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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestine Football Association chief urged fans on Sunday to burn pictures of Argentina striker Lionel Messi and replicas of his shirt if he plays against Israel in Jerusalem next weekend.

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Argentina Training - Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Barcelona, Spain - June 2, 2018 Argentina's Lionel Messi during training REUTERS/Albert Gea
Twice world champions Argentina will play at Jerusalem’s Teddy Kollek Stadium on Saturday night in a World Cup warm-up match that has attracted huge interest among the Israeli fans, mainly because of Messi’s planned participation.

But the Palestinians are not happy that the match will be held in Jerusalem and Palestinian FA chief Jibril Rajoub wrote to Claudio Tapia, the head of the Argentinian FA, last week accusing Israel of using the match as a “political tool”.

The stadium that will host the match is in west Jerusalem. The Palestinians want the eastern part of the city as the capital of a future state that will include the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

However, the status of the city generally is highly sensitive. The match was originally slated to be played in Haifa but Israeli authorities contributed funding for it to be moved to Jerusalem, irking Palestinians further following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of the city as Israel’s capital. The U.S. embassy was moved there last month.

“The Israeli government has turned a regular sports match into a political tool. As was widely covered in Argentinian media, the match now is being played in order to celebrate the ‘70th anniversary of the State of Israel’,” part of Rajoub’s letter said.

On Sunday, Rajoub declared a campaign against Argentina and particularly Messi, noting he has millions of fans across the Arab and Islamic world, Asia and Africa.

“He’s a big symbol so we are going to target him personally and we call on all to burn his picture and his shirt and to abandon him. We still hope that Messi will not come,” he told reporters after leaving the Argentinian representative office in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

A small group of youths wearing Palestine soccer scarves demonstrated outside the representation office and attempted to set fire to an Argentinian flag.

Rajoub has long tried to get soccer’s world governing body, FIFA, and the International Olympic Committee to impose sanctions against Israel. This is mainly because of the Israeli government’s settlements policy in the West Bank and because it has imposed travel restrictions on Palestinian athletes citing security concerns. Those bodies have not heeded his calls.

Argentina have made four previous pre-World Cup stopovers in Israel since 1986. The team has been drawn in World Cup Group D and will open its campaign against Iceland in Moscow on June 16.

Most countries do not recognise either Israel’s or the Palestinians’ sovereignty in Jerusalem and have embassies to Israel in the Tel Aviv area. However, Guatemala and Honduras followed the U.S. lead in moving their embassies last month.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-china-tiananmen/u-s-urges-china-to-account-for-the-ghosts-of-tiananmen-idUKKCN1J00AE

this only happens when you are applying to Banes, BCG, Mckensy etc... a typical Nigerian consultancy firm do not go through these routes... all the same, the things you have itemized are noteworthy attributes someone aiming to build their career in consutlancy or any corporate discipline should have.... but over time, experience have shown that possessing these qualities does not still guarantee success in the work place or even the least sound decision making in businesses. i remember working in a project in Abuja so many years ago... i was a young graduate working in a consulting firm. my Boss and all the big Bosses from other firms, Accounting, media etc all gather every forthnight to review the progress of the project (am trying not disclose much-confidentiality). somehow i knew something was wrong about the whole thing, but because of the big names involved, i stugggled a lot saying my mind, untill i summoned courage one day and met the owner of the project. when i explained my fears to him. the man almost cried, needless to say, the project failed even with all the big names in consulting industry that was contracted for advisory including my own firm. the man lost his house he used as guarrantee to the bank that funded the project. after that incident... i developed one parlance; HE THAT IS BEING ADVISED SHOULD NEVER THROW AWAY HIS COMMON SENSE.

Thanks Jarus

most likely those adverts you are seeing are meant to move internal candidates around. because of company policy, they had to advertise for the position externally. you didn't know, so you applied. the HR staff don't need to look through your CV before sending you a response, because they already know, they have an internal candidate. this is peculiar with international organizations when recruiting for easily replaceable positions. (don't forget, they have corpers that served with them, that already understands their systems and procedures).

funny enough what the OP is going through is exactly what am going through also... i have decided to go for a divorce... i need to be alive to take care of the only daughter we have in the marriage... for the first time in my life, i was afraid for my life... its that bad...

everytime i watch that show on CDS Reality - WIVES WITH KNIVES.... my spirit keeps telling me this woman will kill you one day if you continue in this marriage... she gets angry and starts breaking stuff in the house... like she looses her control once she is angry... to think i once ran for my life and she was pursuing me on the street with stone to hit me...

i have seen it all... i read the advise by #Selflessmaya. well written, the problem is, you might die trying to help such people... the best option i have taken is to walk away... its difficult because i have a baby with her but i will try to take care of my daughter...its her fault that we brought her into this world

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Residents of Tudun Wada, a semi-urban community ensconced in the heart of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) were pleasantly surprised over the weekend when officials of PeachAid Medical Initiative (PMI) paid them a memorable visit where free birthing kits, mosquito nets and drugs were distributed to women and children. Aljazirahnews was there.

By Tosin Omoniyi

A rugged journey into Tudun Wada

The road to Tudun Wada is certainly not a smooth ride but the tenacity and focus of the group of volunteers of PeachAid Medical Initiative (PMI) more than made up for the arduous journey as they patiently drove down to the semi-urban community.

A prior alert sent by the team comprising of medical personnel to the leadership of the village had pre-supposed that the team would be met by a multitude of women and children for whom they were making the strenuous trip.

A shocked team however meets with just a handful of village officials and women who mill patiently around the entrance of the palace of the community chief.

An undeterred team led by NkasiObim Nebo, Founder and Project Director of PMI decides to wait out on this noble sacrifice. Of course, it is a weekend when most households take time out to rest and do some chores.

The mission of PMI is a to provide clean and safe birthing environment for women and children in the poorest rural communities across Nigeria, it was ready to carry out its assignment despite obvious challenges.

“It is unlike our previous outreaches. We always meet residents of the communities we visit already waiting for us and most times it is always a hectic task attending to them due to the mammoth crowd that we have to take care of,’’ Nkasiobim tells with a slight apologetic smile at the corners of her lips.


A volcano erupts

The ‘prophetic’ words are hardly out of her mouth before a ‘human pandemonium’ erupts.

From virtually all the corners and cracks of the community, as bees attracted to a honey, a massive crowd of men, women and children converge on the small spot provided by the community for the exercise.

Anyone who was not stouthearted would have though there was massive protest building up.

In just a little over 10 minutes after Nkasiobim’s statement, a long winding line like an ailing anaconda forms from the entrance of the chief palace to a nearby mini market from which a much more massive human inflow comes in.

Despite the early morning heat occasioned the harsh weather, women and children jostle for spots on the rapidly enlarging lines of humans.

A few fights break out amongst the throng which is quickly brought under control by patient volunteers and village officials.

For close to 2 hours, the volunteers battle to distribute the huge amount of materials they have brought to this community and ensure an equitable distribution of the materials.

It is a task latently laced with wisdom without which volunteers can quickly become enemies of those who don’t get to receive the materials.

At the end of the exercise, the volunteers, suffused with sweat, record a near hundred percent success as majority of the women and children go home smiling clutching diverse medical materials in their hands.

An elated community reacts

Uloma Nkechi is one of the pregnant community women who wish there could be others with a golden heart like the PMI.

Clutching birthing materials that she just got from the initiative she says enthusiastically that “it is a nice initiative but we need them to do more training for the women so they can be better educated in birthing methods. I am proud to be part of those that benefitted from them.’’

An equally happy Agatha Makut says she will use the kits she was given judiciously.

“We thank them (PMI) for everything they have done for us. They should however focus on children ailments also such as malaria and render other forms of medical assistance.’’

Huleira Idris runs after Aljazirahnews breathlessly in an attempt not to be left out of the mini interviews being conducted.

“I thank them for the mosquito nets and hand gloves (one of the items contained inside the birthing kit pack) and I have promised to use them,” she says and immediately darts off.

The village chief, Muhammadu Usman is not left out of the effusive gratitude.

He tells Aljazirahnews that his people would remain eternally grateful to the PMI

“I sincerely thank PMI for the initiative. All the materials would be judiciously used by our people and are well appreciated,’’ he says briefly.

But like Oliver Twist, he quickly asks for more.

“We want the government to provide us with basic amenities such as schools, good roads, hospitals, water etc. The community only depends on private schools for its educational needs and this is not good enough. We don’t have a single public school,’’ he says.

He adds jocularly- “Tudun Wada dey very very big and our women don born plenty plenty children. Make government no forget us.’’

Volunteers perspective

Ijeoma Nwankwo, a pharmacist on the PMI team says she is satisfied with the outcome of the outreach.

“Although we had initial hiccups, we surmounted the little hitches we faced on the field. We are generally happy. Initially we weren’t happy but we are glad it turned out well at last.

“We gave out birthing kits, mosquito nets, undies, and for children we gave them Vitamin A supplements, Albendazole for de-worming.’’

She adds that the basic challenges still facing rural communities was lack of access to basic health facilities “as some don’t even have Primary Health Centers (PHCs) or non-functional ones.

“That is why we brought them birthing kits. Most communities don’t have skilled birth attendants and some don’t even have any birth attendants. For the children, it is skin diseases and infections that are basic challenges.’’

A nurse on the team, Mariam Ameh says she is proud to be part of the team.

“Initially it wasn’t encouraging but at the end we depleted all we came around with. As a whole the event was successful,” she says.

PeachAid Medical Initiative is all about helping women and children- Project Director

NkasiObim Nebo says the initiative is all about creating a clean and safe birthing environment for every pregnant woman and her child in mostly forgotten rural communities. Adding that it is purely a sacrificial gesture.

“We are a Community-based Humanitarian Organization. We work to reduce the incidence of infant and maternal morbidity and mortality in rural communities across Nigeria. We are achieving this by engaging in a wide range of interventions which includes medical outreaches, health education and advocacy activities.”

She says the direct beneficiaries are children under 5 years old, pregnant women and women of child-bearing age in rural communities.

“We also extend our intervention programs to pregnant women, Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) living in the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps, and also women living with Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), specifically in the Northern part of Nigeria.”

She explains why the initiative is so dear to her heart by giving startling statistics.

“Nigeria loses about 2,300 under five years old and 145 women of childbearing age in a day, making it the second largest contributor to the under-five and maternal mortality rate in the world. It is estimated that every 10 minutes, one woman dies on the account of pregnancy or childbirth in Nigeria, giving a total of 53,000 per year.

“Again, about 5.3 million children are born yearly in Nigeria, that is about 11,000 every day. Nigeria’s newborn death rate (neonatal mortality) which is 528 per day, is one of the highest in the world. The painful part is that the technologies needed to prevent most of these deaths exist, but still more than a quarter of the estimated 1 million children who die under the age of 5 are tagged by World Health Organization (WHO) as deaths caused by preventable diseases”

How does PMI bridge the gap?

“At PMI, all our humanitarian efforts are geared towards reducing the high rate of maternal and child death, resulting from health negligence and injustices due to lack of functional healthcare facilities to refer women with complications during delivery in rural communities, across Nigeria.

“To encourage justifiable changes, we engage in a wide range of activities including identifying Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and women that practice home delivery, train them on the proper use and disposal of our clean birthing kits, how to respond to minor complications when attending to delivery, and how to recognize danger signs and major complications and refer the women to the healthcare facilities where Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs) can be accessed. For health facilities, we include education on safe abortion and post-abortion care, family planning and obstetric care.”

She adds: “We carry out a household survey every quarter to evaluate the impact of the kits distributed. Results so far has shown that the use of our clean delivery kit joined with an educational intervention about the “six cleans” healthy behaviors needed for a safe delivery has had a positive effect on reducing both cord infection and puerperal sepsis…”



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http://aljazirahnews.com/index.php/2016/11/01/peachaid-brought-laughter-tudun-wada-community/

Edward Morel (1873-1924) was a French-born
British journalist and socialist who drew
attention to imperial abuses and led
a campaign against slavery in the Belgian Congo.
While working for a Liverpool shipping firm
in Brussels, Morel noticed that the ships
leaving Belgium for the Congo carried only guns,
chains, and ammunition, but no commercial goods,
and that ships arriving from the colony came back
full of valuable products such as rubber and ivory,
which led him to surmise that Belgian King
Leopold II's colony was exploitative and relied on
slave labor. Morel wrote
The Black Man’s Burden (1920), from
which the following excerpt is
taken,as a response to Rudyard Kipling’
s poem, “The White Man’s Burden.”
It is [the Africans] who carry the “Black man’s
burden.” They have not withered away before the
white man’s occupation. Indeed... Africa has ultima
tely absorbed within itself every Caucasian...
In hewing out for himself a fixed abode in Afri
ca, the white man has massacred the African in
heaps. The African has survived, and it is well
for the white settlers that he has.
In the process of imposing his political
dominion over the African, the white man has
carved broad and bloody avenues from one end of Af
rica to the other. The African has resisted,
and persisted.
For three centuries the white man seized
and enslaved millions of Africans and
transported them, with every circumstance of fero
cious cruelty, across the seas. Still the African
survived and, in his land of exile, multiplied exceedingly.
But what the partial occupation of his soil
by the white man has failed to do; what the
mapping out of European political “spheres of
influence” has failed to do; what the Maxim
[machine gun] and the rifle, the slave gang, labor
in the bowels of the earth and the lash, have
failed to do; what imported measles, smallpox a
nd syphilis have failed to do; what even the
oversea slave trade failed to do,
the power of modern
capitalistic exploi
tation, assisted by
modern engines of destruction, may
yet succeed in accomplishing.
For from the evils of the latter,
scientifically applied and enforced,
there is no escape for the African.
Its destructive effects are not spas
modic: they are permanent. In its permanence
resides its fatal consequences. It
kills not the body merely, but th
e soul. It breaks the spirit. It
attacks the African at every turn, from every point
of vantage. It wrecks
his polity, uproots him
from the land, invades his family life, destroys
his natural pursuits and
occupations, claims his
whole time, enslaves him in his own home...
In Africa, especially in tropi
cal Africa, which a capitalistic
imperialism threatens and has,
in part, already devastated, man is incapable
of reacting against unnatural conditions. In those
regions man is engaged in a perpetual struggle
against disease and an exhausting climate, which
tells heavily upon child-bearing; a
nd there is no scientific mach
inery for salving the weaker
members of the community. The African of the tr
opics is capable of tremendous physical labors.
But he cannot accommodate himself to the European
system of monotonous, uninterrupted labor,
with its long and regular hours,
involving, moreover, as it frequently does,
severance from natural surroundings and nostalgia
, the condition of melancholy resulting from
separation from home,
a malady to which the African is especially
prone. Climatic conditions forbid it. When the
system is forced upon him,
the tropical African droops and dies.
Nor is violent physical opposition to abuse
and injustice henceforth possible for the
African in any part of Africa.
His chances of effective
resistance have been steadily dwindling
with the increasing perfectibility in th
e killing power of modern armament...
Thus the African is really helpless agai
nst the material gods of the white man, as
embodied in the trinity of imperialism,
capitalistic-exploitation,
and militarism. If the white man
retains these gods and if he insi
sts upon making the African worshi
p them as assiduously as he
has done himself, the African will go the way of
the... Amerindian, ...the
aboriginal Australian,
and many more. And this would be at once a
crime of enormous magnitude, and a world
disaster...
To reduce all the varied and picturesque and
stimulating episodes in
savage life to a dull
routine of endless toil for uncomprehended ends,
to dislocate social ti
es and disrupt social
institutions; to stifle nascen
t desires and crush mental de
velopment; to graft upon primate
passions the annihilating evils of
scientific slavery, and the bestia
l imaginings of civilized man,
unrestrained by convention or law;
...to kill the soul in a peop
le – this is a crime which
transcends physical murder...
It is often argued that th
e agricultural... methods of
the African are capable of
improvement. The statement is
undoubtedly true. Itapplies with equal
force to the land of
Britain...Why, it is only since the
beginning of the 18th century th
at the rotation of crops has
been practiced in England! But the Kano farmer
s in Northern Nigeria have understood rotation
of crops and grass manuring for at
least five hundred years.
To advance such truisms as an
excuse for robbing the native comm
unities of their land, degrading
farmers in their own right to
the level of hired laborers urged
on by the lash,and conferring monopolistic
rights over the land
and its fruits to private cor
porations, is to make truth th
e stalking horse
of oppression and
injustice. The statement of fact
may be accurate. The claim put
forward on the strength of it is
purely predatory.
Those who urge this and kindred arguments onl
y do so to assist the realization of their
purpose. That purpose is clear. It is to make of
Africans all over Africa a
servile race; to exploit
African labor, and through African labor, the so
il of Africa for their
own exclusive benefit...
For a time it may be possible for the white
man to maintain a white civilization in the
colonizable, or partly colonizable
, areas of the African Continent
based on servile or semi-servile
labor: to build up a servile State.
But even there the attempt can
be no more than fleeting.
The days of Roman imperialism are done with forever.
Education sooner or later breaks all chains,
and knowledge cannot be kept from the African...
[When] he becomes alive to his power the
whole fabric of European domination will fall to
pieces in shame and ruin. From these failures
the people of Europe will suffer moral
and material damage of a far-reaching kind...
Why cannot the white imperial peoples,
acknowledging in some measure the injuries they
have inflicted upon the African, turn
a new leaf in their treatment of him? For nearly two
thousand years they have professed to be governed
by the teachings of Christ. Can they not begin
in the closing century of that era,
to practice what they profess –
and what their missionaries of
religion teach the African? Can they not
cease to regard the African
as a producer of dividends
for a selected few among their number, and begin
to regard him as a human being with human
rights? Have they made such a success of their
own civilization that they
can contemplate with
equanimity the forcing of all
its social failures upon Africa –
its hideous and devastating
inequalities, its pauperisms,
its senseless and destructive egoisms,
its vulgar and soulless
materialism? It is in their pow
er to work such good to Africa
– and such incalculable harm! Can
they not make up their minds that
their strength shall be used
for noble ends? Africa demands at
their hands, justice, and
understanding sympathy-not ill-informed sentiment.
And when these are dealt out to her she
repays a thousandfold...

The one sign you fear your manager is that you get nervous and feel sick whenever you need to meet with them.
So, what should you do if you ask yourself if you fear your boss and answer, "Yes, I am uncomfortable and afraid." Remember the following:
You have value
Your identity is not tied to your job. If you were to leave your role tomorrow, you would still have worth as an individual. That's hard to remember when you're speaking with your nasty boss and trying to keep your bearings. We often fear bad managers because they threaten our livelihoods -- our ability to pay rent, buy what we need, and advance our careers. Tell yourself that you did these things before and will again whether or not you ever see your boss again.
You deserve to be treated with respect
Throughout your career, you will likely meet office bullies who love to form cliques, mock others, and manipulate good people without helping them succeed. It hurts more when it's your boss. The key is to still behave with dignity. You can't control how other people act -- but you can control your own response. You can calmly explain to any peer or boss that you can handle feedback but expect it to be shared with dignity.
Your future is yours
Your boss does not define your self-worth -- and they will not be your boss forever. Don't give a bad boss power over you that they doesn't deserve. You have a unique opportunity to learn in the moment. Ask yourself what you dislike about their style and observe patterns of communication. You might be learning what not to do -- but that's okay. Sometimes, poor role models can be better teachers than strong ones.

Feeling sick at work is a surefire sign that something is terribly wrong. Every job has it's own stressful moments, but no job is worth sacrificing your long-term health.

For thousands of loyal employees like Emily, it can feel hopeless to fear the boss. The good news is that fear can be conquered. Even if you can't change your boss, you can still look deeply at the situation to find your way out.
Sometimes, after staring fear down, you can change yourself and your boss. And other times you realize that it's best to move on to a better-suited role with a more supportive leader. Tell yourself you're worth it -- and go get what you deserve.
Have you ever feared your boss so much it hurt?

http://chibuezeseth..com/2015/02/are-you-sabotaging-your-own-job-search.html

An over-qualified job candidate can easily be a value-added employee, bringing extra skills, experience, potential, and growth to your workplace. Disregarding these potential employees, who want to work for you, is seldom good business sense. Rather it may reflect a business that is static, a business that isn’t looking ahead, or perhaps even a business that believes it lacks the potential to keep such employees.
We are in a new business world. The ‘New Economy’ is slim, trim, and mean. The workforce is aging, with a quarter of the U.S. workforce being 55 or over in the next six years. It is a ‘World Economy’ with competitors both around the corner and across the globe, so you want and need more from your employees. Certainly you want to avoid job hoppers; a three month employee is a poor investment. But in the U.S. employees change jobs an average of every 3-5 years so don’t bank on long term investments either.
Would a person finding a great deal on a car say, "No, I budgeted for a car worth X dollars and this deal is much better so I will not take it”? How many parents say, "No, you are just a little too good to marry my child and I want them to aim a little lower"? Yet this seems to be the approach of many businesses today.
Skepticism is healthy, an over abundance of caution is not. If something seems too good to be true perhaps it is, but good breaks do happen especially in the ‘New Economy.’ A smart business will get the best employee possible. And the best employee brings value-added worth to the table.
We have all heard the speculation that "He is over-qualified!" or "She will get bored with the job!" or "They will probably move on quickly." These words suggest an employer has not taken into account how the position, or their business, can be expanded. It implies they don't have much faith in their organization being compelling enough to keep their employees engaged or wanting to grow their department, the business, or themselves. Sadly, it does suggest a philosophy that it is sufficient to plug someone into a system without enough thought as to how the system can be improved.
Yes, they might leave. But they might stay. Keeping a great employee can be a challenge for an employer. It may be part of the price for having and maintaining a great team.
When half of employees turn over every four years is it really too great a risk to say, "What if they stay for three years but I think they are bright and inventive enough to permanently raise the bar for the position by 10 or 20 percent?” You might be afraid they will tire of the particular job in two years, but they will know your business and may be ready to be promoted up a level, as an experienced and proven employee, should the need arise.
There are a dozen reasons why an over-qualified employee might be best for your firm, contributing what is asked of their job description while exercising other skills as extra resources. Perhaps they are passionate about the type of job, or business, or your specific company. My two best jobs underpaid but offered less tangible rewards to me that others did not value. Perhaps your company offers a breath of fresh air or a special stability to them. Perhaps the employee’s partner earns most of what they need, but your benefits package is their big payoff. Perhaps the job you posted is the one that will just make it easy for them to crawl out of bed in the morning.
When your team comes to you and says, "We have identified a great candidate," ask these critical questions:
1) Did we have anyone apply who you considered over-qualified? If not, why is our company not attracting stronger candidates?
2) What value-added skills would these over-qualified candidates bring? Can they do other projects for us? Have you considered what they can do to expand our business? Can we hand them other duties off our ‘Wish List’?
3) Why label someone as over-qualified rather than feel they could add value to our enterprise? Is this simply an over abundance of caution?
And the most important question:
4) Would you bring me any over-qualified resumes so I can make a quick review of them before we make a decision?
Yes, having a short term employee can be disruptive and expensive; that is a loss. An employee who does the job, and just the job, is neither a gain nor a loss; that is business as usual. Having employees who bring extra value to your company is a business growth opportunity.
The truth is you can't be sure why someone is applying for a particular job any more than you can be sure someone will flourish in the position. Every new hire is a question mark. But if you hire the employee bringing value-added skills to the table you are probably taking a good business risk. Imagine all your employees able to give what you currently consider 115%. Now imagine where that puts your business five years from now (the answer is a whopping 201%).
Over-qualified equals value-added equals a darn good business practice

http://chibuezeseth..com/2015/02/over-qualified-vs-value-added-short-and.html

Hey—now is the time to stop dreaming and start accomplishing. Time to grow up and get going. Your exciting 20s will soon be gone and your practical 30s will start.
Your 30s are a special time: There are complications but there are achievements. There are challenges but there are winning moments. There are cliches but there is new found organization and clarity. One thing is for sure. If you have the right attitude, your 30s will be wonderful. It’s the phase of life where your personal growth will see its peak. The mistakes you made and the experience you gained in your 20s will only polish you.
Here are 10 signs of happiness and why you should celebrate and welcome your wonderful 30s with sparkling smile on your face.
1. You don’t care what other people think about you

In your 20s you rebelled against everything—even things you secretly liked.Themessage was: stop trying to guide me. You told your folks that you weren’t a teenager anymore. You started making your own decisions about what you want from life in life. There were a lot of things you wanted to say “no” to.
If that describes you in your 20s, it’s a good sign that you’ll stop seeking approval from other people so much in your 30s. In fact, you’ll find that you have to stop. If you do, you’ll be an independent and confident person in your 30s. Maybe you’ve made your share of mistakes but you’ve learned your lessons.
2. You finally discover what your dream job is

If you’re not happy in your late 20s with your job or the way things are turning out in your career, it’s pretty normal. Maybe you weren’t clear back in college about the academic path that would resonate with you, or you discovered your passion late. Or maybe you landed a job just because you managed to impress the interviewer. You wanted enough cash to pay the bills, go out, and enjoy your twenties. Eventually—finally—you figured out what/where you actually want to be professionally.
You’ll now strive hard to make that dream come true in your 30s. You’ll learn to plan your career moves and settle for nothing less than your ideal job.
3. You actually care about 401(k)s and savings plans

In your late 20s, you start to repent some of that impulse shopping you did, or the money you exhausted on booze and weekend getaways. Your dream assets are used to be a fancy bike, limited edition designer jackets, high heel stilettos, or a Louis Vuitton collection. Now you want to buy a beautiful house or your dream car. But are running out of finances.
That’s why you’ll plan your 30s fantastically. You’ll be financially more stable by saving a huge chunk of your income to support your dream asset. Maybe you’ll even learn how to manage a 401(k) or buy a retirement plan.
4. You stop kidding around

You’ve started avoiding clubbing, partying and binge drinking on weekdays. You’re not in the mood to upset your boss with hungover mistakes or with drowsy eyes the next morning.
You are settling into a life track. You now make sure to do certain things only on weekends. Or even better, you decide to spend your weekends doing more interesting things. Once you hit your 30s you’re going to rock in your professional life.
5. You figure out health is the way to wealth

Even in your 20s, with all the fun and bingeing, you might start getting concerned about your waistline. But hitting the gym or jogging every day still looks like something for losers.
Sooner or later though, you’ll start thinking about making your workouts fun. You’ll want to be more fit only because you love your body. Weekend hiking, swimming, sports like baseball, rugby, or roller derby—they all start to sound amazing. You’ll be much more creative about how you exercise in your 30s!
6. You are wise and responsible

Falling short with finances for your dream asset, major considerations on relationships or extending your family, not fitting into your sexy outfits—all these things may have started worrying you but are actually good for your 30s!
You will slowly but steadily stop draining your pockets. You will do your laundry regularly rather than buying new underwear every month. You will learn to cook yourself healthy meals to avoid extra calories and save some money. You’ll be wiser and responsible winning hearts of your loved ones.
7. You travel the world for insights

You’re traveling east and west, north and south. You’re exploring the world by visiting different countries, looking at nature, experiencing cultures and getting to know people.
Great! You’re only adding to your personal library of knowledge and insights. You’ll be able to understand life and its values. You’ll get a clear picture of your life in your wonderful 30s. A better person, a better parent, a better employee/employer. And more importantly, you’ll be a better soul.
Conclusion: You might feel like you are going to have terrible years ahead because you’re on the verge of turning 30! But the good news is you’ll actually feel otherwise.
You will tantalize yourself, you’ll know yourself a little more, you’ll learn to appreciate yourself and also you’ll learn to teach yourself lessons at times. If this is not enough to keep your spirits high while you’re stepping into a new decade, then just keep adding to your already-rich experiences.
http://chibuezeseth..com/2015/02/7-signs-your-30s-are-going-to-be-awesome.html

Do tough bosses really get more out of their people? Of course they get short-term results, but do they really help a company win in the long run?
We’d say yes and yes. But how tough a boss seems may well depend on your own performance. There can be little debate about the fact that top performers with great results tend to worry and complain a lot less about tough bosses than those struggling to meet expectations. That may sound tough itself, but it’s reality.
Now, let’s talk about the meaning of tough. Without doubt, there are tough bosses who are nothing more than bullying, power-drunk jerks, and they’re brutal to work for. They callously push their people, take credit when things go right, point fingers when they don’t, and generally are very stingy with praise and rewards. They can also be moody, political, manipulative, secretive, outright mean, or all of the above. Of course, sometimes these tough bosses get good results. But it’s rarely for long. At any decent company, they are removed or they self-destruct, whichever comes first.
At the other of the spectrum, and equally as damaging to the business, are the “Is everybody happy?” bosses. Yes, they may be enjoyable to work for — getting paid was never so easy! — but their spinelessness typically translates into mediocre results. Why? At least three basic sins are at work:
· These “nice” bosses treat everyone with the same wimpiness
· They explain away misses without meting out consequences
· They change direction according to the needs and wishes of the last person in their office. In a word, they have no edge.
Somewhere between the two extremes, and probably closer to the hard end than the soft, are bosses who define the notion of tough the right way, and because of that manage to get strong, long-term performance from their people. It is not going too far to say that such bosses are actually the heroes of business, not the villains. They might not make everyone feel warm and fuzzy, but their good results create a healthy, fair work environment where people and the company prosper, where there is job security for employees who perform well, and value for shareholders. What more could you want?
To these types of bosses, tough means tough-minded. They set clear, challenging goals. They connect those goals with specific expectations. They conduct frequent, rigorous performance reviews. They reward results accordingly, with the most praise and the highest bonuses going to the most effective contributors and commensurate compensation levels distributed down the line, ending with nothing for nonstarters. They are relentlessly candid, letting everyone know where they stand and how the business is doing. Every single day, good tough bosses stretch people. They ask for a lot, and they expect to get it.
Does that make them hard to work for? Of course. But here’s where individual performance comes into play. If you’re up to the challenge, working for a tough boss can be incredibly energizing because you achieve in ways you never thought you could. However, if a tough boss raises the bar to a point where you are out of your league, then you’re likely to hate the experience. And if human nature is any guide, chances are you won’t blame yourself. You’ll blame the “tough” boss.
The point is: There are good tough bosses and bad ones, and which is which is often in the eye of the beholder. Again, we’re not talking about the egregious cases of jerk bosses who berate and belittle their people. Everyone hates them, and they deserve universal loathing.
We’re talking about bosses who operate in the middle ground — bosses who are tough but fair, push hard but reward in equal measure, and who give it to you straight.Weak performers usually wish these bosses would go away. People who want to win seek them out.

http://chibuezeseth..com/2015/02/best-advice-tough-boss-or-bad-boss-by.html

So much for prophesy and attention. Anyway, It's between them and the God / god that reveals these things to them.

And we call Mr President all manner of names in this country and still nothing happens.

Some people are really special breed.

I have been using nhis since 2011. The general impression all of us have in the office is that, If u are seriously sick. Better go to a hospital where u will pay money and be treated properly. These hospitals, because they know that u are not paying instant cash, they tend to treat u with levity. A personal experience, I was made to sign a whooping 15000 naira for malaria treatment. I wasn't even given bed. Just an injection. The next time I was sick, I just went to a pharmacy shpoint and bought an ACT. Summary is, the poor attitude of hospital attendants to NHIS patients is very discouraging and If this initiative must thrive, this issue must be addressed As a matter of urgency.

Thank u

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what the writer is trying to achieve is that most persons because they are physically being monitored tends to get distracted while on conference calls which ultimately negates the whole essence of the conference

Feeling like conference calls are a waste of time? It might be because a whopping 65 percent of people admitted to doing other work during the call, according to a new survey from Intercall.

The survey also revealed that more than half of respondents are eating or making food while on a conference call, 47 percent are using the restroom, and 25 percent are playing video games. No wonder we’re getting nothing useful accomplished!

Why Can’t We Pay Attention?

Office workers spend an average of four hours per week in meetings. Not surprisingly, these same workers reported feeling like half of that time is wasted. Managers feel the same way, admitting that between 25 and 50 percent of their time in meetings was a waste.

A review of studies on the productivity of meetings revealed why workers don’t feel the need to pay attention: while they are critical to workflow in a lot of industries, they are also drains on productivity.

How to Improve the Conference Call...and Our Attention Spans

With everyone joining from a different location, enforcing any kind of hard-and-fast rules can be a challenge. However, we can take a cue from those who are efficient at holding meetings and consider the following tips for conference calls:

Keep it brief. Do you really need an hour? This may lead your attendees to fill the entire time slot just for the sake of it, and lead to them trying to multitask instead of truly participating. Reduce the length of your meetings to 30 minutes or less.
Maintain a strict schedule. Always begin at the stated time, regardless of whether everyone has arrived, and end the meeting on time, even if you haven't completed your agenda.
Limit attendees. Think of your meetings as VIP events; as a rule, try for five people or less.
Come prepared. Quick and effective meetings fly out the window when people arrive without the appropriate materials or a list of talking points. If you’re meeting virtually, email out the agenda in advance, along with the links/documents that will be necessary for an efficient meeting.
By paring down participants and the amount of time needed, hopefully we can all hang up the phone on our conference call quicker and avoid zapping our productivity.

What do you think? What’s your experience with conference calls? Do you have any tips you would add?

My dear, Pastor did not say, the person should not come to church, but that the ushers will help you cover up properly. that means a form of clothing like a wrapper will be provided to you to cover up with.

That is totally different from your line of reasoning.

When i have time to talk about our bodies being the temple of the Lord, i will let you know.

Take care.

BabaGnoni: Some "churches" are worse than clubs
- these adjectives do not necessarily apply to this "church"
but most "churches" are hypocrites and a den of thieves

The church is not the physical building
Making a mountain out of a molehill is the joke
I bet King David too would have loved to abolish bathing after the Bathsheba incident

What happens to your church, (i.e. as in yourself as part of the body of Christ) when mini-skirts walks past or approaches it
Or you've abolished every walking by mini-skirts in vicinity of it

You don't need a abolish sledgehammer to crack a nut
Give good teachings and explanations, then if not immediately, with time, conformity will follow

So church should be turned into a club because we need to endure temptation?

Am sure you are joking

BabaGnoni: No, the use of mini-skirts and high-heeled shoes should not be abolished in Nigerian churches.
The neck is more the reason, each has one, to turn head elsewhere with, in order to look away or not look at all.

God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation.
Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
- James 1:12 NLT

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation:
for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life,
which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- James 1:12 KJ Bible

How blessed is the man who endures temptation!
When he has passed the test, he will receive the victor's crown of life that God has promised to those who keep on loving him
- James 1:12 ISV

Tuberclosis

Sirpc: thanks for ur effort, pls, what is TB?

Ohakim tried it and failed. same way Rochas will fail if he does not retrace his steps.

FreeGlobe: how will lose when he can also rig like APGA did. incumbency

Very simply, the employer is asking you to itemize your competencies that relate to the job. if you have previous work experiences that you think will impact on the company, go ahead and state them, and tell them how similar things you have done previously in your former organization have built your experience which you believe will influence your impact in their organization.

if you don't have any previous experience, count on your personal attributes like strong sense of integrity, if it is accounting related position. ability to learn and adapt to new challenges etc.

Over all, don't forget those things you wrote on your CV as your personal skills. they are relevant here.

Goodluck.

Yeahhh That is it, my Pastor.

U know how this country operates, the presidency will liase with some top members of the parliament and push through those resolutions that favour their interest and abandon the others. All they wanted was a platform to push for some of these reforms, they couldn't do it from the national assembly, they set up a side assembly to push those resolutions from there.

Most importantly, the presidency was becoming increasingly unpopular among the populace, what he did was to use this CONFAB forum to bring in more people into their payroll and it gradually paid off. A lot of cry cry babies were shot up.

In all, the CONFAB will end up producing another report for another committee to be set up to review and come up with a white paper for another committee to review and the cycle continues

Jan 25 Abuja

Under APC, Rochas will lose in Imo Gubernatorial election. There is no two ways about it. They will play tribal politics on him and it will work. same fate that befell Ngige will catch up with him. Let him quickly do his mathematics well and come up with a stand before it is too late for him.