boomssey: yea we do but some ppl are just naturally stingy n useless.
Maybe some are, but belive me if you work under the conditions some of them do you will understand their reservation when it comes to the uncanny request made by some folks back home.
If you know the pressure and pain those oversea go through just to make an impression on those at home you will understand that many of your family members that come home with expensive things buy them on credit.
SpatialKing: Exactly... How and from where are the female names selected
The first tropical storm of the year was given the name beginning with the letter "A," the second with the letter "B" and so on through the alphabet. During even-numbered years, men's names were given to the odd-numbered storms and during odd-numbered years, women's names were given to odd-numbered storms.
Today, the World Meteorological Organization maintains the lists of Atlantic hurricane names. They have six lists which are reused every six years.
this is in the text also, its clear to me that the names are picked randomly and achieved for use. Best Regards
alabi484: The World Meteorological Organization develops a list of names that are assigned in alphabetical order to tropical storms as they are discovered in each hurricane season.
Did you read that part?
thank you , i thought i was the only one that saw that part, OP has answer ed the question
WHY ARE HURRICANES NAMED AFTER HUMAN AND HOW. DID THEY ARRIVE AT SUCH NAMES
HALF BAKED GRADUATES LITTERING EVERYWHERE
In the early days of meteorology in the United States, storms were named with a latitude/longitude designation representing the location where the storm originated.
It was quite herculean to remember these names, so this resulted in errors in communication.
In a bid to make it easier, military meteorologists working in the Pacific began to use women's names for storms during the Second World War.
So in 1953 it was adopted by the National Hurricane Center for use on storms originating in the Atlantic Ocean. Once this practice started, hurricane names quickly became part of common language, and public awareness of hurricanes increased dramatically.
this is also in the text, i believe this explains why.
damsel143: Pls what's the meaning of NC? I see it on some schools application process.
it means numerus clausus, meaning that course has limited space for admission, any course that has this numerus clausus has high criteria for admission.
wiseking120: After a long awaited interview, it finally happened today....
Lodged with some frnds at Hotel de campbel which happens to be very affordable(N3000) and well furnished..located at Marina which is just 10 minutes to the embassy.
We got to the embassy around 4:20am, waited for them to open the gate and as usual those business guys who are trying to open office on our heads were there deceiving those novice(thanks to nairaland and whatsapp groups for making us wise).
At 5am d gate was open and i became number 4 on the queue.. At around 6am the VOs started coming into the premises one after d other...
Immediately the VO with dreads walked into d premisses and greated, i shouted (blood of Jesus) i was gripped with fear of her sight.. And i started casting any thing that will lead me to her counter...At around 6:45am the Almighty Paulinus came in singing and praise God in his mother tongue(igbo language) and at sharp 7am, the numbers of applicants for student visa were already 45..he started calling us in.. First 5... I was so happy to be among the first 5... Oga paulinus as usual was feeling bossy and being strict trying to put fear on everyone...he asked the first 5 of us to put our appointment letter inside our passports..
After placing us on how to stand, he asked us to bring out our application form and signed declaration. As i was just about to search for my own, he just shouted as me and asked me to leave chained court and go to the queue for no just reason. I was now trying to beg and understand what mistake i have made to warrant such... The man asked me to go to the end of the line.... Me that was once number 4 became number 45.. I felt really bad.. While my frnds had entered..
At around 8am, the numbers on queue was 60...we all had to stand.. Gradually wen it was 12.30pm it got to my turn again.. I was checked in after arranging my documents according to Paulinus checklist... We still waited for about 2 hour again inside the main embassy and wen it finally got to my turn, Low ans behold met my worst fear(the VO on dreads).
She just bone her face... My heart started pounding cus i heard she gives Maths to BSc students.
VO: ur original documents and passport pls. (She checks my documents and shouted! Why third class on ur first BSc? So u went to school to play abi?
Me: Ma its due to thhhh...VO cuts in VO: save ur explanation cus i dont wanna hear any.. Pass me ur passport photo..(i gave her) come, this ur passport photo is terrible o. (Me i didnt just talk..for my mind i dey speak in tongues)....after biometric VO: pls pick up the microphone on ur right hand side. why did u choose this course? Me: i gave her my reasons as she was typing pretty fast.. VO: go on.... Me: i continued talking. VO: (typing fast) wait. It's ok. Why not do this course in Nigeria? Me: gave her reasons VO: why germany Me: i told her why... VO: why not Uk or the US? Me:Gave her my reasons.. VO: give me 7 facts about germany! And pls i dont want stories.. Real facts...
Me: told her all i can remember.. VO: tell me about the Bundesrat and Bundestag
Me: told her what i know VO: who are the heads of the 2 legislatives
Me: sorry my i have no idea! VO: (she looked at me frowning) u are supposed to know about Germany.
Me: sorry ma but Germany is a big country and am not supposed to learn everything within this short period of time. Apparently am still learning.
VO: very well den tell me what u know.
Me: i told her facts. VO: interesting...were did u get ur facts from. Am just hearing this...ok mention the city States in germany
Me: Berlin hamburg and Bremen VO: is that all? Me: for the city States, yes! VO: i can see ur brother is sponsoring ur education, what is his profession?
Me: i told her. Vo: and his wife? Me: told her. VO: how many are u in ur family? Me: told her VO: how many of ur siblings are abroad aside your brother? Me: told her. VO: ok. How far have u gone in preparing for ur stay in Germany?
Me: i told her i already secured accomodation and showed her prove and i also showed her my one year medical health insurance VO: oh u have even acquired a medical health.. Cool.(as she typed for a very long time) that will be all for the interview but before u go, i would give u a test in mathematics. (At this point i was not myself anymore cus i dont know maths at all). Pls u have 10 mins to solve this 10 questions! Ur time starts now..
Me: I just tried my best and gave her back.
VO: that will be all for now... We will get to u via email in regards to ur application. U can go.
Pls note this* for those who haven't gone for interview, try to bring all ur complete documents and make 2 photocopies of each docs. Paulinus is not smiling in regards to a missing document. He chased some persons home and that was d end of their interview.. Those using agent pls know know that u are on ur own during the interview. A guy that went through an agent came for interview today without a visa fee..he said he had paid d agent already. Unfortunately there was no bank around to withdraw. Funny enough this guy didn't bring Motivation letter, waec scratch card and most other documents. Oga Paulinus didn't waste time to send him home..pls come really prepared. Regards.
i wish you the best, but is that woman OF African decent? cause she sounds like an african.
chimax1: Reliable bro. i just got reply from a school today i sent docs on the 10th of this month (exactly 10 working days). Me sef shock wen i get the mail.you can use registered or unregistered mail just that u wont be able to track with the later, but its cheaper tho. Best go to their zonal branch at Ikeja if your in lagos. All the best.
thanks Bro. i don dey think how i go take pay DHL or UPS, i will use nipost then.
fadamos: I just checked it is 2.7gpa . Can I apply with d 2.7gpa Tnx a lot
Yes you can apply if the limit is 2.9, but you must work on your letter of motivation very well and make it outstanding, some schools dont set cgpa benchmark and some do, just search well for those who dont and apply. Another advise for you is to apply to as many school as possible and avoid schools with limited admission space. You can get admitted.
fadamos: I graduated with a GPA of 2.61 in Nigeria. The school I would like to seek admission says An average grade of 2.9 or better. (cumulative grade point average according to the German grading system). Please house what should I do?
Follow the link below to calculate your cgpa in german scale. Your german scale seems to be 2.7, but check yourself.
Hulkimiliano: What course did u apply for in Jena? How fast did it take uni assist to process ur VPD? Dey just confirmed my payment for two schools today... Although I got VPD for one school earlier. Wat course did u apply for in Kassel?
Bro, please , how did you pay for uni assist? kindly advice.
I haven't been on this thread for long. I am one of the Nigerians that benefited enormously from the German Student Visa thread. Sorry, I didn't come here often to give back to the prospective students (Study life and work didn’t make it easy).
I would like to give the following advice to prospective students:
1. Consider the chance to study in Germany a privilege. Germany is one of the few countries that provides the platform for international students (from developing countries) to study without paying a fortune.
2. Life here would not be easy. The point here is, if you are not from a rich family, you would have to work while you study. Unfortunately, in some cases, I have seen fellow international students with misplaced priorities. Some international students (from developing countries) make jobs their "main job", and their study "mini-jobs". Education in Germany is designed in a way that you cannot get rich as a student and succeed in education at the same time. You have to choose one. I recommend you choose a part-time job; this enables you to complete your studies successfully in due time.
3. Learn German. No one expects you to speak the language perfectly. If you spend about 1-2 hours each day learning German, you will reach an intermediate level in 6 months (practice speaking, listening, writing) - In my opinion, speaking and listening are the most important of all. The point is learning, at least, basic German is important to find student jobs because a worker would have to speak German to attend to customers' needs. More importantly, by the time you complete your studies, your proficiency in German would probably be so good that the language barrier wouldn't hinder you from applying to professional jobs.
4. Don't associate yourselves only with your fellow countrymen. Take advantage of the cultural diversity in your respective universities. Respect the culture of your host country and the cultural differences of your fellow students.
5. Once in a while, you might experience racial discrimination (e.g. racial slurs), gender discrimination, or sexual orientation discrimination. Remember this: In life, you will always come across idiots.
6. The first time I was traveling to study abroad in February 2012, the immigration officer who stamped my passport realized that I was traveling out of Nigeria for the first time. Then he looked at me in the eye and asked: "Who are you going there to represent?" Myself, I answered. He shook his head and said no. He asked me the same question again; I said, my parents. He shook his head again, indicating disagreement. Then he finally told me, with a wagging finger: "You are going there to represent Nigeria".
I wish all the prospective visa applicants success in their interviews. Congratulations to those who already got their visa approved. By choosing Germany, I think it is one of the best professional decisions we will make because we can invest in an excellent education – and our professional future – without paying a fortune.
See you all in Germany! And for those that chose NRW, our paths may cross!
love your post so much, its very honest and enlightening.
i wounder why wicked people will show a remorseful face when they are caught, but while in the act they will be merciless, its like some this people have MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER, anyway sha, make him go dey chill with Evans for prison.
QUOTATION: I have no idea but the idea of Obasanjo going to the Presidential Villa every day to go and do what? To tell Buhari don’t probe me or what, when he was the president, Buhari was not going there every day the way he is doing now. Obasanjo knows everything about everything, I don’t hate him as I call his name all the time but I hate his policy. He believes that without him Nigeria cannot exist, it’s wrong. Lt. Shola Oremade (rtd), who fought the 30-month old civil war against Biafra.
thats why its hard to trust what politicians say when they are talking or "fighting" OBJ might plotting in favor of BUBU ln the real sense.
wetin OBJ dey form sef ? wetin him want. no be him blast GEJ. but bubu looks more fragile that OBJ sha, OBJ don sleep prison well well, OMO!!! bubu go faint for the match.
I was listening to a sermon on Marriage by Rev Mrs funke Adejumo and she asked asked a question , so I decided to throw it to the house. To the men : if you are asked to pay another pride price for you wife, will you add to what you paid the last time or reduce ? To the women she asked, what do you think your husband will do ? a question for everyone to think about, if you can, please listen to the sermon in full ,you be blessed, below is a link.
[size=8pt][/size]Arsen Wenger turned them all down, every leading European club, in order to remain true to Arsenal. The outgoing manager has promised to reveal all one day but now, on the eve of his final game at Huddersfield Town on Sunday, it is not the time. There is life in the tease yet. But did he regret having always stayed put? “Maybe,” Wenger replied, which felt faintly shocking.
The 68-year-old is resolutely not one for regret or looking further back than the previous match. He has taught himself to blot out personal feeling, to compartmentalise, to “control the animal that is inside of you”. But when he held his final briefing as the Arsenal manager with the written press, he was reflective and wistful. Wenger admitted that, like most observers, he separated his lengthy tenure into two parts – the Highbury years and the Emirates Stadium era. The club’s 60,000-seat bowl, into which they moved in 2006, is a monument to Wenger and he was not about to speak ill of it. And yet, when he talked so lovingly about Highbury – the scene of his greatest triumphs – it was possible to sense internal conflict. Highbury had a special spirit,” Wenger said. “It’s a cathedral, a church. You could smell the soul of every guy that played there. The Emirates was like buying a new house. It took us a while to feel at home there. It’s a fantastic stadium but there was something special at Highbury that you could never recreate when you build something new.”
Wenger brought up the reservations that he had at the time, together with those of the then vice-chairman, David Dein. “I thought we were a bit too ambitious with 60,000 [for the Emirates] but it worked,” Wenger said. “Dein had his reservations and [a move to] Wembley was a possibility because we didn’t find a site for a long time. At some stage, we wanted to come out to the M25.”
Wenger painted a picture of the Emirates move as a necessary but painful aspect of the club’s evolution in the context of Premier League expansionism; something they were somehow pressed into by the circumstances of the time. “We had to do it,” he said. “There is no club that can turn down people who wanted to attend the game.”
But it is plain that Wenger feels it restricted him. The idea was that the increased revenues from having more match-going fans would propel Arsenal to a position of financial pre-eminence. The problem was that broadcast money, rather than that from the turnstiles, would become the principal driver over the decade or so that followed. The other major issue was the emergence of extremely rich owners at rival clubs “It’s not really happened [Arsenal becoming financially dominant] because other clubs have used outside resources,” Wenger said. “We had a double handicap. We had to pay back the debt on the stadium and we had to face the competition where clubs have even more resources than they usually have.”
Wenger dwelt on Dein. He had mentioned him apropos of nothing last Tuesday, paying tribute to the man who appointed him, and the bond between the pair runs deep. Dein left Arsenal in April 2007 and he would eventually be replaced by Ivan Gazidis in January 2009. “Ideally, I would have loved to continue working with him,” the Frenchman said of Dein.
Wenger believes that Tottenham will be forced to confront similarly harsh realities in the short-to-medium term as they live their own stadium rebuild. Arsenal’s neighbours must find at least half a billion pounds to finance the project. The prices for the stadium have doubled but the transfers of players have tripled or quadrupled,” Wenger said. “Today, a guy like Harry Kane – I don’t know for much they can sell him: £100m? So they might have more supply. But they have to face it. Will Tottenham have to sell players? To Arsenal, maybe.” Wenger gave a mischievous smile. There is no doubt that since what has come to be known as The Announcement, he has loosened up a little. He also admitted, at last, why he insisted on dragging the media to St Albans for 8.45am press conferences – and it was what we had always suspected. I know that in the press, nobody likes to get up early so it is to make you suffer a bit, as well,” he said.
Yet it was his own suffering that undercut the final address. This is a man who has lived in north London for 22 years but, by his own admission, does not know the way into town. “Basically, I’ve never been to the centre without a driver,” he said. “My way was Totteridge-London Colney.” In short, Wenger’s life has been Arsenal.
“It’s a bit strange for me but I’m slowly understanding that it finishes,” Wenger said. “I have 20,000 trees out there [at the training ground] and I saw every one of them when they were small. Now they are massive. I will greet every one of them before I leave and say: ‘Thank you.’ Of course, it’s my life. I don’t know anything else. That’s why it will be difficult.”
its clear Nigerian politician wont repair Nigeria for us, they prefer to send their kids overseas than to make our universities better, good luck to the lady.
soberdrunk: Mtcheeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! I am not impressed!!! If your daddy is a senator in Nigeria with all the perks and privileges and you cannot bag a First Class, they are supposed to use you for Ebola Vaccine tests......
A lorry containing milk chocolate crashed and spilled its goods all over a motorway. The driver was seriously injured after the HGV crashed into the central reservation and overturned. Twelve tonnes of the chocolate oozed out all over the road and quickly started to harden, with firefighters saying it was worse than ice and snow to remove. The smash completely closed the A2 motorway between Poznan and Konin, in Poland, much to the outrage of motorists. Police spokeswoman Marlena Kukawska said:"The driver of a lorry carrying milk chocolate for unknown reasons hit the barriers on the motorway that caused an overturn of the container lorry and spilled around the sweet liquid on all lanes. "The traffic jams caused by the accident are enormous as it's one of the country's main motorways. "We organised diversions and keep asking drivers for their patience and understanding." According to the firefighters who are working on removing the milk chocolate, the operation to clean the road of its sweet stain could take several The chocolate that's hardening on the road is even more difficult to remove than the snow," said Bogdan Kowalski, a firefighter working on the site he admitted: "We have to use a warm water under a big pressure to clean the road." The lorry driver was badly injured and has been taken to hospital.