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SHould we be bothered about hot-angel? Hope she didn't get mixed up in the most recent storms/hurricanes?

My biggest crush? Definitely Fantasia Barrino, the 3rd American Idol. I downloaded all the mp3s and video clips of her performance despite not being able to watch the show on TV.

Sorry, Jessica Alba

A place like Alaba market and Computer village should have been places of mega malls and supermarkets in a well structured environment not ruled by street urchins.

What, pray ye, would be the "benefit" if the whole of Computer Village Ikeja was occupied by mega-malls and supermarkets instead of small-scale entrepreneurs? Let me list them for you:
- Fewer jobs created - more unemployment - as mergers make some salespeople redundant.
- Higher prices: as a result of reduced level of competition, owners of those mega-malls wil be able meet to set higher prices for computer components and artificialy bost their profit margins.
- People who are business owners today will be forced to retire or become employees of large, faceless organizations. This will cause many of them to be demoralized, as I would be if I had to be a Transcorp employee to run this site.

Computer Village Ikeja is such a successful and efficient market precisely because of the intense competition between the independent traders. Most people don't understand the critical importance of competition in a free market. When you reduce competition (in the name of "consolidation", "mergers" you hurt the customer because he has less choices and it's easy for the few sellers in the market to collude to artificially raise prices.

If you have too much consolidation, those "street urchins" you despise will becomee unemployed and they will have no choice but to turn to vices like armed robbery. Do you at least understand that?

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When children are still are too young to understand words, there's another school of thought that says instead of "punishing them" (negative conditioning) you can simply baby-proof your house until they are old enough to be reasoned with. 
[list][li]Instead of saying "don't touch the glass cups [twack, twack]", why not just put the glass cups where she can't reach them, until she's old enough to understand the consequences and 'work' to pay for the broken glass?[/li]
[li]Instead of, "why did you wet your bed [twack, twack]" why not just take the child to the toilet before going to sleep at night?[/li][/list]I call this the "lead us not into temptation approach".  What do you think of it?

Jenny, I have discovered that many of the so-called "stubborn" kids behave the way they do just to try to get some attention: they know that when they cause a little trouble you'll pay attention to them if only for a minute. Others are restless because they don't get enough exercise; so the only type of exercise they know is to run around and "make trouble".

Firmness, clear and fair rules, making sure I understand their needs (not just food, health, and education but also emotional needs), listening and being able to say sorry when I make a mistake - that's what I think will make me a good father. If I do enough of that, hopefully I won't have to yell or flog or spank or use other primitive methods of discipline.

When I shake my head it will mean "no", and they'll take it as seriously as if I brought out a 'koboko'.

Thanks for feeding us with some facts. They appear to be correct; where did you get them?

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it"

Donnie, the average Nigerian pastor does not give his children the option of choosing another religion. They train their children very well in the area of religion, but the problem is in the way they behave at home. They relate badly with their wives and children, and this causes the children, when they grow up, to say "if this is Christianity then I want no part in it!"

Their reasoning is like this: "if my dad, who is seen as a role model, can be such a hypocrite then Christianity must be an empty religion!"

What does this 'aqua-aerobics' involve?

donnie: 1 Corinthians 7:14 - "For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy."

donnie, I am not a Christian. But based on your interpretation of the above verse, if I marry a Christian woman, I can go ahead and get baptised and go to heaven when I die. I am "sanctified by my wife". Wow, I love it!

If you have a DSTV subscription, or you know a place where they have one, then you can watch it on MTV, of course. Channel 84.

For those of us without that privilege, visit ema.mtvbaseafrica.com around that time to follow the event from the Internet.

I don't know if any local TV station is planning to show it, but you should at least check Silverbird TV (STV) and AIT around 7pm.

The fewer the better.

[img]http://news.bbc.co.uk.nyud.net:8090/olmedia/240000/images/_241221_circumcision300.jpg[/img]

Female circumcision, or mutilation of the genitals, is one of the most political areas of women's health. Worldwide it is estimated that well over 100 million women have been subjected to it.

Supporters of the practice say it is done for cultural and religious reasons, but opponents say that not only is it potentially life-threatening - it is also an extreme form of oppression of women.

Those who persist in the practice in Senegal will now face a prison term of between one and five years.

Read: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/medical_notes/241221.stm

I'm looking forward to similar laws to be passed in Nigeria. This has to stop.

And I'm glad to hear that there are other, perhaps more complicated and less frequently successful, ways a 'circumcised' woman can enjoy the act of marriage.

I want a birthday kiss too!

Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you Gina,
Happy birthday to you!

Ok, now I want my kiss

Yes, it is wrong because if all girls engage in premarital sex I will not be able to marry a virgin!

Hello Blkluv,

I want to assure you that it's not all tribes in Nigeria that engage in this wicked practice. As far as I know, it's not done around the area where I live. It's probably only still being done in a few areas. Can anyone tell us the areas in which this "circumcision" is still being practiced today?

They won't stop unless the government sets up a law against it and actually arrests and sense people to jail for carrying it out. It is still being discussed as if it's not a horrible act. It's still being discussed the same way parents will discuss whether to send their daughter to a private school or a public school.

Seun.

Telling your wife will work if she's a mature person, and it shows her that you're serious about breaking this infatuation and sticking with her. She may blow up and be all dramatic, but ignore that and do what's best for your family: spend more time with them and resolve any outstanding issues between you and your wife.

Some of the married people have shared the idea of never going to bed without resolving all disagreements with your wife, and it really works! Please let us know our eager advice is working for you.

I think one of the best things such a person can do while waiting for true love is to keep improving herself in all aspects of life so that she herself can be someone's true love. improving personality, improving experience, improving vision and goals and ambitions and life plans ...

Pastor!

Pimples cannot be "cured" as far as I know, but they can be managed.  Anything you use beyond a simple alcohol-based cleanser will probably make it worse.  Anything that irritates the skin - such as medicated soap - will only make it worse.  Scratching, pressinf, et cetera, will only make it worse.

So what can you do?
- Keep your face clean by washing with a gentle soap and using an alcohol-based cleanser.
- Avoid pressing or bursting the pimples if you don't wand permanent black marks on your face.
- Eat less fatty foods: I have actually noticed pimples appearing on my face a few days after eating roasted groudnuts!
- Wait patiently for the pimples to leave your face.  If you're a teenager, wait till you're 20-25 and it should go away, like IAH's case.  Pimples are one of the signs of the onset of puberty and for most people as you go older the pimples dissapear by themselves.

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"Fine boy no pimples "

Lose screws? Welcome to b]my world[/b]! <j/k>

And welcome to Nairaland, too. I hope you're single, because a lot of men on this forum are actively searching and some of them might even be living in your area

And even if you're married we have married couples of all stages, too.

Hello Babee,

Welcome to Nairaland! Yes, I am sure you can find love again. Nothing like true love!

Seun.

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One of my favorite sayings come to mind: "the only thing worse than a government monopoly (like NITEL) is a private sector monopoly (aim of Transcorp?)" When we put all the power into the hands of a few people, be it government or private sector, there will be exploitation".

Why is the government throwing so much support behind a private firm? Why is it Transcorp, and not Nairaland or Layi, Inc., that is being launched by the President? Is what they are doing fair to the thousands of small and medium scale investors and entrepreneurs in this country?

Jenny247: I agree with discipline, and I agree with being firm. But I do not believe that verbal abuse (yelling) and physical abuse (flogging, spanking) are sensible ways to apply discipline or express the (occasional) disapproval. The problem I have with [your opinion on this issue] is that you do not seem to recognize the difference between physical/verbal abuse and discipline/being firm/applying correction.

You can discipline, be firm, and apply correction without yelling, flogging, beating, hitting, screaming or other such primitive methods of child rearing that have been passed on from our parents who simply didn't know better. Physical or verbal abuse does not damage every child, but how do you know that your child is not the sensitive type whose life will be colored by the negative effects of your yelling and flogging?

I wonder if the new look that we're proposing matters in the face of alleged corruption in the police force.

I'm sure it depends on where you're based.

Happy Birthday Gina! Hope you see this thread soon!

gbengaijot: You're right about the missing Naira sign on the note; I don't know what they were thinking.

This note seems to be a bit of a rush job - remember they were planning a polymer note, but decided to use a paper note instead so they can go ahead and launch it this year?

It's different from all other naira notes I've handled. Maybe a different team of designers?