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Concepts in Nigerian languages that have gotten lost in translation

With colonialism, came the overwhelming need to translate every Nigerian language to English. Obviously, some things got lost in translation along the way. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7scHLrJxnppdkuaqyxKyrsqSVZLOwu8Nmq6uZppq5cK%2FOp5qeqKSoeqq6jKegoJ2inq6vecuapaCtkZyytHnToZitZZiWw6Z5xqirrZ2eYrmwv9NmoKdlpKeur7%2FLmquip55kubO%2Bj6dwqQ%3D%3D

CRIME: Punks | TIME

They were nothing but punks—callow, sullen, foul-mouthed youths. Tuberculous, bespectacled Johnny West was 22; he had a thin, bony body, a big nose, a girl’s mouth, and a mind as weak and erratic as a bat’s. Stocky, thick-lipped Robert Daniels was 24; there was a look of dull, animal vigor about him and he loved flashy clothes. But he had a psychopathic impulsiveness, an inability to consider consequences. They met in Ohio’s gloomy, overcrowded Mansfield Reformatory.

Dolly Parton denies reports that she's in a lesbian relationship with her longtime best friend

In an interview with The Sun, the 73-year-old singer talked about her close friendship with Judy Ogle and shut down reports that they were anything more than platonic. "So people say that because you can't really have a great relationship with a woman," she said. "I'm not gay, but I have so many gay friends and I accept everybody for who they are." ADVERTISEMENT Ogle and Parton have been best friends for 64 years.

El Nio: Could Drought Mean Political Unrest in Thailand?

The dramatic weather patterns linked to the El Niño phenomenon could also have ramifications for politics in Southeast Asia. The region’s second biggest economy, Thailand, is experiencing one of its worst droughts in years. To be sure, drought is a regular occurrence and those in recent years have been particularly severe. (The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization reports that Thailand’s rice exports for 2015 fell by 12% thanks to weak monsoon rains, reaching the lowest level since 2004.

Ellen Seidman | Time

9 Easy Ways to Get More Grateful We’re no Pollyannas. But it turns out that appreciating what you’ve got can help you survive, and even thrive, through tough times August 7, 2017 ncG1vNJzZmismaKyb6%2FOpmaaraSdvLN7xKWjnqZdqLKqsMyapWg%3D