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CelebritiesRe: Kim Kardashian Turns "Virgin Mary", Fans Blast Her by flex04(m): 12:18pm On Apr 21, 2017
kkins25:
OHH BOY NA WA OHHH... WHICH BIBLE DID YOU GET ALL THIS FROM. IAM CONFUSED. THE ONE WEY WEAK ME PASS NA queen of angels. mother of "our" creator.
sorry to chip in bt de bible is nt a historical book bt just a pinch of history so dnt xpet de bible to have some certain things

flex04 bows out
CelebritiesRe: Kim Kardashian Turns "Virgin Mary", Fans Blast Her by flex04(m): 12:14pm On Apr 21, 2017
Tallesty1:
Youre worse than Kim Kardashian
lol i dnt knw hu among the two of u is ignorant
CelebritiesRe: Kim Kardashian Turns "Virgin Mary", Fans Blast Her by flex04(m): 12:13pm On Apr 21, 2017
MOSICATED5:
What is wrong with what she did? I dont understand
you won knw........she is trying to make her sef goddess though mary is nt a godess
CelebritiesA DJ Sentenced For Muslim Prayer Remix by flex04(op): 12:52pm On Apr 07, 2017
BBC news has reported that a Tunisian court has sentenced a British DJ to a year in jail after he played a dance remix of the Muslim call to prayer.

London-born Dax J, was charged with public indecency and offending public morality - but had already fled the country before the court case.

He had also issued an apology.

The night club was shut down after footage of the weekend's event was shared on social media and sparked outrage.

A court spokesperson told AFP news agency that the court dismissed charges against the nightclub owner and an event organiser, but the prosecution has appealed saying the two should have checked what the DJ would be playing.
The event was part of Orbit Festival in Nabeul in the country's north-east.

The footage showed clubbers dancing to music played by two European DJs.
The music included a dance version of the call to

prayer, the religious act that Muslims perform five times a day.

"We will not allow attacks against religious feelings and the sacred," the governor of Nabeul, Mnaouar Ouertani, said when the club was shut down.

Earlier in the week, the organisers of the Orbit Festival apologised in a post on the event's Facebook page, but said that they did not accept responsibility for the playing of any offensive music.

The DJ "did not realise it might offend an audience from a Muslim country like ours," they said in the post (in French).
Dax J has offered his "sincere apologies to anyone who may have been offended by music that I played at Orbit Festival in Tunisia on Friday".

"It was never my intention to upset or cause offence to anybody," he said.
Dax J has performed at festivals and nightclubs around the world including techno festival Awakenings in Holland and the UK's Glastonbury.

He runs a studio in Berlin, where he also works as a sound and mastering engineer, according to his management company.

Source: leumasgist..com.ng/2017/04/a-dj-sentenced-for-muslim-prayer-remix.html

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TV/MoviesWATCH-OUT: 15 Upcoming 2017 Bollywood Movies by flex04(op): 2:23pm On Apr 06, 2017
Here are top 15 Bollywood Movies for the year 2017 just watch out for them. they are going to be mind blowing especially when are on a sofa with an ice cream and pop corn with, you should know what i' am talking about.

1. A Death in the Gunj
Release date: January 13, 2017
Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial debut looks like a dark, moody neo-noir set in the hills of North Bengal. Starring an ensemble cast including Vikrant Massey in the lead role along with Ranvir Shorey, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiah, Om Puri, Tanuja and Tillotama Shome, the film has supernatural elements being unleashed on a family on vacation, and how that in turn brings out the everyone's dark side. The film is set to release in Indian theatres in the first quarter of 2017.

2. Raees
Release date: January 25, 2017
Shah Rukh Khan's gangster routine has built up quite a lot of momentum since the release of its teaser more than a year ago. After the release of the trailer, the fans and the purists are both excited about the movie, since it looks to be a battle of great acting talent a la SRK vs Nawazuddin and at the same time promises to be damn good fun. With Parzania's Rahul Dholakia at the helm, this bootlegger's story should be a fun watch.

3. Rangoon
Release date: February 24, 2017
Saif Ali Khan. Shahid Kapoor. Kangana Ranaut. Vishal Bhardwaj. These four people coming together for this World War II period drama has even the most skeptic Bollywood fans on the edge of their seats. A cast including Kangana Ranaut along with Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor who have given their career-best performances with director Vishal Bhardwaj, has everyone excited. Also, a mainstream producer like Sajid Nadiadwala bankrolling the film is an exciting exhibition of commerce meets art.

4. Phillauri
Release date: March 24, 2017
Anushka Sharma's second production venture after the successful NH10, has Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh in a lead role. Diljit, who made a significant Bollywood impact with his debut in this year's Udta Punjab will star alongside Sharma who is rumoured to be playing a ghost in the film.

5. Bhavesh Joshi
Release date: July, 2017 (tentative)
Vikramaditya Motwane has taken 4 years to come up with his next film after 2013's Lootera, but the wait seems to be worth it. Starring Harshvardhan Kapoor and Radhika Apte in the lead roles, Bhavesh Joshi is rumoured to be based on the life of a Gujarati boy blessed with superpowers. However, both the director Motwane and leading man Kapoor have denied it is a superhero film. Fans of Udaan and Lootera, can't wait for Motwane's next film who has promised to be a stellar director is absolute control of his medium.

6.Kaalakandi
Release date: April 21, 2017
Saif Ali Khan is one of the most interesting superstars from the '90s as he takes on more experimental roles. Kaalakandi promises to be exactly that, with Delhi Belly writer Akshat Verma making his directorial debut. The film is a crime caper and also stars Raman Raghav 2.0's Sobhita Dhulipala, Kunal Roy Kapur, Neil Bhoopalam and Deepak Dobriyal. Should be a wild ride!

7. Baahubali: The Conclusion

Release date: April 28, 2017
SS Rajamouli's epic sequel and conclusion to the 2015 multilingual blockbuster will definitely be a movie event of the year in 2017. Starring Rana Dagubatti, Tamannah Bhatia and Prabhas the sequel will see each of them reprise their roles. Prabhas will essay the role of the son of Baahubali, who goes in quest of vengeance for his father's death. This one is a sure-shot blockbuster too.

8. Tubelight
Release date: June 26, 2017
Salman Khan's third consecutive outing with Kabir Khan after Ek Tha Tiger and Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Tubelight has the interest of many Bollywood fans. With Chinese actor Zhu Zhu playing the leading lady for the film along with reports suggesting that the movie is a period retelling of the Indo-China War of 1965, Tubelight has the interest of both Bhai fans along with followers of serious cinema who are definitely intrigued.

9. Remake of Jon Favreau's Chef
Release date: July 14, 2017
An official remake of Jon Favreau's Chef, the film is being directed by Airlift's Raja Krishna Menon. The film stars Saif Ali Khan in the title role and Chandan Roy Sanyal as sous chef and, according to the director, traces the journey of a father-son bond as they take a road trip to rekindle Saif's passion for food. It should be exciting to see Saif as a bawarchi after Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste.

10.The Ring
Release date: August 11, 2017
Imtiaz Ali's next outing features Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles. As the shoots remained a major piece of news thanks to Shah Rukh Khan's raging Instagram handle, the film is exciting as it's the first time collaboration between the actor and the director. Also, the tattoo SRK will be sporting in the film is a matter of great interest for fans. The film's expected to come out in the Independence Day weekend.

11. Simran[/b]
Release date: September 15, 2017
Hansal Mehta's next will star opposite Kangana Ranaut in the titular role of Simran. The film will see Kangana play a middle-aged Gujarati woman divorced from her husband in a foreign country. After Shahid and Aligarh, one can only be excited about Hansal Mehta's next film. Kangana is supposedly working on her Gujarati dialect with an accent coach, and preparing for the intensity of the role.

[b]12. 2.0

Release date: October 19, 2017
Thalaivar Rajinikanth's 2.0 is the sequel to 2010's Enthiran which was also directed by Tamil-maestro Shankar. And this time Chitti is not alone, he will have Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar for company. Akshay Kumar will be playing the villain to Rajinikanth's Chitti. This will be the most expensive Indian film when it comes out, and having both superstars from the northern part of India as well as the south, this one's a sure-shot money spinner.

13. Padmavati
Release date: November 17, 2017
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus is all set to star Ranveer Singh for his career's first negative role as Alauddin Khilji, who is in wild pursuit of Rani Padmavati. The film stars Deepika Padukone in the title role, while Shahid Kapoor stars as Raja Rawal Ratan Singh, the Rajput who will defend his wife and his fort at all costs. Padmavati looks like it will be an interesting clash between Shahid and Ranveer.

14. Tiger Zinda Hai
Release date: December 22, 2017
Delivering Salman's biggest hit in 2016, Ali Abbas Zafar will direct the sequel to the blockbuster Ek Tha Tiger. After directing Sultan which grossed more than Rs 500 crore at the box office, this one looks like a good bet for all Bhai fans and also those who enjoyed the first instalment of Salman as a spy.

15. Remake of Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive
Release date: December, 2017 (tentative)
2011's Drive starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan is being remade in Hindi by Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani. The film will have Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput reprising Gosling's nameless character, while Jacqueline Fernandez will play Carey Mulligan's character as the petite next door neighbour. Drive is one of the most defining films of Gosling's career, and we're excited to see what becomes of the Bollywood remake.

WATCH OUT!!!

Source: http://leumasgist..com.ng/2017/04/watch-out-15-upcoming-2017-bollywood.html

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FamilyCouple Wins Lottery For The Third Time. >>PIC<< by flex04(op): 1:58pm On Apr 06, 2017
The third time was indeed the charm for a Canadian couple who won C$8.2m (£4.9m, $6.1m) in the lottery.

Barbara and Douglas Fink had won the lottery twice before, once in 1989 and once in 2010.

But February's Western Canada Lottery jackpot was by far the largest, according to a press release from the provincial lottery.

The couple from Edmonton, Alberta say they will use the money to provide for their children.

"Family comes first," Mrs. Fink told the provincial lottery organisers. "We want to make sure that our daughters and our grandkids are looked after."
They'll spend some of their winnings on themselves. Mr Fink says they plan to travel and start house hunting.
"Barbara wants a new house, so she'll get one," he told the lotto corporation.

Mr Fink had previously shared a C$128,000 prize with four of his friends in 1989. In 2010, the couple won a C$100,000 prize.
This time, they were just one of two ticket-holders to guess all six numbers correctly.

Mrs Fink says she was the one who discovered they were winners, while her husband was out of town for work.
She tried calling him, but at first he didn't pick up.
"He didn't answer, so I waited five minutes and tried again," she remembered. "That time, he picked up. I said, 'I did it again!'"

Source: http://leumasgist..com.ng/2017/04/canadian-couple-wins-lottery-for-third.html

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PhonesThe Galaxy S8 Has A MAJOR Problem And Samsung Knows It. by flex04(op): 2:23pm On Apr 05, 2017
THE Samsung Galaxy S8 will be released later this month but there's an issue with this flagship smartphone that could be hugely irritating.

Samsung unveiled its latest and greatest smartphone at major Unpacked events in London and New York last week.
With an Infinity display that stretches across the entire front of the phone the new Galaxy S8 is, without doubt, the best looking device the world has ever seen.

There's also a powerful new processor tucked inside which is reportedly faster than Apple's iPhone 7 Plus and new cameras should provide a hugely improved photographic experience.

The S8 also features wireless charging and, like all of Samsung's flagships, it is water resistant
The Galaxy S8 and larger S8+ are both available to pre-order now but before fans get too excited there could be a problem with using this flagship smartphone.

Fingerprint scanners aren't anything new but, due to the Galaxy S8 featuring a home button embedded under the display, this important security feature had to moved from the front to the rear of the case.
Again, this isn't something we've not seen before as many Android phones have a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The problem for Samsung is its placement right next to the camera lens - most phones have it situated underneath the camera.
It's thought the Korean tech giant had initially wanted to use a new technology to keep the scanner on the front of the device but had to change their plans after mixed results.

A recent report from the Korean Herald stated that "Samsung poured resources into Synaptics’ fledgling technology last year but the results were frustrating.

"With the production imminent, the company had to decide to relocate the fingerprint scanning home button to the back of the device at the last minute."

And it seems this decision is already causing some problems for the Galaxy S8.
With the scanner so close to the camera there could be a tendency to get mucky fingerprints all over the lens.

This problem could become even worse for users when Samsung Pay is released in more countries as, like Apple Pay, the system only works via fingerprint recognition.
Samsung appears to be aware of the issues this may cause and is alerting users to make sure they keep the camera clean.

As users set up the fingerprint authentication, a note will pop up in the camera app explaining that “A clean lens makes for better shots. Clean your camera lens to keep taking better pictures.”

One thing that might rescue the S8 from receiving endless complaints about the rear scanner is its new iris recognition.
Samsung introduced this technology on its doomed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, although its results were mixed.

Express.co.uk tested the iris scanner on a number of occasions and found it struggled when wearing glasses and when being used in low light.
Samsung now say they've improved the iris technology and introduced facial recognition on the Galaxy S8 so users can select a secure biometric authentication method that works best for them
This should mean that the device is able to recognise its owner even in challenging conditions.
We will be bringing you a full review soon and will be putting this new security feature through its paces in the coming weeks.

Samsung might not be the only tech firm moving its fingerptint scanner.
It appears Apple could be forced to make the same compromise with its next iPhone.

A sketchy new rumour from second-hand sources within Foxconn suggests Apple is looking to relocate the Touch ID fingerprint scanner to the rear of the device.
Apple first introduced its fingerprint scanner with the iPhone 5S, with the Touch ID sensor integrated intro the Home Button at the bottom of the display.

With the Apple iPhone 8 set to dramatically reduce the size of the bezels around all four edges of the display, this will no longer be possible.
There have long been murmurs of Apple embedding the fingerprint sensor beneath the display glass – something this latest rumour disputes.

Source: http://leumasgist..com.ng/2017/04/the-galaxy-s8-has-major-problem-and.html


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ProgrammingRe: Joseph Snowden:de One Guy Who Hacked Into U.S.A Secret Info, Publ It And Escaped by flex04(op): 2:38pm On Apr 04, 2017
Craigston:
Yea, he's very eccentric. He supports Putin too. But his service against corruption is huge, more than the few corrupt people he supports.
i tink say na black alone being get corruption
ProgrammingRe: Joseph Snowden:de One Guy Who Hacked Into U.S.A Secret Info, Publ It And Escaped by flex04(op): 11:43pm On Apr 03, 2017
asalimpo:
old news. There's a movie on it though. Correction: He didnt "hack" into it, he was an NSA employee. He had access to the data he published. "Hack into" indeed.
yeah old news bt his record stil new
ProgrammingJoseph Snowden:de One Guy Who Hacked Into U.S.A Secret Info, Publ It And Escaped by flex04(op): 2:48pm On Apr 03, 2017
Edward Joseph Snowden is an American computer professional, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, and former contractor for the United States government who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013 without authorization. His disclosures revealed numerous global surveillance programs, many run by the NSA and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the cooperation of telecommunication companies and European governments.

Snowden has said that in the 2008 presidential election, he voted for a third-party candidate. He has stated that he had been planning to comment on NSA surveillance programs at the time, but he decided to wait because he "believed in Obama's promises." He was later disappointed with President Barack Obama, saying that his policies were a continuation of those espoused by George W. Bush.

Blowing the Whistle

During his years of IT work, Snowden had noticed the far reach of the NSA's everyday surveillance. While working for Booz Allen, Snowden began copying top-secret NSA documents, building a dossier on practices that he found invasive and disturbing. The documents contained vast information on the NSA's domestic surveillance practices.
After he had compiled a large store of documents, Snowden told his NSA supervisor that he needed a leave of absence for medical reasons, stating he had been diagnosed with epilepsy. On May 20, 2013, Snowden took a flight to Hong Kong, China, where he remained as he orchestrated a clandestine meeting with journalists from the U.K. publication The Guardian as well as filmmaker Laura Poitras. On June 5, The Guardian released secret documents obtained from Snowden. In these documents, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court implemented an order that required Verizon to release information to the NSA on an "ongoing, daily basis" culled from its American customers' phone activities.


Snowden approached Greenwald after the Post declined to guarantee publication within 72 hours of all 41 PowerPoint slides that Snowden had leaked exposing the PRISM electronic data mining program, and to publish online an encrypted code allowing Snowden to later prove that he was the source.

Snowden communicated using encrypted email, and going by the codename "Verax". He asked not to be quoted at length for fear of identification by stylometry.
According to Gellman, prior to their first meeting in person, Snowden wrote,
"I understand that I will be made to suffer for my actions, and that the return of this information to the public marks my end."
Snowden also told Gellman that until the articles were published, the journalists working with him would also be at mortal risk from the United States Intelligence Community "if they think you are the single point of failure that could stop this disclosure and make them the sole owner of this information."
In May 2013, Snowden was permitted temporary leave from his position at the NSA in Hawaii, on the pretext of receiving treatment for his epilepsy. In mid-May, Snowden gave an electronic interview to Poitras and Jacob Appelbaum which was published weeks later by Der Spiegel.
After disclosing the copied documents, Snowden promised that nothing would stop subsequent disclosures. In June 2013, he said, "All I can say right now is the US government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me. Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped."

Motivations

Snowden's identity was made public by The Guardian at his request on June 9, 2013. He explained: "I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong." He added that by revealing his identity he hoped to protect his colleagues from being subjected to a hunt to determine who had been responsible for the leaks. According to Poitras, who filmed the interview with Snowden in Hong Kong, he had initially not wanted to be seen on camera, because "he didn't want the story to be about him." Poitras says she convinced him it was necessary to have him give an account of the leaked documents' significance on film: "Not just because I knew that the mainstream media interpretation would be predictable and narrow, but because to have somebody who understands how this technology works, who is willing to risk their life to expose it to the public, and that we could hear that articulated, would reach people in ways that the documents themselves wouldn't." Snowden explained his actions saying:

"I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things [surveillance on its citizens] ... I do not want to live in a world where everything I do and say is recorded ... My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them."
Read full story in link below

Source: http://leumasgist..com.ng/2017/04/edward-joseph-snowden-only-guy-that.html

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CareerLoraine Maurer, 94-year-old Not Thinking Of Retirement After 44yrs Of Service by flex04(op): 1:57pm On Mar 28, 2017
A 94-year-old American is celebrating more than four decades of working at McDonald's restaurants.
Loraine Maurer of Evansville, Indiana, works two shifts per week, 44 years after joining the hamburger chain.

The nonagenarian great-grandmother first joined in 1973 after her husband retired due to disability.
"I told him we were too young to stay at home and so I went for a job," she recalled after enjoying a cake at a special party colleagues threw for her.

She never meant to stay as long as she did, Mrs Maurer told ABC News, adding that she never thought of becoming a manager because she prefers to interact with her customers.
"She is the only one here that knows how to make oats right," said one loyal customer who attended her party.

After her husband died in 1980, she began to travel more often with a friend, often visiting McDonald's wherever she went.
"I've been to Australia, Russia, Greece, Rome, and I'd always look when I could fly over the cities. I'd look for the arch."
One location even offered to serve her beer.
"That surprised me!" she said with a chuckle.

Even though she contemplates retirement every winter, she says she never plans to leave.
"I would miss it too much", says Mrs Maurer, who has four children, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
"I really and truly enjoy it," Mrs Maurer adds. "Life is what you make it. And so I'm trying."


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source: http://leumasgist..com.ng/2017/03/loraine-maurer-94-year-old-not-thinking.html

Christianity EtcRe: Stephanie Otobo's Mother & Sister At Apostle Suleman's Church To Beg (Video) by flex04(m): 5:32pm On Mar 26, 2017
nc201016:
how am I sure that this is her real mum??
endtime mother
endtime pastor
end time believers..
Make stephinne talk na
Christianity EtcRe: Stephanie Otobo's Mother & Sister At Apostle Suleman's Church To Beg (Video) by flex04(m): 5:31pm On Mar 26, 2017
DocHMD:
I know say the thing go pain muslim pedophiles and turbaned heads. cheesy
NO MIND DEM....DEM THINK SAY NA JIHAD WE DEY
AutosUber Has Taken Its Self-driving Cars Off The Road After One Flipped Over In Ariz by flex04(op): 4:44pm On Mar 26, 2017
In the photos, Uber’s gray self-driving Volvo SUV is on its side, headlights still blasting. The car behind it is badly dented.

The pictures depict the aftermath of a three-vehicle collision that occurred Friday night (March 24) in Tempe, Arizona. Local police say there were no injuries and Uber’s vehicle was not responsible for the incident. Another car failed to yield to Uber’s vehicle, police told Bloomberg, causing the Volvo to flip on its side. Uber’s car was in autonomous mode with two designated “safety” drivers up front at the time of the crash, the company told Reuters. The back seat was empty.

Uber said yesterday that it was suspending tests of autonomous vehicles in Arizona and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, while it investigates what happened.

Uber began picking up passengers in its self-driving cars in Tempe in late February. Arizona governor Doug Ducey was the inaugural rider. Uber moved its driverless tests to Arizona at the end of December after a brief and disastrous pilot in San Francisco. The company defied regulators in California by refusing to get a testing permit for its autonomous vehicles, saying the rules didn’t really apply. Within hours of being put into service for real passengers, one of Uber’s cars was caught running a red light. Uber blamed the mishap on human error, but the New York Times later reported that internal company documents said their cars had failed to recognize that red light as well as five others.

Uber might have been blameless in the latest self-driving accident, but it couldn’t come at a worse time. The company is mired in scandal, with allegations of sexual harassment, an exodus of senior-level talent, and the conduct and leadership abilities of CEO Travis Kalanick in serious question. Its autonomous vehicle program could be halted indefinitely by a lawsuit brought in February by Waymo, the self-driving car project spun off by Google parent Alphabet. The suit alleges that Uber and Otto, a startup Uber acquired last summer, conspired to steal trade secrets from Waymo. Uber called it “baseless.”

Uber has made self-driving technology the linchpin of its plan for long-term success. In theory, robot cars will be cheaper to operate and maintain than Uber’s current human workforce. They should also be less combative. But the health of Uber’s autonomous vehicle program is unclear. At least 20 engineers have quit since November, Recode reported earlier this week, including Pittsburgh program director Raffi Krikorian and famed Jeep hacker Charlie Miller. Recode also obtained documents showing that Uber’s self-driving cars currently need to be handled by their human safety drivers roughly once every 0.8 miles.

The accident in Tempe is another black mark on that program, as evidenced by Uber’s decision to halt tests in Arizona and Pittsburgh. While Uber has said safety is a priority in its driverless testing, that’s been tough to square with the company’s hasty debuts and tendency to equivocate when questioned, as it did after the red-light incident in San Francisco. Anthony Levandowski, the Otto founder who became head of Uber’s self-driving efforts last summer, also shares Kalanick’s brash disregard for regulatory authority. Bloomberg reported earlier this month that a running joke at Otto was “safety third.”

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PetsCuddles The Elephant Dead At 46 by flex04(op): 4:28pm On Mar 24, 2017
Taronga Western Plains staff in Dubbo are in mourning following the death of the zoo’s longest resident.

Cuddles the elephant was Australia’s last surviving African elephant. Thought to be about 46 years old, she was euthanised today following an age-related illness.

“Cuddles was a well known resident of the zoo and much loved by staff, volunteers and visitors alike,” the zoo said in a statement.

“We are all mourning the loss of this beautiful animal.”

Dubbo zoo vets had developed a special aged care plan for Cuddles and two other Asian elephants advanced in age - Burma and Gigi.

Over the past week however, her health began to fail following digestive complications.

“Despite every effort, Cuddles’ condition continued to gradually deteriorate and the heartbreaking decision was made to put her to sleep to prevent any further suffering,” a zoo spokeswoman said.

Cuddles arrived at the Dubbo zoo the same year it opened, in 1977. She was shipped from Britain with two other female African elephants, Yum Yum and Cheri.

Zoo staff described her as a gentle natured animal that loved being the centre of attention and interacting with zoo keepers, and had even perfected the art of getting extra treats like banana and lucerne. She was the enclosure’s noisiest elephant, fond of trumpeting loudly when keepers were within view.

Cuddles will be buried in the zoo’s grounds.

Staff have requested that in lieu of flowers, donations made in memory of Cuddles be considered for the zoo’s conservation partner, the Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya.


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PoliticsWorld Must Learn How Nigeria Defeated Boko Haram To Terminate ISIS – US by flex04(op): 4:15pm On Mar 24, 2017
The U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson has commended Nigeria for the effective strategies adopted to combat the destructive activities of the Boko Haram terrorists, urging other countries of the world to learn the strategy deployed by Nigeria if the global terrorist group, ISIS must be defeated.

Tillerson gave the commendation at the meeting of the ‘Global Coalition Working to Defeat ISIS’.

The meeting was attended by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and senior leaders of the 68 countries of the global coalition working to defeat ISIS, in Washington, D.C.


Tillerson described the coalition of the Multi-National Joint Task Force against Boko Haram as a success story that the Global Coalition Working to Defeat ISIS must build on.

“Our information sharing as a coalition has prevented a number of attacks, and this must expand and accelerate regardless of departmental or international rivalries.

“One example of this is West African nations who have put aside national differences to combat Boko Haram.

“Let us build on this good example,” the secretary of state said.

Tillerson commended Nigeria and the other neighbouring countries for putting aside their differences and uniting against Boko Haram.

“We need greater intelligence and information sharing within our own domestic intelligence agencies and among our nations.

“We know military strength will stop ISIS on a battlefield, but it is the combined strength of our coalition that will be the final blow to ISIS,” he said.

He said ISIS was connected across every continent, adding we must work to break every link in its chain.

“Our information sharing as a coalition has prevented a number of attacks, and this must expand and accelerate regardless of departmental or international rivalries.

“We also must look this enemy’s ideology in the eyes for what it is: a warped interpretation of Islam that threatens all of our people.

According to him, “many come from middle class or even upper class backgrounds, drawn to a radical and false utopian vision that purports to be based upon the Quran”.

“Muslim partners and leaders of their faith must combat this perverse ideological message. And we are grateful that so many have and are ready to take up this responsibility.

“But let me be clear: we must fight ISIS online as aggressively as we would on the ground.

“ISIS presents an ongoing challenge to our collective security, but as we have seen, it is not more powerful than we are when we stand together,” he said.

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, emphasised the role of the coalition to defeat terrorists, drawing from the Boko Haram experience.

“The multinational joint task force is a good example of how a coalition can help tackle terrorism and extremism – in our case, the terrorist group Boko Haram,” Olonisakin said.

Nigeria’s defence chief said ISIS, just like Boko Haram, is a threat to collective global security and challenged the international community to act decisively to defeat the terrorist organizations.

“In the words of Secretary of State Tillerson, ISIS presents a great threat to our collective security. So we must act now.

“We must act collectively. We must act decisively to destroy ISIS and other terrorist organizations,” he said.

Among those who attended the meeting were the Chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington, Amb. Hakeem Balogun and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


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Christianity EtcRe: Statue Of Mary 'begins Weeping Blood' At A Church In Argentina (photo) by flex04(m): 1:44pm On Mar 24, 2017
I crucifix has once bleeded bfr a frair by the name padre pio around italy so cases like dis are nt new though padre pio was a stigmata
EducationIs Jamb Form Out? Help Needed by flex04(op): 2:07pm On Mar 17, 2017
please i have been trying to get this information from a trusted site but it is just working cause different site with different news so am just confused, i just want to know the latest gist on the release of jamb form, when registration is to commence, where to register and and date of examination

i will be glad to receive your reply thanks and God bless



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Christianity EtcRe: Nigerian Lady Visits Jesus' Birthplace & Tomb (Photos) by flex04(m): 1:48pm On Mar 15, 2017
zlantanfan:
This girl does not seem to understand that spiritual trips to the holy land are occasion for self reflection, and spiritual awakening.

To her this is a field trip or school excursion
explain pls cos dis is just an ordinary pix and nt video
Christianity EtcRe: Nigerian Women Testify Against Catholic Priest Who Wanted To Rape Them by flex04(m): 12:11pm On Mar 15, 2017
Ttrrffyyghuuh:
I read that story but i didn't see a case of rape there, he tried to "sweet-talk" you into getting your panties down, rape is "forced" its a strong word, and i believe as an adult she should know how and when to use it. But seeing its a clergyman his actions are still condemn-able

Been a Catholic I would naturally be annoyed and on the defensive when such allegations are put forward .

On one hand, let truth be told, it wouldn't be fair to vilify the victims especially if their allegations are true , rather all our indignation should be directed towards those who would pull the Catholic and Christian faith as a whole .to the mud.

I can only sympathize with the victims..

On the other hand lets not be quick to dispense judgment, yes they are men of God but they are as human as any of us, priests especially .



Most of us cannot do without sex for a month, male or female, some a year, these men go a lifetime, for God's sake not for money..many of these priests are assigned to remote villages to evangelize, turns out it's the villagers who solicit help from them when there's barely enough for them to feed, they have to go and beg from the bigger parishes for their poorer parishioners, (we see them all the time)

Jesuit priests work and earn money
Same with opus dei priests and numeraries..so unlike many others denominations catholic priests aren't after money.. their work and sacrifices over the centuries has spoken for them both the priests and especially the nuns who have taken care of the sick and poor for ages past till present. (foster homes, hospitals and schools for poor and disabled, free catholic attorneys to take up cases for the oppressed (jdpc) and some many others....... her works speak for her)

Their motive is pure, but they falter and we pray for them. It's not easy

My only consolation is the fact that mother church has stood for 2000yrs and would stand for thousands more.

It's older than the ancestors of our ancestors and will see the unborn generations of our unborn generations. Because Its built on Christ directly, the blood of the martyrs and sacrifices of saints. No be today scandal start to rock am, no be tomorrow e go stop but e go still strong.no be roadside Pentecostal church, e old pass Islam sef, 600 years older, no be your mate.

Again I truly sympathize with the victims and pray they get through their trauma and strongly condemn any such lascivious or wanton lifestyle of clergymen, especially in this period of lent
i just fell in love with ur analysis....thumbs up
PoliticsRe: Fayose To Buhari: God Brought You Back Alive… Why Not Show Mercy To Nnamdi Kanu? by flex04(m): 10:31am On Mar 14, 2017
Aufbauh:
If God can't show mercy to Lucifer because he is doomed for his rebellion, then it is also logical for Buhari not to show mercy to a rebel like Nnamdi Kanu.
God can't show mercy to Lucifer because he has not asked for forgiveness...Lucifer still gat pride, understand?
Car TalkRe: Self-driving Volkswagen Sedric Concept To Be Available In 2025 (photo) by flex04(m): 12:10pm On Mar 08, 2017
mtchew
PoliticsRe: Bring Back Nigerian Prostitutes – Buhari Charges Aides by flex04(m): 2:46pm On Mar 03, 2017
hmmmmmmmmmm gbam......abeg make dis pple no too dey lie gve us again son we go fit knw wen dem dey talk true
PoliticsRe: Jonathan Made Osinbajo’s Tour Of Niger Delta A Success - Niger Delta Militants by flex04(m): 12:57pm On Mar 01, 2017
sarrki:
Another lie from the pit of hell

When he was there wettin him do

Jonathan is a failure

He himself knows

Ask him he will tell you
dem wn start nw ooo
Christianity EtcRe: The Ash Wednesday Is Today! What Do You Think About It? by flex04(m): 12:53pm On Mar 01, 2017
na fasting thing nw
undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided
CelebritiesRe: Hot Pictures Of Singers Praiz And Niyola by flex04(m): 1:04pm On Feb 23, 2017
hmmmmm
undecided

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