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PoliticsRe: Dirty Tricks Petrol Stations, Attendants Use To Cheat Customers by tomiobj(m): 2:31pm On Sep 27, 2014
Ok. But the boss had no right to slap d person who sold d fuelled the car. . If it ws anoda country he would will be sued for millions
Tunjasko: Mrs. Bisola Ayeni, a businesswoman in her early
40s confidently left her house at Egbeda (Lagos).
with an almost empty tank heading for Ikeja. The
red light of the fuel indicator was blinking nonstop
but Ayeni knew the quantity of fuel in her tank
would take her to the next available filling station
where she had hoped to fill up her tank.
Indeed, as she got to the Lagos-Abeokuta
Expressway, Ayeni drove into the filling station and
told the attendant to fill her car with N5,000 worth of
fuel while she rummaged her handbag to bring out
the money as well as pick a call. That was her
undoing.
Ayeni would tell our correspondent that she didn’t
bother to look at the pump while the sale was on
because she didn’t envisage any foul act, besides
she knew the level a N5,000 worth of fuel would
rise to on her fuel gauge. Ayeni only managed a
quick glance at the meter and when she saw that it
was reading, she relaxed and enjoyed her
discussion on the phone.
She said, “When I finished, I looked at the pump and
I saw N5,000 on the price column, I paid him and
drove away. I expected the light indicating low fuel
to go off and the indicator to rise, but it didn’t
happen.
“Even if the rise in the fuel indicator would be
gradual, I expected a major shift. Lo and behold, the
light never went off and the indicator never rose.
“Oh my God, I was confused and very angry, so I
turned back, while praying that the car wouldn’t run
out of fuel. By the time I got to the petrol station, I
was fuming.”
Ayeni said she had almost slapped the attendant
who attended to her having shouted on him when
the station manager came out.
“On hearing what happened, the manager gave the
sales boy a resounding slap, apologised to me and
ordered him to sell the fuel again, and I heard him
saying the N5,000 would be deducted from his
salary. We both stood by him while he sold the fuel,
the gauge rose even before I left the station, which
means he cheated me earlier. I still wouldn’t know
how he did it,” she said.
Ayeni’s experience is common among vehicle
owners, who had at one time or the other thought
they had bought fuel but later found out they either
bought nothing or were short-changed in terms of
the quantity. A cross section of vehicle owners who
spoke to our correspondent alleged that they had
noticed same at one time or the other but said that
there was nothing they could do since they really
could not establish any foul play.
In case you once bought fuel from a filling station
and it seemed like nothing was added to your fuel
tank after you have left, or you felt what was sold to
you wasn’t commensurate with what you paid for or
expected, you may have been cheated under your
close watch even with your eyes wide open.
Saturday PUNCH had a revealing chat with fuel
attendants of some popular filling stations in Lagos
and they explained how they make quick but huge
cash from unsuspecting customers.
One of them who identified himself simply as
Owolabi John, said there are many ways fuel
attendants cheat customers who have come to buy
fuel, which many people are not aware of.
Devouring a massive plate of hot and spicy pepper
soup and a bottle of chilled beer our correspondent
bought for him, John readily exposed all the tricks
on how they make money.
By the way, John earns N10,000 as a fuel
attendant. He wants to pursue a university
education. There is no other help from anywhere
else, as such John admitted leaving no stone
unturned to take advantage of gullible customers to
make some money from what he described as “the
customers’ carelessness.”
“Ideally, when we resume, we take the reading on
the meter on the fuel dispenser, which we call the
opening meter, and when we close, we take the
reading, which we also call the closing meter. Then,
we multiply the difference in the readings by the
cost per litre, which is the amount we deliver to the
manager. If there is any surplus, it belongs to the
attendant, and if there is loss, the attendant will
look for money to make it up. If the shortage is a lot
of money, the manager may allow that the money
be deducted from the person’s salary if the person
is not sacked,” he explained.
However, that surplus money may not have been a
miracle or manna from heaven; it could simply be a
product of manipulation by the attendants.
According to John, there are different types of fuel
dispensers, such as Marathon, Sanki, Eagle Star,
etc, and each machine has its peculiar way of being
adjusted. “On the keyboard of some of them, where
we enter the number of litres or amount, which is
either in front or on the side, there is usually a
button labelled ‘Recall, TIM/CAL’ or any other label,
depending on the machine. The essence of the
button is to enable the attendant to see the past
sales. If you want to see your last ten sales, you
just press Recall, then the number you want to see
etc, depending on the number you want, and it
shows you the amount. Beyond seeing our past
sales, we use it to make money.
“If I sell N2,000 worth of fuel to a customer, and the
next customer also wants to buy N2,000. If I
observe that the second customer Isn’t paying
attention, I will sell some quantity, maybe N1,500
and press Stop or Cancel, depending on the
machine press Recall, 1, then press Ok. With that,
N2,000 will appear on the screen and that is what
the customer will see on the meter, believing the
sale is complete. This can be done in less than one
second. That is one of the ways, and at the close of
business I remove mine which is the excess of the
actual litre sales.
“Imagine if I do that for about ten customers in a
day, with varying gain from each case, which
depends largely on the amount of fuel the customer
is buying and how sensitive the person is. I could
make up to N10, 000 in one day,” he explained.
According to him, attendants could go to the extent
of writing out some past sales on a paper where
they can easily have a glance to know which
number to recall when a customer is distracted or
looks away, since many people prefer to buy based
on price and not litre.
“When customers come, we observe them and see
if they are tired or we try to distract them,
sometimes with the help of our colleagues by
engaging them in a chat or doing things that could
easily distract them. As soon as they look away, if
the seller has made an appreciable sale, he/she
would have mastered or checked his paper to see
the last time he sold that particular amount, as soon
as it is possible, he will press it, and press OK.
Before the customer looks back, the sale will
appear complete,” John explained.
John’s revelation explained one of the ways Ayeni
might have been cheated. Another fuel attendant,
who simply identified himself as Owode Kabir, told
our correspondent that the use of Recall or TIM
button is the easiest way to make quick money
because the customers would think the machine
was fast, so they wouldn’t always suspect anything,
even though some come back to complain.
However, Kabir stressed that not all attendants are
involved in the act, but that many of them do it as
long as there is opportunity and that in some cases,
they settle the station manager at the close of work
if they are able to make some money, which they do
everyday anyway.
But ‘Recall or TIM/CAL’ button is not the only way to
make money from customers, Kabir would tell our
correspondent. There is yet another way!
Even though many people know that when the
nozzle is hanged on the pump, the readings revert
to zero, he said they (fuel attendants) have also
found a way to manoeuvre it to make some money.
“What we do is to gently place the nozzle, such that
it won’t click to rub off the old sales and revert to
zero, so, we fake it, which means the dispenser is
still running, so if anyone comes, we simply
continue from where we stop and that is why
sometimes it seems like we are rushing the
customers. It is easier when the last sale is a small
quantity.
“Even though the use of the Recall or TIM/CAL’
button on some of these machines is the easiest
method, faking the nozzle is another viable way to
make money.
“If the previous sale is about N200 maybe by a
Keke NAPEP and Okada rider , or even commercial
buses (danfo ) drivers, because they are the ones
who buy fuel in bits, we will gently place the nozzle,
and naturally, when you see that we remove the
nozzle from the hanger, that is, from the engine,
you believe that it started from zero. However, it is
not always the case,” he said.
Kabir was quick to add that some station managers
or managements know about their tricks but that
once they are caught or reported by a customer,
such person could be sacked. He added that
attendants usually sell in all cases but such sales
might not start from zero or could be recalled to a
previous sale that had the same amount, which
would be an incomplete sale for the customer.
“Sometimes we could gain up to N1,000 from one
sale, it depends on the quantity that the consumer
wants, and those that are caught are usually the
greedy ones,” he noted.
He added that in filling stations where their
dispensers do not have Recall or TIM/CAL only the
last sale could be recalled, hence, once the last sale
is not the same with the current sale, faking the
hanging of the nozzle might be the only way to
make money through such pump.
Station owners and managers also dupe customers
A female attendant with a major oil marketer
company in Lagos Island, Seun Jegede, told our
correspondent how station managers and filling
station owners also cheat their customers.
She alleged that most filling stations alter their
meters to under-dispense fuel at the detriment of
customers, which is a known phenomenon among
consumers. Even though this could be a product of
greed and inadequate regulation, she said they also
do that to make up for some loss they might have
incurred during sales.
“Based on experience, I can tell you that almost all
filling stations, including the ones being run by
government, adjust their meters and what they do is
to settle the officials from the Department of
Petroleum Resources if or when they come for
inspection.
“No attendant can alter the meter on his own,
except the manager sanctions it because it involves
the engineer changing the panel and doing some
mechanical readjustment. That is why many filling
stations that alter their meters have to bribe their
way through because the engineers are not always
there, except the manager recommends a trusted
attendant to be trained so as to put the pumps back
to normal if DPR comes.
“The adjustment is easier with the marathon
machine because it has a key in front of the meter.
This allows for quick readjustment of the meter so
as to scale through the due diligence check by the
DPR, which could be once in six months,” Jegede
explained.
She added that the decision to alter the meter could
either come from the owner of the station or the
station manager in connivance with the engineer,
adding that whoever orders the adjustment takes
the money made from the unsold quantity.
Station attendants also cheat their employers
According to John, not only customers are open to
this fraud, even the management that the
attendants work for are not immune to their
fraudulent acts, through what he called ‘no reading’.
In this case only the price meter reads while the
litre reading does not move. He said this could be a
product of frequent repairs of the pump or any other
mechanical fault, which could make it malfunction.
“When there is ‘no reading’ on the litre menu, and
the management is not aware, there is no way the
management will know the actual number of litres
that have been sold.
“What we do in such cases is to sell on the basis of
amount only and we sometimes negotiate with the
customer for settlement because we can sell more
to make money. I can even call someone from
home to come and buy and keep for me, before the
management finds out that the litre is not reading.
“Even though the ‘no reading’ issue rarely happens,
it becomes a free for all if it happens to the diesel or
kerosene pump that usually has no attendant
attached to it. With that, tracing who sells what
quantity may be difficult, even though an attendant
must be smart to avoid being penalised.
“Another form of ‘no reading’ is when some
attendants, especially those attached to diesel or
kerosene that have lesser patronage compared to
petrol, gently press the nozzle (just like a one-
touch press) that may not read on the meter
whereas some fuel will still come out. It can also
happen when they finish selling and instead of
hanging the nozzle, they place it inside the keg for
the little quantity to drip into their kegs. It may
appear little, but over a long time, the gentle one-
touch press and the leftovers become a large
quantity. That is why you see some attendants
having kegs beside them,” John explained.
The attendants further explained that they make
more money when there is epileptic power supply
which force people to buy fuel in kegs. “When there
is no power supply and people struggle or force
your nozzle in their kegs, many of them don’t care
about starting from zero, which is a plus for us,” he
said.
They however said station attendants find it difficult
to cheat if the customer comes out of the vehicle to
stay with them, adding that those who sit in their
vehicles can easily be distracted or shortchanged.
A Director in DPR, Mr. George Osahon, had strongly
advised in a television programme recently that it
was better for vehicle owners to buy specific
amount of fuel rather than using number of litres as
a yardstick.
“When you go to a modern filling station and you
ask for N5,000 worth of fuel, they simply punch a
pad and when it’s complete it stops by itself, and it
is better to stand by the seller or keep a close
watch from your car if you choose to sit in the car.
“The reason the same worth of fuel would vary in
quantity at different filling stations is because some
under-dispense. Nobody will ever over-dispense,
people will either dispense normally or under-
dispense, so if you see such differential, it is very
necessary for you to call the attention of the DPR to
it,” he had said.
Osahon had also said people should stop using
statements like ‘fill-up the tank’ not minding how
much fuel was inside their tank or the quantity
coming into it, saying there is a lot of wastage in
that, which is not necessary.
However, while some filling station attendants who
spoke to our correspondent denied the fraud
allegations, a few others admitted that some
attendants do it and that it depends on the
circumstance and the type of pump, as pointed out
by John.
A cross section of station managers who spoke to
our correspondent also dissociated their filling
stations from those who cheat their customers,
adding that none of their staff would survive such an
attempt.
Mr. Adebola Durojaiye, who is a manager of a filling
station in Ikeja, said, “People say all filling stations
under-dispense but that is not true. One good way
to identify those who do it is that they don’t have
good patronage because whether we like it or not,
customers know the good and bad stations, so, the
generalisation is wrong.”
The Chairman of the Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigeria, Ejigbo Satellite,
Mr. Ajayi Adebayo, said recently that any member of
the association found indulging in sharp practices
would have his/her office sealed off alongside other
sanctions, while urging members to be transparent
and objective in their business transactions.
In a telephone conversation with our correspondent,
the Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers
Association of Nigeria, Mr. Obafemi Olawore, said
no member of the association could be involved in
under-dispensing or fiddling with the pump, adding
that anyone with proof of such malpractice against
any MOMAN member should feel free to contact the
association to complain.
“I am not aware that any MOMAN member engages
in under-dispensing. However, I cannot swear an
oath or beat my chest and say there is no such
thing by those that we contracted to run the
stations, that is, the dealers. I am not saying they
do it, but anyone with proof that it happens should
contact us and we will take immediate action,”
Olawore added.
DPR Spokesperson, Ms. Dorothy Bassey, said the
agency was doing its best to check the fraudulent
practices by some filling stations through its
random inspection, while describing the bribe
allegations against DPR officials as untrue.
“I am confirming to you that it is not true that
officials of DPR collect bribe, what kind of money
are they going to pay DPR staff? That is why we
shut down stations once we have any indication that
they carry out any malpractice.
“It happens but not as rampant as people make it
look because nobody is a fool or wants to be
cheated. That is why we do a lot of public
engagement for people to watch out.
“We may not be 100 per cent, but certainly, we are
working to ensure that everybody is happy. We
have operation offices nationwide where people can
go to complain,” Bassey said.
Meanwhile, a report culled from dailyfinance.com
says filling up the tank may be another way to lose
money and fuel, because when the pump clicks off
automatically, no additional fuel enters the tank.
“Instead, fuel is likely being diverted through the
pump’s vapour recovery system and back into the
station’s tank, which means you are paying for gas
that you are not getting.
“More importantly, the car needs space in its tank
for fuel vapours to expand. Overfilling can force gas
into the car’s carbon filter, leading to poor
performance, reduced mileage or costly repairs. So,
the next time you want to buy fuel, don’t top off
your tank, it’s good for your car and even better for
your wallet,” the report said.

www.punchng.com/news/dirty-tricks-petrol-stations-attendants-use-to-cheat-customers/
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Zoom 12x is 8k
Zoom 10x is 6500
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welcome. You could do what my cousin did. Move to a random us town. And join deir soccer team and promote yourself. You could do this as a side activity with your college
SportsRe: How Can I Play Professional Football? by tomiobj(m): 12:08pm On Sep 27, 2014
InAfconSquad: You know i was just wondering, I'm a very Good footballer, and the Academy i play for has got some Awesome ones too.. But the opportunity isnt just here in Nigeria embarassed embarassed cry, so i was wondering, is it possible for me to travel to Europe (UK, Germány, Spain, France) et, and join one of the league's feader team.. I don't want to go through any agent , cos most of those guys are scammers.. so please, is this possible? If it's not, how do I go about it?
. Its not worth it to go to uk or us just to pursue your soccer dreams. There are opportunities in nigeria. Just kip checking newspapers or coca cola/ Pepsi adverts. Also you can join alocal/ school club. Then you might be lucky enough to be spotted by a scout






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how much is one for an iphone 5s
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Tomiwatosin: The days ☀̤̣̈̇f which pubic holidays are given i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ Nigeria is just too much. Before we knw it,another public holiday would show up again.
you say that like it's a bad tn.......instead of u to be rejoicing
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babythug: Buy a splatter screen for the frying pan. It's like a wire net with a handle
. I swear to God I av used that splatter screen. It makes d splash worse
Science/TechnologyRe: What Technology Did You Expect Would Be Available Now That Isn't? by tomiobj(m): 6:24am On Sep 27, 2014
Apatheist: Light Sabers as seen in Star Wars
Hover boards
Jet packs.
jet packs exist. They r used in special events
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TV/MoviesReminder-there Will Be A Family Guy/simpsons Cross Over Episode tomorrow by tomiobj(op):
THIS IS LEGITIMATE










You might not know family guy but you must know the simpsons-the oldest running cartoon of all time with the yellow family. In the season premiere of family guy. Seth macfarlane is doing an episode where the griffin's go to springfield(the real springfield in the simpsons). Its going to be an hour long.......its meant to be released on Sunday. but dstv will delay it for like two months. But you should be able to watch it online





Link for thetrailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnhcbZmmB0U. Peter has one of those chicken fights with homer loll
TV/MoviesWhich Show Do You Think Is Better.family Guy Or South Park by tomiobj(op): 5:03am On Sep 27, 2014
I really love family guy and south park but south park is funny,appears to be funny and trey and parker over do the humour. Then it becomes offensive to me. And other people especially kids who r exposed to profanity. Just like the south park episode when they said jesus uses performance enhancing drugs to be crucified. And they showed God ad an ugly monster. But family guy is more interesting and watchable with kids. The humour isn't overdone and I love the way everything said becomes a flashback. Family guy dosen't insult people. And it always speaks a good story....overall I think family guy is better__. which show do you think is better. And the reason you think is better
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Christianity EtcRe: Nigerian Pastors 'many Slept Last Night But They Didnt Wake Up' by tomiobj(op): 3:17am On Sep 27, 2014
Elantracey: Are you in this world at all ? huh
. No,i have been in sangos parlour the whole time.


I mean if u av witnessed this or if it happened to any of your friends
Christianity EtcRe: Nigerian Pastors 'many Slept Last Night But They Didnt Wake Up' by tomiobj(op): 3:16am On Sep 27, 2014
Preciousone4ril: Hv u neva heard of sum1 dyin in their sleep?
. Nt heard. Of sm1 u know. Or one u saw. People lie
SportsRe: How Can I Play Professional Football? by tomiobj(m): 3:11am On Sep 27, 2014
How old are you. I'll check online for some academies for u. It all depends on your age
InAfconSquad: You know i was just wondering, I'm a very Good footballer, and the Academy i play for has got some Awesome ones too.. But the opportunity isnt just here in Nigeria embarassed embarassed cry, so i was wondering, is it possible for me to travel to Europe (UK, Germány, Spain, France) et, and join one of the league's feader team.. I don't want to go through any agent , cos most of those guys are scammers.. so please, is this possible? If it's not, how do I go about it?
CelebritiesRe: yards by tomiobj(m): 3:10am On Sep 27, 2014
I pity you. People no dey fear o
syta: Ugochukwu ekwem is not a real man of God,he is a fake pastor who slept in a burial ground for seven days for powers,not only that he is a member of a hindi shrine were they do worship krishna,ganesha,rama, etc and their his also a full member. He is too fetish he does not have any annointing in him,the wife dumped him with a son becos of his inresponsible life style,he sleeps around with different girls in different hotel,his just after peoples money that why his using the name of God in vain,the name of his church is christ living hope intl ministry in awka.this church is built in a wrong foundation,all this story is true becos very soon I will go to his church and expose him I have everything I need to expose him.
Christianity EtcRe: South African Pastor Gives Congregation Petrol To Drink!! by tomiobj(m): 3:07am On Sep 27, 2014
D pastor will drink d whole bowl and wait for 3 months before I tasteit. FTC tns
CFCfan: Lesego Daniel, the controversial South African pastor who first made major news when video appeared of him asking members of his congregation to eat grass, has made news yet again as video has surfaced of him telling his members to drink unleaded fuel, which he claimed to have converted to juice.

Equating himself to biblical figures like Moses and Jesus, the pastor claimed during an August service that the converted petrol can "miraculosly" cure infertility and other afflictions. "This is prophetic," he said.

"When I command you to come you will come whether you like it or not, and you'll do as the Word says." the pastor furthered.

Those who sampled the flammable beverage passed around by the preacher ranged in reaction. Some asked for more, saying the drink was as tasty as iron brew or pineapple juice, and some said it tasted like blood. Others collapsed.

In January 2014, when Daniel asked parishioners to eat grass, many fell ill as a result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2XkzZvbJCg
http://saharareporters.com/2014/09/25/south-african-pastor-gives-congregation-petrol-drink
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[just remember this quote. (when you piss in your dreams,you piss for real)quote author=easystudy101]I used to wet de bed almost every night as a kid.

And the funny part of it I was always dreaming of peeing in the toilet any time I wet my bed

I finally stopped around primary 6

Share ya funny peeing in bed stories, or of anybody you know[/quote]
FamilyRe: Marriage Rules For The Digital Age by tomiobj(m): 3:04am On Sep 27, 2014
Lailai oooo. I'll just send d wife lack to her parents. Tech free room. Fym
Phone/Internet MarketRe: ORDER FOR YOUR SMARTPHONES LENS by tomiobj(m): 3:02am On Sep 27, 2014
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better quality. Up to 8 times the normal zoom of ur camera
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CultureRe: ? by tomiobj(m): 2:59am On Sep 27, 2014
hinohsend: Guys let's be honest are you happy GOD created you as a Nigerian?? Considering d. Fact that countries like the USA and Afganistan exist.[/color][color=#990000]
. Ur post is wrong. God dosen't create you as a nigerian. if ur nt happy being a nigerian. Apply for us or england citizenship
CultureRe: ? by tomiobj(m): 2:57am On Sep 27, 2014
sauer: I'm trying to imagine the mentality of someone who thinks god creates people as Nigerians or Americans, and all it says is "e-diot"!! undecided
. Lolll. I get d joke. E-diot. An idiot but an e-idiot. Just lyk mail and e-mail
Nairaland GeneralRe: Why Second Place Doesn't Make History by tomiobj(m): 2:55am On Sep 27, 2014
Can't read the whole post. But ur right from the topic nd d first few lines. Just like the three idiots movie. Mr virus-who knows d first man on the moon. Everyone knew. But he asks. Who d second man is. No1 knew
PeetaBishop: Victors may write the history, but
inspiring success stories can all too
often overshadow less spectacular
tales of brave people who pushed society
forward without honors or recognition.
Even the ones who paved the way for the
eventual victor.

We all know Neil Armstrong, but fewer
remember the second man to set foot on
the moon, Buzz Aldrin. The third moon-
walker, Charles Conrad , may have known
that nobody was watching, which is
probably why, instead of solemn words, he
let rip with a simple “Whoopee!”
Norwegian Roald Amundsen also received
much more credit than British Robert F.
Scott after beating him to the North Pole
by just a month. Scott died on his way
back, which of course didn’t help, soon
after realizing how close he’d come to
glory. But really, in the bigger scheme of
things, what’s a month?
And have you ever heard the name of Bert
Hinkler ? Probably not. He flew across the
Atlantic second, soon after Charles
Lindbergh launched headlines worldwide.
Still, being first is often difficult to prove
and even then, not always a guarantee of
fame. Take Thorfinn Karlsefni . He was one
of the Vikings who settled in
Newfoundland, Canada, about 500 years
before Columbus set sail for the New
World. Yet the sailor from Genoa is still
widely credited as being the European
who discovered America.

The Wright brothers might not have been
the first to fly an airplane either. Richard
Pearse , a farmer from New Zealand, is said
to have flown 350 yards with a plane of
his own invention, nine months before the
Wright brothers took off. Another
contender for the title is Gustave
Whitehead , a German engineer living
Connecticut who claimed to have flown in
1901, two years before the Wrights did.
Countless pioneers have gone
unrecognized in the field of engineering,
where a patent often means the difference
between glory and oblivion. The
microprocessor, for example, was first
invented by Geoffrey Dummer, a British
electronics engineer. But he abandoned
the idea after his presentation of the
device failed to impress the attendees of a
conference in 1952. Six years later, Jack St.
Claire Kilby, an American scientist, filed a
patent for an almost identical device. The
invention made billions for Texas
Instruments.
The most emblematic case of legal woes is
probably that of Antonio Meucci , who
invented the first phone-like device in
1854. He filed a caveat at the U.S. Patent
Office, essentially putting a temporary hold
on the idea before filing for a full patent.
But soon he went bankrupt and could not
afford the $10 fee to renew it. It expired in
1874 and, two years later, Alexander
Graham Bell filed his patent.
In 2002, the U.S. House of Representatives
declared , “If Meucci had been able to pay
the $10 fee to maintain the caveat after
1874, no patent could have been issued to
Bell,” but school books still list Bell as the
telephone’s inventor.
Many women’s contributions have also
fallen through the cracks. In 1962, James
Watson and Francis Crick won the Nobel
Prize for discovering the DNA’s double
helix structure, an achievement that was
only possible because of Rosalind Franklin,
the biophysicist who took the first pictures
of life’s building blocks and received no
credit for the discovery.

Sometimes even those who completely fail
to reach their objectives pave the road for
others to succeed. It’s the case of countless
19th-century explorers who, driven by
curiosity and national rivalry, joined a
race to the farthest corners of the Earth.
When John Hanning Speke discovered the
source of the Nile in 1858 he did so, in
part, based on the unsuccessful previous
attempts of little-known explorers like
Robert James Gordon, Henry Pike Welford
and John Ledyard, all of whom lost their
lives trying to solve the century’s most
gripping mystery.
Also forgotten have been many who helped
their life partners to the finish line, like
Florence Barbara von Sass, the wife of
famous African adventurer Sam Baker. She
accompanied him in all his expeditions.
Still, history’s most neglected heroes might
be the local men and women who worked
tirelessly to get others into the history
books and received barely a footnote in
return.

It’s the case of most African porters whose
role in exploring their own continent has
been widely understated. Their first names
— Bombay, Chuma, Susi, Uledi — are
sometimes mentioned in explorers’
journals and some received honors from
the Royal Geographic Society , but their
exploits have gone largely unsung.
Likewise, Sherpa guides risk their lives
helping Westerners up the Himalayas but
their names are often left out when
recounting mountaineering feats. A
notable exception was Nepalese Tenzing
Norgay , who received wide recognition
and a medal from the Queen of England
for reaching the summit of Mount Everest
with his friend Edmund Hillary.
History’s limelight is capricious. Why
should those who fall slightly short of the
mark not be recognized for persistence
and courage?
Theodore Roosevelt put it best in a 1910
speech : “It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbles, or where the doer of
deeds could have done them better. The
credit belongs to the man who is actually
in the arena (…) who at the worst, if he
fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so
that his place shall never be with those
cold and timid souls who neither know
victory nor defeat.”
RomanceRe: Why Won't He Say "I Love You" In Return? by tomiobj(m): 2:51am On Sep 27, 2014
markjane: You and your guy are happy. At least in your mind you are. You love him and you believed he loved you. The problem is that he doesn't express it verbally to you. You've told him that you're crazy about him and that you adore and need him. He, on the other hand, never expresses anything even close to that. You're wondering why he won't say "I love you" in return. Does it mean that he's not as emotionally attached to you as you are to him? Or could it possibly be a sign that he just isn't that into you at all and only views you as a casual girlfriend? Understanding why men hold back when it comes to sharing their feelings is important. Once you can recognize why your guy hasn't said the words, you can then start helping him feel more comfortable about being more expressive with his emotions.

There are several common reasons why men struggle with saying "I love you" to the woman they're involved with. The first is the most difficult to absorb. He may not be telling you he loves you in return because it's not something that he feels yet. Men and women tend to fall in love at different speeds. We often are smitten very quickly and feel our hearts opening up to the idea of love after just a few dates. Men, on the other hand, tend to take their time in trusting in love and in the woman in question. If you say it before he's ready to return the sentiment, he just won't do so. He'll instead smile or change the subject leaving you feeling rejected and embarrassed.

Another reason he may not feel comfortable sharing what he feels is he doesn't want to make himself too vulnerable. Just as it breaks our hearts when a relationship ends, the same is true for men. He may be worried that if he tells you he loves you that it will open his heart to even more pain should something go wrong between the two of you. He may want to keep his emotional power and not saying he loves you may be his way of doing so.

There is an expectation that comes when a man tells a woman that he's in love with her. If your man was to say it to you it's a strong signal that the two of you are now a couple and will only be dating exclusively. Even if he's starting to fall in love with you, he may avoid saying the words simply because he's still not ready for a serious commitment. Even if his actions suggest he only wants you, his heart may not feel that quite yet.
He dosen't love u noni




























JJustkidn,guys always try to hide deir feelings to be tough or to be a man. Or maybe he is shy. Try telling him that next tym u text him nd see d result
SportsRe: When A Guy Dislikes Soccer. by tomiobj(m): 2:46am On Sep 27, 2014
PeetaBishop: To tell you the truth, I really don't like soccer. You won't ever find me on a soccer thread whooping for a particular team or what not. In the society today, it seems being a fan of soccer is what makes you a man but I beg to disagree.
During my first year in the University, a lecturer asked all soccer fans to raise their hands up and the whole class (I mean the guys) all raised their hands except me and the lecturer asked if I didn't like the game and I just shook my head. From somewhere in the class, a guy shouted "He's gay". Although I didn't reply to him but I felt bad because I don't see any reason why hating soccer makes me less of a man. Pls tell me guys, is it wrong if one doesn't like soccer?
yes,i agree with this guy
ayukdaboss: Where were you when your mates and gender were liking soccer during their tender age? Maybe playing with dolls and cooking food with leaves and sand.
Real men start liking soccer when theyre young...I've seen 3 year olds who already know that round objects are to be kicked like a ball.
It's really questionable for any guy not to like soccer.
in nigeria if you dont like soccer ur a nerd. Don't u play ball on ur street. Or discuss and argue on the weekend matches every monday morning. Even during the world cup/afcon your whole family will gather nd watch nigeria play. Where were you during this tym op
BusinessRe: Amazon Now Ships More Goodies Directly To Nigeria! by tomiobj(m): 2:42am On Sep 27, 2014
And they shouldn't ship to nigeria. They will have losses because nigeria dosen't have a correct address system
Christianity EtcRe: Pastor Chris Oyakhilome And SOME Zombie Christians by tomiobj(m): 2:40am On Sep 27, 2014
MonsieurCoder: Mr Moderator watch the video before you take any action angry angry


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmgT9DwUIc

grin grin grin
We have a lot of dem here on nl grin grin
BusinessRe: Amazon Now Ships More Goodies Directly To Nigeria! by tomiobj(m): 2:35am On Sep 27, 2014
Horayce: For all u importa exporta grin grin



http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=ftinfo_dp_?ie=UTF8&nodeId=201074230&pop-up=1
. I can't be impressed as long as they can't ship an iPhone
Jokes EtcRe: The Ebola Papers by tomiobj(m): 2:34am On Sep 27, 2014
Lolllll. After all the mouth...nice video

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