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M O N T H L Y L I F E S T Y L E D I R E C T O R Y
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MAGAZINe
CULTURE
ENTERTAINMENT
HOSPITALITY
MEDIA
Ghana Music
awards !
Mac expo
at Dealer
Colors affect
your life !
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15 Eye care
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21 Sensations art Exhibition
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Ghana 29 Softsheen Color Flash
Music 31 World Football
Award 33 Colors affect
37 Gourmet Corner
leisure
40 Comic Strip
41 Sudoku
42 Horoscope
editorDOMINIQUE PARAVICINI
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ABOUT 700 LOCAL AND 100 FOREIGN
EXHIBITORS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS
A lingerie boutique,
YEAR’S GHANA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR. manufacturers of roof tiles,
Children’s interior Decor,
We all live in Accra, but can we just imagine all we can find what ever you did’nt expect
in our beautiful country, locally? Possibly, the Trade Fair will to find in Accra, you found
have the answers ! it at the Fair Trade !
As for me, I’ve been very happy to find a lot of suppliers of roof
tyles (for my house in Ada!), a very complete shop of lingerie
(for me!), suppliers of children’s furnitures (for my spoiled
kids!) and much much more !! This, plus the novelties of the
foreign exhibitors coming to discover Ghana’s market !
APPLE EVENT
AT DEALERS
MEGASTORE!
On February 28th, Dealer Megastore organised an
Apple event at their premises in Osu, next to
Frankies.This was in collaboration with Micro
Conseil International (M.C.I.), the Apple representa-
tive for Africa.
During that event, MCI confirmed that Dealer
Computers is the official Apple Reseller for Ghana .
He gave an update about the latest Apple to Dealers'
friends and Apple users in Accra.
After a brief introduction from Mr. Hussein Fakhry,
DEALER's Managing Director, Mr Jihad Bou Samra,
Area Sales Manager for Apple products in West
Africa presented the latest iMac Intel base as well
as the MacBook Pro. He then demonstrated iWork
'6 and iLife '6, highlighting their new functions in
iPhoto to show pictures. The new themes of
iMovie, the Magic DVD function of iDVD, iWeb for
creating Blogs and the new Podcasting functions of
GarageBand, were some of the fascinating
highlights of his presentation. There were more than
70 attendants who were captivated by the power of
the new products, especially the ease of use and
handling!
After the presentation there was a raffle draw
during which 3 people won an iPod each! This
was followed by a cocktail where participants
exchanged comments and shared their experiences
about the Happy Users of Mac intosh!
M.C.I., with the help of Dealer Computers,
reaffirmed their commitment to provide the best
service to the Apple community in Accra.
Dealer Computers has been very successful in
providing Dell, Hp, Epson and Toshiba products and
services to it's clients and will be providing the
same quality of services to the Apple Users in
Ghana.
One of
the 3 happy
winners !
DEALER MEGASTORE
IN OSU MAIN STREET,
NEXT TO FRANKIES.
GMA
Ghana
Music
Awards
fee
were chauffeured in sleek
Limousines, all the way from the
plush Golden Tulip Hotel to the
venue where all roads led to -The
Accra International Conference
Centre.
enjoy it
The event was Ghana’s biggest Right before the commencement excitement that appeared on the
music festival - The Ghana Music of the show at 8pm, hundreds of faces of the audience spelt out
Public Awards Night.This event individuals could be seen in three one thing - They were simply glad
which was initiated some six endless queues that started all to be part of the greatest music
years ago witnessed the largest the way from the main entrance event in the entertainment
crowd ever as Ghanaians, lobby to the main gate of the calendar of Ghana.
Nigerians, South Africans, Conference Centre. They were
Congolese and others from either waiting to enter or bid to The Ghana Music Public Awards
various parts of the world buy tickets at the gate. Night which was officially to
trouped-in to be part of the 7th reward 19 hardworking Ghanaian
Ghana Music Awards Festival. When the show began, the musicians also provided the
Sponsors
April 2006 8
the man
el the energy
be
platform for audiences to dance on their feet with his music, Lord popular song of the year, Album
their feet off. There were Kenya teamed up with the highest of the year, Contempory Highlife
spectacular performances from awards winner of the night Ofori Song of the Year, Contempory
Ghana’s smooth voiced Kwabene Amponsah to perform Born Highlife Album of the year,
Kwabena, Batman, Obour, VIP and Again,one of the latter’s beautiful Producer of the Year &
many others. and inspiring songs. Contempory Highlife Artiste of the
Year.
One of Ghana’s most popular and Ofori Amponsah swept away as
outstanding performers on that much as seven awards from the His excitment as he mounted the
night was Lord Kenya. After keenest categories of the Awards stage to receive his awards could
keeping majority of the audience - The Artiste of the year, Most not be missed by anyone. His face
continue on page 26.
April 2006 9
painting
Faces & Phases
Amarkine Amarteifio, an artist and a researcher
on Women, is convinced that Women are synony-
mous to change. Each moment brings a new edi-
tion of the women you know. In the light of these
he advises men never to assume whenever deal-
ing with women. It is against the nature of women
to allow men to know them thoroughly. For them,
p
mystery and magic are essential. A little depth of
darkness is a necessary backdrop against which
their glory and charm must shine and show. A man
who desires to know everything about a woman
may soon realize he has knowledge too profound
to keep the bubble of his love alive. The face a woman shows to the FACES & PHASES “ 30”X40”
world may well depend on the phase her magic and mystery dictates.
Using rich blues and its complements, Amarkine expresses these AMARKINE AMARTEIFIO,
ideas in his painting.
MA(African art) KNUST
He uses the ancient feminine symbol... the Moon, and skillfully inter-
sperses its phases with the faces of women. He attempts to freeze ACRAG Award Winner,
the flighty and transient moment of a women’s soul.... painting 1999
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Pulling out the hair completely gives the hair the chance to grow back as a fresh
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49YRS OF INDEPENDENCE?
How many of you really know about Finding information on Accra City, in
the Capital city you live or work in? Accra, has not been an easy task. There
Where did it get its name? What does it are too few public libraries in the Capital,
mean? Imagine Accra 49 years ago, how possibly two only. Why is that? Do we
different is it comparing it to today? I not like to read? How do we educate
wonder if the development of the Capital ourselves about our history and promote
has matched the expectation of the it to others, if we have so few libraries
people living and working in Accra 49 and resources to acquire information?
years ago.
My only alternative to find the
These are just some of the questions I information to write this article meant I
found myself asking, whilst watching the had to jump on the Internet and search
Independence Day parade on TV. It made for the information I wanted. This led to
me think about what I really know about my second dilemma. Most of the
Accra & Ghana as a whole. What have information I found from the sites were
been some of the landmark events in very similar in content, and most of the
the past 49 years for the city of pieces were written from the perspective
Accra? of non-Ghanaians.
April 2006 18
Does this mean that Ghanaians are not Accra, that informs and educates about
writing, or are unable to publish their Accra City, it’s past, it’s future potential,
own literature? In another 49 years, what and what that will mean for the people
will people write and say about our living & working here.
generation if we are not writing and
documenting ourselves. In time to come if If there is anybody out there reading this
this trend continues will our history be who has the answers to the questions I
truly accurate & independent? Things asked earlier, or can make suggestions for
to think about, people! interesting stories, please let us know by
contacting us @ our email address placed
Ghana’s big 50 is soon approaching and at the bottom of this article.
will arrive at our doorstep in another 12
months. The international community will Jump on board and let’s make
have all eyes on Ghana whilst we mark & history!
celebrate this historical event.
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to do a monthly feature on the history of
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Continued from page 9
Other Awards
Other Awards that were given out were, Reggae Song of Year, Wutah , Hiplife song of the Year, Castro,
Gospel Song of the Year, Noble Nketia, Highlife song of the Year, Luckey Mensah, Hiplife Album of
the Year, Castro, Gospel Album of the Year, Noble Nketia, Hiplife & Artiste of the year, Nkasei.
April 2006 26
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historical monuments
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Importing computers from China?
For example whilst training, why not make the boys play two touch football only.
Four men in a square box 20ft X20ft marked on the floor. 3 against 1, three players
collectively as a team have to keep the ball away from the single remaining player. The trick
here though is that the three players on the same team are only allowed to touch the ball
TWICE inclusive of passing the ball to their teammate. The single remaining player in the
center of the opposing trio tries to take away the ball using his feet only. He is not allowed to
physically touch them. If he is able to retrieve the ball, the person from whom he was able to
stop from passing to his team mate, then has to be the person in the middle fighting for the
ball, and so on. This exercise must be done within the confines of the box marked on the
ground.
This form of training does two things, builds stamina and much needed team understanding
among the players. I believe this type of technical exercise will help the boys support each
other better on the playing field, but as I said at the beginning of this letter I am not an expert
so I am not sure you will take this letter seriously if it ever reaches you anyway, but the
people who publish this magazine thought it may do so when I asked them if I could publish
this letter and they said yes, so I did.
Please lets do the right thing by our boys and give them all the right support.
PS. This letter was inspired by the friendly match between Ghana and Mexico,
Thursday 2nd 2006.
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health
science
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A PRACTICAL ASPECT OF THE APPLICATION OF COLOUR IN SALON
Eventually these colours become part of our Using coloured gels over light boxes is a great
memories. If it was a colour that we found attrac- way to give a room-coloured ambience, which can
tive, the chances are that we would have been be changed for each mood. These have been avai-
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südoku or su OR UPSET ?!..
doku is a logical kind of
Japanese puzzle.
Rules are simple, it consists
For those who enjoyed our
last month’s Brain teaser, 1 2 7
4 7 2 1 3
of a 9x9 grid, divided in
here’s some more !!
9 blocks of 3x3, that have to
be filled up so all rows, As usual, a very easy one,
columns and blocks (3x3)
contain numbers 1 to 9
an easy one, and today, a
HARD ONE, to see what
8 7 3 1
without repeating.
You obviously start out with
you’re capable of !!! 4 6 1 8
some spaces already filled
in. There’s only one possible So, enjoy Sudoku 2 6 4
solution for each sudoku, with Enjoy Accra! 5 9 6 4
so be careful
and have fun !
Very easy ! 9 5 7 2
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HARD !
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aries
horoscope PREDICTIONS FOR
THIS YEAR
21/3
to 2 Important responsabilities await you in your
0/0 4 work. Eventhough, you will get the desire AND
the opportunity to travel : go on missions, have ini-
tiative formations.
In love, you will take the advantage thanks to your
sex appeal and your increasing maturity!