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North213:
Breaking: KDSG reinstates 24-hour curfew

The Kaduna State Government has reinstated a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia. The curfew is effective from 11am today, Friday, 26th October 2018 and will remain in force until further notice

This is a necessary step to help maintain peace as we mourn the death of HRH Agom Adara, who we lost in the early hours of today to the criminals who abducted him last week.

The Kaduna State Government calls for calm in all our communities. The criminal elements who perpetrated this crime should not be allowed to divide us.

This is a struggle between good, decent, law-abiding people trying to uphold the peace and criminals who want to divide and destroy. It is not a struggle between religious or ethnic groups. Let no criminal find succour in faith or tribe.

Let us unite against every criminal activity. Let us stand together as human beings who have a right to live in peace.

Signed

Samuel Aruwan
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor (Media & Publicity)
26th October 2018

The bolded is plain deceit.

News flying around is that the King is dead. Is all on social media.

Earlier, his wife was released.

This is seriously not the end of the matter.

You mean ABS module? i.e Pump and control module.

35k from my last inquiry.

opomulero:
good evening my people,
please what is the normal rpl of eod 2003 @ idle and normal rpm when AC is On.

mine is @ 1000 rpm idle and @500 rpm when AC is on.

when d AC is On the engine will be shaking a little.

is this normal.


Secondly,
the eod has single cell radiator and the fan starts rolling when the key is on ACC.
i thought d fan should pick up automatically when its hot enough..what can i do to rectify this issue.

kindly assist cara expert in the house.

Mine.

1500 at cold start.

Gradually drops down to 800 and stay there with or without A/C.

Drops to 750 when on gear with or without A/C.

Rexnegro:
and so ?

And so, go use Google update yourself or go hug transformer.

Rexnegro:
nigerians and tittles sha

This is no mere title.

He is a monarch, the King of Adara people. They are a tribe.

dabrin:
According to Facebook used Andre Udoh, the lady pictured above is about to loose her wedding finger, After it got stucked and refused coming out.

See his post below!

News via Gistmore :: http://gistmore.com/married-womans-finger-set-cut-off-wedding-ring-refuses-leave-photos

This poster most be mad. Instead of cutting the ring he is thinking of cutting the finger, nawa o.

No everyone has common sense.

bixton:
The essence of engineering is to conquer a challenge, for without it there's no work left for him.
Every engineer was once inexperienced.

Oh yes

diordaves:
Adanny01 and bixton I think both of you have lost the plot. Supervision is not the word but "collaborative work" between the achitech and the engineers.

The achitech work in collaboration with the engineers to ensure the aesthetic design of the building is brought to fruition. That is working with the engineers to correctly interprete the design in civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering terms. This is not supervision, this doesn't mean the achitech is oga.

The achitech is on standby to explain any difficulty with the drawings. If they don't work together, it is possible the engineers will mess up the design of the the building especially if the drawings are complicated and esotic.

With regards to the bolded.

In most cases, architectural designs are pretty straight forward. Most of the challenge engineers face is the lack of site experience of some inexperienced architects, especially with regards to grid lines and dimensions.

An engineers job is easier if he can export the architects grid lines and work from there but in most cases, an engineer cannot. This leads to building the engineers grid lines from the scratch.

True, during design an engineer may need to clarify from the architect if there is a missing or ambiguous object.

diordaves:
Adanny01 and bixton I think both of you have lost the plot. Supervision is not the word but "collaborative work" between the achitech and the engineers.

The achitech work in collaboration with the engineers to ensure the aesthetic design of the building is brought to fruition. That is working with the engineers to correctly interprete the design in civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineering terms. This is not supervision, this doesn't mean the achitech is oga.

The achitech is on standby to explain any difficulty with the drawings. If they don't work together, it is possible the engineers will mess up the design of the the building especially if the drawings are complicated and esotic.

Agreed

bixton:
You keep interchanging words.
The bold simply implies that the professional will adhere to approved acceptable procedures in carrying out his work.
This is not an ego contest.
Accepting the truth does in no way belittle one's profession.
I am one of you and not the other as you've implied.

A lot of words are synonymous to each other, besides, i have trying to explain the implications of saying an architect supervises the engineers.

If you agree that the undertaking "implies that the professional will adhere to approved acceptable procedures in carrying out his work", that means you agree that an architect cannot supervise what he is not responsible for?

When you supervise, you are responsible. It is not an ego contest, its a fact. I have worked under architects before and still work with architects.

bixton:
Like I said, there are various forms of undertakings.
Every state has their own regulations.

You just said, its a requirement for building permit.
A building permit is an approval and does not necessarily mean the building to be built will follow safe building procedures.

Bro, you cant be serious about the bolded. Do you know that even the vetting engineer is partly responsible for issuing building permit? Its obvious you dont understand the implications but as an engineer, i do. Because its not your responsibility as an architect you want to think its an ordinary letter. That ordinary letter will put several engineers in jail in an event of a building collapse.

You sound like an architect, building permits are responsibilities of engineers and you obviously think is just an ordinary letter. Please leave our profession to us. I know my responsibilities well.

Undertaking Definition: formal pledge or promise to do something

It is formal, and not to be taken lightly.

An undertaking is professional responsibility of safety without which there is no building permit. It is a legal document o!

Architect's dont commit their professional integrity to a building like an engineer does. Please give due, recognition to the engineers.

bixton:
Is that not applicable in Nigeria?
In saner climes they sign an undertaking. Undertakings are of various types.

A complete plan comes stamped by the relevant professionals who have given their input.
That stamp, seal, etc, etc, in one instance is an undertaking because designs done were done in accordance to approved known codes.
The other undertaking only prooves real professional knowledge and experience when done by whoever accepts the job.
That's why on every plan, there's a written clause that's absolves the designer from any damage done to the structure if he/she is not responsible for the actual building/supervision of the structure.

Let's not deviate from the main issue of "supervision" of a structure.
Who is responsible for building integrity is not the discussion.
Nigeria is an operational country and not a functional one.

When i say undertaking, i dont mean sealing ordinary drawings. I mean a "letter of undertaking" signed and sealed. This is different to signing and sealing of drawings.

This is a requirement for building permit. Ask yourself why is the engineers undertaking a requirement for building permit and not an architect.

An architect cannot claim to supervise me when he is not going to sign my undertaking.

bixton:
The supervision being said has nothing to do with the bold.
The architect supervises the engineer just to ensure that the desired output being a real life physical structure is achieveable. That's the supervision being talked about and not supervising the engineer on how to go about his/her structural designs.
That's the real life scenario.

The bolded is the problem. Achieveable means safe in this context.

How could one who is not a civil engineer ensure that the design is safe? How will he know? How will the architect know the design is safe? Even if it is not safe, the architect is not responsible for it.

In saner climes, the engineer signs an undertaking that it is safe and is responsible for the failure. The engineers signs the undertaking leveraging his life and career on that assurance. Why should the architect bother when its not his responsibility?

Let me ask you this question, with all the building collapse in Nigeria, have you ever heard where an architect is being investigated for culpability in the collapse especially if the architect is not the contractor?

3 people are responsible for a building failure, the client, engineers (foundation and structural) and the contractor (builder). An architect is never responsible for safety.

bixton:
You're just trying to twist words.
Architect ; Input.
Civil/Structural Engineer; Output
The reverse is the case for both professionals if I'm to follow your line of explanation.

The architect's idea is generally an output and that's the essence of the 3D design of each structure.
That's where the role of both professionals comes to play in the burg el arab structure.
It's without the civil/structural engineer's input in the design that the architect's output becomes nothing but a dream.

Every professional job has an input and an output.

An architect cannot satisfy a client without an input. The architect's input is the questions he asks the client or the idea the client has for the building. This translates to an output as a building design.

The architect's building design is the structural engineers input. The structural engineers output is a safe structural design.

A foundation engineer's input is a safe structural design. His output is a safe foundation design.

A quantity surveyor's input is the all drawings including architectural, structural, foundation etc. The output is a BOQ.

The architect is not responsible for all these professional jobs and cannot supervise. He collects all the output to use in management of the project.

And so forth.

Now, the main reason why the architect cannot supervise the engineers is that he cannot be responsible for the safety of the building during construction and life span. Long after the building is put to use, the Engineers are still responsible for the structural integrity of the building. This is why an engineers design is his responsibility and cannot be subjected to an architect's supervision.

Rubbiish:
Was expecting this. Lol
Saying the architect surpervise the civil engr. doesn't mean he is going to be doing the civil engr job, but to ensure the civil engr goes with specification & doesn't alter his design due to structural challenges.
We saw what the architect did during d burj al arab hotel construction, so many things weren't possible with the structural engr initially, but with the insistence of the architect, they achieved it enventually. That is the kind of supervision i was talking about, not doing the engr job for him.

The architect is the head of the building team stem from the mother to baby thing, without the architect idea & thinking, what will the engr or builder work on? They conceive the idea, they start the process, birth the design, thereafter all other professionals come in. It doesn't always go down well with other professionals. But it is the truth when it comes to building.

One simple question for you.

A civil engineer basically does 2 things with an architectural building design, he analyzes then design the structural members.

Which one does the architect participates in, structural analysis or structural design?

The architect's output is the civil engineer's input, the civil engineer's output is either a failed or a safe design. There is no part of civil engineering that is subject to an architect's supervision.

i.e to supervise is to observe and direct the execution of (a task or activity).

In this case, an architect cannot direct structural analysis neither can he direct structural design. An architect determines the design input but cannot determine the output.

If a civil engr does not have the mental capacity to achieve a safe design on an architect's design just like in the case of burg el arab, the architect is at liberty to consult another civil engineer with the required mental capacity. It is not because one tried and failed and the other tried and succeeded that it means the architect ensured the design.

Lastly, this same situation exist in most professions, a Surgeon relies on an Anesthesiologist, both who are doctors. It doesn't say the surgeon supervises the anesthesiologist. The surgeon basically demands an output from the Anesthesiologist which if one cannot get him the desired output, he moves on to the next anesthesiologist until he gets the desired output or quit trying.

The burg el arab architect kept seeking for that output from different civil engineers till one gave him the right output without which his idea would have remained an idea. An architect doesnt need to supervise a structural design to get the right output.

Old news.

However, why is the thread a PMB bashing thread when the matter has no connection whatsoever to PMB or the Nigerian government and didnt even happen on the Nigerian soil?

I am sorry for this internet generation o!

diportivo:
bros

I honestly wanna drain it today

engine oil is purchased already

Its very easy. Except that i recommend you wash the reservoir with petrol and dry it before reinstalling. The reservoir has a filter in it.

diportivo:
thebigkendo

we are back in business o

I'm on my way to forte oil to buy my one litre visco 2000

make i buy for u?

operation-whining-must-stop-on-my-honda-power-steering-pump

cos pump works well in the morning,and once the engine is hot,e go dey hard small small

let's see if engine oil will work

Did it work?

EternalTruths:
People that gave Jonathan uppercut were MB people. If they had voted Jonathan, he would have won.

Who are the MB people?

Majority of them come from the NW and SW fyi.

Chizzyjoyce:
Atiku has made the work very easy for Buhari following the emergence of Peter Obi from South East as his running mate.

Yoruba and Housa people will teach him a lesson.

Walahi PDP is sleeping. They better wake up from their slumber, Hausa and Yoruba have a pact that is difficult to break.

NaijaRoyalty:
I hope Buhari concedes defeat like Jonathan peacefully did in 2015

Buhari is a goner

That should be least of your worries.

Just think of what the NW and SW can do. They've always anointed the president since 1999. Its no different now. They gave GEJ the upper cut.

nairavsdollars:
What will Atiku's supporters do if after the elections, President Muhammadu Buhari lost and he fails to concede like Goodluck Jonathan did four years ago?

Will Heavens Fall If Buhari Fails To Concede Defeat In 2019?

Personally, i dont entertain such thoughts. Why wont he?

May 29 is sacrosanct. Any attempt by anyone, Buhari or otherwise to shift this date is undemocratic and not acceptable.

mayor2013:
Which one be this again. Engine oil inside power steering. Have fixed power Steering pump on Honda more than a year now still works fine and I never used engine oil. If you get the procedures well then there would be no problem

Warning, long epistle.

Back then, my mum used a 1996 accord. We had serious PS issues with the car starting from when my dad decided based on one corrupt mechanic's advise to change the PS pump that was leaking PS fluid. A "toks" pump was installed but failed the next day. I returned the car to same mechanic but guess what, he said he threw it away and someone must have carried it . For more than a year we changed 3 more pumps, all gave up within less than a week.

My mum wrestled with that steering for over a year until i travelled for a wedding with the car to Jalingo, Taraba state. The alternator gave up. I got a toks and used the mechanic to do some other checks on the car. After the repairs, the mechanic drove the car and was disappointed about the steering. He recommended his boy check it but i was skeptical. He insisted, i obliged. Luckily, i had the 2 non working pumps in the boot. This mechanic bought N500 fuel, chose 2 of the pumps, opened both then chose one. Washed it throughout, bleed the steering rack of all PS oil (ATF). He bought 1 litre of road side drum engine oil. Reinstalled everything back.

Voila! It took 3 years before we had any issue(steering hose leak).

On my own car, 2003 accord, i had a steering rack seal leak January this year. A mechanic said he can change the seal. He did the change successfully but used Seahorse Dexron III ATF to refill the PS system. Steering was perfect, so I thought.

Drove to a filling station to add fuel during that fuel crisis, the steering totally went out on me, i almost crashed into a parked car. PS was totally out and pump whinning/fuming. I thought air was getting into the system. Managed to park in the fuel queue. 10mins later line moved, started engine and steering came back perfectly. Line moving slowly, 2mins later whine started and PS went out again. From then on, 2mins after restarting the car it will go out and 10mins if its a cold start. The pump will be untouchable due to how hot it was. The next one month i did several DIYs, installed clips in all joints, tried all bleeding methods, washed the PS fluid reserve tank and up to 5 total pump disassemblies tweeking one thing or the other each time.

The frequency of the problem reduced when i spilled the PS fluid in the reserve tank and filled with engine oil. So it was part ATF part engine oil. This time, ps never goes out completely but whining is present just like before.

I took the car to Panteka Kaduna, (for those who know), they do some magic with parts there. The recommended PS pump specialist inspected the car, dipped his pinky finger in the PS pump fluid, then told me, you have no problem. He said, "go drain the entire PS fluid and put in engine oil".

I bought 1 litre Forte Visco 2000 engine oil (red coloured). Read up on how to change PS oil. Removed the reserved tank, emptied and washed it with petrol. Put a 75cl eva water bottle in the ps return pipe. Ran the engine until ATF stopped flowing. Reinstalled the tank, filled with engine oil, ran the engine for 10 secs. Topped the engine oil again. Ran engine for 20secs. Gauged it.

Viola! Till this moment, no whine, no whatsoever.

nemadfsyahooc:
So which is the recommended steering fluid for Honda. I have been topping my crv with the transmission fluid oooo

Infact, its better to use ordinary engine oil on Honda power steering than any ATF you see. Trust me, first hand experience (2003 accord).

Honda ps fluid has more viscosity than any ATF but less than engine oil. ATF in the power steering will cause overheating, then pump starts whining, then leaking, then pump knocks out. More viscosity is more stress for the pump but more lubrication. The pump will be better off with engine oil than ATF if oem PS fluid is not affordable. If possible light weight engine oil like 5w30 or 40.

Str8talk21:
Nice try, but here are the flaws in your calculation:

1. You did not specify what type of roofing material you are adopting for this exercise?
2. you did not give room/allowance for overlapping of these long span roofing sheets which will ultimately change the value of your initial derivative.
3. standard allowance or rule of the thumb for emergence of off-cut is 30%.

I think you can recalculate now.

Thats it.

Thats the flaw i picked.

Different styles of roofing sheet have different overlap dimensions. I actual buying, the whole thing will still be recalculated to take account of lapping.

Secondly, the area method increases waste. The most precise method is the length method. This takes care of cut to use and cut to waste.

[quote author=jboixxx post=71734144][/quote]Thank you for this eye opener.

Meanwhile, i used the information to engage their Twitter handler. It seems they cannot help cause he kept posting me back and forth.

After my last received packet, 2 weeks went by and no packet came when i was still expecting 5 of 9 items ordered. I thought they hijacked my packets as punishment for complaining. I went by to inquire if i had a packet to collect but non. I recieved a call this morning that i have a packet.

So i emailed my complain to pmg@nipost.com.ng which i found on their website. I was promptly called by the pmg's assistant, he asked me to go get packet and not to ask for receipt or argue but do as they ask, then call him before leaving. I did as he asked and called, he asked me to give the phone to the person who attended to me. The man refused saying he is not authorized to speak for the office. I asked, "who is?". He said, "he is not around". The man over the phone asked me to tell him if he does not take the phone his job is on the line. Instead, I begged the attendant to have a min conversation as it is just to confirm somethings.

He accepted the phone, answered some few questions but at a point refused to talk and handed back the phone to me that he cannot answer further questions. The man over the phone said he has gotten what he needed and will take it up from there then get back to me.

From his tone, he was furious.

So far, i have spent N2500 to receive 5 packets worth $6.73 cumulatively (approx the same amount) weighing 0.040, 0.030, 0.013, 0.050 and 0.030kg.

This is our last Twitter convo

candygist:
So igbo votes are more than kaduna indigines now abi. Come 2019 una go wise

Them no go wise.

Them no wise after 2015, na now them go wise.

Igbos political miscalculation started in 1966, them no wise till tomorrow.

mycar:
Why?
They registered where they reside, hence eligible.

Beside, Buhari has nothing more to offer, we can come back to APC in 2023 if they present a better candidate if Atiku fails, power should belong to the people and not the other way round.

You are being sentimental in your thinking.

Eligiblity does not translate to vote. In Nigeria, when a polling unit decides to give a particular candidate their votes, no one can go against that. An Igbo man going amidst 200 Hausa people to vote an unpopular candidate should not expect to get home unhurt.

TundeBricklayer:
Atiku is from North and Muslim unlike GEJ who is a Christian and from south, it's a different ballgame now not 2015.

By this, do you mean the north will vote Atiku just because he is Muslim. Big big FAUL.

When dealing with the NW, you have to be ready to deal with
1. Religious sentiment
2. Ethnic sentiment
3. Regional sentiment

By this i mean that, the issue in 2015 was Religious sentiment, 2019 it will be Ethnicity. In 2023 it might be regional sentiment.

It is obvious, NW will not leave Buhari now or in future. Dont forget NW + Lagos is the swing arrangement.

PassingShot:
[s][/s]
Sorry for canceling you out but it's annoying repeating this nonsense which has not translated to any electoral victory for you guys.

You said this in 2015 and we saw how it ended for you.

Seriously, this old analysis is showing up giving these guys false hope.

They have not learnt anything from GEJs loss.

biafranation:
For all major states outside of SE, you should know that 10-30% of registered voters are Igbos. This is something most people fail to understand. SE registered voters is just bonus to over 15-20 million scattered in major states. 20-30% of Lagos registered voters are Igbos. One way to know this is simple...Agbaje votes. Agbaje almost won. 20% of Kaduna voters are also Igbos. This may shock sfonkas because most have never stepped foot in the North. I lived in Kaduna so I know.

Hmmmmm

With your view of the polity, an Igbo will always be left behind in the scheme of things.

The 20% you are peddling for Igbos in Kaduna is a mirage. I am from Kaduna. Even if Igbos are 20% like you said, they wont be allowed to vote in 90% of the polling centres.

In most cases, Igbos in these areas stay indoors. They dont join politics and are most times not allowed to come near polling units. The same way Igbos refuse to participate during religious crisis, the refuse to participate in political activities.