Woman with stomach pain is found to have a 40-year-old fetus inside her

A Colombian woman suffering from stomach pain was found to have a 40-year-old fetus inside her.

The 82-year-old, from Bogota, had what is known as 'lithopedion', or stone baby, when the unborn child develops outside the womb.

The woman was originally thought to be suffering from a stomach bug, NTD TV reports.

But an scans revealed lithopedion, where the fetus becomes calcified.There are fewer than 300 cases reported in medical literature. 

The woman will now will undergo surgery to have the fetus - mostly comprised of dead tissue - removed.

According to NTD, Dr Kemer Ramirez of Bogota's Tunjuelito Hospital said that the doctor overseeing the woman noticed something 'abnormal in her abdomen' - and suspected gallstones.

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Unmasking CBD beggars

They are everywhere, their numbers begging questions as to why they’re ever on the rise. From the town centre, they have moved to the suburbs. They have become an institution and a painful inconvenience to city residents. Beggars in the streets come in all shapes and sizes. There are young children and adult beggars employing all tricks in the book. Young children being guided by their mothers or guardians have become a demographic entity despite some being too young to be exposed to the dangers of the city.  Career beggars Sometimes they will cling on you, calling out ‘auntie’ or ‘uncle’ and employing all psychological appeals to squeeze something out of you.  Their mothers, meanwhile, are tucked somewhere, watching,  issuing instructions, coaching. While there are the needy cases, just know too there are career beggars, even the able-bodied. 
Some adults do it themselves. Some use children or the physically challenged who are now permanent fixtures in the streets. Their lot  has been reported in the media from time to time, but the number of panhandlers  keeps swelling. The  Nairobian studied the city’s commonest beggars and found out that most of them are nothing more than  ‘career beggars.’  1. ‘Bus fare cheat’ These are individuals in their late 20s and 30s and occasionally middle-aged, who beg for bus fare from the CBD to say, Koma Rock.  Mostly, they are shabbily dressed and have cracked lips to match their needy narrative. It is not uncommon for these breed to approach you for Sh20 to Koma Rock...although the same person begged for the same in 2000! And you wonder, “kwani haja wahi fika?”  They are talented at stopping, greeting you humbly, before serving a cooked  predicament  about happening in the city centre searching for a job and you can fill in the blanks about the rest of in their tale of woe.
Menopause Avenue  Charles Omondi, a ‘bus fare beggar’ goes home with between  Sh500 and Sh1,000. “I have no other job, and I can’t go back to my rural home,” Omondi told The Nairobian. Given what they demand is easily disposable cash, they manage to fleece individuals without much trouble. There are even women negotiating that corner towards Menopause Avenue who are adept ‘bus fare beggars.’ 2.  Suit beggars Not that they beg for suits, rather, they wear them to ‘work’, looking  all professional like line managers. They have well-rehearsed yarns about some relative who has had a surgery of the left butt, or a personal problem. Like the ‘teacher’ from some rural hamlet  who is stranded, and needs bus fare to get to Ruai   where his ailing relative lives
Same ‘teacher’ has not left town Mostly they beg for something like Sh100-Sh200 and will talk you into giving them once you give them audience. They are adults, who sound like they went through 8-4-4, reasonable and you have to use your sense of judgment to give them money. Then three months later, the same ‘teacher’ has not left town and is still in the same faded Gucci suit sourced from Gikomba second-hand clothes market, probably. 3. Friday ‘lunch’ at Jamia Mosque On any Friday, at 1pm, as the city’s major mosque teems with worshippers, beggars swam around the it. They are mostly women and their young daughters dressed like Muslims, hijab and all, mill about, targets on sight. Human beings  are vulnerable after renewing their acquittance with  God. The beggars know this, you know, and they might not be Muslims, after all. 4. The ‘mad’ beggar
He, as they are invariably men, disrupt your morning journey in a bus via a medical appeal: “Habari zenu mandugu na madada, mimi ni mgonjwa, hata ni madawa nimemaliza. Nichangiane ninue madawa, nimetoka Mathari juzi,”(How are you brothers and sisters, I am sick, I need money for  drugs, I just left Mathari the other day).  Given his highly dramatised voice and theatrics, most Nairobians just give money to rid themselves of bothersome tantrums.   5. The ‘TD Jakes’ beggar Pseudo preachers, if Nairobians were to be honest, are some of the major pet-peeves so much so that  even matatu owners have prohibited begging, hawking and preaching.  Preachers are known to use all means to get money out of the commuters or individuals who want a peaceful rest at a park.   Some use humour effectively.
They advertise their churches But increasingly, the common practice is blackmail. They remind individuals that they have lifestyle diseases, HIV/Aids related ailments, those swimming in the endless murky waters of debt, instability in family or any other modern tragedy afflicting families. At the end they will ask you to give, so that they can pray for your problems. At the  same time, they advertise their churches.  6. ‘We are family’  Professional street families    have colonised begging sections-like Tom Mboya Street-where      territories are respected despite the occasional disputes. Depending on what they demand of the pedestrians, like food or money, there are those who are positioned close to fast food chains and others outside ATM machines.  7. The ‘dying’ sick They have a gaping wound or an outgrowth that can put the fear of God in you. Mostly they are abandoned in streets with a manila paper that describes their medical history and depending on the time of the day, several coins are usually already scattered to inspire you not to ‘toboa’ your pockets with coins. 
8. The ever ‘school-going’ beggar They are dressed in school uniform, mostly young children and an occasional high school student with school fees problem. Sometimes it is a sick parent or sibling and they have been left with the responsibility of settling a hefty medical bill. They are very persuasive, and come fully with forms from relevant authorities (normally from an entity of the government) to certify that they are borrowing money for legitimate reasons. They are known also to throng universities and colleges. 9. The blind They are mostly middle-aged men. Some walk around with adults with bowls begging. While their disability is limiting, many have questioned why they have able-bodied guides. 10. Territorial beggars They have identified their turfs, invariably the same spot daily. No compe here. Some are sick and grounded in their respective locations that are mostly conveniently near their bus stops. 
11. The posers They pose as blind, deaf or dumb. They communicate using signs. One such who pretended to be deaf once ‘overheard’ a conversation in the University of Nairobi’s prefabs and had to run for his dear life. Weapons of mass destruction A student only said: “This is the individual who stole my laptop yesterday.” The man who had introduced himself using signs apparently knew trouble was coming and bolted before weapons of mass destruction could be hurled his way. 12. ‘Kayamba’ beggars They will play the most soulful music with the mouth organ while others are  gifted with wonderful voices and sing to attract the public attention while following rhythms coming from a strategically placed radio cassette. Their repertoire is mostly gospel from Choir ya Uinjilisti, Arusha Mjini.
-www.standardmedia.co.ke

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Men only need a rat’s IQ and a big car to get a Nairobian Woman

driving on Lang’ata Road in the morning on a weekday can be an interesting anthropological study on the social evolution of the Nairobi woman. Men in expensive cars no longer chauffeur women, the women drive them.  If we can use the cars they drive as a barometer for climbing up the social ladder, we might deduce that they are almost there. There are as many women in expensive German-made cars as there are men today. These women are mostly young, in their late 20s or early 30s. For some reason, they are always in a foul mood. It could be the traffic, or that mindless matatu driver.
For men, a good car can cater for up to 80 per cent of his inadequacies. Men who drive big cars are known to be irresistible to women from all classes. Socially, the car a man drives determines the class of women he attracts. There are women who can never go out with a poor man who drives a simple Toyota. Essentially, in matters cars, you are what you drive. That is why Probox and Vitz are the most ridiculed cars in Kenya. Personally, their shape and design wake me up at night. They are grotesque as they are monstrous. Away from that, we are so violent in our judgment on cars even when we don’t drive, much less own one. The tables have turned, and women are increasingly driving the best cars in town. In the past the assumption was that women never owned such cars. The company, a generous sugar daddy or the real dad bought them. Lately, this might not be the case. Women are now in a position to afford the most sought after cars in Kenya.
Strangely, most men develop cold feet when it comes to women with big cars. A car is a statement of wealth by inference. When a man sees a woman in an expensive car, it means he has no leverage over her and must use his wits. When a man has a good car, good job, and is sufficiently rich, he can afford to have an IQ of a stupid rat, be humourless and still attract the best and the most beautiful woman in town. But a woman in a big car connotes wealth, fierce independence and a big ego. Now men hate it when they have to deal with another ego bigger than theirs. And that is what men see in a woman comfy behind her Mercedes or BMW. It takes a man with a big car, or extreme wealth to put up with a woman who drives an Audi. If a woman drives a better car than what you drive, you feel threatened and challenged. It has happened to me, and two of my friends. The first time, a woman three years younger than me showed up with a Mercedes for a date. She had not prepped me for that. I arrived on foot. We had pizza, she paid the bill and dumped me 72 hours later. Another friend went for a rendezvous with his new catch. A matatu dropped him at ABC Place in Westlands. She arrived in a Prado. Long story short, he run away without looking back. I mean nothing is ever so emasculating to a man than when a woman has a better car. It is the ego. All young, normal men who drive ordinary or don’t drive at all will be nervous around a woman in a big car.
I know there are spoilt brats who don’t mind, but any man worth his pride will steer clear of a woman in a big car. I wonder who often summons up the courage to date these lasses in pricey sunglasses.
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Amos and Josh react to losing TPF6

Amos and Josh, the dymanic duo, have been on everyone’s lips after their amazing rock rendition of ‘Deadly’ which was originally performed by Nameless. That and most of their performances have quickly gained them a massive following during their run in the recently concluded TPF6.
Heavily tipped to be this season’s winner, the Kenyan duo narrowly missed the win and ended up taking second place. That has not dampened their resolve to make it big in the industry. SDE caught up with them backstage for a quick chat. SDE: Did you think you deserved the win? Amos & Josh: Deserve is not the right word. Everybody in the academy worked their hardest to get to the top. We think East Africa voted for the one they saw fit and we are happy for Hope on his win.  We of course wanted to win but even though we didn’t, we enjoyed this amazing experience. SDE: What is next for you? Amos & Josh: We plan to keep making music and entertaining our fans. SDE: Do you plan to split now that TPF is over? Amos & Josh: We plan to stay together. We came in as a team and created a brand that people love so we intend to stay as a team. SDE: Speaking of teams how did the Amos and Josh duo start? Amos & Josh: We started singing in church so many years ago while we were still teenagers at the Life Pool Gospel church. So we have known and sang with each other for the longest time. SDE: What path will you take your music; Gospel or secular?
Amos & Josh: Both. We believe that love is a language that transcends religious beliefs. Based on their performances we do hope to hear more of those amazing voices from the duo as soon as possible.
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KTN unveils new prime time anchor

KTN is set to unveil a new anchor tonight and she is a perfect mix of beauty and brains. Nancy Kacungira will be joining Ben Kitili to give you the latest in news and current affairs every Monday to Thursday at 9pm. 
Nancy, a Ugandan national, has had media experience spanning over five years. She previously worked with NTV Uganda. She holds a Masters Degree from Leeds University in media studies and is passionate about digital media. Catch up with her on her twitter handle @Kacungira
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Burundi wins Tusker Project Fame for the very first time

The popular singing competition show, Tusker Project Fame, ended its seventh season last night and Irakoze Hope from Burundi took home the big bucks and the crown.
When it came down to the wire, the vote was either Kenya’s dynamic duo Josh and Amos or Burundian Hope. The announcement of the winner was met with jubilation and disappointment as the two acts have steadily gained a cult following over the 8 weeks. Daisy came in third, Tanzanian Hisia took the 4th position with Kenyan Nyambura taking the fifth. In a two and half hour long finale, the 6th finalists took to the stage to musically convince the masses why they deserved the 5 million prize. Borrowing a leaf from other international singing competitions, this season of TPF had the finalists performing with established artists, who in this case were TPF contestants and winners from the previous seasons. The winner Hope took to the stage with TPF5 winner Ruth Matete where they wowed the crowd with their big voices and dance moves. First runners up, Josh and Amos were joined by former TPF finalist Patricia Kihoro and they did not let their fans down. Tanzanian Hisia was joined by former TPF finalist Msechu as they put up a fun performance and busting moves that only they knew how to. Divas Nyambura and Daisy enlisted the services of TPF4 winner Davis who brought nothing but the finest performance to the stage. Patrick was backed by former TPF finalist Wendy Kimani who sexed up the stage with their saucy dance moves and big voices. At the end of it all, the artists showcased their new singles and a preview of their videos were screened.
This is the first time Burundi has won during TPF’s lifetime. Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have each bagged the title twice. The lucky Hope will take home Ksh5 million and a one year recording contract with Universal Music Group. 
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