Virginity, Sex and Marriage through All is Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare

The issue of sex virginity and marriage has been an important issue in many societies may they be traditional or modern The issue becomes a national challenge when it has to do with young men of both sexes Nowadays many young men more or less of sixteen years old are already sexually active In some African societies before the wedding ceremonies there was a step called linen ceremony aiming to control whether the woman was virgin before she get married So the first night with her husband is a purpose to sex This made parents not to speak of sex to their children for fear not to make them know about it and abuse before the time they expect in order to keep their honour and the one of their daughter Although this practice is not observed in European countries it a great pride for parents to marry their daughter knowing that she preserves her virginity But nowadays things have significantly changed Sexuality which has been a core of many taboos in many societies is no more hidden It seems while to be an act of no boundary no age It has become a source of many worries from parents This article therefore aims at addressing the issue of Virginity Sex and Marriage in general and Benin and British young men in particular with the emphasis on the challenges towards a responsible use of sex outside marriage through William Shakespeare s All is well that ends wel

Degree of price rigidity in LICs and implication for monetary policy

Using semi-aggregate data on price and a methodology based on dummy indicator, we assess price rigidity in Ghana and discuss its implications for monetary policy. Price features in Ghana are compared to that of South Africa which is a similar country both in terms of economic structure and monetary policy framework. Our results suggest higher price rigidity in South Africa than in Ghana. Therefore, the same monetary policy is likely to have ceteris paribus, more real effects in South Africa and more nominal effects in Ghana

Language, education and development : a review of Norad’s support to the Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS)

In June/July 2006, Norad commissioned a review of its support to the Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS), which is a non-profit making trust established in 1997 in Cape Town South Africa. CASAS sets out to promote the use of indigenous African languages as the mother tongue or familiar language in education, cultural empowerment and scientific and technological development in Africa. The purpose of the review was, among other tings, to assess the relevance and impact of CASAS’ work and look into the role CASAS is playing in the field of language of instruction on the African continent. The general impression of the review is a very positive one. In terms of output, impact and relevance, the review team has concluded that CASAS’ activities, in particular its production of scientific and academic materials, have so far been very impressive and indeed significant on the promotion of the use of African languages in education, science and technological development in the continent. Significantly, CASAS has developed a scientific methodology of the harmonization of indigenous African languages; a methodology which is currently being used to produce harmonized orthographies for the cluster of languages and dialects which share a high degree of mutual intelligibility. To date, CASAS has published harmonized orthographies for 9 languages in Africa. Moreover, the harmonization approach employed by CASAS was also observed to be effective in preserving smaller and lesser-used languages from extinction. Furthermore, through its networks of linguists and language specialists CASAS has also stimulated and encouraged academic work in terms of research in African languages. In brief, CASAS activities have laid a foundation whose impact and relevance in Africa is both multidimensional and long term. It represents an indispensable necessary first step towards the implementation of the ADEA and AU policies for the improvement of the quality of education in Africa through the use of African languages. Last, but not least, the technical expertise developed by CASAS will also be useful and needed by ACALAN in its agenda to pursue the promotion of cross border languages in Africa. The main area of concern from the review was the dissemination of the harmonized orthographies and other materials produced by CASAS. In this regard, the report calls on CASAS to develop an effective strategy to reach out to the end users; mainly to identify and work in collaboration with all organisations – public and private, secular and religious, as well as organisations at the local, national and regional/continental level, that have been involved in the promotion of African languages

Degree of price rigidity in LICs and implication for monetary policy

Using semi-aggregate data on price and a methodology based on dummy indicator, we assess price rigidity in Ghana and discuss its implications for monetary policy. Price features in Ghana are compared to that of South Africa which is a similar country both in terms of economic structure and monetary policy framework. Our results suggest higher price rigidity in South Africa than in Ghana. Therefore, the same monetary policy is likely to have ceteris paribus, more real effects in South Africa and more nominal effects in Ghana

LES AUGMENTATIONS DE CAPITAL RÉSERVÉES AUX SALARIÉS EN FRANCE

Cet article vise à étudier les déterminants de la décision des entreprises de recourir à une augmentation de capital réservée aux salariés en France. Sur la base d’un échantillon de 110 sociétés non financières cotées de 2005 à 2014 appartenant à l’ex-SBF250, les résultats issus des régressions logistiques permettent de confirmer en partie les prédictions de la théorie positive de l’agence. Les résultats mettent en évidence une influence du cadre légal, de la structure de propriété et de la taille de l’entreprise sur la décision des entreprises de recourir à une augmentation de capital réservée aux salariés. &nbsp