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Let her start using pampers for now. There are adult pampers.

Hey guys what's the implication of an AA marrying an AS? My friend has this issue now, but he has not made a decision.

Green Card things.

A copy of the Holy Bible - it's Jesus' birthday and not hers

OP, others have said enough about what you should wear - simple dress, no too much make up. Smile and make eye contact to read the guy.

Now, for what you would order. You said that you like swallow. Order what you like and be yourself. If I must suggest the swallow you would order, then go for eba, egusi soup, three kpomo, one shaky and one round about. lol! don't ask me why all these?

Thanks and good luck.

Wishing him speedy recovery. May God be praised!

I cannot but post this yahoo sports analysis on Mikel Obi. For those who are yet to understand Mikel's value, please read very carefully

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Frank Lampard returned to goal-scoring form on Saturday, scoring a brace to help Chelsea condemn West Ham to the bottom of the Premier League form table.

The England centurion rolled back the years against his former club as the Blues secured their first win in the league in November and moved up to third in the table.

In Chelsea’s last league outing, the 2-2 home draw with West Brom, Lampard was played alongside Ramires in central midfield. He played his normal game, often positioning himself in advanced areas of the pitch, but the presence of three attacking midfielders (Eden Hazard, Willian and Oscar) in front of him meant that he did not touch the ball in the Baggies’ box. In fact, he only stepped foot in the West Brom area for 1.3% of the game.

It also meant Chelsea were left exposed defensively as they lacked a natural holding midfielder.

However, at Upton Park, Jose Mourinho deployed John Obi Mikel in the holding role, withdrawing Willian from the starting XI and thereby leaving plenty of room for Lampard to venture forwards. The England midfielder did not have to worry about tracking back as much, due to Mikel’s inclusion, as he knew the Nigerian would always be there to shield the back four.

Mikel’s Heat Map shows that he acted primarily as a screen for the defence, which allowed Chelsea’s other midfielders to focus on more pressing matters further up the pitch.

Whilst the Nigerian did nothing flash, his sheer presence was enough to give Chelsea the required balance that was missing during their defeat away to Newcastle and home draw against West Brom. Mikel only scored a Performance Score of 13, but when he was in possession he was extremely reliable in feeding the more advanced midfielders, completing 94% of his passes.

At first glance, if you compare Lampard’s Action Areas from the West Ham game to the West Brom game, there doesn’t seem much difference but the fact that there was one less attacking midfielder in the team gave him much more room to play. It also allowed him to make those famous late runs into the box as there was more space in which to do so. (Compare the graphic below with the one at the top of the page)

His Heat Map further emphasises this point. Pay particular attention to that little blob on the edge of the West Ham box, in-and-around the penalty spot.

Lampard had much more time on the ball to thread passes through West Ham’s defence. In total, he completed five key passes. One came from a corner, one from a cross and three from open play.

But it was Lampard’s return to form in front of goal that will rightly get all headlines. Both of his goals came from that famous position in the middle of the box around the penalty spot, as he profited from a playmaker being removed from the team for a holding midfielder.

Lampard’s clinical display shows that he is at his best when part of a three-man midfield with a holding midfielder behind him.

When he is played alongside Ramires, there is an obvious lack of cover for Chelsea’s defence. The inclusion of Mikel may not be declared a masterstroke, but it was the perfect tactical decision from Mourinho.

He may be struggling to fit all the expensive attacking midfielders that Chelsea have into the team, but in terms of getting his tactics right, Mikel is vital to Mourinho's system as he is the best defensive midfielder they have at their disposal.

It makes you wonder why they shelled out £30 million on Willian in the summer when it was obvious which position they needed to strengthen.

any link to watch this game?

What's the names of the designers/tailors that you know?

Please can any one recommend a good high-end Men's native wears designers/tailors in Lagos or Abuja. Thanks! in advance.

3/10. thanks.

pray when you lie down until you fall asleep.

you have not violated his instruction. He said that you should not bring in a man from another tribe - good! you plan to bring a man from another country. For me, no rule violated! go ahead and introduce the man to him. Tell him that he is not from another tribe, but from another country, and that you didn't want to disobey him by bringing a man from another tribe. In the country where your man is from there is no tribe there. case closed! if he insists, then dis own him

@OP when you graduate, you will become Aristotle. You will get to the root of the evil spirits troubling the country called Nigeria. Please, do quick and graduate, you will be one of the delegates at the National Conference. Good luck!

Well done guys! good to see that you found the post useful.

@denuny start from somewhere

You are welcome guys! I am happy you found it interesting

thanks guys!I hope you find it useful. Live is too short

Our previous article, 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself, was well received by most of our readers, but several of you suggested that we follow it up with a list of things to start doing. In one reader’s words, “I would love to see you revisit each of these 30 principles, but instead of presenting us with a ‘to-don’t’ list, present us with a ‘to-do’ list that we all can start working on today, together.” Some folks, such as readers Danny Head and Satori Agape, actually took it one step further and emailed us their own revised ‘to-do’ versions of the list.

So I sat down last night with our original article and the two reader’s revisions as a guide, and a couple hours later finalized a new list of 30 things; which ended up being, I think, a perfect complement to the original.

Here it is, a positive ‘to-do’ list for the upcoming year – 30 things to start doing for yourself:

1. Start spending time with the right people. – These are the people you enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and who encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways. They are the ones who make you feel more alive, and not only embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who you want to be, unconditionally.

2. Start facing your problems head on. – It isn’t your problems that define you, but how you react to them and recover from them. Problems will not disappear unless you take action. Do what you can, when you can, and acknowledge what you’ve done. It’s all about taking baby steps in the right direction, inch by inch. These inches count, they add up to yards and miles in the long run.

3. Start being honest with yourself about everything. – Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed. Be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become. Be honest with every aspect of your life, always. Because you are the one person you can forever count on. Search your soul, for the truth, so that you truly know who you are. Once you do, you’ll have a better understanding of where you are now and how you got here, and you’ll be better equipped to identify where you want to go and how to get there. Read The Road Less Traveled.

4. Start making your own happiness a priority. – Your needs matter. If you don’t value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, you’re sabotaging yourself. Remember, it IS possible to take care of your own needs while simultaneously caring for those around you. And once your needs are met, you will likely be far more capable of helping those who need you most.

5. Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly. – Trying to be anyone else is a waste of the person you are. Be yourself. Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. Be the person you know yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms. Above all, be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.

6. Start noticing and living in the present. – Right now is a miracle. Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you. Right now is life. So stop thinking about how great things will be in the future. Stop dwelling on what did or didn’t happen in the past. Learn to be in the ‘here and now’ and experience life as it’s happening. Appreciate the world for the beauty that it holds, right now.

7. Start valuing the lessons your mistakes teach you. – Mistakes are okay; they’re the stepping stones of progress. If you’re not failing from time to time, you’re not trying hard enough and you’re not learning. Take risks, stumble, fall, and then get up and try again. Appreciate that you are pushing yourself, learning, growing and improving. Significant achievements are almost invariably realized at the end of a long road of failures. One of the ‘mistakes’ you fear might just be the link to your greatest achievement yet.

8. Start being more polite to yourself. – If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend? The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others. You must love who you are or no one else will.

9. Start enjoying the things you already have. – The problem with many of us is that we think we’ll be happy when we reach a certain level in life – a level we see others operating at – your boss with her corner office, that friend of a friend who owns a mansion on the beach, etc. Unfortunately, it takes awhile before you get there, and when you get there you’ll likely have a new destination in mind. You’ll end up spending your whole life working toward something new without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have now. So take a quiet moment every morning when you first awake to appreciate where you are and what you already have.

10. Start creating your own happiness. – If you are waiting for someone else to make you happy, you’re missing out. Smile because you can. Choose happiness. Be the change you want to see in the world. Be happy with who you are now, and let your positivity inspire your journey into tomorrow. Happiness is often found when and where you decide to seek it. If you look for happiness within the opportunities you have, you will eventually find it. But if you constantly look for something else, unfortunately, you’ll find that too. Read Stumbling on Happiness.

11. Start giving your ideas and dreams a chance. – In life, it’s rarely about getting a chance; it’s about taking a chance. You’ll never be 100% sure it will work, but you can always be 100% sure doing nothing won’t work. Most of the time you just have to go for it! And no matter how it turns out, it always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something. Win-Win.

12. Start believing that you’re ready for the next step. – You are ready! Think about it. You have everything you need right now to take the next small, realistic step forward. So embrace the opportunities that come your way, and accept the challenges – they’re gifts that will help you to grow.

13. Start entering new relationships for the right reasons. – Enter new relationships with dependable, honest people who reflect the person you are and the person you want to be. Choose friends you are proud to know, people you admire, who show you love and respect – people who reciprocate your kindness and commitment. And pay attention to what people do, because a person’s actions are much more important than their words or how others represent them.

14. Start giving new people you meet a chance. – It sounds harsh, but you cannot keep every friend you’ve ever made. People and priorities change. As some relationships fade others will grow. Appreciate the possibility of new relationships as you naturally let go of old ones that no longer work. Trust your judgment. Embrace new relationships, knowing that you are entering into unfamiliar territory. Be ready to learn, be ready for a challenge, and be ready to meet someone that might just change your life forever.

15. Start competing against an earlier version of yourself. – Be inspired by others, appreciate others, learn from others, but know that competing against them is a waste of time. You are in competition with one person and one person only – yourself. You are competing to be the best you can be. Aim to break your own personal records.

16. Start cheering for other people’s victories. – Start noticing what you like about others and tell them. Having an appreciation for how amazing the people around you are leads to good places – productive, fulfilling, peaceful places. So be happy for those who are making progress. Cheer for their victories. Be thankful for their blessings, openly. What goes around comes around, and sooner or later the people you’re cheering for will start cheering for you.

17. Start looking for the silver lining in tough situations. – When things are hard, and you feel down, take a few deep breaths and look for the silver lining – the small glimmers of hope. Remind yourself that you can and will grow stronger from these hard times. And remain conscious of your blessings and victories – all the things in your life that are right. Focus on what you have, not on what you haven’t.

18. Start forgiving yourself and others. – We’ve all been hurt by our own decisions and by others. And while the pain of these experiences is normal, sometimes it lingers for too long. We relive the pain over and over and have a hard time letting go. Forgiveness is the remedy. It doesn’t mean you’re erasing the past, or forgetting what happened. It means you’re letting go of the resentment and pain, and instead choosing to learn from the incident and move on with your life.

19. Start helping those around you. – Care about people. Guide them if you know a better way. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you. Love and kindness begets love and kindness. And so on and so forth.

20. Start listening to your own inner voice. – If it helps, discuss your ideas with those closest to you, but give yourself enough room to follow your own intuition. Be true to yourself. Say what you need to say. Do what you know in your heart is right.

21. Start being attentive to your stress level and take short breaks. – Slow down. Breathe. Give yourself permission to pause, regroup and move forward with clarity and purpose. When you’re at your busiest, a brief recess can rejuvenate your mind and increase your productivity. These short breaks will help you regain your sanity and reflect on your recent actions so you can be sure they’re in line with your goals.

22. Start noticing the beauty of small moments. – Instead of waiting for the big things to happen – marriage, kids, big promotion, winning the lottery – find happiness in the small things that happen every day. Little things like having a quiet cup of coffee in the early morning, or the delicious taste and smell of a homemade meal, or the pleasure of sharing something you enjoy with someone else, or holding hands with your partner. Noticing these small pleasures on a daily basis makes a big difference in the quality of your life.

23. Start accepting things when they are less than perfect. – Remember, ‘perfect’ is the enemy of ‘good.’ One of the biggest challenges for people who want to improve themselves and improve the world is learning to accept things as they are. Sometimes it’s better to accept and appreciate the world as it is, and people as they are, rather than to trying to make everything and everyone conform to an impossible ideal. No, you shouldn’t accept a life of mediocrity, but learn to love and value things when they are less than perfect.

24. Start working toward your goals every single day. – Remember, the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Whatever it is you dream about, start taking small, logical steps every day to make it happen. Get out there and DO something! The harder you work the luckier you will become. While many of us decide at some point during the course of our lives that we want to answer our calling, only an astute few of us actually work on it. By ‘working on it,’ I mean consistently devoting oneself to the end result. Read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

25. Start being more open about how you feel. – If you’re hurting, give yourself the necessary space and time to hurt, but be open about it. Talk to those closest to you. Tell them the truth about how you feel. Let them listen. The simple act of getting things off your chest and into the open is your first step toward feeling good again.

26. Start taking full accountability for your own life. – Own your choices and mistakes, and be willing to take the necessary steps to improve upon them. Either you take accountability for your life or someone else will. And when they do, you’ll become a slave to their ideas and dreams instead of a pioneer of your own. You are the only one who can directly control the outcome of your life. And no, it won’t always be easy. Every person has a stack of obstacles in front of them. But you must take accountability for your situation and overcome these obstacles. Choosing not to is choosing a lifetime of mere existence.

27. Start actively nurturing your most important relationships. – Bring real, honest joy into your life and the lives of those you love by simply telling them how much they mean to you on a regular basis. You can’t be everything to everyone, but you can be everything to a few people. Decide who these people are in your life and treat them like royalty. Remember, you don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends you can be certain of.

28. Start concentrating on the things you can control. – You can’t change everything, but you can always change something. Wasting your time, talent and emotional energy on things that are beyond your control is a recipe for frustration, misery and stagnation. Invest your energy in the things you can control, and act on them now.

29. Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes. – The mind must believe it CAN do something before it is capable of actually doing it. The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful. Listen to your self-talk and replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Regardless of how a situation seems, focus on what you DO WANT to happen, and then take the next positive step forward. No, you can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you react to things. Everyone’s life has positive and negative aspects – whether or not you’re happy and successful in the long run depends greatly on which aspects you focus on. Read The How of Happiness.

30. Start noticing how wealthy you are right now. – Henry David Thoreau once said, “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” Even when times are tough, it’s always important to keep things in perspective. You didn’t go to sleep hungry last night. You didn’t go to sleep outside. You had a choice of what clothes to wear this morning. You hardly broke a sweat today. You didn’t spend a minute in fear. You have access to clean drinking water. You have access to medical care. You have access to the Internet. You can read. Some might say you are incredibly wealthy, so remember to be grateful for all the things you do have

Source: http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/12/18/30-things-to-start-doing-for-yourself/?utm_content=buffer91717&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=Buffer.

That IGP is smart, wallahi Talahii!!! I support him!

Op how market?

in some part of enugu state, a married woman that sleeps with another man will go crazy if she ever steps into the village again

Lol, I was actually at that site during the visit, the power plant belongs to my company Symbion Power LLC. I had a personal picture with the POTUS but will not upload it here for security reasons. The picture below shows the POTUS, the President of Tanzania and my CEO, Mr. Paul Hinks being led by Jane our plant tour guide.

Yes, I agree with you. AND the tiny glass they use in measuring kai-kai should also be reviewed upwards. How can one get only that tiny thing for N20? It is ridiculous. And you have to take at least 5 shots to come up a bit. Na wao!!!!

any link to watch the address?

I have heard about Alomo Square. So beautiful! That's where Alomo Bitters is produced.

Aremu or olusegun

And you too

Odunnu, it's just a simple question, you are just a typical Nigerian, lol, you answer question with question. If you don't want to disclose your state of origin here you can send me a private message, and don't ask me further question and stop this your circumlocution.

@Odunnu,lol, it's not in doubt, I know you are Nigerian, what part of Nigeria?

Odunnu where are you from?

Alomo Bitters because it is cheap and sharks as much as beer