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Nairaland / General / Re: Elikem Finally Admits Affair With Odartey's Wife; “it Lasted 4 Years” by octus2008(m): 7:37pm On Nov 30, 2014
toxiflam:
What
4years, Dats a long time o
Wonder in what light the husband now sees the woman


After DNA testing,he found out ,of the 4 kids they have none belongs to him.
She claimed because the man was impo she went outside to get emm grin grin grin
Nairaland / General / Re: Elikem Finally Admits Affair With Odartey's Wife; “it Lasted 4 Years” by octus2008(m): 11:33am On Nov 30, 2014
my people una remember lamptey that bad ghana footballer wey show us Pepper for senegal 92 grin grin grin grin grin

Nairaland / General / Elikem Finally Admits Affair With Odartey's Wife; “it Lasted 4 Years” by octus2008(m): 11:25am On Nov 30, 2014
Promising Ghanaian fashion designer and former BBA housemate Elikem Kumordzi ‘the Tailor’, has finally confessed he had an affair with the wife of former Black Stars player and business man, Odartey Lamptey.

Elikem who was mentioned last year as one of Gloria Lamptey’s lovers and possible father of two of her children denied the allegations when it first came out.

The Big Brother star, who is currently fighting to repair his broken relationship with girlfriend - Pokello, also a former BBA star took to twitter a few hours ago to make the famous confession.

I had an affair with Gloria Lamptey for 4 years before Big Brother.I tried to start a new life with Pokello but it seems my past won't allow

— elikem Kumordzie (@ElikemTheTailor) November 30, 2014

Pokello broke up with me 3 months ago because Gloria was harassing her. I fought to get her back and now it seems I can't win

— elikem Kumordzie (@ElikemTheTailor) November 30, 2014

The truth must come out once and for all.Yes I was young and had an affair with a married woman for 4 years.I denied media reports about it

— elikem Kumordzie (@ElikemTheTailor) November 30, 2014

When Pokello is mad, no one gets thru to her. Yes Gloria has made her life hell but the way she reacts is just wrong. I'm not perfect

— elikem Kumordzie (@ElikemTheTailor) November 30, 2014

To my fans, I apologise. I have tried to clear this situation ensurin Pokello I want her but she keeps gettn calls n texts so we keep fightn

— elikem Kumordzie (@ElikemTheTailor) November 30, 2014

His reaction and subsequent confession came after his “Love” Pokello ,took to social media last night to call out Gloria, the ex wife of the former Anderlecht Star for harassing her over Elikem.

She posted on Twitter

Education / Re: The Richest Guy In Unilag Finally Graduates by octus2008(m): 7:27pm On Nov 20, 2014
SUCH POST MAKING FRONT PAGE.......WHAT IS NAIRALAND TURNING INTO ........ITS A SHAME
Video Games And Gadgets For Sale / Re: Xbox 360 Modding Services. by octus2008(m): 4:58pm On Nov 20, 2014
oga can u give us list of games u have here latest games so those of us that want to update our games can reach you
DO YOU HAVE PES 2015 ,GAME OF THRONES
Gaming / Re: This 22-year-old Lad Is Making $1M A Year Playing Call Of Duty by octus2008(m): 9:15am On Nov 19, 2014
Gaming / This 22-year-old Lad Is Making $1M A Year Playing Call Of Duty by octus2008(m): 9:09am On Nov 19, 2014
This is Matt Haag also known as Nadeshot, a 22-year-old competitive gamer from Chicago who earns around $1 million a year playing Call of Duty.

He’s currently got around 1.4 million subscribers on Youtube and his fanbase is growing pretty f*cking quickly. And all this, along with his insanely popular live-streaming of games, has earned him some very tasty sponsorship deals.

He’s currently on track to make around $700K from both live-streaming and revenue from his YouTube channel this year. And that’s before his other sponsorship deals (which also includes Red Bull) AND consistent contest winnings.
Not bad ay? Red Bull even rented a house out for himself and his Team Optic teammates in Venice Beach, where they ‘trained’ for ‘gaming endurance’. This included yoga sessions and how to eat healthy to maintain fatigue during long sessions.

This is some serious shit. And it’s all a little sweeter for Matt, who was flipping burgers in McDonald’s a few years back on minimum wage. Fair play to the lad!

Gaming / Lagos Gets Featured In Latest Version Of Call Of Duty by octus2008(m): 5:30pm On Nov 08, 2014
Over the years, the city of Lagos has gained massive popularity as the business hub of Nigeria, and also as an international city. Some even call it the "New York City" of Nigeria due to its many similarities to the Big Apple.
Well, those people just might just be right because the ever-busy city has been featured in the latest version of the popular computer/video game, Call of Duty.
A new game in the series is titled, Call of Duty: Advance Warfare, and was officially released on November 3, 2014.
In this latest version, the game's main character is seen making his way through Lagos on a new mission. He is seen passing by roads that look strikingly similar to the city, and there are signs that read "Surulere" and "Keep Lagos Clean."
We also get to see the trooper standing on a bridge overlooking a busy road that looks like Maryland, with vehicles zooming past, including a yellow Lagos bus (popularly called Danfo). Well, what more can we say? Nigeria is going places!
Call of Duty is based on the Quake III Arena engine and was first released on October 29, 2003. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision.
The game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II. It follows the American paratroopers, British paratroopers and the Red army.

Sports / Re: Super Falconettes Player,courtney Dike Rejects $7,000 Pay Because She’s Honoured by octus2008(m): 7:21am On Nov 07, 2014
Her Bro ,Bright Dike who plays Football also grin grin grin but him, na Money first ohh

Sports / Super Falconettes Player,courtney Dike Rejects $7,000 Pay Because She’s Honoured by octus2008(m): 7:20am On Nov 07, 2014
Courtney Dike, Super Falconettes striker has rejected the $7,000 the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) paid all players for participating in the 2014 U-20 Women’s World Cup because she felt that playing for the country was enough reward.

The US-born athlete also plays for the Oklahoma State Football team.

“When we called her mother to confirm the delivery of the allowances, she declined it and insisted that the opportunity of playing for Nigeria was all the reward the family needed,” said Sanusi Mohammed, the NFF’s head of competitions.

Dilichukwu Onyedinma, head of the Nigeria Women League board, said “She is a star and patriotic Nigerian who put service to her fatherland above money. The minister is aware and we will push the act before the NFF so it can inspire many others. Doing this with the backing of her parents, Courtney Dike should be applauded and perhaps celebrated.”


Read more at http://www.360nobs.com/2014/11/super-falconettes-player-courtney-dike-rejects-7000-pay-because-shes-honoured-to-play-for-nigeria/#6CzVSuFMqCyP7WKL.99

Travel / Re: U.S. Immigration Questions: Ask A U.S. Consular Officer by octus2008(m): 3:22pm On Nov 06, 2014
Hello VO

i just logged into my Profile and corrected the error made in my earlier application of place of birth which is in tune with my Passport.what does this imply
Nairaland / General / Revealed: Scandals In Akwa Ibom State Government House by octus2008(m): 8:24am On Oct 31, 2014
Generally, politicians and those in the corridors of power are believed to live a life of indulgence and abuse. They survive by covering up their tracts or using the pegs and trimmings attached to their offices to prevent their misdeeds going to the public domain. Threats and intimidation which they sometimes make good are tools they use in whipping whistle blowers including the press into line. Sometimes, they run out of luck as what they do in the dark gets to be seen and known on the housetop.

That’s exactly the case with the chilling, gory and somehow thrilling revelation of Comfort and Maria (not real names) who earlier on worked with Akwa Ibom State Ushering Group as Ushers. That group stinks with allegation of sexual pervasion not known in recent history and Akwa Ibom State government can only save its face if it calls for an immediate probe into what happens at her protocol department with a view to punishing the culprit(s) and restoring sanity and decency there.

As news of the scandal is filtering into public ears, some of the ushers have resigned their offers while others have been hounded down believably for revealing the longstanding secrets of the group. Comfort resigned her offer not long ago. She came with a confession on the workings of the group which is controlled by a former ace radio presenter and anchor of a fan-commanding history programe which ran Sunday evenings in one of the radio stations in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Capital, (name withheld by us).


Comfort in a down-to-earth, no-hole-barred manner, tells stories of sexual orgies, lesbianism, group pervasion and lastly, sex ritualism performed on most innocent girls in the ushering group by the man whose brilliance and sense of time, history and encyclopedia has at various times got him a place in Aso Rock and Akwa Ibom State Government House. In this report, our sources take us into the inner circle of the ushering group and reveal its most dark secrets. It tells the story of how one man has allegedly condemned the future of hundreds of innocent girls and turned them into sex slaves.

That is not all. The indulgence, according to our informant, has occultic interpretation as well as the rituals performed on the greedy but willing accomplice. Lastly, it reveals how state funds are lavished by an individual in the most criminal manner.

As earlier promoted, we publish for your reading and information, extracts with little moderation (in italics) from the confession of Comfort, (not real name) a former member of the Akwa Ibom State Ushering group.

I have decided to come out to the whole world with this story because I believe it can save the life of one innocent girl. If the ones in the group are beyond saving, at least, I hope that this confession can act as a warning to those innocent girls outside, who are constantly recruited into the Ushering group to meet the demand for more souls. Parents must be watchful over their children and beware of sudden wealth by little girls who were sent to school, or God will hold them accountable for the fate that befalls their children.

I joined the ushering group late last year, (2011) hoping to augment my income. The money was good, and since my benefactor had passed away, I saw it as a way to help relieve the burden on my mother. We were more than 40 girls or there-about at the time. During that event, I made about N350, 000.00. I had never seen that kind of money in my life, I thought it was God-sent. We were later taken to the man’s house in Abak, called Arbark Cort and where given alcohol, and all manner of things. We danced and partied the whole night. From that day, my life changed.

Then our group leader, named Rodar (not real name) started taking us to the man’s house located on Unit A…, Ewet Housing Estate which is the centre for most of the atrocities. Initially, nothing happened. We just go there dance, the man will encourage us to get drunk, eat and by the next morning he pays us between N20,000 – N50,00 each. From 12midnight, the house was always filled with women, young and middle aged; married and single. Then I would just go, but I noticed that most of the girls never left the house. The girls called themselves house-mate and the man Big Brother. The frequency of going to his house started increasing. He lavished expensive gifts on us, started sending us abroad, some girls would go to Ghana, others South Africa, some to Dubai and others to London. We lodged in the most expensive rooms of big hotels, Francis place, Le Meridien, when in Uyo and the most expensive hotels whenever we are going outside Uyo. In one of the hotels we lodged, I was surprised to see that one of the suit we stayed in cost over N250,000.00 per night. I thought I was in paradise. We were given blackberry phones, Ipads, laptops, anything money could buy. All we had to do was just ask, then do as he wishes.

Back in Uyo, things started changing. The frequency of going to his house started increasing, the money we made doubled. In fact, at a point, some girls where making more than N500,000.00 a weekend. Then the dancing changed. More girls were being constantly brought in. Most times, when we get to his house, we had to be naked, dancing and drinking naked. Imagine the site of so many girls naked, drunk and dancing. The money was tripled at this point. For the sake of the paper, I will not describe the gory details, but we started having sex with him, each of us and all of us every time, group sex and sexual orgies was everywhere. There is no member of the group that does not participate at different degrees and I am not different. New girls were constantly brought in to join, even married women were part of the fun. Stories of Lesbianism started making the rounds in the group. The man will bring in lesbians from outside the state to entice us to practice it.
He celebrates birthdays for each of the girls. In fact, the things that happened during the birthday celebration of one of the girls Comfort, (name real name) which took place in his house at Abak would make decent people to vomit. Some of the girls, to gain additional favours, would quarrel; fight each other in order to gain his attention.

Money was never a problem; he constantly told us we could make more money if we behaved. We had so much money to spend. Some girls bought cars and others opened shops. Then I lived like a real big girl. I could buy anything I wanted.

It was during this time that a friend invited me to church. I am not really a church type, but I think God wanted to open my eyes. While in the church, the prophet came to me and asked me to see him after the service. I have never met this man before so I was curious. I went to see him the next day privately and when he saw me, he just stared at me for over 10 minutes without saying a word. I became uncomfortable and wanted to go out. Then he started speaking. The first thing he said was: “what does it profit a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?” He continued: “someone is taking your star and your future. You have been initiated into the occult kingdom and you need the grace of God to break from that bondage”. He told me things about the man that I had never imagined or taken note of. He described perfectly well the things I did while in the group. He went as far as to tell me that because of our sacrifice, the man’s rank has been increased in the occult world. He even described the changes in furnishings in his house and the significance of each item.

The prophet also exposed how sexual ritualism has become rampant now, especially for politicians. Here, they (politicians) sleep with as many women as possible, without using protection to facilitate the exchange of blood. Once they have slept with you, your future becomes tied to them and you can never succeed in anything without them. They take your star, they also take the stars of any person that you have a relationship with. I had always suspected that there was something wrong about what we did but I never thought I had been a willing sacrificial lamb. Finally, he asked me to make a public confession of the things I have done, that God will forgive me. So that is why I’m sending this story.

I want our young girls to be aware of this people. Most especially, I want parents to have the strength of character to resist easy money brought home by their young children who were sent to school so that they can properly advise them about the dangers
Nairaland / General / Ghana Is No. 1 ‘wee’ Consumer In Africa – NACOB Officer by octus2008(m): 8:50pm On Oct 30, 2014
An officer of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has stated that Ghana is the highest consumer of marijuana in Africa.

He said the country is ranked 3rd in the world. He added that Ghana's ranking was captured in a United Nations report a couple of years ago.

Daniel Akwasi Amankwa, the Divisional Supervisor for Demand Education of NACOB, made this known at the opening of a two-day forum on non-custodial sentencing in Ghana on Thursday, October 30.

The ceremony was held at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

Mr Amankwa was making a case for a drug court system in Ghana, stressing that the United States of America (USA), once a leading consumer of drugs, has been successful in implementing that system.

“Besides, there are over 20 countries including Australia and New Zealand which has adopted the drug court system,” he said.

He advocated the piloting of that system in Ghana in order to reduce the high number of marijuana consumers in the country.
Business / Re: Binary Option Free Alerts/strategies Season 3 by octus2008(m): 8:38pm On Oct 25, 2014
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Pets / Shar Pei Chinese Dogs With Pics Brief Intro by octus2008(m): 7:31pm On Oct 23, 2014
The Shar Pei breed comes from the Guangdong province of China. The original Shar-Pei from China looked very different from the breed now popular in the West. People in southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau differentiate the Western type and the original type by calling them respectively 'meat-mouth' and 'bone-mouth' Shar-Pei.

The ancestry of the Shar-Pei is uncertain. It may be a descendant of the Chow Chow; however, the only clear link between these is the blue-black tongue. However, pictures on pottery suggest the breed was present even in the Han Dynasty (206 BC). A statue on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts dating from the second century A.D. depicts a dog that strongly resembles a modern Shar Pei. For many years, the Shar-Pei was kept as a general-purpose farm dog in the Chinese countryside, used for hunting, protecting and herding stock and guarding the home and family. During that time, the Shar-Pei was bred for intelligence, strength and scowling face.


Matgo Law judging a Shar-Pei specialty show in Slovenia (2008)
DNA analysis conducted in the 2000s suggests that the Shar-Pei is one of a few oldest dog breeds, believed to have split from common ancestors earlier than other breeds. In 2004, the foundational analysis of purebred dog genetics was published in Science.[9] The resulting tree was profoundly asymmetrical. After wolves, just four groups sat its base: Asia’s shar-pei, along with shiba inu, akita and chow chow; central Africa’s basenji; malamutes from the Arctic, along with Siberian huskies and samoyeds; and from the Middle East, Afghan hounds and salukis.

The Shar Pei's loose skin and extremely prickly coat were originally developed to help the dogs fend off wild boar, as they were used to hunt. Later, the breed was used for dog fighting; these enhanced traits made the Shar Pei difficult for its opponent to grab and hold on to, and so that if it did manage to hold on, the Shar Pei would still have room to maneuver and bite back; when grabbed by any loose wrinkle, a Shar Pei can actually twist in their skin and face in one's direction. In fighting, they would twist in their skin to bite the assailant back.


Two Shar Pei
During the Communist Revolution, when the Shar Pei population dwindled dramatically, dogs were rescued by a Hong Kong businessman named Matgo Law, who in 1973 appealed to Americans through a dog magazine to save the breed. Around 200 Shar Peis were smuggled into America. The current American Shar Pei population stems mainly from these original 200.

Pets / Important Tips On Feeding Your Boerboel” by octus2008(m): 4:16pm On Oct 23, 2014
Although Boerboels are a relatively problem free breed that live for a long time, they are still a large breed dog that are susceptible to some large breed problems, if not taken care of properly.

“Feeding Your Boerboel.”

Because Boerboels are a large breed they grow very quickly, between one and two kilograms per week from birth to about nine months. These fast growing pups have ravenous appetites but this doesn’t mean that we should shovel as much food into them as they can take.( Many people over feed their Mastiff pup because they are scared it won’t reach its full potential in size or they think it will force their pup to grow bigger than mother nature intended.) To much food will cause the pup to grow to quickly and become overweight, this in turn leads to joint and bone problems. So we feed our pups an amount that keeps them trim. Trim means that the waste is a bit thinner than the ribcage area when looking side on and looking from above, it doesn’t hurt the pup if you can see a bit of rib, to much rib and you boerboel is to thin. This “trim” condition should be maintained from twelve weeks of age and then for the rest of its life. By keeping your boerboel in the trim condition you are allowing it to grow at its own rate which ensures tight joints, strong, straight bones and a long problem free life.

“How Much Food Do I feed My Boerboel”

You feed your boerboel as much food as is need to keep them in the “trim” condition I described above. To do this is simple, firstly feed as much food as you normally do for a whole week then at the end of the week look at you dog from side on and from the top if the waste is a bit thinner than the ribcage the amount you are feeding is correct. If the waste is thinner than the ribcage but all the dogs ribs are showing that means you are not feeding it enough and you should increase the portion by about 50%. If the dogs waste is the same or wider than the ribcage you should decrease the food by about 20%. This process should be repeated every week until you learn what portion size suits your dog.

“It is important to know that the amount of food you feed your dog changes as the dog gets older.”

From eight weeks to twelve months of age the amount of food you feed your growing pup will probably increase then from one year to five years it will level out to a more consistent amount as they get older they become less active needing less energy so you will find that less food is needed to keep them in a trim condition

What Do I Feed My Boerboel.”

I like to alternate between conventional dry foods and raw meaty bones. I can’t emphasise RAW meaty bones enough, raw bones are the dogs natural food, cooked bones can splinter when chewed and get stuck on the way through sometimes causing death, plus cooking the bones takes nutrients out of the bone and meat. So only feed your dog RAW meaty bones. The most important thing to remember when feeding dry foods is to make sure the protein level is below 21%, when you go over the 21% protein level it has been proven to cause legs to bow out on growing pups. I like to give my dogs a variety of meaty bones like, raw chicken necks, raw chicken carcasses, raw chicken backs, lamb flaps and shanks, raw beef bones like brisket or tail.

“When Do I Feed My Boerboel.”

To obtain the trim condition we can feed our pup twice a day up until six or seven months of age then we can cut back to once a day, morning or night for the rest of its life skipping meals once a week to give their digestive system a rest.

“Never Feed Your Dog Straight After Excercise It Can Kill It!”

Many large breeds and dogs with deep chests have died from “bloat” (Acute Gastric Dilation) when their owner’s have unknowingly fed their dogs either before exercise or within one hour after exercise. Bloat is caused by fermenting foods releasing gas into the stomach, which in the most severe cases causes the stomach to twist and kill the dog. I have heard of dogs dieing from bloat simply after the dog has had a quick burst of energy, running and jumping around like a puppy before feed time, then getting sick and dieing on the operating table at the vet surgery late the same night. To avoid bloat do not feed your dog within 4hrs before you exercise them and do not feed your dog within 1hr after exercise, let them cool down and relax before you feed them. Also if your dog is bouncing around like a puppy before feed time your dog is telling you that it has heaps of energy and it wants to go out for a walk or it doesn’t really need to eat, remember this is also a dangerous time for large breeds to get bloat.

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Pets / Re: Going Back To Getting A Dog After 7 Years.pls Advise by octus2008(m): 12:36pm On Oct 22, 2014
oluomoadebayo:


Nothing wrong in stating your budget, just make sure you know what you are doing.DO a lot of research on the breed you intend buying.

Well sir i have done an extensive research for 7 weeks and still doing
Pets / Re: Going Back To Getting A Dog After 7 Years.pls Advise by octus2008(m): 11:13am On Oct 22, 2014
shabbey09:
Dats ur first mistake. How will u post how much u are willing to pay already? Smh.......


Oga miii wetin i for do nah..
TV/Movies / Lost’s Mr. Eko Is Joining Game Of Thrones by octus2008(m): 4:21pm On Oct 18, 2014
Addressing a looming shortage of inscrutable giants, Game Of Thrones has recruited Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, an actor who’s appeared on Oz and in Thor: The Dark World, yet will forever be referred to as “Mr. Eko”—both because that’s who he played on Lost, and because, frankly, it’s way easier to pronounce and remember. As to who or what he’ll be playing, that isn’t clear yet: According to The Hollywood Reporter, his role will be “Malko,” a character who doesn’t even appear in the books. This will also address Game Of Thrones’ glaring shortage of characters.

And now, as we pass another fine Friday afternoon pondering this mysterious addition to a show that won’t return for another six months, rather than working, socializing, or advancing our lives in any significant way, we have to ask ourselves, could the addition of Lost’s Mr. Eko to a season that will also incorporate flashbacks really be mere coincidence? In a word, yes.

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Pets / Going Back To Getting A Dog After 7 Years.pls Advise by octus2008(m): 7:19pm On Oct 17, 2014
AFTER 7 YRS OF NOT HAVING A DOG,AM THINKING OF GETTING A BOERBOEL FEMALE ONE FOR A START.
SO PEOPLE NEED YOUR ADVISE AM NOT NEW TO THE DOG TRADE I ONCE HAD ABOUT 5 OF EM ,BUT DUE TO SCHOOLING HAD TO SEEL EM OFF.

PLS WHAT AND WHAT DO I NEED TO PREPARE FOR FOR THE FEMALE BOERBOEL

MY BUDGET FOR THE DOG IS 80K

TELL ME IS IT ENOUGH OR WILL I BE SCAMMED INTO GETTING A LOWER GRADE AS NAIJA DE BE ?
Pets / Re: Pure Female Brindle Boerboel Puppy Dog For Sale!!! by octus2008(m): 12:57pm On Oct 16, 2014
75k
Pets / Re: Pure Female Brindle Boerboel Puppy Dog For Sale!!! by octus2008(m): 11:18am On Oct 16, 2014
How Much
Business / Re: Need One On One Training On Binary Options? by octus2008(m): 4:18pm On Oct 11, 2014
Hello Isreal,can you please recommend the brokers you are using and the ones that will guarantee pay.I have lots of people who have had issues with withdrawal......pls can you give us a list of recommended brokers and trust worthy ones too
Family / Bachelorette Party Ends With Bride Getting Pregnant With Dwarf Stripper’s Baby by octus2008(m): 9:48am On Oct 10, 2014
There are a lot of elements to a successful bachelorette party and, as important as it is to have plenty of alcohol and penis-shaped things, there are a couple of things you need to invest in if you want to take your celebration to the next level– namely, strippers and little people.

A good bachelorette party will have at least one of those things, but you know you’re at a true extravaganza when the guy in the tear-off cop costume is also 3-and-a-half feet tall.

This was the scene at one woman’s bachelorette party, although this particular bride-to-be might have taken things a little too far.

Opposing Views reports that a woman in Spain gave birth to a child about nine months after her wedding, and the couple assumed that the baby was the result of some hard work on their honeymoon.

However, after doctors informed the woman that the child had dwarfism, she broke down and admitted to having sex with the dwarf stripper that had been hired for her bachelorette party before the ceremony.

Apparently, nobody at the party saw her commit the misdeed. It would appear that the universe did, however, and decided to pay her back in kind.

Business / Re: Meet The World’s Youngest Female Billionaire, A College Dropout And Medical Geni by octus2008(m): 9:47am On Oct 10, 2014
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Business / Meet The World’s Youngest Female Billionaire, A College Dropout And Medical Geni by octus2008(m): 9:32am On Oct 10, 2014
Some of the most successful and innovative people in the world never finished college. Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are both dropouts of Harvard University for example.

They both quit early to create Microsoft and Facebook, respectively. Likewise, although he’s no longer with us, Steve Jobs was also a dropout, leaving Reed College prematurely to build the Apple empire. Is dropping out of college the pathway to greatness?

Traditional thinking tells us that we need to finish college in order to get anywhere in this world. Yet, these men made billions by pursuing their dreams instead of following the pack.

Not only that, they have created companies that have completely changed the way we live. Simply put, they have had a palpable and positive impact on the world.

Perhaps this is precisely why billionaire Peter Thiel now encourages young people to forgo college and follow their passions. Recently, another college dropout joined the ranks of innovative billionaires, and she’s barely 30.

Meet Elizabeth Holmes
When Elizabeth Holmes was a 19-year-old sophomore at Stanford University in 2003, she decided to drop out and start her own company, Theranos. She felt strongly that her tuition money could be used for a greater and more benevolent purpose: revolutionizing healthcare.

When she first told Channing Robertson, her chemical engineering professor, what she planned to do, he was concerned about the implications of Holmes leaving her degree unfinished. He asked her why she wanted to risk everything in order to pursue this plan. Holmes replied:

I want to create a whole new technology, and one that is aimed at helping humanity at all levels regardless of geography or ethnicity or age or gender.
The fire in Holmes’ eyes convinced her professor that she would succeed, and she received his blessing.

Making Medical History
Holmes wanted to create a technology that would make blood tests easier. She hates needles, and wanted to make blood tests simpler, cheaper and more accessible for all people. For a decade, she quietly worked on a technology that would make blood tests nothing more than a painless finger prick.

Holmes has created hardware and software that allow for blood tests to be done by pricking someone’s finger and storing the blood in a tiny vial called a nanotainer.

Some people are so afraid of needles and blood, they would rather avoid getting blood tests than obtaining potentially life-saving medical information. Surprisingly, about half of all Americans do not comply when their doctors ask them to get blood work done. Holmes’ technology eliminates that fear, and makes it easier and more likely that people will get necessary blood tests.

Not to mention, traditional blood tests typically involve sending multiple vials of blood to separate labs for evaluation. This takes weeks for the results to come through, and also leaves a lot of room for error.

With the single prick of a finger, the technology Holmes has created can provide a wealth of information with exceptional efficiency. The new tests can be done at a pharmacy without going to a doctor or lab, and the results only take about four hours. Furthermore, the same drop of blood can be used for multiple tests with this technology.

Blood work can also be very expensive, depending on your insurance coverage. This new test, however, is much cheaper, which was always one of Holmes’ goals when she started Theranos.

It’s painless, more accurate, cheaper and quicker. Simply put, this technology is revolutionary, and it will save lives.

Blood Money
Holmes’ company, Theranos, is now worth $9 billion. She owns 50 percent of it and is worth $4.5 billion, making her the youngest female and third-youngest billionaire on the recently released list of the 400 richest Americans from Forbes. She is the youngest woman to become a self-made billionaire.

Her company has also partnered with Walgreens, and it seems that it will only continue to grow. Yet, Holmes did not create her company to get rich, she sincerely wanted to make a change in the world. As she puts it:

We’re successful if person by person we help make a difference in their lives. Our purpose is to give people access to the basic right of being (blood) tested when they need to or want to. If we can do that, then we will have made a difference.
She believes that affordable and efficient healthcare is a human and civil right. Elizabeth Holmes is proof that greatness is achieved by combining passion, innovation and the desire to better the lives of those around you.
Investment / Warning: Stocks Will Collapse By 50% by octus2008(m): 12:24pm On Oct 08, 2014
It is only a matter of time before the stock market plunges by 50% or more, according to several reputable experts.

“We have no right to be surprised by a severe and imminent stock market crash,” explains Mark Spitznagel, a hedge fund manager who is notorious for his hugely profitable billion-dollar bet on the 2008 crisis. “In fact, we must absolutely expect it."

Unfortunately Spitznagel isn’t alone.

“We are in a gigantic financial asset bubble,” warns Swiss adviser and fund manager Marc Faber. “It could burst any day.”

Faber doesn’t hesitate to put the blame squarely on President Obama’s big-government policies and the Federal Reserve’s risky low-rate policies, which, he says, “penalize the income earners, the savers who save, your parents — why should your parents be forced to speculate in stocks and in real estate and everything under the sun?”

Billion-dollar investor Warren Buffett is rumored to be preparing for a crash as well. The “Warren Buffett Indicator,” also known as the “Total Market Cap to GDP Ratio,” is breaching sell-alert status and a collapse may happen at any moment.

So with an inevitable crash looming, what are Main Street investors to do? One option is to sell all your stocks and stuff your money under the mattress, and another option is to risk everything and ride out the storm.

But according to Michael Carr, director of Absolute Profits, there is a third option.

“There are specific sectors of the market that are all but guaranteed to perform well during the next few months,” Carr explains. “Getting out of stocks now could be costly.”

How can Carr be so sure?

He has access to a secret Wall Street calendar that has beaten the overall market by 250% since 1968. This calendar simply lists 19 investments (based on sectors of the market) and 38 dates to buy and sell them, and by doing so, one could turn $1,000 into as much as $178,000 in a 20-year time frame.

“But this calendar is just one part of my investment system,” Carr adds. “I have also designed a Crash Alert System that is designed to warn investors before a major correction as well.”

During the Cold War, Carr coded nuclear missile flight patterns for the U.S. Air Force to help protect millions of lives. His coding had to be 100% correct. Now he brings this coding ability to the stock market to help protect millions of investors.

Carr explains that if the market starts to plunge, the Crash Alert System will signal a sell signal warning investors to go to cash.

“You would have been able to completely avoid the 2000 and 2008 collapses if you were using this system based on our back-testing,” Carr explains. “Imagine how much more money you would have if you had avoided those horrific sell-offs.”

One might think Carr is being too confident, but he has proven himself correct in front of millions of people time and time again.

In a November 2013 panel interview on Fox Business, Carr made three different predictions about the stock market. First, he predicted the stock market would rise 5% over the next 45 days. He was correct.

Then, he said oil would rally. It too, followed his exact predictions.

Finally, Carr provided his top stock pick . . . which then rallied 110%.

“A lot of people think I am lucky,” Carr said. “But it has nothing to do with luck. It has everything to do with certain tools I use. Tools like the secret Wall Street calendar and my Crash Alert System.”

With more financial uncertainty than ever, thousands of people are flocking to Carr for his guidance. He has over 114,000 subscribers to his monthly newsletter, and his investment videos have been seen millions of times.

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Sports / Ghana Suffer Major Blow In Bellarabi Chase by octus2008(m): 2:17pm On Oct 04, 2014
Ghana’s hope of getting Bayer Leverkusen striker Karim Bellarabi to switch nationality and play for the Black Stars has suffered a major blow as Germany have called him up for this month’s European Championship qualifying matches against Poland and Ireland.

The 24-year-old winger, who has racked up two goals and two assists in six Bundesliga outings so far this term, was subject to an interest from Ghana FA officials who were keen on capping him.

That is because his father is from Ghana while his mother is from Morocco which means he is eligible to play for the three countries including Germany where he was born.

But the Ghanaian officials could not make any head way as he has been rewarded for his fine form with a place in Joachim Low’s squad for Euro 2016 qualifiers against Poland and Republic of Ireland.

Bayer Leverkusen winger capped a superb start to the Bundesliga season with a Germany call-up on Thursday for this month’s internationals.

Germany coach Joachim Loew is delighted with the opportunity to cap the youngster to prevent him from playing for Ghana or Morocco insisting he deserves a place in the European country’s squad.

“Karim Bellarabi has earned his chance at his club with some excellent performances,” the Germany boss told reporters on Thursday.

“He is incredibly strong in one-on-one situations and is an excellent alternative in our campaign.”

The 24-year-old Bellarabi, who scored the fastest Bundesliga goal ever on the first matchday this season and has played for Germany’s youth teams, had also been courted by the Moroccan football federation to play for them.

He was in Ghana this summer as the Ghana FA officials were seeking to convince him to play for the Black Stars and he seems to have opted for his country of birth.

Bellarabi is enjoying a breakthrough season and Loew says he is an “excellent option for our attack.”

Germany, who opened their Euro 2016 campaign with a nervy 2-1 win over Scotland, travel to Warsaw to face Poland on October 11 before hosting Republic of Ireland in Gelsenkirchen three days later and Low is taking nothing for granted ahead of a crucial double-header for his side.

Germany Squad

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Roman Weidenfeller (Borussia Dortmund), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)

Defenders: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund), Matthias Ginter (Borussia Dortmund), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia), Antonio Rudiger (Stuttgart), Sebastian Rudy (Hoffenheim) Midfielders: Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Draxler (Schalke), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Christoph Kramer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Arsenal), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Andre Schurrle (Chelsea)

Forwards: Mario Gotze (Bayern Munich), Max Kruse (Borussia Monchengladbach)

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Religion / I Saw The Synagogue Tragedy Coming – TB Joshua by octus2008(m): 5:40am On Oct 03, 2014
The founder of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, has claimed that he saw a vision of the incident that killed at least 115 persons in the church guesthouse.

The victims, mainly South Africans, died when a six-storey guesthouse belonging to the church caved in on September 12.

The embattled clergyman, who said he knew something tragic was to befall his ministry, noted that he prepared his parishioners on how to handle the tragedy.

In a statement posted on the SCOAN’s official Facebook page, TB Joshua warned his critics against accusing him of failing to foresee the disaster that befell his ministry.

“For those who are outside the Lord, they would not know. When you are outside God, you will not know what I am talking. When you are outside the light, you cannot understand what I am talking.

“For the three weeks before the incident, if you heard my message and sat down, you would know I was giving you a vision and prophetic word on how to handle the situation at hand. Trials and tests are for our belief. I go by the directives of God,” TB Joshua claimed.

Accusing his critics of being “used by Satan,” the televangelist said they were just out to “disturb” the faith of his local and international members with “negative words.”

According to him, all the “Satanic agents” criticising him over the circumstances surrounding the incident, would soon “suffer for it.”

Since none of his critics is unable to help him raise the victims from death, TB Joshua argued that they should stop rubbishing his ministry or risk paying dearly for it.

Those who could not stop what happened (building collapse), he said, should be “careful of their tongues” as “anybody can go for it.

“I have been on this journey for 27 years. Do you think God can close His eyes and rubbish everything here? They are asking God to bring more evidence of whether He is the one who called me. Warn everyone to be very careful. This issue at hand is a delicate issue.

“People are using this to gain money and friends. This is a warning. Whatever people want to write let them write; they will be the ones to read it. I said our God would get back to them. He has started somewhere. He is coming. If your brother is involved, unless he can resurrect the people who died, he will join them. If you can resurrect the people who died, you can go free.

“The servants, the people who sent them; the people who heard the stories all around and those who want to use it for themselves and to disturb my spirit, you may likely join them. Be careful. To be forewarned is to be forearmed. Let us be very careful with our tongues,” he warned.

Urging those questioning his calling not to sway his followers, he added that they should extend love and affection to the victims and relations of those involved in the tragedy.

The prophet insisted that the 115 victims were martyrs, adding that their relations would see the continuation of the work of God “they died and suffered for.

“Your responsibility is to the victims and the relations of the victims and martyrs of faith. If you say you are born again, wherever the victims and their relations are, wherever the relations of the martyrs of faith are, look for them. Let them know you are praying for them. What you eat; let them eat it.

“What you wear; let them wear. What you have on your table, let them have it on their tables, too. Share what you have with them – your love, prayer, affection and strength. Share it with them at this time. This is what we call ‘born again’ – my pain is your pain. Your joy is my joy.

“The multitude of people who claim to be with T.B. Joshua in prayer – if the same people turn to the families of the victims and martyrs of faith, don’t you think life would be better for them than before? Join them; look for them, as many other things they are doing now,” TB Joshua added.
Pets / Re: Pet Owners , How Did You Pick Your Pet Name? Is Ther A Cool Story Behind It? by octus2008(m): 6:24am On Sep 27, 2014
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