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Pray for me also QXB - LOS via DOH tomorrow. CIAO when am back.

I need to change the Pneumatic shocks of my BMW X5, anyone know reliable seller or any seller on board pls reply. Very Urgent. If you know the seller's number just type it here or send to my email: i.meller at yahoo.com. Thanks.

samally: Wow....Now you're chopping the head if your life like the yoruba says...

Lol. Chopping my head off. Dubai is a very lively place to go for holidays. The ppl are very friendly- they wish you to come. The only problem I am facing is little % of blacks like 0.5%. If I meet 200 ppl then 1 of them is black.

Went for a Buffet Lunch at Burj al Arab Hotel- Acclaimed only 7 Star Hotel. Is worth every accolade. will upload pix when am back.

I don see person wey carry pass this thing with im Lip for Allen Avenue

Vikin:

Before 2050 by God's Grace we will be there. Vision 20-50

The entire world population could fit in the state of Texas and it’d only have the population density of New York City!


People freak out all the time about how we’re overpopulating Earth and we’re all going to die, because we can’t sustain ourselves. There isn’t enough land to produce enough food to sustain us, let alone have any space to move around at all. There are 6.8 billion people on Earth. Calculations show that if we wanted to make everyone in Earth live on a space that had the same population density as New York City, we could fit everyone in about 666,265 square kilometers, which is less than the size of Texas!

So, every man, woman, and child could fit pretty comfortably within the perimeter of the state of Texas. Not only does that leave the other 49 United States open, but it leaves all the other countries clear and open, too. So, it is pretty safe to say that we have enough space, the entire world except Texas, to farm and ranch for our food supply.

Would water be a problem, though? It's calculated that we need 350 billion liters of water per day to properly hydrate 6.8 billion people. It seems like a lot, but the Columbia River alone could produce that amount in less than a day. By the way, the Columbia River is the U.S.’s fourth largest river. So, again, that leaves the rest of the world’s water supply open and ready to serve. So, we’re not really overpopulated. We just need to be better at managing our resources.

Read more at http://www.omg-facts.com/Other/The-Entire-World-Population-Could-Fit-In/55348#waSVrHp2ExHO9DpA.99

Napolitano: Would have loved to see Bush's daughter with an AK47

Why Bush daughter?

As U.S. President Barack Obama begins his second term in office, his administration faces urgent security challenges in Africa. Top on the list is the conflict in Mali, which analysts say may cause the United States to rethink its counterterrorism strategy in Africa.

While U.S. drones and surveillance planes buzz the skies above conflict zones across Africa, the U.S. president has engaged little in African affairs.

President Barack Obama walks with Ghana President John Atta Mills, right, at the Presidential Palace in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, July 11, 2009.
​​During his first term in office, Obama made only one trip to Africa - a stop in Ghana that lasted less than 24 hours.

But an Islamist militant insurgency in Mali, fueled by the North African branch of al-Qaida, could raise Africa's security challenges to a more prominent place on Obama's second-term agenda.

Paul-Simon Handy, the head of the conflict prevention and risk analysis division at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa, said, "I think the Obama administration will focus a bit on that part of the continent as a global challenge, not only to state-building, but as a global terrorist challenge.”

To address the crisis in Mali, the U.S. is sending about 100 military trainers to countries in West Africa, contributing troops to a regional military force being deployed to support Mali's national army.

While this strategy of building the capacity of African militaries rather than deploying U.S. troops has been typical of the Obama administration's response to conflict in Africa, it does not always work.

In Mali, the United States has spent millions of dollars during the past decade training counter-terrorism forces, but still could not prevent the takeover of the country's north by Islamist militants.

Handy says to avoid past mistakes, the United States should put more effort into diplomatic engagement and working with African states to build solid government institutions.

"Focusing too much on the military has in a sense led to a setback in the democratic gains in certain regions like West Africa. What the U.S. will have to change is to look at the fight against terrorism in a holistic way," he said.

Meantime, U.S. officials have been encouraged by the political and security progress made in Somalia during the past four years, which could be a clue as to how the country will engage Africa in the years ahead.

The United States been one of the biggest financial supporters of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, while Washington has also engaged Somali politicians throughout a long political transition.

In a speech last week, Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said the Obama administration's strategy in the country could serve as a “potential model for the resolution of other conflicts on the continent.”

Source: http://www.voanews.com/content/africa-security-challenges-demand-obama-attention/1587909.html

I guess Prof T B foresaw this.

panafrican: Increase the speed of this spaceship, reduce friction, add more temperature controlling devices and everything should be just fine. Good luck though if you get lost in the universe.

PS: We could send Jihadists out there

Send Jambites, Bokites and the rest to discover the Universe. That will be a nobler way for them to die.

so no one sells BMW x5 shock here?

Pope Benedict tweeted in Latin for the first time today and drew a blank response from many followers.

'Unitati christifidelium integre studentes quid iubet Dominus? Orare semper, iustitiam factitare, amare probitatem, humiles Secum ambulare,' the pontiff wrote.

The pope’s tweet meant: 'What does the Lord command to those wholly eager for the unity of those following Christ?

'To always pray, to continually do justice, to love uprightness, to walk humbly with Him,' according to University of Cambridge scholar Tamer Nawar.

Baffled? So were many Twitter users. 'Benny, nobody understands a word of Latin!' read one response on the online messaging service.

The message was shorter and, arguably, more elegant in its original language - one of the reasons why Latin-lovers want to conserve the tongue of ancient Rome, Pope Benedict foremost among them.

The Holy See, where even ATM bank machine transactions are available in Latin, is one of the last bastions of the language that gave rise to Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and Romanian.

In November the pope set up a new Vatican department charged with promoting the study and use of the language within the Roman Catholic Church and beyond.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265482/Pope-Benedict-tweets-Latin-time-draws-blank-response-followers.html#ixzz2IbEP4qBJ
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A new study suggests the ingredients for life have been present beneath the surface of the Red Planet for much of its history.

Minerals beneath the surface of Mars could hold the strongest evidence that the planet may once have supported life, according to new research.

Half of all life on Earth consists of simple micro-organisms hidden in rocks beneath the surface. Scientists have now suggested that the same may be true of Mars.

Research published in the journal Nature Geoscience suggests the ingredients of life have been present in the "Martian subsurface" - a zone up to three miles below the ground - for much of Mars' history.

Many rocks brought up from the "Martian subsurface" contain clays and minerals whose chemical make-up has been altered by water, an essential element to support life.

Some deep craters on Mars may also have acted as basins where groundwater likely emerged to produce lakes, according to a statement released by the University of Aberdeen.

"Exploring these rocks on Mars, where the ancient geologic record is better preserved than on Earth, would be like finding a stack of pages that have been ripped out of Earth's geological history book," said Dr Joseph Michalski, lead author and planetary geologist at the Natural History Museum.

"Whether the Martian geologic record contains life or not, analysis of these types of rocks would certainly teach us a tremendous amount about early chemical processes in the solar system."

Current exploration of Mars focuses on investigating surface processes because sedimentary rocks are most likely to provide the best chance of evidence for habitability.

However, the evidence suggests that the Martian surface environment has been inhospitable to life for billions of years.

In future missions, scientists may choose to target rocks related to the surface or subsurface, or perhaps do both by targeting areas where sedimentary rocks formed from subsurface fluids.

Dr Michalski said the new research presents a "strong case for exploring the subsurface, as well as the surface", of the Red Planet.

But he added: "I don't personally think we should try to drill into the subsurface to look for ancient life.

"Instead, we can study rocks that are naturally brought to the surface by meteor impact and search in deep basins where fluids have come to the surface."

samnugba: nigerian soldiers may not have the adequate supplies and kits but trust me, they have good training and soldiering skills; you seriously don't wanna mess with them

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Wat are the So called Jambites doing in Okene?

Just as the topics says who sells it reply to this thread

Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launched a new file-sharing website on Sunday, promising users amped-up privacy levels in a defiant move against the U.S. prosecutors who accuse him of facilitating massive online piracy.

The colorful entrepreneur unveiled the "Mega" site ahead of a lavish gala and press conference at his New Zealand mansion on Sunday night, the anniversary of his arrest on racketeering charges related to his now-shuttered Megaupload file-sharing site. Megaupload, which Dotcom started in 2005, was one of the most popular sites on the Web until U.S. prosecutors shut it down, accusing Dotcom and several company officials of facilitating millions of illegal downloads.

In Dotcom's typical grandiose style, the launch party featured a tongue-in-cheek re-enactment of the dramatic raid on his home a year earlier, when New Zealand police swooped down in helicopters onto the mansion grounds and nabbed him in a safe room where he was hiding.

"Mega is going to be huge, and nothing will stop Mega — whoo!" a gleeful Dotcom bellowed from a giant stage set up in his yard, seconds before a helicopter roared overhead and faux police agents rappelled down the side of his mansion. Dotcom eventually ordered everyone to "stop this madness!" before breaking out into a dance alongside miniskirt-clad "guards" as music boomed.

Bravado aside, interest in the site was certainly high. Dotcom said half a million users registered for Mega in its first 14 hours.

U.S. authorities are trying to extradite the German-born Internet tycoon from New Zealand, where he is free on bail. Prosecutors say Dotcom made tens of millions of dollars while filmmakers and songwriters lost around $500 million in copyright revenue.

Dotcom argues that he can't be held responsible for copyright infringement committed by others, and insists Megaupload complied with copyrights by removing links to pirated material when asked.

"Our company and assets were taken away from us without a hearing," Dotcom said. "The privacy of our users was intruded on, communications were taken offline and free speech was attacked. Let me be clear to those who use copyright law as a weapon to drown innovation and stifle competition: You will be left on the side of the road of history."

Mega, like Megaupload, allows users to store and share large files. It offers 50 gigabytes of free storage, much more than similar sites such as Dropbox and Google Drive, and features a drag-and-drop upload tool.

The key difference is an encryption and decryption feature for data transfers that Dotcom says will protect him from the legal drama that has entangled Megaupload and threatened to put him behind bars.

The decryption keys for uploaded files are held by the users, not Mega, which means the company can't see what's in the files being shared. Dotcom argues that Mega — which bills itself as "the privacy company" — therefore can't be held liable for content it cannot see.

"What he's trying to do is give himself a second-string argument: `Even if I was wrong before, this one's all right because how can I control something if I don't know that it's there?'" said Sydney attorney Charles Alexander, who specializes in intellectual property law. "I can understand the argument; whether it would be successful or not is another matter."

To Dotcom, the concept is very simple.

"If someone sends something illegal in an envelope through your postal service," he says, "you don't shut down the post office."

U.S. prosecutors declined to comment on the new site, referring only to a court document that cites several promises Dotcom made while seeking bail that he would not — and could not — start a Megaupload-style business until the criminal case was resolved.

"I can assure the Court that I have no intention and there is no risk of my reactivating the Megaupload.com website or establishing a similar Internet-based business during the period until the resolution of the extradition proceedings," Dotcom said in a Feb. 15, 2012, affidavit.

The Motion Picture Association of America, which filed complaints about alleged copyright infringement by Megaupload, was not impressed.

"We are still reviewing how this new project will operate, but we do know that Kim Dotcom has built his career and his fortune on stealing creative works," the MPAA said in a statement. "We'll reserve final judgment until we have a chance to take a closer look, but given Kim Dotcom's history of damaging the consumer experience by pushing stolen, illegitimate content into the marketplace, count us as skeptical."

Still, as much as Dotcom's new venture might enrage prosecutors and entertainment executives, it shouldn't have any impact on the Megaupload case.

"All it might do is annoy them enough to say, `We're going to redouble our efforts in prosecuting them'," said Alexander, the attorney. "But I don't think it makes any practical difference to the outcome."

Dotcom denied the new site was designed to provoke authorities, but got in plenty of digs at their expense, saying that their campaign to shutter Megaupload simply forced him to create a new and improved site.

"Sometimes good things come out of terrible events," Dotcom said. "For example, if it wasn't for a giant comet hitting earth, we would still be surrounded by angry dinosaurs — hungry, too. If it wasn't for that iceberg, we wouldn't have a great Titanic movie which makes me cry every time I see it. And if it wasn't for the raid, we wouldn't have Mega."

Prince Harry continues to perform exceptionally well in his military career in Afghanistan, according to press reports.


In what is likely to change his reputation from a playboy to a military hero, Prince Harry killed a major Taliban leader in Afghanistan.



The fighter pilot, who is 28-years-old, unleashed a missile strike to eliminate the terrorist leader in late October, according to a British newspaper.



Prince Harry is proving to be very popular with his comrades in Helmand, Afghanistan, and has been given the nickname Big H.



An inside source told news reporters that "Big H is a legend. He was on patrol flying his Apache helicopter when it was called in for a special operation. We heard this voice coming on the radio and we knew it was Big H. They were following a Taliban leader who was at the commander level. The Apache then let off some Hellfire Missiles and a 30mm cannon and boom. It was Big H to the

end."


The Prince is a front seat passenger, which means he is the mission controller and operates the main weapons of the ship. The Apache pilot sitting in the back seat, is under the command of the mission controller and is responsible for operating the craft.



Apaches, also called "Mosquito" for its unique sound, helicopters are among the most sophisticated and deadly in the world and have terrorized the Taliban in the past five years, according to reports.

its really gonna be a long time for 9ja to catch up

NEW YORK:

What do mutant rats and NYC natives have in common? The New York City subway runs 24/7, has an express train on almost every line and always gets you within a few blocks of your destination. What’s more, every other ride features a free show—whether you asked for it or not. With Michael Jackson moonwalking, Polish men playing on the platform and gospel acapella groups parading through the car, you’re bound to pass the next Beck or Bob Dylan during your commute. If you’re lucky, you might just get kicked in the face by a pole-swinging break dancer. All the racket pissing you off? Go treasure hunting instead for the abandoned subway station that’s been transformed into an art gallery by the Underbelly Project.

You don’t have to be a blind, burrowing mole to belong underground. The dark nether regions that swallow millions of people daily are more often than not bright and creative spaces to be explored. So get down there. That’s right, all the way down. You can thank us later when you come up for air.

BEIJING:

This baby got a sexy makeover for the 2008 Olympics, much like the rest of Beijing. Never a country to skimp on fancy technology for its metropolitan centers, all trains are now bright and beautiful and include sleek touch-screen maps, LCD televisions, underground cellphone reception and bilingual announcements. Forget the Forbidden City—we’ll just hang down here.

MADRID:

The Madrid metro cleaning system recycles 80% of the water used down below. That’s even a better rate than that drizzle bath you call a shower! In fact, the whole system was designed with the Kyoto Protocol in mind. If this doesn't raise your eco’nsceince, may the carbon footprint gods have mercy.

TOKYO:

Toei Chikatetsu is Tokyo’s futuristic subway system; the busiest metro in the world. What makes this metro so high tech? For starters: The extra busy Shibuya (she-boo-yah!) station, on the fourth floor of a trade center recently installed Piezoelectric flooring that harnesses kinetic energy from the rush hour footfall and uses it to power lighting and other electronic equipment. Put that in your eco tech nerd cocktail and stir it.

STOCKHOLM:

Finally, something to fill the void of Swedish-cool that ABBA and Bjorn Borg left behind—the tunnelbana. The Stockholm subway isn’t called the world’s longest art gallery for nothing: Over 90% of its stations are adorned with mosaics, installations, reliefs and paintings by hundreds of artists badass enough to take it down a level. You can find shards of old buildings at the Kungsträdgården station or descend to the Odenplan station on a staircase resembling a grand piano. Several stations on the blue line feature exposed bedrock, painted in psychedelic colors and patterns that are sure to derail your train schedule. Who needs a destination when you can visit Sweden’s largest alternative museum for the price of a single subway ticket?

MOSCOW:

Moskovsky metropoliten has the largest ridership in the world, and that’s just counting humans. Believe it or not, the stray dogs of Moscow have trained themselves to board and disembark (bark, bark) at stations of their choice, because they have doggie jobs and families to get to (no, they're looking for food, c'mon). They’ve taken a cue from fellow riders to avoid eye contact and have a dog’s sense to get off at the correct stop. Who could blame the bastards for wanting to check out the underground? Other marvels include the neoclassical station architecture, Komsomolskaya in particular.

PYONGYANG:

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: sleuth out North Korea’s subway system—the best-kept subterranean secret in the world. At 150 meters deep, it was made to withstand nuclear attack and link covert underground military facilities. While tourist exploration is severely restricted (only two stations are open to public) we heard of a rogue reporter who snuck out of his guarded hotel to poke around the clandestine admin-only tunnels. There are no glitzy ads or art work to check out here; just the harsh commi faces of Kim Jong Il and other political leaders plastered to train walls.

HONGKONG:

While it’s one of the most reliable systems we’ve ever ridden, the Hong Kong subway doesn’t have operators (time to replace all people with robots perhaps?). We think there’s a certain thrill to be on the fast track in a driver-less vehicle, even if the local population is a bit ho-hum about it. To make sure everyone is pleased with their human-less customer service, some stations are equipped with mood indicators (yes, a big WTF). Technocracy much?

PARIS:

It couldn’t get any easier than this to navigate the subway system of a non-English speaking country. We love this metro for its quaint charm.. The romantic art nouveau architecture of the second oldest subway system of the world will put you in the mood for public1am nookie on the comfy seats. Brush up on your French, and your train just might meet a tunnel, if you know what we mean.

Subways are not just a means of getting from point A to point B. Across the globe there are entire sub-cultures bubbling beneath your feet. Waste no time, under space awaits you.

1) MUNICH:

The progressive subway architecture of Munich’s underground wonderland pushes the envelope. The U-bahn is made up of mod, technicolor stations with little evidence of human finagling (i.e. no pissed on benches, trash or graffiti). While several stations are old as funk (as far back as the 1930's), most have been newly renovated to resemble kaleidoscope-like wonders. We like the Sankt-Quirin-Platz station best for its quirky mix of old and new.

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She can get a new identity and really find true love by assuming a lower profile- which goes to fulfill the saying- The rich also Cry.