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Using BODMAS, the answer is 6 (i will go with this). However, doing the calculation in order of arrangement the answer is 18.

newacca:
I know you have answered my question, please help me with your own reasons, aside the fact that Milano is a big city.
Thanks and God bless.

@rubenic, I was about asking same question DanIndia asked.

SIENA
1. Small, historic, Beautiful and peaceful city
2. UNESCO heritage site
3. Borsa di studio is easy to get
4. Less crime rate
5. few Nigerians (which is very nice )

MILANO
Aside being a big city which i actually like nothing else fascinates me about it. Yeah i know! I'm bias

@Talitakumi is right! If your sole purpose of coming to Italy is to ''hustle'', I would say Italy is not the right destination. You can as well try Denmark and Germany as he rightly pointed out. On other hand, if you are really interested in studying, Italy may be a good spot compared to the aforementioned countries. Though Italy is not the best destination to study, its quality of education is way better than what is obtainable in Nigeria (in terms of Science and Technology), and there are benefits that come with studying here. Italian Universities (public funded) has got scholarship scheme to help students from low income families (for both Italian and international students). This scholarship (called Borsa di Studio in Italian) covers Tuition fee, Free meal,accommodation and Little stipend every academic year. Please note: scholarship is awarded based on financial need not ACADEMIC merit. 90% of students from Africa and Asia are awarded this scholarship every year. You can't find this opportunity in any European country... even in the likes of Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, etc
You can move to any other country upon completing your studies if you don't want to go back home.
If Nigerian students are still going to the likes of Ukraine,Cyprus, etc to study, I see no reason why you shouldn't grab this VERY rare opportunity to study in Italy.

@Newacca Milano is a big city while is Siena small (about 50,000 inhabitant). I guess i answered your question. BTW, I live in Sinea,

Soyedele1:
ABEG O, IF YOU HAVE LIST OF UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING APPLICATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE FOR THE YEAR 2105/2016 SHLD PLS TELL US. I KEEP SEEING THE ONES THAT SAYS WE SHOULD APPLY THOUGH ITALY EMBASSY IN OUR HOME COUNTRY

University of Siena has just introduced a new undergraduate program in Economics and Banking (fully taught in English). Cheers!

Good to know this thread is still alive. You guys are doing a great job!

Are we suppose to look at the puzzle from the bottom or top?
BTW, there is no way what see you defines who you are
#na lubish

imperiouxx: Why are guys like this? You want him/her to loss everything he/she has worked for?




YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR STATUS BEFORE YOUR CAN ENROLL IN CLASS ELSE, YOU GO JUST SEE DEM COME FOR YOU....... HOME SWEET HOME! Also, filing as a Nigerian visitor in the US won't go well except you're on F2.

Reading the link below and re-read the last paragraph VERY VERY WELL. That's the category we belong. Not everyone is eligible for the switching in the US.

http://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors/students-and-employment/special-instructions-b-1b-2-visitors-who-want-enroll-school

Please Note:

If you enroll in classes before USCIS approves your Form I-539, you will be ineligible to change your nonimmigrant status from B to F or M.
If you are applying to extend your B-1/B-2 stay and you have already enrolled in classes, USCIS cannot approve your B-1/B-2 extension because of the status violation.

I think the bold applies to the last paragragh you are making reference to.

I done come again imperiouxx.

Amefrica: You must be high on 'holy communion'

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imperiouxx: It seems you think all immigrants are treated the same way or the interval between UCIS approval and school enrollment work altogether. If you try that as a Nigerian on visiting in US, your application will be denied gallantly by the UCIS and be shown way to Nigeria to apply for change of status. By then, you'll get the full gist.

Do you think those on visiting visa going back to Nigeria to change status are fools or don't know about google like you do. If you based your decision on webpages that generalized info...... You're a joker.

UCIS approval takes up to 4 months, my OPT filing is going 2 months without any decision made yet.

Some people think say them sabi everything sha *smh* oga o am out!!!

imperiouxx: This is absolutely wrong. S(he) has to be on F2 visa (spouse of a F1 visa holder) but not on ordinary visiting visa (B class) for filing to the UCIS to be possible.

Are a migration officer? I would advise you make further enquiry bro

http://www.f1studentvisa.com/changing-status/english.aspx

I no be immigration officer o but google is my friend

dareted: Hello Bro, Can you give me a Hint.

She must state her visa type/status at the time of applying for admission. If offerred admission, she can change her visa status from visit (B1/B2) to student (F1) from within the US using the I-20.
To get a first hand info, i would suggest you write the school's international office.

Please note: Am also also prospective student not an Immigration officer .

dareted: Hello House,

Compliments of the season to you all.

I have Three questions;

1. Am currently looking for a University offering Master Program in Social work for my madam. Was wondering if anybody in the House have an links to a good uni not to far away from Rhode-Island, Boston, New-york that the price is reasonable.

2. With a Visiting Visa to the United States is it possible to get a University and change her status to student Visa their once the school has confirmed her admission.

3. If she is to apply from Nigeria can our baby get a dependent Visa and travel with her immediately.

Thank you

Question 2: Yes it is very possible!

@OjaP, kpolli, imperiouxx, et al., Thank you all for your contributions. Like imperiouxx clearly pointed out, Nigerian Universities are nothing write home about.I however dont think i would like to apply to a University that is rated 2000 talkmore of 4000 just because it's in America. btw, I am currently studying in University rated among the first 500 in the world here in Italy...I look forward to joining you guys in the States

vivysparkles: Where were you when those that got Harvard admissions were giving us their interview transcripts. Abi Harvard is quite low too??

Dont get me wrong pls. I didnt say all but "a lot". Moreover, the purpose of my post is for clarification and nothing more.

@all I have been following this thread for a while now. I however observed that a lot of students on this thread applied or are applying to schools whose web ranking (4icu ratings) are quite low in my opinion (ratings greater than 1000). Please don't get me wrong, am also a prospective student... I just want to know if web ranking really tells alot about the real academic strenght of a University.

ah ok. i guess you are targeting fall 2014

[quote author=imperiouxx][/quote]bros you don get any PhD program?

i reserve my comment

x

So nice to know this thread is still alive...Congratulations to those who got their visas approved.

Mickey7: white garment houses are churches too?

I can see your level of ignorance

C.Ovo:
For me I hate those yearly 'bath' done in white garment churches.You go to the river to be bathed by a spiritual father saying it's for cleansing.It's not scriptural and I find it barbaric.So what practice do you hate?Share yours. HAPPY LORD'S DAY!

I can see Over generalization here. Which of the white germent churches? Maybe they one you attend i guess

marvelling: ok here I go!

I read microbiology and the little I understand about the system operating in nigeria is that b.sc holders are not eligible for any form of clinical practice. license for practice is not given. now the issue with basic medical sciences is not really different as the "professionals" that actually run the show don't want you guys to be licensed. why? I don't know, but I think its time we put pressure on the relevant medical councils to give us chance. how? I don't know, (we should form a coalition, storm their various secretariats and demand to be taken seriously in the scheme of things ).

I was at the medical laboratory science council zonal office in lagos last year and i found out that initially, an internship program for b.sc holders in biochemistry and microbiology was being run by the council, but it was later scrapped and non of the people i asked was able to give a good reason why. [b][/b]WE NEED TO BE LICENSED OR ELSE NOTHING FOR US. datz all

Graduates of Microbiology have got opportunities in other industries aside the health sector. For example, the services of a Microbiologist is highly valuable in the Breweries, Pharmaceutical Companies, other food and beverages, Research, Lecturing, Oil and Gas, Agriculture, Nafdac quality control labs,etc. To crown it up, you can be self employed. Stop lamenting about the discrimination in clinical Laboratory by the Medical laboratory bla bla bla... With Microbiology, the sky is your starting point.
PLEASE NOTE: The above applies to Microbiologist trained in a "University" not a glorified secondary school

I think it is.

Wow! Perfecto!

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Your lifestyle is highly individualistic. You would never blindly imitate what is "in"; on the contrary, you seek to live according to your own ideas and convictions, even if this means swimming against the tide.

European Union
MS/PhD Degree

Deadline:around Dec-Jan (annual)
Study in: European Countries
Course starts Aug-Sept 2014

Brief description:

The European Union offers fully-funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarships for Masters programmes and Doctorate programmes to students coming from developing countries.

These scholarships are exclusively awarded to students that have been selected to attend one of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes at Masters or Doctorate level.

Host Institution(s):

European Universities/Institutions participating under approved Erasmus Mundus Action Joint Programmes.

Field(s) of Study:

For 2013-2014, about 138 Masters courses and 42 Joint Doctorate courses are supported by scholarships. The field(s) of study covered are: Agriculture and Veterinary, Engineering, Manufacture and Construction, Health and Welfare, Humanities and Arts, Science, Mathematics and Computing, and Social Sciences, Business and Law.

Number of Awards:

From the period of 2009-2013, about 5,300 Masters students and 440 Doctoral students from developing countries will be awarded with an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.

Target group:

Students from developing/emerging countries who do not come from the 27 Member States of the EU and who are not residents nor have carried out their main activity (studies, training or work) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in one of these countries.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

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Scholarship amounts can vary according to the level of studies/teaching/research, their duration (3 months to 3 years) and the grantee’s nationality (scholarships for non-EU individuals are higher than for EU individuals).

Eligibility:

Please note that each Erasmus Mundus Joint Programme defines its own selection criteria and admission procedures. Students or scholars should contact the Consortium offering the Masters /Doctoral Programmes for more information.



Application instructions:

For the academic year 2014/2015 you are advised to consult in advance the websites of each of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes (Masters/Doctorates) that interest you. There you will find all necessary information concerning the content of the course, its structure, the scholarship amounts as well as the application and selection procedures. Deadline varies from program to program. The deadline varies per programme but is around October to January annually.

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Contact information:

Since each individual joint programme consortium is responsible for its own application and selection procedures (and timetable), interested candidates should consult the relevant website in order to take notice of these procedures. If necessary, they should contact the consortium for further information.

You will find further information on the Action 1 of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes in the updated version of the “frequently asked questions” (FAQs).

Website:

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https://topnews.us/images/imagecache/main_image/Hot-Chocolate-Boost-Memory.jpgGood news for chocolate lovers! Now you have another point to justify your habit of drinking hot chocolate.

A recent survey has suggested that hot chocolate improves the memory. The survey included 60 people, who were aged around 73. These people drank two cups of hot chocolate every day for a month. It was found that brain flow of the participants, who had memory loss problem improved by 8.3%, which means better memory. However, participants without any cognitive issues did not show any change in their brain flow.

Around one third of total participants were suffering from memory issues and after this survey positive changes were found.

“There is a strong correlation between neurovascular coupling and cognitive function, and both can be improved by regular cocoa consumption,” said the article on this study.

However, the role of antioxidant flavanol is still unclear in this study. Half of the total surveyed people were given the beverage with antioxidant flavanol and rest half were given without it. But this did not made any change in the survey results.

Before this study, health benefits of dark chocolates have been suggested by many researches like preventing heart disease and lowering cholesterol.

However, the findings haven suggested that this effect would have long term benefits too. The detailed study and findings are published in the journal Neurology.

Good news for chocolate lovers! Now you have another point to justify your habit of drinking hot chocolate.

A recent survey has suggested that hot chocolate improves the memory. The survey included 60 people, who were aged around 73. These people drank two cups of hot chocolate every day for a month. It was found that brain flow of the participants, who had memory loss problem improved by 8.3%, which means better memory. However, participants without any cognitive issues did not show any change in their brain flow.

Around one third of total participants were suffering from memory issues and after this survey positive changes were found.

“There is a strong correlation between neurovascular coupling and cognitive function, and both can be improved by regular cocoa consumption,” said the article on this study.

However, the role of antioxidant flavanol is still unclear in this study. Half of the total surveyed people were given the beverage with antioxidant flavanol and rest half were given without it. But this did not made any change in the survey results.

Before this study, health benefits of dark chocolates have been suggested by many researches like preventing heart disease and lowering cholesterol.

However, the findings haven suggested that this effect would have long term benefits too. The detailed study and findings are published in the journal Neurology.



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There’s nothing much more alluring than a headline touting the health benefits of chocolate – and if they have to do with protecting the brain, most of us are sold. There’s been a lot of research in this area, with some studies strongly suggesting that compounds in cocoa may reduce the risk for age-related cognitive decline, or, possibly, even reverse it once it occurs. The problem is that no one can quite pin down why it might be good for the brain, though certain mechanisms are good candidates. Now, a new study in Neurology goes a little further in teasing apart the mechanisms that may be involved in the chocolate-brain relationship. And though the researchers aren’t recommending we all increase our cocoa consumption just yet, there do appear to be certain compounds in cocoa that are worth paying attention to.

In the new study, the team from Harvard randomly assigned 60 elderly people to drink two cups of flavanol-rich or flavanol-poor cocoa every day for a month. Flavanols are a type of polyphenol – antioxidants found in foods like cocoa, tea, berries, and wine. Foods rich in these compounds have been shown to benefit heart and brain health in the past. The problem with many earlier studies is that they’ve asked people to recall their intake of the various foods over the years, which can be unreliable, rather than randomly assigning them to eat specific foods in the present.
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The participants were tested for memory and thinking skills before and after the cocoa intervention, and given a form of ultrasound that measures blood flow in the brain. There weren’t any overall differences between the high- and low-flavanol groups in terms of cognitive abilities, so the researchers looked a little deeper. They found that people who had compromised blood flow to the brain and white matter damage at the beginning of the study did show a difference after drinking the cocoa for a month: Blood flow in their brains improved by about 8%, and the time it took them to complete a working memory test dropped from 167 seconds to 116 seconds.

These results are nothing if not enticing, and they do support earlier evidence that cocoa’s benefits may stem from its capacity to improve blood flow to the brain, which uses a whopping 20% of the body’s energy, while only accounting for 2% of its weight. In other words, the brain is quite a needy organ, energetically speaking, so any improvement in blood flow could be reflected in cognition.

“We’re learning more about blood flow in the brain and its effect on thinking skills,” study author Farzaneh A. Sorond tells me. “As different areas of the brain need more energy to complete their tasks, they also need greater blood flow. This relationship, called neurovascular coupling, may play an important role in diseases such as Alzheimer’s.”

The problem is that not only do we not know exactly how cocoa does this, but we don’t really even know what compound in it is responsible. “How cocoa results in improved neurovascular coupling, we don’t know,” says Sorond. “We also don’t know what it is in cocoa that is beneficial; is it the flavanols, the caffeine, the theobromine? In our study there was no difference between the flavanol poor and rich compounds in terms of benefit. Does this mean the flavanols are not important or does it mean that just a little bit of flavanol is enough?”

Sorond says that her hunch, based on the literature, is that it is the antioxidants – the flavanols – that are responsible. “But this has yet to be confirmed,” she adds.

It’s important to point out that the big caveat in the study is that only people with compromised blood flow showed improvement, so it’s too early to recommend chocolate as a therapeutic tool to prevent or reverse cognitive decline, or to stock up on it before a big presentation or exam. The “bad” things in chocolate may effectively counteract the good ones. “I do not recommend that people add chocolate or cocoa to their diet at this point,” says Sorond. “Our results are preliminary and adding the extra calories, sugar and fat that comes with chocolate and cocoa carries additional health hazards which may offset any possible brain benefits.”

That said, an editorial in the same journal is a little more hopeful. While the authors don’t think cocoa’s effects have to do with the flavanols, they do say that in the future, “regular cocoa consumption may be a strategy to minimize (perhaps even reverse) cerebral vascular pathology in neurodegenerative disorders, regardless of its flavanol content.”

We’ll keep watching as the cocoa studies roll in. Though there are many other places to get your flavanols, it’s likely that a little dark chocolate every now and then is not such a bad thing, and may actually be a very good one.


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(Reuters) – It was a crime so familiar to inhabitants of Nigeria’s corruption-ridden main metropolis that few would have batted an eyelid had the victim not managed to record the whole incident on a secret camera.

The outcome was much rarer – a policeman sacked for trying to extort money from a motorist over a supposed traffic offence.

It was a scene that happens every day. A policeman stops a car on a busy Lagos street and accuses the driver of flouting some traffic rule – one that may be real or imaginary in a vast, chaotic city of 21 million people where motorists often seem oblivious to any rules.

The policeman then opens the door to the passenger seat, enters and demands a large amount of money from the motorist – in this case 25,000 Nigerian naira ($160).

Nigeria’s central police command confirmed overnight that Sergeant Chris Omeleze had been dismissed after being caught on camera trying to extort the bribe from a motorist who was leaving Lagos international airport.

“I want to gladly report that in less than 24 hours after we got wind of that story, the police officer was identified, arrested … (and) dismissed from the police force,” police spokesman Frank Mba said on Channels Television on Thursday. Omeleze had been a policeman for 21 years, said Mba.

The video has received 117,500 hits on YouTube, been retweeted and replayed on all Nigeria’s main TV channels.

Omeleze originally asks the driver for 25,000 naira but the man protests that 2,000 naira is all he has.

The policeman says this is not enough, adding: “I am not working alone. Look, if you enter this compound (the police station), you will pay bigger money.”

He then appears to notice the man has some dollars, but the driver says that he needs them for excess luggage.

After much argument, the policeman appears to make a phone call to a colleague and tells him the driver refuses to pay up. He then advises the driver that he had been instructed to book him for the traffic offence.

Analysts say corrupt police officers in Africa’s most populous country do not work alone but are part of a mafia-like racketeering network going far up the chain of command.

It often worsens during election cycles when politicians, who wield influence over police, need more money for patronage.

Mba denied that the policeman had an accomplice in the precinct station, saying he made a pretend call in order to “blackmail” the motorist he had pulled over.

“As a matter of fact he made no calls. He wanted to fool the citizen into believing there were some superior forces involved.”

It was not known whether the sacked policeman would be prosecuted, as Mba could not be reached for further comment.

($1 = 160 naira)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/08/us-nigeria-extortion-idUSBRE9770FK20130808


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