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 Romance › Re: This Will Upset Some People And Accusations Will Fly But, by Konquest: 1:52am On Mar 26, 2019 |
MissRaine69:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ I am awake as I am a chronic insomniac and I always find something to do.@MissRaine69 How was your day? You are a chronic insomniac? How long has this been for? So do you read or listen to some stimulating music when YOU can't get to sleep? You need to get some regular sleep by either counting sheep  ... or more importantly taking a hot bath, just before going to bed. Those tips should help prevent grouchiness or transfered aggression the next working day. Well except maybe you are on duty call at your place of work at night or something, and you have to stay awake. You must be one of those rare breeds whose Circadian Rhythm isn't messing too much with their mental states of health due to lack of sleep. A consistent lack of sleep kills more quickly than NOT eating regularly based on modern medical research. P.S. Aromatherapy can also help you to keep calm and have a sound sleep... try the lavender fragrance from a shopping mall for your aromatherapy sessions. This is what I use too. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Romance › Re: Describe The Physical Qualities/features You Want In Your Future Partner. by Konquest: 12:50am On Mar 26, 2019*. Modified: 4:14am On Mar 26, 2019 |
UyaiIncomparabl:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ I don't vibe with flash-in-the-pan, high-maintenance chicks @UyaiIncomparabl 1. UNINTELLIGENT females who are ONLY after VERY EXPENSIVE things! 2. Second, I know you didn't use make-up in your profile pic... I was only commenting in the P.S. section about the fact that you look younger because of the EFFECT of the lack of make-up. Make-ups make younger looking women look more mature... but the lack of make-up makes women look a lot younger. That's the point I was trying to pass on to you in the Post Script of my last post to you. 3 Likes |
| Travel › Re: AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others [Throwback VIDEOS] by Konquest(op): 5:18am On Mar 25, 2019*. Modified: 1:52pm On Apr 03, 2019 |
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ The thread is a tribute to all the gallant pilots and cabin crew, men, women and children who survived... and didn't survive the many plane crashes over the last 100 years of aviation history! History Of Plane Crashes In Nigeria (1956 - 2013) - Abusidiqu https://www.abusidiqu.com/history-plane-crashes-nigeria-1956-2013/ list of plane crash event in Nigeria - FactWorld https://factworld.com.ng/list-plane-crash-event-nigeria/ https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6126257.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/CD6234546.jpg #Flying Wings
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| Travel › Re: AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others [Throwback VIDEOS] by Konquest(op): 5:08am On Mar 25, 2019 |
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ "Polish Pilot lands plane without its wheels" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKo4Eee7V3s [5:35] 1 Dec 2013 - 6 min - Uploaded by Dhawaris Ansari Polish Pilot lands plane without its wheels. Read More Here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2056160/Warsaw-plane-crash-Newark-Boeing-767-flight-lands-wheels.html "'Miracle' landing without nose gear: Iran Air Boeing 727 ace captain saves lives" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TDCjhp3Wfk [0:59] 28 Oct 2011 - 59 sec - Uploaded by RT "JetBlue Landing Gear Failure at LAX [HD][Part 2]" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epKrA8KjYvg [4:30] 23 May 2012 - 5 min - Uploaded by BeigeMMP Pilots attempts to land the JetBlue airline with a failed deployed nose gear. |
| Travel › Re: AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others [Throwback VIDEOS] by Konquest(op): 5:00am On Mar 25, 2019 |
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ "US Airways plane crash-lands on the Hudson River in 2009" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JNqG2FkMjs [2:40] 15 Jan 2009 - 3 min - Uploaded by brian60093 A cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crippled US Airways plane with 155 people on board upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport. "Air Florida 90 Crash In 1982 - Washington, DC" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAT5aBaHp8A [1:05] 12 Jan 2007 - 1 min - Uploaded by wusa9newsnow January 13, 2007, was the 25th anniversary of the Air Florida flight 90 deadly crash. "6 Unbelievable Airplane Water Landings" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPC4R6OAV4Q [12:25] 31 Mar 2017 - 12 min - Uploaded by World 5 List Sometimes airplanes crash and sometimes planes come very close to crashing. |
| Travel › Re: AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others [Throwback VIDEOS] by Konquest(op): 4:57am On Mar 25, 2019*. Modified: 1:58pm On Apr 03, 2019 |
According to statistics kept by Boeing, "commercial jets crash less than 2 TIMES for every 1 MILLION flights." In 1997, the total number of deaths from airline accidents was down to 1,226 from 1,945 in 1996! "HOW SAFE ARE AIRPLANES?" 1. Alright everyone, please share your personal thoughts about flying on short and long-haul flights in terms of how you perceive air travel safety. 2. How was your experience when you encountered a violent TURBULENCE on a plane trip for the first time in your life? Did you think everything had come to an end? 3. Did you have any phobia before flying? 4. How did you overcome your initial phobia of flying? Let's learn from your experiences on how to make flying a pleasure! ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ OK, as a frequent flyer, I can attest to the fact that air travel is one of the safest and the fastest. But I'm also conscious about flying ONLY airlines that have a pedigree of safety first... locally and internationally. I wanted to share on this thread the dramatic videos of the iconic Air France Concorde Supersonic Jet that crashed on July 25, 2000 after taking off from Paris on the way to America [New York's JFK airport] with tourists and holiday makers mainly from Germany, and a few other countries. I still have the exclusive July and August year 2000 Time magazine, and Newsweek magazine copies with the pictures of the burning iconic plane on the front covers. See more of the amateur videos taken by people on the ground from different angles as the plane flew off at decision point speed below: How the Crash of Flight 4590 Destroyed Concorde's Mystique https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zeDsSJmcpM [4:03] 20 Jan 2017 - 4 min - Uploaded by Smithsonian Channel The Concorde was once the peak of cutting-edge aircraft design and a status symbol for the rich. "Concorde Crash From Start To Finish Air France Flight 4590" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6rQJUp8mqg [52:03] 20 Aug 2016 - 52 min - Uploaded by Larry Willis Air France Flight 4590 was an Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, registration F-BTSC. Flight 4590 was a charter destined for New York's JFK airport on July 25th, 2000. "CONCORDE PLANE CRASH DOCUMENTARY - Air France Flight" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXgz49KnFwo [46:54] 30 Mar 2016 - 47 min - Uploaded by Dr. Documentary Flight 4590 was a charter destined for New York's JFK airport on July 25th, 2000. NOT to worry though, because Boeing is currently working on producing HYPERSONIC JETS that'll fly from the U.S. to Japan in 3 hours... a reincarnation of the Supersonic Concorde... and more! "BOEING Unveils HYPERSONIC JET Concept" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI1G56-sSK4 [2:45] 28 Jun 2018 - 3 min - Uploaded by Dj's Aviation Boeing to make hypersonic jet that flies from US to Japan in 3 hours. "Boeing 2707: The Supersonic Plane That Never Flew" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzSanC7lcAQ [2:54] 26 Jul 2018 - 3 min - Uploaded by Navgeek Aviation Boeing 2707 is a supersonic airliner project developed by Boeing in the 1960s. So, everyone... KEEP FLYING... but keep your eyes on the little details by joining online travel forums and travel clubs to get first, second, and even third opinions. |
| Travel › Re: AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others [Throwback VIDEOS] by Konquest(op): 4:55am On Mar 25, 2019 |
^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ "WATCH: Dramatic Footage of Taiwan TransAsia Plane Crash Caught on Dashcam" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqnG9AZHp58 [1:13] 4 Feb 2015 - 1 min - Uploaded by euronews (in English) Harrowing Dashcam footage taken from a car's dashboard camera shows the TransAsia plane hitting a bridge and clipping a taxi before crashing into the river. "Taiwan Plane Crash: Passenger Jet Hits Bridge" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_NT43aJ_Jw [0:21] 3 Feb 2015 - 21 sec - Uploaded by Sky News Read More Here: https://www.engadget.com/2015/02/04/taiwan-plane-crash-dashcam/ |
| Travel › AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others [Throwback VIDEOS] by Konquest(op): 4:54am On Mar 25, 2019*. Modified: 3:17am On Apr 29, 2019 |
Throwback July 25, 2000: AIR FRANCE CONCORDE JET'S Fiery Crash, & Others[VIDEOS] What Went Wrong By Mark Hosenball On 8/6/2000 By the time Air France Flight 4590 began its takeoff, the chartered Concorde was almost 80 minutes behind schedule. That's a big delay for a plane that makes the entire trip from Charles de Gaulle to New York in just three and a half hours. The passengers' bags were late, though, and the pilot ordered a last-minute repair on one engine. By the rule book, Capt. Christian Marty could have ignored the malfunctioning component, one of four braking devices called a thrust reverser. But he and his copilot, Jean Marcot, wanted their landing to be as smooth as the rest of the flight. The 100 passengers and nine crew members waited while mechanics found and installed a new part. Then the SST taxied to the runway. Fifty-six seconds after clearing the plane for takeoff, the tower radioed an urgent warning: the rear of the aircraft was spouting fire. Marty and Marcot sent a terse reply: "Engine No. 2 is down." There was no time left to cancel their takeoff. They had passed V1, the term pilots use for the precise point beyond which they cannot safely abort a flight and stop before the end of the runway. The Concorde lifted off, and the men in the cockpit told the tower they would try to land at Le Bourget, an old airport less than three kilometers to the southwest, mostly used by air shows and executive jets. They never got close. Near the historical village of Gonesse the Concorde plunged into a wood-frame motel that exploded into flames 100 meters high. Everyone aboard died, along with five people in the family-owned Hotelissimo. Most of the victims' remains were burned beyond recognition. "Concorde Crash From Start To Finish Air France Flight 4590" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8yizEzRDzc [5:09] 26 May 2014 - 5 min - Uploaded by SuperBoxMagic A formal inquiry began immediately. Its findings could play a vital part in determining the future of the world's 12 remaining airworthy Concordes, civil aviation's closest approximation to the space shuttle. A detailed account of the disaster gradually emerged from flight recorders, eyewitness accounts and amateur photographs and videotapes. The abundance of film from numerous angles seemed to give the investigation a running start. Even after so many years in the air, no other plane has the Concorde's mystique--or its allure for amateur paparazzi. Officials soon ruled out suspicions of sabotage, but they still had more questions than answers. Investigators have uncovered disturbing hints that disaster could have been averted, NEWSWEEK has learned. Informed sources say burn marks on the runway and in the grass nearby suggest that the plane was on fire very early in its takeoff roll--well before it reached the V1 point. Eyewitness reports and amateur photographs appear to support that conclusion. One of the many questions investigators are now asking is whether there was any way the controllers could have warned of trouble sooner, possibly giving the pilot enough time to abort his takeoff. The crash reverberated throughout Europe and across the Atlantic. Germany was hit especially hard. The passenger list had included 96 Germans, three of them children. Almost all were holidaymakers on their way to join a whale-watching cruise from New York to Ecuador aboard the luxury liner MS Deutschland. "Germany is shaken," said Chancellor Gerhard Schroder at an ecumenical memorial service in Hanover. "Germany is speechless." Bishop Josef Homeyer, a Roman Catholic, uttered a heartbroken prayer: "God, where were you in Paris? Why have you deserted us?" France was stunned as well, not only by the devastating human toll but also by the abrupt loss of one of the country's proudest national symbols. "The Concorde was for France what the Apollo space program was for the United States," says Pierre-Henri Messiah, marketing director for Dassault Aviation, builder of the Mirage jet fighter. While NASA was leaving boot tracks on the moon, France and Britain joined the space age in their own way, teaming up to create the world's only faster-than-sound airliner. And long after the Americans gave up their spendthrift gallivanting, the Concorde kept on flying--until last week. Air France immediately suspended service on its five remaining Concordes while investigators tried to piece together what brought down Flight 4590. "What crashed at Gonesse was also a beautiful dream," editorialized the daily Liberation, "swift and shimmering, like the wings of a Concorde." British Airways temporarily grounded its fleet of seven Concordes for inspection. On the very morning of the crash, Tuesday's International Herald Tribune was reporting that British Airways and Air France had found cracks in some Concordes' wings. Investigators say the tiny flaws are no worryif they stay tiny. And Flight 4590's plane came out clean when its wings were searched for cracks. Regular flights to and from Heathrow Airport have resumed. Government officials in London say British Airways found no problems after thoroughly checking out its Concordes. The Londoners claim the French are keeping their planes grounded merely for "political reasons" until a "decent interval" has elapsed. The French say they are only being prudent. What is certain is that Concorde bookings on British Airways have slowed since the crash. The British say their regular ridership will eventually calm down and return to precrash levels. Still, they concede that the Concorde's charter-tour traffic may have been permanently hurt. In an instant the Concorde's safety record plummeted from one of the finest in the business to one of the worst. The aviation industry tabulates aircraft safety by "hull loss" accidents per million "cycles." A cycle is one complete flight, from takeoff to landing, and a hull-loss accident is one in which the plane is destroyed. Most contemporary passenger jets, such as the Boeing 737, have records in the ballpark of 1.5 hull-loss events per million cycles. Until last week, from the first prototype model's maiden test flight in 1969, no Concorde had ever crashed. But that record is scarcely as impressive as it may sound. Based on figures published over the years by France and Britain, American statisticians say the world's entire fleet of Concorde aircraft has logged 80,000 cycles at most since its commercial debut in 1976. Compare that with the world's most-traveled passenger craft, the 737, which flies 80,000 cycles or more every week. "This Plane Could Cross the Atlantic In 3.5 Hours. Why Did It Fail?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_wuykzfFzE [10:23] 19 Jul 2016 - 10 min - Uploaded by Vox The Concorde gave us supersonic transport. But why did this supersonic plane fail? While the air industry pondered its safety records, Germans wept openly for their lost friends and family members. Most of the passengers were local celebrities and prominent business executives. Many thought they were headed for the vacation of a lifetime. Margret and Klaus Frentzen, schoolteachers from the Rhineland town of Monchengladbach, in cabbage-farming country, had spent years saving their pfennigs for the honeymoon they had never been able to afford. Their three children stayed home. Another couple aboard was Fritz Charton, 52, and his wife, Marion, 47. They used to be farmers in the communist east. Then the wall came down, and suddenly their little farm outside Berlin was prime real estate, worth more than in their wildest dreams. Wolfgang and Helga Schnitter, 66 and 59, made their fortunes the same way. But they hated to brag. Rather than talk about the fancy tour they had planned, they told neighbors: "We're visiting a health spa." In Paris the investigators sifted the facts. The French government says the flight's first problems appeared in the plane's inboard left engine, the same one that had its thrust reverser fixed. The plane was lifting into the air when the engine quit and could not be restarted. At the same time the outboard left engine, No. 1, temporarily lost thrust. The aircraft should have been gaining both speed and altitude at this point, but instead it was barely holding steady. The crew tried without success to retract the landing gear. They were airborne just under a minute when No. 1 lost power again. The plane banked sharply to the left and crashed. A trail of scattered aircraft debris marked the entire length of the flight path. https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6126257.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/CD6234546.jpg Examiners are especially interested in shreds of tire collected from the runway. Evidence from the wreckage shows that at least one tire blew out, apparently on the left main landing gear, according to NEWSWEEK's sources. The blown tire's mate on the same "truck" assembly was recovered intact, but the French say another tire may have blown. The Concorde's tires have caused problems numerous times before. In one white-knuckle incident 21 years ago a tire blew on takeoff from Washington. The shrapnel damaged an engine and the plane's fuel system, which is also contained in the wings, but the pilot managed to put the plane down safely. A British Airways Concorde blew out six of its 10 tires landing in New York in August 1987. The string of close calls led the Concorde's owners to switch suppliers in the mid-1980s, and the plane has been on Goodyear tires ever since. A U.S. expert says there have been no tire problems on Concordes visiting America for a decade or more. But the Concorde's high-speed takeoffs and landings, 30 percent faster than subsonic airliners, subject the tires to extreme heat and unpredictable stresses all the same. Aviation experts caution against premature conclusions. At the moment, however, investigators seem to be focusing most closely on a theory that the crash may have resulted from a cascading series of equipment failures. A blown tire could have thrown fragments of rubber or shattered bits of landing gear into the engine or the wing. The shrapnel could have severed fuel or hydraulic lines or even caused the engine to disintegrate. The fire at the rear suggests a rupture in the fuel system from flying debris. Even so, people close to the investigation say they cannot yet rule out alternative explanations. It is still within the realm of possibility that something went wrong during the thrust-reverser repairs just before takeoff, although U.S. experts consider it unlikely. A British source has said that the tire debris on the runway may not be from the Concorde at all. Late last week France asked Goodyear for technical details that should help to settle the question. There has been talk of designing a new system to warn the Concorde's crew when there's a blowout. Whatever the cause, the result was like a bad dream for everyone who witnessed it. People who live and work near de Gaulle are accustomed to the thunder of the Concorde. "We didn't need church bells to set our watches by," says Marie-Dominique Maisonnier, a schoolteacher from Gonesse, where scheduled flights almost always passed over the town at around 11:20 a.m. and 6 p.m. "It was part of our lives." But witnesses say that Flight 4590 sounded wrong--it was "dull" or "hollow." Virginia Dorize, a 23-year-old graphic designer, has an office near the runway. The strange noise made her spring up from her desk. Through her office window she saw the plane lifting off amid plumes of fire. "Concord Accident: Air France Flight 4590" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqc31iPlqa0 [5:09] 10 Oct 2013 - 5 min - Uploaded by Kesava Reddy On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, registration F-BTSC, crashed in Gonesse, France. Willy Corenthin, 29, a local electrician, heard the roar and saw the takeoff from his car on local highway 902, between the airport and Gonesse. The Concorde was spouting flames and flying too low. The plane started to turn. Corenthin assumed the pilot was trying to avoid hitting the town, but aviation experts say the plane was probably uncontrollable at this point. The left wing was on fire. As the plane banked, it fell. "It did not dive," says the electrician. "It dropped straight down." He was watching from almost a kilometer away when the jet hit the motel. He ran toward the scene, he says, "but with the smoke and the flames, there was no way." Michele Fricheteau had just let most of her staff go on break at Hotelissimo. They were preparing for a large group of English musicians who were to check in that evening. A few employees kept working: two Polish interns, a maid from Mauritius and a newly hired student from Algeria. The sound of the approaching SST was even more deafening than usual. "Damn," the motel keeper said o herself, "the Concorde is really pushing things today." A moment later, flames seared her face and arms--but she escaped alive. The four employees died, along with a fifth victim who was not immediately identified. Late last week Fricheteau, arms wrapped in bandages, led a memorial procession of about 1,000 mourners as they laid wreaths near the motel's ruins. "We have lost everything," she said. The elite ranks of Air France's 33 Concorde flight officers grieved for their comrades. Capt. Edgard Chillaud, who trained Marty on the Concorde and the Airbus 340, liked him from the start: "He was immediately seen as a good fellow to work with. Good pilot. Good skills." Two decades ago Marty became a national hero when he windsurfed across the Atlantic. His copilot, Marcot, was one of the most experienced Concorde fliers in the air. "He could have elected to be a captain on a short-haul aircraft years ago," says Chillaud. Eventually he could have worked his way up to command his own Concorde. But he couldn't bear to be parted from the aircraft even temporarily. "It's like a car," says Chillaud. "If you get into a Formula 1 car, it also has a steering wheel, a shift, an engine and wheels. It is the same. But it's different." Even before last week's crash, officials at Air France and British Air were saying the Concorde may have only a decade of service remaining. There may never again be a plane quite like it. SOURCE:https://www.newsweek.com/what-went-wrong-158909 2 Likes 2 Shares
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| Romance › Re: Should I Stay Or Leave?- Recognising Red Flags In Relationships by Konquest: 4:38am On Mar 25, 2019 |
funmisticqueen:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Touche! Brilliant post... Those are the women that are used to being placed on a pedestal because of their ephemeral looks! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Romance › Re: Why I Dumped Nigerian Guys For Masturbation And Vibrator - Lady (photos, Video) by Konquest: 4:25am On Mar 25, 2019 |
Famousbabe:^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ Women don't wanna be left behind the scenes these days. They take part in bank robberies, online scamming... and other vices just to show off that they also are fully in charge... and then this! Female species... I hail o! |
| Romance › Re: Describe The Physical Qualities/features You Want In Your Future Partner. by Konquest: 3:53am On Mar 25, 2019 |
UyaiIncomparabl:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ So what're the qualities you seek in a woman?@uyaiincomparabl "What are the qualities I seek in a woman?" Hehe! You want to bounce coded ideas off my brain cells and get into my stimulating inner world? OK... are you adventurous? I will only let you in on it... the REAL CORE that is... if you are adventurous.  Okay... let me give you just one: I don't vibe with flash-in-the-pan, high-maintenance chicks within my boundaries... but there's more. PS. Noticed you changed your pic to another and look younger than the last pic you used. Aha! The effect of make-ups and make-overs. Expect a PM from me later today. |
| Romance › Re: Describe The Physical Qualities/features You Want In Your Future Partner. by Konquest: 3:41am On Mar 25, 2019*. Modified: 4:05am On Mar 25, 2019 |
UyaiIncomparabl:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @uyaiincomparabl Aha! You think it's tedious?... cooking should come easy to you or any woman like "shifting the gear" of a car while driving! That is one of the major "love languages" of men. OK... so, what are the few types of your ethnic foods that you can cook very well? I assume you're Edo or Ibibio from the "Uyai" prefix in your moniker. If you can, just upload the pic of the food with you in it in the Foodie Section of NL and Copy me when you are done. I just might come over to your hood and eat some so we can really know if you know how to cook. Ok... see you later, and have fun! Cheers. |
| Phones › Re: Whatsapp Set To Ban Users Of Gbwhatsapp And Other Whatsapp Clone Apps by Konquest: 3:06am On Mar 25, 2019 |
NaijaTechGuy:Brilliant post... someone was telling me to instal GB Whatsapp on my mobile device as a better option to the mainstream Whatsapp but I hesitated. I always trust my basic instincts. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Romance › Re: This Will Upset Some People And Accusations Will Fly But, by Konquest: 2:48am On Mar 25, 2019 |
MissRaine69:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @MissRaine69 Oh... that was a quick response from you. I didn't realise you'd still be online as of this time.  She should take up the visitation rights just so that her son can have a flavour of what it takes to be with or interact with both parents since he is just 6. I wish your little nephew the best and know he'll turn out GREAT in life with the aid of every family member of yours. I can understand your brother's perspective... a significant number of men will tell you they do not want the drama that comes with getting married... the loss of freedom and all that. I feel women are EASY to understand by just reading books on an eclectic range of issues partaining to women and male/female psychology. This is best achieved before marriage, but if not, a man in his 30s, 40s and 50s can still change his inner game about women. You can't give what you don't have! I'll give you just one instance. Did you know that one of the top 5 reasons that lead to marriage break ups on a GLOBAL SCALE is... wait for this... the monthly PMS that a significant number of women experience? Women can get really cranky during this period but a man who is NOT clueless, and understands the situation full well would emphatise with his woman! She would later apologise for whatever angry comments she may have made towards her partner during the PMS cycle. The marriage then succeeds! A man who doesn't understand this would hit his wife in the face, call her unprintable names, and both of them would fight constantly till they both ask for a DIVORCE because of incompatibility. This is just a tip of the iceberg of male/female interaction which a vast majority of both sexes are completely clueless about because they don't read functional books to understand! I have to stop here and will get back to you. Au revoir! |
| Romance › Re: This Will Upset Some People And Accusations Will Fly But, by Konquest: 1:38am On Mar 25, 2019 |
MissRaine69:@MissRaine69 OK... renegage Ob-Gyn... keep shaking that table from time to time! I hope you are doing great? On the other hand, HOW old is your brother's son who is in his father's full custody now? It is better that your older... or is he your younger brother didn't get married to his son's mum... [although that is obviously desirable in terms of keeping the family unit intact] if his instincts do NOT VIBE with her. For most men, money and mental, emotional, and psychological compatibility are the main keys to consider when it comes to choosing those delectable women who are going to be our lovers and mothers of our kids... Cheers and keep shaking the tables! PS. I'll send you a PM for your perspectives on some confidential issues later today. Not meant to be posted on this forum. |
| Travel › Re: See What Happens When An Airplane Runs Out Of Fuel Mid-Air (Photos) by Konquest: 3:10am On Mar 23, 2019 |
fidalgo19:Nice post... A battle between man and the flying machine! |
| Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Railway: The Interior Of The New Trains (Photos) by Konquest: 2:42am On Mar 23, 2019 |
AutoReportNG2:Full steam ahead! |
| Travel › Re: Graveyard Of Nigeria's Dead Airplanes (Photos) by Konquest: 2:17am On Mar 23, 2019 |
Explorers:^^^^^ ^^^^^ One of the 4 Airbus A-310s Nigeria bought fresh from the French factory in the 1980s below. I flew on 2 of of the 4 planes, first in 1988. Sad that by mid 2000s, the planes were already in the junk yard! 1 Share
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| Culture › Re: Lists Of Yoruba Names And Their English Meaning. by Konquest: 1:58am On Mar 23, 2019 |
ladionline:Aha! So ALAKIJA means 'strong in battle.' Brilliant... upgrading my knowledge of Yoruba names in realtime. Thanks! 1 Like 1 Share |
| Culture › Re: Lists Of Yoruba Names And Their English Meaning. by Konquest: 1:49am On Mar 23, 2019 |
Mintayo:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ Massive list... Brilliant heavy lifting. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Romance › Re: Describe The Physical Qualities/features You Want In Your Future Partner. by Konquest: 1:25am On Mar 23, 2019 |
UyaiIncomparabl:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ This is FAIR enough for any man to achieve... just make sure you bring something to the TABLE as well... such as knowing how to cook. MOST women do not like to cook... they just pretend. Also do not try to CHANGE a man after marriage. Backfires always... 1 Like 2 Shares |
| Culture › Re: Yoruba People and Culture From Sierra Leone And The Gambia. by Konquest: 1:00am On Mar 23, 2019*. Modified: 3:10am On Mar 24, 2019 |
Olu317:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ @Olu317 It is nice to read your reply to my post. I was going to respond yesterday night but there was a glitch with the srver connection. I use a 4G LTE connection so I think the glitch came from NL while trying to post. I originally got to know of this thread by @Osugbo while I was going through YOUR previous posts, and liking or sharing some of them. You are one of my main resources on Yoruba culture and history on NL. This is the kind of UNIQUE thread that should be on the Front Page of NL but will not get there. NL needs to have an additional person to moderate this thread who is of Yoruba descent that will be fair to all and push out more of positive Yoruba-centric topics or threads like this one by @Osugbo. This culture section used to be very notorious for pushing contrived negative topics started by bigots about about the Yoruba on the main Culture thread in the past, and some sanitisation eventually came into play afterwards. The Yoruba of all sub-groups in Sierra Leone were known as "Aku," because they greeted themselves as such. About the Moshood Abiola reparations project in the 1990s, I was even of the opinion that the reparations should only be for the descendants of Africans who were taken as captives to the Americas and their descendants because it is some Africans who sold fellow African Prisoners of War or even some criminals into slavery. For the Yoruba unfortunately we fought a bloody Civil War and some people sold Ijesas, Egbas, Ekitis, Oyos and more into slavery to such an extent that the slave markets were flooded with Yoruba captives in the 1800s. It is good that many Yoruba came back to Nigeria and Benin Republic in Africa from Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, USA via Liberia [The Jackson Family who were Yoruba origin in the U.S. settled in Liberia], Sierra Leone and Jamaica. Did you know that there is a community in Jamaica that is known as Bekuta? These people of Egba-Yoruba origin who were liberated by the British Navy were taken by the British from Sierra Leone to Jamaica as indentured workers, in the 1840s, and their descendants still live there till today. Indians were also imported as indentured workers too at that time in history in the 1840s to work on the sugar cane plantations and construct railway lines in Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana. Professor Wole Soyinka visited the community of Yoruba descendants on two different occassions in the 1980s and 1990s. There is Oba Adetayo Haastrup in Osun state whose Royal family ancestor was taken as a captive but got liberated in Sierra Leone, and was given the surname of the Danish Capt. Haastrup who sponsored his education and took care of him after being liberated in Sierra Leone. The family later moved to Nigeria. =>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrick_Kúmókụn_Adédeji_Haastrup Never again! The Yoruba must use all forms of information and communications technology to stay united and NEVER fight a Civil War again. Lack of effective communications breeds suspicion. When I read the book, "The History of the Yorubas" by Rev. Samuel Johnson who is an Oyo Yoruba returnee from Sierra Leone in the 1800s, I felt stunned about the anger and lack of effective communication among the Yoruba subgroups at that time that led to the unravelling of the Oyo Empire. If the Yoruba had been united, no external forces would have been able to invade Yorubaland. As you well know, it was the gallant Ibadan army that defended the rest of Yorubaland against the invasion of the combined Ilorin Yoruba/Fulani/Hausa jihadists who were effectively stopped at Osogbo and Otun-Ekiti and the heads of some of the commanders and the Yoruba betrayers among the Ilorin forces were cut off. All these are in the book by Samuel Johnson. Yes about the different accents or spellings of the Yoruba, If you check the Brazillian and Cuban Yoruba spellings, you will find out that they spell Yemoja as YEMAYA, Osun as OCHUN, Ijesa as IYESHA. OK... I have to sign off now. I wish you a happy weekend with your family! Thanks and all the best! 5 Likes 3 Shares
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| Culture › Re: Yoruba People and Culture From Sierra Leone And The Gambia. by Konquest: 4:54am On Mar 21, 2019*. Modified: 10:25pm On Mar 22, 2019 |
Osugbo:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ @Osugbo Hello and welcome aboard. It is nice reading your post. You are the first Sierra Leonian citizen of Creole Yoruba descent that I know of who is a member of Nairaland. Oluwaseun Osewa or Seun Osewa for short who founded in 2005 the hugely successful Nairaland is also of Yoruba Nigerian ancestry. YOU can visit the Web link below to see more of what Yoruba people are doing in the areas of manufacturing and other professions around the world. ==>https://www.nairaland.com/3918290/yorubas-most-industriousrichest-educated-tribe https://www.nairaland.com/3918290/yorubas-most-industriousrichest-educated-tribe/304 I feel very happy reading this post from you as a Diasporan Yoruba. You are indeed part of our history. It is good to know that the Yoruba-Sierra Leonians are still thriving, and in PROMINENT positions in your country of citizenship. I read in the history books in my personal library that a LARGE number of Africans who were liberated by the British Navy from slave ships heading for the Americas and Europe were Yoruba and Congolese Angolans... with some other ethnicities. Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first black Bishop of the Anglican church, was an Oyo Yoruba was was rescued from a Portuguese slave ship that was headed for South America from Lagos and he and other captives wer set free by a British navy schooner in Sierra Leone. He later came to Nigeria and he was the maternal grandfather of Sir Hubert Heelas Macauley [another Yoruba of Sierra Leone origin] who was the father of modern Nigerian nationalism and founder of the first political party in Nigeria. I am amazed by the presence of Yoruba-Gambians which I didnt know about before now. I know that Goree Island also received a lot of our people of Yoruba ancestry and the I remember the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Abiola who is of Egba-Yoruba origin from Abeokuta was in the forefront of the reparations to Africa struggle, visited the Goree Island in Senegal in the early 1990s and the tour guide told him that most of those who were received at Gore Island were of Yoruba ancestry. Senegal of course is a direct neighbour of Gambia were you indicated that Yoruba are! So @Osugbo, let us get to hear and read more from you and I am following you on NL right now. Hope we can get to meet one-on-one sometime. Regards to all Creole Yoruba in Sierra Leone, Gambia, Bahia in Brazil, Lucumi Yorubas of Cuba, and the rest of the Yoruba Diaspora! We are still keeping it real... with the kara Iyesa delicacy in Bahia, Brazil despite the ocean that separates both sides of the continent. All the best! Cc: Olu317 PS. Ode is means hunter, and I noticed that you use the spelling Odeh, with a latter "h." Very interesting. Adetokunbo in Nigeria but I can see Adetokumbo with a letter "m" in Creole Yoruba in Sierra Leone. Okun means SEA or OCEAN in Yoruba langauge. 4 Likes 2 Shares
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| Culture › Re: Yoruba People and Culture From Sierra Leone And The Gambia. by Konquest: 4:38am On Mar 21, 2019*. Modified: 11:03pm On Mar 22, 2019 |
Osugbo:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ @Osugbo Hello and welcome aboard. It is nice reading your post. You are the first Sierra Leonian citizen of Creole Yoruba descent that I know of who is a member of Nairaland. Oluwaseun Osewa or Seun Osewa for short who founded in 2005 the hugely successful Nairaland is also of Yoruba-Nigerian ancestry. YOU can visit the Web link below to see more of what Yoruba people are doing in the areas of manufacturing and other professions around the world. ==>https://www.nairaland.com/3918290/yorubas-most-industriousrichest-educated-tribe https://www.nairaland.com/3918290/yorubas-most-industriousrichest-educated-tribe/304 I feel very happy reading this post from you as a Diasporan Yoruba. You are indeed part of our history. It is good to know that the Yoruba-Sierra Leonians are still thriving, and in PROMINENT positions in your country of citizenship. I read in the history books in my personal library that a LARGE number of Africans who were liberated by the British Navy from slave ships heading for the Americas and Europe were Yoruba and Congolese/Angolans... with some other ethnicities. Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first black Bishop of the Anglican church, was an Oyo-Yoruba was was rescued from a Portuguese slave ship that was headed for South America from Lagos and he and other captives wer set free by a British navy schooner in Sierra Leone. He later came back to Nigeria and he was the maternal grandfather of Sir Herbert Heelas Macaulay [another Yoruba of Sierra Leone origin] who was the father of modern Nigerian nationalism and founder of the first political party in Nigeria. I am amazed by the presence of Yoruba-Gambians which I didnt know about before now. I know that Goree Island, Senegal also received a lot of our people of Yoruba ancestry and the I remember the late business mogul, Chief Moshood Abiola who is of Egba-Yoruba origin from Abeokuta was in the forefront of the reparations to Africa struggle, visited the Goree Island in Senegal in the early 1990s and the tour-guide told him that most of those who were received at Goree Island were of Yoruba ancestry. Senegal of course is a direct neighbour of Gambia where you indicated that Yoruba descendants are too! So, @Osugbo, let us get to hear and read more from you and I am following you on NL right now. Hope we can get to meet one-on-one sometime. Regards to all Creole Yoruba in Sierra Leone, Gambia, Bahia in Brazil, Lucumi Yorubas of Cuba, and the rest of the Yoruba Diaspora! We are still keeping it real... with the Akara Iyesa delicacy in Bahia, Brazil despite the ocean that separates both sides of the continent. All the best! Cc: Olu317 PS. Ode means hunter, and I noticed that you use the spelling Odeh, with a latter h. Very interesting. Adetokunbo is used in Nigeria but I can see Adetokumbo with a letter "m" in Creole Yoruba in Sierra Leone. Okun means SEA or OCEAN in Yoruba langauge. 6 Likes 3 Shares
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| Business › Re: Pictures Of Acclaimed Richest Men In Nigeria by Konquest: 3:58am On Mar 21, 2019*. Modified: 2:22am On Mar 24, 2019 |
cr7lomo:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ That is too harsh a comment to make ABOUT Kase Lawal. Kase Lawal was featured in the Ebony Magazine of January 1, 2006: => http://www.spacecityventures.com/images/ebonyJan06.pdf The fact that someone is wanted by the EFCC does not make that person a confirmed criminal, since a person is innocent until PROVEN GUILTY. You can be wanted for questioning or other issues by the EFCC. Go through Kase Lawals profile and see his brilliant academic background as an engineer, his work and business experience before defaming people. He also was made the first head of the largest Sea Port in Houston in the U.S. by the Federal Authorities there. Nobody will give a criminal such opportunities. He has also been on the entourage of former U.S Presidents such as Bill Clinton on the Airforce 1 Presidential Fleet. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Celebrities › Re: Deona Hayes, Linda Ikeji’s Lookalike Reacts To Comparison (Photos) by Konquest: 3:40am On Mar 21, 2019*. Modified: 4:41am On Mar 21, 2019 |
dainformant:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ The Atlantic slave trade could also be responsible for the striking resemblance. A lot of African families were separated and taken to the Americas. Immigration to the U.S from the Carribean Islands of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Barbados too could account for the similarities in looks based on ancestral ties. Both of the two women Deona Hayes and Linda Ikeji have the same NASAL structure. Hope this is not a photoshopped picture. 1 Share
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| Romance › Re: This Will Upset Some People And Accusations Will Fly But, by Konquest: 2:08am On Mar 21, 2019*. Modified: 1:08am On Mar 25, 2019 |
MissRaine69:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ @MissRaine69 Are you speaking from personal experience? Are YOU married or not? Do you have kids from such a relationship situation? I can see that you have very RADICAL or CONTRARIAN views about issues. You seem to love challenging the norm. If the father of the children does not hurt them, wants to be involved don't fight him using the kids.The above quote from YOU is a BRILLIANT summation. Very apt. "MY MAJOR TAKE ON THIS" Some women who got impregnated through rape or consent by some dead beat guys have been known to tell their kids that their fathers ARE DEAD! I know an African-American guy in his late 40s who impregnated up to 5 different women over the years, but was not involved in their lives because according to him he was "NOT ABLE." Eventually when he got struck by "thunder" and his eyes became clear, he had to seek for DNA tests to prove that his 5 children who were in their 20s to early 30s from 5 different women are his. Dude started having kids in his late teens and was a major player who manipulated women. The beauty of the whole thing is that all the children were happy to identify with their very handsome father and had even started to connect via Facebook with one another before the DNA results came out! The man had even become a grandfather through some of his children as of 2015. 1 Like 2 Shares |
| Business › Re: Pictures Of Acclaimed Richest Men In Nigeria by Konquest: 1:13am On Mar 21, 2019 |
tex73:Yes, I remember Emmanuel Ojei a very rich guy. But I think he had some health challenges and was on a wheel chair the last time that I saw his picture. He is from the Northern part of Delta State and was a major Mazda dealer in Nigeria. |
| Business › Re: Pictures Of Acclaimed Richest Men In Nigeria by Konquest: 1:07am On Mar 21, 2019 |
Pearlyakin:@Pearlyakin You made a slight error. Jide Omokore is the correct name of the billionaire oil baron. He is from Kogi State. |
| Business › Re: Pictures Of Acclaimed Richest Men In Nigeria by Konquest: 1:02am On Mar 21, 2019 |
profmallor:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ That greedy CRIMINAL cannot be on the list because he stole over $3 billion of Nigerian money via the Central Bank and other illegal sources including supplying bad imported fuel through his company and that of some of his older children. Forbes Magazine which is one of the personal wealth rating publications does NOT list CORRUPT people even if they have over a billion dollars in their bank accounts or in stocks and s hares. |
| Business › Re: Pictures Of Acclaimed Richest Men In Nigeria by Konquest: 12:55am On Mar 21, 2019*. Modified: 1:26am On Mar 21, 2019 |
cr7lomo:^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ Absolutely not! The billionaire oil mogul, Kase Lawal was not involved in alleged illegal oil dealings with Diezani Allison-Madueke. Kase Lawal was featured in the Ebony Magazine of January 1, 2006: => http://www.spacecityventures.com/images/ebonyJan06.pdf I have the original January 1, 2006 Ebony Magazine edition of that Kase Lawal interview in my library. Quickly download it from the Weblink above for keeps before it gets deleted. Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko are the billionaire oil magnates who had alleged illegal oil dealings with Diezani Allison-Madueke. |
| Business › Re: Pictures Of Acclaimed Richest Men In Nigeria by Konquest: 2:37pm On Mar 20, 2019 |
naptu2:^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ Though a U.S.-based Nigerian-American, the Ibadan-born global oil and gas baron, Kase Lawal of CAMAC HOLDINGS plays big in the international upstream and downstream sector of the oil and gas industry. Dr. Luqman Kayode Lawal who is popularly known as Kase Lawal is Texas, United States’ richest black man. Born in Elekuro area of Ibadan South East local government of Oyo State on June 30, 1954 in Ibadan, Oyo state, he obtained his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Texas Southern University in 1976, and his MBA from Prairie View A&M University, Texas in 1978. As of 2018 he had a networth of $3billion =>http://networthcars.com/kase-lawal-net-worth-biography/ He was featured in the Ebony Magazine of January 1, 2006: => http://www.spacecityventures.com/images/ebonyJan06.pdf "Kase Lawal: From Nigeria to Houston to History: When It Comes to Oil Exploration, Refining and Trading, the Head of CAMAC Holdings Is in a Class by Himself" By Chappell, Kevin Chappell, Kevin (2006) "Kase Lawal: from Nigeria to Houston to History: when it comes to oil exploration, refining and trading, the head of CAMAC Holdings is in a class by himself.(Interview)", Ebony, January 1, 2006 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFd8ApDxSdI ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-140093037/kase-lawal-from-nigeria-to-houston-to-history-when Article excerpt To hear Kase Lawal tell it, while his company has been successful in carving out a niche for itself, it still remains little more than a drop in the bucket" when compared to its competitors. But when the bucket is the trillion-dollar energy industry, and the niche is pumping and processing crude from saturated oil fields in Africa, then a drop does not an Exxon make, but it is enough to make CAMAC Holdings the largest Black-owned business in the world, and the unassuming 51-year-old CEO a modern-day oil magnate. In fact, from oil exploration, refining and trading, Lawal's Houston-based company raked in a mind-boggling $1 billion in revenue last year alone. With offices in London, Johannesburg, and Lagos and Port Harcourt in Nigeria, CAMAC routinely moves, produces or trades a barrel of oil every second of every hour of every day. That totals about 100,000 barrels of crude every 24 hours. "Business is great," Lawal says of CAMAC, celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. "You just have to look at the newspaper to see the price of commodities." Read more here: https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-140093037/kase-lawal-from-nigeria-to-houston-to-history-when FURTHER SOURCES: https://www.blackenterprise.com/great-moments-rise-black-oil-gas-mogul/ https://insideoyo.com/elekuro-boy-kase-lawal-texas-richest-black-man/ http://www.proudlyoruba.com/meet-kase-lawal-elekuro-boy-the-richest-black-man-in-texas-united-states/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/11/16/10-african-millionaires-to-watch/#21834e846abc 15 Likes 5 Shares
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