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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 1:16pm On May 31, 2017

komekn:
One name that baffles me is Osimhen, he has not even been to camp and competed to justify inclusion.

He has played barely two games barely 10 minutes of football all season at a low level Wolfsburg that has just escaped relegation from the Bundesliga. He wasn't considered good enough for his team to start him or even play him over 45 minutes.

This can cause disaffection in the camp as thier is no justification beyond past glories. It has to be a level playing field. Even Isaac Success has better justification for selection than him.

There should be a clear an open modality for selection that is not the case here.

It's becoming a curious case, actually.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 1:15pm On May 31, 2017

tbaba1234:
Maroof is a left back.

Who is this guy?

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 1:15pm On May 31, 2017

tbaba1234:
Maroof is a left back.

Who is this guy?

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 1:12pm On May 31, 2017

hismail1:
@nff: List of invited players for 2019 AFCON qualifier against South Africa

Isaac Success is pressing his self-destruction button. With all his potential.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 9:35am On May 31, 2017

goldfish80:
I'm not surprised. We know ourselves on this thread

The centre stage was already set with TheGoodJoe, Safarigirl and thesupernerd taking sides with Iheanacho,very predictable lineup. iI think the three of them are friends in real life

micheal2, chrisoblog and edi holding the front for Kylian Lottini. Imagine, I would have been on the same page as Micheal2, what a scary thought.

Icon4s as usual will be a bystander in this sort of debate ( he sounds like a politician sometimes)

Komekn would have given the argument an English/European perspective.

Tbaba1234 will offer a global perspective while being careful not to hurt the feelings of the Iheanacho team.

BascoVanVeli, this one is like weather. He could swing to any side at any moment.

This thread is like a clown bus. With all the characters well represented.

The Tbaba and Basco angle is hilarious.

Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 7:04am On May 31, 2017

DON'T TRUST IGNORANCE

Some people say they believe in God because they don't know, without God, how the universe could exist. Or because they don't know how life could arise from non-life or how intelligence could exist without God.

These are people who admit ignorance leads them to God but these people cannot deny that one day we may find out how these things happened without God. These are people who base their lives on what they don't know instead of what they do know.

Some other people say they believe in God because they don't know, without God, how a sperm and an egg could create a human life or how love or morality could exist. Some even say they don't know how it could rain without God. These people also believe in God through ignorance. But, in this case, they base their lives on what they don't know but should know.

Here is my tip for both groups. Base your life on what you know, not on what you don't know. Don't build everything on a foundation of ignorance. You can't trust ignorance.

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 7:02am On May 31, 2017

stephenmorris:
I just dey one corner they jerk for my exams,but doing good

All the best in your exams.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 7:02am On May 31, 2017

TheSuperNerd:
Onyekuru To Earn N15m A Week At Arsenal, Set For Medicals After International Duty

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Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru is closing in on a dream move to English Premier League side Arsenal after the Gunners agreed a £6.8m fee for his transfer with Belgium side KAS Eupen.

As first reported by ScoreNigeria, the 19 year old who scored 24 goals for modest Belgium side Eupen will earn a salary of £38,000 (15 million in Nigerian Naira) a week at the Emirates.

Already the gunners have fixed a date for his medical, which will take place after his involvement with the senior national team of Nigeria ends with the game against South Africa on the 10th of June.

Onyekuru made his senior national team debut for Nigeria against Corsica, and he is also in contention to play against Togo in another friendly game tomorrow, where he could line up alongside his teammate to be Alex Iwobi.

Some other issues left to be trashed out in the deal includes several add ons due to Eupen, compensation to Aspire Academy and also bonuses the forward will earn season in, season out throughout the length of what will most likely be a five year deal.

**Daniel Martins

Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/31/onyekuru-to-earn-n15m-a-week-at-arsenal-set-for-medicals-after-international-duty/

Sounds too good to be true. Big big step for him. What's better than living your dream? Really happy for him! He's got what it takes to succeed.

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 4:40pm On May 30, 2017

THE MORAL ARGUMENT AGAINST GOD

I can't understand why some people argue that morality is proof that God exists. In fact, morality is evidence that God does NOT exist.

It is easy to see why humans like to have rules of conduct. Rules, such as "do not kill or harm your neighbour", "do not take your neighbour's property" and, even, "help your neighbours when they are in need", make life more tolerable for most people. Communities that adopted such rules may have been better able to survive since they would have wasted less time squabbling among themselves. This would have given them more time and focus to defend the community against existential threats. A form of natural selection would arise that would favour communities with effective rules.

Making and enforcing such rules is as natural as building shelters to provide warmth and protection from predators. No god is required for such things to happen. Furthermore, as children are instructed in these rules, we can see how, over time, the rules would become established as part of the community's shared value system.

We should expect that humans would make mistakes and change their moral rules as they learn, but a perfectly moral god should get everything right first time. This is a useful distinction as it allows us to make predictions and seek evidence: if humans make the rules, we expect to see rules change over time; if God makes the rules, we expect to see no change.

Of course, morality has changed dramatically over the past three thousand years or so. It has changed in every society that we know of, although faster in some and slower in others. Specifically, the world has moved sharply away from Biblical morality. Apart from the fundamental prohibitions against murder, theft and perjury (which long predated the Bible), much of the morality said to be handed down by God in the Bible has been abandoned.

For example, we no longer consider capturing, buying, selling or holding people as slaves is moral. We do not accept that women are the property of men or that it is acceptable for a man to sell his daughter as a concubine. We do not consider it moral to kill people who worship other gods and destroy their towns and their children. Nor do we consider genocide moral and we do not think it is right for a man to kill a son who is rebellious and stubborn. The list of moral laws that we now regard as immoral is long but these few examples illustrate the point.

What conclusions can be drawn from this evidence? I see three possibilities:

1. The abandoned moral laws are right and we are wrong to have abandoned them.

2. God handed down these laws and mistakenly thought they were moral.

3. The Biblical moral laws were created by men who passed them off as God's laws.

Only option (3) makes sense. This does not prove God does not exist but it fundamentally undermines the Bible as a book derived from God and shows, at least parts of the Bible, to be fiction created by men.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 8:56am On May 30, 2017

Icon4s:
#TeamNacho.

I would not have said Kelechi is better this season o. Mbappe has played more and has clearly set the French league and CL on fire. He's gotten more opportunities and has taken his chances. He's been the best teenager in the world this season. Mark this, he would be on the shortlist for the FIFA player of the year. Shows how much he has performed this season.

I believe Kelechi would have continued his progression if Pellegrini had stayed and then it would have provided a more level field to compare him with Mbappe. And even right now, I'm fearful of what might happen to him at West Ham. Pep has stunted his plays. I don't trust Bilic. What's his antecedents in developing young players?

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 8:32am On May 30, 2017

Icon4s:
See as I just dey look una.

Me no wan put mouth for this is una Mbappe Vs Iheanacho argument.

I already knew those that would be on Iheanacho's side and those that will be on Mbappe's side.

If someone like Goldfish80 comes I know which side he would take.

If oga joseph1014 comes I know which side he will take.

But if someone like forgiveness comes he will not take any sides for this kind players for obvious reasons.

I just dey look una.

Which side will I take?

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 7:44pm On May 29, 2017

tbaba1234:
Chisom Egbuchulam has come on for the first time... Haecken is one goal down... Chisom was brought on in the 58th minute.

Hope he takes his chances.

Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 7:31am On May 29, 2017

ONE GOD OR MANY?

Some theists think the existence of the universe is a solid reason to believe a creator god exists. But they get stuck on the next step, which is to show that this creator god is the one they happen to worship. To get around this, they say there is only one god but different cultures use different names to refer to it. So Yahweh, Brahma, Odin and Tlaloc are really the same deity according to this argument.

The briefest investigation shows this argument is wrong. When we look at just these four gods we find such gross differences that they cannot be the same god. For example, some are material and one is immaterial. The gods that are material have very different appearances. Some of these gods are part of a pantheon of many gods and one is the only god. Some have wives and some do not. Some were born and some were not.

Three of these gods are creator gods, but they created the world in very different ways (and all of them wrong).

There are also great differences in what these gods required of men. For example, only Tlaloc required the sacrifice of children in order to make rain from their tears. I have looked at only four gods but there are thousands to chose from and they vary from heavenly bodies to animals, inanimate objects, winds, rivers, mountains, humans and an immaterial, omnipresent entity.

Christians do not even need go to the trouble of learning about these different gods--they just need to read their own scripture. The second commandment says, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Why would God have commanded this if all men were really worshiping the one true god?

I accept that theists genuinely believe some of their arguments, but this one is so obviously wrong that I can only see it as dishonest.

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Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 7:30am On May 29, 2017

stephenmorris:
been a while bro

Hey, been busy all-round with a few of my new-found interests. How have you been?

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 5:33pm On May 28, 2017

TheSuperNerd:
But they have been the ones giving him the most coverage.....

Why will they wanna rubbish him all of a sudden...?

Truth is Henry missed the closest/easiest chance... after that he didn't get any real sight of goal again. He picked up nicely in the second half even... I saw some of that myself.

Their report may seem harsh but I don't think they wanna rubbish the lad.

The inability to watch the full match is the real problem. I remember the numerous misleading reports following the Nigeria-Senegal friendly match. It was after the release of the entire match video that we got to the know about the biasness of the reports.

Prejudice is human nature.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 5:03pm On May 28, 2017

TheSuperNerd:
Bia Onyekuru @bolded..... I have to call you to order here. Once or Twice, Iheanacho was free for a pass and you instead chose to shoot and spoilt the chances... one of them was a clear strike on goal but you still fluffed... And how you go see the options ahead when you no wan raise your head on time naa?? Abeg... you try but you were not just "it" against Corsica... hopefully you make amends against Togo.... Chikena!

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Why Red Hot Onyekuru Failed To Shine, Score For Nigeria Against Corsica

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The highly anticipated Nigeria senior national team debut for hot in demand KAS Eupen forward Henry Onyekuru happened against Corsica, but didn’t quite provided the spark many expected.

Onyekuru was handed a start by coach Gernot Rohr in the game that ended 1-1, but the forward who lasted the entire duration of the game failed to justify the hype surrounding him after his 24 goals haul for Eupen.

19 year old Onyekuru wasted a clear chance to draw Nigeria level minutes after they went behind, but he fluffed his lines and missed what looked like a certain goal for Nigeria.

After the miss, he thrice gave away possession cheaply and although he improved in the second half, he wasn’t such a goal threat to the opponent as many would have expected form the Arsenal target.

” I think the goal he missed affected his game negatively. He should have scored but stuffs like that happens, but after the incident he wasn’t keen of taking risk anymore and threaded cautiously “, a teammate told Owngoalnigeria.com.

” After the game he confessed to me that the loss (lost chance) affeected his confidence level, and when he went over it he didn’t have any real chance at goal. He also complained of the lack of options in front of him when on the ball”.

**Michael James

Source: http://owngoalnigeria.com/2017/05/28/why-red-hot-onyekuru-failed-to-shine-score-for-nigeria-against-corsica/

Does owngoalnigeria hate Henry? Why all this campaign to rubbish him? How many chances did he miss? How many did others miss? Let them stop this already. Cut him some slack.

Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 3:58pm On May 27, 2017

spyder880:
We have started doing the reinforcements for the columns...........

I can see the beam reinforcement here. If a beam is 300 x 600, which is the height and which is the width?

Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 3:27pm On May 27, 2017

spyder880:
In these three pictures, I will explain more

The first picture is the excavation, then the column base sunk to planned specification.

The second picture is the first concrete blinding, usually 75mm-150mm depending on what your building plan specifies, the column mat is then placed, and the column starter bar is set, and tied to position.

The third picture is the second blinding after we have set the column starter bar. You can still see some part of the mat. But there will still be another final concrete cast, raising the thickness to the specified gauge on the structural drawings.

Excellent explanation.

Please explain what is meant when the specification says that cover to main reinforcement to be 20mm in Slab, 25mm in Beam, 30mm in Column and 50mm in Foundations.

Why the disparity in the elements?

Christianity Etc › Re: My Thoughts And Questions About Religion by joseph1013(op): 9:39am On May 27, 2017

HAPPY RAMADAN

Happy Ramadan to all those who'd enjoy starving themselves this month, may your sincere reflections draw you closer to peaceful doctrines in your faith.

Empathies however to all those who'd be forced to join the ritual against their will. Pray you get as much chances to steal as many moments as possible. Hopefully, Allah, the most merciful, understands your plight.

~Henry Jr.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 3:40pm On May 26, 2017

tbaba1234:
According to a report by owngoalnigeria.com, Isaac Success requested a three day break to rest before joining the team. And Rohr asked him not to bother to come at all.

He was hardly playing all season, why is he asking for break? Onyekuru and Kayode who have been active all season are not asking for breaks.

Someone they want to roast that is using petrol to rub his body. SMH

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 12:50pm On May 26, 2017

safarigirl:
I sha hope that this boy does not want to be unfortunate in life

LOL.

But I think he's just been a good boy. You don't want to talk badly about your current employers, especially that bald racist, else he may frustrate you and not let you go. Whoever is teaching him this PR is doing a great job. You just can't implicate him by his words in the press.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 6:35pm On May 25, 2017

Icon79:
Like I said, unless we play folks in the wrong positions. Is Uche Agbo a CB? I know him as a DM, but I can't trust him to play in that position by himself either.

And by the way, Mikel isn't playing. He's just there for moral support, only.

O pari

Officially confirmed that you don't know this team.

Agbo plays CB/DM. check his profile.

Not John Obi Mikel, but Mikel Agu. There is no Mikel that's in camp for moral support.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 6:22pm On May 25, 2017

Icon79:
OK. Good to know but are you 100% sure that we have a full squad?

Who would partner Ekong in the Center Back?
Who would play the anchor role (#4 DM)?
What about RB?

I think we're still missing bits and pieces of the team, unless we decide to play people in the wrong positions.
Let's hope I am wrong tho.

O pari

Are you sure you know this team?

There is Awazien and Agbo to partner Ekong.

There is Agbo, Mikel and Shehu for DM.

There is Shehu and Tyrone for RB.

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 2:52pm On May 25, 2017

goldfish80:
I think I should bring this to the notice of folks here. This Ebuka Okeke kid is something special. I caught the last 35 mins of this encounter against Gombe, one word to describe what I saw was "WOW". This kid dazzled, teased skipped past people for fun all night long. Before he scored the winner, he left about 3 players on their backside before the goalkeeper foiled his attempt. He basically scored with the last kick of the game, after skipping past 2 people and finishing in the bottom corner.
I make bold to say he is the Nigerian version of Mbappe. Anyone opportuned to watch a Rangers game should keep an eye out for the No 9. He is the real deal.
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From Obiagu comes Ebuka, the new hero at Rangers

Rangers left it late to secure victory over troubled Gombe United in Sunday's Match Day 20 encounter in Enugu. It took the brilliant intervention of home boy Ebuka Okeke to score the game's winner after 93 minutes to send the home fans celebrating.
Godwin Aguda had replied Waheed Afolabi's shocking opener for the visitors in first half stoppage time but with both teams poised to end another tumultuous clash in stalemate just like in the reverse fixture in Gombe, substitute Okeke who had been lively since he came on for Bobby Clement just before the hour mark received the ball from Omo Johnson down the left flank, beat two of his markers on the run before opening himself up to curl home the winner into the bottom corner.
The excitement and celebrations that trailed Okeke's winner among the home fans were in two folds. One was the delight of winning such a difficult game at the death and secondly, the fact that the winner came from a son of the soil, and right in front of the stands where fans from his clan, Obiagu, a crowded low income district in Enugu known to produce football and music stars
"I feel great. I am very happy to score and win the match," Okeke told www.npfl.ng
The FC Inter of Enugu product made his Rangers debut early this month when he came on as a second half substitute in a rescheduled Match Day 18 game against league leaders Plateau United. He barely had a touch of the ball after coming on in stoppage time for Chidera Eze but on Sunday, he had 30 minutes or more to make an impression and he grabbed the opportunity.
"It's a dream come true to play for Rangers. I was happy to make the team against Plateau but I didn't have enough time to show what I can do.
"When I had the chance again on Sunday, I just prayed to God to help me and he answered me," stated the nimble footed lad.
Okeke made his full Rangers debut in Match Day 19 against Gombe United in Gombe and he acknowledges the intensity of the NPFL but thanked his teammates who he said have made it easy for him to adapt to the elite division.
"It's not easy (to play in the NPFL)," he noted. "But my teammates have helped me settle. They have always encouraged me and I truly appreciate them".
Victory over Gombe United lifted Rangers to 14th on the log but just two points clear of the relegation zone after twenty round of matches this season. When asked if he is confident the champions will avoid relegation, he retorted:
"God forbid! We will not relegate."
The consensus among the locals in the Coal City is that a new hero is born. The acceptance they have for this lad from Enugu North Local Government Area is one that can only be accorded to a long sought Messiah. Ebuka Okeke's performance in the remaining 18 league games will go a long way in corroborating their belief or evaporating same.
http://npfl.ng/index.php/news-features/club-news/2227-from-obiagu-comes-ebuka-the-new-hero-at-rangers

All these plenty story, what's his age?

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Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 11:28am On May 25, 2017

tbaba1234:
Terrible news.

Obinna Nwobodo has joined a side in Hungary.

Hungary? Seriously, that is just depressing. Where is the progress from there?

Joseph1013, Icon4s, TheSuperNerd

Im absolutely gutted. He deserved better.

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Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 8:25pm On May 24, 2017

spyder880:
Bringing in cement, the Elephant 'Supaset'

I know that I've not been to a lot of sites, but the few ones I have been to never use Elephant cement, they all go for Dangote, so I was taken aback by this. Is there a reason you opted for Elephant? Does the name 'supaset' connote something to the professional?

Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 8:21pm On May 24, 2017

spyder880:
The column bases are being excavated....

Why do they make the column bases deeper than the trenches? What's the structural argument?

Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 8:18pm On May 24, 2017

spyder880:
Getting ready for the setting out.

Can you kindly explain a bit about the art of setting out for construction as it's tailored towards Nigeria?

Do you measure exactly what is on the drawing or there are some tips one should not miss as it's so easy to make these mistakes on ground on site?

Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 8:12pm On May 24, 2017

spyder880:
Meant to test the space of the column base, we have not even started turning the concrete then. There was a 100mm blinding before the mats were placed, and a further 225mm concrete fill for the columns bafore a 300mm level blinding before starting to set blocks.

Keep the questions coming, welcome.

Thanks. Really appreciated.

Let me rephrase your explanation in my own words. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

After excavation, there was a 100mm blinding, then the mats were placed. Then a 225mm concrete fill was done before the starter column bar was placed. Then another 300mm was poured to hold the column in position.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 3:53pm On May 24, 2017

goldfish80:
He looks massive. Infact, he looks the biggest guy in camp from the pictures. How did he gain such mass from the frail looking boy I saw the last time?

Pleasantly surprised as well. The boy sure wants in on the actions in the Eagles.

Sports › Re: "The Super Eagles Thread: The Road To AFCON 2027, 2028 And 2030 World Cup by joseph1013: 3:52pm On May 24, 2017

tbaba1234:
That's Ekong not Ebuehi

Im sure he's referring to the last guy amongst those jogging in the first image. Might not be the tallest but he looks big and tall, not as feather-weight as I think too.

Properties › Re: New Construction Of 8 Flats Of 2 Bedrooms by joseph1013: 2:56pm On May 24, 2017

spyder880:
More work planned for today. .......

A fan that just started developing interest in construction and infrastructural development in general, so expect some naive questions.

Looking at these images, ain't the mats for the column starter bars supposed to sit on blinded surfaces. Read somewhere that it's not appropriate for irons to have a direct interface with the soil.

Please clarify.

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