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Red words on a black paper

RED WORDS ON A BLACK PAPER By Fredrick Romanus Ishengoma

Miss Bahati is the newest employee of the AMANI Company. She and Miss Koku both are secretaries who uses the same office everyday.

Miss Bahati is not only an atheist but also a young woman who does not believe some of the things which her friends do.  For example, she doesn't believe in  god, astrology signs, hell or heaven,  and  global warming. Sometimes she uses words in a sentence that her co-workers and her friends don't know their meaning like she once said that she hates Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia and nobody in the office understood what she was talking about or when she normally says,Où est... while surfing in her computer!
She thinks her boss likes her because of her accuracy and speed in typing. She can type 120 words/minute error free, also she can type with her eyes closed. She doesn't like to type the word "TYPEWRITER" because it is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard and with that she feels she can't move much of her fingers.

Mr. Kessy is the boss of AMANI Company. Apart from suffering blood pressure above 150/100 mm Hg, he  has a gambling addiction. His life has been threatened more than four times due to failing to pay the money from people he owes. Yesterday he received a voice message from Mr. Komba which told him that he will be dead by tomorrow if he was not going to return his 5000USD.

"I hate pills", Miss Bahati though as she enter into Mr. Kessy's office
"Here is the glass of water" She said as she gave it to Mr.Kessy

"Thank you. You look beautiful today Miss Bahati "Mr. Kessy said
then he thought, "hell no, I just wanna get laid with you and this is a starting point"

"muchas gracias", she said while leaving Mr.Kessy's office

Mr.Kessy knew that he was told "Thank you" in spanish but he did't know what word is was supposed to be said after that so he said "okay". He was still thinking how to get Miss Bahati, then he said to himself, "I will invite her to my place for dinner"

He picked up the phone and call Miss Bahati's desk
"Hello", Miss Koku replied
"Who is this? Is Bahati there?" Mr.Kessy said
"Its me Koku, I think she is in the washing rooms" Miss Koku replied.
"When she gets back tell her to call me", He said while hanging up the phone.
"Dear why..." she stopped after noticing that the phone had been already hanged up.

Miss Koku became angry because she noted that Mr.Kessy is now more interested with Bahati than her, and their secret relationship was over.

"What should I do?" she thought.
"Who was that?"Miss Bahati asked while entering the office.
"Boss. He said you should call him" Miss Koku said calmly while looking away.

Miss Bahati approached the phone to call the boss.
"Mr.Kessy, AMANI Company, what can I help you?" Mr.Kessy said
"Its me Bahati, you said I ..."
"Yes, I was thinking how about we have some dinner together later today?", Mr.Kesssy said.
"Dinner?!!anh anh anh where?what time?", she was impressed because she can't remember the last time a man did that to her.

Koku gave a forced smile as she heard this, but deep inside she was becoming more furious.

"Okay, thats great" Miss Bahati said and hang up the phone.

"I cant believe Boss just asked to have a dinner with me" she said to Miss Koku as soon as she hang up

"wow! where?" Miss Koku asked.
"At his place later, I don't know what I am gonna wear"  she said.
"Your red dress is always the best", Miss Koku said with a forced smile.

Bahati always looks extreme beautiful in her sensual long dress in fiery red stretch material that features a dual shoulder straps, deep v-cut neck line and sexy revealing open front connected with stylish "silver" clasps.

"I need to eat Calzone today, i will go to Mzalendo pub", Koku continued

Miss Koku lived in Italy for six years. She likes the city of Naples very much because it gave birth to the pizza which is her favorite food.

The sky was fairly cloudy with some wind at 8:00PM when Miss Bahati decided to enter Mr. Kessy's house after knocking 3 times with no answer.  It was so quite that she could hear the sound of the clock ticking.

Mr.Kessy was lying on his expensive italian leather sofa dead, with his eyes and mouth wide open and the legs were wide streched as if he was dead.

"Hey Mr.!Don't bullshit me with your horror movies play" she joked

Aftetr tried to woke him up, she found out that he was really dead.

Miss Bahati shouted aloud while running outside from the house after saw him like that. She then reached her handset and called 911 . Neighbors were coming out out from their houses to see what was going on.

She couldn't stop the tears drops from her eyes.
Who could possibly do such a thing?", she was thinking

After 5 minutes the police arrived. No clue was found on the murder scene except a piece of black paper written the word "OTOIDI" in red!

A life-threatening voice message sent by Mr.Komba was found in Mr.Kessy's office phone. Mr.Komba was a prime suspect for the murder as the motive was clear. He denied that he killed Mr.Kessy and said that the message was not meant to be turned into actions.
Miss bahati had a feeling that he didn't do it and so she began doing investigations of her own. An autopsy didn't reveal a clear cut cause of the death.

BAHATI INVESTIGATION:

"why black paper and why red writings?And what doe the word OTOIDI means"she was thinking

Miss Bahati went to the library and took The compact edition of the oxford english dictionary. She searched for the word OTOIDI and she didn't find it.

"What do I know about black?"she then asked herself
"Black represents power. Thats why tuxedos, limousines, judge's robes, and priests' attire are all typically black. Also,  its a bad luck for a black cat to cross one's path. But I don't believe this!  "

"what else?"she thought
"black represents weight. Black box is seemed to be having more weight than the white box, but this has nothing to do with Mr.Kessy's murder" she thought

Miss Bahati didn't know a lot about red color. She picked a book Know the colors by Frank Kilonzo and started reading the fifth chapter which explained about the red color.

She found out red represents danger, blood, sin, guilt, agression and caution. It also represents courage or sacrifices, fire and god.

Miss Bahati connected the dots and came to find out that "OTOIDI" was a coded word. When the alphabets are arranged properly  two words are formed "TI ODIO" which means "I hate you" in Italian language.

Hate was a new motive and she thought it is more associated with love affais than money problems. She handled her findings to the police. The police agreed with her findings and Mr.Kessy's love life was investigated. All the women he went out with were questioned.

When questioned, Miss Koku confessed that she had murdered Mr.Kessy. "I do confess to kill Mr.Kessy. He was a bad person who didn't care about women for even a single second unless he wanted to have sex with you.  I hated him and I showed him that a woman can have power over a man and he should be guilty of his sins. " she said confidently.

Miss Koku faced a death penalty and was executed by leather injection.

Hate wa a new motive and it is more associated with love affais than money problems. Mr.Kessy's love life was investigated and all the women he went out with were questioned.

When questioned, Miss Koku confessed that she had murdered Mr.Kessy. "I do confess to kill Mr.Kessy's. He was a bad person who didn't care about women for even a single second.  I hated him and I showed him that a woman can have power over a man and he should be guilty of his sins. " she said confidently.

Miss Koku faced a death penalty and was executed by leather injection.

About the Author

Fredrick Ishengoma is an academician in the University Of Dodoma, Tanzania.
You can contact him at ishengomaf@yahoo.com

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Black Horn

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Black Rhino Facts

Black Rhinoceros Introduction

The name of the Black Rhinoceros is quite misleading. They are actually going to be gray, white, or brownish in color. The name was actually given to them though to help make a clear distinction between them and the White Rhinoceros species.

Black Rhino Description

The Black Rhinoceros has a hooked lip and a very large body. On average they span 11 feet in length. They can weigh from 1,800 pounds to more than 3,000 pounds. They feature two horns that grow on the top of the head. The front horn can be almost five feet long. The other one is much smaller with a size that is around two feet.

These Rhinoceros are known to have a smaller head and smaller ears than the White Rhinoceros. The fact that they have a smaller head is why they don't have that hump on their backs.

Black Rhino Distribution

Africa is the location where you will find the Black Rhinoceros in their natural setting. You will find them living along the Savannahs. They may be in the woodland areas or on the plains. Some areas where they live include Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania.

Black Rhino Behavior

The Black Rhinoceros typically spends its time alone. The females with young though will often spend their time in the same area. They have found that there is safety in numbers when it comes to protecting their offspring. The males almost always are alone from the time they leave their mothers until they die. The exception is when they are looking for females to mate with.

The Black Rhinoceros isn't as territorial as other species. They often have a home range that will bring them into contact with each other. If there is a lack of food or water though they can become more aggressive in fighting for those available resources.

Black Rhino Diet and Feeding

The diet of the Black Rhinoceros consists of a variety of plants and grass. They also eat from thorny bushes and tree branches. They will consume bark as well as a variety of seasonal fruits that grow on the trees or plants. They do need water to survive but often go for several days at a time without it.

Black Rhino Reproduction

Mating can take part during any time of the year. However, it is more common during the rainy season. The males will use their horns to fight with each other for access to the females that are ready to mate. The stronger males are the ones that will get the right to be with those females.

The pair will often spend a couple of weeks together before the male goes either to look for another female or back to his home range. Approximately 15 months later the female will give birth. They usually weigh about 100 pounds when they are born. The baby will drink milk from the mother's body. They will also be introduced to plants a couple of weeks after being born.

Black Rhino Conservation

In July of 2006 the World Conservation Union declared one subspecies known as the West African Black Rhinoceros as being extinct. There are still three remaining subspecies with plenty of efforts in place to offer them as much protection as possible. Stopping the illegal poaching of these Rhinoceros is something that has to be done for conservation to be effective.

Large numbers of them continue to be killed due to a lack of enforcement of the laws in place. The fact that humans continue to destroy the natural territory of the Black Rhinoceros is also a serious problem. They need lots of room to explore and the chance to find large amounts of food.

Facts about Rhinoceros - For more Facts and Information about Rhinoceros and species like Black Rhino, Javan Rhino, White Rhino, Indian Rhino, Sumatran Rhino and the conservation efforts made to preserve Rhinoceroses. More Interesting Animal Facts.

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Frederick city officials have fielded and responded to complaints about starlings, small- to medium-sized black birds, for at least 50 years, and this year is no different, said Eva Cosner, operations support services supervisor at the Frederick Department of Public Works

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I was thinking of buying hotrails off ebay but it says they're high output (12.1k) is that a good thing or a bad thing and can they be played clean?

A hotrail pickup is a great way to get a hard rock tone out of a strat. For example: Most strat style guitars sound amazing, but do not have enough "bite" when you are trying to play music by a hard rock band. Iron Maiden use hotrail pickups in their strats. And yes, they can be played clean like any other pickup, but depending on where you place it will determine your sound quality. My guitar player has a hotrail in his bridge position. Hope my babbling helps.

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Leather Black

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Black Leather and Bowler Hat
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