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hi.

i have the same problem with my HP510. the battery is not charging at all, and it's not up to 14 months old.

i was contemplating buying a new battery, but if there is another solution asides that, pls help.

what do i do? do i flash the BIOS too? how do i do that?

Also, my Compaq presario C700 dvd drive stopped working, it wont open at all (i have a cd inside and it wont even read the disk)

is there something i can do about that too?

The word “tithe” literally means “tenth” and is commonly used to refer to the requirement to give ten percent of one’s income to God. However, from the outset, it should be noted that nowhere was money ever tithed. The tithe in the Old Testament always referred to produce from the ground or herds. Some may respond that this is the case because people lived in an agricultural society. While this is true, however, “money” is mentioned about thirty times in Genesis alone (e.g., Gen. 17: 12, 13, 23, 27; 31:15; 33:19; etc.). Therefore, before tithing is ever mentioned in the Mosaic Law (Lev. 27:30), money has been referred to about forty times. The last reference to money before tithing is mentioned in the Mosaic Law even provides rules for an ancient banking system (Lev. 25:37)!

Both Testaments view the tithe within the larger framework of giving and worship. Prior to the giving of the Mosaic Law, tithing was not a systematic, continual practice but an occasional, even exceptional, form of giving (Gen. 14:20; cf. Heb. 7:4; Gen. 28:22). The Mosaic Law includes stipulations regarding the Levitical, Festival, and Poor (or Welfare) Tithe (Lev. 27:30–33; Num. 18:21; Deut. 14:22–29). Taken together, the annual tithe of the Israelites surpassed ten percent of their income, totaling more than twenty percent. Of the seven references to tithing in the Old Testament historical and prophetic books, the most important is that in Mal. 3:8 (cf. 2 Chron. 31:5–6, 12; Neh. 10:38–39; 12:44–47; 13:5, 12; Amos 4:4), where people are told to bring their (Levitical) “tithes and offerings” into God’s “storehouse” and agricultural blessings are promised for those who comply.

It should be noted that in Malachi, the withholding of tithes was a sign of a larger pattern of disobedience. The tithe mentioned by the prophet is the Levitical Tithe (Num 18:21). The offerings to which reference is made were a primary source of livelihood for the priests and were required (not voluntary) offerings. The invitation to test God is limited to the context of Malachi 3 and should not be universalized. For this reason the promised (agricultural) reward, likewise, does not carry over to people who may tithe today. Moreover, if this passage were consistently applied today, offerings—that which tithing advocates refer to as the freewill portion of giving that occurs after one has tithed—are not of one’s free will, but required just as tithes are. Therefore, if someone were to give only ten percent (not that the Jews only gave ten percent), this person would still be in sin for robbing God of “offerings.”

References to tithing in the New Testament are limited to three passages. In Matt. 23:23, the Old Testament tithing requirement is presupposed for Jesus’ audience. The scribes and Pharisees are excoriated for prioritizing the minutiae of the Law over weightier matters. Jesus was not speaking to members of a church, but to Jews still under the Old Covenant and thus obligated to tithe. Similarly, Jesus in Luke 18:9–14 denounces inappropriate religious pride on the basis of observance of the Law. Hebrews 7, finally, addresses Abraham’s giving of a tenth to Melchizedek in the context of Melchizedek’s priesthood being superior to the Levitical one. None of these passages have tithing as their primary subject, and none command tithing for the new covenant era. The case for tithing on the basis of larger systematic-theological or pragmatic considerations likewise fails in that, similar to circumcision, Jesus fulfilled the tithing requirement and replaced it with a command for New Testament believers to give themselves to God and to give liberally of their means (1 Cor. 9:1–23; 16:1–4; 2 Cor. 8–9; Phil. 4:15–17).

Where does that leave New Testament believers? We are not saying that it is okay to neglect giving. In fact, the New Testament contains sufficient guidance for our giving. Second Corinthians 8 tells us that our giving should be relationship-driven, grace-driven, and love-driven. However, nothing is mentioned regarding ten percent. Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 16 teaches us that every believer should give; that they should give consistently or systematically (albeit there the reference is to a special collection); and that the amount is relative to one’s income. Second Corinthians 9 stipulates that the amount should be based upon one’s heart disposition (v. 7); that we should give in order to meet the needs of fellow-believers; and that our motivation should be thankfulness to God for all he has done for us. This is just a sampling of the many principles the New Testament gives for believers in order to direct them in their giving.

reference: TO TITHE OR NOT TO TITHE? (DAVID CROTEAU)

i am really sorry to hear that. believe me, i understand how it feels to lose someone very close to you.

be strong, dear.

try these:

okanlomo

osanle

oluomo

shanko

they all fit ur profile

wow! i never knew Dani1Luv looked that cool

where did you get his picture from? i have searched through all the pages of google, girl, you must be the FBI.

naaaaah, gabrywyl is surely prettier and she's got it all.

she recently slimmed down a little, she so fine that she is even contesting for miss world.

see her make-up artiste working on her,

thank God i didn't see everything, I CLOSED ONE EYE

[quote author=Ray-sima link=topic=196690.msg3101236#msg3101236 date=1226966360]i wonda who sima is . . . [/quote]

No More Floppy Lips

A sexually active woman told her plastic surgeon that she wanted her vaginal lips reduced in size because they were too loose and floppy. Out of embarrassment, she insisted that the surgery be kept a secret, and the surgeon agreed.

Awakening from the anesthesia after the surgery, she found 3 roses carefully placed beside her on the bed. Outraged, she calls in the doctor. ‘I thought I asked you not to tell anyone about my operation!’

The surgeon told her he had carried out her wish for confidentiality, and that the first rose was from him. ‘I felt sad because you went through this all by yourself. The second rose is from my nurse. She assisted me in the surgery and empathized because she had the same procedure done some time ago.’

‘And what about the third rose?’ she asked. ‘That’s from a man upstairs in the burn unit. He wanted to thank you for his new ears.’

nice one,

Drunken Reincarnation

James, as usual, came home really late one Saturday night after being at the bar all night drinking. Not only was he drunk, he was sloppy drunk. He carefully crept into bed next his wife, who fell sleep angry hours earlier, and gave her a goodnight kiss on the check in hopes that she wouldn’t wake up.

He awoke in the middle of the night to a strange man standing at the end of his bed wearing a long flowing white robe. “Who the hell are you,” demanded James, “and what are you doing in my bedroom?” The mysterious man answered “This is not your bedroom, and my name is St. Peter”.

James didn’t take the news so well… “You mean I’m dead! That can’t be, I have so much to live for, I haven’t even said goodbye to my family… you’ve got to send me back right away!”

St. Peter replied “You cannot go back as you were, you have passed away James. However, you can be reincarnated - but there is a catch. We can only send you back as a dog or a hen.” James was devastated, but knowing that there was a farm just down the road from his house, he asked to be sent back as a hen.

A flash of light later, he was covered in feathers and clucking around pecking at corn on the ground. “This ain’t so bad,” he thought until he felt a strange feeling churning inside him. The farmyard rooster strolled over and said “So you’re the new hen, huh? How are you enjoying your first day here?” “It’s not so bad” replies James, “but I have this strange feeling inside like I’m about to explode”. “You’re ovulating” explained the rooster, “haven’t you ever laid an egg before?”

“Never” replies James.

“Well just relax and let it happen.”

And so he did, and just a few uncomfortable seconds later an egg pops out from under his tail. An immense feeling of relief swept over him - emotions got the better of him as he experienced the joy motherhood for the first time. When he laid his second egg, the feeling of happiness was overwhelming and he knew that being reincarnated as a hen was the best thing that ever happened to him… ever!

The joy of motherhood continued to build and, just as he was just about to lay his third egg, he felt an enormous smack on the back of his head and heard his wife shout “James, wake up you drunken bas*ard, you’re sh*tting the bed!”

Meet Marvin, Men’s Answer To Maxine


Q: Why do men die before their wives?
A: They want to.

Q: When will women will be equal to men?
A: When they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

gabrywyl:
[size=20pt]HeeHee. See? I go tell you guys to follow my good example[/size]

thanx anywayz,

and, those teeth of urs are really cute

British Ingenuity

During WW II a British fighter pilot was shot down over Germany and he was captured by the Nazis. He was hurt pretty bad, so the German doctor amputated his left arm. He requested that they drop his arm over his base in England. So the Germans did.

The next week they amputated his other arm and he asked the same thing. The Germans complied.

The next week they amputated one of his legs, and he again asked for them to drop it over his base in England. The German doctor replied, “Sorry, we do dis no more!”

The pilot asked why not, and the German answered, “we think you trying to escape!”

Worthy of Heaven

A man appears before St. Peter at the pearly gates. “Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asks.

“Well, I can think of one thing,” the man offers. “Once, on a trip to the Black Hills, out in South Dakota, I came upon a gang of high-testosterone bikers who were threatening a young woman.

I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn’t listen. So I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed biker.

I smacked him on the head, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose ring and threw it on the ground, and told him,

‘Leave her alone now or you’ll answer to me.’”

St. Peter was impressed.

“When did this happen?”

“Just a few minutes ago.”

The Ambitious Young Judge’s Clerk

An ambitious, young clerk’s responsibilities included bringing the judge a hot cup of coffee every morning. And, every morning, the judge became infuriated when the coffee cup was brought to him just 2/3 full.

With his back to the corner, the young clerk explained that he had to rush to get the coffee delivered while it was still hot, which caused him to spill much of it along the way. After weeks of yelling and insults, nothing the judge said to the young clerk produced a full cup of coffee - until he threatened to cut the clerk’s pay by 1/3 if he continued to produce 1/3 less than the judge wanted.

The following morning, the judge was greeted with a cup of coffee that was full to the brim, and the next morning and the morning after that. The judge couldn’t resist gloating over his success and smugly complimented the clerk on his new technique.

“Oh, there’s not much to it,” admitted the clerk happily, “I take some coffee in my mouth right outside the coffee room, and spit it back in when I get outside your office.”

Anything To Make Marriage Work

Seems that, after all these years, the romance and love just wasn’t what it used to be for John and Jane. In an attempt to salvage their thirty years of marriage, Jane convinces her husband to see a marriage councilor with her.

The counselor asks first asks Jane what she feels the problem is, and before he can even finish his sentece she goes into a tirade listing every single problem the couple has ever had - even before things went south. She goes on and on for nearly an hour, and finishes in tears.

Finally, the counselor gets up from his couch, walks over to Jane, embraces her and begins to kiss her passionately. The woman quiets down, immediately, and sits there in a daze.

The counselor then turns to the John and says, “Your wife needs this at least three times a week. For the sake of your marriage, can you can do this?” The husband ponders this question for a moment, and confidentially replies, “I can drop her off here on Mondays and Wednesdays… but on Fridays, I play golf.”

thanx kathyekiti.
you're a darling.
it's surely nkwobi for me tonight.
i'll send ur share via fedex. lol

Hi Doc,

is it true that potash(known as 'kaun' in yoruba) is not good during pregnancy.

there are certain dishes i love taking (nkwobi especially, which contains potash) and hubby wouldnt just let me take them.

i'm four months pregnant and i always crave these dishes, are they harmful to my baby?

i need expert advice before i sneak out to eat them and wipe my mouth like nothing happened.

Chei, dis drycleaner sef,

_{*peeps into the scene, rushes home to get identity cards, takes cab to area f*}

no be me o!

meeen, that is really hard o.



i think the solution to the problem might be to pick a fight, and hit the nail on the head (since u cannot say it without hurting feelings)

@ poster,

u shouldn't have generalized, how could u make ur conclusion based on one experience?

thing is, it works for some, and does not work for some.

and how on earth could u even think of going to fight over a man? i honestly think that is immature.

anyway, i am very happily married to an adorable man, who is 7 years older than i am.

so, i guess it's different strokes for different folks.

k

Guy, u need to put ur foot down!

tell her u cant marry her if she continues like that.

else,

she aint ur wife, u too soft for her.

she is way too possessive, and that's not healthy at all.

just let it go.

it is better to have a broken relationship than to have a bitter marriage.

pls act now, i dont want to see another post from you, asking us for advise after u have married her, and she gets worse.

Outstrip,

1. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion.

2. If u read her previous post, u would know that she saw this coming, and she went ahead with the marriage, so why should she give up now?

3. She needs encouragements now, not angry and rash advices.

ORUKO OLU'BADAN KERIN NI 'OBA AKINTUNDE BIOKU OLEYO'.

O KU NI ODUN 1948.

(SE MO GBA?)

deejnr,

1. Do not think of divorce now, that is what ur inlaws want, if you do it, they have won over you, u gat to fight back.

2. Be more prayerful, take authority on this matter, tell God in the still of the night, exactly what and what u want Him to do about the situation.

2. Sit ur husband down again, and this time around, pour out ur heart to him (with faith in God that his ears would be OPENED to listen and reason with you).

3. Totally ignore ur sisters in law, i know it is hard, but just let whatever they do bother you. continue being nice to them and grow a thick skin against their actions.

4. when ur heart seems troubled, because u really have a high tendency to start thinking of things they do to you, engage in ur hobbies, u could read, draw, write poems, take a stroll out, take ur kid out.

4. Girl, pls make urself happy in any way, do not continue making a mistake of letting these people see u unhappy, cos it will only make them feel like they are winning over you.

5. Deejnr, u married ur husband because u had an assurance that u can make it through thick and thin, and i tell you, you will make it, u've got a lot of people on nairaland who are supporting you morally and in prayers, think about that, dont let this problem weigh you down, you are not alone, you will definitely come back and post some good news on this forum.