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SportsThe Club Chelsea! by obrien29(op): 4:06pm On Nov 27, 2014
Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club
based in Fulham , London, who play in the Premier League ,
the highest level of English football. Founded in 1905, the club
has spent most of their history in the top tier of English
football. The club's home ground is the 41,837-seat Stamford
Bridge stadium, where they have played since their
establishment.
The owner of Chelsea is the Russian billionaire, Roman
Abramovich. The chairman of the club is Bruce Buck. The
Manager is José Mourinho.
In July 2003, Chelsea was bought from Bates by Russian
billionaire Roman Abramovich .
The club have enjoyed their greatest period of success in the
past two decades, winning 15 major trophies since 1997.
Domestically, Chelsea have won four league titles, seven FA
Cups , four League Cups and four FA Community Shields ,
while
in continental competitions they have won two UEFA Cup
Winners' Cups , one UEFA Super Cup, one UEFA Europa
League and one UEFA Champions League . Chelsea are the
only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, and one
of four clubs, and the only British club, to have won all three
main UEFA club competitions.
Jose Mourinho is the most successful Chelsea coach. Frank
Lampard is the Chelsea player with the highest goals in the
club. Didier Drogba is the all time hero of the club, and the
most successful black player to play in Chelsea.
Chelsea hold the English record for the highest ever points
total for a league season (95), the fewest goals conceded
during a league season (15), the highest number of Premier
League victories in a season (29), the highest number of clean
sheets overall in a Premier League season (25) (all set during
the 2004–05 season ), and the most consecutive clean sheets
from the start of a league season (6, set during the 2005–06
season ). The club's 21–0 aggregate victory over Jeunesse
Hautcharage in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1971
remains a record in European competition. Chelsea hold the
record for the longest streak of unbeaten matches at home in
the English top-flight, which lasted 86 matches from 20 March
2004 to 26 October 2008.
Chelsea is one of the best teams in the world, supported by
more than twenty million people all over the world, especially
in Africa and Asia. It is the team making a mark now, and
have been chosen as the club of the month, November, 2014
by Better Times. We will talk about their success story and
their unbeatable run this month in the upcoming feature.
Reference: Wikipedia .

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BusinessBusiness Depression And How To Cope With It by obrien29(op): 3:53pm On Nov 26, 2014
Depression is a weakening condition that can make it impossible for you to enjoy your daily existence. If you are plagued with feelings of overwhelming sadness, loneliness, worthlessness, and cannot imagine that things will get any better, then you may be suffering from depression.

Depression is caused by so many problems; it could be health problem, relationship problem, business or even family problem. The most common cause of depression in the world is stress--the stress of life. Most men are depressed everyday, and so are the women. Another cause of depression is relationship problem, which of course is common among the youths and teenagers. Depression can lead to insomnia, loss of appetite, sadness, tiredness. Depression can be so bad that it can lead to suicide or even murder. So, depression has to be managed.

Business depression is the depression that is caused by business related problems, it could be the failure of business or that a business is not moving as planned or that after all the hard work and marketing there is no patronage. See, these are causes of business depression. But I don't see the reason why all these should lead to suicide, because it is not worth it. There are ways one can deal with business depression.

To deal with business depression or any depression at all, you have to seek the help of a doctor or a psychologist. Only them will check you and confirm if you are really depressed. They can also give you medications or tips that can help you cope with depression.

If you can't overcome it by seeing the doctor, then here are other ways to cope with it. You have to have a busy schedule, to keep your mind and body busy and forget about your problems. You have to exercise regularly, the exercise that frees the breath and mind. You have to meet funny guys in your area and hang out with them, I mean the comedian type of people who will crack a lot of jokes and make you laugh; you can also go to stand up comedy shows or buy the comedy videos. Make new plans for yourself and watch as life goes on. Eat nutritous meals and a lot of fruits. Then believe this that FAILURE ONLY DOUBLES YOUR SUCCESS RATE; you only have to start afresh and you will be greater than what you wanted to be.

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TV/MoviesThe Things In The Indian Film: 3 Idiots. by obrien29(op): 3:56pm On Nov 24, 2014
This great movie was directed by Rajkumar Hirani. It was
written by these talented writers Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar
Hirani. It is based on Five Point Someone – What not to do at
IIT! by Chetan Bhagat. It was released on the 25th of
December 2009. And it runs for 171 minutes. It was a HUGE
success in the box office.
The film stars Aamir Khan , Kareena Kapoor , R. Madhavan,
Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani.
3 Idiots went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood
film.
Box Office India declared the film an "All time Blockbuster",
and it is one of the films on their list of "Biggest Blockbusters
Ever in Hindi Cinema".
The film won 40 accolades; among these are six Filmfare
Awards including best film and best director , ten Star Screen
Awards , sixteen IIFA awards and three National Film Awards .
In January 2014, it was nominated in the Best Outstanding
Foreign Language Film category for 37th Japanese Academy
Awards .
This is a great film with a great storyline; it doesn't only reveal
the loopholes in the education system, it also tries to call our
educationists to their right senses. Don't be disturbed that I am
talking about this movie now; I just watched it recently.
Although the comedy aspect of it is a bit exaggerated and dry,
the movie is still great. The comedy aspect of it is as good as
normal, the lesson and didactic part of it is perfect. If you
haven't watched this great movie, you need to do so! You will
learn a lot. I will give this film 4/5. Everything about the movie
is alright, although unknown actors and actresses were used,
it still came out a BANG; kudos to the whole crew and cast of
this movie of all time.

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SportsPredict Arsenal Vs. Manchester United, 22nd Of November, 2014, And Win Big by obrien29(op): 5:41pm On Nov 20, 2014
These two teams will be meeting again in a hot match in the Emirates stadium on this day. It would be a fight for glory, as these two teams are trying to find their feet in the English Premier League. Arsenal, who are currently sitting at the sixth place in the league table will move to improve their position on the table, and at least regain some lost glory. Manchester United would also move to secure a win and gather three points from the encounter to work on their poor standing for now.
It would be a great match to watch nonetheless. We will watch with alacrity as these two teams who seem to be at the same build this season will meet, and we will also watch out for the coaches, Van Gaal and Arsene Wenger. For sure, Van Gaal, the coach of Manchester United would like to prove his worth as he did against Mourinho, meeting one of the greatest coaches in the Premiership will be a lifetime opportunity. Anyway, it would be an interesting match, with a lot of intrigues.
There are complaints flying around, about the too many injuries in the camp of Manchester United; but it doesn’t really mean anything, as the match will go on. For me, I see the Arsenal coming out on top after losing so many games this season. Sure, Manchester United will be a hard nut to crack, but with the injuries, the nut will crack after sometime. Manchester United will of course fight hard. So, I give it to Arsenal; Arsenal 2, Manchester United 1.
What do you think will be the exact score line? Predict it today and get something SPECIAL. Use the comment box and tell me what you think will be the score line; remember to be professional, do not be sympathetic or biased.

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HealthCoping With Menopause by obrien29(op): 5:21pm On Nov 20, 2014
Menopause is the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends. It refers to that particular point of cessation of menstruation in women. In medical terms this is called Climacteric. In this health feature and the upcoming health features, we shall deal with all that concerns Menopause, the symptoms, pains, remedy and the sociological effect. You need this, because your mother or grandmother or aunty maybe undergoing this stage in life. It usually happens to women from age 35 to 60; some women it comes early, others it comes later in life.
Symptoms of Menopause
At puberty, eggs start forming inside a girl, and the girl starts menstruating, this means the girl is old enough to become pregnant. Two hormones help the body do this, the oestrogen and the progesterone. It is these hormones that allow the release of the eggs. As of the age of 35, the production of oestrogen begins to decline, which means fewer eggs are released each month. In the coming years, menopause begins. This doesn’t apply to all women, as some women do not see the menopause until they are their late fifties. These are the symptoms of menopause:
1. Irregular Menstruation
The first symptom of menopause is irregular menstruation. As a woman reaches 35 to 40, the woman finds out that her period becomes irregular. The period may come bi-monthly rather than monthly, or it may even come every two weeks. This is actually to remind women that they would not be fertile forever, although the menopause might still be 10 years away.

2. Hot Flashes
You are sleeping peacefully in your bed, and suddenly you wake up sweating and feeling as if your body is on fire, this is hot flashes; it is a symptom of menopause. This can disturb most women, and it can cause insomnia.

3. Aches and Pains
Another symptom is aches and pains all over the body, especially at the body joints. The pains are because of the decreased oestrogen; oestrogen nourishes the body and strengthens the body tissues. With the decline of oestrogen, the tissues become weaker and are prone to infections, especially the female genital track and the breasts.

4. Sensations
At menopause a woman begins to experience some sensations all over the body. Some feel as if ants is crawling up their body, others feel as if sweat is trickling down their head, others feel tingling sensation all over their body; these are all symptoms of menopause if you are a woman within the menopause age range. The declined oestrogen causes this.

5. Vaginal Dryness
Shortage of oestrogen makes the vaginal wall become dry and stiff. The walls become thin and the lubrication disappears. As time goes on, the vagina becomes shorter and narrower like that of a little girl and sexual intercourse becomes very painful.

These are the symptoms of Menopause. If you experience one of these and you are within the age range of the menopause age, you can go see a doctor or a psychologist on how to cope with it. It gives psychological problems and may make the person hate people around her. In the next health feature, we will talk about the psychological effect of Menopause and how we can cope with it.
Reference: Nature Power by Anselm Adodo, OSB.

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Music/RadioAnother Big Hit From Davido: Owo Ni Koko by obrien29(op):
This is one of the greatest songs Davido has released. He released this single two days before his 22nd birthday. The young talented Nigerian has got great things upstairs that keeps bouncing out all the time. Almost all his songs turn out to be great hits; from Omo Baba-olowo to Gobe to Skelewu to Aye, he just doesn’t give up.
Owo Ni Koko, his latest single is as good as his other songs. Good and a peculiar beat, nice lyrics and a great theme. As a Yoruba boy, he used a Yoruba title and peppered the song with his native language. The song talks about how money does so many things, especially winning the heart of a girl; that’s all I could get from the song. I will rate it 3.5/5. Listen to the song and tell me what you feel about the song, and rate it.
It’s not all about the meaning of the song, it’s about the beat and the dance rhythm. LOL. We are Africans; we are not Europeans or Americans. You need to listen to this; it is another big hit from Davido. Download it NOW!!!

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CelebritiesRe: Mystery Behind Kim Kardashian's Exposed Butt by obrien29(op): 2:59am On Nov 17, 2014
she is a model, she has a cloth line, she is a philantropist and a humanist... she is talented bro, even if you think she is not, atleast she can create fuss in the media
CelebritiesMystery Behind Kim Kardashian's Exposed Butt by obrien29(op): 6:14pm On Nov 16, 2014
Kim Kardashian of the Kardashian family, a young talented and beautiful lady married to the rapper Kanye West, just recently exposed her heavy butt to the public. Her butt was naked on the front cover of Paper Magazine for all to see. And a short while before she did that, she had promised to create media attention towards her, and she did that.
So many celebrities, female celebrities expose their body to the public for many reasons. The one which the people have most in their mind is that they want media attention, and they want to create the latest controversy in the media and celeb world. Kim might have her reasons for doing this, but she certainly would not come out to the media to say that.
You have to tell me what you think of this. Damn, she is someone’s wife, someone’s mother, and of course someone’s daughter. Why the hell would she do this? Or you might say there is nothing wrong with that, it’s her life and not yours. Alright, everyone will have his or her own say about this. I read a comment of an American mother who said, “If she does this, teenagers and kids who take her as their role model, what will they learn or think of her?” Well, a child or a teenager who wants to go astray would go astray, celebrities can do nothing; bringing up a child depends on the parents.
Tell me what you think of this her scandalous pose for a magazine cover. Good or bad. Nice or awful. Satanic or deceitful. Her business and not yours? Anything you want to say, the comment box is there for you.


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BusinessRe: Cheapest Business That You Can Start by obrien29(op): 5:48am On Nov 15, 2014
[quote author=obrien29 post=28009797]Anywhere you are on this earth; there are businesses you can start up cheaply. You either have nothing and you want to borrow, or maybe you are planning for a low budget business. You don’t have enough to start a business; do not be disturbed because there are businesses you can start up with little money. Many entrepreneurs today started with nothing, so why can’t you start up yours? All you ought to have is a good plan and procedure, put in commitment and follow your road to success and money.
1. Lawn Mower
Being a lawn mower is one of the cheapest ways to make money. All you need is a mower and a week long learning of mowing. After this, you are fit for the work. You go look for people who wants to mow their lawns or their bushy compounds, they are many everywhere.

2. Popcorn, Soap making, Cake baking
These jobs are not only for ladies, guys can try it too. There is cool money in if you don’t know. You first all have to learn the trade well before you go into it, unless of course you do not want to sell well if you start. It’s cheap and easy to start; find customers and marketers.

3. Independent Marketers
If you have a nice accent and you are social, you can try this out. And also if you can hustle so well and can be able to sell a lot of things, this is for you. There are so many companies who need independent marketers, online and offline marketers; you can apply to be one and receive your payment as you sell.

4. Online Business
So many people have gone into this, but you can also try it out. You can open a website, blog or better be an affiliate marketer online. You can start with a laptop, modem and a good internet connection. Work hard and genuinely, then reap the benefits of online business.

5. Car Wash
There are so many vehicles today with no car wash for them, yet vehicles get dirty everyday. You can start it up in your area, in front of that your compound. It takes nothing rather than have a bucket, towel, water, detergent and sponge. Sure you have all these in your house already, so why don’t you get up and make money.

6. Laborer
I know this doesn’t sound good, but we are all laborers in this world. There is nothing wrong with it; many wealthy dudes made it from here. It’s the cheapest of all; all you need is just work clothes and safety rules. You can work in so many places, in farms, factories, construction sites and others. As you work, you save for a bigger and better business.

7. Transporter
You mustn’t be a big transporter to make money, you can start little. Do you have a car, truck or bus? If you have these, then you can start making money of transport business. It takes nothing to turn that your car into taxi and start making money.

8. Mobile Tutor
This is another sure way to make money—being a mobile tutor. Are you a high school graduate? A degree holder? A masters’ holder? If yes, you fit into this job/business. Go with your papers and look for places where you can teach and collect your pay. It’s easy and alright. You can save enough money, and with your established popularity you can establish a school and become a full educationist.

So, you thought you couldn’t start a business or any business with the little money you have? Get up and find something doing, there is hope. You can build that your business empire today and in deed now! Patience is it; you have to be patient, in the nearest time you shall be a boss of your own. In our upcoming feature, we will break down all these businesses more into understandable parts.

One can easily start up these things with nothing and make it BIG!
BusinessCheapest Business That You Can Start by obrien29(op): 2:27pm On Nov 14, 2014
Anywhere you are on this earth; there are businesses you can start up cheaply. You either have nothing and you want to borrow, or maybe you are planning for a low budget business. You don’t have enough to start a business; do not be disturbed because there are businesses you can start up with little money. Many entrepreneurs today started with nothing, so why can’t you start up yours? All you ought to have is a good plan and procedure, put in commitment and follow your road to success and money.
1. Lawn Mower
Being a lawn mower is one of the cheapest ways to make money. All you need is a mower and a week long learning of mowing. After this, you are fit for the work. You go look for people who wants to mow their lawns or their bushy compounds, they are many everywhere.

2. Popcorn, Soap making, Cake baking
These jobs are not only for ladies, guys can try it too. There is cool money in if you don’t know. You first all have to learn the trade well before you go into it, unless of course you do not want to sell well if you start. It’s cheap and easy to start; find customers and marketers.

3. Independent Marketers
If you have a nice accent and you are social, you can try this out. And also if you can hustle so well and can be able to sell a lot of things, this is for you. There are so many companies who need independent marketers, online and offline marketers; you can apply to be one and receive your payment as you sell.

4. Online Business
So many people have gone into this, but you can also try it out. You can open a website, blog or better be an affiliate marketer online. You can start with a laptop, modem and a good internet connection. Work hard and genuinely, then reap the benefits of online business.

5. Car Wash
There are so many vehicles today with no car wash for them, yet vehicles get dirty everyday. You can start it up in your area, in front of that your compound. It takes nothing rather than have a bucket, towel, water, detergent and sponge. Sure you have all these in your house already, so why don’t you get up and make money.

6. Laborer
I know this doesn’t sound good, but we are all laborers in this world. There is nothing wrong with it; many wealthy dudes made it from here. It’s the cheapest of all; all you need is just work clothes and safety rules. You can work in so many places, in farms, factories, construction sites and others. As you work, you save for a bigger and better business.

7. Transporter
You mustn’t be a big transporter to make money, you can start little. Do you have a car, truck or bus? If you have these, then you can start making money of transport business. It takes nothing to turn that your car into taxi and start making money.

8. Mobile Tutor
This is another sure way to make money—being a mobile tutor. Are you a high school graduate? A degree holder? A masters’ holder? If yes, you fit into this job/business. Go with your papers and look for places where you can teach and collect your pay. It’s easy and alright. You can save enough money, and with your established popularity you can establish a school and become a full educationist.

So, you thought you couldn’t start a business or any business with the little money you have? Get up and find something doing, there is hope. You can build that your business empire today and in deed now! Patience is it; you have to be patient, in the nearest time you shall be a boss of your own. In our upcoming feature, we will break down all these businesses more into understandable parts.


For more Business tips visit: http://bettertim..com/
SportsPreidct Congo Vs. Nigeria Match, 15th Of November, 2015 And Win Big by obrien29(op): 2:14pm On Nov 14, 2014
Last time these two teams met on the 6th of September in the first round of the group qualifiers match in the ongoing CAF Nations League cup, Nigeria lost to Congo, 2-3. It was a devastating defeat on the home side, Nigeria; it was the first time Nigerians had ever lost at the stadium in Calabar. Both sides played well that day, but the better side won the match.
On the 15th, we will watch them meet again, with one side trying all it could to qualify after lagging behind. The two teams will try to qualify, but at the end, the better side of the day will steal the match. With the crisis rocking the Nigerian side, I don’t think they will be able to stand to the strength and power play of the Congolese, who are unbeatable on their home soil. It will be a very hard nut to crack. And the Nigerian side wouldn’t want to loose the match, because of what is at stake. So, for me I give it a draw.
You can drop your prediction in the comment box and stand a chance to win something SPECIAL. The first person to get the prediction right, the exact score line of the match will get a price. And also the last person to comment and get the score line right will also get a price. Happy Prediction, and enjoy the match.

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BusinessHow To Start Up A Business by obrien29(op): 6:56pm On Nov 13, 2014
You think it is easy to start up a
business? If it was that easy, every James and
John would have started up a booming
business. Everybody wants be Dangote, CEO of
Dangote groups, you want to be known and
respected like him, adored like him. I know
you know who is Bill Gates, Madam
Folunrosho Alakija, Mike Adenuga, CEO of
GLO, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook. You
want to be like them, and control a lot of
money, but you don’t want to sweat; well, I
don’t think that is possible. To be like these
people, you have to sketch a plan, get capital,
research about the business you want to do,
be determined even if the business fails. All
these successful companies you see today
didn’t start in a day, I know you have heard
this a lot of times, but you still have to have it
in your head as you also start yours.
Business is like a child you want to
have; you plan, you start and then you nurture
till it grows, that’s business. To start a
business is not something one can joke or play
with. You have to be serious more than you
have ever been in your life, and seek
inspiration as you set to start what will change
your life forever. Yes, inspiration! You need
inspiration to set up a good business plan and
execute it very well. Remember, choosing the
type of business you want to do MATTERS a
lot. You have to check so many things: the
competition in that business, will the capital
you have be enough to start up the business,
how viable is the business in your chosen
location, how cheap is the labor that the
business requires; all these and others should
be considered before you can start up a
business.
GET A PLAN
As I said earlier, having a business plan
is just the best before starting any business,
no matter how small the business will be.
Seek inspiration, business induced
inspiration. Get a personal and important
jotter and jot down the business ideas that
flow into your head. The best way to seek
inspiration is to be left alone in a quiet breezy
place. Over there, you can hum and think,
sweep your mind and let those ideas of yours
flow freely. Before this time you must have
studied a lot about starting up a business, the
capital part, the labor, the essence of having a
nice business site, the business that suits your
country’s market. When you have all these in
mind, then you can think freely and widely as
the cheapest and the most viable business to
start will get into your mind.
RESEARCH
Research, research, research. That’s
what you ought to do. When you have jotted
down the business ideas that most suits you,
or even before you have best business ideas,
you have to research a lot. Read books, read
every economics and marketing and business
books that you can read, all of them. I know
you might say what is the essence of reading
them, when Bill Gates or Mark didn’t do that?
Well, you are not them, you are you, you have
to be unique. Books do help, they help a lot. I
will give you the list of good books for starting
up a business, where you can go get loaded
with business ideas and get encouraged, you
will have the tenets of business in between
your palms. These are the good books I could
gather: “Rework”, “Inbound Marketing”,
“Awaken The Giant Within”, “Outliers”, “The
Dip”, “Good to Great”, “Rich Dad Poor Dad”,
“E-Myth Revisited”, “The War of Art”, “Four
Hour Work Week”, “Think and Grow Rich”,
“Mastering the Rockeffelar Habits”; you can
get more books and read them up, it helps. Ask
people, I mean the successful business men
and women, ask them questions about their
own success and failure stories. Attend
business seminars, leadership training and
free or paid online business classes. Research,
research, research, and what you find, jot
them down in your jotter.
CAPITAL
Even if you want to start up cooking
and selling your food in front of your house,
you must have a capital. Capital is assets
available for use in the production of further
assets; these assets can be money or just
properties. There is one saying that “You must
give something to get something”, so when
you want to invest in a business, there must
be capital available and ready to start up. Even
if you don’t have enough to use as capital, you
can borrow from the bank or from someone
you know, probably from an aunt or uncle or
even grandma. Get a property, or better for an
online business get a laptop and a modern.
You must have a capital. And well if you don’t
have a capital, you can establish a long term
plan on how you can get your required capital,
it make take two, three or even four years. It
takes time. Business is all about time and
patience and perseverance.
DETERMINATION ...

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TV/MoviesFourteen Things You Didn't Know About Angelina Jolie by obrien29(op): 6:47pm On Nov 13, 2014
She was born on the 4th day of June, 1975 in
Los Angeles, California, US.
At the age of fourteen, Jolie dropped out of
her acting school. She worked as a fashion
model in Los Angeles, New York and London.
She suffered depression throughout her teens
and twenties.
She had a difficult relationship with her
father who had divorced her mother when she
was young.
She made her acting debut as a child
alongside her father, Jon Voight.
She has featured in so many blockbuster
films, and she has been nominated for so
many awards.
She won Academy Awards for best
supporting actress for her performance in the
drama, Girl Interrupted (1999).
Her biggest commercial success was
Maleficent (2014).
She was named highest-paid actress by
Forbes in 2009.
. She promotes humanitarian causes, and is a
former Goodwill Ambassador for the United
Nations High Commission for Refugees
(UNHCR).
. She has had two husbands before she married
her husband, Brad Pitt. Jonny Lee Miller who
she met in 1996 and Billy Thornton who she
met in 2000.
. She met her husband, Brad Pitt on the set of
Mr and Mrs Smith.
. She has six children and lives with her family
in the US.
. She has an Academy Award, two Screen
Actor’s Guild and three Golden Globe Awards.

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