Ask an Expert:
What Did
Abraham
Lincoln’s Voice
Sound Like?
Civil War scholar Harold
Holzer helps to decode what
spectators heard when the 16th
president spoke
No recordings of Abraham Lincoln's voice
exist since he died 12 years before
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph,
the first device to record and play back
sound. Shown here is Lincoln delivering
his famous Gettysburg Address in 1863.
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I suspect that when people imagine
Abraham Lincoln and the way he sounded,
many imagine him as a bass, or at least a
deep baritone. Perhaps this is because of
his large stature and the resounding
nature of his words. Certainly, the
tradition of oratory in the 1850s would
support the assumption. “Usually people
with centurion, basso profundo voices
dominated American politics,” says Harold
Holzer, a leading Lincoln scholar. Then, of
course, there are the casting choices of
film and TV directors over the years. “It
can’t get any deeper than Gregory Peck,”
says Holzer. Peck played Lincoln in the
1980s TV miniseries The Blue and the Gray .
But, unfortunately, no recordings of
Lincoln’s voice exist, since he died 12
years before Thomas Edison invented the
phonograph, the first device to record and
play back sound. If anyone had an
educated guess as to how it sounded
though, it would be Holzer, who has
written 40 books on Lincoln and the Civil
War. The author has pored over reports of
Lincoln’s public appearances on speaking
tours, eyewitness accounts told to
Lincoln’s law partner William Herndon
and newspaper commentaries about the
Lincoln-Douglas debates, and, surprisingly,
he says, one of the only things that can be
said with certainty is that Lincoln was a
tenor.
“Lincoln’s voice, as far as period
descriptions go, was a little shriller, a
little higher,” says Holzer. It would be a
mistake to say that his voice was squeaky
though. “People said that his voice carried
into crowds beautifully. Just because the
tone was high doesn’t mean it wasn’t far-
reaching,” he says.

The Nigerian Air Force has announced
that its patrol and surveillanc activities
have succeeded in blocking routes
through which petroleum products and
other materials are supplied to the
extremist Boko Haram sect.
In a statement Wednesday, the Director
Public Relations and Information of the
Nigerian Air Force, Dele Alonge, said
patrols along the Nigeria-Cameroon
borders “have greatly strained the
supply efforts of the BHT (Boko Haram
terrorists)”.
Mr. Alonge, an air commodore, said,
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through
its intensified and persistent efforts in
the ongoing fight against Boko Haram
Terrorists (BHT) has intercepted over
4,000 drums and jerry cans of
petroleum products and other smuggled
items.
“The items, suspected to be supplies
meant for BHT, were confiscated from
the smugglers in Pepe, Dashin-Hausa,
Belel Bilachi, and Konkul villages
located along the Nigeria-Cameroon
Borders on Tuesday, 28 July 2015.
“The NAF was able to achieve the recent
feat through its air patrol activities,
covering both land and water, along the
Nigeria-Cameroon boarders.
The NAF has continued to identify and
destroy BHT camps and resupplies by
employing surveillance and combat
aircraft. Intelligence gathered revealed
that these efforts have greatly strained
the supply efforts of the BHT.”

The Nigerian Air Force has announced
that its patrol and surveillanc activities
have succeeded in blocking routes
through which petroleum products and
other materials are supplied to the
extremist Boko Haram sect.
In a statement Wednesday, the Director
Public Relations and Information of the
Nigerian Air Force, Dele Alonge, said
patrols along the Nigeria-Cameroon
borders “have greatly strained the
supply efforts of the BHT (Boko Haram
terrorists)”.
Mr. Alonge, an air commodore, said,
“The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) through
its intensified and persistent efforts in
the ongoing fight against Boko Haram
Terrorists (BHT) has intercepted over
4,000 drums and jerry cans of
petroleum products and other smuggled
items.
“The items, suspected to be supplies
meant for BHT, were confiscated from
the smugglers in Pepe, Dashin-Hausa,
Belel Bilachi, and Konkul villages
located along the Nigeria-Cameroon
Borders on Tuesday, 28 July 2015.
“The NAF was able to achieve the recent
feat through its air patrol activities,
covering both land and water, along the
Nigeria-Cameroon boarders.
The NAF has continued to identify and
destroy BHT camps and resupplies by
employing surveillance and combat
aircraft. Intelligence gathered revealed
that these efforts have greatly strained
the supply efforts of the BHT.”

Its a Joe EL season this period as he keeps us
on glued to our earplugs with releases of
amazing records. No Yawa is one of the songs
from the forth coming album, and is the kind
of song that qualifies as an Amebo Anthem.
The Timeless Album is due for release
tomorrow, 31st July 2015, and will go live on
sale at itunes.com, kennismusicdigital.com,
spinlet.com, 5ivemusic.com, cloud9.com,
amazon.com as well as cds on the streets on
Nigeria as the same time.
No Yawa was produced my Mark Drummond
(Los Angeles) California.
Listen, Download, and share your views.

JASPER PARTNERS WITH MICROSOFT TO
ACCELERATE ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT AND
GLOBAL GROWTH OF IOT SERVICES
WORLDWIDE
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SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwired) --
07/30/15 -- Jasper, a global Internet of
Things (IoT) platform leader, today announced
a strategic partnership with Microsoft to
provide enterprises worldwide with an IoT
service management solution that enables
them to bring new IoT services to market
faster, facilitate their shift from product
businesses to services businesses, and rapidly
scale. Through joint engineering efforts, the
companies are combining the power of the
Jasper IoT services platform and the
Microsoft Azure IoT Suite, available in preview
later this year.
"More than 2,000 enterprises across dozens of
industries worldwide have selected the Jasper
Platform to enable them to deliver IoT
services that increase customer value and
grow revenues," said Macario Namie, VP of
Strategy at Jasper. "Through this strategic
partnership with Microsoft, we continue to
increase the business value of IoT by making
it easier and faster for enterprises to bring
their IoT services to market, and to scale those
services globally."
The Azure IoT Suite extends existing Azure
capabilities to connect devices and other
assets (i.e. "things"), capture the diverse and
voluminous data they generate, and integrate
and orchestrate the flow of that data. The
suite also manages, analyzes and presents
device data as usable information to help
businesses make better decisions, while also
intelligently automating operations. The
offering, while customizable to fit the unique
needs of any organization, also provides
complete applications which speed
deployment of common scenarios seen across
many industries, such as remote monitoring,
asset management and predictive
maintenance, while providing the ability to
grow and scale solutions to millions of
"things."
Jasper Control Center, Jasper's IoT services
platform, is a cloud-based IoT platform that
enables companies of all sizes to rapidly and
cost-effectively deploy, manage and monetize
IoT services for any connected device. The
platform, which is easily configurable to meet
the unique requirements of business across
industries, gives companies the real-time
visibility, intelligence and control they need to
accelerate time-to-market, automate
operations, optimize performance,
troubleshoot and fix issues, and manage
costs. As those companies grow, Control
Center makes it easy for them to seamlessly
scale their businesses across the globe.
Jasper partners with 25 mobile operator
groups, representing more than 100 mobile
operator networks worldwide, to deliver the
benefits of Control Center in over 100
countries.
"Our vision for the Azure IoT Suite is to help
companies thrive in this era of IoT by
delivering preconfigured solutions and world
class services that any company, whether
startup or the most established global
enterprises, can use to create new value," said
Sam George, Director of Azure IoT. "Jasper's
IoT services platform is a critical component
of delivering on this vision. By bringing
together the Jasper Platform and the Azure
IoT Suite, businesses of any size and in any
industry can build cost effective IoT solutions
for themselves or their customers."
The combination of the Jasper Platform and
the Azure IoT Suite will provide enterprises
worldwide with the following advantages:
Faster Time-to-Market - Enterprises in any
industry can accelerate time to market of their
IoT services by taking advantage of pre-
established, deep integration across all
technology layers -- connectivity, application,
and data.
Global Visibility - Businesses gain a global
view of their IoT deployments -- including both
device data and Control Center IoT service
data -- through the Azure IoT Suite experience.
Automated Business Decisions - The solution
delivers richer insights that inform more
sophisticated decision-making.
About Jasper
Jasper is a global Internet of Things (IoT)
platform leader. Jasper has designed its
industry-leading, cloud-based IoT platform to
enable companies of all sizes to rapidly and
cost-effectively deploy, manage and monetize
IoT services on a global scale. When
companies do this, they become much more
than product businesses. They become service
businesses, capable of automatically
managing their customers' entire IoT services
lifecycle, delivering increased customer value
and unlocking new sources of revenue. More
than 2,000 companies in over 20 industries,
including many of the world's top brands,
choose Jasper to fast-track their IoT services.
Jasper currently partners with 25 mobile
operator groups, representing more than 100
mobile operator networks worldwide.
Founded in 2004, Jasper is based in Santa
Clara, California. For more information, visit
www.jasper.com or follow us on Twitter
@Jasper_IoT. To learn more about enterprises
building IoT services that demonstrate what's
possible when the digital and physical worlds
converge, check out their stories at
www.TitansofIoT.com

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Shocking! South African Pastor Forces His Members To Swallow Snakes

Hmmh! Seems like there are many strange ‘pastors’ in South Africa! Reports have been heard of many SA pastors who have made their gullible members eat grass, drink petrol, eat hair and some of them even trample on their members. This pastor of ‘Endtimes Disciples Ministries’ allegedly brought live snakes and  declared that the snakes have become chocolate and urged the congregation to eat it. Here’s what was posted on their Facebook page…

Man of God declared a snake to become a chocolate (chomp) and the congregation ate it. We have authority to change everything into anything and it will obey because of our authority.

He also made some eat stones….

 Man of God said they must bring a rock and He turned it into bread. Satan have been making people fools. Satan said to Jesus ‘turn a rock into a bread’ he knew that he could do it however his motive was wrong.

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brymo shares selfie with babymama
Brymo’s best when it comes to
music have not been well seen
since parting ways with chocolate
city record group
The indie artist seems to focus on
family matters for now. He shared
a photo of himself alongside the
mother of his months old son
having nice time in Kumasi, Ghana.
Brymo welcomed a child with his
partner on May 28th.
Olawale Ashimi a.k.a Brymo (born
on 9 May 1986), who performs
under the stage name Brymo, is a
Nigerian artists, whose style of

music has helped cleaned up the
game in Nigeria. Happy birthday to
him.

Nicki Minaj
Arrives Late At
2015 Wireless
Festival
July 6, 2015 by Publisher
Nicki Minaj Shows Up Late at
2015 Wireless Festival 4 hours
ago / in Videos Nicki Minaj was
schedule to deliver one of two main
acts at 2015 Wireless Festival
yesterday, but was unable to get to
London, UK on time. She blamed
her late arrival on apparent “travel
issues.”
 Onika was supposed to get on
stage at 7PM BST for an hour-long
set, but her flight from Denmark,
where she performed the previous
night, got delayed. She ultimately
joined David Guetta during his
segment around 9:30 PM to
perform a 30-minute medley of her
hits.
 Our plane couldn’t get out
because of the weather but I want
to tell you how much I f***ing love
y’all.
I want to tell you how much I
appreciate you guys for showing
Young Money love from day one,”
Minaj told the crowd. Watch her
speak about the delay and spit her
celebrated verse from Kanye West’s
“Monster” a cappella in the video
below. Also, watch Drake and
Kendrick Lamar take over the stage
at 2015 Wireless Festival here and
here, respectively, and A$AP Rocky
almost getting into a fight during
the fest on this link.

American rapper, Nicki Minaj has just
revealed that she’s not going to have a
baby till she’s married. Here’s what she
posted:

Presidential relief package not
drawn from Excess Crude
Account, says FG
By betta blog
The Presidency on Tuesday denied that the
fund for the relief package meant for sharing
among states and local councils was drawn
from the Excess Crude Account (ECA).
Special adviser to the President on Media and
Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement
that the relief package was from funded partly
from the “dividend paid to the Federation
Account by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
Company (NLNG).”
Adesina explained that the Central Bank
would also provide intervention fund “that
will offer financing to the states, ranging from
N250 Billion to N300 Billion. This will be a
soft loan available to states for the purposes
of paying backlog of salaries.”

Secret Behind Liz Benson’s Wowing Costumes In Recent Movies

Secret Behind Liz Benson’s Wowing Costumes In Recent Movies

The return of Nollywood’s veteran actress, Liz Benson-Ameye has attracted a resounding attention to the make-believe industry, especially from the quarters of her comatose fan base.
Not only did she return, but her majestic entrance which came as a result of her costumes and appearances on screen. All credits to award-winning costumier, Chiemela Nwagboso who single-handedly designed the whole outfit on the body of Nollywood’s screen goddess.
Last year’s Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards winner, Chiemela Nwagboso is leaving no stone unturned, as he is consistently adding value to his ideal skill. As being on the forefront of launching talk-town wears, it has placed him next to the hearts of fashion-buffs.
Recent of his job is The Palace, a television series that was produced by Kingsley Okereke of the Divine Touch Productions Limited, and directed by Chidi Anyanwu. Fashionably, elegant actress, Liz Benson-Ameye will be having fashion enthusiast among her fans to thrill in this yet-to-be aired television series.

How Pirated CD Seller Embarrassed Honourable Desmond Elliot in Lagos Traffic

How Pirated CD Seller Embarrassed Honourable Desmond Elliot in Lagos Traffic

Nollywood actor cum politician, Desmond Elliot, has disclosed how he was embarrassed in Lagos traffic recently by a movie seller who sells in traffic.
According to the Honourable, he was stuck in traffic and a CD seller spotted him and stopped by his car to flaunt the pirated CDs he was selling for about 15 minutes.

GIST: People Give Up On Me Everyday .... M.I Abaga

GIST: People Give Up On Me Everyday .... M.I Abaga

Great acts are made up of small deeds and failure is the measurement of success. No matter how hard it looks, one mustn't give up.
When we talk of top musicians in the Nigerian industry,M.I Abaga should not be exempted. The rapper who is fond of motivational statements on his social media pages will not relent as he has passed another message to fans.
The Chocolate City record label artiste, encouraged his fans not to give up even when the going get tougher, citing himself as an example.
"people give up on me everyday... people will give up on you everyday.. no matter what you have done they will forget and treat you worthless... The only unforgivable sin is to give up on yourself...promise me this... You will never give up on yourself!!!!"

Nigeria's Boko Haram crisis: Jos blasts kill scores

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• From the seAfrica

Dozens of the injured are being treated in several hospitals in Jos

Two bomb attacks on the central Nigerian city of Jos have left at least 44 people dead, the authorities say.

A restaurant and a mosque were targeted on Sunday night.

No-one has claimed responsibility but militant group Boko Haram has attacked Jos before, even though it is not in north-east Nigeria where the Islamists normally operate.

The blasts are the latest in a series of deadly attacks in recent days which have seen more than 200 people killed.

The attacks came shortly after the Ramadan fast was broken, with both sites full of people.

Of the 44 dead, 23 were killed at the restaurant and 21 at the mosque, Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) says.

The bomb at the Shagalinku restaurant came as people were breaking the Ramadan fast

There are also 47 people being treated for injuries, but emergency officials are still gathering information, so the figures may rise.

• Latest African news updates

The blast at the restaurant was caused by a bomb that had been planted, whereas the mosque was attacked by a suicide bomber and that explosion was preceded by gunfire, the BBC's Ishaq Khalid reports.

The new government was elected on a promise to defeat the Islamist insurgency

Our correspondent says that many believe that the mosque's imam, who was preaching at the time, may have been the target.

Sheikh Muhammad Sani Yahya Jingir, who survived the attack, is known for preaching against Boko Haram and has written a book, which criticises the group, called Boko Halal (Western education is permitted - Boko Haram means Western education is forbidden).

He has survived a previous assassination attempt at his home and is seen as one of the most influential clerics in Nigeria.

After garnering over 80,000 views which saw him become Blue Rays Artiste of the Month, Great Adamz, the Magic City Gang music recording artiste proudly presents his Maryvylous Habib directed visuals for the DJ Toxiq produced tune titled “Iyawo Mi“; shot on location in Northampton, United Kingdom, with visuals from within the University of Northampton and environs, Great Adamz, the Human Resource Management & Health Studies student sure is becoming one of the fastest growing Nigerian act in the UK. | ENJOY!!!

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Thank God is Friday!!!!

After the fresh collaboration with Patoranking in “My woman My everything” the Black Diamond is back with a club banger “Ashimapeyin” Produced by Sarz. Must listen people!!! Download!

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Here comes another fresh new tune, from iLLbliss, featuring Starboy Wizkid, he titles it “Many Men”, This song seems to be over solid, because it has dope lyrics and instrumental, take a listen and tell us your say.

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