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The smallest country to play in the World Cup

Croatia were rightly praised for getting to the final against the odds.

Many people commented on the fact that a nation of just 4.1 million people was so successful.

But Croatia were by no means the smallest nation in the competition - that record goes to Iceland, with a population of just 330,000.

To put it another way, you could fit the entire population of Iceland into all of the host stadiums in Russia - and have about 250,000 seats to spare.

The World Cup may already seem like a distant memory.

Attention has already turned back to Premier League transfer gossip or Champions League qualification (we're guessing in France they're still celebrating).

But there are some players and nations who will have their names down in the history books for other reasons.

Guinness World Records has released a list of the teams and players who broke records this summer in Russia.

Here are some of our favourites.

The oldest player to score a hat-trick

World Cup 2018: Portugal 3-3 Spain

We were treated to one of the best games of the tournament very early on.

Cast your mind back to day two, when Spain played Portugal.

Spain were three minutes from winning their opening game when Cristiano Ronaldo stepped up with one of the goals of the tournament.

Not only did his free kick earn Portugal a point, it gave him a hat-trick - making the 33-year-old the oldest player to score one in a World Cup.

centboy123456:
what is s full meaning of vk

VKontakte

VK is Russian.
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The handwriting is on the wall..... It has already happened.......

obinnand:
I visited a medical laboratory for culture test. When I came back to collect the result. They collected another of my blood sample saying that they want to be sure, that I should please come the next day. The following day I returned they also colleted my blood sample saying that they want to be very sure. When I finally got the result it states that my HIV status is indeterminate. They advice me to come back in 3 months time for another test. This thing happened about 3 days ago since then I have not been myself. I need advice and I have never slept with a woman. Please medical laboratory scientists in the lab help me. My blood group is O.

The signs are very clear...... Take heart man....

A televangelist has called on his followers to buy him a $54m (£40m) private jet because "if Jesus was on Earth today he wouldn't be riding a donkey".

Jesse Duplantis used his regular "This week with Jesse" broadcast to claim that God had told him to acquire the Falcon 7X.
The evangelist is the face of "Jesse Duplantis Ministries", which according to its website has been operating for at least 40 years.

Mr Duplantis explained that he already has a plane that he purchased in 2006, but it doesn't let him fly around the world in "one stop".

The American preacher told his viewers: "We're believing in God for a brand new Falcon 7X so we can go anywhere in the world in one stop."

Mr Duplantis then explained the new plane, which can carry eight passengers and three crew, meant he wouldn't have to "pay those exorbitant prices for jet fuel all over the world".

The televangelist suggested to his viewers that they "become a partner" to help him purchase the Falcon 7X jet, with a page on his website encouraging people to donate up to $1,000 to his ministry.

His site claimed that partners "sow financial seeds into the good soil of JDM to help spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world".

In a statement during his broadcast, Mr Duplantis claimed God told him directly to acquire a Falcon 7X.

He said: "In one of the greatest statements the Lord ever told me, he said 'Jesse you want to come up where I'm at?"
"I said 'what do you mean?' He said 'Before you ask I'll answer'."

Mr Duplantis continued: "I want you to believe in me for a Falcon 7X.
"I said 'OK' but the first thing I thought of is how am I going to pay for it, and then a great statement that he told me in 1978 flooded into my mind.

"He said 'Jesse, I didn't ask you to pay for it, I asked you believe for it'."


Mr Duplantis added: "I'm not interested in learning to fly it, I'm interested in preaching the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"I really believe that if Jesus was on the Earth today he wouldn't be riding a donkey."
Earlier in his broadcast the evangelist reflected on his history of private jet ownership, revealing he purchased his first plane in 1994.

He bought his second aircraft in 2004 and his third in 2006.

Dassault, who makes the three-engine Falcon 7X, describe it as "the benchmark for the 21st century business jet".
The planes cost $54m according to the SherpaReport, which provides news and analysis on the private jet industry.

https://news.sky.com/story/televangelist-asks-followers-to-buy-him-a-54m-jet-11390216

The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia in exactly 20 days’ time. To mark the occasion, 20 key numbers you need to know about Russia 2018.


32


Russia 2018 will see 32 teams battle it out for World Cup glory. It could be the last World Cup under the 32-team format, with discussions to extend the tournament to 48 teams for Qatar 2022.


64


There will be a total of 64 games played at the World Cup. Russia and Saudi Arabia will kick things off in the opening match on June 14 at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, with the tournament culminating in the final at the same venue on July 15.

11


World Cup games will be played in 11 host cities : Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Ekaterinburg, Saransk, Samara, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, and Kaliningrad.


12


There will be 12 stadiums used at this summer's World Cup, with Moscow the only host city to have two venues that will feature matches: Luzhniki Stadium and Spartak Stadium.


3,000km


The distance from the westernmost World Cup venue, in the exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, to Ekaterinburg, which is the farthest venue to the east, is more than 3,000km – and is three time zones away.


$12 billion


The estimated cost to Russia of hosting the tournament has been set at around
$12 billion. However, Russia will see a significant return on its investment in terms of a boost to the economy and increased tourism.


1 million


More than 1 million fans are expected to visit Russia for the World Cup.The largest number of foreign fans will be from the US, with more than 80,000 tickets purchased, even though the nation has not qualified (many US purchases can be explained by the Latin American contingent in the country).


1 billion


As well as the many fans flocking to Russia, millions more will be watching from home. An expected 1 billion people will tune in to watch the final on July 15.


$43 million


Organizers will spend a reported $43 million on providing free train travel between host cities for fans.


7


There will be seven nations at Russia 2018 that have previously won the World Cup. Defending champions Germany will be aiming to equal Brazil's record of five wins. Other nations in Russia which have won football's biggest prize are Argentina (2), Uruguay (2), England (1), Spain (1) and France (1). Notably, four-time winners Italy did not qualify - the first time in 60 years that they will miss a World Cup.


2


There will be two nations making their World Cup finals debut at Russia 2018: Iceland and Panama.


330,000


With a population of just 330,000 , Iceland will become the smallest nation ever to play at the World Cup finals. Brazil's population of 209 million is the highest of the nations at the tournament - and is 627 times higher than Iceland's.


21


Five-times winners Brazil will be making their 21st appearance at a World Cup finals. They are the only nation to have played at each tournament, dating back to the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930.


30%


In 30 percent (6/20) of previous World Cups, the hosts have won the tournament. Russia are yet to get out of the group stage, having appeared at three World Cups since the break-up of the Soviet Union: 1994, 2002, and 2014

9/2


Germany are currently the favorites to claim glory in Russia, with many bookmakers backing them at around 9/2 to win the title, followed by Brazil (5/1), France (11/2), Spain (7/1) and Argentina (8/1).


1


Russia will be the first time that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system has been used at the World Cup. It will allow officials to review decisions in four cases: goals; penalty decisions; red cards (not including second yellow cards); and mistaken identity in awarding red or yellow cards.

80


It will be the first time in 80 years that a British referee has not taken part at a World Cup finals, after FIFA failed to include any UK refs in its team of 36 officials for the tournament.


45


Egyptian goalkeeper Essam el-Hadary could become the oldest player ever to appear at a World Cup. The 45-year-old stopper could beat the record set by Colombian 'keeper Faryd Mondragon, who was 43 when he played at Brazil 2014.


80,000


The capacity of Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, which will host the opening game on June 14 and final on July 15, is
80,000 . It will also host five other games at Russia 2018, including one semi-final.


36.8cm


The famous World Cup trophy that all the teams will want to get their hands on stands 36.8 centimetres high and weighs 6.1 kilograms. It is made of 18 carat gold and has a malachite base.

https://www.rt.com/sport/427766-world-cup-20-days-russia/

mfm04622:
So you want to earn same amount with doctors? Do you think it is fair for you a lab technician that spent 3 years in school and a doctor that spent 6 to earn the same?
When it comes to administration of hospitals, yes doctors should not be head of hospitals. Doctors don't have any advantage over other professionals when it comes to managing hospitals.

keep your mouth shut.... A medical laboratory scientist course duration is 5 years +1 year INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME+1 year NYSC=7 years.

Thread closed. This information is FAKE...
.. I repeat, fake news......

Which way? Matters arising....

osazsky:
teacher oys teach me,when u did ur IT in lit education, ur six months IT wasn't counted ba

ogbe wedger. Obaseki don dey return your people from Libya........ Common sense nor dey your head.......

Deltayankeeboi:
THANK YOU SIR. GOD BLESS YOU. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICED

I don't know who set that idiot free from his cage.

osazsky:
have u ever seen someone who chose nursing as first choice, no then in our time it wasn't even in jamb brochure ,tell us d truth u chose medicine but couldn't pass hence u took d shot cut by writing entrance exam now u are boasting that u can pass MBBS ,,,,Nigerians funny die spits

your level of stupidity nor get rival...... Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, B. Nsc all have two professional exams to write before they are licensed to practice...... You are not too smart after all.....

osazsky:
medicine shld be left for d best, I wanted to study medicine but couldn't, switched on time to accounting ,now I work as an accountant in a university, we all need each other in terms of profession even d vc of Uniben needs a cleaner,, to clean his office,so were are u coming from pls b logical and make this ur aguement relative ,I know u wanted to study medicine but couldn't meet the requirement hence u were shipped to a nursing school,pls attend a university then sit for MBBS before claiming bragging rights, there is no way my salary now can be d same as lecturers, all I do is sit in my chair and work on files,ask me how many reaserch i have done since i stated work 4years ago none. my friend this is a lost battle, no work no pay,nursing sch is 3 years medicine is, 7,there are no shot cut to riches grow up

flawed logic. Who even told you medicine is 7 years?

James Harrison has retired after saving the lives of more than 2.4 million babies by donating his blood over the past 60 years.
The "man with the golden arm", as he has been dubbed, told The Sydney Morning Herald that his retirement was "a sad day" and "the end of a lung run".

Mr Harrison's blood contains an extremely rare antibody in his plasma which is used to develop medicine to prevent newborns from dying from Rhesus disease.

The medicine, anti-D, is given to pregnant mothers whose rhesus negative blood is at risk of attacking her baby's rhesus positive blood.

At 81 years of age, Mr Harrison has made his 1,173rd and final donation - meaning he has provided more than a thousand bags full of his life-saving blood.

He holds the Guinness World Record for the number of donations made, and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service said: "His kindness leaves a remarkable legacy, and he has put the challenge out to the Australian community to beat it."

In 1999, Mr Harrison received the Medal of the Order of Australia for his "incredible and ongoing support of the blood service and anti-D programme", the organisation stated.
He is one of only 50 people in Australia believed to have these antibodies in their blood.

"I hope it's a record that somebody breaks, because it will mean they are dedicated to the cause," Mr Harrison said.

The super donor began donating blood after he underwent major chest surgery at just 14 years old and depended on the blood of strangers to save his life.

Over a decade after he started donating blood, it was discovered that his contained the vital antibody needed to make the anti-D medicine.

Mr Harrison was happy to continue to donate and switched from plain blood to plasma donations in order to help as many people as possible.

He has now passed the age-limit in Australia to continue giving blood, although he says he would do so if they would let him.

https://news.sky.com/story/australian-blood-donor-retires-after-saving-24-million-babies-11369311

MrBigiman:
Who is foolish here. Nurses are doing internship as a must now for all graduate nurses. Which other country has that model in the whole world. What is nursing internship? If u want to work as a nurse in UK, US or Canada, are u asked for nursing internship form. We claim we want best international practice , but its actually best reaping where I did not sow practice. We need a overhaul, in fact we really don't. What are doctors doing in this shit hole?

it cuts across all discipline in Nigeria. There is no job...... If you can not stand the heat in the cesspool 'Nigeria' simply get out......

MrBigiman:
Johesu spotted, the bash without a superior argument. If u wanted the same pay as doctors then go and study medicine. Everything in life is graded. Medicine is a tougher course and demands more reward. So it is from US to UK, to Australia, Canada, Ghana, United nations itself, Lesotho, Ghana. Nigeria cannot practice a different system.

this is becoming stale........ You just succeeded in exposing your foolishness..

dechriscool:
The gang up against doctors is not only by allied health workers but also by some Nigerians. I did a post about how JOHESU members beat up Doctors at NAUTH just to registered their graviances against doctors in course o f this their strike .That post didn't see the day light.

However,the disparity in salary structure between doctors and JOHESU members can't be overemphasized.Read the statement of facts below to guard on the activities in the hospital

THE PATIENT COMES TO THE HOSPITAL TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

There are three group of people in the Hospital worldwide;

1. Doctor
2. Patients
3. Hospital support staff.

-A patient comes to a medical emergency unit rushed by his relatives.
-The DOCTOR sends for his file/folder to be retrieved by the MEDICAL RECORDS STAFF.
-The DOCTOR takes history from PATIENT and examines the PATIENT.
-The DOCTOR makes a diagnosis (or set of diagnosis-differential diagnosis).
-The DOCTOR asks the PHARMACIST to supply the drugs for the particular disease.
-The DOCTOR asks the NURSE to administer the drugs.
-The DOCTOR asks the PATIENT to go to Radiology department to do an X-RAY/CT-SCAN.
-The DOCTOR in the Radiology department (RADIOLOGIST) asks the RADIOGRAPHER to do the X-ray. The DOCTOR in the Radiology department (RADIOLOGIST) interprets the X-ray and writes a report to be taken to the DOCTOR in the Emergency.
-The DOCTOR in the Emergency unit uses the X-ray report to further treat the patient.
-The DOCTOR sends the PATIENT to the laboratory to do some tests.
-The DOCTOR in the laboratory (PATHOLOGIST) asks the LABORATORY SCIENTIST or LABORATORY TECHNICIAN to do the test or do the test himself if necessary.
The DOCTOR in the laboratory (PATHOLOGIST) interprets the report and sends the patient back to the doctor in the emergency.
-The DOCTOR evaluates the patient and asks for more drugs from the PHARMACY for the NURSE to administer.
-The DOCTOR admits the patient to the ward if patient is not good to go or discharges the patient if he is good.
-THE DOCTOR in the ward keeps on seeing the patient and evaluating his needs. THE DOCTOR calls for the assistance of the NURSE, PHARMACIST, LABORATORY SCIENTIST/TECHNICIAN, RADIOGRAPHER when the need arises.
But there is always a need for the DOCTOR to be in CONTACT with the progress of the patient.
-THE DOCTOR DISCHARGES the PATIENT home or CERTIFIES him dead as the case may be.

IT BEGINS WITH THE DOCTOR and PATIENT from admission and ends with DOCTOR and PATIENT on discharge from the hospital.

1. DOCTORS WORLDWIDE are LEADERS of the health sector in the best of centers.
-Google LIST OF BEST HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD.
A list of many hospital according to ranking would come up.
-Take the first 5, or 10, or 20 hospitals ONE BY ONE.
-For each hospital Google it's leadership.
-All would show you that the doctor is the head.
The CEO/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of all the hospitals have MD or MBBS as their basic qualification. (Most of these doctors have no any other non-medical qualification).

PLEASE GOOGLE FOR YOURSELF
-THE BEST HOSPITALS in the world.
-Then LEADERSHIP OF EACH HOSPITAL.

2.)DOCTORS ARE PAID FAR BETTER THAN OTHER SUPPORT STAFF WORLDWIDE.
This pay gets far different when the DOCTOR is a SPECIALIST: CONSULTANT (UK/INDIA) or an ATTENDING PHYSICIAN (USA).

Google the best hospitals in the world and the salary of the workers.

Google for yourself.
Do not be fed with lies.

3.) CAREER PROGRESSION for DOCTORS.
Doctors have two pathways for progression in Nigeria:
i. NORMAL CIVIL SERVICE where you are promoted to the next grade after every 3years.
ii. POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, where you enroll into residency and is only promoted after rigorous academic and practical training and passing of professional examinations.
After NYSC the doctor pays heavily to write an exam called primaries. After the primaries he/she undergo extensive training as a REGISTRAR and after 3-5years write the PART 1 exams to become a SENIOR REGISTRAR. After another 3-5years he writes another exam to become a FELLOW/CONSULTANT. Each of PART 1 and 2 exams advance the doctor only one grade level (e.g Part 1 exam after 3-5 years moves a DOCTOR from grade 12 to 13. Part 2 after another 3-5moves a doctor from grade 13-14).
The pass rate of these exams generally is between 10-30%.
Its difficult to progress through the postgraduate pathway. You may spend more than 6years without promotion.

GOOGLE THE TRUTH.

THE DRAMA PLAYING IN THE

copy and paste.... Biggest fool ever liveth.....

Simplep:
Pastors!!......i cant even remember d last time i stepped my foot into any church,i jst pray,have d fear of God...read my bible,and go on with my life......am tired of getting confused

really?

Omooba77:
It is common these days to see people making mockery of men of God due to one thing or the other. If you know the Bible; even when a man of God err, it is not appropriate for people to speak ill of them. Rather pray for them and leave them to God for judgement.
We can all learn from 2 Kings 2:23-25. Have a blessed Sunday.

cave man....... Only a cave man will reason like this.....

SBG04:
Bros I completely disagree with you. In as much as I agree with the fact that Israel is a war mongering country, there are legitimate reasons for this nuclear deal with Iran to be scrapped. I even feel Obama would have done the same if he was still in power.
The deal, though guarantied that Iran will halt all enrichment programs and subject itself to regular testing by international inspectors, does not include Iran's ballistic missile program which has been wrecking havoc across the middle East. Hezbollah and Hamas both have a massive stockpile of ballistic missiles which they regularly fire into Isreal. These missiles are definitely manufactured in Iran and given to these militant groups for free. The Saudis are also victims of Iran's ballistic missile program because Iran also supplies the Houti rebels in Yemen with Ballistic missiles that are fired into Saudi Arabia regularly. If Iran wants to be a responsible member of the international community, it has to stop supporting terrorist groups in the middle east.
Trump is an irresponsible misfit of a President, but his policy towards Iran is spot on! Iran must also not be allowed to establish any foothold in Syria because it will definitely use Syria as a northern front in further attacks on Isreal with Ballistic missiles.

too much MSM junks not good for you.....

This is bad... This is bad.... Now I am mad.....

Elara is a strong opponent of a plastic surgery and is confident that she will never undergo one.


"I do not want to turn into a girl with a plastic appearance, they think that it's beautiful but really not," the young woman concluded.

The young woman posts pictures on Instagram where she has some 2,200 followers.

A young woman nicknamed Serenity Elara, who is a fan of the Japanese anime "Sailor Moon," reveals just how much effort she puts into looking exactly like her favorite cartoon character.


Serenity Elara, a Kiev resident fond of Japanese cartoons, spends about an hour per day to look exactly like her favorite hero Usagi Tsukino,
Daily Mail reported .

"Usagi is the first character who inspired me to get into cosplay. Without this passion, my life would probably be empty and monotonous, like everyone else's," the young woman told the media outlet.


Not only does Elara put on a special bright make-up to look like her icon, she also dresses up like Usagi and designs all of her outfits by herself.

https://sputniknews.com/viral/201804091063376610-ukrainian-living-doll-anime/

Many Nigerians were shocked after recent revelations from a prominent politician, Shehu Sani, that Nigerian senators are entitled to monthly expenses of 13.5m naira (£27,000; $37,500), in addition to their monthly salaries of more than $2,000.


A Senate spokesperson confirmed the figure, but said the funds were for senators to run their offices and should not be counted as part of their salaries.


Taking the salary and expenses together, how do your wages compare to a Nigerian senator's. Use our interactive calculator to find out.

A Nigerian senator earns about 156 million naira per year.

If you were earning the minimum wage (₦18,000):

It would take a senator 1 hour and 1 minute to earn your monthly salary.


On your current salary, it would take you approximately 722 years and 3 months to earn a senator's annual wage.


If you had started working in the year 1296 you'd almost have caught up with them by now.


A senator's monthly salary can buy 866 bags of rice, while your monthly salary can buy 1 bag of rice

If you were earning ₦50,000:

It would take a senator 2 hours and 49 minutes to earn your monthly salary.


On your current salary, it would take you approximately 260 years to earn a senator's annual wage.


If you had started working in the year 1758, you'd almost have caught up with them by now.


A senator's monthly salary can buy 866 bags of rice, while your monthly salary can buy 3 bags of rice.



If you were earning ₦100,000:


It would take a senator 5 hours and 37 minutes to earn your monthly salary.


On your current salary, it would take you approximately 130 years to earn a senator's annual wage.


If you had started working in the year 1888, you'd almost have caught up with them by now.


A senator's monthly salary can buy 866 bags of rice while your monthly salary can buy 6 bags of rice

If you were earning ₦150,000:

It would take a senator 8 hours and 26 minutes to earn your monthly salary.


On your current salary, it would take you approximately 86 years and 8 months to earn a senator's annual wage.


If you had started working in the year 1931 you'd almost be finished, you'd almost have caught up with them by now.


A senator's monthly salary can buy 866 bags of rice, while your monthly salary can buy 10 bags of rice.


If you were earning ₦200,000:


It would take a senator 11 hours and 14 minutes to earn your monthly salary.

On your current salary, it would take you approximately 65 years to earn a senator's annual wage.

If you had started working in the year 1953 you'd almost be finished, you'd almost have caught up with them by now.

A senator's monthly salary can buy 866 bags of rice while your monthly salary can buy 13 bags of rice.

Credits:

Development by Olawale Malomo and Illustrations by Manuella Bonomi.


Methodology:


Senators' estimated earnings are based on the statement made by Nigerian Senator Shehu Sani, on March 7, 2018.

The exchange rate was calculated at 1 USD = 359.200NGN, 1GBP = 503.483NGN as on 20 March 2018 using http://xe.com.


The calculator assumed that a bag of rice would cost ₦15,000

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43516825

Mulatta:
Pls don't reserve oh, shebi you want to do "I too know" oya come and talk your own

help yourself Mr with Yandex or Google...

Mulatta:
Do you think Russia operate on economy, Russia is just like north Korea but with more resources

You know nothing about Russia..... So I reserve my comment...

CSTR1002:
Go and sit down.

The best countries in Europe have isolated him and you are yapping about venom.

You think Putin is happy?

Best countries you say, please name them.

CSTR1002:
Russia don't even have the economy to sustain it.

You think Russia is a third world country?? The world is multipolar now.....

naijjaman:

Russia will continue to flex muscles they need to tone it down or face the consequences

consequences of what Mr??