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"As surely as Zeus lives, rainy season and dry season shall never cease, and doubters shall perish!"

I pay $100 per month for dial-up access.

My American counterpart pays $50 per month for access, but enjoys 45 times my download speed (broadband).

In this case, I am paying 2 times what the American paying for access, but 90 times more for bandwidth.

Do you know there was a time people were having debates like this about:
- Washing of hands before performing surgeries "it is ridiculous" - doctors
- The use of painkillers in childbirth "it is unnatural because God said women must deliver 'in pain'" - men

We human beings are so predictable and stupid. We can be relied upon to fight all forms of progress.

Anyhow, if a man is afraid to trust me then I'm afraid of him.

<sarcasm>It is only natural for a rational person to be afraid of a fraidy cat.</sarcasm>

As you can see, this thread is about the movies.

Consultant:
Seun,

Stop hyperventilating!

Ok, I will take deep breaths. Uhhh, Ahhh, Uhhh, Ahhh.

RMD is just an actor. What's so wonderful about chatting with an actor? he won't even give you any money!

Are you suggesting that HIV positive adults should remain unmarried as penance for their 'sin'?

We don't pay 90 times more for Internet access. the 90x figure is for bandwidth cost and the typical internet user in Africa uses much less bandwidth than her American counterparts.

I sometimes make friends on monday and drop them permanently before friday!

They here of fantastic figures in foreign reserve yet have to contend with hunger, disease and poverty.

if they spend it some people will be unhappy. if they retain it, others will be unhappy. You cannot satisfy all the people all the time. This is why I am wishing for small government that puts all the resources in private hands.

When you have a small government, a little bit of what would have been the foreign reserve will be in my pocket, and a little bit in your pocket. If I believe in saving, I will save my own portion. If you believe in spending, you will spend your own portion. Instead of whining about NEPA, I would build my own power stations. Instead of whining about the quality of education, I will build my own superior schools. Government will handle just laws and their enforcement.

I think it's wrong to encourage people to study a course like architecture if they are interested in 3d modeling and animation. This is like asking someone who is interested in medical technology to study medicine. Courses like architecture and medicine should only be studied if you are interested in in architecture or medicine.

Graphics design is a more appropriate course for someone who is interested in 3d modeling and animation.

I hate David. If you study his life without rose-colored glasses, you will be disgusted. He was no better than a modern day militia leader, a murderous man with no respect for human life, yet he is considered as a hero.

I forgot to include my source for the above quotes. Many apologies. It's this study of RCCG:
http://opus.ub.uni-bayreuth.de/volltexte/2004/73/pdf/Ukah.pdf

What I found most interesting is that pastors are rated based partly on how much tithes they generate.

"The amount of moneys that accrues to parishes, as tithes, donations and offerings remain one visible way of assessing and measuring the productivity and progressiveness of a pastor. As one senior pastor puts it, a pastor's “productivity must be measurable and progressive”.158 The measurable factors are tithes, attendance and the number of church-workers." (from the same source above).

So promotion of RCCG pastors is not just about "souls won for Christ" but also about money they bring in. I see!

China has problems that are arguably worse than the problems we have in Nigeria. They have less freedom. in china, a forum like this one where we criticize the goverment cannot exist. The operators will be arrested and jailed. They also have areas of the country that are very deep in poverty, and a larger population to support.

Infact where do we get the money to fix Nigeria, If you decide to save the money. Or build a reserve that will sooner or later get missing.

Don't you ever save money for rainy days? What if the investments required in the country aren't immediate?

What about the miracles that are 'happening' left, right and center with all the eyewitness testimony?

24. Tithe and Offering
Regular payment of tithe and offering is obligatory because it is God's command. It is God's way of providing for the Ministers in the Church. The ministers and other church employees are paid their food, allowance through tithe. The offering is used to cater for the needy in the Church. Tithe and Offering must be paid on every income e.g. salary, profit from business transaction, gifts, etc. Mal. 3:8-12; Gen. 14:19-20; Num. 18:20-21; Deut. 26:12-13; Lev. 27:30; Heb. 7:2-5; I Cor. 16:2; Matt. 23:23. Tithe is exclusively for the minister's welfare.

article 25 in 'fundamental beliefs of RCCG'

It's ironic that you're using of the example of China to justify the squandering of Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves. China's foreign exchange reserves stand at almost 900 billion dollars! www.chinability.com/Reserves.htm

Since we have made this mistake of spendng excess reserves in the past and got into debt as a result. It would only be stupid to repeat the mistake again. In this regard, I must applaud the current administration.

If i stumble accross such a job offer, no problem. kola, thanks for sharing.

Professor Dumbledore is alive and well in all the Harry Potter movies.

You're not nuts. You are young and your hormones are out of control. You need sweet, sweet release!

Sorry, man. i have no idea about what response would be helpful. Is she refusing to admit the problem because she feels she can't do anything about it? You know sometimes to avoid criticism people just clam up.

We are in the 21st century. That's different enough!

Thanks for sharing, i've learnt a lot, but you guys should endeavour to name your sources!

Thanks for sharing.

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You can set up a blog for free, by hosting it at blogger.com. If you are really out to make money, you can go ahead and choose a clever domain name for your blog and a traditional (wordpress) web hosting account which costs just a few dollars. Really, the time you will spend writing for your blog is what matters most. and don't forget to Google it!

If you are vigilant, you may wonder why I'm running a forum and not blogging for dollars as I am recommending. It's because I don't enjoy writing very much. I particularly don't enjoy writing about what Nigerians want to read. Now what do Nigerians want to read? Ask your friends! There is a big hole in the Nigerian blogosphere waiting to be filled. i wish I could be a part of it, but the truth is that blogging is really a solitary activity.

Why can't every Nigerian abroad be a good ambassador, like Mrs Omokorede?