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PhonesRe: Tecno F6 Discussion Thread/Rooting by Hexzagon: 9:11pm On Oct 16, 2014
sunniest:
use kingroot thank me later www.kingroot.net/down#master
thanks man, I really appreciate.

PhonesRe: Tecno F6 Discussion Thread/Rooting by Hexzagon: 12:26am On Oct 11, 2014
Yet no info on how to root the phone
PhonesRe: Android, Anyone? Part II by Hexzagon: 11:28pm On Oct 10, 2014
Does anyone know how I can root my tecno f6
PhonesRe: Who Have Seen The Tecno F6 With Kitkat And 16gb Rom by Hexzagon: 11:32am On Oct 04, 2014
Quite impressive from techno. Still exploring the phone. So far its fantastic, would recommend it to anyone.
RomanceYou And Your Ex by Hexzagon(op): 9:34pm On Aug 14, 2014
Tell the truth

Be honest....Which of these songs, would you gladly dedicate To your EX?
1. Eamon- I don't want you back
2. R.Kelly - Turn back the hands of time
3. Uncle Sam - don't want to see You again
4. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
5. Usher - Burn
6. Toni Braxton- Unbreak my heart
7. Justin Timberlake- what goes around.... comes back around
8. Westlife - If i let you go
9. Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You
10. Beyonce and Shakira - Beautiful Liar

http://www.icandlehq.com/blogs/item/tell-the-truth
HealthWhy Africa Will Likely Continue To Be Underdeveloped by Hexzagon(op): 3:26pm On Aug 09, 2014
The Ebola Outbreak Has Proven Why Africa Will Likely Continue To Be Underdeveloped By Chinedu George Nnawetanma

The Ebola virus disease (EVD) has so far claimed over 900 lives, according to many reputable international news agencies, and it's still ravaging large swathes of the West African subregion. This recent outbreak – the deadliest in history – began earlier this year and has so far spread to at least 4 countries in the subregion: Liberia, Guinea-Conakry, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria. There is also an unsubstantiated probability that it might be in other West African countries like Benin Republic and Ghana.

The first casualty on Nigerian soil was reported on the 25th of July, almost a month after I raised the alarm of a possible outbreak of the virus in Nigeria in my article on Sahara Reporters, "What Is Nigeria Doing to Prevent an Outbreak of the Ebola Virus?"

As usual, the various levels of the Nigerian government and the masses alike did nothing about it, choosing to ignore the warning and waiting for it to arrive first before finally believing that it's serious. Twenty-five days after the article was published, we let our guard down and an infected Liberian man flew into the country, unfettered by our airport authorities. There was little or no check at the airport despite the obvious risks. Alas, the Liberian ended up infecting many others, most of whom are yet to be found and isolated, posing a grave danger to themselves and the unsuspecting people they are having contact with.

While the scourge was extending its tentacles all over West Africa, most Nigerians were engrossed in the then-ongoing FIFA World Cup taking place in far-away Brazil. Such carefree predisposition is equivalent to a man watching a soap opera in his sitting room while his kitchen is on fire. In Nigeria, and Africa as a whole, we simply do not have any reason to take action until we are choked – the proverbial eleventh hour syndrome. Precaution is seemingly not in our culture.

Advanced countries, including, but not limited to, the United States of America, Britain and South Korea have already started putting measures in place, ranging from the tactful to the bizarrely outrageous, which will forestall a possible outbreak of the dreaded viral disease within their domains. Countries all over the world have gone to great lengths to tightened security in their borders and ports of entry, ensuring that all travellers from West Africa are thoroughly screened for possible indications of the virus before leaving the airport and mixing with people. 

Some, however, have chosen to tread the path of extremism to see to it that their citizens are shielded from the disease. American billionaire businessman, Donald Trump, for example, opined that all flights from West Africa to the United States should be halted and the legal rights of all West Africans to return to the States be revoked. South Korea as well took some drastic measures of its own by withdrawing the invitation sent out to some Nigerian students for a conference in the Asian nation in response to the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria. Comments in the news websites of several foreign news agencies have been less than flattering.

Not minding what you may think of them, all of those measures smack of precaution, something we so desperately lack in Nigeria and Africa, and something we so desperately need if we are to move forward as a people. Nigeria and Africa cannot harbour the hope of getting to the level of those developed countries we greatly admire if we only pick the negative aspects of their lifestyle and culture, whilst being blind to the most important ones that got them where they are now.

Now that the disease has finally made it to Nigeria, the natural next step should be arresting the spread of the disease. It makes me wonder, “What are the Nigerian doctors, scientists and ‘professors of medicine’ doing by way of working towards the development of a cure?” From the look of things, I presume without admitting that they are doing nothing at all to that effect. Rather, they are waiting for their American, Canadian, British, German, Israeli, Chinese and WHO counterparts to manufacture a cure or vaccine and bring it to them for distribution. It begs the question of how long we, Africans, are going to be spoon-fed by the West, and recently, China? From all indications, it seems that Africa cannot survive without the help of others. 

Owing to this submission, it is not surprising that the overwhelming majority of countries receiving foreign aid are from Africa, with our own Nigeria receiving aid from other countries in excess of 1.7 billion US$ dollars in 2011. According to the latest United Nations Development Program's Human Development Index released in July, most African countries scored well below the global average in terms of human development and quality of life. Nigeria was ranked a lowly 152nd out of the 187 sampled countries in a list that was bookended by neighbouring Niger in 187th place. And it is not only the government that has to be held accountable for it.

Africans, by situational disposition rather than genetics, are always too eager to blame others for their misfortune and in a bid for succour, they often propose some really laughable conspiracy theories. One of the silliest to be put forward in recent times has it that the extant outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria might have been an intentional ploy by the West to eliminate Africans, backing the absurd theory up with some brushed over flimsy rationales. 

Unsurprisingly, Africa and Africans will continue to be ridiculed and made mockery of internationally until we learn to put our house in order. Nigeria, as Africa's most populous and promising country, with its largest economy, is expected to lead the way. This it has failed to do so many times in the past, becoming evident again in the ease with which the deadly Ebola virus breached the country's borders. It is on record that no country has ever achieved greatness by being blind to the challenges before it and until we learn this we cannot move forward as a people.
Christianity EtcDanish Cartoons Of Muhammad: We Have A Right To Criticize & Comment On Islam by Hexzagon(op): 12:46am On Aug 04, 2014
What Were the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad?:
On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-
Posten published 12 commissioned cartoons. Cartoonists
were asked to express their impressions and feelings
regarding Islam. For a long time, nothing happened, but
some radical imams took them to the Middle East and there
fomented violent reactions. Muslims rioted, burned
embassies, and staged boycotts of all Danish goods, not just
the newspaper which published the cartoons. Many died
because of Muslims offended by cartoons which they said
mocked, insulted, and defamed Islam and Muhammad. They
claimed a right not to have their religious sensibilities
offended.
Why Were the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Created?:
According to Flemming Rose, editor of Danish newspaper
Jyllands-Posten which published the cartoons, “I
commissioned the cartoons in response to several incidents
of self-censorship in Europe caused by widening fears and
feelings of intimidation in dealing with issues related to
Islam. ...a Danish children’s writer had trouble finding an
illustrator for a book about the life of Muhammad. Three
people turned down the job for fear of consequences.”
There was thus a serious issue to address, namely a growing
fear that anything that might simply be perceived as critical
of Islam could not be created.
Why Did More Newspapers Republish the Danish
Cartoons of Muhammad?:
The original cartoons were published on September 30,
2005. Other European newspapers republished them in
2006 — also not for the purpose of provoking and insulting,
but because, like the Jyllands-Posten, they believed that
freedom of expression was under assault from extremists
using violence and intimidation. They were showing
solidarity with the Danish press by taking equal
responsibility for the publication rather than engaging in
self-defeating self-censorship. They believed they had a right
to publish material critical of Islam, Muslims, and Muslim
figures like Muhammad even if some find it offensive.
What if Similar Cartoons Were Created of Jesus?:
Satirical cartoons of religious figures like Jesus are common
in the West. Flemming Rose, editor of Danish newspaper
Jyllands-Posten, said: “The cartoonists treated Islam the
same way they treat Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and
other religions.” Some in the West would ban (officially of
unofficially) sacrilegious use of religious images and
blasphemy, but there are no riots when such expression
occurs. No religion should be exempt from criticism,
critique, attack, or even mocking. No one can claim that
their religious sensibilities should take precedence over
others' rights to free speech and free expression.
Shouldn’t the Media Show More Respect for Islam and
Muhammad?:
What does respect mean? Flemming Rose, editor of Danish
newspaper Jyllands-Posten, said: “When I visit a mosque, I
show my respect by taking off my shoes. I follow the
customs, just as I do in a church, synagogue or other holy
place. But if a believer demands that I, as a nonbeliever,
observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for
my respect, but for my submission. And that is incompatible
with a secular democracy.” People are demanding deference
and submission, not mere respect. Non-believers are not
obligated to respect religion or religious beliefs in this way.
Outsiders have a right to criticize.
What About European Bans on Holocaust Denial?:
Holocaust Denial is criminalized not because it’s “offensive,”
but because it’s part of Nazi ideologies they are trying to
keep out of their political systems. Aspects of Nazism are
banned to prevent a return to murderous, fascist,
totalitarian regimes; banning the cartoons could not
conceivably be done for any remotely similar goal. Bans on
Holocaust Denial may also be wrong, but it’s not the same as
banning blasphemy, offensive insults, or material which is
“insulting” to a religion. Holocaust Denial isn't even criticism
of a religion or of religious beliefs, so it's not in the same
category of speech.
Are the Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Inherently
Insulting?:
Feelings of insult are based upon interpretation. Flemming
Rose said: “Angry voices claim the cartoon [depicting the
prophet with a bomb in his turban] is saying that the
prophet is a terrorist or that every Muslim is a terrorist. I
read it differently: Some individuals have taken the religion
of Islam hostage by committing terrorist acts in the name of
the prophet. ...The cartoon also plays into the fairy tale
about Aladdin and the orange that fell into his turban and
made his fortune.” Muslims are saying that their
interpretations of the cartoons should determine whether
they are legally permitted or not.
Should Offensive Material Critical of Religion Be
Protected as Free Speech?:
Unless the freedom to express unpopular and even
offensive ideas is protected, then there is no real freedom of
expression. Popular ideas don’t need official protection
because no one is interested in suppressing them. People
who object to protection for unpopular and offensive ideas
are objecting to freedom of expression itself; in effect, then,
Muslims in the Middle East rioted against liberty,
democracy, and freedom. People cannot protect their
religion, religious beliefs, religious figures from criticism
simply because such criticism offends them. Freedom of
expression includes freedom to criticize or even mock.
Should Muslims Just Ignore the Danish Cartoons of
Muhammad?:
Muslims who rioted were not upset that they were forced to
view images they found offensive; they were upset that the
images were created at all and that anyone, anywhere in the
world might see them. This isn’t a case where one can say “if
you don’t like it, turn the channel or read another
newspaper” because Muslims sought the total elimination of
such images, past and future, not merely the ability to
ignore them. Other religious leaders supported them in this,
arguing that religion, religious figures, and religious beliefs
should be immune from criticism. They want a religious
expression to others' liberty.
Should Such Danish Cartoons of Muhammad Be
Banned?:
Some Muslims called for a ban on anything that insults
religion or religious figures generally, not just their own.
Who will decide whether a religion or religious figure has
been insulted? What if religious believers have different
reactions to what I say — what if some find what I say
insulting, but others simply regard me as annoying and not
guilty of creating insult? How can the courts privilege the
reaction of certain Muslims or Buddhists over the reactions
of others? Can or should any state single out particular
religious believers to speak for an entire religion? Should
perhaps the state make such determinations on its own,
without input from religious leaders?
Why stop at religions and religious figures? Why should
deceased religious figures like Muhammad be singled out
for special protection but not deceased political figures like
George Washington, or deceased philosophical figures like
Karl Marx? Why should religions like Islam be singled out for
special protection, but not secular philosophies like Marxism
or Existentialism? Why can't we protect atheism and
evolution from "insult" and that make it a crime to associate
either with Nazism and the Holocaust? There’s no precedent
for this in American law and it would be difficult to defend in
most Western nations.
The message of the cartoons was, at least in part, about how
Muslims resort to violence and terror as part of their
religious reactions to events, and this is precisely what we
saw in their reaction to the cartoons. Political cartoons
typically do their job not through reasoned philosophical
arguments, but through quick jabs, mockery, satire, and
generalizations. Expecting the former in a single-panel
cartoon is unreasonable, yet few if any complaints about
this are raised when politics is the target. When it comes to
religion, though, people want special privileges and
protections.
Such cartoons should not be published merely to offend
Muslims or because they offend Muslims; the cartoons
should be published, however, because Muslims’ religious
objections to the cartoons have been riots, violence, terror,
and suppression of free speech. So long as the dominant
Muslim reaction to things they find objectionable is call for
violence against and/or government suppression of
objectionable material, it’s the duty of others to comment
on this — especially when such commentary itself falls
within the “objectionable” category.
LiteratureRe: I See Things Others Do Not See... by Hexzagon: 4:40pm On Dec 09, 2013
so d tori don finishhuh
LiteratureRe: My Life On Campus... (A MUST READ!!!) by Hexzagon: 10:19pm On Dec 08, 2013
derbybliz: I pray no be Old Soldier cuz na Die be dat 4 Broda Banji
i swear my guy chop liver die
LiteratureRe: I See Things Others Do Not See... by Hexzagon: 11:47am On Dec 04, 2013
Royver: Thanks! My updates are usually at night from 10pm. No time to type b4 then.
that means night vigil have been activated.lol
LiteratureRe: My Life On Campus... (A MUST READ!!!) by Hexzagon: 11:22am On Dec 04, 2013
PoliticsRe: Goa Minister Compares Nigerians To Cancer! by Hexzagon: 3:43pm On Nov 08, 2013
grin ;DI love it here because you will always meet the good the bad and the ugly
RomanceRe: ~tears ~of~a~friend ~true Life Story~ by Hexzagon:
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