many times Lyndsie does something that I don’t understand at all … but after a while, I’ll appreciate it because it was different than the way I would do it. Appreciate the differences, don’t get frustrated by them.

{{Go into It Knowing It’s Hard}}

So many people slip into a relationship with their opposite type thinking that it is going to be easy – it isn’t. It is going to be hard and you’ve got to understand that.

You’ve got to realize that any relationship you get into is going to be worth fighting for – and while you might end up fighting a lot in the beginning, it’s all growing pains.

{{Don’t Take Each Other for Granted}}

The biggest problems in a lot of relationships is that you get comfortable and you just start to take for granted that your boy or girlfriend is going to stick around, no matter what.

You can’t expect your difficult relationship to improve unless you put in the work and nobody is going to stay in a relationship where they aren’t happy – keep that in mind!

{{Learn Quirks}}

Quirks, moods, reactions are all things that you’ve got to learn and understand whenever you are in a relationship like this.

You don’t want to say something that you find funny that your partner might take offense to, or poke fun at something that you think would be okay to poke fun at but they get upset about it. Learn the reactions, the quirks and all of their moods!

So, there you have it! Just a few of the different relationship love rules to follow if you are in a difficult relationship.

It’s hard to be in a relationship like this – I know, but trust me when I tell you, it’s utterly worth it. So, what type of relationship are you in now? Could you use any of these rules?

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{{It has become a strong desire for most young Rwandans today to complete their education abroad considering the better standards and quality of international universities and colleges in the so called “developed world”.}}

Through schemes like Presidential scholarships, Bridge to Rwanda, Commonwealth scholarships to mention but a few, the bright students in the country automatically get green light to various universities in the west undertaking science courses ranging from medicine to engineering thought to be the most important fields that need improvement in a rapid growing economy like Rwanda.

However, statistics from different embassies in Kigali and the Ministry of Education show that the number of students who come back home to share their experience in Rwanda after studies, is very low compared to those who chose to remain behind in search for better paid jobs and posh lifestyles.

On the other hand, rumour has it that only a few of those who decide to remain and chase their dreams hit the jackpot, while the rest are left struggling for a living.

The questions then stand, is it a bad policy for Rwanda to send more students overseas craving for better education? Can this be regarded as an exodus of the best Rwandan minds hemorrhaging skilled labor?

Should returning home serve as a credential for the best pay job in the country? Or do we underestimate Rwandan education: the contrary to Rwanda’s concept of “Agaciro”? – Witness a controversial round table and share your opinions on this first brainSTORM edition in 2014.

{{Dennise Mutesi ({picture above}) will be working with film director Gilbert Ndahayo in Live Action Short Film “The Girl In The Ditch”. }}

“This happens to be the second time, I am going to work with Gilbert Ndahayo. He is an amazing director and a very sensible man… in my opinion”, says an excited Mutesi.

Gilbert is back: on set (picture below) with Cinematographer Meddy Saleh.

After seven years in America, Gilbert Ndahayo, also known as Rwandan Filmmaker is getting ready to return on the continent to direct his first Live Action Short Film “The Girl In The Ditch”.

The 17 min narrative film, which production starts February 22, brings on the screen an action heroin Nadine, played by Dennis Mutesi.

“The Girl In The Ditch” is a film about Nadine who witnesses the murder of his parents at the age of nine. But that was twenty years ago. Today, she lives a happy life and enjoys the company of Alice, her sidekick and a distant relative.

Gilbert Ndahayo encourages fellow African filmmakers to conquer their fear and let only stories dictate the style. “Once you do that, you can tell any story you want and build your own audience,” says the filmmaker.

For whatever reasons, whether it is based on luck of infrastructure, whether it is based on cinematic skills; the African filmmakers have to grow from the clichés of stories that do not appeal to the rest of the world. One way to do this is to embrace action films.

The Live Action in “The Girl In The Ditch” surrounds Nadine’s encounter with Rutaro, a businessman, who apparently she knows before the murder of her parents. As the true story explodes, Nadine (Mutesi) and her sidekick have to decide what to do with Rutaro, who is questioning his past.

While Gilbert Ndahayo went into film school in New York, Dennise Mutesi opened a Jewelry in Rwanda. In “The Girl In The Ditch”, they will come out of hiding to produce the first Live Action Short Film ever made by Rwandans.

{{First-born children are more inclined to become overweight adults than their younger siblings, according to a New Zealand study published Monday.}}

Researchers at the University of Auckland studied 50 overweight, but otherwise healthy men between the ages of 35 and 55.

They found that first-borns were on average 6.9 kg heavier than second-borns and had a greater body mass index (BMI), while insulin sensitivity was also 33 percent lower in first-born men.

Both BMI and lower insulin sensitivity were considered risk factors for type 2 diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease, said a statement from the university.

The research, led by Professor Wayne Cutfield, added to understanding of the potential long-term health effects of birth order, following evidence suggesting that birth order could influence metabolism and body composition from infancy to early adulthood.

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