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Barywhyte:
Thnks. Thr is smthin am trying to do again. Finding it hard to resize block. Am using business responsive theme and the style.css file (I dnt hv layout.css) doesn't seem to have place for doing block resizing. Wondering if u have a simple way of doing that in drupal 7. I will send u the school URL when am through with the design. Thnks again

YomaA:
World cup year, if so ronaldo no suppose with 2014 ballon Dor then, shud ve been muller,going by ur choice and sneijder yes was brilliant but if milito wasn't brilliant in his goal scoring inter for no win shit.

EVERY administration enjoys its share of honeymoon after assuming power. The allure of newness and expectations are high during this period, and the people are willing to overlook and excuse little blunders here and there. But months down the line, one or two major things happen, and the honeymoon is over. When former President Goodluck Jonathan took over in 2011, his trajectory from Deputy Governor to Governor and from Vice President to President was a major talking point during his honeymoon. His being the first ethnic Minority Nigerian to recieve the overwhelming vote of the electorate, even when ranged against powerful Northern opponents was something people found inspiring. But the moment he attempted to remove the petroleum subsidy starting from January 1, 2012, the romance quickly vanished. Unfortunately, Jonathan backed off from completely removing the subsidy, with the resultant effect that Nigeria went on to spend over two more trillion Naira on fuel subsidies; an amount that could have turned around the massive infrastructure deficit of the country if properly invested. Buhari-Central Africa President Muhammadu Buhari came on the crest of what some romantically termed: “Change Revolution”. It was the first time a sitting president seeking a second term was voted out in Nigeria and he left without making any fuss. In Africa, it was the second time it ever happned, following the noble example of former Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, who conceded victory to his former Minister, Macky Sall, on Monday 26th March 2012. Even if the election that brought Buhari in was not that copasetic (what with millions of under-age voters and non-use of the card reader in the Muslim North, his main political base), the transitional process was second to none. This was obviously why many newspapers awarded both the former and incumbent presidents their joint Man-of-the Year 2015. On assumption of power, Buhari’s media magicians, notably Femi Adesina (alias Kulikuli) and Garba Shehu, stoked his mystique with fairytale characterisations: “the New Sheriff in Town”, who accomplished great feats of change through his “Body Language”, feats which were fondly attributed to “The Buhari Effect”. You will recall that as soon as Buhari was announced winner of the presidential election, the Naira, which was going for 228 against the US Dollar, appreciated by seven percent to 211. His supporters boasted that if he could achieve this without lifting a finger, then his campaign promise to make the Naira equal to the Dollar would be accomplished before long. But today, the story is different. At the last check, the Naira exchanged for the Dollar at 313: 1, with many proffering the bleak prognosis that we might be headed eventually for 500:1 or an outright devaluation (which Buhari’s Western backers have asked him to do). In June 2015 the comatose refineries suddenly restarted refining petroleum products without the regime spending a kobo. Today, Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineris remain shut and will not resume production till end of this month. While “the Buhari Effect” held sway, there was a noticeable improvement in power supply, even when the new leader had not made a policy pronouncement on which way his cat was going to jump. Some even claimed they now had between 18 to 24 hours of power supply a day. They forgot that this was the cool and rainy season when, traditionally, the hydrothermal plants were full with water which results to more available megawatts for the national grid. What do we have now? The power supply has nosedived, though the administration has reported that we have crossed the 5,000 megawatts threshold “for the first time”. The Power Distribution Companies (DISCOs) which bought over the assets of erstwhile state monopoly, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), on February 1, 2016, made good their threat to raise electricity tariff by 46 percent. Nigeria’s Organised Labour, which had been in hibernation since Comrade Adams Oshiomhole stepped down as Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, also made good their threat to picket their offices nationwide. That is the most poignant sure sign that the honeymoon is over. This honeymoon usually stops when concrete governance starts. However, the power tariff hike is a small thing compared to the great damage to the Buhari administration’s image which the 2016 budget saga is beginning to turn up. The insanity of the 2016 budget is twofold. On the one hand is the massive amount of corruption (paddings, duplications) which are being unearthed at the House of Representatives and the Senate. The second is Federal Government’s inability to discover these crooked intents to steal our public funds right under the nose of an anti-corruption president, which reeks of gross incompetence from the Budget Office and the Federal Ministry of Finance to the Presidency. Not only that, an aide of the President, Senator Etta Enang, has been accused of being behind the tampering with the budget which President Buhari presented before the National Assembly. The confusion and corruption surrounding the budget is so much that one of the Ministers, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who is in charge of the Health Ministry, openly disowned his ministry’s budget when he was supposed to defend it before the Legislature. He said “rats” (which are also known as “budget mafia”) had doctored it. Frustrated, the Chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of the House and Senate, announced that the February 25 date for the passage of the budget had been postponed indefinitely. The President has promised to punish the civil servants who were responsible for sabotaging the budget and using it to paint his administration in corrupt colours. We wait to see.Buhari’s Budgetgate exposes an irony. Remember, during the four-month delay in naming his cabinet, Buhari betrayed his confidence on bureaucrats and disdain for ministers. He told France 24, a television station and I quote: “No. It is what we know – and which we learned from the Western system. The civil service provides the continuity, the technocrat. And in any case, they are those that do most of the work. The ministers are there, I think, to make a lot of noise…. But the work is being done by the technocrats. They are there; they have to provide continuity, dig into the records and then guide us who are just coming in”. Buhari was heavily criticised (I lent my voice to it here) for making it seem like ministers are unimportant. Is it not an irony that the same civil servants on whom Buhari depends for “guidance” are now the ones corrupting his first budget with a view to stealing public funds? Buhari’s trusted civil servants who orchestrated the disgrace of former Health Minister, Professor Adenike Grange (she has since cleared her name in court) are the ones who want to scam us once again through this Budgetgate. Nine months into his regime, our President, who is permanently on foreign tours, no longer possesses the body language to deter civil trusted servants from attempting to loot the treasury. They are no longer deterred by the exploits of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) which is grabbing people, detaining them, arraigning them and sealing up their properties. In fact, it has come to a point where Buhari will criticise the Judiciary and the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Nigerian Bar Association will answer back. Boko Haram, which had been ‘“technically defeated” resumes invasions of communities and a rash of suicide bombings. It has become obvious, even to Buhari’s ardent supporters that governance is not a fairytale; it is not a daydream. You must do the work and do it well. In this our democracy, whatever you sow, you will reap.

rocoh:
warrisdis , all these people with their media trial

YomaA:
2010 messi broke a record of no of goals in a calendar year,nigerians still won't see any glory in awarding him ballon D'or, 2012 yes iniesta deserved it,how bout the year Cr7 won even wen ribery was at the heart of bayern munich treble win? 2014 was a world cup year, messi single handedly took argentina to the finals of the world cup,scoring 4 of argentinas 7 goals at the world cup, thats leadership, yes muller set a record but messi had a much more difficult task,ge was in the tick of everything,assisted by macherano nd di maria but injury at d final too di maria and still Germany struggled. Yes we shud appreciate defenders and goal keepers, but if am not mistaken, goals win games,no matter how many saves d goal keeper makes or defenders block, if u don't score goals, d match ba draw,or loss,add the ridiculous statistics of goals messi and cr7 gets, no matter how u see it, that podium belongs to them,mind u I have seen messi play all kinds of roles for barca except goal keeper,he takes the game upon him,does unimaginable stuffs.
I wud support a ballon dor for each category tho but I think fifa already has that,they have the fifa 11 which brings d best in each role as a team and yrs ago that team usually called world 11 played matches.
Also wat us d role of the media, all we see is magical messi, cr7 scores 5 or hatrick (personally I think he's a greedy footballer) e.g messi's penalty of last nite has won d headlines, d goalkeeper dt conceded 6 goals can't win the headlines or bravo who conceded 1, so there's no way u can take these guys out of the top,the rivalry has been gud for football, check the Epl, players struggle to make double figures in goals.
And finally after the voting, fifa releases the list of voters and who they voted for as their top 3 footballers, voters include coaches,national team captains and media,that way u can't say it was biased or influenced,just that we nigerians like criticising everything.

safarigirl:
I was sitting next to this family in church some weeks ago and I watched how the husband and wife interacted with each other and their child, while I did this, one thought occurred to me; I don't particularly care for that sort of interaction.


Gamophobia simply implies a fear of marriage/commitment, now while I may not specifically say I'm gamophobic, I do acknowledge that I'm apathetic towards such things. I speak enough about it and make jokes on relationships, but I don't feel this need to be in one.

I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything, I find some relationships ridiculous and laughable and I have a life plan of adopting a kid at thirty in the event that I haven't trapped some pour soul by then (which I don't plan to).

Many people probably feel like I do about relationships; can't stay in one, don't see the need for one, won't engage in one if given the chance. This is particularly rampant amongst intellectuals, narcissists, workaholics and the likes.


I don't love myself that much (couldn't give a rat's behind honestly), I may not be the easiest person to deal with, so I would rather keep my drama to myself, I would rather not meet other people, but when I do, I get lively and animated. I'm shy and would say that I suffer some form of low self esteem issues (even my late mother couldn't talk me out of it).....generally, I haven't felt the need to be in a relationship or seen myself in one.


Does anyone else feel same? Or has anyone felt same and gotten over it? I don't think I ever will

seankay:
I agree with you on the Ronaldo and Messi's monopoly. Gone are the days where Defenders and Goalkeepers were included in the last three but these days,score 50 goals in a season and you are good to go. I still maintain my stance that Sneidjer deserved the Ballon'dor in 2010 but he was overlooked cos he didn't score much. Iniesta is also a player that could have won the Ballon'dor if the criteria is not goal based.


Chelseafan#

Barywhyte:
1000likes for my brother. I will get back to you. Let me work on that.

Worked like a charm bro! Thank u so much. Just the same steps except that yours is oversimplified and focused on main stuff.

Donald3d:
wow !! ,sorry i will return it back * on my way to my mums belly * *winks*

Donald3d:
Wow July ? what date , i said it, people born in July always like giving , i'm proudly July too and i love giving too, i dont mind joining you when you want to celebrate with orphans, what date is yours, mine is July 7th

Barywhyte:
Sagamu. U mean coming weekend? I'll be available. I'm having serious issue with view and view slideshow modules. unnecessarily complex module.

dhtml18:
I feel like I am too old for this thread, this thread should be tagged as UNDER 18 ONLY.

Barywhyte:
Bor thanks. Went thru your blog days ago. I searched for tutorials on how to use views and slideshow modules to generate sliding text and images on my school website. Its just a fresh job that am trying to develop for the school using drupal. Its a free job as I try to use it to launch myself into web development. Could u pls help me in anyway. I sent u PM

Dniccur:
My girlfriend called me on phone and she said:
Hello honey, you know I love you so much, I have
been looking for how to prove more of my love
for you, please Baby I want you to come to my House for a lunch with your Friends, I asked her, WHEN?
She replied; any day you will be chanced, I said okay and the date was fixed.
I started informing my friends about it and they
all agreed to go with me, some suspended what
they would have gone to just to follow me to her
house as demanded.
On the day, I and my friends were set to leave
and I called her baby
we are on our way to your house, and she replied "please babe
i can't wait to see you guys" and we were very
happy but unfortunately when we got to her
house, I called her again to let her know that we are
close to her house, she replied: "Baby are you serious?
Hahahahahaha, I was only joking oo, you know how we normally joke naa" , i got embarrassed but I
pretended, I ended the call.
I asked my friends to know if they heard my
conversation with her but they didn't, so i told them that she asked us to wait at the hotel that she will soon join us, we left to the hotel and I ordered for their needs.
Shortly I picked up my phone and shouted:
WHAT?
Guys we need to leave here now, I just received
information now that Boko Haram are on their way to this place and we all left the Hotel. None of my Friends knew what happened because it would have been so shameful to me.
...
IT'S NOW MY TURN TO JOKE..
Two week later, I called her, baby I just received a letter from my Village that I should come back home for my Chieftaincy title and they said I should not come without taking a wife, you know
you are the only one I have so I want you to inform
your parents and they should fix a date for our introduction and it should be next week because we need to leave for the village before this month runs out.
She was so happy and
she informed her parents just as I ordered.
They started preparing
and everything was in order. On the fixed date, I was in the Office when my phone rang, She was the one calling,
Baby where are you? I replied:
we are close to your house, she happily said Okay.
After a while she called back to know where I was again, Baby where are you " she said"
I replied: Baby are you serious you believed what
I told you?
Hehehehe I was only
joking oooooh, You know how we use to joke na.
She started calling me names and said I am
wicked!
.
Please Am I wicked?

misspicy:
Marriage a different ball game

modified****

After reading this thread I just want to see it another way

your husband has been all romantic and loving,then he suddenly changes 2 years after and starts doing the opposite...
First question is why?

For every action there must be a reaction

and the truth is when a woman is over pampered it tends to go into her head. Most men don't show the level of care and love your husband has shown you as written by you

from your writeup you haven't mentioned anyway you reciprocated his romantic acts,so is it not possible that you are beginning to see his loving acts as your right? what if he feels dejected that you don't reciprocate and feels the only way to make you do it is commanding you?

maybe you have been so used to it that you demand for it?

I think you should search yourself and see where you have missed it,discuss with your husband respectfully and reciprocate his romantic ways...












Am just thinking outside the box

deniyor:
This is probably not what you want to hear but bro, you are also the problem. You can blame your wife all you want, but you need to look inward too.
Your relationship lacks serious compromise. You are two different people - she wants you to be like her and you want her to be just like you. The very thing that you hate is the very same thing that you are doing. I know you think what you want is what's good for the family, and guess what, she thinks what she wants is whats good for the family. Getting my drift. Talk about it, and compromise. Find a middle ground.

And when you talk about it, be sure not to let the conversation go out of hand. It's very easy to let emotions override things and turn it into a fight.

Dude, show your wife some love too. Go read up on the five love languages (its a short read) and figure out what how your wife likes to receive love and what she appreciates. Then show it to her the way she understands.Bro, I must tell you, I know you are not perfect and all, but following your posts, you don't seem to have been a good husband to her in all. And NEVER EVER hit your wife please. Your role as protector does not include physical abuse. When your wife feels you love her, her attitude towards you will be more understanding of your needs. She doesn't feel it at the moment. That's why she will suggest her getting three kids and going her way. It just means you have failed as husband. So first of all, look within yourself and try to win your wife's love back. It will take time, but its what you need to do.

An advice ....In a marriage, Men are supposed to take care of the big things while women take care of the little things. So let the men worry about big things like bringing home the bacon, world famine, political solutions to the country's quagmire, and let the woman take care of the little things like running the household. A happy wife is a happy home. You like to be in control of things, but let your wife run the house and stop invading her perceived role.

Your wife's feelings and needs are just as valid as yours. I have seen marriages turn around positively so I know its possible.May God guide you.

freshvine:
Never marry an opinionated woman except you've the clout to control her.

The clout may include :

Strong Personality
Wealth
Social Status
An intimidating educational qualifications like a lawyer etc...

Back to you Mr. Cross bearer,

I know you may not be any of the listed above but you should try to build on STRONG PERSONALITY to be able to exert influence on your marriage and be the HEAD of it.

DO NOT HIT HER AGAIN!!!

For every fight you get in with her, she leverage out on her atrocities.

Women are very smart and knows how to play the game of control more than men. While men are busy hustling, women simply use the time to study their men!

Now, it is up to you to "surprise" her from being a predictable man to the unpredictable. Do a reverse psychology.

STOP TALKING and STOP negotiating for PEACE!!! The more people you invite to intervene, the more she is satisfied with her power.

Put on the armor of STALIN, the face of ABACHA, and the unforgiving spirit of BUHARI. Laugh when necessary and only say a few words. Kill romance and treat her as non existent.... Few months let say 6 months she'll notice the change, a year she start complaining and fighting back (please at this juncture don't allow her to manipulate you with whichever antics she employs). Finally, if she acknowledge you'd remain unruffled, she'll slide and begin to think and for the very first time how she got things messed up.

She'll then pray to have her marriage back... give her and you'd successfully subdued her. Henceforth every action she takes, she weighs the prospects.

This is a long term approach except you want her to still be in charge and I bet you with the power she has now, any challenge on family finance she'll divorce you.

Today's kids are so spoilt that they don't know that in our days you could be beaten for any of the following reasons:
1. Crying after being beaten.
2. Not crying after being beaten
3. Crying without being beaten
4. Standing while the elders are seated
5. Sitting while the elders stand
6. Walking around aimlessly where the elders are seated.
7. Replying back to an elder
8. Not replying back to an elder
9. Spending too much time without being beaten.
10. Singing after being admonished
11. Not greeting visitors
12. Eating food prepared for the visitors.
13. Crying to go with the visitors when the visitors are leaving.
14. Refusing to eat.
15. Coming back home after sunset
16. Eating at the neighbour's home
17. Generally being moody.
18. Generally being too excited.
19. Fighting with your age mate and losing.
20. Fighting with your age mate and winning.
21. Eating too slowly
22. Eating too quickly
23. Eating too much
24. Sleeping while the elders had already woken up
25. Looking at the visitors while they are eating
26.Stumbling and falling when walking...

banmee:
Nigerians are not lazy. The only problem is they are constantly hard at work running around in circles without achieving anything. It is akin to a man vigorously pouring water in a basket, sweating profusely in the mid day sun. You try to tell him the way he's doing it is wrong and he'll look at you like you are crazy.

meshacha1:
Oya swear sey u no do any of these. !
.
1― If you didn't kill earthworm with salt.
.
2― If you didn't play rubber band.
.
3― If you never bathed in the rain.
.
4― If nobody told you about India vs Nigeria 99-1.
.
5― If you didn't sleep on the couch and wake
up on the bed
.
6― if u didn't throw your milk tooth on the
roof for the lizards to take it and give you new
ones.
.
7― If you didn't just wash your hands and legs
instead of
bathing when going to school.
.
8― If you didn't act film in uncompleted building
or under bed
with friends.
.
9― If you never flew a kite.
.
10- If you didn't use ur two legs to build houses with
sand.
.
11- If u didn't write ur name on paper and insert it
into ur pen
so that no one will steal it.
.
12- If u didn't close d fridge door really slowly to see
when d
lights went off.
.
13- If u neva waved @ white birds expectin ur nails
to b whiter
.
14- If u neva heard of a ghost dat stays under
mango trees @nights
.
15- If u didn't drive a single car Tyre with a stick and
called it
ur car!
.
16- If u didnt mix garri n sugar in ur pocket and eat
while
walking in the street.
.
17- If u never did mama and papa play i.e. cookin
grass nd
sand witout fire.
.
18- If you didn't play table soccer. with bottle
cover.....
.
.....then I guess ur Childhood wasn't fun!
Oya choose which one u do
.
::::: Do you knw its not jangilova epo motor? it is
JINGLE OVER LIKE A
MOTOR!! I bet u didn't knw. Don't be shy, I didn't
know either
until now I am sure 99.9 % of adults that grew up
.
in Nigeria dnt
knw dat d nursery rhyme "sandalili sandalili" is
actually "standard
living standard living". I knw u are singing it now
again, smiles
***Confess.! are u guilty? hahahaha! keep sharing
d fun and laff it
off.