DomPerignon: 2023 will go down as the year that the entire world saw the truly hideous and criminal nature of U.S. power.
Washington’s fuelling of the futile conflict in Ukraine and the despicable slaughter in Gaza is a wake-up call for the entire world. The United States stands barefaced and grotesque as the primary purveyor of war. There can be no doubt about that. For many it is shocking, scandalous and frightening.
Tragically, it seems, for the world, every year’s end is an occasion to witness and lament conflicts, wars and suffering over the preceding 12 months. Often the causes of wars and suffering are seemingly unfathomable.
However, this year seems to be unique. The year ends with a horrendous massacre in Gaza that is unprecedented and perpetrated by Israel with the full support of the United States. The scale of deliberate mass killing in Gaza makes it a genocide. The fact that this abomination is occurring at Christmas time when the world is supposed to celebrate the divine birth of Jesus Christ – the Prince of Peace – in the very place where he was born some 2,000 years ago makes the abomination all the more profane and damning.
What is particularly wretched is that the heinous destruction of children is happening in full view of the world. There is no remorse or pretence. It is full-blown premeditated murder done with cruelty and sickening impunity.
Virtually the whole world is horrified by the devastating, relentless violence and absolute violation of international law. The butchery by the Israeli regime cannot in any way be rationalized by the previous attack on Israel by Palestinian militants on October 7. Those killings by Hamas have been cynically used as a pretext for the subsequent and ongoing annihilation of Palestinian civilians.
This genocide could not happen without the crucial support of the United States for the Israeli regime. Financially, militarily and diplomatically, Washington is sponsoring the horror in Gaza as well as the Occupied West Bank.
This week saw the U.S. once again obstructing calls at the United Nations for a ceasefire and the urgent supply of humanitarian aid to more than two million people. The World Food Program has declared a catastrophic famine in the coastal enclave after more than 70 days of bombing and blockade by the Israeli regime. More than 20,000 people – mainly women and children – have been slaughtered with up to 7,000 more missing, presumably dead. Israeli troops are carrying out mass executions of terrified and traumatized human beings, according to UN rights monitors.
The United States is arming Israel to the hilt and enabling it. U.S. President Joe Biden has pointedly refused to join international demands for a ceasefire. The United Nations has voted by an overwhelming majority for a cessation of the violence. Washington has repeatedly rejected the world’s pleas because the Biden administration is obscenely amplifying Israeli lies and distortions. “Unwavering, unshakable support” is how the White House arrogantly boasts about it without a hint of shame that it is self-indicting.
Tens of thousands of tonnes of munitions have been flown to Israel to carry out “indiscriminate bombing” (Biden’s own admission). One-tonne bunker-buster bombs have been dropped deliberately on refugee camps and hospitals. And still, the Pentagon shamelessly refuses to impose any red lines on the use of its munitions.
This genocide has Israeli fingers on the triggers but it is ultimately an American-sponsored genocide. Based on Nuremberg principles, Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu would be both in the dock, accompanied by Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan, Lloyd Austin and their counterparts in Tel Aviv.
If there were previous international doubts about Washington’s systematic criminality, the whole world knows for certain now.
Significantly, too, American citizens are also repulsed by the barbarity and the fact that their government is an accomplice in a historic crime against humanity. Polls show that Biden is one of the most unpopular presidents ever, and his culpability for the genocide in Gaza is a primary reason for the widespread disgust, especially among younger Americans.
As things stand, there is a fair chance that 81-year-old incumbent Democrat will lose the presidential election in 2024 – less than 11 months away. Not that any of the Republican contenders are qualitatively better. American politics are in a crisis of chaos.
But this is not just about Biden or other individual U.S. politicians. The United States government and much of the corporate-controlled media stand full square behind Israel’s crimes. That has always been the case since the Israeli state was formed in 1948 through Washington’s skulduggery at the newly established United Nations, together with the old colonial power, Britain – the author of the infamous and treacherous Balfour Declaration that instigated Zionist dispossession of the indigenous people in the Holy Land, or what London called its Palestinian Mandate.
Decades of duplicity and dissembling as a peace broker in the Middle East have been blown away by the horrendous massacre that has culminated at the end of 2023. Israel is carrying out a Final Solution that is comparable to the atrocities of Nazi Germany. The Zionist regime has cynically used the Holocaust against Jews as a cover for its genocide against Palestinians. And many decent Jews around the world, including Holocaust survivors, are rightly mortified by the depraved association exploited by the Zionist regime.
What is happening in Gaza may be seen as a shocking revelation for the world of historic proportions. It is an eye-opener of the violence and lawlessness that the U.S. emperor has been systematically engaged in since it became the dominant world power almost a century ago. Following the Second World War and the defeat of European fascism – largely by the Soviet Union – the United States has taken up the fascist mantle, albeit unspoken and disguised with pretensions claims of democratic virtue. No other nation has waged as many wars and conflicts over the past eight decades as the U.S. The death toll from American imperialism runs to tens of millions of people with victims on every continent.
The conflict that erupted in Ukraine in February 2022 is another manifestation of Washington’s imperialist machinations. That war is approaching its third year and shows no sign of ending because the U.S. continues to weaponize the Neo-Nazi regime in Kiev, a regime that Washington and its European NATO allies installed in 2014 through a coup d’état. The hostilities in Ukraine – the biggest in Europe since the Second World War – were fomented by the United States as a proxy war to defeat Russia. The war could have been avoided if the U.S. and its European vassals had negotiated a diplomatic solution to NATO’s expansionist threat to Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not want a war in Ukraine. Respected American commentators like John Mearsheimer, Jeffrey Sachs and Scott Ritter have all confirmed with extensive analysis that Washington and its European allies are primarily responsible for creating the conflict – one that has cost the lives of as many as 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers and the displacement of 10 million civilians across Europe. Nearly $200 billion in Western public money has been wasted so far. Biden and the European Union want to donate another $100 billion to prolong this futile war.
America’s wars were always officially rationalized with some seeming plausible cause or mission. In the early decades of the Cold War, Washington claimed to be defending the “Free World” against Communist aggression in Korea, Vietnam, Africa and Latin America. When the Cold War supposedly ended in 1990-91 after the collapse of the Soviet Union due to its internal political problems, we then saw a spate of U.S. wars around the world against drugs, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and – most absurdly – defense of human rights.
The latest war in Ukraine is purportedly to defend democracy and sovereignty (of a Nazi Waffen SS-adulating regime in Kiev installed by the CIA!).
Nonetheless, the genocide in Gaza is the culmination, the final act. This is where all the history of U.S. crimes and fraudulence as a “noble exceptional democratic leader” finally comes unstuck.
It is an infernal climax for a global power, arguably the world’s first and last imperialist global hegemon. The whole of humanity can now see that all the American rhetoric and vanity is nothing but an ugly lie. The emperor is naked in all his crimes. The blood of children on his hands, his mouth drooling with lies. It was always so, but now universally evident.
One might ask, where do we go from here? Despite the abominable cruelty, suffering and misery, one can still hope that humanity will eventually find a way to live in peaceful coexistence. By respecting all those who abide by international law and basic moral precepts. Arguably, most of humanity is willing and capable of living in peace.
But to achieve that peace there must be no illusions and lies. There must be accountability and genuine atonement.
U.S. imperial power is damned. There’s no going back or reform. The capitalist economic system – evolved as oligarchic fascism and its two-party puppet show – driving imperialist barbarism must be called out and overturned. Biden is doomed, and Trump and so on are just more false prophets.
Seeing the naked truth is usually the first step before we can go on to realize the truth of beauty and decency. We might hope – for the sake of peace and ending much of the suffering – that the world is taking that first step.
Not only London, even Toronto Canada has high crime and murder rate now ,mostly perpetrated by Somalis and Jamaicans (60percent ) and a few Chinese criminals gangs (15 percent) and Italian criminal organizations(20 percent) . Edmonton has the highest Murder rate in Canada and 4th highest murder rate in North America(Canada/US)
Mofe72: A teenager died in her mother's arms as she become the latest victim in a deadly crime spree which has gripped the capital and claimed 47 lives.
The girl, named as Tanisha, was found with a gunshot wound by police officers at 9.35pm having been shot in Chalgrove Road, Tottenham, and despite emergency services trying desperately for an hour to save her life, she died in the street at 10.43pm.
Scotland Yard told MailOnline that her killer is still on the loose and according to eyewitness reports on social media, the innocent teenager was caught in the crossfire in a gang war. On the same day, a 16-year-old boy was left fighting for his life after being shot in a separate incident minutes later less than two miles away in Walthamstow, East London. A 17-year-old boy was also stabbed and he is understood to be critically injured.
The streets of London are now more deadly than New York, with the capital recording a higher murder rate for the first time in modern history in February.
So far this year, the Metropolitan Police has launched 47 murder investigations - eight in January, 15 in February, 22 in March and two in April.
It is either there are so many Nigerians in the United States or Americans are now fed up with their own cuisines.
Regardless of which it is, Nigerian foods and drinks including Star, Gulder, Ovaltine, Peak Milk, Maggi, Milo, Semovita and Honeywell Wheat, are now being consumed in America.
Trust Nigerians, they are already reaping bountifully from the new export business opportunity.
One of them, a seasoned entrepreneur, Stephen Opayemi, told newsmen in New York that Nigerian food products have become so hot in demand because they compete favourably with their foreign counterparts in terms of quality.
He therefore called on the Federal Government to encourage more Nigerians to export food and non-oil products.
Opayemi, who is now the Chief Executive Officer for Kalto International in the U.S., said his company has a result of the rising preference for Nigerian foods, introduced a lot of Nigerian food products into the U.S. markets.
According to him, his company imports over 35 Nigerian brands into the U.S. including the ones mentioned above. “Nigeria has some of the best natural products that anybody can think of and at the same time, a lot of our packaged goods are made of very good quality,” Opayemi said.
He added that, “There’s a lot of health consciousness globally, especially in the United States, and we see a lot of Nigerian products, because they are made out of natural raw materials.”
Wealthscheme: Do you always think you need money to start any business. No you dont, here are 13 businessmen who started without money and built an empire, you can also do the same if you are ready to. When people imagine a billionaire, they typically think of the Donald Trumps of the world. Come from money and continued in wealth and fame. But for some people with wealth, this isn’t the case. they are lot of rich business who didnt come from money or a rich home
1. Ralph Lauren You know the man from his clothing line. But did you know that he grew up in the Bronx and dropped out of college to join the army?
He was the son of two immigrants from Belarus and the youngest of four. His parents were artists and house painters.
Ralph began his career as a tie salesman for a tie company. He then began the Ralph Lauren Corporation and sold ties under his own name. Lauren was 28 years old.
His “store” was a single drawer in a showroom in the Empire Stae Building. He delivered the ties himself.
A year later, his tie line got picked up by the Manhattan Bloomingdales. He then went on to launch a line of tailored shirts for women and open a store in Beverly Hills, CA.
2. Oprah Winfrey We all know Oprah from her television fame and her acting career. We’ve also heard she might for president of the United States.
While she is worth over two billion dollars now, she began her life in Mississippi under the roof of a poor family. She worked hard and won a scholarship to Tennessee State University.
At age 19, Oprah became the first African American TV correspondent in the state of Tennessee.
It’s not well known, but the Oprah Winfrey Show began as a Chicago AM talk radio show. She would later move the show to television and launch an incredible journey to stardom.
3. George Soros George Soros is worth over 8 billion dollars. And yet, one of the most powerful and rich men in the world had to pose as someone else in his teens to stay safe from the Nazis in Hungary.
In 47, he went to the London School of Economics. He paid for it with money he made as a railway porter and a waiter.
But he didn’t make money for a while. He got a job as a souvenir shop clerk. And then he worked as a banker in New York City. It wasn’t until 1992 that he made a billion dollars betting against the British pound.
4. John Paul DeJoria If you love Patron Tequila, you might know who John Paul DeJoria is. His iconic profile shows up on magazine covers every once in a while.
An investor, John Paul started his salesmanship as a 10-year-old selling Christmas cards and newspapers. This money went to help support his immigrant family.
He ended up living in a foster home, spent several years as part of a gang, and then joined the military. He later started the John Paul Mitchel Systems company and sold shampoo. He did this with a $700 dollars loan.
He is now worth almost $3 billion dollars and owns one of the most popular tequila companies in the world.
5. Li Ka-shing Hong Kong has an uncomfortable kinship with China. They aren’t communist like the rest of the country and many times in the history between the two strife was the norm.
Ka-shing found rescue in Hong Kong in the forties with his family. His father died soon after when he was 15 and the man was suddenly in charge of his family as a teenager.
The man is now worth $35 billion dollars. He started his own company in his 20s that manufactured plastics and later went into real estate.
6. Leonardo Del Vecchio Many of these billionaires seem to have a Charles Dickens writing their life story. Del Vecchio’s life is no different. His widowed mother sent him to live at an orphanage because she couldn’t care for him and his five siblings.
He began his working life in a factory making molds for auto parts and eyeglasses. He used the knowledge he gained working there to build the world’s largest sunglass and prescription glasses company.
7. Sheldon Adelson Sometimes you hear of college dropouts becoming famous or rich. This proves you don’t need an expensive education to become either. And Sheldon Adelson, the owner of a $41 billion fortune, dropped out of the City College of New York.
How did he make his billions? He began by running vending machines, selling new ads, learning how to help businesses go public, hosting trade shows, etc. He basically became a “jack-of-all-trades.”
Like some investors, he’s lost some and won some. But now he runs one of the largest casino companies in the world.
8. Lakshmi Mittal Lakshimi Mittal is CEO at the largest steel company in the world. He was born to a poor family in India. He worked as a steelworker and pushed his way up until he began selling steel.
He’s worth over $18 billion.
9. Roman Abramovich Anyone who pulled themselves out of poverty during the Cold War deserves an accolade. Roman Abramovich is one such person. He was born in southern Russia and was an orphan from the age of two.
His uncle raised him in Northern Russia. During college, he began a small company that produced plastic toys. He used the money he made there to begin an oil business.
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Mike Adenuga daughter completes luxurious high rise complex with 18 Units of Luxury Serviced Apartments
Bella Disu, the daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Mike Adenuga, has just unveiled her new sprawling high-rise called 'Sisi Paris' (Named after her daughter, Paris).
The property located on Bourdillon Road, Ikoyi, Lagos is a one of a kind high rise apartment complex with 18 Units of Luxury Serviced Apartments; 9Nos 3-bedroom apartments with a 2 Room BQ and 9Nos 4-bedroom apartments with a 2 Room BQ.
It also has an expansive 3-bedroom penthouse with a 2 Room BQ. It was officially launched yesterday.
Yes, totally, I figured out that the secret to the luxurious "umami" chinese flavor lies in how you flavor your food with Soy/Oyster Sauce, especially the oyster sauce.
gloryhomemaker: In this cook with me video, I made potato skillet with sausages and vegetables. This particular potato recipe is well enjoyed by the whole family and children love to have some more.
Ingredients:
Potatoes Mixed bell peppers Spring onions Onions Sausages Carrots Ginger Cooking oil Seasoning cubes Salt
Hey dearies! start your morning with a healthy potato dish like this; this will keep you full all day. Stir fry potatoes is a dish with a fabulous flavor, this is so true especially when the potatoes are properly seasoned and fried. This pan fry potatoes are simply potatoes that are nicely diced and cooked to perfection in a pan.
One good thing about this stir fried potatoes is that they are crispy on the edges, buttery and creamy on the inside and so easy to make; it is just so simple and filling. Any kind of vegetable can be added to make this. Enjoy this simple stir fry as breakfast. See video above
Stir fry potatoes ingredients • 8 large Potatoes (Irish) • 1 Red Bell Pepper • 1 Green Pepper • 2 Red tomato • 1 Small Onion • 4 Tablespoons vegetable oil • 3 Cloves Garlic, minced • 1 Teaspoon thyme • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper • 1 stock cube • Salt to taste
How to Make Simple Stir Fry Potatoes
1. Peel potatoes, rinse them and cut into smaller cubes, drain out excess liquid and set aside. 2. Set a skillet or pan on heat, add few tablespoons of cooking oil to it and add the diced potatoes it without them overlapping. 3. Leave the potatoes to cook in the oil for 3-4 minutes until they start to get brown underneath without turning them yet. 4. Once the potatoes starts to become soft and brown, season with 1 stock cube, garlic, pepper and thyme. Stir until this combines. 5. Add chopped onion, garlic or ginger and stir, cook until it becomes soft, it should still be crunchy when you bite through. 6. Add the chopped bell peppers, tomatoes and stir fry the potatoes on low heat until it cooks through. Make sure the potatoes and the veggies are properly cooked. 7. Now your stir fry potato is ready, serve it immediately.
Mariangeles: Recently, my sister asked me what language is eba? I thought about the question for some seconds and answered I think it's Yoruba language. Then, she asked again what then is the Igbo name for eba? I paused, gave it some thoughts, then answered utara. (You'd relate if you grew up in the southwest) Then it occurred to me that in most part of Igbo land, garri is not that common. In Igbo land, it is more common to hear utara akpu for pounded cassava meal, utara ji for pounded yam meal, and utara ede for pounded cocoyam meal, but there's almost no such term as utara garri .
So, it got me wondering....
Where did garri originate from? What region created it first? Who knows the history of this wonderful staple that has been saving the lives of Nigerians since time immemorial? Who can trace its history? I know of garri Ijebu I also know that the people of Delta and Edo states are known for garri production.
In my hometown, garri frying is not common. My people prefer to turn their cassava to akpu. I also know the people of Enugu reserve most part of their cassava produce for abacha
So guys, let's connect this link... Is garri a staple in your hometown?
One theory posits that it originated amongst the Ga people of the Gold Coast.
Another theory holds that it was from the northern parts of Nigeria.
Well... the whole thing also has a foreign and slavery twist to it.
First the Portuguese introduced cassava to West Africa from the eastern parts of South America as far back as the 1500s during the slave trade.
The West Africans didn't know what really to do with the crop until the emancipados(returnee ex-slaves) began to return to West Africa in the 19th century and began to introduce various means of processing the tubers to the West African peoples amongst whom they came to settle.
'Gari' might have resulted from such an exchange.
I pieced all these together from all what I have read all through the years.
The first paragraphs of this particular article seem to buttress my point. Don't get me wrong, I am not putting it forward as an authority of any sorts. It is just an article.
I'm telling you that the so-called crayfish you eat in Nigeria contains krills, shrimps, small crabs and small prawns. It does not have crayfish in it at all because you cannot find crayfish in Africa, and crayfish look very different from the aforementioned crustaceans. This aside, there are Nigerian food products that has krills in them. Examples include Siam curry paste for cooking. We even have krill oil as a source of Omega 3 all over the country. So I don't know where you got the idea that Nigerians don't eat krills. You probably saw a fresh krill and you have no idea what it looks like when smoked.
Below is an image of smoked krill for reference. They look almost transparent when fresh but light brown when smoked.
Dude, what are you saying? I never said the origin of the word crayfish is krill fish. I explicitly corrected the person that said that by stating that they are very different. I even pointed out the physical differences. So what are you on about?
And yes, Nigerians eat krill, prawns, shrimps and crabs. What they do not eat is crayfish, and that is because crayfish are not found in African waters.
No, sir. I'm sure your intention is to educate others, but your submission is wrong. Krill fish is very different from crayfish (also known as crawfish or crawdads here in North America). You're right, what we eat in Nigeria are krill fish and shrimps (the larger dark brown ones with less segmented body). And like somehow has already mentioned, you sometimes see prawns and even tiny crabs in the bag. What you will never see in there is the actual crayfish (the reason I'd below). Krill fish looks like small shrimps while crayfish looks more like small lobsters (that is, they also have pincers). However, they are very different and do not even look alike at all. Most importantly, Nigerians did not come up with the name, crayfish.
Fun fact 1: Because these crustacean taste alike and have similar nutritional values, people don't go the extra length of separating them by type when captured. Instead, they are separated by size. This is why you see krills and small shrimps together.
Fun fact 2: We do not have crayfish in African waters. This is the reason you don't see it amongst other crustaceans we buy together.
MichaelAdams01: Explore different chocolate business ideas that match your skills and personality. If you like the kitchen, the computer, or being with people, there's a perfect chocolate business for you. Just love chocolate, and you'll find an exciting opportunity.
How To Make Chocolates If you're good at cooking, you can make and sell lots of different chocolate treats. Use different molds or learn to shape chocolate into different forms. Sell custom chocolates for events or holidays. Make it simple for customers with monthly specials, like snowflakes in January, hearts in February, and so on. Make a catalog with options and tell people to ask about custom candies. Also Read: History of chocolate
It's not just about chocolate; fudge is a popular treat. If people love your fudge, make batches in flavors like peanut butter and chocolate. Package them nicely and ask local shops if they want to sell your treats. Suggest starting with consignment so they have no risk.
Take feedback Regarding Your Chocolates Think about other chocolate treats that your friends and family love. Chocolate-dipped spoons or chocolate scones and biscotti might interest local coffee shops. Take a basket of chocolate muffins, cookies, and cakes to business complexes in the afternoon to tempt office workers stuck at their desks but craving a post-lunch treat.
Gift baskets work well all year and are a great chocolate business idea. Fill attractive baskets with chocolate candies, cookies, fudge, and chocolate-flavored coffees. Remember, if you're making and selling food, follow food safety laws and regulations. Your local Chamber of Commerce can guide you. Also, make sure you charge enough to cover your costs and make a profit.
Start-Up Costs For Chocolate Business When starting a chocolate business at home, it's important to understand the money. You need enough cash to start and keep things running until you make a profit. As we know, you are going to start a home-based business therefore, do not worry about it the costs will be low. A rough estimation says you must gather around $17,000 to set up your home-based chocolate business. Tools and Equipment cost: $1,000 – $5,000 Software expenses for automation: $150 – $2,000 Inventory expenses: $300 – $5,000 Website costs: $200 – $500
Steps To Start A Chocolate Business 1. Do Research If you want to start making chocolates, see what people in your area like. Check out the competition around you—you might find more than you think. Before taking any step, we recommend you go to your nearby candy store and analyze their work activities. Moreover, you can also ask questions to them if you need more help.
2. Finances, Insurance, and Licensing Start your chocolate business right. Talk to an accountant who knows home businesses. First, you need to select the type of your business. For example, you can choose between a sole proprietorship, a Limited Liability Company, and a corporation. Next, you will have to get information related to insurance policy. This way, you can keep your business safe and secure.
Look into FDA food labeling laws. Contact your state's Department of Revenue for a sales tax license. If you're in or around Greater Houston, get two startup packets from the city's One Stop Business Center. They have information on licenses, permits, and your needs for your Houston business.
3. Start small Begin with a few sweet treats instead of making lots of chocolates. Test how well they sell first and grow your business slowly. Only buy things when you need them. Wendy says, "For example, I cut ganaches by hand for a while before I could afford a confectionery guitar, which cost $2,000 at the time."
4. Product Line Decide what chocolates you're making, like chocolate divinity and peanut butter fudge. If you do cakes, have different ones for different tastes. Remember, chocolate fans like unique stuff. Try new combos with family and friends to see what works.
5. Keep Your Secrets Many people hesitate to share their recipes with others. Keeping your secret to make your business unique is a good idea. You need to safeguard your recipe so no one takes what makes your sweet special. However, if your treat has a unique appearance, you can trademark it. You'll need to talk to a trademark lawyer to start the process.
Chocolate Business Plan Plan how to promote your chocolate business throughout the year. Check your calendar for good chocolate days like Valentine's Day and birthdays. Have a special thing for each event, and include all your chocolates. Try a "Chocolate of the Month" deal for regular customers. Also, meet more people by having chocolate-tasting parties at your friends' homes.
Equipment Get the right tools for making chocolate. Get equipment for mixing, cooking, and cooling that fits what you need. Pick the size based on how much you're making. If you want to save money, get better tools now and get the rest when you make more chocolate.
Custom Packaging You can run your chocolate business from home without directly dealing with chocolate. If you enjoy crafting or using your computer, make unique packaging for candy bars and other chocolate treats. Download or create templates to personalize and print candy bar wrappers for showers, weddings, or fundraisers.
Similarly, use your scrapbooking or stamping skills to create personalized chocolate boxes. Sell your wrappers or boxes directly to customers, or partner with local bridal supply stores, gift shops, or candy stores for advertising. Furthermore, if you want to buy packaging, we suggest purchasing custom chocolate boxes bulk because you can save money on bulk quantities.
Marketing Chocolates are amazing! Get creative—take pictures of your chocolates and post them on social media. Share them on all your pages and let people taste them for free so they know how good they are. Attract customers with special offers. Talk to your friends and family about your business.
liberalchick: Just twohours before his deadly rampage at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, shooter Henry Bello ranted to the Daily News in an email — blaming the medical center for ruining his dreams of furthering his career.
“This hospital terminated my road to a licensure to practice medicine,” Bello wrote to The News at 12:46 p.m. on Friday. “First, I was told it was because I always kept to myself. Then it was because of an altercation with a nurse.”Bello, 45, said he was ultimately fired from his job for threaten a staff.
Bello said that after he was fired, he wrote an email to one female doctor “congratulating her for my termination after she sent out an email to everybody telling them to file complaints against me so I can be terminated for being rude to her.”ning a co-worker.
“I only said in the email, it remains to be seen if my life is meaningless or disposable,” Bello wrote.He blamed another doctor for blocking his chances at getting a medical permit, saying he had poured $400,000 of his money into Bronx-Lebanon.
The shooting took place at 2:45 p.m. — two hours after the chilling email was sent — when Bello opened fire on his former colleagues with an AR-15 rifle. He wounded six workers and killed a female doctor before turning the gun on himself.
Bello, who last lived in the Bronx, had been forced to resign from his job as house physician at the medical center two years ago after he was accused of sexually harassing a co-worker.
A Nigerian lady in the UK hinted that the UK wants to ban Nigerian food in offices because of the smell and that she supports the motion, Citing that our local delicacy smells bad whenever it's being warmed in offices in the UK.
In honour of the forthcoming World Jollof Rice Day which is now celebrated annually on the 22nd of August, here are some Jollof recipes and techniques that you would love: Native Jollof Rice, Jollof Spaghetti and Basmati Jollof Rice.
NATIVE JOLLOF RICE
Not many know about Native Jollof rice and few have tasted it. This Native Jollof Rice will open your eyes to the possibilities of Jollof.
INGREDIENTS 2 cups Regular Rice Chopped Ugu vegetable Salt to taste Seasoning to taste 1 Medium sized Onion 2 Fresh yellow peppers 1/4 cup Smoked Big Prawn 1 Cup Ponmo cut in pieces 1 Tablespoon Ground Crayfish 10 plum tomatoes, 2 habanero pepper, 1 onion mixture 1 big Smoked catfish, deboned 2 Chopped Paprika Chilli 1 Chopped Habanero Pepper 1/4 cup Palm Oil 1 Table Spoon Locust beans/Iru
PREPARATION Parboil rice then roughly blend and boil pepper mixture (combination of tomato, pepper, and onion) till it is almost dry. Heat up pot with palm oil, when it is hot add chopped onions, chopped peppers, locust beans, fry for 3 minutes. Add roughly blended tomato mix, add crayfish, chopped ponmo, smoked catfish (in pieces) and smoked prawns, seasoning cube and salt. Allow this to fry till the oil floats to the top. Now add water, enough to cook the rice, then add the parboiled rice. Stir so that the ingredients will go around, then cover and allow to cook for 20 minutes/till rice is cooked.
JOLLOF SPAGHETTI
Jollof Spaghetti is almost as common as Jollof Rice and there are so many methods for making it. Here’s one recipe you will use over and over again.
INGREDIENTS 1 500g Pack Spaghetti 1 Medium Tin Tomato 0.45kg Minced Beef 2 Medium sized Onions Chopped I Medium Sized Green Bell Pepper Chopped 6 Big Tomatoes Sliced 3 Scotch Bonnet Chopped ½ Cup Vegetable Oil Salt to taste Seasoning to taste ½ Teaspoon Paprika 1 Teaspoon Thyme 1 Tea spoon Ginger 3 Bay Leaves 3 Cups Water ¼ Cup Chicken Stock
PREPARATION In a pot add water, add some salt and a drizzle of oil. Once it starts boiling add the spaghetti. Cover and cook till soft, then drain and set aside. Add some vegetable oil to a pot, allow to heat up then add chopped Onions, Ginger and some chopped Green Bell Pepper for a minute. In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup water with tomato paste then pour into the pot. Add salt and seasoning cube to taste. Stir frequently to prevent it from burning and continue till the oil separates-taste it, it should not taste sour anymore. In another pan, heat up about 2 Tablespoons of oil, onions and green bell pepper, then add the minced beef and fry till the beef goes from pink to brown. Add the fried minced beef into the tomato sauce and stir together. Add ¼ Cup Chicken stock, bay leaf, garlic, paprika, and thyme. Add the spaghetti that was set aside earlier and combine well with sauce. In a separate pan, saute onions and fresh sliced tomatoes. Add a pinch of salt. Allow to fry till it is cooked, add this to the spaghetti, combine properly and it is ready to eat.
BASMATI JOLLOF RICE
It is easy to cook Basmati Rice wrong, that is because of the rice itself-Basmati Rice does not need a lot of water to cook and once you nail it, it would become an everyday favourite.
INGREDIENTS 10 Tomatoes 4 Scotch Bonnet 2 Tatashe 3 Onions (1 Chopped, 2 Blended with Tomatoes) 1 Table Spoon Tin Tomatoes 1 Teaspoon Ginger (Chopped) 1 Teaspoon Garlic (Chopped) 2 Cups Basmati Rice 1/4 Cup Vegetable Oil 1 Teaspoon Butter 1 Teaspoon Thyme 1 Teaspoon Curry Seasoning to taste Salt to taste 3 Bay leaves 2 Cups Water 1 Cup Chicken stock
PREPARATION Blend Tomatoes, Pepper, Onions, Ginger, Garlic and boil till all the water is gone. Heat up a pan, and add vegetable oil. When it is hot, add onions, curry, thyme, bay leaves, seasoning and fry for 1 minute. Add boiled tomato/pepper mixture to the oil, add 1 spoon of tin tomatoes and fry for 15 minutes. Taste to see if it is cooked. Add water and chicken stock, then add already washed basmati rice. Stir together. Cover the pot with foil paper and then pot cover, then reduce the heat. What you need is the heat to cook the rice not water. Allow cook for 30 minutes or till soft. Now add butter and sliced fresh tomatoes, mix together and steam for 5 minutes.
Onlinefarmstore: So sorry no network we left Maiduguri by 8am ans arrive Bama few minutes after 11am we passed through Sambisa Forest and had a lot of stop and search on the road. Now we are in Bama
The second picture shows a check point close to Aulo, that shows the security people they open the road by nine am and closes it 3pm
From Aulo, we crossed into Kounduga and some small small villages, this region is prominent for their Beans, and water Melon and is guarded by the 21 Special Armour Brigade of the Nigerian Army. The remaining picture shows random places in Bama etc and along the road
Like this Idp camp in Misrala and the road, they have good roads
Onlinefarmstore: Hello everyone, it's been a moment since I posted last, becaue I have been very busy working on a new project, and have visited Taraba, Benue, Nassarawa, and Kano in this short space.
So in today episode I will be visiting Bama in Brono state from Maiduguri same Brono state.
A Brief History About Bama.
Being part of the Dikwa Emirate, this town has been captured by Boko Haram before, and host an IDP camp, Bama also sits less than 70km from Brono, and is administer traditionally by the Shehu of Bama, (thr other two shehu in Brono being Shehu Of Dikwa & shehu of Brono).
Bama is an important agricultural zone.
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sweetmelanin: I watched this video recently and kept asking myself why people like Phrankleen (a YouTuber) who has lived a visibly unfavourable existence abroad for many years, will never make a genuine attempt to relocate back to Nigeria permanently, yet, will rather make repetitive videos trashing the West, insulting those who are still abroad making a decent living for themselves.
I've also noticed that whenever people ask Phrankleen what he is still doing in the UK, rather than answer the question, he would result to vicious insults, endless rants and blocking. Why not be the example that you preach? afterall, there are YouTubers who made the move and are living their reality e.g. Sisi Yemmie, Iveoma, Bayo Adio, Sassy Funke etc..
Instead, Phrankleen would rather share potentially made up stories of others who claim to have made the move.
It makes no sense how you can sit in the abroad that you hate, while having enough money to holiday back and forth from Nigeria, but yet refuse to get yourself a one-way ticket and move back home permanently.
2 ripe bananas 2 tablespoons of peanut butter 1 cup of entire milk or almond milk 1 tablespoon of honey 1 scoop of protein powder (optional) Chocolate Avocado Smoothie:
1 ripe avocado 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder 1 cup of entire milk or coconut milk 2 tablespoons of honey or maple syrup 1 scoop of chocolate protein powder (optional) Berry Oatmeal Smoothie:
1 cup of combined berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) 1/2 cup of rolled oats 1 cup of entire milk or Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon of almond butter or cashew butter 1 tablespoon of honey or agave syrup Mango Coconut Smoothie:
1 ripe mango 1/2 cup of coconut milk 1/2 cup of simple Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon of chia seeds 1 tablespoon of shredded coconut Nutty Banana Smoothie:
2 ripe bananas 1/four cup of almonds or walnuts 1 cup of entire milk or oat milk 1 tablespoon of honey or maple syrup 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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McCprian: Well I've been a victim and I've seen how convincing this people can be. People bring their friends, families, loved ones, spouse etc. So it's no surprise if you see a trusted person calling you to join. The teaching there is to first bring those that trust you and care for you, so he/she has been brainwashed/convinced into thinking they're doing the right thing and are only bringing people to help them. They're good trainers, teachers and psychologists at what they do. Often times I saw it (the qnet business) as a religion. One thing about religion is that it's capable of making you do something bad against your own good conscience or humanity.
People there were deceived into thinking they were coming for a ethical job offer. 2-3 days later b4 you realize what you're into. Most of these 'innocent' people borrowed the money from money lenders, micro finance banks, friends, relatives etc.. Some sold their properties to be able to afford the money. Realizing what they've entered, they can't go back empty handed. What do they tell their creditors, their families, banks, relatives. In the end some of them are left with no choice but to deceive others into the 'business'. The remaining others doing the business are doing it because they're convinced [usually by mentors and uplines who have gathered so many downlines over time and now have something substantial (made wealth) to show for it] it's 'legitimate' and a 'life time opportunity' and so the 'game' goes on.
1 scams 2, 2 scams 4, 4 scams 8, 8 scams 16, 16 scams 32... Directly or indirectly you've built a system of scammers under your system, because it's through their deceits you can continue earning from the scheme.
Now to qnet or qi group, it's a direct selling company (realistically a MLM company) that deals in healthcare products and luxury. Truth be told their products are grossly overpriced and over valued. I've used two of their products during my time with them (bio disc 3 and chipendant 4). I'm yet to on my own verify any of the health claims the others occasionally report after using them. I've seen no health benefits from using them despite the fact they say it does this and that. To register with them (that is to become an independent reseller on their platform) you have to buy a product from them. That's where the person that introduces you to the 'business' or 'job offer' comes into place.
Everyone, especially the youths should be careful out there and should carefully research any job offer before jumping into it no matter how close the person introducing you to the job offer is. I was deceived because of the close relationship I had with the person that brought me into it. I failed to do proper research. I didn't even ask for the name of the company. That's how close I am to the person. Take care
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