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DonaldGenes:
Oh boy, these kenya Twitter boys just took unawares, the kind yab ehh
iDon't know why of all the African countries, Kenya choose to start tweet fight again all because Mark Zuckerberg first came to Naija or because they trying to remind us that we could only manage to win Bronze during the last Olympics, oh thanks to the our Sport Minister and Olympic Team committee.

Seems like most of our Nigerian guys are sleepin' we need more ammo

Those yabs are getting serious

So far, iGuess the Kenya's are getting the upper hand oh, Cc some screenshot yabs

post the link Abeg

The Igbo as a Blessing to Nigeria



On the 15th of August 1945, the axis nations fighting in the Pacific theater defeated imperial Japan and two weeks later, Japan formally surrendered to allied forces led by the U.S. General, Douglas McArthur, who formally accepted the signed articles of surrender.
But though the U.S. defeated Japan, they never decimated Japan's great technological and industrial complex. They were visionary enough to distinguish these from Japan's military industrial complex, which they scrapped.
Realizing that Japan was decades ahead of the West in many technologies, the allied powers, led by the US, allowed those industries to remain as a going concern and took the unique step of enacting legislation and policies to enable them flourish.


What they did in Japan, they also did in Europe. In Europe, the US, acting unilaterally, even went a step further by introducing the Marshall Plan through which America sent financial and other types of aid to help Europe (and especially Germany) recover from the ravages of the Second World War.

The point of the allied and American actions in Japan and Europe is that technological advancement belongs to the human race and should not be allowed to suffer because of a quarrel or war amongst humans.

This lesson was thoroughly established in 642 AD when the Library of Alexandria was burnt to the ground during the Muslim conquest of Egypt.

It has been argued that that act set the world several centuries back in technological advancement and has become something to watch out for during the prosecution of a war.

A war is a quarrel between or amongst people that is settled by means of violence. It is not a quarrel between or amongst technology, so civilized nations have pursued the policy of fighting wars while preserving technology.

Gone should be the days of the scorched earth policy which is why despite the bestiality of the apartheid regime, President Nelson Mandela did not do a Mugabe, but rather left intact White owned farms, industry and universities and only insisted that they be opened to Blacks and other races.

This brings me to Nigeria. I would like to state a fact that will be argued against, but still a fact that even those who would argue against it know to be true.

The Igbo (or Ibo) ethnic nationality of Nigeria are the most technologically advanced Black race on planet earth, bar none!

This is a fact. A fact that was proven to be true for 30 months while they were landlocked in their constantly shrinking enclave known as Biafra.

Cut off from the rest of the world, the ingenuity of the Igbo came to the fore during the civil war as they constructed the Uli airstrip and when that airstrip was bombed, they repaired it in record time and under the most trying circumstances. They would go on to repair Uli not once and not twice.

The Igbos refined petrol from a variety of non fossil fuels, including from but not limited to palm products (from which they also produced diesel) and manufactured surface to air missiles which they also adapted to surface to surface missiles (the Ogbunigwe).

They converted commercial planes to fighter jets and weaponized them. That was no mean feat in 1967.

In fact, when in 2012, the Nigerian Army rolled out the igirigi and promoted it as the first indigenous armored personnel carrier, they were wrong. I am not a Biafran. I am proudly Nigerian. And beyond that, I am a proud dark skinned Black African yet I make bold to say that the igirigi is not the first indigenous APC.

In fact, the first indigenous armored personnel carrier in Black Africa is the Red Devil, built by the Igbos during the Nigerian Civil War.

The Nigerian Civil War ended in January 1970 and the Nigerian Army unveiled the igirigi in July of 2012. If they had converted the Red Devil to their own use, they would probably be talking about a greater feat in the year 2012.

My question is what happened in the intervening 42 years between 1970 and 2012? Why didn't the Nigerian Army integrate the military industrial complex of Biafra into its Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria, DICON?

Why did we have to reinvent the wheel at great cost in terms of time and money?

The Nigerian Civil War ended on a note of 'no victor no vanquished'. That was a watershed moment inspired by the Christlike mind of General Yakubu Gowon. That gesture is to be applauded.

But why did we as a nation not go the whole hog and take advantage of Biafra's technological advances and integrate her scientists into our Research and Development sector much like the US did with German and Japanese scientists?

That is where we failed as a nation.

I remember growing up as a child and how other Nigerians scoffed at 'Igbo made' electronic products. There was hardly anything including electronics, pharmaceuticals, spirits and wines that the Igbos could not counterfeit.

And rather than our leaders seeing the potential in those products, we all scoffed at them. Igbo made products were a pariah.

Did it ever occur to any of our leaders that if government had supported these technological advancement, Nigeria could have become an industrialized nation today and Igbo made products would have been exported abroad as made in Nigeria products?

It would surprise many that a number of the greatest technological advancement and products that came out of America after the Second World War were the work of German or Japanese scientists!

In an operation code named Operation Paperclip, 1500 German scientists, engineers and technicians were airlifted to the United States and given US permanent US residency and citizenship immediately after the defeat of Germany in 1945. The primary aim of Operation Paperclip was to prevent these skilled men and women from falling into Soviet Russian hands.

Hans Erich (Eric) Hollmann who was one of the fathers of radar technology was one of such scientists airlifted to America.

Kurt Lehovec the pioneer of the integrated circuit systems in electrical engineering is another. He was airlifted to America in 1945 where he became a Professor at the University of Southern California and passed on his knowledge to America's next generation of scientists.

The allies had been having issues with the jet engine and were not able to develop planes like the German Messerschmitt Me 262. But after the defeat of Germany, US forces gave safe passage to Rudi Beichel who went to the US and became an adviser to the US army on liquid propulsion. Other German scientists such as Magnus "Mac" Freiherr von Braun and his brother, Wernher Von Braun helped reverse engineer German jets which led to the development of the US American F-86 Sabres, a plane that helped the US dominate the air during the Korean War.

More importantly, Wernher Von Braun provided much of the know how that helped America build the Apollo spacecraft which allowed America beat Russia as the first nation to get to the moon.

Methamphetamine was invented by Japanese a Japanese chemist, Nagai Nagayoshi and the drug was shared with their German allies and helped their soldiers stay awake and focus. After the war, German scientists helped American scientist synthesize the drug which revolutionized the US health industry.

Why can't we do the same in Nigeria? Can you imagine what our technological base would have been if we as a nation had a policy of patronizing the so called Igbo made products right from the end of the war till today? What if we had absorbed the the Research and Production Organisation of Biafra (RAP as it was then known) into the Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers?

By now, we may have been manufacturing jets and we would not be dependent on foreign nations for weapons to fight terrorists.

This is why I was so disgusted with the minister of science and technology, Ogbonnaya Onu for aspiring, on Nigeria's behalf, to produce pencils by 2018!

I mean this man is the first civilian governor of the old Abia state which today encompasses both Abia and Ebonyi states.

Right there, under his own nose, Nigerians of Igbo extraction, without ANY governmental support, are manufacturing electronics and heavy machinery components and Onu is caught up on pencils!

Onu should visit Nnewi if he knows where it is. Right there he would see a city that does not wait for government. Nnewi people are so industrious that after years of waiting endlessly for government to provide basic amenities, they have built their own roads, have their own power stations and their own water works.

Just like Japan, Nnewi has manufacturers of such things like batteries, pistons, automobiles and other products. These Nnewi manufacturers have built schools for the kids of their workers on site, just like in Japan.

You just need to visit Nnewi or Aba to see what is going on in Nigeria. These guys are Nigeria's most guarded secret because even the federal government is not aware of them.

And the reason why this is so is because these people are Igbos!

It is time for Nigeria to forgive the Igbos for being Igbo and accept them as full partners and equal partners in the Nigerian project and use the entire strength of the Nigerian federal government to provide them the support to fulfill their destiny as the Black African people that are nucleus of the technological advancement of Africa.

Notice I say Africa, not just Nigeria. I don't say this lightly. All over West and Central Africa, Nigerians of Igbo extraction are the backbone of the commercial and technological sectors.

I can say what I have said above without any accusation of self or group interest promotion because I am not Igbo neither am I married to one. I have said the truth as my conscience sees it because I am committed to advancement of the Black Race because as a proud Black man, I know that no black African tribe is as great as the Black Race when it is united.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/igbo-blessing-nigeria/

– The man, who was arrested for naming his dog Buhari, appears in court today

– While the court accused him of conducting himself to cause breach of peace, the man pleaded not guilty.
Joachim Chinakwe, has been arraigned in before a Sango Magistrate Court, Ogun state on August 22, Monday.
The 40-year-old man was arrested for naming his dog Buharion August 13, 2016, at Ketere area of Sango Ota.

The charge document stated that the trader was said to have behaved himself in a manner probably to cause breach of peace by naming his of Buhari and parading same at Hausa section of Ketere market in Sango area.

The one count charge read: “That you Joachim Iroko aka Joe and other still at large on Saturday 13th day of August 2016, at about 5.30 p.m. at Ketere area Sango, in the Ota Magisterial District did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, by writing a name ‘Buhari’ on a dog and parading same in the Hausa section of Ketere Market Sango and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 249 (d) of Criminal Code of Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2016.”


The Chief Magistrate Ojikutu thereafter has granted the accused bail in the sum of N50,000 and two sureties who must be regular payers of tax in the state, in same sum.

Chinakwe pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The trader was arrested and detained in police cell in Sango Otta, Ogun state, for three days after his neighbour blamed him for naming his dog ‘Buhari.’

Meanwhile, Chinakwe claimed the dog was named after President Muhammadu Buhari, who he said was his hero.


https://www.naij.com/937670-just-read-happened-man-named-dog-buhari-court-photos.html

Tecnological advancement and other changes in the world,with all their benefits to humanity,have brought with them moral decadence and series of catsrophes.today in the name of fashion men and women do things not minding their health.
There is a marriage between technology and medicine called TELEMEDICINE.Telemedicine is a major breakthrough in the field of medicine.it is the use of telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care at a distance.
The pace and development of this world brings about its fast and remarkable change.the culture,ideologies and of course,fashion of the present generation.tjis change has both positive and adverse effect on every aspect of life.the fashion people make today,for instance,greatly impact their lives either positively or negatively.Howbeit,most of the choices have adverse effects on their physical,mental,social health,as the youth as worst affected.
Fashion and health are symbiotic;each affect the other.fashion can make you stand straighter and help prevent OSTEOPOROSIS.it can protect you from the harsh rays of the sun or monitor your health through embedded electronic sensors.
Recent studies have shown that our modern lifestyles affect our bodily health.For instance,young girls are deluged by media images of skinny models and divas,and are becoming weight conscious,mostly living on diets because they believe being skinny would accentuate their beauty.this trend has led to a surge in eating disorder.
Also,in the busy world of today,fast food-snacks,noodles,eggs and carbonated drinks is fast replacing wholesale meals.some have adapted to the lifestyle of visiting eateries always, where they eat foods and drinks,which contain high levels of fat,calories and cholesterol.
Aside from bad eating habit,many injure their health indecent dressing,makeup and latest fads.

HIGH HEELS:High heeled shoes for instance,can cause ACHILLES TENDONITIS (a common health condition that causes pain or inflammation along the back of the lower leg to your heel bone.when you wear high heels,the feet are at an angle that pulls the muscles and joints out of alignment.The pain you feel are not limited to your feet.according to a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Dos), "it's not unusual for people who spend lots of time in high heels to have low back,neck and shoulder pain because the shoes disrupt the natural form of the body".

LIPSTICKS:Recent studies have also shown that most lipsticks contain LEAD (a NEUROTOXIN that can be harmful even at small dose).LEAD affects the nervous system and harms the hormonal system.Lipsticks can also cause drying,chapping of the lips and blockage of pores.A news report on CNN in 2014 says,"LEAD isn't the only toxic metal you may be applying to your lips.in a recent study,University of California researchers tested eight lipsticks and 24 lip glosses and detected nine toxic heavy metals,including CHROMIUM,CADMIUM,MANGANESE,ALUMINUM,and LEAD."

COSMETICS: some cosmetics contain ASBESTOS like talcum powder which can affect the MENSTRUAL CIRCLE,when in direct contact with the organs.some other cosmetic products contain chemicals like BARIUM SULPHATE,BHA,ZINC OXIDE,etc.,Which have potential to harm the body and also cause organ failures like that of liver and kidney.Yet,in their never ending search for beauty,most women consume 5-10 different cosmetic products daily,exposing themselves to considerable amount of germs and harm ful toxins found therein.some even skip going out if they don't have their makeup on.
Some might argue that things have chang,we are in a technological age,but please apply common sense.The term "Technology " according to Merriam Webster's Dictionary, IS THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDG etc.


Cc:lalasticlala

Tecnological advancement and other changes in the world,with all their benefits to humanity,have brought with them moral decadence and series of catsrophes.today in the name of fashion men and women do things not minding their health.
There is a marriage between technology and medicine called TELEMEDICINE.Telemedicine is a major breakthrough in the field of medicine.it is the use of telecommunication and information technologies to provide clinical health care at a distance.
The pace and development of this world brings about its fast and remarkable change.the culture,ideologies and of course,fashion of the present generation.tjis change has both positive and adverse effect on every aspect of life.the fashion people make today,for instance,greatly impact their lives either positively or negatively.Howbeit,most of the choices have adverse effects on their physical,mental,social health,as the youth as worst affected.
Fashion and health are symbiotic;each affect the other.fashion can make you stand straighter and help prevent OSTEOPOROSIS.it can protect you from the harsh rays of the sun or monitor your health through embedded electronic sensors.
Recent studies have shown that our modern lifestyles affect our bodily health.For instance,young girls are deluged by media images of skinny models and divas,and are becoming weight conscious,mostly living on diets because they believe being skinny would accentuate their beauty.this trend has led to a surge in eating disorder.
Also,in the busy world of today,fast food-snacks,noodles,eggs and carbonated drinks is fast replacing wholesale meals.some have adapted to the lifestyle of visiting eateries always, where they eat foods and drinks,which contain high levels of fat,calories and cholesterol.
Aside from bad eating habit,many injure their health indecent dressing,makeup and latest fads.
High heeled shoes:High heeled shoes for instance,can cause ACHILLES TENDONITIS (a common health condition that causes pain or inflammation along the back of the lower leg to your heel bone.when you wear high heels,the feet are at an angle that pulls the muscles and joints out of alignment.The pain you feel are not limited to your feet.according to a doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Dos), "it's not unusual for people who spend lots of time in high heels to have low back,neck and shoulder pain because the shoes disrupt the natural form of the body".
LIPSTICKS:Recent studies have also shown that most lipsticks contain LEAD (a NEUROTOXIN that can be harmful even at small dose).LEAD affects the nervous system and harms the hormonal system.Lipsticks can also cause drying,chapping of the lips and blockage of pores.A news report on CNN in 2014 says,"LEAD isn't the only toxic metal you may be applying to your lips.in a recent study,University of California researchers tested eight lipsticks and 24 lip glosses and detected nine toxic heavy metals,including CHROMIUM,CADMIUM,MANGANESE,ALUMINUM,and LEAD."
COSMETICS: some cosmetics contain ASBESTOS like talcum powder which can affect the MENSTRUAL CIRCLE,when in direct contact with the organs.some other cosmetic products contain chemicals like BARIUM SULPHATE,BHA,ZINC OXIDE,etc.,Which have potential to harm the body and also cause organ failures like that of liver and kidney.Yet,in their never ending search for beauty,most women consume 5-10 different cosmetic products daily,exposing themselves to considerable amount of germs and harm ful toxins found therein.some even skip going out if they don't have their makeup on.
Some might argue that things have chang,we are in a technological age,but please apply common sense.The term "Technology " according to Merriam Webster's Dictionary, IS THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDG etc.

As far as the STREET goes, I acknowledge it.

tdayof:
Tell me how we are behind south africa? Ethiopia only has air superiority over us with her su 27 and we will match them up with the JF-17's.

ask yourself how many jf17's is your country buying?

acenazt:
Dem try but kaii naija dey fall hand pass nepa. See our Alpha jet. Dem no dey even shame to call these old jets Alpha jets.
See Alpha jets
Russian Su35
French Rafale
American F35 L2

It's even a bigger shame to see Chad flying mig 29,and we are here priding ourself on alpha jet.

rawpadgin:
what's with nairaland front-page & celebrities topic

are these guys God's

Like this

Silumi:
that is just too sad OP pls which state is this.?

Lagos na

Silumi:
araduF90 are they dead?

One was alive but by 7am he died also.

Wizzyblack3:
Hmm,
I hope they're alive sha.

One of them was alive before sunrise but before 7am he died also.

Lalasticlala please expose this thread na
It deserves fp na

They came with one placenta,surely an identical twins.

we woke up yesterday to see a twin baby boys with one placenta inside a canal.







Lalasticlala come see o!!

wordproof:
AraduF90 I concur with u (buh not as president)...imagine fielding this man as VP alongside Sanusi as President.

Believe me, they will deliver Naija economy frm dis quagmire Grand Commander in thief has plunged us!

my brother i can only dream...we are in a country where rouges,illiterates and thieves can get a post just because they've got political backing.smh

my dream president..

k

BUHARI’S BROTHERS AND
SISTERS HAVE TAKEN
OVER ASO ROCK, GOVT.-
JUNAID MOHAMMED
REVEALS


Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a second Republic
politician, and one of those who said so many vile
things about ex Presidenmt Goodluck Jonathan,
has said relatives of President Muhammadu
Buhari are in charge of policies in the Presidential
villa and the by implication, the Nigeria state.
Mohammed a Hong Kong trained surgeon had
told Pointblanknews.com weeks before the
presidential election “he (Buhari) does not have
the required qualities to be President in a Nigeria
of the 21st century. I will not support a leader
based on mob sentiment. if they say that Buhari
is the voice of the Talakawa, how does he relate
to the Talakawa?”
The academic, in an interview in Kano, outlined
the ingredients a prospective Nigeria’s president
should have and insisted that his close
associate, Buhari, does not possess those
ingredients.
“When I look for a political leader, I want to be
comfortable with the people who are surrounding
him—a people of intellects, integrity and sound
education. People who can be judged by their
previous performances in previous roles. Now,
these are judgments I have to make, and I
believe, the judgments Nigerians have to make.”
Buhari had come under sundry flak for his style of
appointments to key positions. Most troubling are
those in charge of security, military and
law enforcement, who are predominatly from one
section of Nigeria.
Junaid in a recent chat said Buhari’s relatives are
the ones dictating policy in Aso Rock for 170
million Nigerians, adding nepotism to the
festering allegation of narrow mindedness levelled
against the president, who critics say surrounds
himself with Northerners in running national
affairs.
Mohammed, radical politician and Second
Republic lawmaker, named at least seven relatives
of the president who are the power behind the
throne in the Villa – apart from the heads of all
vital security agencies who are from the from the
North.
In a recent telephone interview with
TheNiche.com from his base in Kano, Mohammed
accused Buhari of giving key positions to his
cousins, nephews, and in-laws, and is therefore
guilty of the corruption he is trying to fight.
Mohammed, a virulent critic of former President
Goodluck Jonathan, and originally a supporter of
Buhari, said nepotism compromises Buhari’s
ability to rule the country well, fight corruption,
and deal with rogue lawmakers who pose a threat
to his administration.
His words: “As far as I am concerned, nothing
will come by way of contention with the National
Assembly (NASS) and the executive branch,
because both of them have a mindset which is
completely antithetical to democracy.
“Both the president, particularly his principal
adviser, his nephew, one nonentity called
Mamman Daura; then the Chief of Staff [Abba
Kyari], who in fact was brought up by Mamman
Daura; and the scoundrel who is the Secretary to
the Government of Federation [Babachir David],
including most of the incompetent ministers, are
not cut out to work harmoniously in a political
environment with the legislature.
“On the legislative side, they want to continue
business as usual; that will mean impunity,
blackmail, open corruption to extort money from
ministries, departments and agencies of federal
and state governments, because they did not
come into politics to serve.
“They came to make money. That is the basic
fact.
“You can see why it is impossible for anybody,
no matter how reasonable, to work with the
National Assembly, especially the Senate, because
unless you are prepared to open up the national
treasury and offer it to them, there is going to be
no peace between the executive branch and them.
“And of course, there is the unfortunate, additional
bad luck of Buhari being surrounded by his own
relations who are not politicians. They are
not even members of the APC (All Progressives
Congress) but dictate policy, especially Mamman
Daura. So I can see no peace, I can see no
cooperation, and God save Nigeria.”
Mohammed said Buhari must apply the law
equitably and justly in his fight against corruption
and insurgents such as Boko Haram and Niger
Delta Avengers (NDA).
“He has to do that, and listen more to Nigerians,
and not this arrogant posture, and the crooks he
appointed into cabinet.
“But unfortunately, for the country and for
Buhari’s legacy himself, he has packed the
government, and especially the Presidency, which
is really the centre of power, and made it top
heavy with his own relations.
“There are many people who are his own cousins
in the Presidency. In my own understanding of
history and politics, this is what you call
nepotism. And if you are against corruption, you
cannot be nepotistic.
“So it is really a contradiction for Buhari to have,
for example a nephew of his, the son of his elder
sister as the Minister of Water Resources
[Hadi Sirika].
“He has another niece of his, the elder sister of
[Sirika], who is now a national commissioner in
the INEC (Independent National Electoral
Commission), Amina Zakari.
“They are trying to bury their tracks. But Buhari
nominated her even before he became president
when Jonathan asked him to nominate somebody
to represent the North West (in INEC) and he
chose that woman.
“And then this nonentity, Mamman Daura, virtually
runs the government. He has a veto power. There
have been instances when Buhari gave written
approval for things to be done, and that man went
and stymied, threw the paper away.
“He has become such a tyrant in the Presidency.
He is a nephew to Buhari. His father is the elder
brother of Buhari, even though the (age)
difference between them is about three years, his
father is an elder brother to Buhari and they grew
up together.
“[Abba Kyari] was brought up by Mamman Daura.
His father left him with Mamman Daura to go to
Borno, his original state where he was a village
head.
“And for all intents and purposes, he is a son of
Mamman Daura. He is now the chief of staff to
Buhari. His name is Abba Kyari.
“Then [Kabir Daura] the personal assistant to
Buhari himself, is the son of Mamman Daura.
“And the girl [Aisha Abubakar] who was picked
out of nowhere from Sokoto. She is not a
member of the APC. She has nothing to do with
anybody.
“She was picked and made a minister by
Mamman Daura and Buhari because her mother is
Buhari’s sister”



http://www.nigerianewsheadlines.com/2016/07/04/buharis-brothers-and-sisters-have-taken-over-aso-rock-govt-junaid-mohammed-reveals/

BushDoctor123:
which of the shakau

which one you know?

shekau

ok

mtchwwwww...meanwhile

That day i stopped watching Nigerian games.

In addition to SWAT teams guarding test papers and drones scouring for test fraud.
Chinese students sitting down to the most important exams of their lives this week needed no reminder of how high stakes were. But they got one

— the promise of jail time if they were caught cheating on their tests.
It’s the first time that custodial sentences have been stipulated for anyone using underhand tactics to get ahead their gaokao university entrance examinations — essentially China’s equivalent of America’s SAT.

School leavers are assessed on their Chinese, mathematics, English and another subject of their choosing, though accusations of mass cheating have been rife in recent years, even involving alleged organized syndicates between teachers and pupils. In 2013, there was a riot at one school when invigilators tried to halt brazen exam fraud.

Already, surveillance drones and metal detectors are deployed to catch those smuggling in illicit radio equipment, while iris and fingerprint scanners ferret out brainy stooges paid to sit the test in lieu of the bona fide student.

Now, though, those caught cheating will be banned from repeating the test for several years, while anyone caught facilitating mass cheating or paying someone else to sit the test on their behalf can face up to seven years in prison.

“So many students cheated the year I took my gaokao and if cheating were treated as a criminal offense then, I would be much better off than I am now,” posted one user on China’s Twitter-like microblog Weibo. “I think there are many victims like me.”

Security is so tight that for the first time SWAT teams will accompany gaokao test papers, with at least eight police officers guarding each examination hall in Beijing, reports state media.

For Chinese students, the pressure to succeed can be overwhelming. This year, an estimated 9.4 million high school students are vying for just over 3 million undergraduate places. Last year, only 1 in 10 students were accepted into “top tier” universities, while a quarter failed to get into tertiary education of any standard.

Without a good gaokao test score, opportunities are largely reduced to low-paying blue-collar jobs. Many students are only children because of China’s recently rescinded one-child policy, and, owing to the nation’s spotty social security provision, are solely relied upon to support their parents and grandparents though their dotage. As such, even those not prone to cheat go to extraordinary lengths to succeed on the gaokao.

There are short-term nannies — normally students at top universities who recently bested the gaokao themselves — who are paid top dollar to act as study partners, even moving in with their charges for maximum effect. Some parents pay for hotel rooms near the testing center to maximize sleep and pretest swatting time.

But there are other ways to glean a slight advantage in the gaokao, even if it does not strictly count as cheating. Students in certain parts of China — most notably Beijing, home of China’s elite progeny — sit a different gaokao that is perceived as easier than the test taken, for example, in highly populated Shandong and Hebei provinces. In addition, many of China’s most prestigious universities are Beijing-based, and they all reserve places for local students with a Beijing hukou (residence registration), meaning competition for these places is far less.

However, students must generally take their exam wherever their hukou is registered. Getting your hukou transferred to Beijing is pretty tricky but getting it moved to a remote province, where there are also lower university-entrance stipulations, a short while before the test is feasible for those with enough ready cash and connections. (Incidentally, students from China’s 55 ethnic minorities also automatically get points added to their scores.)

Naturally, these regional variations are a cause of great bitterness to exam students, and are also a frequent cause of protests. “The government spent a lot of effort to stop cheating, but I think the biased regional policies are the biggest discrimination,” posted one Weibo user.

k

when village people pays your business a visit !!

cstr9:
You would soon get the war you are hoping for, mr putin. The US and the rest of the developed free world is coming for your as$ very soon.
I hope your tiny ships and soviet era jets are strong and powerful enough to support your big mouth.

[b] tiny ships?soviet era jet? ok continue

Vladimir Putin has questioned how just 200 Russians were able to beat up "several thousand" English football fans at Euro 2016.

Dozens of Russian fans were detained by French police after violence broke out between them and English supporters in Marseille.

The Russian President has described the hooligan behaviour as a "disgrace", but has questioned how it happened.

"The fighting between Russian fans with the English, that is a disgrace," he said at the country's annual economic forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday.

"But I truly don't understand how 200 of our fans could beat up several thousand English," he added to laughs and applause from the audience.
"In any case, the treatment by law enforcement should be the same for all violators."

"I hope that there are sober-minded people among them who really love sport and understand that any violation is not supporting their favourite team but damaging to the team and to sport."

On Thursday, a French court sentenced three Russian fans for up to two years in jail. The Russian foreign ministry says a further 20 people will be expelled on Saturday.
Russia has accused French authorities of trying to ignore the "provocative actions" of fans from other countries, including some who trampled on the Russian flag.

Russia has been handed a suspended disqualification from Euro 2016 because of crowd disturbances at the game against England.

SMH.

SO? SO?