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do you mean first month or first year.

Orimili:
I once met a girl taller than me, but was still very attracted to her and wanted to go out with her. However, she was gay and said that she likes girls now because no guy wanted her. I never understood why that happens.

The bolded is rather hard to believe. She might just have a lot of unresolved personal issues.

I never met a tall woman yet who couldnt find a partner simply because of her height. Maybe she looked in the wrong places and at the wrong people.

Food Encyclopedia (a database of various food ingredients including African ones)


http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/Ukazi!opendocument&startkey=Ukazi

nice thread.

Locust beans are gotten from the pods of the Carob tree and also have other uses besides being a Nigerian spice.

A traditional food plant in Africa, this little-known fruit may have the potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare.


History

Ceratonia siliqua, the scientific name of the carob tree, derives from the Greek kerátiοn (κεράτιον), “fruit of the carob” (from keras [κέρας] "horn", and Latin siliqua "pod, carob." The term "carat", the unit by which diamond weight is measured, is also derived from the Greek word kerátiοn (κεράτιον), alluding to an ancient practice of people in the Middle East weighing gold and gemstones against the seeds of the carob tree[citation needed]. The system was eventually standardized and one carat was fixed at 0.2 grams.

In late Roman and early Byzantine times the pure gold coin known as the solidus weighed 24 carat seeds (about 4.5 grams). As a result, the carat also became a measure of purity for gold. Thus 24 carat gold means 100% pure, 12 carat gold means the alloy contains 50% gold, etc.

Subsistence on carob pods is mentioned in the Talmud: Berakhot reports that Rabbi Haninah subsisted on carob pods. It is probably also mentioned in the New Testament, in which Matthew 3:4 reports that John the Baptist subsisted on "locusts and wild honey"; the Greek word translated "locusts" may refer to carob pods, rather than to grasshoppers.


Traditional uses

Carob was eaten in Ancient Egypt. It was also a common sweetener and was used in the hieroglyph for "sweet" (nedjem). Dried carob fruit is traditionally eaten on the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat. Carob juice drinks are traditionally drunk during the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Carob pods were an important source of sugar before sugarcane and sugar beets became widely available.

Modern uses

Carob, dried or roasted and have a slightly sweet taste resembling chocolate, in powder or chip form, is used as an ingredient in cakes and cookies. Carob is sometimes used as a substitute for chocolate. The seeds, also known as locust beans, are used as animal feed. They are also the source of locust bean gum, a thickening agent used in numerous processed foods. In Egypt, carobs are consumed as a snack. Crushed pods are used to make a refreshing drink. Compotes and liqueurs are made from carob in Malta, Portugal, Spain and Sicily. Carob has proven effective in relieving diarrhea in infants.

Carob has also been used as a non-toxic alternative to chocolate in dog treats as the theobromine in chocolate is toxic to most dogs.

http://www.answers.com/topic/carob-tree-1

The scientific name for Uyayak is Tetrapleura tetraptera.

Its also medicinal and has been found to have anti-ulcer, anti-convulsant and molluscicide properties (useful in preventing Bilharzia).

@ topic

that road needs to be dualized- with at least four lanes on each side.

Transportation is big business in Nigeria sha- see the number of commercial vehicles on that road.

If the road conditions are improved, it will help people see the various tribes dont live on different continents like they always insist.




As for armed robbers- well, smoking ganja is a big factor in creating them.

God help us.

[quote author=Aloy.Emeka link=topic=271618.msg3860242#msg3860242 date=1242187070]I couldn't make it to Benin city that night because there is another village very close to Benin that is a beehive for armed robbers. The motel I slept in that night was something else. The bed was broken half way and I had to push the bed to hold the door after locking it in case someone breaks the door open at the middle of the night because I was afraid of the suspicious looking guys that checked me in. I also armed myself with my car jack in someone tries to be smart with me. Mind you this is supposed to be a motel where I can chill, watch CNN and eat good food. I ate cold chicken in their bar, drank a glass of beer and made sure the people there saw me enter my room with a car jack in my hand. Please please, don't ever stop at ORE for any reason.[/quote]no peace for the wicked! They run even from their own shadow! and when no one is pursuing them- since they know the state of their own mind.

[quote author=busi-bodi link=topic=271933.msg3862454#msg3862454 date=1242225479]more pics, pls.

this brings back old memories of strikes in naija.

I ask myself; when are going to out-grow this?[/quote]since most naijas dont take vacations outside of Christmas, I guess the strikes serve as their vacation time.

here is a picture of it and then no picture?


Like I said, if his credit expired at the internet cafe then I can help him out and find some pictures of a mini plane to post.

Besides, what kind of plane does he mean? His kids' toy plane? In that case, he can park it on the dining table and fly it in the backyard.

spikedcylinder:
I hope you people know that Lipuka is anti anything Nigerian?

is he?

I thought he was a pan-Africanist. ie Afro centric.

monatoetje:
I never said that Nigerian women don`t do it to other Nigerian women. i was only pointing out some experiences i had because Nene is acting as if only white people are racist and don`t want a black man/woman to be with one of their man/woman. That simply ain`t true .

you have a point.

Some black men are also get upset when they see a black woman with a white guy.

na Femis una dey yab like this?

A lot of Femis are handsome and charming, but they can be very mischievous. I get some as cousin sha.

one of my favorites, the Sombrero

https://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9003/45755266sombreronasa766.jpg

there were some problems with the site yesterday, I think.

I thought I was banned as well because I couldnt post.

They put up a notice in the front page saying the site was undergoing maintenance.

seaport?

If I needed the exercise I would.

Anyone who likes potbelly should go ahead and stay in their cars.

everything still comes out at the other end.

mini plane ko, macro plane ni.

On second thoughts, I can find a picture of one for you and post it here if you want.

oyindaries:
same here, but i am nigerian and so is my husband ,but i come from a wealthy home my, my husband is always bad mouthing my parents all because when we find ourselves in financial situations he expects me to go to them for mony and when i dont it is constant abuse, but mum keeps saying marriage is for life, so i got to stay.

hmmm. This your husband.

Anyway, just do the submission thing and all that. So they dont say you're being stuck up because of your background.

you are what you believe.

That's all.

Applies to all areas of life.

[quote author=Aloy.Emeka link=topic=271596.msg3858899#msg3858899 date=1242154469]My woman will be the next okonjo. Watch out. [/quote]am sure Okonjo will thank you and yours for finally removing your korokoro greedy eyes from her matter, when that happens.

IF.

heh- some needy folks are more needy today.

where is Deepzone to entertain them with fart and panty jokes?


I cant be bothered. Got better things to do. And on that note

Some of these "British Nigerians" are a joke, I swear.

The Queen sef needed some court fools, so she ordered certain people to be given visas.

what's going on with this thread? Why are my posts disappearing?

what's this photo? The privates?