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What kind of stewpid sensational journalism is this.

It is more difficult to capture and kill a vulture so I don't see the point.
Might just be a hoax

mexxmoney:
The mayor of Houston was an idiot for telling people not to evacuate

No he wasn't. Houston has over 2 million people and the metropolitan area over 6 million.

It would be a logistical nightmare to evacuate within days of the storm. You will have thousands caught up in traffic gridlock and invariably in the hurricane leading to more loss of lives.

nurey:
in reviews i read, statement of such were credited to it, they were comparing it with an Audi RS8 in that review, i will not call the nissan GTR a crappy car, a car with V6 3.7L engine able to do 0-62ms in 2.3secs, i respect it all the way

That is a minority view and not always as you stated but I get your point.

But the GTR outperforms the more expensive RS8 who would even call the GTR crappy in the that scenario

nurey:
I dont think that is the issue, even the Nissan GTR Nismo with all its almighty performance and lesser than $100,000 is always referred to as a crappy attempt at sports car, i think (my opinion oooo) is because of its Japanese.

Those who can afford such cars want the hype and status symbol not really the performance

The GTR was not referred to as a crappy attempt at sports car.
It was hailed as a very good unpretentious sports car that out performed expectations.
So much so that it was being compared to much pricier super cars.

greenhulk:
That is how it took them 12 yrs to design the new Acura NSX and still nobody is buying it. They prices that crap at $156,000 yet people would still prefer to buy Ferraris and lambos for $300k plus.

The Italian super cars have a pedigree that the Japanese cannot match for now.

sooperrescue:
Buy Chinese tyre. They are durable but like someone stated, check the date it was made and then ensure it is temperature A and the speed rating should be V or W or Y. There was this customer who wanted to buy good tyres for his Acura TL . I brought some Chinese tyres for him at 22k each. He frowned and said he needed good and well known brands. So I called for Bridgestone at 55k each and he was glad. He just bought the car and even brought Pennzoil from the Us for oil change. On his way to PH, at Ijebu ode, those potholes with sharp edge tore the sidewall of one tyre and he was not happy. He managed to get to Ph and was asking if I could send him the Chinese brand he rejected. I begged him to please buy it in Ph. Just buy the Chinese tyre. The Dunlop and Michelin tyres available are all are all temp b tyres. Go to any Dunlop tyre changing shops and you will find temp b tyres on their racks. I once had the e240 but the 1999 model, a 12 plugs v6, don't buy any dead tyre for that machine. 180kms is very easy to attain with good speed index tyres.

Did he use the recommended tyre/ rim size cause that is a major culprit. There is a tendency for the users of certain brands to piimp their rides into oblivion.

LeJeun3:


You didn't tell us the type of vehicle you want to use tires on.
apart from Haida I don't personally know the others. Haida has a poor rating in my opinion tho....

Did you check out brands like Atturo, Maxtrek, etc
Dunlop and Michelin are the lowest priced first grade tyres.....

Dunlop perhaps.
Michelin is certainly not low priced.

Indonesian tyres are somewhere in between he could opt for those e.g. forceum....

DrMuzungu:
My friend... it has always been like that with French or Turkish Airlines. I am not a Nigerian citizen (I travel with one of European passports). And yet, back in 2003 I had to sleep over at CDG because the mumu agent who was booking my ticket Nigeria-Europe-Nigeria did not realise that there is only like 10 minutes between my landing in Paris (on my way from my home country to Nigeria via Paris) and the departure of my flight to Nigeria which was not enough time to change flights. Only one nice lady at the airport (staff!) directed me to terminal B which was the only terminal open during the night, for people stranded like me, so I have spent the night there along with a bunch of Russians (which was fine, at least someone to talk to). It wasn't directly the fault of Air France. However, if not for the nice (French) lady who told me where to go I would keep wandering around till morning.

On another occasion, I came to France by car for some business... Try to order your meal if you don't speak French, hahahahaha. of course there are some nice people in France. But, unless you meet someone you personally know, most likely they will refuse to help unless you speak their language. I have never experienced that sort of attitude in Germany of Netherlands. Not ONCE!!!

And that is why I will use Air France only as the last solution. To me, it goes in this particular order (if I can afford the ticket, that is):

1. Lufthansa
2. Turkish Airlines
3. all other airlines going my way
10. Air France

And mark my words, whatever the reason is for this delayed/cancelled flight, they will not do a thing to help the stranded passengers. Germans, at least, would provide makeshift beds, some water and some basic food, for those who can't go out of the airport.

Oh, anyway, according to some EU regulations, if the flight originates from the EU, or has the final destination in the EU, it IS subjected to laws and regulations related to cancelled or delayed flights. I advice ALL passengers on that flight to file a class action lawsuit against Air France if they don't do anything about it.

I wonder where you visited in France but I must say that it is very unfair to expect every French person you come across to understand English. Britain and France are the main colonialists in Europe and their citizens are the ones least likely to learn other languages for obvious reasons.

There is already an existing railline from PH to Maiduguri.
Are they saying that they will upgrade the gauge or rehabilitate the nonfunctional parts of the line?

"Nah woman" , I think arises from the frustrations that impatient and reckless drivers face when trying to cut corners.
Women are less likely to squeeze through that ultratight space that will enable one evade traffic jam but will rather wait (and rightly so).
Women are less likely to allow that shuttle bus that broke the queue and is hanging precariously at the edge of the gutter or driving against traffic to cut infront of them and get back on the line. This equates to traffic jam and blame of course goes to woman.
They are less likely to speed up and beat the traffic light before it goes red making you wait. (Inside you are already saying "if no be woman both of us for don cross) Unfortunately you know she is right by slowing down.
And yes they have less reservations about tipping that over manoeuvring keke or bike into the gutter, after all, it is not a bendy contest, you should have waited.

Definitely there are exceptions. Some women (just like some men) are outrightly reckless and even bully danfo drivers and those are the ones that receive "hailing".

Nigeria has a larger population than the developed countries so no biggie.
Percentages a are a better way of assessment.

Stylz69:
Cattle do not rush into the roads. This isn't to say that it is proper for livestock to cross major roads but road users need to be more aware! I see them many times in a hurry to meander through cattle crossing road impatiently. Note this: if a car hits a cattle, the cattle will win.

Cattle CAN definitely rush into roads if they are not properly herded.
They are also prone to sudden movements.
Besides they narrow the roads making it difficult for motorists to manoeuvre.

cescky:
weak arguement, so i wont bother checking other names..the name iknow there is maraiah carey...shes not half black, shes quarter

Apparently you haven't come across many mixed folks before. I can tell you that a good number of them look very Caucasian.
My cousin's child has ginger hair and looks 100% Caucasian. If not that the mother is the one who is black people like you would have been running there mouths (if the father was the black person)

slimthugchimee:
Who can give us updates don't he construction of the that new shopping mall at independence layout, I passed there two days ago, seems like its almost complete

It is almost complete
Spar and few other shops are open already.

ugleenerd:
if der like Mk der no start 2 dey mk electric cars ...
der go soon kn hwfr..

Nissan is the pioneer of commercially available electric cars - the Leaf.

takenadoh:
I didn't call any name, but In Naija here how many Nissan vehicles or Renault can u see plying the road?

There are arguably more brand new almeras/ sentras than corollas.

ikp120:
I hope you know that the one that has been on top of Billboard top 100 for the past 12 weeks is the one that Justin featured in?

I hope you know that there was no ounce of English in the original version? It was Justin that gave it the final touch of gold. I listened to the original version and it was just some sorta sweet useless sounds to me (yeah, I couldn't get a single sense outta it mehn but it was sensational). It's just like Olamide rapping in Yoruba when me no dey understand Yoruba. LOL

But when Justin came in, and even did the intro, shìt got real bro. Hehehehehe Justin talent no be here o. The guy sabi play on word with that his liquid voice. Shìt!

Yes Justin is very talented but the song was already a super hit with about 2 billion views before Justin came along.

So many Latino Spanish songs have very high views on YouTube because they are quite catchy and appeal to a large demographic in the Americas including the US.

No no no no no !

This is basically a step away from cannibalism.

These are highly endangered animals( gorillas and chimpanzees).

This is why some cultural practices forbidding the killing of certain animals should be upheld.

ceaser:
Over the past 6 months, twelve (12) doctor friends have escaped for their lives into countries such as UK, SA, Australia, Canada, US, Germany, in that descending order. 9 of them are practicing doctors in their various destinations having written and passed the professional exam requirements of the various countries before leaving Nigeria. Others are there on postgraduate studies, but their target is to write their licencing exams and end up practicing medicine there.

My sibling is currently on the second step of the licencing exam. Close to 500 medical doctors sat for the IELTS earlier this year compared to just 30 four years ago.

Meanwhile, the useless health minister is currently brewing more problems in the health ministry and the agencies under it viz:

NHIS: Attempting to sack the NHIS executive secretary because he would not meet Adéwolé's unscrupulous financial demands and looting of the NHIS in connivance with the insurance providers.

:In the various Teaching Hospitals and other federal tertiary health institutions, there is dearth of doctors. In some, new house officers have not been employed to replace the ones that have left for over six months. Meanwhile there are hordes of fresh medical graduates who have been searching for places to do their internship as required by the MDCN, without which they cannot proceed to full registration from the provisional registration they currently have. If they fail to do internship within 2 years of graduation, they risk forfeiting their provisional registration status, needing them to resit the medical qualification exams all over again.

The so called residents exit the system when they complete their training. New residents are not employed to replace those that have exited the system leading to a pile up of aspiring ones with primaries qualification out there not getting places to run their programme. Meanwhile the primaries requirement for residency expires within 5 years if the bearer does not find a place to run his programme, also requiring his reapplying for and re-writing the primaries exams (which I think costs about 90 thousand naira currently)

Now here is the plot: The names of the house officers and the residents that have exited the system are still kept on the payroll of the hospitals and the salaries still come with the hospitals' allocations, but these ghost workers' pays are shared by the hospitals' accountants, MDs/CMDs/CEOs and also staffs of the federal ministry of health under the tutelage of the minister himself. Meanwhile the consultants who exit the system after training also are in their hundreds hunting for jobs out there.

Another favorite pastime of the Minister of health and the hospital CEOs as I am made to understand is to deliberately keep creating and fueling chaos in health sector amongst professionals (eg Johesu vs Doctors). This is based on the principle of "making more money in times of chaos and wars" and this is achieved through the release of various contradicting circulars from the ministry itself on a simple singular, straightforward issue.

Equipment's and infrastructure are all at an all time low. Only 3 centers in the whole nation boasts of a radiotherapy machine, the three not functioning optimally all at the same time or at any one time. If the Federal government ever budget and release the monies for such, the FMoH and the various hospital CEOs will rather spend the money allocated to procure such or at best get mediocres and second nd replacements and share the remains of the loots.

These are just a few of the evils that plague that sector in the country and is partly responsible or the unremitting brain drain.

It is germain that journalists an writers who are the conscience of the people (masses) understand the workings of this intricate machinery constructed by the various saboteurs in the health sector thru which they loot funds, inform the public appropriately amd even some workers in the health sector as well, who have been successfully brainwashed into believing that mutual suspicion is the panacea and acting out the script of their puppet masters (FMoH and the hospital CEOs) ia the solution.

Ceaser writes in from Lagos for Nairaland editorial.

You have a good grasp of the goings on in the health sector.

The alarming thing now is that an increasing number of newly qualified fellows are leaving the country. These are people that have spent years in specialist training.
Sad

Nbote:
Some of una sef.... Bigotry and tribalism won't allow most of u to read, think and reason well... Wen dis govt placed all the needless restrictions on forex in d country , importers and manufacturers were deeply affected as access to forex became a problem. After d CBN and govt succeeded in aiding d collapse of our currency , dey backtracked and removed d same silly restrictions and since den have been pumping forex into d market.. Now manufacturers and importers alike can source forex more easily ... D govt is simply undoing d evil it created...

Thank you.
Those restrictions literally crippled the economy

LordAdam16:
How people reduced this to a tribal debate is beyond me.

E-money's sitting room is a classic design. Peller's is a modern design.

Most folks with "old" money, scions, peerage, royals, politicos would choose E-money's setting every single time. It never ages. Most old, vintage buildings (stately homes) in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East and Presidential (and Monarchial) Palaces have a variant of E-money's setting for that reason.

On the other hand, most folks from the wretched to the upper middle class, new money, professionals, tech billionaires would choose Peller's design. Many won't be able to stand living in E-money's setting day in and out. But it comes at the cost of expensive refreshes. While classic design is ageless, modern design evolves. In 10-20 yrs time, Peller's design would be an eye sore.

Modern design just doesn't make sense for most "old money" folks. No history, way too common, and it's fleeting. Rather than spend money on a new decor every decade, how about using that money to buy a new painting at an art auction, or expanding the wine cellar or sth; the first is a needless waste, the last two are spends that ironically keep money in your pocket. And even tho' the cost of maintenance for a classic design is on the high side, that's what servants and estate managers are for.

Which do I prefer? Neither.

Both work for the people who use them. The bourgeois can't all afford a classic design, and new money want to seen as forward thinking so modern design every day of the week. On the other hand, most of the 1% and old money grew up in homes with a classic design, have a legacy and it is only fitting that they go for things with heritage--a Rolls instead of a Maybach, French/Italian wine instead of Cypriot wine ... classic instead of modern design.

-Lord

Finally someone with a brain comes along.
Thank you so much for your honesty.

A lot of people on this thread are just lying to themselves.

DaimlerBen:
Same problem they had with the Phaeton.

And the toureg in US

I have similar pictures.
It takes some gut to do this.
Those animals are intimidating.

Where is the snake's reflection on the car door?
I can see the grass but not the snake
Photoshop.

I drive German. I see Mercedes-Benz key. My eyes are closed to others...

The Mercedes would be the last key I will pick from that collection cause it could belong to a budget A class.

When I can spot a Rolls Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini,Bugatti and Maserati that do not dabble into budget vehicles.

GAZZUZZ:
you shall see and shall drive it, Enugu right?

Yes.

I will very much like that.

jnrremedy:
another doctor( I presume ) that don't want to learn
sickle cell disease is not only caused by genotype HbSS. the op clearly explained that the SS he qouted on the topic is phenotype not genotype. SS equals sickle cell disease ( as a phenotype) not genotype SS ( most of u ignorantly are quoting).

a lot of u guys don't know and u dont want to know

The heading is wrong.
AA, AS, SS refer to genotypes not phenotypes.
One cannot just manufacture scientific terms and attempt to explain them away.

You cannot tell me the SS he is talking about is phenotype that is scientific slander.

Someone with SS or SC genotype has sickle cell disease which is the phenotypic manifestation.

Now I am emotionally attached to a car I've never set my eyes on or driven in real life.

jnrremedy:
OK o get it u are probably an hematologist so u understood all along but the doctor in u want to prove u know it all.............

if u are practising in Nigeria u know most doctors ( general practitioners ) will only stop at the gel electrophoresis level. you know cos u are an hematologist so don't think others no. I have come across a lot of doctors ( even non hematologist consultants) that will tell u they don't know its possible and will never ask for a confirmatory test if faced with same case

You are confusing yourself and the uninformed public by mixing up different disease entities and phenotype with genotype.

Science doesn't need catchy misleading headings to pass its message across.

Your heading is a scientific fallacy.

NaijaTechGuy:
The Internet has over 5 billion users and in a matter of 60 seconds a lot really happens but most of us don't know what's actually happening.

Some people make posts on social media and feel like everyone should be part of their lives and it can be quite annoying. These set of people end up being trolls. So In case someone starts feeling too special, just let them know that.

Every 60 Seconds..
1.900 million people log in to Facebook.
2.People Search Google 3.5million times. 3.$751,522 is spent online.
4.452,000 tweets are sent.
5.1.8 million snaps are created.
6.156 million emails are sent
7. 4.1 million YouTube videos are watched
8.15,000 GIFs are sent on Messenger.
9. 342,000 Apps are Downloaded
10. 46,200 posts are made on Instagram..
. Also.. 3-5 threads are created on Nairaland every 60 seconds

The infographic below will show you more. Don't forget to share

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900 thousand and not 900 million facebook log ins.