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morpheus24:
I agree, knaan's song has a more inspirtional feel to it.

Absolutely. If enough people complain maybe Fifa will reconsider.

SA's too dey complain, though I get their point. What if the song was sang by K'naan, would they object as well cause it wasn't a South African singing it. Shakira's song is actually a sample off an old Camerounian group Golden sounds which was popular in her home country columbia. I remember the group from my early days. see them below


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

Lol, probably, but maybe not as strongly. It's hard to imagine all the brains at Fifa would not have imagined how this wouldn't be a problem. And it makes it even worse the song is not original, but infact a biting off an old song from another country being sung by someone from another continent. How them no go vex? lol

Although another angle. Do you know the history of fifa anthems and who sung them? ie was it always an American when it was held in America? or sung by a german when it was held in Germany etc?

Na wa oh  . . . everyday some controversy about the world cup lol.

Anyways, both sides have good points . . .
-a SAcan should be singing it - first worldcup in africa = monumnetal moment for the continent etc
-it's okay to have a foreigner collaborating, it shows its a global event

Personally, I think FIFA shoulda asked a SAcan to do it, just to avoid drama and to allow Southafricans to showcase their talent. Shakira doesn't need the publicity, it would've been better served giving it to a local artist.

And going by the two videos you posted Morpheus, Shakira's song is very nice and well done (including the accent and pronounciation of the local tongue), however, Knaan's/Bisbal's song is simply riveting, fantastic! definitely more deserving to be the official anthem.

Hey Tayo that is AWESOME! We must definitely have dinner. I still have your email address. We go talk . . .

bawomolo:
anyway lets talk some more about the mavs (yes i'm hating).   how do you lose in the first round as a one and two seed?  or are yall trying to better the cowboys as the most underachieving team in dallas?

you guys need to come to the realization that dirk is no No.1 player. 7foot agbaya who can't rebound or block shots  . that being said the bulls would accept a noah for butler and jason terry trade (i kid i kid)

It happens, though not often. SA is hardly your run-of-the-mill #7 seed with 4 championship belts hanging around the current squad's waist and none around Dirk's and his starters.

If I were Cuban, I would give this group one more season to integrate the additions and get them used to each other, and if they don't win a championship or at least make the finals, then its time to break it up. They have been "contenders" for a long time but never really done any real damage. No point in keeping a nucleus that does not produce.

Chrisbenogor:
YOU WILL NEVER BE BROKE ANOTHER DAY IN YOUR LIFE.

How many zombies are turning over their hard earned monies to 'pastors' in the hopes that ^^ will be true in their lives.

Aletheia, that's hilarious. "Certified B.S." lol

nuclearboy:
Jesoul,

is this a joke?

Please God, let her reply "yes"

Unfortunately it ain't no joke.

Somehow my email add got added to a "christian magazine's" mailing list - for about a year or so now - and I woulda deleted myself from their list but they regularly send these kinds of advertisements and I thot I'd stay tuned to see what was latest in the world of "church". This was sent out just yesterday. . . "becoming a church growth pastor, how to increase giving in your church" these guys are brazen in their approach and now openly do it without an ounce of shame.

Common now fellas. Please play nice. It's been a good debate btw you all.

Noetic, I think it was the spambot that automatically banned you because you tried to repost that last one. In the future if the spambot tags a post, don't try to repost it cos you'll get banned automatically.

Mazaje dear, the rate at which you open so many christian threads . . . just become one already.

International Pastors and Ministers Summit: Fulfilling Your Ministry. In this seminar you will learn:

-How to break the 100/200 barrier

-How to attract new members to your church

-Front and back door of your church

-Becoming a church growth pastor

-How to increase giving in your church and how to release prosperity anointing within your congregation

-How to start a television/radio ministry

-How to raise partners in your ministry

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   One would think that a gathering of "pastors" might include bible studies or prayer sessions or community service or any of those other outrageous practices the early apostles took part in.

Eya . . . A-40 and Na2day please accept my condolences. I was truly rooting for ya'll last night. Kai, I woulda loved to be a fly on the wall in the Mavs lockerroom . . . Cuban must've busted a cap or two in somebody lol.

So who else is dying to see the Bucks close out Atlanta tonight?

So I was going through my old pix and stumbled on this picture from last season I think . . . Bawo this is dedicated to you with love 

okay for real, before the Topic vex, make we suspend am for hia, we can jam at our nba thread . . . but ehn nookie wetin? I say christmas is still 8 months away jare .

@thread . . . sorry for off-topicking

chic2pimp:
Are You Psychic?
How did you know that?
I can always have you as my Back up plan though

Lol, kai I don suffer. So I be back-up? 

I highly doubt that
Seeing that Inter Milan are about to lift the champions League, I sense the Man of the House is about celebrate two things at a go. He'll surely think christmas has come early

  this boy is well sourced  lol, infact he watched continuous coverage of the match results all day yesterday. Then went online afterwards to watch more videos and pictures and discuss on the boards. This level of fanaticism no get rival. Well at least I got something from it. He was so happy he went over and cleaned my dishes and kitchen before I got home lol . . . but ehn no oh, christmas is still 8 months away 

Pastor AIO:
Okay o, but I wouldn't like to run into him in a dark alley. Especially not standing like that arms akimbo looking like he is ready to take on the entire hosts of hell. He looks like if he just gave the sky a warning glance all that snow will halt immediately.

its the warrior in him now Pastor, I doubt he can help it.

Well, as regards my own picture, I don't want to stun you in the other direction. Feel free to imagine me in any delightful form that you choose. I promise you it'll be better than the reality.

Yeah yeah . . . the stunnerz - both inside and out - always try to deflect the attention from themselves in a noble attempt at modesty. Be conceited for once in your NL life pastor - unleash your inner Narcissus and show us the stunner 

nuclearboy:
@PastorAIO;
Are you numbered in the "hosts of hell"? Sincere question (no pun or whatever intended) - what exactly do you subscribe to (religious belief) and who/what do you pastor? And yes, you were right, this section is the only one where you find this level of "enlightened" diction and reasoning.

I laugh. Some of us have wondered and tried to solicit definitive answers from him on many an occasion. My guess is Pastor himself is still figuring it all out - just like the rest of us.

@Jesoul:
First picture we should be looking for is yours

Lol, it has made an appearance or two in the past. But for today? after you sir .

chic2pimp:
Jesoul The MatchMaker

Yes yes dats me  . . . your turn . . . I hereby match you with  . . . drumroll, wait for it . . . Chiogo  the way you're always on her case, I know deep down, it's true love.

You know we all waiting in anticipation of Lil Jesoul's or Should I say Mini Jesoul's

you go wait tire ehn  . Illegals in Arizona have a better chance at evading the new law than you do of seeing mini j's anytime soon 

Utterly and totally and completely off-topic: So I'm minding my own business behind the scenes, reading the thread, chuckling at all the witty exchanges and I[i] mistakenly[/i] click on David's profile and    wow  who woulda known David the NL warrior is such a fine fine boi.

In light of the above, Pastor AIO I beseech thee to please take am sofly with David. Furthermore, please Pastor feel free to mistakenly upload your picture, so I can be once again stunned lol. All these undercover fine dudes on NL self . . . saw Abuzola's pic a while back and was like  lol does not fit the cyber image at all.

sorry Mazaje for going off-topic.

coldhearts:
nairaland is too much lol
i will refrain from saying more lol

Coldhearts I was trying to get you both to loosen up a bit. Worked!  

ElRazur:
@Jesoul
No worries.

Yeah the NL mixtape was coming up good, but then I have papers to hand in. Plus my placement is at a research clinic, so omo ko si time. So I just left it. Besides, my PC gave me a "hardware failure" meaning I lost everything so I just pack it all aside till I buy a new pc.

I think a few peeps added stuff here and there. But given the differences in production ideas, schedules in real life, it wasn't easy jare. If I intend to do just an hour of music making, I end up spending all night on it and that affects my study etc. So I kinda left it for a while.

Anyway, I go email you soon, just take your time no rush.

Eya, sorry about your computer. Hope it wasn't too much of a financial hit. Yeah coordinating a mixtape is a hella lotta work. Either it takes a really looong time to get done, or its finished quickly but of poor quality. Issok, we go talk soon . Stay blessed.

ElRazur:
PS
What happened? The email just stopped. Nah wah o.

My brotha no mind me jare. I'm weird with communication like that sometimes. So if I ever vanish in the future, its not you, its me . I saw your thread on the nl mixtape thing and was gonna hit you up and find out what's up. So . . . what's up?

coldhearts:
@jesoul
huh   what? lol
haha i have no plans of hooking up online lol, i have enough guys bugging me already, why add to that huh[b] also i only go for men [/b] lol.

ElRazur:
I have nothing against her. Just wondering the logic to her post and what not. But yeah am okay, she is probably horrible in the room anyway.

  see yab . . . lol . . . Infact, I insist you guys get a room asap. This love is strong 

 

coldhearts:
In the actual world, i'm a very conservative and serious girl and i don't take nonsense for the most part .

[quote author=pres-elect link=topic=436083.msg5972061#msg5972061 date=1272554729]then you are not ready for marriage bc marriage is full of ''nonsense'' for the most part [/quote]Kai Prez, marriage na nonsense? I sorry the woman that will be hitched to you oh! 

Coldhearts & ElRazur . . . why don't you guys just get a room already

Wow, see the lowly Bucks on the brink of eliminating lofty Atlanta. Awesome game last night. Shey una see now why these guys woulda given the Celtics hell. I hope they take out the Hawks . . . those guys have been developing too much swagger this season

and the Nuggets live to die another day.

If Bill Russells bling don't count, then neither does MJ's. At least we have won in this century

Travelista:
Thank you. When the police stop ANYONE, they ask for ID and they run the name through their computers to check for warrants; nothing new has been added to police procedure, so people really need to stop.

Lol, an obvious fact getting lost in all the crying.

chic2pimp:
Also, you should be calling Uncle, Nah so I senior you reach

Kai, see this youngin. Uncle for where? Don't you know I'm old enough to be your older sister?   or at worst your classmate? Children of these days, no respect whatsoever.

So I like many of you have heard all kinds of speculation about that bill - infringes on civil rights, leads to racial profiling, encourages corrupt law enforcement practices etc etc etc . . .

Instead of hearsay, how about we read the bill for ourselves to see what it really says shall we? straight from the AZ gov legislature website:

http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf
Purpose of the bill:

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Intent. The legislature finds that there is a compelling interest in the cooperative enforcement of federal immigration laws throughout all of Arizona. The legislature declares that the intent of this act is to make attrition through enforcement the public policy of all state and local government agencies in Arizona. The provisions of this act are intended to work together to discourage and deter the unlawful entry and presence of aliens and economic activity by persons unlawfully present in the United States.

The Scope/Effect of the bill:

11 Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 8, to read:
ARTICLE 8. ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS
11-1051. Cooperation and assistance in enforcement of immigration laws; indemnification
No official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state may limit or restrict the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.

This simply says, there is no new "power" given to law enforcement, just that which already exists in Federal law and that law enforcement officials should actually enforce the existing federal laws. This I think is the whole point of the bill.

What Law Enforcement can do:

For any lawful contact made by a law enforcement official or a law enforcement agency of this state or a law enforcement official or a law enforcement agency of a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state where reasonable suspicion exists that the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States, a reasonable attempt shall be made, when practicable, to determine the immigration status of the person, except if the determination may hinder or obstruct an investigation.

I guess this is the main portion people are up in arms over. . . it says if a police officer suspects during the course of "lawful contact" (ex. traffic stop, or during the investigation of a crime) that the person could be illegal, they have the right to ask them for ID such as a drivers licence - this shouldn't be a problem no? since only legal residents can get driver's licenses in the first place.

It's true this will lead to some kind of profiling but I think Tayo already showed how profiling is sometimes necessary. Let's continue . . .
What will happen if found to be illegal:

[b]Any person who is arrested shall have the person’s immigration status determined before the person is released. [/b]The person’s immigration status shall be verified with the federal government pursuant to 8 United States code section 1373(c).  A law enforcement official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state may not solely consider race, color or national origin in implementing the requirements of this subsection except to the extent permitted by the United States or Arizona Constitution.  A person is presumed to not be an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States if the person provides to the law enforcement officer or agency any of the following:

1.  A valid Arizona driver license.
2.  A valid Arizona nonoperating identification license.
3.  A valid tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification.
4.  If the entity requires proof of legal presence in the United States before issuance, any valid United States federal, state or local government issued identification[/b]

C. If an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States is convicted of a violation of state or local law, on discharge from imprisonment or on the assessment of any monetary obligation that is imposed, the United States immigration and customs enforcement or the United States customs and border protection shall be immediately notified.

D.  Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement agency may securely transport an alien who the agency has received verification is unlawfully present in the united states and who is in the agency’s custody to a federal facility in this state or to any other point of transfer into federal custody that is outside the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency.  a law enforcement agency shall obtain judicial authorization before securely transporting an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States to a point of transfer that is outside of this state.

I don't see why anyone should have a problem with the above.    If you're arrested and found to be illegal, you get handed over to Immigration authorities - not deported. If you can easily show your drivers license or any other ID you'll be fine. Kini big deal? I think we should all make the effort to find things out for ourselves instead of taking what the media spoonfeeds us. From what I see, legal residents of Arizona have nothing to be worried about at all. As long as you can show your driver's license, you'll be fine so what's all the hoopla about? or am I reading something wrong here?
  for the rest http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf

Lol . . . na Osisi be that? nice moves. That na real workout. Next time we want to see your face too

manmustwac:
nice dance moves, but it seems as if you were trying to hide your face from the camera.

Manmustwac, I will pay at least $50 to see your own video.

I think the NFL out of all the drafts is where you just never know what you're going to get.

Perhaps in 2 yrs we should be able to tell which picks were worth it and which were not.

[quote author=na2day? link=topic=344420.msg5957189#msg5957189 date=1272343420]una still dey here? i dey europe shopping for a BB team [/quote]Lol . . . so your love for ur team is not stronger than a 1st rd exit? 

bawomolo:
the celtics are a one hit wonder, deal with it.  now pass the baton to correct teams like the bulls and cavs 

One-hit wonder = 17 championships?    there's something wrong with this math, can anyone please point it out? 

chic2pimp:
Pain me ke? Mba oooo . i'm just waiting for y'all to meet a proper team that's all

Go siddon jare
According to you: Any team the Celtics beat = not a proper team

Notice you said half while I said three quarters. Reason being other teams can call on the services of other role players to if not win them games, at the very least push them very close to doing so. However the heats can't. It's D.Wade or the Highway as far as they are concerned.

typo. 3/4 jor . If you can shut down Kobe or Lebron, their respective role players for the most part ain't doing jack.

Thank You Dearie, I like the term YoungMan . It suits me just fine .

So you should listen in humble submission while your elders are speaking in here ehn

I ain't denying that some things don't match up well against others however the Heats in particular are a shitty team. I willing to bet a team solely made up of Grandmas would beat em'

lol, so Heat are a shittay team? even though they finished 5th and had some very impressive wins this year? If you subtract the superstars from their teams you can almost easily say the same for Cleveland and co.

bawomolo:
naoh had a 20/20 and you are calling him weak? he and derrick rose are the only one putting in effort.

He's in the same image as Gasoft. Puts up good numbers but will forever remain "weak".

ha ha shaq is over the hill, noah is the future. i see him as a more polished ben wallace and cheaper too. the game used to much rougher than this so i understand why noah and howard are complaining.

Lol, I guess you're right. Its the era of sissies and divas. You never hear the greats like Kobe, Duncan ever whining or complaining or using the officials as an excuse. They just play and let their game do the talking.

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chic2pimp:
Ofcourse they were bound to finish the season strong after all they were playing against teams that either had nothing to contend for or teams that had already made the play offs. Y'all have had to do f, u.c.k all . Stop or Limit wade and you are 3/4 of the way there. Wait to y'all meet a proper team, then the likes of Old Man Garnett will start to show his age

lol, I see e dey pain you Celtics dey win, issok ehn  yes they may lose in the next round, but that will not take away from how well they've played so far. Yes KG na old man, along with most of our squad, so what? they have had awesome careers and have done well inspite of the challenges this season.

  And I'm not sure what your argument is . . . if you stop or limit the top player[b] on practically any team[/b], you're already half way to a W. So what's your point?

Also on the 'historically having had little trouble with the heat ' thingy, sure you haven't. Let's be honest they've pretty much been a decent/average team before D wade arrived and they'll go back to being Mediocre once he leaves, so I really don't see what the big deal is?

See this young man. You do understand when I say "historically" I'm not talking about Celtics from the 70s and 80s? but the more recent 00's?
  Let us do a case study shall we? Historically, the Lakers are like 2-10 against . . . drumroll . . . . the Charlotte Bobcats. What great players do the bobcats have? or is the simple truth not that they just don't match up well against them?

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=344420.msg5955029#msg5955029 date=1272302260]@Jesoul
You want Joking Noah to elbow Shaq back?? Hehehe you want the young chap to die an untimely death! This is just his 4th season at least pity his baby momma! as a matter of fact i go like report you to your pastor[/quote]Hehe good luck finding my pasitor, cos me I no get one

Joking should shut up and stop complaining. The playoffs are not for chumps so if he cannot handle dem bows then a 1st rd exit should be assessed to him asap.

chic2pimp:
If the Heats had one decent player besides Wade y'all would probably be starring down the Whitewash barrel as we speak.

^ hehe sour grapes? 

The same Heat team that finished the season on fire like 10-3 or something? The same Heat team that has been playing well up till the playoffs? All of a sudden because the Celtics are handling them "they don't have any decent player besides Wade"    abegi go siddon.

The Celtics historically have never had trouble with the Heat so this is no suprise. If you remember I was even praying we face them cos I knew we were guaranteed a spot in the 2nd rd. If we'd faced Charlotte or Milwaukee (or any other young & athletic team), we'd probably be tied or down a game. It's all about match-ups dude.