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og2711:
It's bumper to bumper..

It's bumper to fender

tollyB:
good evening boo

Good evening swerry. Itz been awhile... How has life been with you?
Hope you had a successful exam?
Btw, why d "tongue out" smiley?



Evening s/o goes to Abimbex007, Amicable09, Samguine, ProudOlodo, Ksstroud, Ferdybaba, Uncle Lero15 and all the JV chatroom guys and ladies (sorry if I no write your name. Na tiredness cause am). Pray y'all continue to blossom in God's grace.

Congratulations Kookny on your new job

Just a reminder: I'm still looking for that wonderful Jay Oh Bee. If you can assist, please do.

murphyrichy:
The recruitment has been cancelled., remove ur mind from it. @ the poster above.

My mind was off the recruitment the same day I applied for it. Just wrote that to resurrect the thread.
So how's the hussle? Any little upkeep work? Or you've gotten a Jay Oh Bee -JOB

Oh my EEDC! How long I've waited for thee

tollyB:
Hello

It's me..
I've been wondering if after all this years you'd like to meet

tollyB:
Congratulations pretty ladies..
Lanicky
Mimzy
Ivvy
Refiner
Mysticgal
Till on Saturday...

Wow! Seems the looked at my vote before calling the results. Though mine wasn't in this order. Congratulations to the Ladies.

maxwell530:
"To be in three straight finals has a lot of merit," said Messi
following the match. "Making the final was the objective, this
team always wants more, again we're in the final and
hopefully we will win it, how many finals has ronaldo make with portugal?

Shey na by number of finals person make bah.. Oya ask yourself how many finals wey Michael Ballack make and how many wey him win.
Juan Mata is a World cup winner o.. Not by finals, but by winning it. Nobody cares about or remembers who came second. Be the First and be the Best!

Ronaldo and Messi are two great footballers in their own world.

PastorAIO:
So how were you reading it that it made you become an atheist?

Brother, your question should be directed to Seun not me.

MY CHILDREN, as soon as ever you have a little spot upon your soul, you must do like a person who has a fine globe of glass, which he keeps very carefully. If this globe has a little dust on it, he wipes it with a sponge the moment he perceives it, and there is the globe clear and brilliant. In the same way, as soon as you perceive a little stain on your soul, take some holy water with respect, do one of those good works to which the remission of venial sins is attached -an alms, a genuflection to the Blessed Sacrament, hearing a Mass. My children, it is like a person who has a slight illness; he need not go and see a doctor, he may cure himself without. If he has a headache, he need only go to bed; if he is hungry, he has only to eat. But if it is a serious illness, if it is a dangerous wound, he must have the doctor; after the doctor come the remedies. In the same way, when we have fallen into any grievous sin, we must have recourse to the doctor, that is the priest; and to the remedy, that is confession.

My children, we cannot comprehend the goodness of God towards us in instituting this great Sacrament of Penance. If we had had a favour to ask of Our Lord, we should never have thought of asking Him that. But He foresaw our frailty and our inconstancy in well-doing, and His love induced Him to do what we should not have dared to ask. If one said to those poor lost souls that have been so long in Hell, "We are going to place a priest at the gate of Hell: all those who wish to confess have only to go out, " do you think, my children, that a single one would remain? The most guilty would not be afraid of telling their sins, nor even of telling them before all the world. Oh, how soon Hell would be a desert, and how Heaven would be peopled! Well, we have the time and the means, which those poor lost souls have not. And I am quite sure that those wretched ones say in Hell, "O accursed priest! if I had never known you, I should not be so guilty!"

It is a beautiful thought, my children, that we have a Sacrament which heals the wounds of our soul! But we must receive it with good dispositions. Otherwise we make new wounds upon the old ones. What would you say of a man covered with wounds who is advised to go to the hospital to show himself to the surgeon? The surgeon cures him by giving him remedies. But, behold! this man takes his knife, gives himself great blows with it and makes himself worse than he was before. Well, that is what you often do after leaving the confessional.

My children, some people make bad confessions without taking any notice of it. These persons say, "I do not know what is the matter with me: ' ... They are tormented, and they do not know why. They have not that agility which makes one go straight to the good God; they have something heavy and weary about them which fatigues them. My children, that is because of sins that remain, often even venial sins, for which one has some affection. There are some people who, indeed, tell everything, but they have no repentance; and they go at once to Holy Communion. Thus the Blood of Our Lord is profaned! They go to the Holy Table with a sort of weariness. They say, "Yet, I accused myself of all my sins... I do not know what is the matter with me. " There is an unworthy Communion, and they were hardly aware of it!

My children, some people again profane the Sacraments in another manner. They have concealed mortal sins for ten years, for twenty years. They are always uneasy; their sin is always present to their mind; they are always thinking of confessing it, and always putting it off; it is a Hell. When these people feel this, they will ask to make a general confession, and they will tell their sins as if they had just committed them: they will not confess that they have hidden them during ten years -- twenty years. That is a bad confession! They ought to say, besides, that they had given up the practice of their religion, that they no longer felt the pleasure they had formerly in serving the good God.

My children, we run the risk again of profaning the Sacrament if we seize the moment when there is a noise round the confessional to tell the sins quickly which give us most pain. We quiet ourselves by saying, "I accused myself properly; so much the worse if the confessor did not hear. " So much the worse for you who acted cunningly! At other times we speak quickly, profiting by the moment when the priest is not very attentive to get over the great sins. Take a house which has been for a long time very dirty and neglected -- it is in vain to sweep out, there will always be a nasty smell. It is the same with our soul after confession; it requires tears to purify it. My children, we must ask earnestly for repentance. After confession, we must plant a thorn in our heart, and never lose sight of our sins. We must do as the angel did to St. Francis of Assisi; he fixed in him five darts, which never came out again.

-St John Vianney

Seun:
If studying the Christian scriptures very seriously causes people to become atheists and freethinkers rather than better Christians, doesn't that suggest that Christianity is false? If something is true, studying it very seriously will make you believe it even more. Why can't you see this?

It all depends on the mind with which you read it. Most times, atheists read to make them more atheist [that is, the read just to find more reasons to hate God]. If only we study the scriptures with the mind of an innocent child seeking the truth, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we'll always find the scripture a company in our journey of faith.

TamedWolf90:
Done...thanks..hope you vote mysticgal too

I guess she was part of my votes

TamedWolf90:
There are Wolves who lead Sheeps and There are Wolves who lead Wolves.......



I humbly vote
The love of my life comes first... MYSTICGAL ***You will never walk alone**** LANICKY REFINER.

Modify your post and carbon copy (CC) NLJega to make your vote valid. Like CC: NLJega

I vote

Ivvy
Refiner
Mimzy
Lanicky
Mysticgal


Cc: NLJega



Amicable09 and TollyB, come and vote
TSN1212, Stevostical come and choose one fine babe

Seun:
Atheists can be good or bad. Atheism doesn't make you a good person.

How does an atheist differentiate good from bad?
You know, when I class something as bad, I base my judgment on societal morals which originates from the fact that someone up there sees my action and frowns at it. And I, as a person, need to live to make Him happy rather than sad. Now I ask, Seun, since an Atheist believes not in God, who we all know is all Good and deserving of our love, on what object does he base his beliefs of an action to be bad?

Keyword: Bad, Atheist, God

amicable09:


I have four very serious friends here but I know how to trouble them out of that mode;
Engr Karl.eone, Yorex.2011, busybee.i5 (this one busy no be small ), and Abimba.wealth

I miss you guys except yorex
He's still very much around

Lol @bolded
I'll come very soon.

I miss you too o..
You last update eh.. I was just laughing like one olodo.
I can imagine Amicable running the streets of Lagos like one being chased by an ojuju kalaba (Masquerade)..

Happy Birthday Debbie. Your reward is in heaven.

I'm surprised that TollyB isn't here and has not voted since yesterday. Hello TollyB, the competition you longed to witness has started

My Vote
Ivvy
Mimzy
Lanicky

Cc: NLJega

frank317:
So tell me wise one... how many atheists do u know that have died and discovered the goodness of this your God? Or are u just repeating ur wishes?

A lot of them. Unfortunately, their belief here on earth has denied them a glorious reward - Heaven. "For their judgment has been made known to them and their sufferings established in the world after."

Like I said earlier, study the scriptures in the light of faith. Do not let your reasoning overshadow your understanding of the truth therein. There's more to loving and believing in God than allowing one's sense of reasoning cloud one's judgment.

Seun:
The best way to keep your faith is to read only the bible verses your pastor and daily devotionals direct you to read.

The best way to preserve your faith is to study the scriptures in the light of faith and understanding it in accordance with the teachings of the church.

If you tell me you've read the entire verses of the bible without it guiding you in faith, then I'll tell you you just read for reading sake.

There's only one end for every theist and atheist - death! Until an atheist dies, s/he will never understand the Goodness of God [that he failed to believe in].

ValentineMary:
After I read the first qus, I knew this thread was gonna be rubbish. Just imagine.

Your moniker sounds familiar. Did you finish from Caritas University or FUTO?

Most Civil Engineers that have clocked 5years+ in experience are not COREN Certified. If your client is in need of a certified registered engineer, then, there's no need for years of experience.

Good luck in your search

Seun:
That's the problem. There are no evidences. None whatsoever. It's hard for a pentecostal Christian to believe this, but it's the shocking truth.

There are a lot of evidences that God exists. It's just that science and technology has blinded man to believe that everything revolves around them. Thereby causing the doubt in God's existence.

Zedoo:
Where all those "payet is the best player" people dey? God save France say Switzerland Na okpa inside black nylon-no sense of attack...
I never see payet for this match o. All these epl hypemen

Payet was rested

okuneddie:
that's good....


In other news, oya answer this riddle.
What goes up when the rain comes down 🤔

Umbrella

0955eb027:
I'm far from what you think. Infact, i'm less than 2months into my first job. But you know what they say, "an eye for an eye makes the world go blind". What if she had paid attention, and at the end he did not get the job?. My take ehn, he should have left her to learn her lesson in a different way, not to have necessarily contributed to her downfall just because she disrespected him.

Congratulations on your job.
Thanks for understanding my drift. But you see, it would have been better she listened and the guy failed than acting like the guy was a nobody. Personally, I would take it that I didn't do well because I wasn't given an audience. Simple! Mind you, the guy didn't send the letter to get her sacked. He might have done so to thank the firm for an opportunity for an interview invite and also give reasons to why he feels he wasn't considered - the pinging HR, and hope for reconsideration.
As for her sack, I'm not happy she was treated that way, but we should learn to value our work - a lot of persons are out there hoping for that position.

0955eb027:
and that makes you fulfilled, shey?

Why shouldn't he be fulfilled? I can bet you're a HR person. Do you know if he would have gotten the job if the Lady had listened to him with rapt attention? Sometimes, we need to let go of our attachment to things when we're in the job sphere. For Christ's sake, she was employed to bring in best qualities to the firm and not to ping on her job. Bros or Sis, that attitude is annoying. I would do same if I was treated that way.

Avalon316:
The 7m cantilever beam was of concrete material. I will see if I can get you the pic.

Wow! 7metres? That's kinda long! Believe me, I've never seen such a length. I'd like to see it. But wait, is it reinforced concrete or prestressed concrete?

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hardywaltz:
I believe I had answered this question.
UniBen offers Structural Engineering as a course on Jamb form (From Yr 1) not an option under Civil Engineering like most other schools.

Broda, there's nothing like Structural Engineering as a different course of study from Civil Engineering in UniBen. Except, it's a new course that sprang up in the last 2 years (which I believe is not).
Note: Civil and Structural Engineering are like siamese twins that can't be divided. Structural Engineering is a branch (Option) of Civil Engrg that deals with design and analysis of structural members - how the react to loads et al. Whereas Civil Engineering is a branch of Engineering that focuses on the infrastructure of the world which include Buildings, Highway, Bridges, Water works - Sewers, Dams, Irrigation Canals, River Navigation, Shipping Canals; Power Plants, Transmission Towers/Lines, Railroads, Tunnels, Traffic Control, Mass Transit, Airport Runways, Terminals, Industrial Plant Buildings, Skyscrapers, etc.

Remember, you cannot separate the two.

As for our professional OP, there are things an engineer look out for before he structurally designs any architectural drawing:-
1) Safety (Durability)
2) Cost
3) Aesthetics (Here's where he considers the beautiful work the Architect has done)

If a qualified Civil/Structural Engr terms a drawing not achievable after he must have done his research, believe me, it is not. There's no need coming to Nairaland to cry over spilled milk.

hardywaltz:
Structural engineering (which I think UniBen is the only school offering it) is different from pure Civil Engineering.
.

Wake up and stop thinking.
Also, what do you mean by pure Civil Engineering

DerrickM:
Part of why I decided to learn structural drawings from a fellow architect not an engineer. Even the guy I assigned to my uncle's building site messed things up with his drawings after that design I stopped using him. He's been bugging me for new jobs but in his dreams forever for real...#okbye

What do you mean by learn structural drawings from a fellow architect?