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jboy01: Thanks pals most especially ZION32. My galaxy pocket is back to life. After flashing it with a stock rom. All my file and installed app are still intact

where did you get the stock rom? I rooted mine yesterday. Now have SU

lolade123: As for me, I think Google or the proprietors of Android are to take the blame.Google has all the resource in this world to create an Android Insternet Subscription just like the BIS.Why make a good device with a bad internet subscription plan.It like making a car with a bad fuel economy.

It like making a car with a bad fuel economy.....True, Data consumption is an issue with android, I had to explain to someone who bought an android phone for his kid and was wondering how the chap used up the data in no time

Konga delievered to PH but it was delayed for some days. I didnt bother much since it was the option to pay when goods arrived .

What is the cost?

Are you in Port Harcourt?

Current Update please

Can Mtn try this in Nigeria

Matatus - the ramshackle public minibuses seating between 14 and 24 people that zip along the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi - carry a third of the city's residents to and from work each day.

The journey from the city centre to the working-class suburb of Rongai takes between 45 minutes and two hours, depending on traffic.
Yet inside the "Ferguson" matatu - named for its colourful images of the former Manchester United manager - half a dozen passengers seem oblivious to the length of their commute.

Instead, they sit glued to their smartphones, checking the latest news, YouTube videos and catching up on emails.
Ferguson is one of more than 1,000 matatus in the city now equipped with free wi-fi for passengers to enjoy through a service called Vuma Online, launched this April by Safaricom, Kenya's biggest telecom company.

The goal, according to Kevin Bett of Safaricom, is to "convert [passengers] to internet users".
But for matatu drivers and conductors it's giving them an edge over intense competition for passengers.
"We get more passengers," says Victor Njuguna, a Vuma-equipped matatu conductor. "They actually wait for our bus - they want to enjoy free wi-fi."

Nairobi is East Africa's economic, business and technology hub.
It has grown from half a million residents in the 1970s to more than three million today. It has grown outward, not upward resulting in an unplanned semi-urban sprawl.

It is perhaps no surprise then that the city ranks as the fourth most painful commute in the world, according to IBM's Commuter Pain Index.
The government estimates that traffic jams cost the economy more than 50m Kenyan shillings (£365,000; $585,000) per day in lost productivity, fuel consumption and pollution.

While the government has ambitious plans to build new roads and bypasses for the city, and even establish a mass rapid transit system and rapid light rail by 2030, progress, like the traffic itself, seems painfully slow.

Though Nairobi's commute is dreadful to most, for some of Kenya's burgeoning "silicon savannah" techies, it's an opportunity.
#BestDressed
"Commutes can be up to three hours long," says Jeremy Gordon, chief executive of FlashCast, a Kenyan tech start-up. "That's a captive audience whose time is pretty under-used."

Launched in 2012, FlashCast has designed a location-based advertising system for buses and matatus, using a red LED marquee display connected to a GPS unit and 3G modem installed in the vehicles.
Yet advertising alone can be boring.

"If we can't make it an entertaining, engaging experience, it's not worth it for them," explains Mr Gordon. "We also display news headlines, short quizzes, games, word scrambles and discussion topics."

For example, in April they asked riders on selected buses to nominate the #BestDressed Passenger on the bus.
The replies ended up being a huge hit, with responses such as "Red lipstick grey top blue jeans seated back seat next 2 the window on the left side. #pliz…"

"People have a desire to be stimulated when they're sitting in traffic," says Mr Gordon, "so it's a win win."
It's also a win for the vehicle owners, since they earn a share of the advertising revenues.

However, entertaining commuters - and occasionally helping them hit on each other - isn't the only service FlashCast offers.
Since its GPS units track vehicles in real time, it is making that traffic information available through its Android mobile app so that customers can track the location and movement of certain buses, to help figure out which route to take to beat the traffic.

Traffic delays are just one part of Nairobi's commuter woes. A greater problem lies in the structure of the public transportation system itself - a semi-formal and chaotic set-up of 20,000 privately owned matatus and buses.
Although in theory there may be set prices, the market forces of supply and demand come into play. So if it rains, for example, prices go up.

What [passengers] want most is safety - to arrive at the destination in one piece” Simon KimutaMatatu Owners Association of Kenya

And since passengers pay cash fares directly to drivers or conductors, the matatu and bus owners have no way of knowing how much profit their vehicles are making.

As a result, owners simply demand a flat daily fee from their staff, with the remaining profits split between the driver and conductor.
While in Europe and other parts of the world prepaid cashless systems for public transportation are the norm, in Nairobi cash is still king.

Yet that may be about to change. In May, Google launched a cashless, prepaid card system for the city's public transport, called BebaPay.
Conductors are equipped with small, NFC (near-field communication) enabled smartphones. Passengers simply tap their BebaPay card to the phone.

Money is then digitally transferred from the card to the phone, and passengers get a message on their phone confirming the transaction.
The physical BebaPay cards can be purchased and topped up with credit at various locations across the city. The service doesn't require a bank account - just a Google account - and the cards and phones work without an internet connection.

"Cashless will lead to greater transparency, accountability, organisation… and ultimately better public transportation infrastructure," says Denis Gikunda from Google's Nairobi office.

BebaPay is part of Google's broader strategy to "simplify payments", he says, and improve lives of people in emerging markets.
"Transport was a great place to begin, because it captures all the problems - a lot of transactions, frequently, all cash-based."
Eventually, he says, BebaPay will not just be used for transportation, but for payment services across the city - from taxis, to public toilets and small retail kiosks.

These high-tech solutions are certainly helping commuters in various ways, but few address one of passengers' main concerns - safety.
The World Health Organization's Global Status Report on Road Safety estimates that there were nearly 8,500 deaths from traffic incidents in Kenya last year.
One-third of all fatalities are passengers, many a result of "unsafe forms of public transportation". The finger is often pointed at reckless matatu drivers.

"What [passengers] want most is safety - to arrive at the destination in one piece," says Simon Kimuta of the Matatu Owners Association of Kenya.

For that, he says, what Nairobi needs is better fleet management to monitor activity, and vehicles fitted with gadgets to monitor speeding, so owners can react. Yet more simple methods may also be effective.

An initiative called the Zusha Project, funded by Georgetown University, recently randomly assigned stickers to the passenger cabs of 2,500 matatus around Kenya, with mottos such as "stand up and speak up" against bad driving.

The idea was to get passengers to complain directly to the drivers about their reckless driving.

After looking at aggregated insurance data, the project found matatus with stickers were in fact half as likely to get into accidents.
As Billy Jack, associate professor of economics at Georgetown University who was part of the project, puts it: "Sometimes it's a low-tech solution that works the best."

bishopoliver: Sometime ago, after a Channels TV documentary on the rotten nature of things in Ikeja Police college, Mr President visited the college and order a complete overhaul of infrastructure...well, months later, this is the result

can I see a picture of the interior of these buildings, just to confirm

Aftershave too. Cool effect.

JMOI: English is not all about speaking it, but getting everything about it right.

Below are some of the most
common and most annoying
mistakes people make on a daily basis when using English to communicate.


“Popular Celebrity”

One has to wonder what makes one a celebrity in the first place. Can a person be said to be a celebrity
without being at least remotely famous? Using this description is similar to using other tautological phrases such as “a young child” (who
is a child?) and “the cheapest
price” (what is a price?).


“I’m vs Am”

The frequency at which this is used will make one believe that it is actually correct. It is presently the most common grammatical error in the English language; being used by people everywhere and every time.

“Am” cannot be used in place of “I’m because they are not the same. What people write as “am” is actually “I’m” which is a contraction for “I
am”. The confusion here arises, because they sound alike. Well, they don’t really sound alike if you listen carefully. Now, let’s try this
pronunciation exercise. “Am” is pronounced “arrrgh-m”, while “I’m” is pronounced “arrrgh-im”.

Understood? I hope so. “Am” is solely dependent on “I” and cannot stand on its own. It either comes before or after the pronoun “I”. So, the next
time you send a message to
someone on Facebook or compose a tweet, don’t embarrass yourself, use
“I’m” instead of “am”.

Credits:
http://observerreports.com/2013/09/most-annoying-common-grammatical-errors-in-english/

Will need explaining, I am & I'm - whats wrong please, ain't they the same.

[quote author=IGBO-SON]LOL

They could have at least tried to get more than one person to write all those placards![/quote] and he gets to share the loot with many the other writers, no way. Just tells you that without CHRIST humanity is heading nowhere.

[quote author=Wizard_of_Oz]hw did it go?[/quote]it was delivered late on the 22nd instead of 10th that was adviced.

hornipipe: Shiit happens.

sure happens but get ready when it does, cos Hell and Heaven are real places and your decision now matters.....so why not decide for JESUS today

it was afribank when the shares were bought

what happened.

mukina2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HebVrYwh6H4

Africa's most populous nation should be the most favourable business location for most north american countries, because of her official language, being English and her diverse cultures.

Are Nigerian youths eager to work, to learn and to engage in outsourcing from other countries?

Is Nigeria a goldmine for genuine business investors?

Should Nigerians in the diaspora come back to develop and invest?

You only need to see the industry that are already thriving with all the challenges around us, just some little encouragement will push times further, aside from the incident in Bangladesh their figures are worth mentioning:

The textile and clothing (T&C) industries provide the single source of economic growth in Bangladesh's rapidly developing economy.[1] Exports of textiles and garments are the principal source of foreign exchange earnings. By 2002 exports of textiles, clothing, and ready-made garments (RMG) accounted for 77% of Bangladesh’s total merchandise exports. By 2013, about 4 million people, mostly women, worked in Bangladesh's $19 billion-a-year industry, export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) industry. Sixty percent of the export contracts of western brands are with European buyers and about forty percent with American buyers. Only 5% of textile factories are owned by foreign investors, with most of the production being controlled by local investors.


source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_textile_industry

placed an order, yet to conclude

funky medina: haahahahhaa, Seun probably owned all the profiles posting

I know I joined early, but why na seun full the place back then

Pdf is better as long as there is no editing to do, you might lose your formating if you send in word.

Jeel: Hi,fellow forumites, if you are a christian blogger why not we drop our links here so we exchange guest posts and comments on each others blog as we grow together online and reach more souls for Christ online as we blog for the kingdom.If this sounds good to you just drop your link here i'll be the first to comment on your blog.Here is mine www.thegospelclass.com

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded is what I get when trying to access your blog.

come join me here - http://rccgdew.blog.com/

can one still sell afribank shares, please urgent answer? thanks

can one still sell afribank shares, please urgent answer? thanks

And Finally, Resume Duds

The following are excerpts from real resumes. Under no circumstances use any of these samples (unless of course you don't really want the job):
"Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year."
"Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave."
"I was working for my mom until she decided to move."
"Marital status: single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No commitments."
"I procrastinate, especially when the task is unpleasant."
"As indicted, I have over five years of analyzing investments."
"Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I have never quit a job."
"Marital status: often. Children: various."
"Reason for leaving last job: They insisted that all employees get to work by 8:45 am every morning. I couldn't work under those conditions."
"The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers."
"Finished eighth in my class of ten."
"Education: Curses in liberal arts, curses in computer science, curses in accounting."
"I am a rabid typist."
"Proven ability to track down and correct erors."
"References: None, I've left a path of destruction behind me."
"Accomplishments: Oversight of entire department."
"Extensive background in accounting. I can also stand on my head!"
"Personal interests: Donating blood. 15 gallons so far."

http://www.abastaff.com/resources/resume/blunders.html

And finally remember eternity.....why not decide for JESUS today

spyder880: At the site where they are building the new multi-level state secretariat, there are houses still standing, this one was built in 1928, but may still be demolished to build the new floors.

These are landmark buildings.....its the state heritage and history, should not be touched but preserved
coming from an Urban planner

spyder880: And did you ever know, that we have a BIG BEN in Enugu, just like London

These are landmark buildings.....its the state heritage and history, should not be touched but preserved
coming from an Urban planner

Yours for Life

Have you ever felt that something is missing in your life? Maybe you’ve been looking for a relationship to fill some kind of void inside of you. Somehow, no relationship ever seems to fill that hole. You’ve been searching for someone who’s real and something’s that right, but you just can’t find the missing pieces.

There’s a relationship that you’re created to have. In the only book God ever wrote, you can discover the relationship you’re missing. It says, “All things were created by Him and for Him.” See, you were created by God and for God. You won’t be complete inside until you belong to Him. The one relationship you can’t do without is a personal relationship with the One who created you.

You don’t have this relationship because you’ve run your own life. You were created for Him, but you live for yourself. The Bible says there is a problem. Your sins have cut you off from God. You don’t have a relationship with the One you were made for because sin (or running your life your own way) has created a gap between you and your Creator. You’ve taken a life that was supposed to be lived for God, and you’ve spent it on yourself. There’s a death penalty for hijacking your life. It’s separation from God now and forever.

You see, there’s no amount of good things you can do to get to God. Your only hope is if God comes to you. The good news is…He has. You can have a relationship with God because of what Jesus did. God’s book says, “Christ died for sins to bring you to God.” You did the sinning, but Jesus did the dying on His cross. Because He loves you, Jesus paid the death penalty for every wrong thing you’ve ever done. Then He rose from the dead three days after He died.

What you do with Jesus is the most important decision you will ever make. Ultimately, this is a relationship you must choose. God did His part when His Son died for you. Now it’s your move. You need to turn away from a life of “my way” and turn to God in total trust.

The Bible says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Son so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” Believing in Jesus is like a drowning person grabbing for a lifeguard and saying, “God, I’m pinning all my hopes of forgiveness and rescue on You.” When have you done that with Jesus?

This relationship can be yours for life and forever. You can belong to God from today on if you will tell Him with all your heart something like this:

"Lord, I’m sorry for running my own life. I’ve been living for me. I resign as of today. I believe your Son, Jesus Christ, paid my death penalty when He died on the cross. I’m turning from a life of “my way” and I’m putting all my trust in Jesus Christ to give me a relationship with You and to get me to heaven. Lord, from today on, I’m Yours.”

how much for the plot.

which one person go believe now, 2-0 or 3-0