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hopefulLandlord:
Wait! you are not the same person as Hakeem12?

Hakeem12:
The answer depends on what you expect from a prayer. If you expect a deity to be listening and supposedly answering prayers by intervening in your life with supernatural force, you are apt to be disappointed. There is no deity to hear or answer your prayers. If, on the other hand, you find prayer to be comforting whether or not anyone is listening, you may find that it works just fine either way.


[color=#f5A215]Prayer has failed every test when documented in a controlled experiment, and in one experiment, alcoholic women in rehab tended to do more poorly in recovery when they were prayed for than those did who weren't prayed for. Yet people continue to earnestly believe that their prayers are not only heard, but answered. So the answer seems to be that prayer works if you believe it does, although not in the sense that belief produces miracles, but rather only the appearance of miracles.[/color]

deebrain:
I used to laugh when nairalanders do their "we are in modern era, these things are of the mind" stuff...

There is evil. it is not hidden. There are diabolical and wicked people.


If you live in peace, find a religious centre and give your God glory. Better still, appreciate your parents. Someone had to do battle for you, so you had time to form philosopher online.

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He said that the facts on ground support the agitation for the return of Buhari in 2019.
He explained that of the 36 ministers, 18 were Muslims and 18 Christians with the Christians holding many important positions.[/s]

mukina2:
Ok Guys the new FPL season > http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

We have screen shots from last season . . .. for FA cup, Carling Cup and Conference .. they will be given out by standings only.

Please let us know your team names from last year .. no 419 here


The h2h code, is limited to 20 per each league. FPL stops the number of entrees for private head to head leagues to 20 .
so we will have FA cup 1
FA cup 2 etc

If i didnt give you the code and find your team dia, i will 'comot' am cool

main league code available on request..


Last Season > https://www.nairaland.com/3921349/nairaland-fantasy-premier-league-2017

jerrybakermillz:
What happened to my own I renewed 2016 ?

realmindz:
Simple mathematics...

1952 plus 66 gives 2018.

Subtracting your age from 2018 certainly gives your date of birth.


Nothing amazing nothing interesting but a complete Bulshit

einsteino:
I have been getting lots of pm asking, what software should a young Civil/Structural Engineer learn?
That would depend on a number of factors. if you work in an organised firm, the firm would narrow down your options as it would already have purchased multi-user license for a software, it is either you have proficiency in that software or you learn fast. Also you would likely have a designation that narrows your duties to a specific subject area.

On the other hand if you work for smaller firms or freelance, you would likely be allowed to choose what suits you and wouldnt get the luxury of specialising in a subject area. Nonetheless, your considerations should cover support, ease of use, intuitiveness of User interface, functions/features, learning curve, cost of software and most importantly the nature of the project at hand.

Civil engineering softwares can be grouped into the following;

Building design software: these usually are only able to handle buildings and are easier to use and comes with rudimentary detailing features. In this category you have Orion, protastructures, tekla structural designer, Etabs etc.

General Analysis/Design software: These are versatile software, they are flexible and leaves you to conceptualize whatever you fancy, while it handles the computation. You would have to be well grounded in analysis and design concepts to correctly use these. E.g STAAD PRO, Robot Structural Analysis, Midas, SAP 2000, SAFE, STAAD FOUNDATION.

Detailing suites: Most Engrs hate detailing, it is time demanding and sucks! even worse, an average joe wouldnt appreciate the effort/technicality it takes. You may be saying "but orion automatically generates details, tekla structural designer does too"..the tuth is you wouldnt dare submit their detail drawings without painstaking revising and editing it, except you dont know what you are doing or work in an environment where anything goes. atimes you would find certain details from it are just not usable and doesn't meet the standards of either your employer or client. This is where detailing suites come in, they are bespoke softwares that lets you detail in 2D whatever you wish, however you wish with the aid of intelligent codefied macros. example of these are Allplan, Cads RC, Autocad stŕuctural detailing.

Building information modelling software: These are 3D modelling suites that contains parametric data of elements of the project you have modelled, but have no capability of analysis/design. Its mainly for exporting/integrating with analysis software. they also have detailing features and are mainly used for steel projects e.g Tekla, Revit Structure, Advance steel etc.

other civil/Bespoke software: These are special need software, you may never need them depending on your career path. E.g
SACS, EPASWMM, Civil 3D, Water Gem, EPA NET, PLAXIS, ANSYS, Mstower, Tstower, All pile, CSI Bridge, PHA-PRO etc.


if you are a neophyte to CAD, start with the Building design softwares, a popular but unwise choice is Orion, you would be better off with Etabs or Tekla structural designer. when you have come up, get your teeth into Robot/Staad pro/Sap 2000 and pick either Cads Rc or ASD for your detailing needs.

to try most of the softwares out for free as a student, simply visit their website and register with your university email, you would be granted an educational license, at least for most of them.

Would learning a software make you a great engr? The answer is No! softwares only help you automate repetitive and redudant process, you need a very good grasp of the theories and principles of engineering, marrying that with proficiency in a powerful software and insights from seasoned engineers would make you a better and more productive engineer. A very good book to start with is "Three Dimensional Static and Dynamic Analysis of Structures"

alex81:
Sorry i dont debate with foools.


Only fools say there's no God. Psalm 14:1; Psalm 53:1

9jaArea:
Those days when one bag of cement was used to lay two blocks....

Hakeem12:
The short answer is that there are signs that sick people who

(a) believe in prayer and
(b) know they are being prayed for
Show positive health benefits.
People who

(a) don't particularly believe in prayer and
(b) know they are being prayed for can show some, but markedly less results.
People who don't know they are being prayed for don't show anything significant enough to be more then happenstance (or a break in study protocol.)

To the non-believer, this points to psycho-somosis as the likely acting ingredient.
To the believer, this 'proves' that faith is necessary, although that doesn't really adequately explain why those with faith unknowingly prayed for dont show bette results. But, again, it can be argued away with the fact that people of faith whoa re sick always have people in their community praying for them.

The short answer is, no, there is no scientifically valid proof in the efficacy of prayer but, as in all science, that doesn't prove that such effect doesn't exist, merely that no study has been formulated to date that can capture it.
We are rationalizing animals and anything with emotional import gets rationalized by *everyone* with a feeling on the subject.

Edit: It should be noted however that this has no bearing on the existence or non existence of a deity or deities. Its a relatively small percentage of deists who believe in a god who is a super santa clause that delivers what ever we ask for if we grovel low enough.

HardMirror:
i dont agree. God does nothing, we are slaves to ourselves, our delusions, our wishes and hopes. God has never had anything to do with anything, all we think we know about god are from men and we hoping they are true

johnydon22:
Stockholm syndrome? How so?