Kerous (born Onyeka Ibeanusi, 19 June 1988), and sometimes referred to as Onyeckerous, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, author, poet, writer and a social commentator. He hails from Oburo Ogwa in Mbaitoli Local Government area of Imo State, Nigeria. Kerous is the author of Now You Can Run The World and founder of Hype9ja.com, an online news blog. His music career began professionally in 2010 with the release of "Na The Way", and followed by another single "Run Your World".
Kerous who has been releasing singles has seen his articles published on top Nigerian blogs like saharareporters.com, Omojuwa.com and various Nigerian newspapers. Kerous drew attention when he released his single titled "More" on 12 December 2012, making the unique date 12-12-12 memorable.
Biography
Onyeka Ibeanusi was born to Felix and Pastor Pauline Ibeanusi as Onyekachi Ibeanusi in Warri, Delta State but added the name Frank after losing a very close childhood friend Frank Tonwei. In most of his documents, he is registered as Onyeka Frank Ibeanusi. He grew up as part of a semi large family with eight siblings;Kerous is the seventh of Nine Children. His father was a businessman and his mother a pastor. Kerous grew up as a shy kid who took pleasure in drawing, construction of toy cars and the sculpture of images. He attended Aileru Primary School in Warri where he had his early education. Though he often seemed quiet among his peers, Onyeka was always the center of attention as a child. He started to study hymns and poetry to learn how to rhyme and started to write and compose music at an early age.
Onyeka's love for music was highly influenced by his father's love for music which had a deep rooted influence in his family. As a child, his sister would force him to learn and recite nursery rhymes. His music hero while growing up was Michael Jackson and he wished he could break dance like the legend.
Onyeka was active in the Children's choir and participated in children's activities in Church. He also developed a love for history, science and politics which is evident in his published articles and some of his songs like Serious Music. In 1995, he performed a song with his immediate elder sister Ngozi before a huge crowd in church and went break dancing which sent the church into frenzy. However, Onyeka had to further his education and went to Hussey College Warri for three years. In those years, his love for music was not given proper expression until he made a secondary school switch to Wisdom Secondary Commercial Academy in Warri.
Onyeka found expression in the social activities of the school and his leadership qualities were rewarded with the position of the social prefect. He became famous for playing King Odewale in Ola Rotimi's The God's Are Not To Blame and Ogboma's father in Zulu Sofola's Wedlock Of The Gods. He was also a leading member of the debaters club and an active fighter for social cause which led to his teacher calling him a gentle radical. It was at this time that he coined the name 'Onyeckerous' from his name 'Onyeka' with the short form 'Kerous' which later became his stage name. He started writing poems and in 1999 tried his hands on fiction writing a book titled "Risky Business" which never saw the light of day.
Music career
As a teenager, he was influenced by Tupac Shakur, Fela and Bob Marley's songs which led him to choosing a career in rap in order to express his views about societal happenigs. To further his education, Onyeka attended the University of Benin where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 2007 while studying engineering, he published his first book, 'Now You Can Run The World.'
He became famous on campus for performing in small shows organised on campus before officially delving into music after graduation.
Kerous went ahead to release more and more singles. His music style is a fusion of many genres with huge influence from artistes like Kanye West, Wyclef, Asa, D'banj, 2face Idibia and many others before going underground musically for a while focusing on writing and developing his political and human relations skills while working with Governor Olusegun Mimiko's former Special Duties Aide- Seyi Adeniyi. Kerous who has always shown love for politics was active in his University days and even acted as a campaign manager to a friend while running for a position on campus. He believes that politics is not just a business for the celebrated politicians, but a way to contribute meaningfully to your environment. He is famous for many of his articles published online today while he works on his music. Onyeka's articles that deals with various subjects ranging from politics, health to entertainment are frequently read, earning him a contributing role on one of Nigeria's news dailies, Businessday. and also appearing on popular Nigerian entertainment blog Linda Ikeji, Kerous came back with a new single titled 'Sexy Body' in a bid to resurrect his music career. He has since featured on both TV and Radio programs while performing at different events like LoudnProud and most recently Spirit of Lagos.
Singles
* "Run Your World"
* "Superstar"
* "Battle of the Emcees"
* "More"
* "Follow You Go"
* "Sexy Body"
Kerous who has been releasing singles has seen his articles published on top Nigerian blogs like saharareporters.com, Omojuwa.com and various Nigerian newspapers. Kerous drew attention when he released his single titled "More" on 12 December 2012, making the unique date 12-12-12 memorable.
Biography
Onyeka Ibeanusi was born to Felix and Pastor Pauline Ibeanusi as Onyekachi Ibeanusi in Warri, Delta State but added the name Frank after losing a very close childhood friend Frank Tonwei. In most of his documents, he is registered as Onyeka Frank Ibeanusi. He grew up as part of a semi large family with eight siblings;Kerous is the seventh of Nine Children. His father was a businessman and his mother a pastor. Kerous grew up as a shy kid who took pleasure in drawing, construction of toy cars and the sculpture of images. He attended Aileru Primary School in Warri where he had his early education. Though he often seemed quiet among his peers, Onyeka was always the center of attention as a child. He started to study hymns and poetry to learn how to rhyme and started to write and compose music at an early age.
Onyeka's love for music was highly influenced by his father's love for music which had a deep rooted influence in his family. As a child, his sister would force him to learn and recite nursery rhymes. His music hero while growing up was Michael Jackson and he wished he could break dance like the legend.
Onyeka was active in the Children's choir and participated in children's activities in Church. He also developed a love for history, science and politics which is evident in his published articles and some of his songs like Serious Music. In 1995, he performed a song with his immediate elder sister Ngozi before a huge crowd in church and went break dancing which sent the church into frenzy. However, Onyeka had to further his education and went to Hussey College Warri for three years. In those years, his love for music was not given proper expression until he made a secondary school switch to Wisdom Secondary Commercial Academy in Warri.
Onyeka found expression in the social activities of the school and his leadership qualities were rewarded with the position of the social prefect. He became famous for playing King Odewale in Ola Rotimi's The God's Are Not To Blame and Ogboma's father in Zulu Sofola's Wedlock Of The Gods. He was also a leading member of the debaters club and an active fighter for social cause which led to his teacher calling him a gentle radical. It was at this time that he coined the name 'Onyeckerous' from his name 'Onyeka' with the short form 'Kerous' which later became his stage name. He started writing poems and in 1999 tried his hands on fiction writing a book titled "Risky Business" which never saw the light of day.
Music career
As a teenager, he was influenced by Tupac Shakur, Fela and Bob Marley's songs which led him to choosing a career in rap in order to express his views about societal happenigs. To further his education, Onyeka attended the University of Benin where he obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 2007 while studying engineering, he published his first book, 'Now You Can Run The World.'
He became famous on campus for performing in small shows organised on campus before officially delving into music after graduation.
Kerous went ahead to release more and more singles. His music style is a fusion of many genres with huge influence from artistes like Kanye West, Wyclef, Asa, D'banj, 2face Idibia and many others before going underground musically for a while focusing on writing and developing his political and human relations skills while working with Governor Olusegun Mimiko's former Special Duties Aide- Seyi Adeniyi. Kerous who has always shown love for politics was active in his University days and even acted as a campaign manager to a friend while running for a position on campus. He believes that politics is not just a business for the celebrated politicians, but a way to contribute meaningfully to your environment. He is famous for many of his articles published online today while he works on his music. Onyeka's articles that deals with various subjects ranging from politics, health to entertainment are frequently read, earning him a contributing role on one of Nigeria's news dailies, Businessday. and also appearing on popular Nigerian entertainment blog Linda Ikeji, Kerous came back with a new single titled 'Sexy Body' in a bid to resurrect his music career. He has since featured on both TV and Radio programs while performing at different events like LoudnProud and most recently Spirit of Lagos.
Singles
* "Run Your World"
* "Superstar"
* "Battle of the Emcees"
* "More"
* "Follow You Go"
* "Sexy Body"
The Georgia Cancer Coalition is an American independent, non-profit organization dedicated to reducing the number of cancer deaths in the U.S. state of Georgia. Organized in 2001, the coalition strives to accomplish this goal by unifying government agencies, academic institutions, service clubs, corporations and health care organizations in a joint effort to strengthen cancer prevention, research and treatment in the state. The organization's ultimate goal is to make Georgia one of the nation's premier states for cancer care. Key initiatives of the Coalition include:
The Distinguished Cancer Clinicians and Scientists (DCCS), whose goal is to recruit 150 scholars whose research is the basis for superior grant proposals that attract funding by NCI, CDC, ACS, NIH, etc.
The Georgia Cancer Quality Information Exchange, formed by the Coalition to facilitate the design, access and retrieval of clinical information to measure the quality of cancer care, enhance adherence to standards, and improve outcomes through process change.
The Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia CORE), an independent, non-profit organization working to improve cancer care in Georgia by strengthening clinical research and access to clinical trials throughout the state.
The Biorepository Alliance of Georgia for Oncology (BRAG-Onc), a tumor and tissue banking system that stores tissue, blood, and urine from cancer patients throughout the state to be used for research.
And state participation in a three-year pilot for the NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP), researching new and enhanced ways to assist, educate, and better treat the needs of underserved populations. St. Joseph’s / Candler (SJCHS) in Savannah, Georgia, is one of 14 U.S. NCCCP sites.
The Georgia Cancer Coalition was the official beneficiary organization of the Tour de Georgia cycling event from 2003-2008.
Evan Lockridge is a freelance journalist and radio talent. Born in 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia, he's a [http://www.eelcom.com self-proclaimed "communications junkie" since the age of 17]. Currently he focuses on covering the trucking industry for Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and TruckingInfo.com as senior contributing editor, where his wife, Deborah, is editor in chief. He has been covering trucking since 1991. He started his business, Evan E. Lockridge Communications in 1996, after a two-year stint in television as a photographer, where he also provides video service, voiceovers and audio production services.
He previously worked for SiriusXM Satellite Radio on Road Dog Trucking Radio, Channel 106 as host of The Lockridge Report. He also anchored and wrote daily trucking newscasts for the channel, SiriusXM Trucking News, until the summer of 2012 when he decided to cut back. Lockridge still fills in as anchor for the SiriusXM Trucking News, when current anchor Jim Park is out. Previous to working for SiriusXM, Lockridge produced and anchored daily trucking newscasts syndicated to AM-FM radio stations across the United States under the banners of RoadStar Radio News, Overdrive Trucking News and Expediter News Break. He also served in various capacities with RoadStar, Truck Sales & Leasing, Truckstop Travel Plaza and Overdrive magazines—all dedicated to different segments of the trucking industry.
Lockridge started with Sirius and the channel in 2005, producing and anchoring the trucking news and Interstate Alerts, reports of road construction zones along U.S. Interstates that can cause truckers delays. He quit doing Interstate Alerts in 2007 and increased his role by also anchoring the morning trucking news on the channel that goes under the name Sirius Trucking News Morning Report. The morning reports aired twice an hour during The Loading Dock with co-hosts Mark Willis and Elizabeth Walsh, weekdays from 6-11 a.m., Eastern Time. During this time he also served as substitute co-host on The Loading Dock when either Willis, Walsh or both were out. This addition of him doing the news updates in the mornings eventually led to him writing and anchoring all the newscasts that were heard on the channel, which aired five days a week
In February 2008, Sirius gave Lockridge his own two-hour show, The Lockridge Report, aired between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with repeats on the weekends at the same time. The Lockridge Report was one of the few shows on the channel to survive when Sirius merged with XM Satellite Radio a little more than a year later.
The show, like all of the others on the channel, had its own identity with The Lockridge Report, focusing more on news and issues than the other shows . This was due to SiriusXM playing up Lockridge's credentials as an award-winning trucking journalist. Guests included an array of federal and state government officials, including members of Congress, trucking industry officials and many others. Fridays on the broadcast became well known for "Safety Valve Friday" when no topic was off limits to callers who could also vent their gripes.
Lockridge stepped down from the show at the end of 2012, publicly saying he was doing so to care for his parents, though rumors were circulating that he had grown tired of broadcasts. His father, Donald B. Lockridge, died shortly afterwards, near the end of January 2013.
Lockridge is the recipient of several national awards for his trucking writing including from the Alabama Media Professionals, American Society of Business Publication Editors and American Business Media, including the coveted [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Newport+Communications+Group's+Roadstar+Wins+Prestigious+Grand+Neal...-a073250676 Grand Neal Award in 2001], considered the Pulitzer Prize of the business media
.
He previously worked for SiriusXM Satellite Radio on Road Dog Trucking Radio, Channel 106 as host of The Lockridge Report. He also anchored and wrote daily trucking newscasts for the channel, SiriusXM Trucking News, until the summer of 2012 when he decided to cut back. Lockridge still fills in as anchor for the SiriusXM Trucking News, when current anchor Jim Park is out. Previous to working for SiriusXM, Lockridge produced and anchored daily trucking newscasts syndicated to AM-FM radio stations across the United States under the banners of RoadStar Radio News, Overdrive Trucking News and Expediter News Break. He also served in various capacities with RoadStar, Truck Sales & Leasing, Truckstop Travel Plaza and Overdrive magazines—all dedicated to different segments of the trucking industry.
Lockridge started with Sirius and the channel in 2005, producing and anchoring the trucking news and Interstate Alerts, reports of road construction zones along U.S. Interstates that can cause truckers delays. He quit doing Interstate Alerts in 2007 and increased his role by also anchoring the morning trucking news on the channel that goes under the name Sirius Trucking News Morning Report. The morning reports aired twice an hour during The Loading Dock with co-hosts Mark Willis and Elizabeth Walsh, weekdays from 6-11 a.m., Eastern Time. During this time he also served as substitute co-host on The Loading Dock when either Willis, Walsh or both were out. This addition of him doing the news updates in the mornings eventually led to him writing and anchoring all the newscasts that were heard on the channel, which aired five days a week
In February 2008, Sirius gave Lockridge his own two-hour show, The Lockridge Report, aired between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with repeats on the weekends at the same time. The Lockridge Report was one of the few shows on the channel to survive when Sirius merged with XM Satellite Radio a little more than a year later.
The show, like all of the others on the channel, had its own identity with The Lockridge Report, focusing more on news and issues than the other shows . This was due to SiriusXM playing up Lockridge's credentials as an award-winning trucking journalist. Guests included an array of federal and state government officials, including members of Congress, trucking industry officials and many others. Fridays on the broadcast became well known for "Safety Valve Friday" when no topic was off limits to callers who could also vent their gripes.
Lockridge stepped down from the show at the end of 2012, publicly saying he was doing so to care for his parents, though rumors were circulating that he had grown tired of broadcasts. His father, Donald B. Lockridge, died shortly afterwards, near the end of January 2013.
Lockridge is the recipient of several national awards for his trucking writing including from the Alabama Media Professionals, American Society of Business Publication Editors and American Business Media, including the coveted [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Newport+Communications+Group's+Roadstar+Wins+Prestigious+Grand+Neal...-a073250676 Grand Neal Award in 2001], considered the Pulitzer Prize of the business media
.
The USRobotics Sportster magic string was a modem AT command that exploited the fact that revision 4.1 USRobotics Sportster 14.4 modems had exactly the same internal hardware and circuitry as the much more expensive USRobotics Dual HST 16.8 modems. Both modems were produced in the early 1990s.
In ASCII, the magic string is represented as: ATGW03C6,22GW05CD,2F
The effect of setting a Sportster 14.4's "b" register to the value "6", and subsequently sending the magic string to the modem, is the modem "becoming" a Dual HST 16.8, which at the time retailed for roughly five times the price (~700 USD) as the consumer-oriented Sportster 14.4. After receiving the magic string, the modem identifies itself as USRobotics Courier 16800 HST Dual Standard.
Consequently, users fortunate enough to be in possession of this particular revision of the modem found themselves able to use digital communications protocols normally reserved for the corporate arena or bulletin board system sysops, with hardware they would otherwise not have been able to afford.
USRobotics removed the ability for users to issue the magic string in subsequent hardware revisions.
In ASCII, the magic string is represented as: ATGW03C6,22GW05CD,2F
The effect of setting a Sportster 14.4's "b" register to the value "6", and subsequently sending the magic string to the modem, is the modem "becoming" a Dual HST 16.8, which at the time retailed for roughly five times the price (~700 USD) as the consumer-oriented Sportster 14.4. After receiving the magic string, the modem identifies itself as USRobotics Courier 16800 HST Dual Standard.
Consequently, users fortunate enough to be in possession of this particular revision of the modem found themselves able to use digital communications protocols normally reserved for the corporate arena or bulletin board system sysops, with hardware they would otherwise not have been able to afford.
USRobotics removed the ability for users to issue the magic string in subsequent hardware revisions.