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#8 Al Sadd

Barca strolled to Club World Cup success in 2011 with 4-0 wins over Al Sadd and Santos.

Although Messi outshone a young Brazilian superstar by the name of Neymar by scoring twice in the tournament decider, the Argentine was unsuccessful in finding the net against Al Sadd in the semi-finals.

He did, however, set up Seydou Keita for Barca's third goal in a routine win.

#9 Real Murcia

The 2007-08 season may have been a disappointment for Barcelona, as they finished third in La Liga, an incredible 18 points behind champions Real Madrid.

However, it ended with a lot of fun, as they recovered from the concession of an early goal to storm to a 5-1 lead over Real Murcia in the final game of the season.

Messi again got two assists, but it was Giovani dos Santos who took the plaudits for his hat-trick. While Barca have faced Murcia several times since, Messi has not played in any of those games.

#8 Cadiz
In December 2005, Messi missed another rare chance to add another name to his long list of victims in a game against Cadiz.

The Argentine got an assist as Barca won 3-1, setting up Samuel Eto'o early in the second half.

Messi was injured when the two sides met later in the season in a much tighter affair but, luckily, Ronaldinho was on hand to score the winning goal as Barca went on to win the league.

He has not faced them since

#11 Udinese

With just one goal to his name for the Camp Nou outfit, Messi was still far off the level that carried him to five Ballons d'Or when he lined up against Udinese in September 2005.

Back then, he was just a promising youngster lucky enough to be playing in attack alongside Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o.

It was the Brazilian who showed he was still the grandmaster in the Champions League encounter, scoring a hat-trick in a 4-1 win.

Messi, meanwhile, was withdrawn in the 70th minute and although he scored in his next Champions League appearance, he was left out of the next two group games, one of which was the return clash with Udinese.

#12 Gramenet

Messi's third official appearance and first start for Barcelona was also his first defeat with the senior side, as Frank Rijkaard's men lost to Gramenet in the Copa del Rey.

Despite the presence of Messi, Henrik Larsson and Andres Iniesta in the starting XI, the Blaugrana could not find a way through against the third-tier team and conceded the decisive goal in extra-time.

It is the only time Messi has come up against his side's Catalan neighbours.

Of all the teams the Barcelona forward has faced, he has failed to hit the net against just 12, including Tuesday's Champions League opponents

A career spent as one of the world's most prolific goalscorers and perennially at the top of the game, Lionel Messi has upset a huge number of teams as a star for Barcelona.
The Argentine's exploits have led the Catalan side to global success and helped keep them within the top echelons of European football.
So consistent has Messi been that it is easier to name the teams he has failed to score against in his senior career since he emerged in Barca's senior side as a 17-year-old in October 2004.

Of all the teams Messi has faced in the near 13 and a half years since his first appearance for the Blaugrana, he has failed to hit the net against just 12.
He will get the chance to knock one of those teams off the list on Tuesday when his side visit Chelsea in the Champions League. Goal runs through the teams the Camp Nou icon has never scored against

http://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-inter-and-the-teams-messi-has-never-scored-against/ch8lchl9peil1sfnp5sr4bzpa

Ibroh24:
Please, nairalander!

I was told that if I enter with this visa (class 600) that after gaining job, I will need to exit and enter Australia back.

Is this possible as what have been reading in this thread.

Kindly help me asap. Thanks in advance.

Brother... Please take out that picture or as have been advised blur out your personal information. Haba! You are just setting food for scammers on a plate!

catchdwind4rmkd:
No worries mate, I'm more than happy to.

Thank you Bro...

gnykelly:
there is nothing like nearest future. all the tech are in place like self driving car but the regulators are the one contemplating. everything is here. we just need to act fast

Hmmm... You're quite correct

gnykelly:
with this kind of innovation Nigeria recessions is just starting. everyone is thinking beyond oil except buhari

Nice observation. I didn't even consider that in the first place. The world is truly going green... Although it's still a long way, but its a certainty in the nearest future....

Sadly as you have pointed out, we have no plans of any sort when that time comes...

In a world-first, a train in northern NSW is running totally on solar power following the conversion and refurbishment of a derelict heritage train by the Byron Bay Railroad Company.

With plenty of sunlight for its batteries to soak up, the company set about converting a 1940s’ railmotor with the aid of Southern Shorthaul Railroad’s Lithgow Railway Workshop.

The Workshop custom-designed curved solar panels for the roof of the railmotor along with solar batteries designed to operate all systems – traction power, lighting, control circuits and air compressors. Director Tim Elderton said the technology adapted from electric buses was re-engineered to convert the railmotor.

For prolonged lack of sunshine, there is a 30 kilowatt solar array on the station roof so the locomotive can be plugged in. A regenerative braking system also recovers around 25% of spent energy each time the brakes are used and the train has zero emissions.

Built in 1949, the 600 class railmotor was innovatively constructed with aluminium like that for aircraft fuselage, making it lighter than the light rail of today. One of the two original diesel engines has been removed but a single Cummins 14 L NT855-R2 diesel engine, fitted in the 1970s (that reclassified the railmotor as a 660 set) remains. The engine was in use for 16 years during which time it was upgraded regularly. It is on board for weight and balance, and while it is a back-up it is not required for the train’s operation.

The refurbished railmotor was out of action for 25 years while the 3km of railway line it now runs on had to be repaired by the BBRC, along with a bridge, following disuse of the Murwillumbah to Casino line for more than a decade. The railmotor can tootle along at an easy 115 km/hour, but will only run at low speed on the Byron Beach to North Beach rail line.

This video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZU6Uh8fV7Q) shows the interior and exterior of the train including the driver’s cab, rail lines, route and road crossings. The train set off on its maiden run just prior to Christmas with 100 passengers on board and now offers a regular timetable.


Source

https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/news/australian-solar-powered-train-limelight
Image and video: BBRC

lalasticlala
mynd44

dustydee:
try transferwise. Their rate is good:
https://transferwise.com/u/davidg1450

Thanks Bro.

But I can't find an option to buy GBP with NGN except to sell.

And this is what I found in their FAQS

Good morning people,

Please can you advise the best means one can transfer money from Naija account to a UK.

I have a UK account and a working PayPal too.

I will be looking at transferring up to £5K at once.

I am looking for reasonable exchange rates so as not to lose so much.

Please those of you who have experience with school fees payment and transactions up to that amount can advise how you went about it.

Thank you

mikky4764:
But i think a surgery will be advisable in this case, it kinda look scary. But I commend her determination to be successful irrespective of her condition

Funny she doesn't want to die on a surgery bed... The woman really knows what she wants... Accepting Help would be really good sha

Zaki500:
It is very encouraging that this woman still finds a way to earn a living despite her condition.

If na 4 Naija now na 2 turn to street begger...

You are very right.
Quite commendable

More photos

Lalasticlala
Mynd44
Seun

A Grandmother whose face is melting due to a rare condition is refusing surgery out of fear that an operation will lead to her death.

Wiang Boonmee, 63, from Thailand, went blind in both eyes after developing abnormal growths that spread across her face, covering her eyes and twisting her nose and mouth out of shape.She developed the condition as a child and it only got worse as the years went by. Several decades later, the unsightly growths hang off her face making it looks as though her skin is melting.

Wiang leads as close to a normal life as she can, despite her condition, She still works to earn a living. She recently moved from her home in rural Surin province to capital Bangkok where she scrapes together a living selling accessories on the pavement in the centre of the city.

The mother-of-one's condition received attention last week when medics were contacted to request assistance for her. But Wiang has refused help despite the severity of her condition, believed to be related to neurofibromatosis. This is because she is afraid of dying on the operating table.

Wiang, who also has two grandchildren, said: “I have had this problem for a long time. More than I can remember. I have survived and I’m healthy and have a job. If I have an operation I might never wake up. I’m afraid I would not survive it. My daughter brings me here so I can sell flowers and camphor oils. I am happy and somebody gave me a donation this week, which I’m grateful for.”

Dr Sunura Ourairat, President of Rangsit University, visited Wiang on the street on Friday to offer to help her get medical attention.

He said: 'I have asked for assistance from the Ministry of Public Health and asked for doctors to visit this grandmother. She is blind and originally from the north east region. We are welcome and ready to help with surgery but she is afraid of dying. She said thank you to everybody for trying to help. We will continue to see what can be done for her."

Source

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/grandmother-melting-face-made-go-11770415

catchdwind4rmkd:
Mine was subclass 476 (Skilled Recognised Graduate Temporary)

Hello Bro... I presumed this when I read your first and main post.

I just applied for same Visa early this December. I have a Mech Engr background. I am hoping so much to get it and if I do, I'll really need your help on information and stuff before moving.

I hope you don't mind if I follow you for the now?

Thanks again for your previous post...

This is very commendable

lankywizar:
You can get it at Port Health Centre. NPA Port. Very close to SPA

Thanks a lot Bro

usj:
I am going for an interview at the Indian embassy and yellow fever vaccination is required please where can I get this in port harcourt and how much does it cost please?

Hello Bro, have you been able to get this information? If you have can you update here please?

csimms7:
Hahahahahaha... This mannnn!!! You get the interview invite for this one so? As God help us for NDDC, Him go run this one for us. AMEN

Lolzzz... My boss... You know say I de follow you for back na...
God go do am 4 us again...

csimms7:
Hahahahahaha... I've been following this thread a bit but I am one who only talks when he has information, but when I saw your username as Tamihawtt87, and people were referring to you as "he", in my mind I was like, hmmm, what guy is using such name as that, lol. Thanks for the clarification and also for your information too. Some time ago, I helped in the NDDC forum for the scholarship thread, so, I commend what you're doing here amidst the insults from people. Cheers

Oga Csimms7, we meet yet again after NDDC... Glad for you Bro... Plenty success I wish you...

Impressive....

US seeing this on their way to sanction Russia again will be like...

Enya lover's thread... Glad to be hear

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IamAirforce1:
Omg

This girl is so beautiful

Please is she still single , I'm in love

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Catalyst4real:
This woman mumu eh
So she sowed suv and was waiting for private jet

MMM

PH SUV and in 30 days, GH private jet

Gaybu:
How did it go?

It was rescheduled.

Will give feedback afterwards.

Thanks for asking

mrvitalis:
It's now obvious wike and ameachi are working on this ikwerre now has two senators

Watch them come back together after wike wins the second term

Ameachi will not allow magunus to contest because he knows wike is a goner if that happens

I just pity riverine people of rivers state they just showed how unsmart they are

Who is the second Ikwerre senstor? Is it Ideozu, the Ekpeye man you are referring to as Ikwerre?

Zaki500:
I see Chelsea drawing Barca... That would be mouthwatering

It sure would be, though it's quite unlikely.
This year's draw will be intriguing sha. Imagine A Man U/Bayern pair or R. Madrid/Dortmund/Tottenham

There are just five places left up for grabs in the Champions League group stages after Celtic, Sevilla, Napoli, Maribor and Olympiakos all booked their spots on an eventful evening of football on Tuesday night.

Liverpool will be hoping to join their four Premier League rivals – Manchester United, City, Chelsea and Tottenham – in the upcoming draw, though must first finish off Hoffenheim in the second leg of their Play-Off on Wednesday night.

But the draw is at last starting to take shape, with the teams in both Pot 1 and Pot 2 now confirmed, and Premier League sides can begin working out who they are likely to face in the group stages…

WHEN IS THE DRAW AND HOW CAN I WATCH IT?

The draw for this year’s Champions League takes place on Thursday, August 24 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The build-up begins at 5pm, with the draw itself expected to take place half an hour later, and can be watched either on BT Sport 2 or via the live stream on Uefa.com.

WHICH POTS ARE EACH TEAM IN?

Pot 1 (confirmed)
Real Madrid

Bayern Munich

Chelsea

Juventus

Benfica

Monaco

Spartak Moscow

Shakhtar Donetsk
Pot 2 (confirmed)
Barcelona

Atletico Madrid

PSG

Borussia Dortmund

Sevilla

Manchester City

Porto

Manchester United
Pot 3 (provisional)
Napoli

Tottenham

Basel

Olympiakos

Anderlecht

Liverpool*

Roma

Besiktas
Pot 4 (provisional)
Celtic

CSKA Moscow*

Copenhagen*

Sporting Lisbon*

APOEL Nicosia*

Feyenoord

Maribor

RB Leipzig
*While pots one, two and three are pretty much set, Wednesday’s Play-Off results can still create huge changes in pot four. CSKA Moscow take a one-goal lead back to Russia; Copenhagen need to overturn a 1-0 scoreline when they host Qarabag; Sporting need an away goal in Romania against FCSB; Liverpool take two precious away goals back to Anfield when they host Hoffenheim; and APOEL claimed a 2-0 lead away to Slavia Prague.

BEST/WORST CASE SCENARIOS
Best draw
Chelsea (Pot 1): Porto, Anderlecht, Maribor

Man City/Man Utd (Pot 2): Spartak Moscow, Anderlecht, Maribor

Spurs/Liverpool (Pot 3): Spartak Moscow, Porto, Maribor

Worst draw
Chelsea (Pot 1): Barcelona, Napoli, RB Leipzig

Man City/Man Utd (Pot 2): Real Madrid, Napoli, RB Leipzig

Spurs/Liverpool (Pot 3): Real Madrid, PSG, RB Leipzig
Having won the Premier League title last season, Chelsea are seeded in the champions pot and will avoid most of Europe’s biggest teams. Nevertheless, Pot 2 is stacked with powerhouses, such as Barcelona and PSG, while even Pot 4 boasts the champions of Scotland and the Netherlands, as well as the runners-up from the Bundesliga. There could be several groups of death this time around.

WHEN WILL THE MATCHES TAKE PLACE?
Each team will play their group opponents twice, home and away, over six gameweeks. The group stage begins at the start of September and runs until the start of December, with matches played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

Champions League group stage dates
12-13 September

26-27 September

17-18 October

31 October-1 November

21-22 November

5-6 December

http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/22/who-can-manchester-united-chelsea-tottenham-and-man-city-draw-in-the-champions-league-group-stages-6871090/amp/

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