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DanIndia:
Congratulations on knocking CCNA off. All the best with CCNP

Thanks Bro, I spent the whole of yesterday setting up my gns 3 and downloading some router images. Please can you recommend any good ccnp books for a Bro. Thanks

This whole writeup looks like "The perfect guy" movie script...

Hi, been following this thread for a long time, wrote and passed my ccna exam yesterday. Wrote the exam with a vexed mind after been pissed off by someone which almost made me fail. Thank God i passed. Started studying for my ccnp though.

Please can anyone help me with router iOS images, tutorial videos and ebooks, I have been having issues setting up my gns3. I live in Lagos. Thanks

please, i will need the books also. my email address is ibegbud@gmail.com

kanu no 9? very soon someone will come on this forum to say messi plays 2(right back)... @OP, get ur fact right...

i have a friend who are triplet (last born) but the funny part is that their first born are twins,second born are twins while they are the last born (triplet) total 7 children

"Why do you squeeze your face like an early morning shit"... i told a lady this and she didnt talk to me for 5months "Why do you squeeze your face like an early morning shit"... i told a lady this and she didnt talk to me for 5months

After watching all the teams and players display their skills and experiencesin this just concluded Fifa world cup,
my best player of the tournament is Bastian schweinsteiger
My worst player of the tournament is Mikel Obi...

4. Psychology: As soon as the germans scored their 1st goal, the brazilians became psychologically down cos the goal was d least dey were expecting this is why i dont blame mourinho who has 2professional sports psychology to psych d playerd b4 starting a match

**more to come in the morning... good night

What really went wrong (Brasil vs Germany)...
Overtime, we've seen different countries displaying different football skills, formation and even winning with a wide goal margin, in this write up, i will look at what really happened.
1. Massive defence, massive attack: This is a football technique that has been in use for a very long time which involves the attackers assisting the defence during opponents offence and the defence assisting the attack during the teams offence thereby making the team look as if they have 10attackers and 10 defenders and have produced great result for teams.. Ex. Bayern munich against Barca in the champions league that ended 7-0, Germany vs Portugal in this years world cup that ended 4-0 and the just concluded Brazil vs Germany match.
2. Your Defence starts from the midfield: this is one of the things Stephen Keshi didnt consider when he was selecting his teams which made d teams so vulnerable as soon as Onazi was injured.. But in todays match, we saw the Germans playing 3 defensive midfielders (Schweisteiger, Khedira and Kroos) who can as well play an offensive role with 2of them scoring. In orderwords, before brasil can reach the defence, they have to go through the 3defensive midfielders which was a hard nut to crack
3. Dante: i have never been a fan a this player, lik a journalist said "He is the mikel of Brasil". He is slow, does nt know how to communicate with his partner (Luiz) as both of them were always moving out at the same time leaving the defence line open, he is slow to read games and opponents passes, his function was to mark muller but failed woefully as he was outplayed by muller
3. Play from the flank: The Germans knowkng that they couldnt break the brasilians from the middle due to the combination of gustavo and fernandinho used the flanks as both marcelo and maicon were always overlapping thus heaping more pressure on the already collapsed defence.

Jerry: Hi my love (Loretta u), i was coming from Abuja dis morning when i saw a lovely lady selling this flower at the airport so i decided to buy it for you cos i know you wil love it **stretches out his hands**

Loretta u: Shuooo, c dis mumu guy o, na flower i won chop, u no c kilishi 4dat place wey u buy d flower abi na flower i go chop? Abegi go sell d flower use the money buy me recharge card, mtchewwww... Jerry ko, Jeremiah ni...

It was all about Cristiano Ronaldo. Some 45,000
Real Madrid fans donned masks on Wednesday
night to pay tribute to the Portuguese, while the
ultras at the Santiago Bernabeu called for the
Ballon d'Or to be awarded to their star man. But
like Lionel Messi for Barcelona the night before,
Ronaldo was absent through injury.
Messi's problem is more serious, with the
Argentine currently out until next year with a
hamstring injury. Ronaldo, though, was forced to
sit out when he had hoped to impress one last
time as Ballon d'Or voting closed on Friday. The
game's two finest footballers have almost always
been available over the last few seasons, but
suddenly - and coincidentally - they were both
missing at the same time.
So how did their teams cope without them?
Both Barca and Madrid have come to depend
greatly upon the pair in recent seasons and why
wouldn't they? Take the best player out of any
team and that side will likely lack something.
When that player is one of the world's finest, a
void becomes inevitable.
Barcelona were looking to equal a club record
season start by chalking up a 21st game without
defeat to match the mark set by Pep Guardiola's
great team in 2011-12, but the Catalans fell for
the first time under Gerardo Martino (2-1) in what
was their first official meeting against Ajax in
Amsterdam.
To be fair to Barca, Messi is only one of a
number of first-team players currently sidelined,
with full-backs Adriano, Dani Alves and Jordi Alba
all out of the trip to the Dutch capital, along with
goalkeeper Victor Valdes and forwards Alexis
Sanchez and Cristian Tello.
Nevertheless, it was still a strong side out at the
Amsterdam ArenA , with Carles Puyol, Gerard
Pique and Javier Mascherano in defence, Xavi and
Andres Iniesta in midfield and Cesc Fabregas,
Pedro and Neymar further forward.
Pushed back by a high-tempo Ajax team,
however, Barca struggled from the outset, found
themselves two down at the break and were
unable to turn things around despite a fortunate
penalty (the foul on Neymar was committed
outside the area) and playing the last 41 minutes
with an extra man after Joel Veltman's dismissal.
With Messi absent, there was very little going on
in attack and Neymar - for all his assists and
goals against domestic opposition - is yet to net
in the Champions League.
So while a Barca team playing against 10 ended
up losing for the first time in 2013-14, Madrid
without Ronaldo were faced with an uphill
struggle as they were reduced to 10 themselves in
the home match against Galatasaray on
Wednesday. With Ramos red-carded and
Cristiano watching on from the stands, the
outlook appeared bleak.
But others stepped up. Gareth Bale blasted home
a fantastic free-kick, while Alvaro Arbeloa
provided improbable inspiration with a goal and
an assist for Angel Di Maria and Isco added a
quite sublime fourth to ensure a comfortable
night (and a 4-1 victory).
Ajax, arguably, are a stronger side than
Galatasaray, while Madrid were at home and
Barca away, but on the midweek evidence, Real
coped better without Ronaldo than the Blaugrana
minus Messi. And given that the Argentine will be
missing for longer, that is some cause for
concern in Catalunya.

By Ben Hayward

www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4082/editorial/2013/11/30/4443824/barcelona-still-messi-dependent-as-madrid-cope-without

Who would you choose btw this strikers: Radamel Falcao vs Robin Van Persie? Luis Suarez
vs Sergio Aguero?
and if u are told to replace a striker with another striker, who would you replace and with whom??

amyg: @lacum,thank u 4 telling d truth.so how much is d fee 4 ordination?

You dnt pay for the ordination, it is taken care of mosttimes by d church or a community of friends or well wishers..

amyg: @lacum,thank u 4 telling d truth.so how much is d fee 4 ordination?

Sis Amy, frm wot i ve read so far, i noticed dat u only care abt d money being paid but u dnt want 2no wot its being used 4. spendin 10mil nd above on reception, gown nd hall rentage, food nd drinks, honeymoon 2dubai 2u is nt "Extortion" but suporting d church wit a stipend is termed "extortion", logically, it doesnt sound right. U once mentiond dat u r paid #10k during oda peoples weddin, ve u askd urself who is payin dat bill, d church or d couple? if its d couple, dey y do u wnt yours 2b diff? i once read a story of a couple who got married in 1of d outstations of their parish there in d north. the outstation was choosen, y? because we learnt that d couples could not afford transportin themselves, parents, relatives and friends due to high cost of transportation nd distance between d parish and the outstation, but d parish decided to go d other way round ie transport d priest, alter servants, choirs etc to d outstation wit d couple paying nothing.. now if u ask me, how was d bill paid? through the common collection, support and "extorted" money "comfortable" people lik dat your friend paid during their own weddin....
If u ask me, i dnt see any reasonable and logical need for this kind of thread except that ur aim is to paint d catholic church black rather than ask ur parish priest or ur bishop if u really seek answers to your question... Shalom

Fruitless Topic....

St Padre Pio... My patron saint....

St Padre Pio... My patron saint....

I was havin a discussion wit a Jehover Witnesser today on some topics. During our discussion, he said something dat rily surprised me... He said "Jesus became king in heaven in 1914" nd wanted to used d bible as backup bt 4got whr it was written bt promised to come bak nxt wik.... nw d tin nw is dat, was thr a date wen Jesus became king in heaven nd y mst it be the year Nigeria was almagamated??

pls bro.. i wil also need the material.. my email address is daontop@yahoo.com... God bless u..

If u r goin 2compare btw d 2playrs... use dis criterias
1. Shot accuracy
2. Finesse
3. Team player
4. Free kick accuracy
5. team player
6. Speed
7. Who can score wit any part of thr body.
8. Game changer
9. Selflessness... Plays for others to score
etc...#u can add more

wots ur definition of "COMPLETE"
is it d no of of individual medals and troupies won by d 2 playes or d no of goals scored 4 thr respective teams or thr impact in d team... if u ask me, both r gud @ wot dey do bt i wil go 4 ronaldo because d guy is a complete athlete.. he can play nd score wit both legs jst as we saw in dat 3rd goal against galatasary, he can nod (he has a higher jump power dan messi), he is faster dan messi(some may doubt) bt his probs r he is mosstimes selfish and he gets fustratd easily.. but 4 messi, messi is a game changer; he can play witout a skipper ie d no10 shirt guy(ronaldo mosstyms cant), he is vry articulate, he hardly losses d ball, he passes wen needs b( not 4 ronaldo, he wil wnt 2 dribble), he doesnt go 4 personal glory( unlike ronaldo)... #more 2com... mke i open football encyclopedia..

abeg i missed ur initial king gesture. I wil b d most hapi if u can share d queston wit me also.. my email address is daontop@yahoo.com.. thx alot

superior1: Galatians 5:16

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Stil defendn wot is obvious??

**Shit on d thread nd leave thru d backdoor**

babestell: But really in this age and time when people have become very selfish and self gratification is the order of the day, there is need for a little mortification to bring you back to your senses. Self imposed suffering is an avenue for you to learn to appreciate what you have. How much more when you do it because you desire to be closer to God. A common form is fasting. But you can desire to mortify in other means eg walking Instead of taking the bus.

My nephew in pry 1 read dis beautiful.write up nd understood it immediately, hw much more an adult wit hairs scatterd over his chest nd armpit

From the english children dictionary, Mortification simply means discipline oneself (body, mind, appetite etc), by supressing bad desires or act... while
Penance is a VOLUNTARY self-impound punishment for a sinful act of wrong doin...
@OP smtyms i 1da if its ur hatred 4 d catholic church dat clouds ur reasonin or u fail 2carry out research b4 gettin 2a logical conclusion...***no offence intended***...

It beta u channel ur tym nd efforts on beta tins dan wot u ve bin doin... Peace b wit thou..

Tablet Man: Great Storm Shall Rise Against The Pillar Of Faith But Won't Pull It Down- Pope John Paul II
God In His Infinite Mercy Guide And Protect The Catholic Church And Christians At Large... Amen

Amen bro..

bionicdude: pls ban o.p serioustically

bro, ytically?

Syncan: Acts 15:28 "It has pleased us and the Holy Spirit...."


Authority!

dats it is bro.... Authority

Double27: you know Fr. Asadu?

Yes i do... One of my very good friend..

Homily on the Solemnity of Immaculate Conception
BY Fr. Samson Ejiofor Asadu

THE IMPPLICATIONS OF THE DOGMA OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY FOR THE MARIAN DEVOTEES

Thesis: The Blessed Virgin Mary was Conceived without Stain of Original Sin: Pope Pius IX in the Bull, Ineffabilis Deus (Dec 8, 1854), Promulgated, “The Most Holy Virgin Mary was, in the first moment of her conception, by a unique gift of grace and privilege of the Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of humankind, preserved from all stain of Original Sin.”

A Thematic Summary of Ineffabilis Deus

In 1854, Pope Pius IX, in the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Dei, declared Mary's Immaculate Conception to be dogma. This means that God did not alowl any stain of Original Sin caused by the fall of Adam and Eve to touch the Blessed Virgin Mary, right from the moment of her conception. Pope Pius IX did not invent the Dogma of Immaculate Conception. Rather, he was affirming a belief which is revealed in the Sacred Scripture and held by many Christians that came before him, from East and West, that Mary was conceived free of the stain of original sin, on account of Christ's work. God caused this Immaculate Conception in order to render Mary a pure vessel to bear God-made-flesh. The Pope defined the Dogma of Immaculate Conception accordingly:

1. The Pope taught that the supreme reason for preserving the Blessed Virgin Mary from the stains of Original Sin was the choice of her to become the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Savour of Mankind. The Supreme reason of her Divine Maternity implies that Mary was conceived immaculately not because of any merit of hers, but the immunity from Original Sin was given to her by a singular exemption from a universal law through the same merits of Jesus Christ by which other men and women are cleansed from sin by Baptism and this was in view of the work for which God will use her.

2. The Catholic Church has consistently celebrated the original innocence of the august virgin in solemn acts. Thus, the feast of the Conception of Mary started as early as 5th century AD.

3. When it comes to matters of faith and moral, the Roman Church is taken to be the mother and teacher of all Churches and in this regard the Roman Church has always preserved this doctrine right from its institution.

4. It has been a universal profession of eminent theologians, bishops and lay faithful, “that Mary, the most holy Mother of God, by virtue of the foreseen merits of Christ, our Lord and Redeemer, was never subject to original sin, but was completely preserved from the original taint, and hence she was redeemed in a manner more sublime.”

5. The Fathers and experts in Sacred Scripture had in many ways shown “the Virgin’s supreme sanctity, dignity, and immunity from all stain of sin and her renowned victory over the most foul enemy of the human race.”

5.1 The Protoevangelium, “I will put enmity between you and the woman....” shows the cooperation of Mary as the new Eve.

5.2 Noah’s Ark is shown as a figure of Mary as that built by divine command and which escaped from the common shipwreck of the whole world (Gen.6:9).

5.3 Relying on some other portions of the Sacred Scripture: Jacob’s Ladder (Gen.28:12); the burning bush (Ex 3:2); the impregnable tower (Song of Songs 4:4); the inviolable garden (Song of Songs 4:12); the resplendent city of God (Ps. 87:1) and very many other biblical types, “the Father taught that the exalted dignity of the Mother of God, her spotless innocence and her sanctity unstained by any fault, had been prophesied in a wonderful manner.” They also used words of the prophets to celebrate the original innocence of the Virgin “as the spotless dove, as the holy Jerusalem, as the exalted throne of God, as the ark and house of holiness which Eternal Wisdom built, and as that Queen who, abounding in delights and leaning on her Beloved, came forth from the mouth of the Most High, entirely perfect, beautiful, most dear to God and never stained with the least blemish”.

5.4 In the New Testament, the angel Gabriel greeted Mary as “full of grace” and Elizabeth under the influence of the Holy Spirit saluted Mary as the most blessed (Lk. 1:28, 42). These NT testimonies show that she was full of sanctifying grace which others get at Baptism. Thus she became the first beneficiary of the salvation wrought by her Divine Son.

6. The Blessed Virgin Mary is often compared with Eve to show that she is the New Eve. Thus she is the opposite of the Old Eve, “Eve listened to the serpent with lamentable consequences; she fell from original innocence and became his slave. The most Blessed Virgin, on the contrary, ever increased her original gift, and not only ever lent an ear to the serpent, but by divinely given power she utterly destroyed the force and dominion of the evil one”. It is a contradiction in terms that such a figure should come from a corrupted and tainted root. According to St Augustine, it is not only that she is free from Original Sin but that “when one treats of sin, the holy virgin Mary is not even to be mentioned; for to her more grace was given than was necessary to conquer sin completely.”

7. Considering the many petitions from the bishops, priests, religious, lay faithful and even emperors and kings beseeching the Apostolic See to define as a dogma of the Catholic faith the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Pius IX took some steps to that effect:

7.1 He established a congregation of the cardinals and experts in Sacred Scripture to examine the issue.

7.2 He sent out letters to all the bishops of the Catholic Church to find out what the piety of their faithful was in regard to the Immaculate Conception.

7.3 All agreed and asked the Pope to define the dogma of Immaculate Conception. The Pope himself, having prayed and fasted, made the following declaration:

By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, for the honor of the Holy and undivided Trinity, for the glory and adornment of the Virgin Mother of God, for the exaltation of the Catholic Faith, and for the furtherance of the Catholic religion, by the authority of Jesus Christ our Lord, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own: "We declare, pronounce, and define that the doctrine which holds that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instance of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin, is a doctrine revealed by God and therefore to be believed firmly and constantly by all the faithful.

This is the Dogma of Immaculate Conception, 156 years now! QED! Recent documents of the Church merely reiterate the definition of Pius IX. (Cf. Vatican II, Lumen gentium, 56 and The Catechism of the Catholic Church nos. 491-492)



Some Important Conclusions/Implications:

The Divine Election and Elevation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: God sent the Angel Gabriel to a young woman called Mary to announce to her that she has been favoured by the Most High. She gave her fiat and the Word took flesh in her womb. This is equally a turning point in the history of humanity, namely, that The Son of God through whom all was made (even the Blessed Virgin Mary was made through Him) became the Son of a mortal! This marks a great moment for the Blessed Virgin Mary: that her name has become inseparable from the history of man’s salvation. Some say that she is just an instrument, a kind of envelop, used by God to send His message to the world of mortals, after all, God could have chosen any other woman for the same work. Why then make noise about the Blessed Virgin Mary?! There is nothing impossible for God. Yes, God could have used any person. Yet she prepared the Blessed Virgin for her co-operation in the Christ's work of salvation. Supposing she said no, that would not have thwarted the plan of God. God could have carried out His plan by preparing another person for the same work. But as we have it now, we are not in a hypothetical situation; the fact is that she did not say no! If the Blessed Virgin Mary were not the mother of Jesus, probably the history of salvation would have been silent about her. Supposing God chose another virgin by the name Ngozi, then we should have been talking about the Blessed Virgin Ngozi! But at this point of fact, not hypothesis, we have no other option since God has chosen Mary. A look at the natural biological birth of all of us convinces us to say that there is no need really for the hair-splitting question in the first place. Basic logic of natural births should inform any questioner that the fact that another person could still have been his/her mother, does not in any way impinge on the fact that his/her mother remains his/her mother. Then, why would the Virgin Mary be silenced? In discussing the fact that Christ was born of a woman, would it be wrong to say who the woman is or how the birth came about? What is wrong in honouring the mother of the God-man, when many people ''worship'' the mothers of governors, presidents, president's wives, governor's wives, legislooters etc; for mere ephemeral favours? Is it not time, less time is wasted on explaining what is so clear; except to those really ignorant of the faith, and not the many misanthropists? One day, “a man of God” visited a home and met a small girl and her parents were not at home. While he was waiting for her parents to come back, the “man of God” asked the little child to say some prayers and she started, “Hail Mary, full of grace…..” The “man of God” interrupted her and said, “STOP! I do not want to hear about her, please recite any other prayer!” The girl obeyed and started the Creed, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the power the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary….” At the mention of her name, the “man of God” interrupted again, “STOP! There she comes again! Now stop all these catholic prayers, can you tell me any story about Jesus Christ.” “Yes, I can”, the little girl replied with enthusiasm, “When Jesus was twelve, He got lost in the Temple, the parents searched for him for three days; thinking He has been kidnapped. At last they found Him in the Temple where He was listening to the great teachers of the Law and answering their questions. His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary treasured all these…” The “man of God” shouted, “Why? She always comes into your prayers or story. Can you go to the Old Testament?” The little girl rather than tell any biblical story from the Old Testament asked the man of God, “In our last Bible Knowledge class, we were taught that Isaiah Prophesised that a virgin will conceive and born the Messiah. Please, tell me, who was that Virgin, what is her name?” The “man of God” became impatient with the little girl and went away angrily! Two days later, the man of God came back to see the girl’s parents. The little girl saw him and said, “Man of God” let me say some prayers for you.” The man simply looked at her and went in to see her parents. The first thing he said to the girl’s parents was, “From my conversation with your little daughter, I have come to the conclusion that since God chose the Blessed Virgin Mary and she consented, any sincere profession of faith in the humanity of Jesus cannot sincerely neglect Mary. At least, every Christian, Catholic or non-Catholic, and in fact, even atheist who studies the Christian religion merely as a science, whether he/she honours Mary or not, confesses that the Word of God made man was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She must always come in as long as we believe or discuss the humanity of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. I declare with joy that your little daughter has made me a Catholic.” YOU TOO CAN CONVERT ONE PERSON!

2. The Pope did not end with the dogmatic definition. He stated his hope that by this definition, the fire of the devotion to the Blessed and Immaculate Virgin Mary shall be enkindled: “Let all the children of the Catholic Church, who are so very dear to us, hear these words of ours. With a still more ardent zeal for piety, religion and love, let them continue to venerate, invoke and pray to the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, conceived without original sin. Let them fly with utter confidence to this most sweet Mother of mercy and grace in all dangers, difficulties, needs, doubts and fears. Under her guidance, under her patronage, under her kindness and protection, nothing is to be feared; nothing is hopeless. Because, while bearing toward us a truly motherly affection and having in her care the work of our salvation, she is solicitous about the whole human race. And since she has been appointed by God to be the Queen of heaven and earth, and is exalted above all the choirs of angels and saints, and even stands at the right hand of her only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, she presents our petitions in a most efficacious manner. What she asks, she obtains. Her pleas can never be unheard.”

3. Mary prayed and waited for the will of God and not her own will. So we not only pray through Mary but we pray like her. Many of us pray as if prayer is a magical formula. Consider, for instance, the present administration of prayer like drugs. This is nothing short of false worship. False worship is most directly opposed to the nature of worship because it is that worship which falsifies the worship due to God. It is of three types: false worship of the true God, superstition and idolatry. Idolatry is the worship and adoration of fictitious deities, demons and the devil; superstition is the beliefs and practices objectively groundless and therefore, futile and absurd; false worship of the true God has God as the object of worship but the external acts of cult do not really render due honour to God, but instead attempt to place Him at the service of humans. A major aspect of this category of misguided worship which concerns us here is Quasi-Magic Practices of Piety. Of this nature are certain rites and prayers to which special effects are attributed, if performed in rigid adherence to the prescribed rituals and if recited the required number of times. It is false worship because the effects of prayer are no longer considered a gift of God’s free, kind generosity, but are attributed as the result of a secret force inherent in the rites and the prayers themselves.

4. Even though God Himself prepared a human sanctuary for His Son Jesus Christ in the person of Mary, yet He also willed that the Incarnation should be preceded by the assent of the predestined mother. So Mary was not just passively engaged by God. She freely participated in the work of salvation through faith and obedience. Thus, the Lord has given us an incomparable teacher and model of holiness in Mary. We have also received sanctifying grace at Baptism. So we must strive to live without sin in these times of persecution, keeping ourselves "unspotted from this world" (James 1:27).



I conclude with the Collect of the Solemnity of Immaculate Conception:

Father we rejoice in the privilege of our Lady’s Immaculate Conception, which preserved her from the stain of sin by the power of Christ’s redeeming death, and prepared her to be the Mother of God. Grant that through her prayers we ourselves may come to you cleansed from all sin, through Christ our Lord. Amen...



Note: Do not argue with anybody after reading, thanks

Syncan: and scatters the proud hearted


He casts the mighty from their thrones

And raises the lowly...
He feed the starving with good things...