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wwwkaycom:
firing from all cylinders? o jigbijigbijigbijigbiiiiii

I believe the points raised were not adequately addressed by the reply from the Consulate General.

Dear Consulate General,


“On Each Applicant Being Treated Fairly and On Their Own Merit”


My name is XYZ MD, a Medical Doctor working in a federal government hospital in Nigeria; I applied for an American non immigration visa and attended the interview on Tuesday (21/07/2015) at the Lagos consular office (Passport Number: A06712115 and Confirmation No: AA0054JJQO).

The purpose of which I intend to visit the US is both academic and humanitarian. I had planned to attend a medical conference themed “Difficult Fractures around the World” that will take place in Richland, Washington, September 16-19, 2015; a comprehensive discussion on treatment of difficult fractures all over the world.

SIGN (Surgical Implant General Network), the organizers and sponsors of this annual conference also give free intramedullary nail for treatment of poor patients with long bone fractures and I am fully involved in this free treatment in my country.

While waiting in one of the transient area at your embassy I noticed where it was boldly written that ‘we know some are nervous because this is their first visa interview, but they should be assured each applicant will be treated fairly and on their own merit’ (I might not have used the exact words!!).

However, to my greatest surprise the gentle lady who interviewed me appeared to lose interest when she realized I have not travelled before. She even used my supposedly strong points against me; monthly income and being a resident doctor.

She demanded to know why I have not travelled before despite my bulky monthly income, I told her I am very busy because of my training program as an Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, the relevance she seemed not to understand. This I believed should have counted in my favor for the purposes of my US visa application. Moreover, the culture of travelling starts one day, why not with United States.

While studying the major criteria for granting of non immigrant visa: the purpose of travelling (mentioned above), ties in Nigeria that will ensure I return and the financial ability to afford the trip and stay in the United States and perhaps most importantly not being a risk to your country’s interests; I strongly believe my application should have been granted without issues.

I have a good and enviable career with Federal Medical Centre, a tertiary hospital and one of the best of its kind in Nigeria. My gross monthly a salary is #Bleep,Bleep (about $x,Bleep)

I am member of West Africa College of Surgeons and due for fellowship examination early next year after 6 years as a resident (This I would never jeopardize for an unknown future in the US). Even if am given stay permit in your country, it will take me a minimum of 10 years to get to where I am today in my country.

Additionally, I am married with two children, I have 2 cars and landed properties in two different towns (one of them is presently being developed). You can say I belong to upper class in my country, this is a comfort zone obtained after many years of hard work which I will never throw away.

Above all, I was never given the chance to discuss or prove most of these highlighted facts during the interview.

Lastly, I have devoted all my life to serving humanity and helping people get well. I have no family, or friends in the USA and I am definitely not flight or health risk. I believe I was not treated fairly.

I have made this complaint so that my case can be revisited if possible.

Thank you.

Dr. XYZ



Thank you for your email, your concerns are noted.

We do not have an appeal process. Applicants must wait at least ninety days to reapply. However, we strongly recommend that applicants only reapply if they believe that their circumstances have changed or they are able to present additional, compelling evidence of their socioeconomic ties to Nigeria or their reason for travel to the United States. Evidence may come in many forms, but when considered together, must be enough for the interviewing officer to conclude that the applicant's overall circumstances, including social, family, economic and other ties abroad, will compel him or her to leave the United States at the end of a temporary stay. “Ties” are the various aspects of life that bind one to one's place of residence, such as family relationships, employment and possessions. As each person’s situation is different, there is no single answer as to what constitutes adequate ties. Eligibility determinations for non-immigrant visa applications are made on the basis of the information presented by the applicant at the time of the interview. Refusals under Section 214(b) cannot be appealed or overturned, but they are not permanent. If the applicant is unable to establish eligibility to the satisfaction of the adjudicating officer, his or her only recourse is to reapply.

We regret any inconvenience this decision may have caused you. If you choose to reapply in the future, our practice is to have a different officer handle the interview if possible.

We hope this answers your questions.

Sincerely,

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Correspondence Unit (TMI)
US CONSULATE GENERAL
LAGOS, NIGERIA

http://olisasegun..com.ng/2015/12/my-letter-to-us-consulate-general-and.html

Khez:
Thanks alot,

Buh when is the free period nua?

After or before the mense?

Any other days aside days 10 to 17 (8 days in total).

you have 20 days to fire at will

wwwkaycom:
when is a man's safe and unsafe period please?

Unsafe period for a man-when you fire at will without any form of protection (unprotected sexually intercause)

Safe period for a man- use of condom during sex or vasectomy

Khez:
Free period 10 to 17 after menses?

Didn't understand a thing here

Day 10 to day 17 is your unsafe period, and it means having unprotected sex at these days can result in pregnancy.
Day 1 is the first day you see your menses

I will think about that

pet4ril:
Nice write up but i think you have to explain it more for better understanding ,,,, thank you so much

Menstrual cycle is the process of ovulation and menstruation in women. It Starts from the first day you see your menses and ends the day before you see the next one. it is usually 28days, though it varies in some individuals.

Knowledge of safe and unsafe period helps;


1) to avoid sex when you don't want pregnancy

2) and more importantly, when to have sex to achieve pregnancy


For better understand of this discussion, let familiarise our self with some specific terms.

For this to work you must know the number of days in your cycle.

In achieving pregnancy, fertilisation has to take place which is a formation of zygote from an interaction between spermatozoa and egg/ovum after sex.

Unsafe period; this is define as days in your cycle that you can achieve pregnancy with unprotected sexual intercourse.

Safe period; this is define as days in your cycle that you can not achieve pregnancy with unprotected sexual intercourse.

Life span of a viable spermatozoa is 48 hours.

Life span of a viable ovum/egg is 24 hours.

What this means is that egg must be released within 48 hours of ejaculation and a couple must have sex within 24 hours of ovulation for pregnancy to occur.


Ovulation (release of egg/ovum) occurs on day 14 ( starting from the first day of your cycle). However, because ovary responses to certain hormones from the brain for ovulation to occur, time of egg release is variable. it can be released 2 days plus or minus day 14. In other words; ovulation can occur in any of days 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 in a 28 days menstrual cycle.

I mentioned ealier that spermatozoa can be viable for 48 hours, therefore, sex on day 10 will result in possible pregnancy if egg is released on day 12.

Equally sex on day 17, will lead to possible pregnancy if egg is released on day16 because the egg will be viable till day 17.

Therefore the true unsafe period is from day 10 to 17 in a 28 days menstrual cycle.

For the couples praying to God for pregnancy, you must have unprotected sexual intercourse at lease 3 times in alternate days within this period.

However, for those who want to avoid pregnancy, please abstain from sex during this period.

Warning; this is for women with 28 days menstrual cycle.

Source; http://olisasegun..com.ng/2015/12/how-to-determine-your-safe-and-unsafe.html

I can help if your cycle is not 28 days. All you need to do is to pm me

Menstrual cycle is the process of ovulation and menstruation in women. It Starts from the first day you see your menses and ends the day before you see the next one. it is usually 28days, though it varies in some individuals.

Knowledge of safe and unsafe period helps;


1) to avoid sex when you don't want pregnancy

2) and more importantly, when to have sex to achieve pregnancy


For better understand of this discussion, let familiarise our self with some specific terms.

For this to work you must know the number of days in your cycle.

In achieving a pregnancy, a fertilisation has to take place which is a formation of zygote from an interaction between spermatozoa and egg/ovum after sex.

Unsafe period; this is define as days in your cycle that you can achieve pregnancy with unprotected sexual intercourse.

Safe period; this is define as days in your cycle that you can not achieve pregnancy with unprotected sexual intercourse.

Life span of a viable spermatozoa is 48 hours.

Life span of a viable ovum/egg is 24 hours.

What this means is that egg must be released within 48 hours of ejaculation and a couple must have sex within 24 hours of ovulation for pregnancy to occur.


Ovulation (release of egg/ovum) occurs on day 14 ( starting from the first day of your cycle). However, because ovary responses to certain hormones from the brain for ovulation to occur, time of egg release is variable. it can be released 2 days plus or minus day 14. In other words; ovulation can occur in any of days 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 in a 28 days menstrual cycle.

I mentioned ealier that spermatozoa can be viable for 48 hours, therefore, sex on day 10 will result in possible pregnancy if egg is released on day 12.

Equally sex on day 17, will lead to possible pregnancy if egg is released on day16 because the egg will be viable till day 17.

Therefore the true unsafe period is from day 10 to 17 in a 28 days menstrual cycle.

For the couples praying to God for pregnancy, you must have unprotected sexual intercourse at lease 3 times in alternate days within this period.

However, for those who want to avoid pregnancy, please abstain from sex during this period.

Warning; this is for women with 28 days menstrual cycle.

Source; http://olisasegun..com.ng/2015/12/how-to-determine-your-safe-and-unsafe.html

There are many ways to place trades around news time. I will describe three of the most common, each based on a different time to place the trade:

Placing pending orders each way is called a straddle. People who do this usually place the pending orders about 3-5 minutes before the news is released. Stops and targets will vary quite a bit depending on the nature of the news report. The advantage of a straddle is that if there is solid movement in one direction, only one order triggers and (if the movement is far enough) your order closes with a nice profit. The risk of a straddle is that widening spreads and erratic price action can stop out in both orders.

You can try to get the news information and place a trade before most of the market has a chance to react. This is called spike trading. To do this, you need a fast internet connection, a way to get the news very quickly, and (if possible) a way to automatically place the trade depending on if the news deviation is big enough and in what direction the deviation is. There are companies you can buy news feeds from. There are several autoclicker software packages out there that can be used to partially or fully automate placing the trades.

The third common way to trade the news is to wait for the initial spike to happen, then try to catch price movement back towards the pre-news price (price action back towards the pre-news price is called retrace). Learning to trade the retrace is something you can do by watching and demo trading (do NOT trade real money while learning to do this) over a period of time. Also, many trading rooms such as Forex Diamonds try to trade the post-spike retrace.

Source; http://olisasegun..com.ng/2008/06/ways-to-trade-forex-during-important.html

Chronic low back pain could be caused by so many things;
diseases (like infections, rheumatoid arthritis, neoplasm, metabolic bone disease, degenerative disease, disc problems and others), trauma and commonly our careless way of life.

However this article is not about the causes but how you can prevent it from happening.

These are some life modification that can help in preventing low back pain.

Avoid standing or sitting in a particular position for too a long time.

Ensure your back is well rested while sitting.

Don't bend to pick anything from the ground, you either squat or kneel.

Avoid bending your back when you are about to sleep.

Get a good and comfortable sleeping mattress.

Drink a lot of water, minimum of 3L per day.

Ensure regular exercise, at least once in a week.

Finally, if you are already having low back pain you need to consult a doctor.
The doctor can then decide if you will need, back muscle strengthening exercise with analgesia or surgery.

source;http://olisasegun..com.ng/2008/07/how-to-prevent-back-pain.html

Africa's largest mobile operator, MTN, has succeeded in its bid to reduce a $5.2bn £3.4bn) fine imposed by Nigerian authorities for failing to cut off unregistered users.

Nigeria wants mobile phone companies to verify the identity of their customers.

The government says it is concerned unregistered Sim cards are being used by criminal gangs.

The South African company has been in talks with authorities since October when the original fine was imposed.

It said on Thursday it had succeeded in reducing the fine by a third.

The original fine amounted to double MTN's annual profits last year.

Since it was imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), MTN has made a number of senior managerial changes, which included the resignation of the chief executive of its Nigerian unit, Sifiso Dabengwa.

"After further engagements with the Nigerian authorities, the NCC has reduced the imposed fine," MTN said in a statement. It added the fine was now $3.4bn.

Admired and valued

MTN has 231 million subscribers in 22 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. However, Nigeria is its biggest market.

In September, the company was named as most admired brand in Africa in the Brand Africa 100 awards, beating Samsung, while it was also awarded the continent's most valuable brand, worth $4.6bn (£3bn).

MTN was South Africa's second mobile operator when it was set up in 1994 after the end of apartheid.

It began its expansion across Africa four years later with operations in Rwanda, Uganda and Swaziland.


http://www.bbc.com/news/business-34992892

please can you show/tell me any part of the picture that shows it was yoruba that gave the child tribal marks.

DFemaleBoss:
You told me to move out of South West and I asked you why you Yeribas always think everyone on here lives in South West?
Instead of you to answer, you started insulting your mother.

[quote author=ronald4lif post=38801230]Calling this one a fool is an insult and a disservice to all fools out there. What a dunderhead.[/ ;Dquote]

If truly you went to deeper life, you wouldn't have painted the church that way.i was brought up in deeper life too and I have never seen a church that encourages professionalism and dedication to work like deeper life. In fact, it considered a sin to do otherwise. May God forgives you.

raayah:
Lol.. believe me or not. I was in deeperlife even before ayobo and gbagada was built. My parents and I contributed immensely to the building of gbagada and dlcc. My parents went to deeperlife when it was still being held in backyards.

I sang in the choir. I am very much a deeperlife person.

Epaul:
"i was a woman trapped in a man's body" - Dapo
imagine his quandary in a heartbeat, enter his skin and try to feel what Dapo felt even in a tick. You, the pharisees picking up stones certainly would keep mum, if you can grasp the fix he was in. This is way more than an incredible irony, more than a virgin Jewish lass, Mary being put in the club without having s.ex.

Pricilla, the last commentator said during Dapo's days in school "he was severally beaten.." for being who he was and is. Dapo certainly had his world's vale of tears and lived in the clink even though he lived in a society which really is a free country hinged on equality, Justice and freedom for all; which, in time gone by, had sought for freedom from her colonial feudal lords. So, much for freedom.

Think of the stigma and the verbal abuse Dapo probably would have been subjected to and gone through with clenched teeth in the hands of callous fellows who knew little about identity crisis and it's attendant dire strait.

This societal rejection should be reason enough to have made Dapo to be ill at ease and consequently made Dapo opted to go under the knife.
Pardon my french, I'm all for Dapo's choice, if that would help him taste freedom. I'm in support of it.

You really won't be in the know until you have lived with someone who's in similar cleft-stick. Those who are in this pickle are way out of being in the pink. It's no fairy-tale. The struggle is as real as a man born with six toes, like a siamese(conjoined) twin, like a woman born without womb, like a flat-chested girl, like a man with little pe.nis the size of a match-stick, like a sickler(ss), like a girl born blind trying to make sense of their stripes in a world that tags them unearthly abnormal.

Dapo, lead your life the way you deem fit. You were born free. Live freely. Man is born free but he is everywhere in chain. If indeed there is a God somewhere, i'm sure he certainly won't be snaky with you. He would want the best for you, for you to be happy and find calm. If God would be miffed about transgender of a girl like Dapo who was trapped in a man's body, then God should be angry with siamese(conjoined) twin being seperated through surgery. But i roundly don't think God would have a bone to pick with either of the two.

It's a free world. Live and let Dapo live.

What you don't understand is that, homosexuals have psychiatric disease/ problem, like schizophrenia, paedophile and misogynist. However, instead of the psychiatrist to help them in curing their diseases /problems, he rather helps them to live with their diseases. Soonest, others like pedophile and rapist will also be helped to live with their diseases

Ambo ooooooo

Epe Local Government WardA4 Results just
collated.
012 APC 109 PDP 51
003 APC 149 PDP 73
013 APC 76 PDP 46
015 APC 42 PDP 26
004 APC 107 PDP 78
001 APC 117 PDP 51
002 APC 143 PDP 79
005 APC 149 PDP 36
008 APC 154 PDP 49
007 APC 116 PDP 41
010 APC 134 PDP 46
011 APC 187 PDP 61

Jonathan wins A’Ibom State with 953, 304 votes out of the 1, 028, 551 total votes cast . APC got 58, 411. It was announced by the State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. James Ekpoke.

All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), has overtaken President Goodluck Jonathan in Benue State, as he now leads by over 250,000 votes.

Jonathan so far has about 186,000 votes.

Results from a total of 19 out of the‎ 23 local government areas in the state were turned in as of 2.26pm today(Monday).

Only four local governments are being awaited.

Jonathan led Buhari until around 11am, when more results came in.

Collation continues…

http://www.punchng.com/news/buhari-overtakes-jonathan-in-benue-gets-250000-votes/

Lagos Mainland Local Government (Presidential)

APC 33,898
PDP 23,875

Kogi Presidential Results
Ogori/ Magongo: APC-2,321, PDP-1,934
Adavi: APC-22,659, PDP-7,767
Okehi: -APC- 17,801, PDP- 5,808
Idah: APC-10,445, PDP 6,113
Mopamuro: APC-3,881, PDP-2,793
Dekina: APC-18,189, PDP-13,835
Yagba West -APC-6,231, PDP-6,639
Igalamela: Odolu APC-6,075, PDP-7,285
Bassa-APC 7,412, PDP-9,964;
Kabba/Bunu: APC 8737, PDP-9009
Ibaji:APC 6076, PDP-13, 358

Akoko north east LG, Ondo State
APC-18,894
PDP- 10,348

humberjade:
I really don't know, I think they are still been expected...but I learnt APC won one of them but I don't know which one.

Akoko north east

ChinemeOkpan:
Ondo State Bro

PDP won in Ondo town but APC is leading in Ondo state with more than 40,000 votes

ChinemeOkpan:
Please can you confirm if APC won in Ondo?

Do you mean Ondo state or Ondo town?
PDP won in Ondo town but APC is leading in Ondo state with more than 40,000 votes

APC also won in akoko north east one of the 2 LGs yet to be announced