cgift:

Let me put a poser to you amidst others: why is the cross of the pope inverted? Look at most of his seats? Is the cross inverted or not?

Many other posers are out there for you, go and answer them.

I'll let you answer your poser yourself (since you claim to be or used to be Catholic) so here are some clues to help you along
Who is the First Pope of the Catholic Church? (ans = Apostle Peter)
How did he die? (Ans = On an inverted Cross)

You asked if the Blessed Virgin Mary is being equated to God when call the "Glory of Isreal".
I asked you if King David was being equated to God when he was call "the Light of Isreal" (2nd Samuel 21:17).
Was Melchisedec being equated with God whe he was refered to as "King of righteousness" and "King of peace"? (Hebrews 7:2)

1 Corinthians 14:
34. Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
35. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
KJV


1 Timothy 2:10-15

10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Reading your post is like watching someone try to make omletes with potatoes.
Hear you:

cgift:

, More lucidly, the traditions you have on pugratory, infant baptism, works as a means of salvation, the various blasphemies of the papacy, the unwavering devotion to mary, the legalisation of sin, the displacement of the second commandment which nullifies making and bowing down of/to images, the history of the RCC, and the avowed discouraging of reading the bible and interpreting it except based on what the popes and the slaves of the popes, priests say it is, is just some of the dogmas that shows the RCC is not of God,

There are no biblical contradictions on the issues of infant baptism, your congregation may baptised only the grown up and thats for them.
Yes we venerate Mary and as she said in the bible "Hence forth all generations shall call me Blessed". Better to venerate the Mother of Christ than to run around pillars calling the wife of some General Overseer of Pastor "Mama".
Lagalisation of sin, please how does confession of sins and subsequent absolution for the penitent sinner equate to Legalisation. When you take your bath do you go around telling people that you just got entrenched in dirt. You are realy getting scrambled up.
Bowing down to images? The same Moses who brought down the Ten Commandments is the same one who raised up the serpent. An image of something beneath the heavens!!! Looking up to the serpent for salvation did not connote sin, not then, because they knew it wasn't the image that brought salvation but God. Generations latter, when the Isrealites look up at the same serpent as an authority of itself, it was Idolatary, and it had to be destroyed.
Have you met one Catholic out of the hundreds of millions that abound on this planet that say that when they genuflect before the cross of Christ or Kneel in prayer before and image of the saints that they are praying to the image? If I look at the picture of a patron saint and reflect upon the good works that God did on this Earth through that saint and used that as a focus of my prayer does that mean i am worshiping idols?
Prayer is a communication between Man and God. A third party like you is in no position to judge as to the efficacy ofy the prayer. When Hannah Prayer in the temple, a priest seeing the strange mode of worship called her drunk. When the appostle spoke the utterances of the spirit during pentecost, people called them drunk. We don't relly on the approval of people to tell us the efficacy of our prayers (we are Roman Catholics not Pharasees).

Every catholic I know has a bible and every Catholic Church I know Provide Bibles and bulletins for the benefit of the congregation and here you are boldly saying the Catholic church discourage the reading of the bible.

Escape! Yes Escape from your ignorance and hold your peace!!

@Poster
There are many solutions to your problems but the tastiest I've tried was taught me by I friend. I was skeptical until I tried it. It is still my most Prefered Way of Making Stew.

You may use all the standard ingredients you will usualy use for your stew but the trick is this:
Tommatoes actualy have a sour under taste and this tend to reflect in the tase of your stew. How much it Shows depends on how fresh or sour your tommatoes have gone. Boycott the fresh tomatoes all together and use the big sweet pepers instaed. The ones they call Tatashe (You know the sort you can use to garnish fried rice, they have very few seeds in them, almost non-pepery, and have a sweet taste). Use the red variety to replace you frsh tommatoes. Blend them and use them instead. Prepare your stew the regular way. The difference Will be remarkable.
Note that you will still need to use normal peper since the variety described above in not pepery.
Enjoy.

@ayeesha,
Thanks alot. I'll try that. By the way is there a special brand of rice for doing tuwo? @Marrisa's post seems to sugest that.

marissa:

Typical recipe for masa preparation:

Minimum for basic masa batter is:
Rice/corn flour, 668 g; (use the rice for tuwo),

Hi @Pilgrim.1,
thanks again for your post. But in response I would say you took some thing out of context.

It would seem to me that your response simply puts paid to the fact, and indeed Catholicism actually holds that and other stated appellations to MARY.

My soft pedaling was because I happen to know that this kind of dbates have been on for centuries and will continue to remain for much longer. Their was no point in wasting further time on it. but if it will help clarify things , here we go again.

You've tried to make a point that catholics equate mary to God by alluding to her in the Litany of Loredo as the Glory of Isreal, well lets say for arguement sake that there are 1billion websites that say so, the statement still does not mean that Mary was equated with God:
The Litany in question was a prayer that venerated Mary amongst other things. Now when King David was reffered to as the "Ligth of Israel" in 2nd Samuel 21:17 did that equate him with God? When you go to court and Call the Judge "My Lord" or "Your Worship" does that equate him/her with God? Don't take veneration out of context. Mary was described in the bible as "Blessed among Women" and YES, WE VENERATE HER.
in reaction to a part of my post,

One can not remove traditions of various forms from christianity (any denomination). It can sometimes get ugly especialy when you consider the fact that in christianity, democracy is not the other of the day. You accept the house rules or leave. The house rules also bends depending on the bias of the Leaders.

you said,

Again, I see your point. However, I'd rather be persuaded that God has always recommended that believers leave a system that is contrary to His WORD, nevermind that such a system may claim to be "Christian".

Traditions have been a part of christianity right from the days of the Apppostles.
The Jewish christians practiced christianity differently from the gentiles. They all infused their traditions into it.
The fundamentals are laid out as a foundation. The traditions do not detract from it. It's the unnecessary controversies which people drag up about these traditions that get ugly. Appostle Paul addressed these things in his vairious letters. So in any denomination you either accept the tradition that goes with the fundamentals or leave. Wether it's the issues of covering hair, women holding priestly positions, women wearing of trousers, etc. Every denomination has a diffrent tradition that are based on interpretation/persuation of men. That is why there are denominations in the first case.

It is true that the fundamentals are Scriptural and cannot be shaken. That is why all else that are one level removed should be removed indeed! As individuals, we can help on this by both exposing the departures and then sharing Biblical truths as well. To be complacent with these disturbing issues is definitely not the way to go.

when I talk of things that are one-level-removed from the fundamentals I did not in any way mean that they are evil. Whats all this stuff with pentecostals carrying whit hankerchiefs to service and treating them like miracle stuffs. The appostles were not recorded to have done that. Paul said categoricaly that women should not braid their hair nor adorn themselves with Gold.Take a look around your congregation and tell us what you see. Circumcision or non-circumcision, these are choices we make. THEY ARE ONE LEVEL REMOVED, but no one is saying they should be removed from the church. It simply means that these traditions do not form the basis by which one may judge a doctrine to be sound.

I said,

We are taught that there are blessings in praying the Rosary for instance, nobody ever said if you don't pray the rosary then you don't get blessed or go to heaven. The rosary was introduced into the church at certain points in it's history but it is not fundamental to the church (the catholic church existed before the rosary).

you said,

I would not be so in agreement with your view here. In the first place, we know that Catholics are called upon to hold and cherish ALL tenets of the Catholic faith; and especially for leaders, this is crucial, as it may be a deciding factor to their election (e.g., Popes and anti-Popes).

Where there no popes in the catholic church before the Rosary was introduced. A lot of thing in the church are being reviewed and debated upon. Different cardinal hold different opinion on issues and when the Vatican take a stand after prayerfull deliberation, the decide what stays and what goes. WETHER YOU AGREE OR NOT IS NOT THE ISSUE.

You said,

I'm sorry, because in reality these efforts are producing massive results!! Some may be sad, most are worth celebrating. At the personal level, 3 readers who have read my debates on Catholicism have LEFT the Catholic Church,

In the time it took them to leave the catholic church how many left your denomination? How many more joined the catholic church? how many have left the denominations that the said "three" joined to go to other denominations? ABEG!!!!!!!!!!

The Catholic Church is the Most Universal denomination from the begining of Christianity and it will endure till the end.
GLORY TO JESUS AND HONOR TO MARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL TRUE CATHOLICS SHOULD PROUDLY SAY AMEN TO THAT.

@pilgrim.1
Okay here it is. Seen the alternative Litany and compared with mine and seen the diffrences and it still does not change much. Why? Well for starters we could waste a lot of steam argueing over which site is the real McCoy and it could well be that none of them is. Almost anyone can write something and post it online. It doesn't make that material authoritative. So I'm not going to go along that line.

There is a fundamental starting place for everything - a foundation so to speak - and everything else builds up from there. The foundation of the Catholic faith as I was taugt from childhood is as is stated in the Nicene Creed. Everything else is one level removed. You can spend your whole life carrying a rosesary about making alot of fuss about relics and stuff and not even have a clue what christianity is about. The fundamentals of your faith is what grounds you in.

The catholic faith has evolve over the centuries (I'm not a historian so might be shaky on this) and there have been some defining periods when certain custom got introduced into the customs of the church. My belife is that most of this customs were introduced to bolster up the faith of adherents in the wake of the vairous apostacy and herecies that have dogged christianity right from the days of the appostles. It probably didn't help matters that at certain periods in history the church became dancing partners with the crown(s) of Europe (religion and politics shouldn't mix). People capitalised on relics to milk the peasant laity dry and naturaly relics became a booming business for wealth seekers lurking in the church.

One can not remove traditions of various forms from christianity (any denomination). It can sometimes get ugly especialy when you consider the fact that in christianity, democracy is not the other of the day. You accept the house rules or leave. The house rules also bends depending on the bias of the Leaders.

I've taught for many years in the foundation bible school and sunday school of Pentecostal Fellowship. We have gone through their own doctrine with open mind compareing scriptures with scriptures and laying line upon line and at the end, in the face often opposite (biblical views) on some issues, the leadership will have to take a stand, after due prayers and meditation, belivieng with a clear consience that as long as the fundamentals are based on the scriptures the body of the doctrine though open to other interpretations, will stand.

Controversies in christendom arise when we try to tailor those non-fundamental parts to our own views
--cover hair in preyer vs dont cover hair
--saints will be raptured b4 tribulation vs saints will be tried by tribulation
etc.

so lets stick with the fundamentals.
The fundamentals of the Catholic church as I know it (I stand corrected) is as is described in the Nicene Creed. Anything else is one level remeoved.
The fundamentals are scriptural (100%) and cannot be shaken.

We are taught that there are blessings in praying the Rosary for instance, nobody ever said if you don't pray the rosary then you don't get blessed or go to heaven. The rosary was introduced into the church at certain points in it's history but it is not fundamental to the church (the catholic church existed b4 the rosary).

If you don't find faults with the fundamentals then let it lay. If you beat at the add-ons for the next hundred years you don't get any where. People have been doing that for centuries (not only in christiandom). No denomination is 100% compliant. There is always something that is open to personal interpretation and these thing do get ugly.

So please ENOUGH ALREADY with making the Catholic church the whipping boy of Christiandom

My bad!!!
I just refered to the previous thread and seen your replies and I'm going through them. I will check out the sites and let you know what I think.
My appologies for not checking that first.

@pilgrim
You latch unto what ever claims you've made like a pit bull and simply refuse to let go even when proven wrong.

She is NOT the "Glory of Israel

You made this claim in some other thread claiming it originated from the Litany of Loreto . I've given you refrences where you can download the litany and verify your claim. If you have any different material then present them and let them speak for themselve rather than making more furoe.
base your criticism on proven facts (if any) and not on smear campaigns.

@andrew3338
It's rather sad that you choose to display your level of ignorance in a public forum. Perhaps the joy of controversy seems to have deprived you of any sense of moderation. You castigate christian brothers and sisters with in your overwhelming ignorance as to the foundation of their doctrine. The catholic doctrine is the first and oldest surviving christian doctrine and it is by no means secret. You can most readily find materials to educate you on who a catholic is.
Let me introduce you to a fundamental catholic by restating to you the basis of our belifes as stated in the nicene creed

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered death and was buried; and on the third day He rose again as the Scriptures had fore-told; and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets.

And I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Are you more christian than those who proffess, practice and live by this creed?
Take some instructions from Proverbs 21:23

Well according to a Men's Health article, in-grown hairs, one of the most common cause of bumps, results when one shaves against the natural growth direction of ones beards. If your beards grow downwards, you should typicaly stroke downwards with your shaving stick. Nonetheless, you may come across some renegade beards that grow in all conciveable directions (tough luck).
These in-grown hairs pierce into your skin (yes human hair is actualy tougher than copper wires of egual thichness) and cause local irritation to your skin. This results in a bump at the point of irritation.

My strategy for combating razor bumps is to deal with it in two stages.
1) Identify the problem and eliminate it:
a. stop shaving for about two days to let your beards sprout a little.
b. arm yourself with a shaving mirror, a pin and a tweezer.
c. use your mirror to look closely at each bump and note the ingrown hair running across the surface (it should look like a thin black depresion on the bump)
d. use the point of your pin to gently lift the hair up. This should remove the tip from your skin. Use your tweezer to pull it off from the root.
e. do the same for all bumps on your mug, then wash your face with hot water to help open up your pores.
f. shave with new and sharp razor. remember to shave in the direction of your growth.
g. treat your face with good anti-bump lotions or creams. I recomment Neo-Medrol (watch out for imitations such as new-medrol, nu-medrol etc.).
2) Discourage any resurgence:
a. always shave regularly with a sharp and clean razor (stroking in the direction of your growth). Atleast once a day is recommended.
b. use a good aftershave if you must. choose something to match your skin type.
c. any bump that may appear as a result of those afore-mentioned renegade hairs that go against the normal growth patern should be dealt with as outlined in step 1b-1g above.

Good luck

ditch

Tina Turner

This controversy was stired up by false allegations of an ill informed poster

_{Qoute from @Pilgrim.1 Sept 28, 2007}

The basic question that must be asked remains: WHO really is "the Glory of Israel"?

* Roman Catholicism: Mary - 'Glory of Israel' (from the 'Litany of Loreto')

* Bible: God - 'the Glory of Israel'

There is no where in the Litany of Loreto where the Virgin Mary was refered to as Glory of Isreal.
the litany of loreto can be found on the following websites:
http://www.ewtn.com/faith/Teachings/maryd6f.htm
http://www.intermirifica.org/Mary/marylitany.htm

Lets stop stirring up unneccesary controversy in a vain and self-righteous attempt to be seen as Holy.

The full text of the Litany of loreto is shown bellow.

[center]Litany of Loreto
V. Lord, have mercy.
R. Christ have mercy.
V. Lord have mercy. Christ hear us.
R. Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of Virgins, [etc.]
Mother of Christ,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,
Mother most admirable,
Mother of good Counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of Angels,
Queen of Patriarchs,
Queen of Prophets,
Queen of Apostles,
Queen of Martyrs,
Queen of Confessors,
Queen of Virgins,
Queen of all Saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
Queen of peace,

V. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
R. Spare us, O Lord.
V. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
R. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
V. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we thy servants may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body, and by the glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be freed from present sorrow, and rejoice in eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

The versicle and prayer after the litany may be varied by season. Thus, during Advent (from the fourth Sunday before Christmas to Christmas Eve):

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.
R. And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Let us pray. O God, who hast willed that by the message of an Angel, thy Word should receive flesh from the womb of the Virgin Mary: grant unto thy suppliants, that we who believe that she is truly the Mother of God, may be assisted by her intercession before Thee. Through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

From Christmas to Candlemass (the Feast of the Presentation), that is through February 1:

V. Thou gavest birth without loss of thy virginity.
R. Intercede for us, O holy Mother of God.

Let us pray. O God, Who by the fruitful virginity of blessed Mary hast offered unto the human race the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech thee, that we may know the effects of her intercession, through whom we have deserved to receive the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son. R. Amen.

From Candlemass to Easter (through Holy Week), AND from the day after Pentecost (or from Trinity Sunday, if Pentecost is celebrated with octave) to the beginning of Advent:

V. "Pray for us" and prayer "Grant unto thy servants," as above:

During Eastertide (from Easter day through Pentecost, and throughout the octave of Pentecost if it is celebrated):

V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
R. For the Lord is truely risen, alleluia.

Let us pray. O God, Who by the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world, grant, we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life, through the same Christ our Lord. R. Amen. [/center]

Who pays you more. Itz all about what you take home with you afterall.

scambater:

Tell us the real story bro, is very hard for a woman who has all of that to step out on a marriage.

People may cheat for a variety of reason. Sometimes it could something trivial or something fundamentaly great. It all depends on the mindset of person doing the cheating.

Seun:

Try to settle it; invite her parents to talk to her. Fighting her will not make you happy; you'll be happier if you can somehow fix your marriage. And don't forget to visit to a doctor for HIV test. Sorry my man.

This advice is as good as it gets. Dialogue, forgive, and start on a clean slate with her. Consider leaving only if you still don't get any meaningful result after your dialogue.
Whats all that talk about leaving all your property for her. Is that a way of rewarding her and boyfriend for their adultrous laisons?

@ @tomx
am sure u don't understand the contract job been talked about here u  may need to read from the beginning to understand better

Well I've read through the postings again. all I'm saying is that in every employment, there is a period of negotiation. A contract staff should understand from the begining that they are not eligible for the same benefits as regular employees and this should play a part in the kind of salary they negotiate for. They shouldn't just take whatever is put on the table then whine about being exploited. Negotiate for a good wage (even if it's higher than that of regular employees - and it realy should be since your work is short term and without benefits), and show the prospective employer why you are worth that much. If you realy have something good to offer, they will take you.Negotiation is the Key.

As long as there are more people in the labour market than there are jobs, the advantage is with the employer. Thus there is always a tendency towards exploitation. But if prospective employees are to arm themselves with good working knowledge of the industry they wish to play in then they become assets to their empoyers and the negotiating power tilts in their favour. If one is just a mediocre then one should be happy to get any job at all.

We can't depend entirely on labour laws to controll wages in the industry. Divers and welders in the oil and gas firms work on contract and they often get more pay than their regular (office) staff. Their job is critical to the industry, it's high risk and they know it. This boosts their negotiation power.

A firm once offered me #50k for full employment which I turned down. The same firm now pays me $15 per hour on contract basis when I do anything for them. I only need to work for a week to make what their regular staff (who earn #70k-#100k each) earn.

@marissa
Your post was lovely. I schooled up north years ago and am simply in love with hausa dishes and snacks but I realy can't remember most of their names.
Can you help me with the recipie for Fura (the ash colored balls used in making fura de nunu).
Any other hausa recipie you can add will be appreciated.
I tried pounding boiled rice to make "tuwo chinkafa" but it didn't workout. any tips there?

"Yes Prime Minister", "Friends", "Seinfield".

try going to any good forex brokerage firm like CMS forex (www.cmsforex.com), Marketiva (www.marketiva.com), North finance (www.northfinance.com) and so on. If you register with them you will get access to a free trading software from their platform which you can dowload and train with ussing a demo account. Most of them wil give you links to forex books too.
If you go to computer village you will also be able to get free training CDs at good prices (about #150.00 per disk). This should be adequate to get you started. Read hard and train hard with your demo accounts though. Forex trading gives high reward and its equaly a high risk venture.
Good-luck

It's a rather insulting sum for a graduate of that calibre (any graduate actualy). If such a graduate were to sit down and think things thru. He or she would quickly discover many means of self-employment that will pay much more than that. Unleash your entreprenueral spirit.

I think the joy or pains of contract jobs depend on your negotiating power. Most people go into contract jobs with the same mentality that they use for regular employment and I think this is where the problem stems from.
I usualy work on contract for consulting firms in the construction industry (and occasionaly, software companies). Most of these companies are cosultants to oil and gas coys.
I always make sure I understand the scope of work that is expected of me and also the possible duration of the work. I weigh the merits against the demerits and I make sure I propose a wage that I find very comfortable. I ussualy find my self earning more than my contemporaries in regular employment.
The idea is to find a balance btwn wage, work schedule and work conditions. If a client is not able to pay a good sum (lets say I'm offered #30k). I might accept this price if the job is something I'm convinced I can finish in about four days or less, even if it means working double-overtime. I get a comprehensive brief from the client, persuade the client to allow me work from my comfort zone (home) and I make sure I peg the price to the brief as delivered to me. Any alteration will attract more money.
I discharge the job in good time and at a high standard so that I ussualy don't have to work on it again. That way I quickly earn my money and have time for other jobs.
I pull in #150k-#250k monthly working from home and I've lots of free time.

Do you mean vacant as in totally empty inside? A manequine should do just fine.

OK sis, that is clarified. Just for the records, I never said or implied that ladies are dumb. I'm am simply saying that when someone calls another person to the round table, the least they can do is talk and not to hedge up all their thoughts and expect the other party to somehow give all the right answers. I tend to find that attitude in ladies and I realy think it doesn't help a relationship in anyway.

Yeah, its awesome. Driving a car its quite a feat for some people even when they are awake. Try doing that while asleep and its , well. I lack the words.
I guess sleep walkers are actualy tapping into some of their subconcious powers. Its common to find students who tackle complex equations and calculus in their dreams that they could not solve while awake. Some of the most challenging software code I,ve been able to write come to me while I was sleeping.
The human mind is a wonder in itself.

Athlete's foot is actualy the result of fungi infection. There are some basic steps that will give you good result.
1. Neatness: You need to wash your feet regularly. wash between the toes when you bath and when you have come from an outing.
Make sure you have several pairs of sock. wash them immediately after use and use each pair only once before washing. Make sure they are always dry.
Wash the tongue of your sneakers as often as possible to get rid of any fungi build up and the stench too.
Clip your toe nails regularly so that the fungi will not build a colony under them.
2. Air your feet: Your feet need to breath. Don't always wear cover shoes. Interchange with sandals and slippers. If you work in an office and can't wear anything but shoes, ensure that you buy shoes that are lined inside with absorbent materials. Remember to apply the neatness tip above.
3. Medicate: There are many over-the-counter anti-fungi creams you can get for about #400.00 Basicaly anything that contains clotrimazole as an active ingridient should do. Try Clotrimax or anyother good one you can get.
[b]4. Massage:[/b]This is just to ease the strain in your feet and give you a good circulation. Good circulation helps heal many ailments.

Note also that people who tend to sweat from their feet alot have a higher risk of athlete foot. If you fall into this category, ensure that youchange your socks several times a day (even if you have to carry extras with you to office in your brief case). Use cotton socks instead of silk since the cotten socks are more absorbent.
Good luck.

Sleep walking is real. I got this realy wierd experience in secondary school where this dude sleep-walked across the hostel room right up to me. whiped out his phalus and started peeing on my bed. I walked up behind him and shook him gently by the shoulder. He snaped to and had absolutely no idea what he was doing.

There was this other dude in the same hostel that gets up at night and gets into a big row with "un-seens". Makes all this fuss and does things like sweep his conner, lay his bed, sort his laundry etc. When he wakes up in the morning he has no idea what he'd done. And it happened often.