You sit down to craft your resume, write that first draft—and it still feels empty. When you’ve had only one job or just a handful of college internships, how are you supposed to show off your personality and set yourself apart ?

Here’s a hint: Start by looking beyond the positions you’ve held and the degrees you’ve earned. Truth is, there’s more to life than work and school, and if you have alot going on outside of the office, that can be your ticket to a resume that’s compelling, well-rounded, and interesting, too.


Take a look at these four things you might not realize you can include on your resume.


Volunteer Work
Examples: Class rep, platoon leader, helping out at your church, or giving time to a local non-profit you’re passionate about
What it Shows: Leadership, project management
Volunteer work , particularly if it’s long-term or if it gives you the chance to lead a project from beginning to end, can be a great substitute for full-time work in the “Experience” section of your resume. Some organizations give titles or recognition to regular volunteers, so find out if there are any formal credentials that you can use (if not, just use “Volunteer”). Just like you would for a paid job, list bullets that show your major accomplishments and what you learned during your involvement.

In addition, if you’ve learned to use specific technology or acquired hard skills that would boost your application—like using accounting software during your time as the committee treasurer or managing multiple vendors for the event you planned for your church—stick them under “Skills.”


Professionally Relevant Hobbies
Examples: Writing, photography, hustling, or computer programming
What it Shows: Your accomplishments, creativity, and portfolio—plus the initiative you’ve taken in creating them
Football, basketball or bowling might not show a future employer what you’ve got, but other hobbies just might. If you’re looking for a position doing graphic design, photography is a great skill to have. Or if you’re looking for a finance job, managing your own stock portfolio is definitely a relevant item to include under “Skills.”
Or, if the activity adds to your knowledge or talents in a more abstract way, list it under the “Interests” section of your resume. While starring in a play doesn’t translate directly from unpaid to paid work, it does show confidence, creativity, and lack of stage fright—all important skills if you’re applying for positions like marketing, sales, corporate training, or teaching.



Non-Professional Experiences
Examples: Study abroad, side jobs (even if they’re manual labor!), running a blog
What it Shows: Initiative, good use of your time off (especially if you have a gap in employment), plus any language skills or technical skills you acquired in the process
If you’ve been unemployed at any point, your activities outside the office may act asa great substitute for professional experience. Some non-paid outlets are directly applicable to the job you want—like pro-bono lawyer work, working with patients ina free clinic, or building a following for your blog . But meaningful non-professional experiences can be broader than that, too.
That holiday in Calabar? It might provide language skills you can use in a new position—so stick it under “Skills.”
Your years of tutoring primary orhigh school students? That undertaking can showcase the soft-touch people skills you need for sales or corporate training—stick it under “Experience.”



Interests
Examples: A non-profit cause, athletic activities, open-source projects
What it Shows: Culture fit, personality
Most companies aren’t looking for another person to punch the clock—they want anemployee that fits in well with the organizational culture, as well as the fresh perspective provided by a well-rounded person. And those hobbies, sports, and activities you’ve been spending time on during your off hours is a great way to show dedication, passion, and how well you’ll fit in—especially at smaller companies or ones with a strong culture.
So do a little stalking on its values and people—does it support a non-profit you’ve volunteered with, have a weekly running club , or get excited about open-source projects? It’s an obvious connection for organizations with a specific product or mission, like Runner’s World, Susan G. Komen, or a start-up tech firm, but you can learn a lot about the organizational culture from the website, employee profiles on Yolpe, and general press coverage.

Don’t go crazy (and do be honest)—just include a few activities that relate directly to the organization and show that you’ll be a good fit.
Your “off hours” don’t mean that you’re wasting time. Your non-“work” activities and experiences can contribute nearly as much to your skill set as your paid jobs—so when crafting your resume, give yourself credit where it’s due. By highlighting yourunique perspective and well-rounded background, you’ll paint the best possible picture of your talents and abilities.

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i remeber that song we used to sing when we were little.

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Career Advise 2
How To Talk Your Way Into The Job You Want


Talk your way into the job you choose….qualified or not!

Could you hear yourself saying….?
“Sir, my goal is to succeed. I plan to do that by working hard to provide value and service to our clients and my co-workers. I will fall and stumble at times, however I am determined to use these opportunities to learn and improve myself. I would be honored to work with your firm and hope I am blessed with the opportunity.”

Does reading this make you a little sick? Are you saying to yourself, no way I could say something like that? A lot of people moving into the workforce I have been exposed to do have that attitude. Instead, the thought has been, “If they want me they will come and get me or offer me ajob when they meet me”. Well, that may be the way it works, but the reality is it is possible to talk your way in to a job of interest.

A person, especially a recent grad or one new in their career presenting themselves this way will get the attention of a hiring authority or a large company and particularly the owner of a small to medium sized company. Why? The attitude and desire of the talent is everything to a company hiring. Find someone willing who is honest, hardworking and wants to improve themselves in order to get ahead and a number of skills neededfor the job can be learned. In fact, many companies may find that attitude is more important than one having the specific skills needed, combined with a questionable attitude.
*. Attitude matters
*. Present yourself as optimistic and positive
*. Show you are willing to learn and improve
*. Smile – everyone likes to work with happy people

Want that special job ? Talk yourself into it with the right words and attitude.
One last point to make, this strategy can’t be faked for long – you have to live it.

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If we are crazy enough, if the hundreds of thousands of the Jobbless slopping on the streets & the nooks of the nation decide to slap their feet on the streets until government responds to the needs of the people, change will happen. The Egyptians were crazy enough to stand in front of armored tanks and flying police bullets to demand the end of the era of Hosni Mubarak and his sons and cronies. The Arabs were crazy enough.

More importantly, are you crazy enough to be what you want to be? To create our future out of nothing? Are you crazy enough to discard the theories of yesterday and embrace the theories of today? Areyou crazy enough to create what will become the theory of tomorrow?

This is a New year (which haven't gone too far) and a good time to start being crazy. Only those crazy enough succeed. Are you crazy enough?

Somedays ago, i was crazy enough to launch [url=yolpe.com/more.php]Yolpe[/url]. A startup which was created to be An innovative and totally different method of talent and job acquisition. Something which the likes have never been seen on Earth. And which will create the Future of The Workplace if my plans turn out right.
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So here again is to the crazy ones. The workers who crave more balance at work. Those who slave day and night for a meagre pay. The UnderEmployed who work more than the Mayors. [url=yolpe.com/more.php]The Unemployed who pound the streets daily in search of their next meal. Those who are abused at work but have no voice of their own. The employers who recruit differently.
Here is to my crazy contribution to mankind....[/url]
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So today, My question goes out to the hundreds of pairs of eyes reading this thread. What is your contribution Today to Mankind?

If we are crazy enough, if the hundreds of thousands of the Jobbless slopping on the streets & the nooks of the nation decide to slap their feet on the streets until government responds to the needs of the people, change will happen. The Egyptians were crazy enough to stand in front of armored tanks and flying police bullets to demand the end of the era of Hosni Mubarak and his sons and cronies. The Arabs were crazy enough.

More importantly, are you crazy enough to be what you want to be? To create our future out of nothing? Are you crazy enough to discard the theories of yesterday and embrace the theories of today? Areyou crazy enough to create what will become the theory of tomorrow?

This is a New year (which haven't gone too far) and a good time to start being crazy. Only those crazy enough succeed. Are you crazy enough?

Somedays ago, i was crazy enough to launch [url=yolpe.com/more.php]Yolpe[/url]. A startup which was created to be An innovative and totally different method of talent and job acquisition. Something which the likes have never been seen on Earth. And which will create the Future of The Workplace if my plans turn out right.
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So here again is to the crazy ones. The workers who crave more balance at work. Those who slave day and night for a meagre pay. The UnderEmployed who work more than the Mayors. [url=yolpe.com/more.php]The Unemployed who pound the streets daily in search of their next meal. Those who are abused at work but have no voice of their own. The employers who recruit differently.
Here is to my crazy contribution to mankind....[/url]
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So today, My question goes out to the hundreds of pairs of eyes reading this thread. What is your contribution Today to Mankind?

Today The 14th Of Feb. 2013, it has been confirmed that Goldie is dead.

Here is a Round-Up Of The Life & Times of The Iconic Singer - Goldie

PROFILE OF SUSAN OLUWABIMPE ‘GOLDIE’ HARVEY:
Growing up in a family where music was virtually the only bright spot in a tripartite existence that revolved round home, school and church, it did not come as much surprise that Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey now known as Goldie chose to be a singer, songwriter and performer. If it was to give vent to a childhood social denial, available indices indicate that Goldie is making a resounding success of her career choice. If it was to prove to her hitherto unbending dad that her sometimes rebellious streak as a teen was just a quest for her true essence, she has equally succeeded. And everyboy must indeed be very proud of this young lady because less than five years into her musical odyssey, the crown of Nigeria’s nonpareil pop diva now nestles snugly on her golden mane.

Since her emergence onto the pop culture radar a few years ago, Goldie has cut large swaths though the fields of musical accomplishments;
exemplifying a special conception of musical heroine who can say or show anything while providing a view of the bold, confrontational and liberated woman.
Colourful and cerebral, Goldie’s musical strength and depth, sensuality and
serenity have appropriated her as the high water mark that other female singers have to live up to.
Add to that mix the fact that the multiple awards-
winning singer has created a smouldering, public persona that borders on the eccentric and eclectic, otherwise creative and precise, but
engaging enough to keep you talking about her. Despite the mixed reactions to her musical style and outré outlook, Goldie has fitted perfectly into the role of Nigeria’s most consistent female performer of the moment.

EARLY LIFE:
Indeed, in the case of talent and passion, the apple does not fall too far away from the tree. Goldie was born In the early 80s to very educated and successful parents – her mum, late
Mrs. Olabisi Betty from the illustrious Olaiya family
in Ijebu, Ogun State was a former managing director in a bank, while her dad, a native of Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti State, also retired as a director in
a new generation bank. He is now into full time clerical works in Lagos. The first of four kids, Goldie’s education began at the Green Springs
Montessori Primary School and then St. John's College, Palm Grove, Lagos where Christian Religious Knowledge, she said, was her favourite
subject because she didn’t have to study too hard to pass it. In fact, by the age of 10, she already knew so many bible verses that belied
her age. She recalled, “My childhood was very interesting
but regimented. My Dad was a leader in church and very active too while my mum used to lead the choir. So, as their first child, I took very active
roles in all church activities – drama, choir, bible classes and so on. Church was the only social life we had. On Mondays, we went for bible classes;

Wednesdays were for prayer meetings and then one Friday in a month, we went for vigil. I never had toys or friends because my father thought
they would lead me astray." Thus, her mum was her closest friend. However, the bond that held mother and daughter together snapped irretrievably in 1994.

LOSING HER MUM:
Goldie described her mum as a woman of high
intellectual and moral values. “She was the first to have a scholarship in her family. She was an avid reader and had a lot of certificates and degrees.”
Every night, when every other person had gone to bed, Goldie and her mum would stay up chit- chatting and watching television. She was the
only friend Goldie had. But she died too soon after a long-drawn battle with cancer, leaving behind four kids. “It was a traumatic experience
for me especially because it was like losing my only friend and confidant. I cried bitterly and even up till now, over a decade later, the pain of her demise has not left me.” Goldie is however consoled that she now has another mum in her step-mother who she describes as God-sent.

FORAY INTO MUSIC
A prodigious kid with a strong flair for the arts
and everything creative, Goldie recalled drawing sketches of anything that caught her fancy but whenever her dad saw her drawing, he would
tear it, asking rather erroneously how many people have achieved outstanding success in arts. This however did not deter the blithely ambitious young lady from wanting to give vent to her dreams because like the cliché goes, music expresses that which cannot be put into words
and cannot remain silent.

Goldie had found music through the prism of divas like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. And even at that age, she was already learning the style and nuances of pop, even emulating Braxton’s style
of keeping her side burns oiled. At that time too, it had become pretty obvious that Goldie was an embryonic diva. “I’d been flirting with music all my life. I don’t remember exactly how old but I was incredibly young
when I knew that I’d go into some form of entertainment. Everybody who knew me back then knew that I could sing because I was always singing in school or church; I’ve always had that artistic flair.” So, when she got to the UK where she had been admitted to study Business Management at the University of Sunderland, she and a couple of friends formed an informal group which performed for friends and family. The
group even did a couple of demos which never really made it out.

GOING PROFESSIONAL
Interestingly, Goldie’s return to Nigeria in the
mid-2000s did not quite signal an immediate take-off for her career. Rather, she concentrated on building her date-reminder services business.
In the course of this, she needed to do a jingle and was introduced to Mani of Cool FM who bowled her over with his production aplomb.
They talked about music and what they’d like to achieve. The young lady evinced unadulterated passion and determination which prompted Mani
to introduce her to industry players. Then, she
met renowned producer, OJB Jezreel who would produce her first single, Komole. This was followed by three other singles Spin Me, Nothing
has Changed, and Shift, which all formed part of her compilation CD. Since then, there has been no stopping her. Through the turbulence, drudgery
and seeming imperviousness of the music industry, Goldie held her own, talent for talent, and creativity for creativity. After a tentative
management deal in 2009, Goldie was signed on to Nigeria’s foremost music label, Kennis Music in 2010. A few months later, she released her debut album, Gold, which given Nigerians’ apathy towards pop music, has been a critical success.

The album exudes the audacity and flamboyance of Goldie, and has spewed a couple of provocative, smart, and infectious videos; You Know It, JawoJawo and DTMB (Don’t Touch My Body) The 3 songs are now certified street anthems with increasing followership. “For me,
the clothing, the props, and the creative direction must be properly coordinated because I want my fans to have very specific imagery in their head when they're listening to the music and watching the accompanying video.” Continuing, she says, “Entertainment as a whole has gone
visual. The best way to sell yourself and your music is to make a video… I will say for the record though, that I love shooting music videos, that’s one of the highlights of being in my profession; I like bringing my fantasies to life.
A good music video is just one of the many ways to do this.” Little wonder, the video for ‘You Know it’ won the best female video at the 2010
SoundCity Music Video Awards and also picked the award for best use of costume at the Nigerian

Awards and Accolades
Music Video Awards; while DTMB picked up best
Afro Pop video at the 2011 Nmva’s. TRIVIA A movie buff and avid reader, when Goldie is not in the comfort of her home, she is making good
music at the Kennis Music Studio. Though a nocturnal person, you can hardly find Goldie at Night clubs because she believes in channelling
such hours into creative engagements. ACCOLADES Goldie is an ambassador of Project Alert, a world renowned not for profit organisation aimed at advocating Zero tolerance to all forms of violence
against women and young girls. This rare honour was bestowed upon her after the president of the organisation saw all the charity works she had been doing on her own. Goldie has so far in the past year nabbed a total
of ten (10 awards) including Exquisite Lady of the year (ELOY) Best Female Artiste award and City People Best Female Artiste of the year... She has also been inducted as a Federal Celebrity
Special Marshal alongside other notable Nigerian Celebrities. The Law Students Society of the Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U) recently
issued her an Award for Musical Excellence under the category of Best Female Artiste of the Year.
She has also been conferred a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace by the Federal Government. Having won all the major awards on the African continent, headlined major events within and
outside the continent, hosted sold-out tours, Goldie is not just a name but a brand that have since carved a niche for herself as a leading
African Female pop Diva.

BBA
Goldie became the final celebrity to exit the BBA7 star game house in 2012 as the 3rd runner up.

Other Achievements
The video for SAY MY NAME received BEST POP COSTUME at the Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) in December 2012. She was also honoured with a SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD at Top Naija music awards same month. Queen G is currently working on a Continental-wide musical project titled THE AFRICA INVASION ALBUM.

The first 3 hits off the Naughty Singles compilation; SKIBOBO featuring AY (Tanzania), MILIKI featuring NAVIO (Uganda), and GIVE IT TO
ME featuring J MARTINS (Nigeria), have all recorded massive downloads worldwide.

*goodnight gentle soul* R.I.P

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Please if you have any career issues. this is your thread. be free to ask questions

Career Advisory 1
How to Kickstart Your Job Jearch if You Recently Have Been Fired.


The current economy has made cutbacks a norm.And while the job climate may be looking up, workers everywhere should understand the continued threat of layoffs is still present.

Losing your job can be a nightmare, especially when you aren’t prepared for what comes next. Too many individuals are left shocked and surprised after a sudden layoff , putting them in no position to pick up the pieces and start again. But during the aftermath of a layoff, taking control of your situation is top priority to ensure you’re back on track for employment.
Don’t let an unexpected layoff throw you for a loop. Here are seven tips to kickstart your job search after the fact:

1. Take a minute to regain your footing.
After a layoff, many workers immediately – and blindly – dive into their new job search. If possible take some time to assess your current situation, reflect, and refocus. This will put you in a much better position to embark on a well-established job search.

2. Consider this an opportunity.
It’s easy to get caught up on the initial negative aspects of job loss, but it’s important to consider this experience in a positive light. This might be your chance to pivot your career in a new direction or potentially go back to school .

3. Get your resume and portfolio up to speed.
Rushing into the job hunt before spendingthe necessary time to update your job search materials and professional social profiles will only limit your chances of employment. Only begin applying after carefully crafting your latest resume . Remember, the strongest resumes are those customized to each position you apply for.

4. Alert your network and then expand it.
Informing your networking contacts about your current employment situation is never a fun task, but it’s necessary. Find an appropriate way to connect with those who will be most beneficial to getting you back on track to employment, as well as creating new networking strategies to expand your network throughout your job search.

5. Search strategically.
Even the calmest individual can feel frantic when faced with unemployment. Rather than quickly and sloppily embarking on a job search, consider a careful plan of action to land your next position. This means setting goals, searching within your niche, utilizing your network, going beyond job boards to look for opportunities – all while managing your time and expectations.

6. Consider speaking with a career expert.
When it comes to unemployment and the job search, it seems like everyone has an opinion or advice. If you’re feeling a bit lost, consider the benefits of speaking with someone who is an actual career expert in regard to the job search.

7. Stay positive.
A layoff, unemployment, and the job search are three things which are likely tocause a variety of negative emotions and unwanted stress. This is to be expected, but it’s important to focus on promoting positivity in the face of these challenges. At the end of the day, remember your success often comes down to your overall attitude and outlook on a situation.

Pushing past a layoff takes a great amount of willpower. Focus on taking the necessary steps to activate a successful and thoughtful job search toget on the fast-track to employment.


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The greatest scientist alive, Stephen W. Hawking, added that, “We can guess at what this will reveal, but our experience has been that when we open up a new range of observations, we often find what we had not expected. That is when physics becomes really exciting, because we are learning something new about the universe.”
The scientific wall is like an onion- you peel one skin off and another one reappears.

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to be contd.

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The current economy has made cutbacks a norm.And while the job climate may be looking up, workers everywhere should understand the continued threat of layoffs is still present.
Losing your job can be a nightmare, especially when you aren’t prepared for what comes next. Too many individuals are left shocked and surprised after a sudden layoff , putting them in no position to pick up the pieces and start again. But during the aftermath of a layoff, taking control of your situation is top priority to ensure you’re back on track for employment.
Don’t let an unexpected layoff throw you for a loop. Here are seven tips to kickstart your job search after the fact:

[b]1. Take a minute to regain your footing. [/b]After
a layoff, many workers immediately – and blindly – dive into their new job search. If possible take some time to assess your current situation, reflect, and refocus. This will put you in a much better position to embark on a well-established job search.

[b]2. Consider this an opportunity. [/b]It’s easy to get caught up on the initial negative aspects of job loss, but it’s important to consider this experience in a positive light. This might be your chance to pivot your career in a new direction or potentially go back to school .

[b]3. Get your resume and portfolio up to speed. [/b]Rushing into the job hunt before spendingthe necessary time to update your job search materials and professional social profiles will only limit your chances of employment. Only begin applying after carefully crafting your latest resume . Remember, the strongest resumes are those customized to each position you apply for.

[b]4. Alert your network and then expand it. [/b]Informing your networking contacts about your current employment situation is never a fun task, but it’s necessary. Find an appropriate way to connect with those who will be most beneficial to getting you back on track to employment, as well as creating new networking strategies to expand your network throughout your job search.

5. Search strategically. [/b]Even the calmest individual can feel frantic when faced with unemployment. Rather than quickly and sloppily embarking on a job search, consider a careful plan of action to land your next position. This means setting goals, searching within your niche, utilizing your network, going beyond job boards to look for opportunities – all while managing your time and expectations.

[b]6. Consider speaking with a career expert. [/b]When it comes to unemployment and the job search, it seems like everyone has an opinion or advice. If you’re feeling a bit lost, consider the benefits of speaking with someone who is an actual career expert in regard to the job search.

[b]7. Stay positive. A layoff, unemployment, and the job search are three things which are likely tocause a variety of negative emotions and unwanted stress. This is to be expected, but it’s important to focus on promoting positivity in the face of these challenges. At the end of the day, remember your success often comes down to your overall attitude and outlook on a situation.
Pushing past a layoff takes a great amount of willpower. Focus on taking the necessary steps to activate a successful and thoughtful job search toget on the fast-track to employment.

Heather R. Huhman is a Glassdoor career and workplace expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder & president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for job search and human resources technologies. She is also the instructor of Find Me A Job: How To Score A Job Before Your Friends, author of Lies, Damned Lies & Internships (2011) and #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), and writes career and
recruiting advice for numerous outlets.
Join the Employees Network and possibly snag that stubborn job

originally appreared at http://Glassdoor.com

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When I was in secondary school, in my first Chemistry class, we were taught the John Dalton’s atomic theory. In 1805, John Dalton moved forward the hypothesis that we are made of molecules. He proved that molecules are made up of atoms. Dalton’s theory stated that, “Atom is the smallest indivisible particle. It can neither be created nor destroyed.” The name atom came from the Greek word, atomos, meaning not able to cut.
But as far back as 1932, John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, working at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge had done what eluded scientists for a century before. They had split the atom into protons, neutrons and electrons.
What they achieved changed everything. It created the atomic age.
Scientists have since discovered that protons and neutrons are made of quarks. As of today, quarks are the end of it. They are as small as anything can get -as of today.
There are six kinds of quarks – up, down, charm, strange, top and bottom. As we inAfrica pray for our generators to start, for our mosquito nets to withstand the anopheles mosquito, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider(LHC) are working to seeif quarks are made of even smaller things. LHC is also poised to discover the nature of dark matter, supersymmetric particles and extra dimensions.
Niels Bohr was one of those who led the study of the atom. His principle of complementarity still remains a focal point in the study of contradictory properties of items. In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics “for his services in theinvestigation of the structure of atoms and the radiation emanating from them.” He was part of the Manhattan Project that led to the building of the first nuclear bomb.
After Wolfgang Pauli presented Heisenberg's and Pauli's nonlinear field theory of elementary particles at Columbia University in 1958, Niels Bohr said to him, “We areall agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct.”
That is the crux of the matter. Where the world is going is crazy. But it is not crazy enough. Not yet.
For instance, we know that there are three dimensions. But could there be more? And why haven’t we seen it? How will it look when we see it? Where does anti-matter go? Is there an additional symmetry?
The expansion of the universe is speeding up. Albert Einstein’s 1917 proposal of a ‘cosmological constant’ once rejected has been reintroduced to explain the dark energy that is driving the expansion. Scientists are no longer questioning the Big Bang. They are observing lights from the Big Bang itself.
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This thread is meant to inspire and foster disruptive & innovate thoughts. Here am going to be teaching you something great. How to Think Differently. How to change your future and Ultimately How to Get the Job of Your Dreams. So, let me begin by asking you, my audience. Are You Crazy Enough?

Read on:

At 14, I discovered reggae music. I was so crazy about reggae that I believed that Iwould be the authentic replacement for Bob Marley. I started writing reggae music lyrics. I was furious. I was on fire. I was proficient. I chanted down Babylon. I dreamed of singing on Mount Zion.

At 16, I teamed up with a fellow student to form a pop group. We wanted to be like Bob Marley, Fela and others. Under the guidance of a professional musician, who was also a student, we started rehearsing our first song. Every evening, we would take over an empty classroom to practice. In the middle of it all, students of my university went on a huge protect because of a strident issue. Our university was closed as a result of the demonstration. When our university reopened, our musician/mentor did not return. And that ended my romance with becoming a musician.
That song we were rehearsing has remained in me ever since.
I have not told this story before, even to people close to me. It is practically unbelievable, considering the life I ended up living. Apart from the song that is still playing in my head, I still have a picture I took during that era. It was taken while I was at home following the closure of our university. In the picture I was wearing my mother’s discarded wig. I had converted the wig into a poor man’s dreadlock. Itis a picture for the ages- now kept in a tightly secured safe.
I cannot help but think of what could have been had I continued with my ‘music career.’ As I think of it, I know that I did not stop just because our mentor left the university. I really stopped because I was not crazy enough.

I really wanted to be a musician but I could not imagine myself walking up to my father, a proud BA (Honors) degree holder from Oxford, and say that I was throwing away my career in engineering to become one of those ‘useless weed-smoking guitar boys.’
Incidentally, when the music career ended, I went through the same dilemma as I pursued writing while still studying engineering. But that is a story for another day.

This was before David Becham's success made it okay for a boy to aspire to become a footballer. It was long before J.K Rowlings's success made it okay for a girl to aspire to become a writer. They were crazy enough to pursue their dreams. And because they did, it is now okay for a child to grow up and want to be a footballer (think Messi) or a writer. Because they were crazy enough to pursue their dreams, old ideas were dropped for new ones.

Since the beginning of time, man had to think to survive. Man had to observe his environment to navigate it and stay alive. Early men asked questions about how, why, who, what, when, where of events. These questions have not stopped. Answers of today have led to more questions for tomorrow. As the world becomes clearer, old ideas are dropped on the side for new ones.

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Kindly Borrowed From Here

Pension murder:
•Spare my life, suspect begs police

Tragedy struck the University of Calabar (UNICAL) community in Cross River State as Prof. Nathaniel Bassey was allegedly murdered by his sons over N45million pension pay-off. Investigations revealed that the late Prof. Bassey, 67, was allegedlykilled by his two sons, Ekemini and Odiong, with the hope of collecting the amount.The duo, family sources said, had been having a running battle with their late father on finance, sometimes leading to disagreement and confrontation.
Ekemini, 25, was said to be a thorn in the flesh of his late father as he had been threatening to deal with him if he did not meet up with his financial demands. The source revealed that on several occasions, the son had made away with fat sums ofmoney belonging to the late lecturer and warned him not to ever dare complain to anybody as it would be disastrous for the lecturer.
The development led to the late professor hiding so many documents from the son just as he never trusted the suspect with his bedroom key nor allowed him access to his office keys. The sudden change in character of Ekemini allegedly started when he was studying Economics at a university in Lagos where he joined a cult group and was expelled in year two while his brother, Odiong, did the same thing and was also rusticated. The two sons, who are dropouts have been making frivolous demands from the late Bassey even when they knew that he was not financially strong.
Prof. Bassey, the source noted, was said to have complained to some of his colleagues that his children were allegedly terrorizing and intimidating him into borrowing money to meet their demands in most cases and that was not going down well with him. Even at that, the two suspects were not satisfied as they discreetly plotted to eliminate their father, having learnt that he was about to collect his pension running into millions of naira. Penultimate week, Ekemini and hisbrother were said to have carried out their threat by allegedly killing their father.
They dropped a big knife beside him to create an impression that the professor committed suicide, out of frustration. However, luck ran out on the susepcts when after snuffing life out of their father, hired an ambulance to convey the corpse to Nsit Ubium, Akwa Ibom State for burial, while Ekemini was arrested by the security agents, his brother escaped. The security agents got wind of the murder through a tip-off by neighbours at the university staff quarters where the deceased lived and some staff of the Economics Department of the university.
The neighbours had suspected a foul-play when they started noticing unusual movement and arrival of ambulance at Prof’. Baasey’s residence and decided to rally round students to find out what happened just as they quickly alerted the school security for intervention. Eyewitnesses said the students and neighbours broke into Bassey’s residence, only to find him lying in a pool of blood with a knife beside him. Ekemini was said to have gone to his father’s office in the department and allegedly removed some vital documents to enable him process the pension benefits even when one of ‘Oga’s’ secretaries tried to stop him, knowing that his late father could not have allowed him access to his office.
As at Press time, Ekemini was being interrogated at the State Criminal InvestigationDepartment (SCID) in Calabar, for his role in the murder. In a telephone chat with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Prof. Simon James Utsalo, over the death of Prof Bassey, a retired lecturer in the Economics department, he said: “Well, we cannot comment on the matter because it is a criminal case and police are handling it, so, we are still awaiting the official report. Besides, the autopsy report is not out; when it is out, we will now know what killed him.”
The officer-in-charge, Homicide unit, SCID, Mr. Joseph Inuyashi and the state command’s spokesman, Mr. John Umoh, told newsmen that they are still investigating the incident just as they are still haunting for one of the sons, Odiong,who is on the run. Police sources said that Ekemini had allegedly confessed during interrogation that they stabbed their father three times on different parts of the body and stuffed his mouth with old newspapers so that he will not shout in the process. Pleading not to be killed, he was said to have confessed that they got some clues that their father who was teaching on contract after his retirement was about to be paid benefits and gratuity of N45 million and decided to kill him so thatthe money would be paid to them as the next of kin.
One of Ekemini brothers, who does not want his name in print, told our reporter onphone: “I was not surprised that he killed our father because he has been a bad son for a while even when our daddy tried everything possible to manage him. “Ekeminin was sent to a university in Lagos to study Economics and he went and joined cult and was expelled in year two, while Odiong did the same thing. So, theirnefarious activities did not start today and they have ended it up killing our father. Iurged the police to kill them because they will still come out and do the worst,” he alleged.
Pleading with the school authorities to look into their plight, he said they are nine children and their father is the only breadwinner. At the staff quarters where the late professor lived all the while, the residents are worried at such ugly development, and urged the school to beef up security as well as review allocation of quarters. Some of Bassey’s colleagues argued that students, which indeed are a security threat, illegally occupy most of the houses at the staff village. Daily Sun gathered that the body had since been deposited at the mortuary while burial arrangements have not been released.

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/pension-murder-how-two-sons-killed-lecturer-dad-over-n45m-retirement-pay-off/

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