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MRbrownJAY: when the devil is molesting teens as old as 17yrs old, you guys are here focussing on daycare, as if that is the only place a young mind can be taken advantage of....... look around you, it only take TRUST, and many parents out there are willing to trust strangers.

here is a clue: you do trust the teachers at the school, you do trust the gym teacher at the school, you do trust your long time neighbour, you certainly do trust your pastor or your FAMILY.....yet many times these abuses come from the people i just mentioned, simply because of TRUST.

Good point. These things could happen anywhere but the daycare is one of the least expected places. There's been enough stories about these other places, but the daycare?? it's unfathomable!

Hi Mod, please consider this post for front page...thanks!
https://www.nairaland.com/1475031/nairalanders-open-letter-president-obama

texanomaly: Wow!

What a diplomat!

Thanks Texanomaly. Hope you are good

Hezron Lorraine: understood,no qualms.


True,Obama is very much aware of the shenaningans of the congress as he also had a slice of it when serving in the parliament.


Agreed.What is the next step when dialogue fails,does Obama now become the Man with the Iron Fist while Boehner become the Congress god.

True to say one must bow out,true to say another must make compromises,but there are ways of making compromises without loosing the basic interest of your own ideas,therefore a settlement plan can still be reached between both parties,they can still come to an agreement even if it means favouring one side above the other or one party chooses to let the other have monopolistic rights over the congress.


We are on the same page here.

You're welcome.Thanks also your input was also revealing.

I'm glad we could have a civil dialogue. Your points are well noted.

Hezron Lorraine: @Infonubia.Your source says an iNubia(your blog visitor) sent this and you published it.From ur source I don't see where it was otherwise stated,the person is a nairaland member.
From your title and what is available in your post,are you now posing as the creator of the letter.

Hezron, thanks for pointing that out. I left out the intro because of the reference to InfoNubia and I don't want to come across as trying to lure people into checking out the blog. That's why I cut out the intro. My reasoning could be flawed though. I apologize for that. As per the reference to Nairaland, the person is actually a Nairalander.

We all know it has always been about the gangs(democrats&republicans) in the congress.It has been age-long that they've always stood at opposing blocs.Obama in the picture now doesn't change this.He may have made promises to change this,but there are some militating principles that attack his good intention.

Obama used to be a congress man before he became president. If you ask me, I'd say he used to be a part of the age-long partisan bickering and he was fully aware of the modus operandi in Washington before making those promises. He shouldn't be absorbed of any blame since previous presidents found a way to move their agenda forward in the face of opposition.

We can't ask the president to make compromises,rather we can advise him to take a stand at reaching a settlement plan with opponents of his own principles.

What is a settlement plan? How can a settlement be reached between two opposing parties without either party giving up on some of their demands? What you just described here sounds like compromise. Politics is and should be about compromise. The political system is built such that no one party has the monopoly of power. Any politician who understands that he is not going to have his way all the time must be ready to dialogue. This applies to both parties.

The citizens also have failed cause an average american sits behind his screens at times like this till the issue hits him hardest and he can barely survive again before taking a stand against the govt.if we have a united america of all class,rich,poor,black,white,mixed,noble,gay,straight,religious,powerful coming together to demand they be treated better,america would have a change.But some people are not affected by this shut down,so they care less while some are ripping off it.

Spot on! This isn't just an American problem, it's a human problem. It's like the Newton's first law of motion - A body in a state of rest will continue in that state until an external force is applied. When we in our comfort zone, we tend not to care about what others feel until out comfort is disrupted.

Thanks for your 2cents, it is greatly appreciated.

KingIOb: This goes to underscore the fact that parents should consider taking care of their infants themselves. The quest for materialism has left us at the mercy of perverts.
We better go back to the era where parents personally take care of their children till they are old enough for primary school.

While this is a good solution, not a lot of parents have such luxury these days. Take myself for example, I work while my wife goes to school and we have a baby. It'll be unfair for me to tell wifey to quit schl do she could look after our child. Some folks are in a different situation that could afford them that opportunity but most of the families that I know have both parents working.

Phder: If you can't buy the real gold, don't propose... And the man should buy it, since they would share the payment of bride price..lol l

Interesting

Dear President Obama,

I hope that you are doing well Sir. You campaigned and fought hard for the highest honor and hardest job in the world - The President of THE United States of America. Your incredible position of power calls for a super-human prowess in terms of managing people, issues and crises, because you are managing 300 million people and to some extent, the entire 7 billion people in the world.

This great nation is currently facing domestic problems of great magnitude, and no matter what happens, the buck stops on your desk Sir. The American people do not want to hear excuses, apologies or play judge and referee in the blame game between Democrats and Republicans. You are our leader and as such, the successes of this country - along with its failures - are yours.

You are in charge and we look to you to lead with an ability that only someone who was proven enough to become the president can. The current gridlock is your load to bear and fault to own because as our leader it is your responsibility - to find a way to make things happen where there seems none and to do whatever is necessary to move the country forward.

One of the main platforms upon which you campaigned was bringing an end to the bitter divide in D.C. Unfortunately, it seems more divided under your watch than ever, and surely you must assume a lot of blame for that.

There is no doubt a certain minority guided only by partisanship prove strong and unrelenting in their self-serving bid to 'win' - and we the people are aware of and sympathetic to that.

These sectarian enthusiasts, fervent in their biased opposition, have always existed in every political system. However Sir, we will still not accept any excuses as reason enough for a government-wide financial and moral default - especially when many of our fellow citizens rely on government-related industries for their livelihoods. You can do better Sir.

There is a vacuum of leadership that only the President can fill. You can employ the use of olive branches in private, rather than vocal whips in public which only serve to alienate those who are not necessarily of the same political persuasion. We understand navigating the minefield that is Congress is difficult, and you frequently need to take a firm stance to assert the authority of your office.

However, you ran for this difficult job and you have to be immune to certain weaknesses the rest of us have. And while we appreciate that there is much being exchanged behind the scenes that the public at large is not privy to, we see the open dysfunction and cannot help but be disappointed.

Compromise has earned such a bad reputation these days, when in reality the humble ability to change ones mind after considering new and changing evidence is a strong pillar of progressivism. Compromising is not a sign of weakness, but rather strength of character. It shows your opponent you value them, though you may not necessarily agree with their beliefs.

Compromise concedes the fact that no one person or ideological camp 'knows it all' and holds a monopoly on what is best for the country. Compromise and an equal balance of both conservative and liberal ideas is the hallmark of advanced societies all through the history of the world.

All in all, we will support your leadership as long as you are the president of this great nation. And in the most constitutional way of displaying this support, we will demand better leadership from you and other elected officials. We will not settle for bickering and finger-pointing.

We will not accept more cans to be kicked down the road and we will not be satisfied with band-aid fixes over bone-deep wounds. Excellence is the American Way, and excellence is what we expect. We simply ask you and Congress to lead, and to lead with a fervor and passion worthy of the distinguished offices that you hold.

Thank you Mr. President.

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[quote author=*dhtml]Or if you own a website, you can upload the image there. . .[/quote]This is exactly what I did. Thanks everyone for the swift responses. Mucho gracias!

bebe2: aaaaaahhhhhhhh, no place is safe o.

i will manage for now.

this shud evoke some critical thinking.

am opening a thread on this,

I agree with u that no place is safe.

Exponental: The groom shld pay for it. U dont necessarily have to buy a very expensive one b4 marriage. Cheap one ranges from 2.5k - 10k. After marriage, u will sort urselves.

I agree that you don't have to break the bank because of an engagement ring.

tpacalipse: The one to wear the ring should pay for it.

you took it to another level. You don't even want the guy to pay for nothing. Very funny.

2ndOGA: That there, is going to hurt.

Man, as if life's troubles were not enough, you get sidelined as "dead" when you're still breathing?

On one hand I feel the man's pain and on the other hand I feel like he brought it on himself. How else can we explain vanishing for so long without any friend or family member having any idea of his whereabouts?

albacete: sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.

So the man is free to commit crimes and get away with it cos u can't arrest the deceased.

Very good point albacete. I bet all law crap will be put aide if this man becomes a criminal.

For many couples, getting the perfect engagement is often a big deal. The pressure is on the man to pick a ring that his soon-to-be bride would love, and most times, the rings don't come cheap.

While the burden of selecting and paying for the perfect ring has usually fallen on guys, more couples are starting to go ring-shopping together. Some have taken it one step further: they split the cost of the engagement ring.

R (my wife) and I had a brief discussion about this topic and I thought it'd be interesting to get iNub readers' view on it. While I'm open to the idea of splitting the cost, R believes whoever proposes (hopefully, the man) should foot the bill for the ring.

My thinking is, since we are going to end up having a joint account and most times we both bear the cost of our wedding, we might as well include the engagement ring in our budget and split the cost.

What do you think?

Whose reasoning do you agree with? Perhaps you have your own ideas and suggestions?Share them in the comment section below.

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Natureboyfk: Strange Indeed

for real

Please permit me to say...."Wahala dey!" It means there's trouble.

An Ohio man who disappeared decades ago is finding out there's no easy way to come back from the dead.

Donald Miller Jr. went to court this week to ask a county judge to reverse a 1994 ruling that declared him legally dead after he had vanished from his home eight years earlier. But the judge turned down his request, citing a three-year time limit for changing a death ruling.

Hancock County Probate Court Judge Allan Davis called it a "strange, strange situation."

"We've got the obvious here. A man sitting in the courtroom, he appears to be in good health," said Davis, who told Miller the three-year limit was clear.

"I don't know where that leaves you, but you're still deceased as far as the law is concerned," the judge said.

Miller resurfaced about eight years ago and went to court so that he could get a driver's license and reinstate his Social Security number.

His ex-wife had opposed the move, saying she doesn't have the money to repay the Social Security benefits that were paid out to her and the couple's two children after Miller was declared dead.

Robin Miller said her former husband vanished because he owed big child support payments and that the overdue payments had totaled $26,000 by 1994, The (Findlay) Courier reported.

Donald Miller, 61, told the judge that he disappeared in the 1980s because he had lost his job and he was an alcoholic. He lived in Florida and Georgia before returning to Ohio around 2005.

His parents told him about his "death" when he came back to the state, he said.

"It kind of went further than I ever expected it to," Miller said. "I just kind of took off, ended up in different places."

Miller's attorney said he may be able to challenge the Social Security Administration in federal court, but does not have the financial resources to do so.

Where does this leave him? I call this a case of the living dead...

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bebe2: Dats why my kids will never step in to daycare, childminder etc. Been there, done dat have the T-shirt.

I wish I could say the same. The story just got me more skeptical about schools generally.

[quote author=*dhtml]To do this effect, follow the steps below:
1. Get a dropbox account - visit dropbox.com
2. Upload a photo to your public folder in dropbox
3. Select the photo you just uploaded (automatically selected sha)
4. Create a public url of the photo - it will give you something like this - https:///I09iTnoO
5. Paste that public url to nairaland - highlight it and click the image button
This will surround the selection with an image tag giving you something like this:
[img]https:///I09iTnoO[/img] - for some unknown or mysterious reasons (a bug likely), if you use an image that starts with secure protocol i.e. https, nairaland will not show it and will just display the entire image link as shown.

But if you try removing the extra s and have it like this (minus the spaces): [ img]http:///I09iTnoO[/img] - note that i added the spaces to confuse nairaland, you shall surely get this:

[img]http:///I09iTnoO[/img]

Claro?[/quote]Thanks man!

albacete: What i wanna know is how to insert pictures within the body of the post, not after the Like and Report buttons

What you could do is to look for a post with pictures inserted in its body and click quote. I think it will give your the code for the picture. That's what I did to figure out how to hyperlink. let me know if it works. I'll go find some posts too

[quote author=*dhtml]visit http://www..net - there see what i am saying? But this one My Site
Ah well, it is working, but i know it fails sometimes sha = wonders why[/quote]I think I got it now...This is [size=16pt]my site[/size]

Coldfeet: To post a picture into post just type or quote the post and click on insert photo any of the spaces provided below (outside) the comment box it will take you to your picture gallery where you can choose which photo to add! Afterwards click send and if the pix is of the right size it will upload under your comment. Hope I've helped? I don't know about the hyperlink sorry.

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Coldfeet: To post a picture into post just type or quote the post and click on insert photo any of the spaces provided below (outside) the comment box it will take you to your picture gallery where you can choose which photo to add! Afterwards click send and if the pix is of the right size it will upload under your comment. Hope I've helped? I don't know about the hyperlink sorry.

Thanks

Eebrahym: @Op, why is ur topic a comment whereas u r trying to ask questions?

Anyway, let me come back to talk on that, wanna deal with ds food first.

Thanks for the heads up. I edited the topic.

Hello NLs,

Please pardon my ignorance.

I've been posting on the forum for a few months but I can't seem to successfully insert a hyperlink. At best, it displays the URL.

Could anyone help please? Your time is greatly appreciated.

Also how do I insert pictures into a post?

Nel Oliver has run a music recording studio in Benin for the last fifteen years. Before that he was the first black African to open a recording studio called Spade Music in Paris as early as the 1980’s. Artists from across the continent and Caribbean were able to launch their careers because of this great man – in fact he helped create legends.

Nel Oliver who debuted in France in 1976. He took elements from all over Africa and the United States to create "Afro-akpala-funk".

Nel returned to Benin to build the local music industry. He produces young performers and most of Benin’s established artists, including Anna Teko, Castella Ayilo, Amagnon Koumagnon, Kinmagnon Agberhounkpan, Adjassa, Sagbohan Danialou, Prince Ade Oye, Gankpon Gbesse, Anafila Alao, Madou, Abdallah and Nel Oliver.

Nel is also the head of a group that is trying to stop piracy. He believes that Benin is one of the few countries where the country has taken a stand to stop a criminal practice that is going to lead to the death of Africa’s music industry. He says, "If it doesn’t stop then 20 years down the line it will be owned by the Europeans".

Nel has some beautiful tracks under his belt with the most popular being "The trip", "in the heart of the ghetto", Ants in your pants", "Tombolo", "African babawa", "Wadjo" and also "Baby Girl".

Baby Girl is a gracious track, the lyrics is in English, French, Yoruba, and Gun and expresses the feelings and prayers of father whose daughter is about to get married. This is an awesome song that depicts passion, love and true tradition, The English French Yoruba combination makes it so hot and unique!

InfoNubia celebrates Nel Oliver and the Benin people, Thank you for good music!

Watch and Enjoy!!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzBFXa2js0

http://www.infonubia.com/2013/10/throwback-thursday-nel-oliver-baby-girl.html

Atawewe27: That grandma suppose don die tey-tey

Afam4eva: The granny is demented.

You can say that again Afam

Hi Royal Roy, pls check on this post. Again, I recommend for FP. Not a lot of luck lately
https://www.nairaland.com/1470969/grandmother-used-sledgehammer-knife-kill

Yield: Oh my, poor kids . She has scarred these kids for life now.

I tell u! Poor kids, poor parent

tnature: This is daycare teacher from hell! Absolutely ridiculous.....SMH

Daycare is a place where parents should feel like their child is safe & in good hands... This makes you think twice about leaving your kids with strangers!! Scary & Sad ;(