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Family / Re: Wife Pours Hot Water On Husband For Denying Her Sex For 3 Weeks (photo) by Akosxxx(m): 9:05pm On Mar 04, 2016 |
muller101:Haha... You want to Ban the 'baner' lol |
Jokes Etc / Re: When Village People Have Concluded On Your Matter by Akosxxx(m): 11:06am On Mar 04, 2016 |
Warisdis |
Politics / Re: No Going Back On TSA, Fed Govt Insists by Akosxxx(m): 8:49am On Mar 01, 2016 |
Drabeey:Who is this guy I ve been reading your comments lately. Are you related to Patrick Obaiagbhon 1 Like 1 Share |
Food / Re: 17 Foods From Your Nigerian Childhood You’ll Probably Never See Again by Akosxxx(m): 12:41am On Feb 20, 2016 |
Wow, down memory lane |
Education / Re: Nairaland Interschool Debate Third Edition Elimination Stage Best Essays by Akosxxx(m): 4:59pm On Feb 16, 2016 |
UJ dey rep die. Greatest Josites |
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: I Interviewed The HR Executive Of A Global Multinational - Here's What She Said! by Akosxxx(m): 3:08pm On Feb 15, 2016 |
Someone please create a link to download the audio content. |
Career / Re: Geophysicists, Geologists, & Petroleum Engineers: Professionals & Aspirants by Akosxxx(m): 11:28am On Feb 11, 2016 |
Asapcymg:Add me I don drop my number tire. Abeg add me now wey whatsap group members don increase |
Science/Technology / Re: Gulf Of Alaska: Two Oceans Meet But Do Not Mix"? by Akosxxx(m): 7:07pm On Feb 05, 2016 |
Newnas:That's the reason why, when Muslims tell 'you' that we can't have an English Quran but instead an English translation of the Arabic Quran 'you' tend not to understand. Why do you think Almighty God revealed the Quran in arabic language (one is because of the completeness of the language) . Yes you ve tried but you need more knowledge. Now read on: . . Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth. The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out. It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan". These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it. It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away. It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand. Also, the ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born. End of translation. So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean: 1- To extend. 2- To roll. 3- To even out. 4- Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or producing eggs (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above). All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through! 4 Likes |
Science/Technology / Re: Gulf Of Alaska: Two Oceans Meet But Do Not Mix"? by Akosxxx(m): 3:27pm On Feb 05, 2016 |
Sibrah:1. Earth made as a carpet The question refers to a verse from the Qur’an in Surah Nuh: "And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out)." The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 71, Verse 19 But the sentence in the above verse is not complete. It continues in the next verse, explaining the previous verse. It says: "That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads." The Holy Quran, Chapter 71, Verse 20 A similar message is repeated in Surah TaHa: "He Who has made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels)...." The Holy Quran, Chapter 20, Verse 53 The surface of the earth i.e. earth’s crust is less than 30 miles in thickness and is very thin as compared to the radius of the earth which is about 3750 miles. The deeper layers of the earth are very hot, fluid and hostile to any form of life. The earth’s crust is a solidified shell on which we can live. The Quran rightly refers to it like a carpet spread out, so that we can travel along its roads and paths. . . TO DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH “And the earth, moreover, hath He made egg shaped.” [Al-Qur’an 79:30] The Arabic word for egg here is dahaahaa1 which means an ostrich-egg. The shape of an ostrich- egg resembles the geo-spherical shape of the earth. Thus the Qur’an correctly describes the shape of the earth, though the prevalent notion when the Qur’an was revealed was that the earth was flat. 13 Likes |
Health / India Has Developed The World's First Vaccine For Zika, The Deadly Virus Terrify by Akosxxx(m): 11:29am On Feb 04, 2016 |
I was just exploring the DUTA's whatsapp search engine when i received a message which reads that India has developed the world's first zika vaccine NEWS: Bharat Biotech, a city-based vaccines and bio-therapeutic manufacturer, on Wednesday claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in developing a vaccine to fight the dreaded mosquito-borne Zika virus, which allegedly causes serious birth defects in children. India Is One Of The Most Susceptible Regions To A Zika Outbreak, We Tell You WhyBharat Biotech is home to some of the most brilliant minds in the world and began work on the Zika virus a year ago, Krishna Ella, CMD Bharat Biotech, said here."We believe we have an early mover advantage in developing the Zikavac and we are probably the first in the world to file for global patent for Zika vaccine candidates"Reuters "We have two candidate vaccines in development. One of them is an inactivated vaccine that has reached the stage of pre-clinical testing in animals," Ella said. Quoting a WHO report, he said Zika is now present in 23 countries and Brazil, the hardest-hit country, has reported around 3,530 cases of the devastating birth defect, called microcephaly, in 2015 that are strongly suspected to be related to Zika. "We hope to announce the arrival of Zikavac to the world as early as possible," he said. Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, which can breed in a pool of water as small as a bottle cap and usually bite during the day. The mosquito-transmitted infection is related to Dengue, Yellow Fever and West Nile virus."Considering that women of child-bearing age and pregnant women are the prime target group for Zika virus vaccine, we consider safety as the overriding factor in the development of a new vaccine for this virus. ALL YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ZIKA The vaccine methods developed early on, before the devastating consequences of the epidemics in Brazil came to light, provided us a push to accelerate vaccine development," Dr Sumathy, Director, R&,Bharat Biotech said.Currently, the vaccine maker is focusing towards scale up and characterization of the vaccine product, Ella further said. . . SOURCE : http://m.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-has-developed-the-world-s-first-vaccine-for-zika-the-deadly-virus-terrifying-the-world-250220.html cc : lalasticlala BTW, to subscribe to international news if you ve already created the DUTA group on whatsapp, Just type '+news' without the quotation sign and you are good to go! |
Health / Zika Virus Infection Reported In USA by Akosxxx(m): 10:27pm On Feb 02, 2016 |
A rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex, not a mosquito bite, has been reported in the US. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35478778?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook 1 Like 1 Share |
Jokes Etc / Re: When The Calabar Boy Finally Opens A Restaurant In Ur Neighbourhood by Akosxxx(m): 7:05pm On Feb 02, 2016 |
Hahaha... Plateau people too follow join. |
Politics / Re: Ambode Lights Up Third Mainland Bridge (photos) by Akosxxx(m): 10:30pm On Jan 29, 2016 |
Eko o ni baje o... O baje tii 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Education / Re: How A Lecturer Punished A UNILORIN Final Year Student by Akosxxx(m): 10:25pm On Jan 29, 2016 |
This thing wah just read vex me sha..
Stupid school !! |
Phones / Re: Be Careful Of Your Phones And Phone Addiction, See Why by Akosxxx(m): 10:57am On Jan 29, 2016 |
You ve raised a good point OP. Isolating oneself in the room pressing a phone with Internet connection, thats a typical me 2 Likes |
Family / Re: African Father Backing His Child At Heathrow Airport, London by Akosxxx(m): 9:47pm On Jan 28, 2016 |
WOW.
This is wonderful |
Phones / Re: Current Whatsapp Video Calling Is A Scam! by Akosxxx(m): 8:15am On Jan 27, 2016 |
Thanks Op.. . Thanks Mod |
Phones / Re: MTN Advert That Brings Annoying Memories.. by Akosxxx(m): 7:00am On Jan 26, 2016 |
HILARIOUS tho.
Na God go punish MTN |
Romance / Re: How The Gift I Innocently Got For My Boss's Daughter Got Me Into Trouble by Akosxxx(m): 7:16am On Jan 25, 2016 |
Wow! I can't believe I read it all |
Education / Re: 20 Facts About Our World That Will Blow Your Freaking Mind by Akosxxx(m): 7:02am On Jan 25, 2016 |
Interesting indeed
#TeamGeology |
Celebrities / Re: Tiwa Savages's Son As Chelsea Fan In New Photo by Akosxxx(m): 6:00pm On Jan 24, 2016 |
Blue is the colour, football is the game. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Celebrities / Re: Chika Ike Wore This To Church Today (photo) by Akosxxx(m): 4:28pm On Jan 24, 2016 |
And how is this a 'news' 2 Likes |
Career / Re: In Need Of My Employer's Help That, If Done, Will See Me Leave His Job by Akosxxx(m): 3:14pm On Jan 24, 2016 |
Eleyii gidi o |
Religion / Re: Have You Ever Seen Any Mistakes In The Bible? by Akosxxx(m): 11:03am On Jan 24, 2016 |
God Bless the Mod that brought this to FP. It will surely make people start asking their pastors real questions (TGIS) and properly take a stand. 2 Likes |
Phones / Re: Have You Seen The World's Most Useless Phone? Say Hello To Nophone by Akosxxx(m): 8:29am On Jan 24, 2016 |
Skillfullulu:Absolutely 1 Like |
Phones / Re: Have You Seen The World's Most Useless Phone? Say Hello To Nophone by Akosxxx(m): 6:24am On Jan 24, 2016 |
Skillfullulu:Exactly what i said 2 Likes |
Education / Re: 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Akosxxx(m): 10:00pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
Lalasticlala oya come educate Nigerians Oo |
Education / 10 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly by Akosxxx(m): 9:46pm On Jan 23, 2016 |
Straight to the point. 1. ACCEPT vs. EXCEPT These two words sound similar but have very different meanings. Accept means to receive something willingly: “His mom accepted his explanation” or “She accepted the gift graciously.” Except signifies exclusion: “I can attend every meeting except the one next week.” To help you remember, note that both except and exclusion begin with ex . 2. AFFECT VS EFFECT To make these words even more confusing than they already are, both can be used as either a noun or a verb. Let’s start with the verbs. Affect means to influence something or someone; effect means to accomplish something. “Your job was affected by the organizational restructuring” but “These changes will be effected on Monday.” As a noun, an effect is the result of something: “The sunny weather had a huge e ffect on sales.” It’s almost always the right choice because the noun affect refers to an emotional state and is rarely used outside of psychological circles: “The patient’s affect was flat.” 3. LIE vs. LAY We’re all pretty clear on the lie that means an untruth. It’s the other usage that trips us up. Lie also means to recline: “Why don’t you lie down and rest?” Lay requires an object: “ Lay the book on the table.” Lie is something you can do by yourself, but you need an object to lay . It’s more confusing in the past tense. The past tense of lie is—you guessed it— lay : “I lay down for an hour last night.” And the past tense of lay is laid: “I laid the book on the table.” 4. BRING vs. TAKE Bring and take both describe transporting something or someone from one place to another, but the correct usage depends on the speaker’s point of view. Somebody brings something to you, but you take it to somewhere else: “ Bring me the mail, then take your shoes to your room.” Just remember, if the movement is toward you, use bring; if the movement is away from you, use take. 5. IRONIC vs. COINCIDENTAL A lot of people get this wrong. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s not ironic —it’s coincidental (and bad luck). Ironic has several meanings, all of which include some type of reversal of what was expected. Verbal irony is when a person says one thing but clearly means another. Situational irony is when a result is the opposite of what was expected. O. Henry was a master of situational irony. In his famous short story The Gift of the Magi , Jim sells his watch to buy combs for his wife’s hair, and she sells her hair to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. Each character sold something precious to buy a gift for the other, but those gifts were intended for what the other person sold. That is true irony. If you break your leg the day before a ski trip, that’s coincidental. If you drive up to the mountains to ski, and there was more snow back at your house, that’s ironic. 6. IMPLY vs. INFER To imply means to suggest something without saying it outright. To infer means to draw a conclusion from what someone else implies. As a general rule, the speaker/writer implies, and the listener/reader infers. 7. NAUSEOUS vs. NAUSEATED Nauseous has been misused so often that the incorrect usage is accepted in some circles. Still, it’s important to note the difference. Nauseous means causing nausea; nauseated means experiencing nausea. So, if your circle includes ultra-particular grammar sticklers, never say “I’m nauseous ” unless you want them to be snickering behind your back. 8. COMPRISE vs. COMPOSE These are two of the most commonly misused words in the English language. Comprise means to include; compose means to make up. It all comes down to parts versus the whole. When you use comprise , you put the whole first: “A soccer game comprises (includes) two halves.” When you use compose, you put the pieces first: “Fifty states compose (make up) the United States of America.” 9.FARTHER vs. FURTHER Farther refers to physical distance, while further describes the degree or extent of an action or situation. “I can’t run any farther ,” but “I have nothing further to say.” If you can substitute “more” or “additional,” use further. 10.FEWER vs. LESS Use fewer when you’re referring to separate items that can be counted; use less when referring to a whole: “You have fewer dollars, but less money.” Bringing it all together English grammar can be tricky, and, a lot of times, the words that sound right are actually wrong. With words such as those listed above , you just have to memorize the rules so that when you are about to use them, you’ll catch yourself in the act and know for certain that you’ve written or said the right one. 149 Likes 23 Shares |
Forum Games / Re: Can You Spot The Key In This Photo? by Akosxxx(m): 4:38pm On Jan 22, 2016 |
Yea |
Politics / Re: Fresh Monumental Fraud Exposed In NNPC, Customs, NPA & Others - Nigerian Pilot by Akosxxx(m): 8:31am On Jan 21, 2016 |
mrvitalis:[quote author=appini post=42178086] Thats the most annoying thing. They will even go to the extent of trying to frustrate all mr president's effort. Like they re not even Nigerians or they ve another country other than 9ja |
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