Mullah Abdul Rauf, a former Taliban commander and Gitmo detainee turned
ISIS recruiter, was killed Monday in a drone strike, officials said.
(CNN)— He was a
Taliban commander
captured by the United
States and held at
Guantanamo Bay. But
he was let go and
returned to Afghanistan.
Mullah Abdul Rauf went
on to become a recruiter
for ISIS in Afghanistan.
He was killed in a drone
strike Monday, two
officials told CNN.
Rauf and five others were killed, four of them Pakistani militants, said
Mohammed Jan Rasoulya, the deputy governor of southern Helmand province.
A senior Afghan security source confirmed Rauf's death.
The Washington Post, in a headline last month , called him "the shadowy figure
recruiting for the Islamic State in Afghanistan."
The New York Times called him the "militant commander at the center of the
concerns in Helmand Province" but said some local Taliban figures "dismiss
claims" that he had established "a significant new Islamic State cell in Helmand
Province."
He was known to many with the name "Khadim" tacked on to the end of his
name.
"Until 9/11, the hard-nosed Khadim commanded (Taliban creator) Mullah
Omar's elite mobile reserve force, fighting regime opponents all over
Afghanistan," Newsweek wrote of Rauf in a 2011 list of list of most-wanted
insurgents . "Arrested and sent to Guantanamo soon after the Taliban's
collapse, he was released in late 2007, having convinced his jailers that he
wanted only to go home and tend his farm. Escaping from house arrest in
Kabul, he fled to Pakistan."
Although the United States does not publicize the names of detainees at
Guantanamo, a document posted by WikiLeaks showed that the United States
recommended Rauf be "transferred to the control of another country for
continued detention" as early as 2004.
In a 2011 hearing of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
-- part of the Armed Services Committee -- a lawmaker asked about Rauf and
another former detainee.
Ed Mornston, director of the Joint Intelligence Task Force of the Defense
Intelligence Agency, responded that "there have been instances where detainees
who have been transferred from Gitmo have reengaged and have been in the
fight and have impacted the lives of U.S. service members. We do track that. I
can't discuss that much further in this open session, but we do in fact know
that that has happened."

The Truth About Animals
Are there any homosexual animals?
Lots of animals engage in homosexual behaviour, but whether they are truly
homosexual is another matter entirely
Presented by
Melissa Hogenboom
During the winter mating season, competition is fierce for access to female
Japanese macaques. But it's not for the reason you might think. Males don't
just have to compete with other males for access to females: they have to
compete with females too.
That's because in some populations, homosexual behaviour among females is
not only common, it's the norm. One female will mount another, then stimulate
her genitals by rubbing them against the other female. Some hold onto each
other with their limbs using a "double foot clasp mount", while others sit on top
of their mates in a sort of jockey-style position, says Paul Vasey of the
University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, who has been studying these
macaques for over 20 years.
To our eyes these encounters look startlingly intimate. The females stare into
each other's eyes while mating, which macaques hardly ever do outside of
sexual contexts. The pairings can even last a whole week, mounting hundreds
of times. When they're not mating, the females stay close together to sleep and
groom, and defend each other from possible rivals.
That many humans are homosexual is well known but we also know the
behaviour is extremely common across the animal kingdom, from insects to
mammals. So what's really going on? Can these animals actually be called
homosexual?
Animals have been observed engaging in same-sex matings for decades. But for
most of that time, the documented cases were largely seen as anomalies or
curiosities.
The turning point was Bruce Bagemihl's 1999 book Biological Exuberance ,
which outlined so many examples, from so many different species, that the
topic moved to centre stage. Since then, scientists have studied these
behaviours systematically.
On the face of it, homosexual behaviour by animals looks like a really bad
idea
Despite Bagemihl's roster of examples, homosexual behaviour still seems to be
a rarity. We have probably missed some examples, as in many species males
and females look pretty much alike. But while hundreds of species have been
documented doing it on isolated occasions, only a handful have made it a
habitual part of their lives, says Vasey.
To many, that isn't surprising. On the face of it, homosexual behaviour by
animals looks like a really bad idea. Darwin's theory of evolution by natural
selection implies that genes have to get themselves passed on to the next
generation, or they will die out. Any genes that make an animal more likely to
engage in same-sex matings would be less likely to get passed on than genes
pushing for heterosexual pairings, so homosexuality ought to quickly die out.
But that evidently isn't what's happening. For some animals, homosexual
behaviour isn't an occasional event – which we might put down to simple
mistakes – but a regular thing.
Take the macaques. When Vasey first observed the females mounting each
other, he was "blown away" by how often they did it.
The females were simply seeking sexual pleasure
"So many females of the group are engaging in this behaviour and there are
males sitting around twiddling their thumbs," he says. "There's got to be a
reason for this. There is no way the behaviour can be evolutionarily irrelevant."
Vasey's team has found that females use a greater variety of positions and
movements than males do. In a 2006 study, they proposed that the females
were simply seeking sexual pleasure , and were using different movements to
maximise the genital sensations. "She can do so in a homosexual context just
as easily as in a heterosexual context, so the behaviour spills over," says
Vasey.
But for all the homosexual pairings the females indulge in, Vasey is clear that
they are not truly homosexual. A female may engage in female-female mounting,
but that doesn't mean she isn't interested in males. Females often mount
males, apparently to encourage them to mate more. Once they had evolved this
behaviour, it was easy for them to apply it to other females as well.
In some cases, there is a fairly straightforward evolutionary reason why animals
engage in homosexual behaviour.
Take male fruit flies. In their first 30 minutes of life, they will try to copulate
with any other fly, male or female. After a while, they learn to recognise the
smell of virgin females, and focus on them.
The males are using homosexual behaviour as a roundabout way to
fertilise more females
This trial-and-error approach may look rather inefficient, but actually it is a
good strategy, says David Featherstone of the University of Illinois at Chicago,
US. In the wild, flies in different habitats may have slightly different pheromone
blends. "A male could be passing up an opportunity to have viable offspring if
they are hardwired to only go for a certain smell," says Featherstone.
Male flour beetles use a distinctly sneaky trick. They often mount each other,
and go so far as depositing sperm. If the male carrying this sperm mates with a
female later, the sperm might get transferred – so the male who produced it
has fertilised a female without having to court her.
In both cases, the males are using homosexual behaviour as a roundabout way
to fertilise more females. So it's clear how these behaviours could be favoured
by evolution. But it's also clear that fruit flies and flour beetles are a long way
from strictly homosexual.
Other animals really do seem to be lifelong homosexuals. One such species is
the Laysan albatross , which nests in Hawaii, US.
Among these huge birds, pairs are usually "married" for life. It takes two parents
working together to rear a chick successfully, and doing so repeatedly means
that the parents can hone their skills together . But in one population on the
island of Oahu, 31% of the pairings are made up of two unrelated females .
What's more, they rear chicks, fathered by males that are already in a
committed pair but which sneak matings with one or both of the females. Like
male-female pairs, these female-female pairs can only rear one chick in a
season.
Same-sex coupling is a response to a shortage of males
The female-female pairs are not as good at rearing chicks as female-male
pairs, but are better than females that go it alone. So it makes sense for a
female to pair up with another female, says Marlene Zuk of the University of
Minnesota in Saint Paul, US. If she did not, she might manage to mate but
would struggle to incubate her egg and find food. And once a female forms a
pair-bond, the species' tendency towards monogamy means it becomes life-
long.
There is even a subtle advantage for the females. The system means that they
can get their eggs fertilised by the fittest male of the group, and pass his
desirable traits on to her offspring, even if he is already paired with another
female.
But once again, the female albatrosses are not inherently homosexual. The
Oahu population has a surplus of females as a result of immigration, so some
females cannot find males to pair with. Studies of other birds suggest that
same-sex coupling is a response to a shortage of males, and is much rarer if
the sex ratio is equal. In other words, the female Laysan albatrosses probably
wouldn't choose to pair with other females if there were enough males to go
round.
So perhaps we've been looking in the wrong place for examples of homosexual
animals. Given that human beings are known to be homosexual, maybe we
should look at our closest relatives, the apes.
Bonobo sex also cements social bonds
Bonobos are often described as our "over-sexed" relatives. They engage in an
enormous amount of sex, so much so that it's often referred to as a "bonobo
handshake", and that includes homosexual behaviour among both males and
females.
Like the macaques, they seem to enjoy it, according to Frans de Waal of Emory
University in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Writing in Scientific American in 1995, he
described pairs of female bonobos rubbing their genitals together, and " emitting
grins and squeals that probably reflect orgasmic experiences ".
But bonobo sex also plays a deeper role: it cements social bonds. Junior
bonobos may use sex to bond with more dominant group members, allowing
them to climb the social ladder. Males that have had a fight sometimes perform
genital-to-genital touching, known as "penis fencing", as a way of reducing
tension. More rarely, they also kiss, perform MouthAction and massage each other's
genitals. Even the young comfort each other with hugs and sex .
Bonobos show that "sexual behaviour" can be about more than reproduction,
says Zuk, and that includes homosexual behaviour. "There's a whole range of
behaviours that fit in well with how evolution happens that now include
homosexual behaviour." In fact, female bonobos still have sex when they are
outside their reproductive period and can't get pregnant.
They don't show a consistent sexual orientation
Just like humans can use sex to gain all sorts of advantages, so can animals.
For instance, among bottlenose dolphins , both females and males display
homosexual behaviour. This helps members of the group form strong social
bonds. But ultimately, all concerned will go on to have offspring with the
opposite sex.
All these species might be best described as "bisexual". Like the Japanese
macaques and the fruit flies, they switch easily between same-sex and
opposite-sex behaviours. They don't show a consistent sexual orientation.
Only two species have been observed showing a same-sex preference for life,
even when partners of the opposite sex are available. One is, of course,
humans. The other is domestic sheep .
In flocks of sheep, up to 8% of the males prefer other males even when fertile
females are around. In 1994, neuroscientists found that these males had slightly
different brains to the rest. A part of their brain called the hypothalamus, which
is known to control the release of sex hormones, was smaller in the
homosexual males than in the heterosexual males.
That is in line with a much-discussed study by the neuroscientist Simon LeVay .
In 1991, he described a similar difference in brain structure between gay and
straight men.
How could this preference for other males be passed on to offspring?
This seems quite different from all the other cases of homosexual behaviour,
because it is hard to see how it could possibly benefit the males. How could
this preference for other males be passed on to offspring, if the males do not
reproduce?
The short answer is that it probably doesn't benefit the homosexual males
themselves, but it might benefit their relatives, who may well carry the same
genes and could pass them on. For that to happen, the genes that make some
males homosexual would have to have another, useful effect in other sheep.
LeVay suggests that the same gene that promotes homosexual behaviour in
male sheep could also make females more fertile, or increase their desire to
mate. The female siblings of homosexual sheep could even produce more
offspring than average. "If these genes are having such a beneficial effect in
females, they outweigh the effect in males and then the gene is going to
persist," says LeVay.
While male sheep do show lifelong homosexual preferences, this has only been
seen in domesticated sheep. It's not clear whether the same thing happens in
wild sheep, and if LeVay's explanation is right it probably doesn't. Domestic
sheep have been carefully bred by farmers to produce females that reproduce
as often as possible, which might have given rise to the homosexual males.
So LeVay and Vasey still say that humans are the only documented case of
"true" homosexuality in wild animals. "It is not the case that you have lesbian
bonobos or gay male bonobos," says Vasey. "What's been described is that
many animals are happy to engage in sex with partners of either sex."
Homosexual behaviour doesn't challenge Darwin's ideas
The funny thing is, biologists should have predicted this. When Darwin was
developing his theory of natural selection, one of the things that inspired him
was the realisation that animals tend to have far more offspring than they seem
to need. In theory a pair of animals need only have two offspring to replace
themselves, but in practice they have as many as they possibly can – because
so many of their young will die before they manage to reproduce.
It seems obvious that this built-in need to keep reproducing would manifest
itself in a powerful sex drive, one that might well spill over into mating while
females are infertile, or same-sex matings. Victorian scientists saw animals
having more offspring than seemed necessary: today we see animals having
more sex than seems necessary.
"Homosexual behaviour doesn't challenge Darwin's ideas," says Zuk. Instead
there are many ways it can evolve and be beneficial.
We may never find a wild animal that is strictly homosexual in the way some
humans are. But we can expect to find many more animals that don't conform
to traditional categories of sexual orientation. They are using sex to satisfy all
sorts of needs, from simple pleasure to social advancement, and that means
being flexible.

kestolove95:
am telling u guy...heavy curse

you guys are dunce what is c urse in the post. you must be having comprehension problems.

Freedom of speech at least you are a human being, you are entitled to your own view.
what you are insinuating is that that they are not telling him the truth at the Pentecostal churches he has been attending. One thing is to say the truth another is to act on it. you mean he did not know the truth unless he attends Catholic. You must be a bigot.

In his dictatorship days.

But for me, a wicked son's of God, is better than the righteous that is a child of Satan.
#GEJIHAVEMADEUP

PASTOR KALEJAIYE STARTS OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR BUHARI,PREDICTS PLEASANT
SURPRISE. Pastor J.T. Kalejaiye’s sermon last Sunday predicted ‘there would be a
pleasant surprise in 2015 elections’, telling congregants to ‘go and mark
it’.Sounding angry with the way Nigeria is going, Kalejaiye, the regional evangelist
of RCCG fumed: “Of what use is my brother, my blood brother who is not going to
move the nation forward? And you want me to vote for him because he is my
brother? Don’t let us deceive ourselves.”He continued, “We have to change our
system… Who is a Christian? Who is a Muslim? When I was working somewhere,
my boss was a Muslim. I enjoyed under him. My boss provoked me to study
further. My boss was always after my welfare. It shall be well with him wherever
he is today. He is a Muslim. The soldier attached to me was with me for almost
15 years. I never knew he was a Muslim. The day he opened his mouth to say “Sir,
I am Muslim,” I said “What? But you follow me to the camp. You do this, you do
that.” He said that when it was time to pray he would pray.“Brethren, wake up!
Who is a Christian? That somebody goes to church doesn’t make him a Christian.
That somebody bears Christian name doesn’t make him a Christian. You are a
Christian yet there is no employment for our youths. People who should be feeding
their parents are still being fed by their parents. How many youths can get married
today without the support of their parents financially? During our own time, we did
our wedding, we only called our parents to come and eat. Today, our children who
are 35, we are still feeding them.“What are we saying? Let’s call a spade a spade,
brethren. Things cannot continue this way. Corruption is the order of the day. You
can steal and nothing will follow. That’s all… Brethren, if you don’t do something,
something will do you. Wake up!”.

DO YOU THINK GEN. BUHARI CAN ACHIEVE ALL THESE IN 4 YEARS? PLS
LETS HAVE YOUR OPINION!
Buhari promises Igbo youths one million jobs - The presidential candidate of All
Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has promised to create one
million jobs for Igbo youths by revamping huge coal deposits in Enugu State for
generation of electricity and export
To Revive Ajaokuta Steel Company
A promise by General M. Buhari
Airport For Ekiti State
Airport for Ekiti State.
Youth Empowerment.
Create 740,000(20,000 per state +FCT) jobs within first one year.
Infrastructural Development Programme.
We will embark on National Infrastructural Development programme as public
private partnership that will (a) ensure 5,000km of superhighway including service
trunks and (b)building of up to 6,800 km of modern railway completed by 2019;
(c)building commercial airport in all the 36 states.
Electricity
I will generate,transmit and distribute electricity on a 24/7 basis whilst
simultaneously ensuring the development of sustainable/renewable energy,by 2019.
Empowerment.
I will make direct cash transfer of NGN 5,000 to the 25 million poorest and most
vulnerable citizens,if they immunize children and enrol them in school.
Education
I will provide 1 meal a day for children in public primary schools.
Basic Health Care
I will provide universal basic health care with N500 annual contribution per family
in the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS). APC government pays the
balance.
After Nysc
Buhari promised NYSC graduates will be paid stipends for one year under a
vocational scheme where they are trained on entrepreneurial and work-readiness.
Environment
Ensure compliance with policies and measures to halt the pollution of rivers and
waterways in the Niger Delta and the other parts of the country; Create shelter
belts in states bordering the Sahara Desert to mitigate and reverse the effects of
the expanding desert Support and accelerate the...
Women Empowerment
Ensure the rights of women are protected as enshrined in our Constitution;
Guarantee that women are adequately represented in government appointments
and provide greater opportunities in education, Job creation, and economic
empowerment; Recognize and protect women empowerment and gender...
Youth, Sports And Culture
Provide the opportunities such as setting up functional recreational facilities,
Library with e-services, Community Centers, in collaboration with States, Local
Government Authorities, Local Development Areas, etc for youth to realize, harness,
and develop their potentials to the fullest, in...
Education
Fully review provisions of the Universal Basic Education Act with emphasis on
gender equity in primary, secondary school enrolment whilst improving the quality
and substance of our schools, through outcome based education, that address the
individual, family, and societal roles in education; and...
Oil And Gas Industry
Revive and reactivate our minimally performing Refineries to optimum capacity;
Make the industry and Nigeria one of the world leading/cutting edge centres for
clean oil and gas technology; also producing leading world Oil and Gas
technologist, scientists, and owing mega structure installations,...
Agriculture
Modernize the sector and change Nigeria from being a country of self?subsistence
farmers to that of a medium/large scale farming nation/producer; Create a
nationwide food inspectorate division with a view to improving nutrition and
eliminating food?borne hazards Inject sufficient funds to the...
Economy & Infrastructure Base
Maintain sound Micro and macro economic policy environment, and run an efficient
government and preserve the independence of the Central Bank; Restore financial
confidence in the citizens and the world, by putting in place a more robust
monitoring, supervising, and regulating of the financial...
Economy & Infrastructure Base
Maintain sound Micro and macro economic policy environment, and run an efficient
government and preserve the independence of the Central Bank; Restore financial
confidence in the citizens and the world, by putting in place a more robust
monitoring, supervising, and regulating of the financial...
Foreign Policy
Make regional integration a priority within ECOWAS including free trade with a view
to ensuring that common tariff currency are in use by the end of my term in office,
under Nigeria’s guidance and leadership, base on the size of its market force;
Maintain a strong, close and frank...
Conflict Resolution, National Unity, And Social Harmony
Establish a Conflict Resolution Commission to help prevent, mitigate, and resolve
civil conflicts within the polity; Bring permanent peace and solution to the
insurgency issues in the North-East; the Niger Delta; and other conflict prone
states and areas such as Plateau, Benue, Bauchi, Borno,...
To Stop Corruption In Nnpc
Quote: "I am sick of the corruption in NNPC, this will stop under our
administration" Metropole Magazine
Insecurity
Buhari said the two major challenges facing the country were insecurity and an
ailing economy made worse by corruption. He said his party has already
assembled capable hands that would work towards improving the economy as
soon as he was sworn in on May 29.
Constitution Amendments
Initiate action to amend the Nigerian Constitution with a view to devolving powers,
duties, and responsibilities to states in order to entrench true Federalism and the
Federal spirit;
Improve Inec
Strengthen INEC to reduce, if possible, eliminate electoral malpractices in
Nigerian’s political life;
To Stop Abuse Of Power
Prevent the abuse and misuse of Executive, Legislative and Public offices, through
greater accountability, transparency, strict, and implementable anti-corruption
laws, through strengthening and sanitising the EFCC and ICPC as independent
entities. Amend the Constitution to remove immunity from...
Government Policies
Require full disclosure in media outlets, of all government contracts over N100m
prior to award and during implementation at regular intervals; Reform and
Strengthen the Justice System for efficient administration and dispensation of
justice with the creation of special courts for accelerated...
Security And Conflict Resolution
Urgently address capacity building mechanisms of law enforcement agents in terms
of quantity and quality as this is critical in safeguarding the sanctity of lives and
property; Establish a well trained, adequately equipped and goals driven Serious
Crime Squad to combat insurgencies, kidnapping,...

pekeyim:
Who is Saatguru?
I'm confused please

he's ojuju calabar that resides in ibadan

How on earth will a prof. not have PhD. we are in Nigeria sha were everything goes. oga show them your certificate and let sleeping dog lies.

He should take a shoot of his certificate and post it on tweeter too. we don't want to see these abookis.

he wants to stop riding bike and begins to ride jeep. shameless he goat. They suppose to break broom into his joystick. Even the mad woman na ahawo see as she relaxed.

Celeprudent:
plaza, wat z d combination of jamb subject 4 DOS who wnt study Economics in UI.. please I need ur reply....

economics, English,math and any of social sciences subjects

To every direct entry aspirants,this thread is created to help you, and bring your aspirations of becoming a student of university of Ibadan to reality. oya bring on your questions and you are guarantee of genuine response.

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Joshua15:
I finish 4rm yabatek with office tech mgt. Can. I do DE nto EDU MGT/ADMiN

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15) Cat and Dog
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These stretches will bring out the animal in you and have the ability to
stretch your body an inch or two as well. Start on your hands and knees.
Arch your back upward and lift while keeping your ads tight. Hold this
position for a few seconds and then breathe out as you push your
tailbone under. Hold this position and then repeat the stretch

14) Pilates Roll Over
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This may be a difficult move to master but it is well worth the effort. Lay
on your back with your arms at your sides. Lift your legs together toward
the ceiling just like the two leg lift. Next try and bring your legs back to
touch the floor behind your head. There are few stretches that stretch
your back out so completely. This works to strengthen and elongate the
spine so doing this stretch every day will have great results for your
height.
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13) Forward Spine Stretch
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This stretch is all about your back and calves. Sit on the floor with your
legs stretched out in front of you. Now reach forward and try to touch
your toes by arching your back. This is another way to stretch many of
the same muscles in the toe touch and you should hold the position for
several seconds.
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12) Two Legs Straight Up
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For this exercise you will need to lay flat on your back. Place your palms
flat on the floor at your side. Then try and raise your legs toward the
ceiling at the same time. Do the motion slowly and stretch your legs up
until your pelvis slightly lifts off the ground. This is a great stretch for
your legs and lower back. It is also a difficult stretch so it may take
some practice.
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11) Super Stretch
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This is an easy and very good stretch for increasing height and reducing
stress. Just stand upright and place your hands behind your head. Next
bend your head upwards and back as far as you can. You should do this
stretch slowly and hold each position for a few seconds. This will help
stretch out your next and spine.
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10) Dry Swim or Alternate Kick
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This is a great way to get the stretching benefits of swimming even if you
don’t have regular access to a pool. In order to complete this exercise
you will need to lay on your stomach. Stretch your arms out in front of
you with your right arm slightly higher than your left. Then with your legs
stretched out raise your left leg up. Hold the position for several seconds
before switching your arm and leg.

9) Spot Jump
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Jumping is an exercise that really stretches out the cartilage in the body,
especially the legs. Repetition of vertical jumps or squat jumps can
stretch out the cartilage so that the body gradually becomes taller. You
can either do this as an individual exercise at home or you can play
basketball in order to get plenty of vertical jumps into your workout
routine.
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Jump Rope
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Jump rope is not only a school yard activity and a great way to
remember songs, it is also a great exercise for stretching out the body,
especially the lower legs. You will build up these muscles and stretch
them out throughout the jumping motion. The more often you jump rope
the sooner you will start to see results.

7) The Table
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For this exercise you are going to put your body into the shape of a
table. While it sounds easy enough this is actually a difficult stretch that
will work wonders for increasing height. Start by sitting on the floor with
your legs stretched out. Then place your palms on the floor with your
hands facing toward your feet. Next place your feet flat on the floor and
push your torso upward until your body resembles a table.