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LastDance:
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People like Eriga, Victor AD or even young six.

Davido better be careful for one day, nemesis will catch up with him.

She was confirmed last wednesday ..

TheGreenLand:

What happened to last Wednesday sir?

Every Writing should give you a clue to figure out.. last Wednesday

TheGreenLand:
For the first time, a Black woman was named deputy director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impressive

For the first time, a Black woman was named deputy director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle reports.

Vanessa Wyche, 54, who has spent almost 30 years with the space agency, will be the second in command at the Houston facility where 10,000 civil service and contract workers are employed.

She is the first African American to hold the position.

The Johnson Space Center is one of NASA’s biggest locations and is run by Mark Geyer, per reports.

“I am incredibly humbled to take on this role at JSC, and also excited to assist Mark with leading the home of human spaceflight,” Wyche said in a statement Wednesday, according to the Chronicle. “I look forward to working with the talented employees at JSC as we work toward our mission of taking humans farther into the solar system.”

According to the Chronicle, Wyche hails from South Carolina and began working at the Johnson Space Center in 1989 as an engineer.

In her NASA career, Wyche’s roles have included being a project engineer and acting director of Human Exploration Development Support.

“Vanessa has a deep background at JSC with significant program experience in almost all of the human spaceflight programs that have been hosted here,” Geyer told the Chronicle. “She is respected at NASA, has built agency-wide relationships throughout her nearly three-decade career and will serve JSC well as we continue to lead human space exploration in Houston.”

Wyche received her bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering and bioengineering, respectively, and previously worked for the Food and Drug Administration, according to reports.

Even though the overall divorce rate in the United States hovers near 50% by some estimations, the number seems small in comparison to the stats for a Polish couple in Hannover, Germany who recently created their own personal divorce rate of 100%. The deed was accomplished in less than 24 hours. Actually, more like three hours.

In what could possibly be the shortest marriage in the record books, the couple had their marriage annulled just a few hours after tying the knot. Following a brief civil ceremony in the German town, the 50-year-old groom apparently decided to cut his new 34-year-old bride’s hair with a kitchen knife. She objected vehemently of course, and an irreconcilable screaming match ensued. Police responded and separated the pair, permanently. Both agreed to an immediate annulment and the short night of nuptial celebration ended in separate lodgings with a restraining order served on the husband.

The quick turnaround from marriage to divorce probably saved the couple a lot of time and money in future court costs and property settlement negotiations had they prolonged their union, but they do enjoy the dubious distinction of having one of the briefest marriages in history.

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Did You Marry Her?


She Is Not Obligated To Give You Sex

As the clock ticks closer to quitting time, Friday quickly becomes the unofficial “Slack-off Day” in many offices, with employees more focused on their weekend plans than the work on their desks. But some of the most successful entrepreneurs think ahead and take care of business, even at week’s end.

Here are five things you can do on Fridays to lay the groundwork for a productive and profitable Monday.

1. Prime your sales pipeline.
If there are people on your prospect list you’ve been meaning to contact, Friday is a great time to make that connection. Business owners and department heads may also be winding down, and likely will welcome a friendly call to help bridge those final work-week hours. Get their full attention with a phone call or email invitation to schedule a convenient time to talk or meet the following week.

2. Connect with former clients.
Use the same principle to connect with your current clients or others with whom you’ve done business in the past, but haven’t heard from in a while. It’s a good idea to occasionally remind clients of how much you’ve enjoyed working with them in the past and suggest new ways that you can help them become even more successful. Share with them what’s new in your organization or pass along a link to an interesting article that might be beneficial to them.

3. Streamline your office environment.
After a week’s work, your desk is probably strewn with stacks and scraps of paper that haven’t yet found a place in your files. Is there a new-and-improved organizational system you’ve been meaning to set up? Friday afternoon is the time to straighten up whatever has gotten out of place during your busy workweek. Do your filing, organize the calls you have to make for the following week and update your to-do list. By doing this, you can leave work at the end of the day with a clean office and a clear head. You’ll be ready to return on Monday to start the new week mentally refreshed.

4. Plan for the coming week.
Sit down with your calendar, review your upcoming appointments and start mapping out the week ahead. Do you need to prepare for a Monday meeting with a new client? Is there a prospect you’ve meant to invite to lunch? Are there relevant networking events upcoming that are worth your time? Friday afternoon is the ideal time to get smaller tasks off your plate, take stock of opportunities foreseeable in your coming week and schedule items so you can hit the ground running on Monday.

5. Look at the big picture.
Use Friday afternoon to reflect on your business and career. Assess where you are and write down where you want to go. Set specific long-term goals and step-by-step plans for the following week that bring you closer to achieving them. A clear vision of your future will help ensure your success as an entrepreneur, and inspire you to passionately pursue your mission.

Clearing the slate on Friday and knowing you've put everything in place to be productive next week will make for a more relaxed weekend.

I think when dating someone all the fun is taken out of it if you focus on the end goal of getting married to the person.

Hi, my name is S and I’m not a strong believer in marriage so when I’m dating a guy/girl it’s definitely not because I’m looking to get a ring from them someday.

When you decide to date someone, which includes doing the stuff you mutually enjoy together, taking decisions together, fighting and of course sexy time, it shouldn’t be only because you think you want to spend the rest of your life with them. Unlike marriage, dating should be spontaneous and fun. You sure as hell can’t marry for fun so why not date for fun.

I am still nursing a devastating heart break that has left me emotionally unavailable for what I for see to be a very long time. My last lover split because according to him I didn’t match up to his marriage standards. Like what the absolute fuckery! I wasn’t looking to marry him so my sadness wasn’t because I wanted to spend my entire life with him and he didn’t want to. I was mad as hell because I feel like he was making a mistake, heck, I know he made a mistake. I was extremely passionate about him and just couldn’t understand how he reduced what we had which was great to just marriage; yes I said reduced.

I believe that those of you who choose marriage as a life goal know it’s not exactly realistic thinking you’ll date one person and end up marrying them. You need to date a few people before eventually meeting your so-called dream girl/guy. Why? Dating is a learning process. You make mistakes and f*ck up, learn then move on. When you date someone, you learn. You discover things about a person and more importantly about yourself.

Some of the major benefits people claim to derive from marriage are companionship, emotional support, ability to raise a family, stability and of course the meeting of sexual needs but please tell me, which of these can not be met outside the boundaries of marriage?

On dating because you want a good supply of sexy time. As a young man/lady who isn’t particularly cut out for one time flings and an unnecessarily high body count, it’s very okay to be with someone for just sexy time. Call it a Friends With Benefits arrangement or whatever, though you may not admit it, some people are together just for the sexy time and it works out perfectly especially if no one is ready to make an emotional commitment.

Once upon a time, I had the perfect lover. Perfect because he had no intention of getting married (also because he was a divorcee) so we dated for a while and I was legit happy. I was happier because I knew that at no point was he going to go down on one knee and say “S, would you do me the honor of making me the happiest man in the world and being my wife”. I was already committed to doing just that without being married to him and even though it didn’t work out and I went through a short grieving period, I’d still say it could have being worse if I had expected more from the relationship. I remember reading a post here not too long ago about how if you have been with (dated) someone long enough you are basically married to the person, but some still feel need to have that societal and legal endorsement. Why? Well, I tried hard not to make this post about why or why not marriage is important but you will agree that we can’t discuss dating as a precursor to marriage and not bring this up.

On a final note, just because I believe dating shouldn’t always lead to marriage does not mean you shouldn’t take your relationships serious. Perhaps this is where I should also state that it is only logical for a relationship to progress. You start off dating, actively learning about each other and once you see both of you are compatible enough, you can proceed to a proper relationship. At that point, you are no longer dating, you are together, in a relationship. Boyfriend and girlfriend, partners if you will (for those looking for something official). At this point in the relationship, just like every other thing in life, you can have milestones. You celebrate a year of being together, 5 years, you can even celebrate having a child together. Tell me, isn’t that serious enough? Once two people have genuinely invested their feelings in such a way that they are vulnerable to being heartbroken, it is a Zeus-damn serious relationship.

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Sleeping next to your man while having subconscious nooky with someone else? Awkward. But racy carnal reveries help turn your waking lust life into, literally, the sex of your dreams…

With your guy

What it means: If your sleepy-time sexcapades feature your partner (49% of Women’s Health readers’ dreams do, according to an online poll), it’s usually an indicator that your relationship is super-strong. It can also be a sign that you’re becoming more aware of some quality in your partner.

For example, if you dream that your guy is being very dominant (and taking you on a desk in the corner office), it suggests that having your guy in a position of power – making strong, confident decisions – turns you on, says Ian Wallace, a dream psychologist and author of The Complete A To Z Dictionary of Dreams: Be Your Own Dream Expert.

But, if you’re having issues (especially sexual ones), these may pop up in your dreams too, explains sleep and dream expert Dr Angel Morgan. As in, you wake up just as the sex is heating up, indicating that you may be holding back from fully expressing yourself with him.

From dream to reality: Divulge the sultry details of your dream to your guy in a kind of verbal pre-intimacy. It can make the next time you get naked more erotic than it’s ever been – and potentially fix any problems you’ve been having.

“Tell him you had a wild dream about him as you kiss him goodbye, then SMS him a reminder during the day,” says Dr Jessica O’Reilly, author of The New Sex Bible: The New Guide to Sexual Love.

Oh, and feel free to embellish. “This is the perfect opportunity to bring up things you’d like to try,” says sexologist Emily Morse, host of the podcast Sex With Emily. Mention that he used a vibrator on you and plant an idea for tonight’s action.



With an ex

What it means: It doesn’t necessarily indicate that you miss him or wish your current partner were more like him. Surprisingly, this dream is all about you. “It usually means that your ex has some trait or quality that you’re challenged to own in yourself,” says Wallace.

For instance, if you dream that you got it on at the airport (which can represent a desire to get a plan off the ground), then your ex’s presence may signal that you’d like to inherit his go-getter attitude to finish a task.


From dream to reality: All right, let’s be real here: Regardless of what the dream means, this re-emergence of your ex probably brought back some fond memories of his unique sexual skills. So why not take advantage of them?

Don’t regale your current partner with a play-by-play of your steamy dream (bad idea!). Instead, show him exactly which moves you liked, suggests Dr O’Reilly.

Loved how creative your ex was during oral play? Loan your guy one of your toys and let him work magic with both tongue and vibrator. Or add some hand play by guiding his fingers exactly where you want them.



With a female friend

What it means: If you’re straight, you really don’t need to start questioning your sexuality. Hooking up with another woman likely represents a feminine side of yourself – like your caring or nurturing abilities – that you’re coming to terms with.

Say a high-flying executive dreams she’s having sex with a woman. It could mean that she needs to tune in and be more sensitive to the people she works with. It could also signal that you’re looking for more of an emotional connection in your love life.



From dream to reality: Work on making sex more of a prolonged and sensual experience in which you can watch your guy enjoy your feminine assets. “Slow everything down and don’t rush,” says Morse. “Explain, for example, that you’d like him to slowly UnCloth you.”

And don’t forget eye contact. “Staring into each other’s eyes can make you feel more connected.”

With a celeb

What it means: On the surface, it could just be that you’re crazy-attracted to this particular person – and wondering what it would be like to sleep with him. More often than not, though, it can symbolise a craving for attention, either socially or from your partner, says Dr Morgan.

Oddly enough, she says, it could also be a positive side effect from engaging in more me-time. Why wouldn’t Jared Leto want to sex you up when you feel as great as you do these days?



From dream to reality: Channel the excitement that comes with having a sexy star in your bed into a little role-playing fun. “It can be the antidote to boredom in the bedroom,” says Dr O’Reilly.

But rather than resort to mainstream ideas (like being his French maid), engage in your real fantasies, like you’re the burlesque dancer he just watched on stage or you’re Jane to his Tarzan, says Dr O’Reilly. Just make sure to establish a safe word in case the scene gets a bit too real.

staying positive in a negative environment can change not just your business, but your entire life.

Rather than wallowing when a problem strikes, believe your business reality can be redefined. Old problems become entrepreneurial challenges as you perceive new solutions. Then, when you achieve a goal, recognize the benefits of your positive work lifestyle. Say, "Thank you!" and give away all the positivity you can as you lead your company by serving others. And amazingly, the cycle of working positive begins anew and you'll find yourself receiving even more in your business.

Give your mind a positive work-out. Think of your mind as a muscle that needs consistent strengthening. A flabby, unfit mind simply chases whatever thought about your business that enters it--or, whatever thought someone else suggests about it, positive or negative. Your mind freezes up; that is, mental scar tissue develops and you become susceptible to whatever thought shows up. Mental surgery then becomes necessary to remove the scar tissue of those negative thoughts that moved you to behave in your business in an unhealthy manner.


Why are you so susceptible? Here's how your mind works. Consider how snack commercials on TV affect you. You weren't hungry before, but suddenly you're getting up and heading to the kitchen for snack food. The power of suggestion is so strong. Your mind received the impression, activated a hunger impulse, and triggered your legs to move. You really didn't even think about it. It just happened.

But what if you focus your thoughts? What if you have made a conscious decision to cut out snacks between meals? Your mind is made up--your priority of losing weight takes precedence over the commercial's suggestion.

But maybe you're thinking, "It's not that easy to focus my thoughts, especially when it comes to my company."

Actually it is. Your mind was made to focus. Your mind focuses on something every minute of every day. The question is not if you focus your mind, but on what?

There is no denying that the world contains negative mental energy. You can't just deny the existence of negativity and expect positivity to show up. But you can decide how to focus your own energies.

Think about your choice to perceive this way. Vultures fly over the desert, looking for dead animals. Hummingbirds fly over the same desert, looking for flowers growing from a cactus or near a pond. Vultures and hummingbirds fly over the same desert, but one bird looks for death and the other looks for life.

As it is with the vulture and hummingbird, so it is with you and me. As we fly over the business landscape that surrounds us, we're looking for something. We choose what we're looking for--death or life, failures or successes, losses or leverage; the negative or the positive. Then we live our choices.

You can choose to think about your business's best qualities, not the worst; things to praise your employees about, not things to curse them for; the beautiful way in which your customers buy your products and use your services, not the ugly few who demand a refund.


For example, it is so easy for us to fill our minds with what we can't do. That's a never-ending list for me.



Right now, I could say to myself, "There's always something I can't do. Now that I think about it, there's no reason in the world I should ever think that anyone anywhere on this planet would want to read a book about working positively. I don't know why I wrote it. I wasted all this time, energy and money on a book that was supposed to bring me speaking engagements and coaching opportunities so I can transform business people's negative lives into work positive lifestyles."

See what I mean? Of course it's not just you and me who choose to focus on that "can't do" list. We all do at times. Since your mind focuses on something, anything, it will go to that never-ending list, especially in times of frustration or perceived failure.

It's so much more empowering to focus your mind on what you can do. No, you might not be able to do correctly what you're attempting on the first try. However, finding something you can do related to the task and focusing on that accomplishment creates a positive perception in your mind. That positive perception then becomes the jet fuel that releases your imagination to work on the rest of the task that presents such a challenge. With that high-octane fuel, your imagination soars to new heights of accomplishment in your business.

By exercising the positive muscle group of your mind and focusing on profit-enriching activities, pretty soon that which seemed impossible about your business becomes not only doable, but you say to yourself, "I can see my business this way all the time!"

MANY religious leaders have answered “Yes.” Clergymen Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown, in their Bible commentary, assert: “Cursed be Canaan [Genesis 9:25]​—this doom has been fulfilled in. . . the slavery of the Africans, the descendants of Ham.”​—Commentary, Critical and Explanatory, on the Whole Bible.

It is claimed that not only the slavery of blacks was in fulfillment of this Biblical curse, but their black skin color is too. Thus many whites have been led to assume that blacks are inferior, and that God meant for them to be the servants of whites. Many blacks became embittered by the treatment that they received as a result of this religious interpretation. One observes:

“It was in the summer of 1951 when I, as an inquisitive seven-year-old, sat on the steps of the First Baptist Church in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, and cried. I had tried diligently to rub off the blackness of my flesh, because my white girl companions had remarked about its offensiveness. The rubbing with Ajax cleanser left only a reddened, puffy spot that ached, almost as much as my childish heart, when I began to ponder why a God of love would make a person black, unless he really did not love me.

“I had heard that it was due to a curse put on our race by God. But I still didn’t know or understand what we had done to God that merited such punishment. And I think, in reflection, that deep in my heart I had always harbored a private grudge against God for making me black and putting me into a white world.

“In the crushing disturbances of my playmates’ taunts and racial epithets, such as: ‘If you’re White, you’re all right, if you’re Brown, stick around, if you’re Black, get back,’ a marked condition ensued, wherein I began to seethe, particularly at white girls my own age.”

What about this Biblical curse? Are people black due to a curse that God placed on some ancestor of theirs? And did blacks suffer centuries of slavery in fulfillment of this curse? Does the Bible really teach such things? Let us see. The Bible account in question reads:

“[Noah] drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the unclothedness of his father, and told his two brethren . . . And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.”​—Gen. 9:21-27, Authorized Version.

It has been claimed that this Biblical curse singles out blacks for perpetual servitude. In fact, in 1838 the antislavery crusader Theodore Weld wrote in a popular tract: The “prophecy of Noah [quoted above] is the vade mecum [constant companion] of slaveholders, and they never venture abroad without it.”​—The Bible Against Slavery, page 66.

But, first of all, please note that nothing is said in this Bible account about anyone’s being cursed with blackness of skin. And note, too, that it is Canaan, not his father Ham, who was cursed. Canaan was not black skinned, nor were his descendants who settled in the land that became known as Palestine. (Gen. 10:15-19) The Canaanites were, in time, subjugated by the Israelites, descendants of Shem, and later by Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome, descendants of Japheth. This subjugation of the Canaanites fulfilled the prophetic curse on their ancestor Canaan. The curse thus had nothing to do with the black race.

From where, then, did the black race come? From Ham’s other sons, Cush and probably also Put, whose descendants settled in Africa. But, as we have seen, the Bible says absolutely nothing about the black descendants of these men being cursed! Yet it was incorrectly assumed that they were. When did church commentators begin applying the curse to Ham?

A churchman of about 1,500 years ago, Ambrosiaster, applied it thus, saying: “Due to folly Ham, who foolishly ridiculed the unclothedness of his father, was declared a slave.” And John F. Maxwell observes in his recent book Slavery and the Catholic Church: “This disastrous example of fundamentalist exegesis [explanation] continued to be used for 1,400 years and led to the widely held view that African Negroes were cursed by God.”

Even up to a hundred years ago the Catholic Church held the view that blacks were cursed by God. Maxwell explains that this view “apparently survived until 1873 when Pope Pius IX attached an indulgence to a prayer for the ‘wretched Ethiopians in Central Africa that almighty God may at length remove the curse of Cham [Ham] from their hearts.’”

Yet even before Christendom’s beginning over 1,500 years ago, yes, possibly even prior to Jesus Christ’s life on earth, Jewish rabbis taught a story about the origin of black skin. The Encyclopædia Judaica claims: “Ham’s descendant (Cush) is black skinned as a punishment for Ham’s having had sexual intercourse in the ark.”

Similar “stories” have been manufactured in modern times. Defenders of slavery, such as John Fletcher of Louisiana, for example, taught that the sin that prompted the curse by Noah was racial intermarriage. He claimed that Cain was smitten with a black skin for killing his brother Abel, and that Ham had sinned by marrying into the race of Cain. It is noteworthy, too, that Nathan Lord, president of Dartmouth College during the last century, also attributed Noah’s curse upon Canaan partly to Ham’s “forbidden intermarriage with the previously wicked and accursed race of Cain.”

But such teachings have no foundation whatsoever in the Bible. And there were persons in past centuries who showed that the curse uttered by Noah was wrongly being applied to blacks. For example, back in June 1700 Judge Samuel Sewall of Boston explained: “For Canaan is the person cursed three times over, without the mentioning of Cham [Ham]. . . . Whereas the Blackmores [Black race] are not descended of Canaan, but of Cush.”

Also, in 1762 a John Woolman published a treatise in which he argued that the application of this Biblical curse in such a way as to justify enslaving people and depriving them of their natural rights “is a supposition too gross to be admitted into the mind of any person who sincerely desires to be governed by solid principles.”

What great harm has resulted from the misapplication by churchmen of this Biblical curse! The slavery of African blacks, and their mistreatment since the days of slavery, can in no way be justified by the Bible. The truth is, blacks are not, and never were, cursed by God!

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Leicester City will erect a statue of late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha at King Power Stadium following his death in a helicopter crash last month.

Srivaddhanaprabha and four others were killed in the crash on 27 October.

His son Aiyawatt made the announcement in a souvenir programme for Saturday's Premier League game with Burnley.

"We will never be able to repay what he did for us - for me as his son, us as his family, everyone connected to Leicester City and beyond," he said.


"We are committed to honouring his memory and upholding his legacy.

"Our continued growth as a club, our state-of-the-art new training ground and our planned stadium expansion will help realise his vision for Leicester City."

Further details regarding the commissioning and the statue's positioning will be released in due course.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha added the statue would be a "permanent and fitting tribute to the man that made it all possible".


"He will forever be in our hearts. He will never be forgotten," he added.

Leicester will wear shirts embroidered with their former owner's nameagainst Burnley.

A special video will be played before their game, which kicks off at 15:00 GMT on Saturday, while fans have also planned a tribute march to the ground.

Tributes left at the stadium are to be moved to a memorial area.


The club will present supporters at the game with scarves, pin badges, clap banners and a special matchday programme as commemorative gifts.

People in long term relationships will someday get to the point where they need to ask themselves: Is this really the person I want to spend the rest of my life with? Is the woman by my side really the one?

Scientists all over the world are researching the extremely complicated issues surrounding love and relationships and they have spent thousands of hours trying to figure out how people fit together and what qualities they need to bring into a relationship to make it a happy and lasting one.

We have compiled the most important and interesting results of these studies. If the woman by your side has these 14 qualities and behaviors, you know you have found the one.

1. She is smarter than you
When you are looking for a partner for life, make sure that she is smart. Ideally, she should be smarter than you. And science agrees. Lawrence Whalley, professor emeritus of the University of Aberdeen has been researching dementia for a long time and he found that a smart woman can protect you from dementia later in life. His advice: "The thing a boy is never told he needs to do if he wants to live a longer life — but what he should do — is marry an intelligent woman. There is no better buffer than intelligence."


The idea is that a smart partner never stops challenging you intellectually, which helps you keep your mental faculties keen forever.

2. She is honest
Everyone makes mistakes and bad decisions sometimes. This makes it even more important to have someone who can get you back on track and tell you when you are wrong. Studies show that men want to have an honest partner by their side when they look for a long term committed relationship. If you have found a woman like that, never let her go again.

3. She has a positive outlook
Is your girlfriend the type of person who always sees the glass as half full? Could you sometimes even accuse her of naïve optimism? Then you might have found the woman of your dreams. Because look at it this way: Negative people are toxic and bad for our health in the long run.

This is because we tend to take on the negativity of people we spend the most time with. This was shown in a research paper by the psychologist Elaine Hatfield. And this internalized negativity can lead to increased heartrate, it impedes our digestion and lowers our concentration.


4. She compromises
Life can’t always be a bed of roses and at some point in your relationship, you and your partner will disagree. It’s completely normal and even inevitable. But the relationship can only work if both partners are willing to compromise.

Psychologists of the UCLA have accompanied 172 married couples for 11 years and came to a simple conclusion: "It’s easy to be committed to your relationship when it’s going well," said senior study author Thomas Bradbury."As a relationship changes, however, shouldn’t you say at some point something like, ‘I’m committed to this relationship, but it’s not going very well — I need to have some resolve, make some sacrifices and take the steps I need to take to keep this relationship moving forward."

The scientists say that those willing to take the steps and make the sacrifices will have a long and happy marriage.

5. She laughs at your jokes
Of course we always want someone by our side who actually laughs at our jokes. In 2006 a study by psychologists of Westfield State University suggested that having a partner who thinks they are funny is more important for men than for women. If you have already found a woman you can laugh with, make sure to take good care of her.


6. She has an open heart
Having a partner who shines in the public spotlight and can easily make herself heard in a group makes life a lot easier.

A study by the University of Westminster suggests that people who are open hearted and share personal information are seen as especially attractive. The authors of the study even say that this quality is so important that people will judge the physical appearance of open hearted people as more handsome or beautiful.

7. She supports your goals and pursues her own
For a long time scientists tried to prove that men prefer to marry weak women. In her book "Why smart men marry smart women", Christine C. Whelan thoroughly debunks this myth and proves with statistics that successful, well educated and high earning women do not marry less often than others.

And remember the advantages: A strong woman by your side will motivate you and won’t be dependent on you. You don’t need to worry about her and she won’t need your constant validation.


A weak person often tends to forget his or her own goals. These people don’t just prioritize the goals of their partners, they tend to co-opt them completely. This has been shown by a study of the University of British Columbia. You need a healthy combination of personal goals and goals you pursue together.

8. She has a good relationship with her parents
If you want to know what your partner will be like in 30 years, look at their parents. If you want to know how they will treat you in 30 years, look at how they treat their parents now.

Researchers of the University of Alberta questioned 2970 people of all ages and saw a clear correlation between the relationship to the parents in their teen years and their love life later on.

But this doesn’t mean that her relationship with her parents always needs to be perfect. "Understanding your contribution to the relationship with your parents would be important to recognizing any tendency to replicate behavior — positive or negative — in an intimate relationship," author Matt Johnson writes. The only way to learn how to do better in other relationships is to be aware of those behavior.

9. She is kind
Science says that the keys to a long and happy relationship are kindness and generosity. Psychologist John Gottmann of the University of Washington started his research on married couples over four decades ago.

He identified two kinds of couples: Masters and Disasters. The disasters, you guessed it, break it off in the first six years of the relationship. But the masters stay together for a long time and always have this one thing in common: "They are scanning social environment for things they can appreciate and say thank you for. They are building this culture of respect and appreciation very purposefully," he said in an interview with the "Atlantic".

10. She remains calm in fights and calms you down too
Fights are an inevitability of all relationships. Never disagreeing is not a sign of a stable relationship. But the important thing is how you deal with disagreements and how you make up again after.

Researchers of the University of California Berkeley and Northwest University have accompanied 80 couples for 13 years and they found out that a relationship will last the longest if the woman can calm herself during a fight and transfer those emotions to the man. The effect is not the same if the man is the one to calm down first.

11. She does foolish things with you
Have you found a woman who does not hold it against you if you stayed out too long partying? In most cases because she was at the party with you? Then never let her go again.

A long term study of the University of Michigan with 4864 married individuals showed that the happiest couples where those who drank alcohol together. Of course this doesn’t mean that alcoholics are happier partners. "It could be that couples that do more leisure time activities together have better marital quality," says Kira Birditt, author of the study.

12. She has a life of her own
Having your own space and privacy is even more important for your relationship than a good sex life. This has been shown by a long term study of the University of Michigan. "When individuals have their own friends, their own set of interests, when they are able to define themselves not by their spouse or relationship, that makes them happier and less bored," Terry Orbuch, author of the study, said in an interview with the "Wall Street Journal".

13. She accepts your flaws
Too many relationships only seem to consist of one partner criticizing the other. Their ugly pants, their bad jokes, their annoying habit of chewing too loudly, you get the picture.

If you have found a woman who can just accept you, you should consider yourself lucky. "An optimistic approach will rub off on you and attract you to others who are seeing the world as half full," psychologist Terry Orbuch said in her column for the "Huffington Post".

14. She does not bear grudges
If you found a woman who can forgive others, you will have her by your side for a long time. A study by researchers of the Luther College, the Duke University, and the Harvard Divinity School showed that people who can unconditionally forgive others live longer lives.

But perhaps more importantly: Forgiveness is the foundation of a healthy relationship. People are not perfect and neither are you. There will be times when you inadvertently do something that hurts your partner. And then you will need her to be able to forgive you.

Here are 5 suggestions to help the church when you don’t support the pastor:

Don’t talk behind the pastor’s back

It would be easy – and maybe natural – to share your frustration, but chances are doing so will only backfire against you and cause tension in the church. People in the church will have the same struggle you have, feeling a sense of loyalty to the pastor. Putting them in an awkward position isn’t fair to them or the pastor. And, it certainly isn’t the biblical approach.

Be honest to the pastor’s face

It’s never easy, but it’s always best. Conflict is hard. I’ve learned it’s often avoided in churches. But, unless you are going to suck it up and say nothing, the first person you need to share your frustration with is the person with whom you are frustrated. It’s conflict resolution 101, and it is the biblical way.

This should be planned and you should think through how you will approach this with respect, grace and truth. You should address the issues which concern you about the pastor directly – and, you should certainly own anything you need to improve upon. (There is always the chance the problem is more you than the pastor.) And, if you’ve already acted in disrespectful ways against the pastor you should apologize. The fact is, however, the pastor may not even realize why you would be having a problem. We only know what we know. (I’ve written before on how to lead those who are supposed to lead you.)
Find other voices to invest in you

One role of the leader is to invest personally in the people being led. Most likely you’re missing out on this – either because the pastor isn’t doing it or you aren’t allowing the pastor to influence you. This is understandable, but you need to find others who will invest in you. You would be surprised how willing other pastors may be to assist you if they are asked. They will be honored you thought of them and willing to help you think through your current situation. You will need this help. If not a pastor, find a respected business leader in the church or community who can coach you through life and leadership.

Find a place to vent

Surround yourself with some people with whom you can be brutally honest. It’s probably best these people be outside the church, but you need a place to share your heart. You’ll wither and die emotionally if you bottle up your current emotions for too long. Be selective who you bare your soul to, but be vulnerable enough to share your concerns with a few others – emphasis on the few. It will help keep you from burning out in ministry.

Leave when you can’t respect the leadership (and tell the pastor first)

Again, this is hard, but you need to be mature enough and responsible enough to consider the bigger picture. You will never fully support every decision any leader makes. You may not even be best friends with the pastor. And, I can’t tell you how many people have left our staff to go somewhere else only to realize after they were gone our environment was better than they realized when they were with us. The same may be true for you. The grass is often greener on the other side until we are on the other side.

When, however, you have no more respect for the leadership, unless there is a moral issue at stake, you need to consider the welfare of the church ahead of your own. Have the hard, honest conversation, but leave before your lack of respect is evident to those around you. It’s the right thing to do.

I figured out a long time ago that it is impossible to know from the outside looking in what someone else's marriage is really like. Some couples I have met over the years appear really happy together while others might seem icy toward each other. There are couples that bicker a lot, couples that appear to be passionate for one another, couples that seem like best friends, couples that seem disconnected, couples that seem businesslike, and of course couples that seem picture perfect.

I have seen marriages I thought were blissfully happy end in divorce. I have known couples that made me wonder how the heck they ended up together who are still going strong after decades. All this has made me realize no one except for the two people in the marriage know why it works or why it doesn't. And, those two people are the only two people who matter in this regard.

As a divorced woman, I can offer what I have learned about what makes a marriage work, both because of my failed marriage, as well as my romantic relationships that have followed.

Most people assume the biggest element needed to stay together is love. I could not disagree more. Is love important? Hell yes. But, there are three things I believe trump love when it comes to the success of a marriage or long-term relationship:

1. Trust

In truly grounded relationships, neither person is insecure about the other person's commitment. Both people have faith they can rely on the other. They believe in each other professionally, as well in the other's ability to make good decisions and maintain high standards and values. The couple acts as a team, and each is confident that the other has his or her back.

2. Respect

It is very difficult to love someone if you lack respect for that person. On the other hand, if you admire your spouse professionally and personally, and you have an appreciation for the way he or she chooses to live life, it drives attraction, passion and an interest in staying connected. Ask yourself, Do I value my spouse? Am I proud of him or her? Do I have a high opinion of him or her? If you answered yes to these, I would guess you and your spouse are pretty darn happy together.

3. Likability

Perhaps the most important aspect of being happy in a relationship is liking your spouse. People think they are supposed to get married to someone they truly love. While I agree loving your spouse is important, liking the person is 10 times more essential to a solid marriage. Liking someone means wanting to spend a lot time with them, having similar interests, thinking alike most of the time, being on the same page, enjoying one another's company, feeling at ease with one another and realizing that person bring out the best in you – that you actually like yourself when you are with that person.

Make no mistake, love and passion and sex and caring about someone are all important in sustaining a happy marriage. However, trust respect and likability mean so much more because they equate to an authentic connection. In fact, trust, respect and likability are what drive love and passion and sex. When you trust, respect and like someone, love becomes the byproduct and you want to love them with all of your heart.

Think about it. How can you really, truly love someone you don't trust? Don't respect? Don't like? You can't. You might be able to love that person for a little while, or you might think you love that person, but real, long-term love cannot be sustained without those three things.

If you feel you are lacking trust or respect or likability you once had in your relationship, it is not impossible to get those feelings back. Therapy, open communication and most importantly the desire to get the relationship back on track can all serve as paths to reconnecting and developing a better relationship than ever.

Here is a great example of how trust, respect and likability have sustained long-term love. Over a decade ago when I first moved here, I happened to notice a married couple with two young children. They were swimming in our community pool, and hugging and kissing and laughing together. They seemed so happy and in love at the time.

Since then, the family has become good friends of mine. The parents appear to be more in love than ever. I asked them both: "What are three things that sustain happiness in a marriage?" I wanted to see if they shared my philosophy and if they would say "Trust, respect and likability."

The wife's answer was, "true love, togetherness, passion, patience, communication and friendship." The husband's answer: "Three things? My wife, my wife, my wife."

Here are some signs that your man is in love with you and in it for the long haul:

1. He fully respects you.
Real respect is a profound thing. It is a base upon which you can build a stable relationship with a genuine understanding of each other and your values. There’s also a version that is more shallow, where only certain parts of you are appreciated, or where that “respect” can be turned on when it is useful.


You want to be with a man who knows you inside and out. One who wants to protect everything it is that makes you who you are. Instead of trying to change your opinions or bend your boundaries, he will celebrate all aspects of your personality. When he does, you know he holds you in high esteem.

This kind of quiet but powerful respect can have a wonderfully positive effect on your whole life.


2. You fully trust him.
Trust is a crazily treasured commodity because it is something that has to be built. You can look at someone and instantly think they are attractive, or even immediately take a liking to them. But you can never automatically trust somebody.

Earning trust is a vital component in building any other part of the relationship. Without it, everything is shaky and ready to collapse.

Having honest faith in a guy doesn’t just mean you believe he isn’t going to cheat on or lie to you. It means you’re confident that he will be there when you need him. It means you feel safe in opening up to him, in sharing your deepest fears and insecurities. He’s not going to throw a confession back at you in an argument, or tell someone out of spite.

You know that, at the end of the day, he’s got your back.


This hard-earned quality can only be created out of hard work and passion. If you have a truly trusting relationship with your man, you can be sure he has fully invested in you.


3. He loves a lot about you.
Everybody has their own quirks, ones they may not even realize are weird. Sometimes when you spend a good deal of time with someone, they notice these and point them out to you. If this is done in a snarky way, chances are you are not well-matched.

But when a guy takes the time to notice the things that make you “you,” and they make him like you even more, then you really have something special.

We naturally see everything from our own perspective, even our own selves. He may even see you more clearly than you see yourself. He sees your strengths, your potential, and all the wonderful things that make you who you are. Now it’s not all a shiny bed of roses, he also sees your flaws. But when a man loves you, he doesn’t use those flaws against you or make you feel ashamed. He embraces them as being a part of who you are.



4. He shows loving actions.
Telling somebody something is never as effective as showing them the same thing. This is certainly true regarding love. Would you rather be told “I love you,” or be made to feel it? Men are typically very action oriented. Our actions really tell the full story.


Some guys have a hard time expressing how they feel in a conversation. Fortunately, there are other ways he can make his feelings known to you. Take note of where you rank in his priorities. When he walks in the door, does he acknowledge you before doing anything else?

Is he attentive to how you’re feeling at any given moment? Does he show affection regularly, even with something as simple as a squeeze of your fingers? There are a million little ways to show tenderness and affection.

Look for these more unique and actionable ways that he may be showing you he loves you.


5. You’re his partner in crime.
He is not your boss or a dictator. He is your partner, your equal, and he treats you as such. Your opinion is just as valid as his, and he lets you know that. This doesn’t mean that you guys are never going to disagree. It just means that when you do, it will be a discussion between two equals. Neither of you will consider yourself the superior being or patronize the other.

Having a partner to bounce ideas off of and go on adventures with is a real gift. Healthy communication where both parties feel heard and well-regarded makes for a quality relationship. If you’re at this phase of a relationship, know that your man values you in the same way you do him.


6. You are a part of him.
Occasionally, couples get mocked by their friends for transforming into a “we.” For example – “we” are going to the grocery store, or “we” like onion rings. While it can be entertaining to point out the mild codependency between two people, there’s something really sweet about two people fusing together and flourishing as a pair.


It takes a wildly healthy and well-functioning relationship for two people to be able to happily spend copious amounts of time with each other. Undoubtedly there will be bumps in the road and challenges to overcome, but being able to face them confidently together makes them less intimidating.

When your presence has been weaved throughout every part of his life, he won’t want you going anywhere. If he can’t imagine life without you, it means you’re ingrained into the essence of who he is. This is not a passing fancy. It’s a heavy commitment that should be appreciated.

TOP 10 DOMAIN SALES OF 2018 to get your Eyes Spinning


It’s hard to believe that 2018 is Almost over. It’s been an exciting year when it comes to domain names selling on the “aftermarket”.

While only one domain has been publicly disclosed as selling for more than $1 million, the recent sale of Crypto.com was surely for more than that.

As you’ll see below, cryptocurrency companies were behind many of the top purchases on the year-to-date charts.

Whether you’re a domain investor or just thinking about registering your first domain, it can be interesting and instructive to see how companies brand (or rebrand!) themselves with high-dollar domain purchases.

Here’s a rundown of the top 10 domain name sales of the first half of 2018, as reported by DNJournal.

1. Ice.com $3.5 Million

ice.com was sold in July by grit brokerage/brannans .

. Super.com $1.2 million

Super.com sold in an online auction in February. So far, it hasn’t been put to use. What would you use super.com for?

. Great.com $900,000
Swedish entrepreneur Erik Bergman bought Great.com in a live auction as the end of January. He plans to use it for a sort of public benefit company that gives all of its proceeds to charitable causes.

. Liquid.com $750,000
Liquid.com is the first example of a cryptocurrency company spending big bucks for a domain. A company called Quoine bought the domain name for a cryptocurrency exchange.

Christian.com $600,000

Inception.com $550,000

. FO.com $510,000
As further proof of the claim about crypto companies, FO.com was acquired to promote a blockchain and token business.

Sleeping.com $502,225

Snoring.com $502,225

. Vacation.rentals $500,300
Vacation.rentals is the first non-.com entry on this year’s list. The purchase price is the highest publicly announced price for a domain ending in a “new top level domain name”…ever.

Q,org $500,000

. DAX.com $500,000 (tie)
The buyer of DAX.com is not yet known and has not launched a site on the domain yet. Usually, when a three letter domain ending in X sells for big money, it’s a good sign that it’s a cryptocurrency exchange (the X stands for exchange). It could stand for Digital Asset Exchange, for example. However, DAX is also the acronym of the German stock market index.

Tokens.com $500,000 (tie)
Tokens.com was purchased by Polymath, a company that plans to “tokenize securities”.

Home.loans $500,000 (tie)
Home.loans sold before vacation.rentals, and that’s why vacation.rentals sold for $300 more. The buyer of Vacation.rentals wanted to be the record-holder for the most expensive top level domain sale to date.

. Inspection.com $335,000
Hong Kong supply chain technology company Asia Inspection is now global, servicing more than just Asia. So upgrading from AsiaInspection.com to the more general domain Inspection.com made a lot of sense.

10. The.club $300,000 (tie)
The.Club is a luxury home exchange community. As for TheClub.com, that’s owned by the company that makes the iconic anti-theft device for cars.

EEN.com $300,000 (tie)
This is another example of a company upgrading its domain name. It previously used the domain EagleEyeNetworks.com. That’s memorable but long.

Signet.com $300,000 (tie)
Signet.com sold at the end of June but the buyer remains somewhat of a mystery. While many companies use the name Signet, a jewelry company uses the domain SignetJewelers.com. That company also happen to use the same brand protection company at which the Signet.com domain is now located.

So there you have it… ten (really, 12) big domain name sales that took place in the first half of 2018.

Will crypto currency companies continue to snap up valuable domains in the second half of the year? Will more new top level domain names land on the list?

1. *Boy friend*..... This is that spirit that will keep scaring away serious and well-meaning suitors because they'll be thinking that the boyfriend that always hangs around you actually wanted to marry you.

To cast out this spirit, you don't need to pray about it. Just quit the relationship.

2.... *Engagement ring*.... This is that spirit that makes you keep raising your finger to show the world that one young man that is still serving the master engaged you and when the serious suitors see the ring, they'll pass over you because something in them tells them you have been engaged. To cast out this spirit, you don't need prayers, just remove that key holder in your finger.

3... *Hard to get*....... This is that spirit that tells you not to accept a marriage proposal in a hurry so that the brother will not think you were too cheap or desperate. It tells you to tell him to give you six months to pray, don't always pick his calls, behave as if you are not interested even though you are dying on the inside and truly loves the brother. This spirit is truly from your village people, the day it will release you is that day the brother would have agreed to marry another and you'll be the one to start calling him and his number will say.... Thank you for using Mtn. �

To cast out this spirit, just be real. If you love the brother and you perceive he's God's will for you, just accept the proposal and move on with your marriage.

4.. *Proud spirit*. That spirit that tells you to always run home after service so that no brother will talk to you, maybe he'll meet you in the dream. Before the brother would prepare what to say, you have gone home to study Malachi. That spirit that tells you that every brother that greets you has an evil intention, so don't answer them. That spirit that doesn't allow you to greet brothers except those that ride cheap and exotic cars. That spirit that tells you not be walking fast each time like something is pursuing you from the back.

Well, I don't know how you can cast out this spirit o, but I think humility and being moderate might help.

5... *Denominational/tribal spirit* ... I'm a Catholic and must marry a Catholic. Your villagers are really at work. I'm a deeper lifer and must marry one whose life is also deep. I'm a Chosen and must marry from Chosen because others were rejected . I'm an Anglican and must marry an Anglican even if God is leading me to do otherwise. I'm from Hausa tribe and must marry from my tribe. I'm from Imo state and must not marry from Abia.

This spirit has kept many bound, they entered menopause and are about to retire to village. To cast out this spirit of delay, understand that every believer is from one tribe called Christ. If God is leading you to another denomination, kindly obey Him, but let it be God.

Finally because of time.

6.... *Dirtiness*... That spirit that tells you not to dress well because you are going to heaven. It tells you to use tarpaulin to sew your dress, wear green skirt, yellow blouse and lemon head tie. When brothers see you, their nightmare will increase and they will go for personal deliverance. You are a lady but dresses like a man; you don't brush your tongue, when you talk the heaven closes and the earth trembles.

This spirit can only be cast out by understanding that cleanliness is next to godliness. Dress well, don't under dress and don't over dress. Dress modestly, smell good because it's not sin. Smell like a living being and not a dead being. Jesus appreciated the woman that broke the oil that smells good and truly he enjoyed the aroma. So which Jesus did you actually accept that abhors

Website

Build a fully responsive website. It’s important that your site looks the same, whether it is viewed on mobile, laptop or tablet -- which means that your website is fully responsive. This is your place to explain your product, as well as to enable customers to place orders. Ensure that your site is capable of handling a high traffic volume.

2: Social Media Advertising
Buy ad space on social media. Most social media platforms have ways that you can buy ad space that's targeted toward particular groups you think would be interested in your products, at a relatively inexpensive price.

3: Sponsorships
Sponsor related websites and social media influencers. Let's say your product is a kitchen gadget — you could find food bloggers that have a large following and you could ask about running an ad on their site, or you could have them promote your product, using a discount code, which means they get paid every time their followers use that code.

4: Email List
Create a customer loyalty email list. This way, you can send an email weekly or monthly, offering exclusive sales or information on upcoming products.

The internet has an infinite number of invaluable ways to build a loyal customer base and retain those who want more of your product and to hear about future products.

Direct Sales
Traditional media is a more expensive way to sell your product but is no less effective than internet advertising.

5: TV and Online Advertisements
Create visual advertisements to run on television or online. The ads should be placed during targeted viewership shows.

6: Radio and Podcast Advertisements
Writing memorable radio or podcast ads during shows that are of interest to your target markets.

7: Print Advertising
Print ads for your product in newspapers and magazines that boast a healthy number of subscribers. This is a relatively inexpensive method, as the direct sales market goes. Often the same images you use for advertising online can be used in print as long as a few modifications are made.

8: Product Placement
Product placement during television shows or movies is probably the most expensive of all direct sales methods, but it is tremendously effective. Your product will be seen in action by a huge number of people. If your product is used or owned by a character, it gives your brand greatly-increased marketability.

Live Sales
With so many brick-and-mortar locations that could sell your product -- and all the fairs, expos, and other events that count your intended market as its attendees -- it’s important to conduct research on which places would be interested in having your product ready for them.

9: Store Displays
If your product is in stores, then consider a store display. A welcoming visual will draws eyes to your product so that they can leave the store with it and tell their friends about it.

10: Event Marketing
What kinds of events has research shown that your target market attends? Concerts, science fiction conventions, industry soirees or charity shows are wonderful methods to build brand awareness.

There are as many ways to sell your product as there are people who want to buy it. A multifaceted marketing approach designed to fully saturate the market enable people the opportunity to find out what your product is, where to buy it and why they want it. Choose several or all ten of these ideas to show everyone what you have to offer.

1. *Boy friend*..... This is that spirit that will keep scaring away serious and well-meaning suitors because they'll be thinking that the boyfriend that always hangs around you actually wanted to marry you.

To cast out this spirit, you don't need to pray about it. Just quit the relationship.

2.... *Engagement ring*.... This is that spirit that makes you keep raising your finger to show the world that one young man that is still serving the master engaged you and when the serious suitors see the ring, they'll pass over you because something in them tells them you have been engaged. To cast out this spirit, you don't need prayers, just remove that key holder in your finger.

3... *Hard to get*....... This is that spirit that tells you not to accept a marriage proposal in a hurry so that the brother will not think you were too cheap or desperate. It tells you to tell him to give you six months to pray, don't always pick his calls, behave as if you are not interested even though you are dying on the inside and truly loves the brother. This spirit is truly from your village people, the day it will release you is that day the brother would have agreed to marry another and you'll be the one to start calling him and his number will say.... Thank you for using Mtn. �

To cast out this spirit, just be real. If you love the brother and you perceive he's God's will for you, just accept the proposal and move on with your marriage.

4.. *Proud spirit*. That spirit that tells you to always run home after service so that no brother will talk to you, maybe he'll meet you in the dream. Before the brother would prepare what to say, you have gone home to study Malachi. That spirit that tells you that every brother that greets you has an evil intention, so don't answer them. That spirit that doesn't allow you to greet brothers except those that ride cheap and exotic cars. That spirit that tells you not be walking fast each time like something is pursuing you from the back.

Well, I don't know how you can cast out this spirit o, but I think humility and being moderate might help.

5... *Denominational/tribal spirit* ... I'm a Catholic and must marry a Catholic. Your villagers are really at work. I'm a deeper lifer and must marry one whose life is also deep. I'm a Chosen and must marry from Chosen because others were rejected . I'm an Anglican and must marry an Anglican even if God is leading me to do otherwise. I'm from Hausa tribe and must marry from my tribe. I'm from Imo state and must not marry from Abia.

This spirit has kept many bound, they entered menopause and are about to retire to village. To cast out this spirit of delay, understand that every believer is from one tribe called Christ. If God is leading you to another denomination, kindly obey Him, but let it be God.

Finally because of time.

6.... *Dirtiness*... That spirit that tells you not to dress well because you are going to heaven. It tells you to use tarpaulin to sew your dress, wear green skirt, yellow blouse and lemon head tie. When brothers see you, their nightmare will increase and they will go for personal deliverance. You are a lady but dresses like a man; you don't brush your tongue, when you talk the heaven closes and the earth trembles.

This spirit can only be cast out by understanding that cleanliness is next to godliness. Dress well, don't under dress and don't over dress. Dress modestly, smell good because it's not sin. Smell like a living being and not a dead being. Jesus appreciated the woman that broke the oil that smells good and truly he enjoyed the aroma. So which Jesus did you actually accept that abhors

"Writing is just work," novelist Sinclair Lewis once said. "There's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes — it's still just work."


Maybe so. Yet there must be a secret to good writing — the kind of writing we enjoy, remember, learn from, and try to imitate. While countless writers have been willing to reveal that secret, only rarely do they seem to agree on what it is.

Here are 10 of those not-so-secret revelations about good writing.

The secret of all good writing is sound judgment. ... Get the facts in clear perspective and the words will follow naturally. (Horace, Ars Poetica, or The Epistle to the Pisones, 18 BC)

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or a new thing in an old way. (Attributed to Richard Harding Davis)

The secret of good writing is not in the choice of words; it is in the use of words, their combinations, their contrasts, their harmony or opposition, their order of succession, the spirit that animates them. (John Burroughs, Field and Study, Houghton Mifflin, 1919)

For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style. (Ben Jonson, Timber, or Discoveries, 1640)

The great secret of writing well is to know thoroughly what one writes about, and not to be affected. (Alexander Pope, quoted by editor A.W. Ward in The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1873)

To fit the powers of thinking and the turn of language to the subject, so as to bring out a clear conclusion that shall hit the point in question, and nothing else, is the true criterion of writing. (Thomas Paine, review of Abbé Raynal's "Revolution of America," quoted by Moncure Daniel Conway in The Writings of Thomas Paine, 1894)

The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could be a short word, every adverb that carries the same meaning that's already in the verb, every passive construction that leaves the reader unsure of who is doing what--these are the thousand and one adulterants that weaken the strength of a sentence. (William Zinsser, On Writing Well, Collins, 2006)

Remember gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson's advice that the secret of good writing lies in good notes. What's on the walls? What kind of windows are there? Who's talking? What are they saying? (Quoted by Julia Cameron in The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life, Tarcher, 1998)

The best writing is rewriting. (attributed to E.B. White)

[Robert] Southey constantly insisted upon the doctrine, consoling for some authors, that the secret of good writing is to be concise, clear, and pointed, and not to think about your style at all. (Quoted by Leslie Stephens in Studies of a Biographer, Vol. IV, 1907)

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Ways to Keep Customers

1. Offer More Communication Channels – The days of communicating with your customers via email alone are numbered. To keep customers you must talk the same language using the same channels. Consider using Twitter, Skype and even a 3rd party online chat application to engage your customers.

2. Respond to Emails Within 15 Minutes – In the viral world, it is very hard to cause a customer to say “Wow!”, but it’s not impossible. Quality customer support in the shape of priority email support can cause that. To keep customers, make it a business policy to respond as soon as possible. In some cases, you might still respond while the customer is browsing the site, thereby increasing the likelihood of a sale.


3. Make New Offers – Some customer groups find price drop offers appealing, some find free delivery appealing and some are just looking for any excuse to spend more. To keep customers, always diversify your offers to keep your products as appealing to your customers as the first time they bought from you.

4. Openly Encourage Reviews (Good or Bad) – It is easier for customers to relate to other customers and to the problems or solutions they found when using your products if there is a place for them to talk about their experience. In order to keep a genuine brand image, encourage product reviews which will also help you spot any potential problems on time.


5. Actively Ask for Feedback – Similar to product reviews, the goal of asking for feedback is to find potential problems with your products or service which might put off customers from buying again. Consider signing every service email (such as an invoice, order confirmation and of course, company newsletter) with a request to provide feedback.

6. Look and Talk Professionally – To win and retain new customers, become an authority on the product or service you offer. The brand image, the language you use, and the level of service offered should all spell professionalism.

7. Do Not Distance Yourself – While your business needs to look and act in a professional manner, do not overdo it. Remember that your customer base has many potential returning customers, some with more knowledge than others. Avoid using buzz words, openly accept communication, and find the right balance between appearing professional and distancing yourself from your customers.

8. Fix Problems Quickly – If you find a problem with your products or service, act quickly and decisively.

9. Stay Competitive – As you already read, one of my top tips of winning new business is to be competitive. To keep new customers, you must also stay competitive, taking into account the total price of your products or service i.e. tax and delivery when applicable.


10. Surprise Your Customers (with a nice surprise, that is) – Do something beyond what you have to. Send a promotion code to loyal customers, create a high quality how-to guide sharing your extensive industry experience, or even send your customer a congratulations email on their birthday. Just show you really care.

What are your tips for retaining customers?

Ways to Win More New Businesses in Nigeria

1. Increase Your Customer Base – If the business has a good conversion rate, the math is simple. More customers will result in more business.

2. Cater for Different Marketing Channels – It is very likely that some of your customer base might be ebay users, some might be Amazon users and some will only look at the organic search results. To win new business it will make sense to diversify your marketing channels to reach as many potential customers as possible.

3. Check Your Prices – Customers are very wise these days. Before buying from you, they will research other offers to find the best deal, especially for branded products. To win new customers, ensure your prices are competitive.

4. Offer More Products or Services – True in many industries, customer taste changes, technology improves and new products are constantly introduced. To win new customers stay tuned to your market and add new products when possible.



5. Make Your Current Customers Work for You – Current customers can help immensely. Social recommendations are known to have a high conversion rate because friends or family tend to share a similar taste. To win new customers make sure your website has an easy way to share content (for example, an addthis.com button is an easy way to email a page) and do not be afraid to ask customers to share your products with others.

GOD Bless and Proper You.. You just nail it with such a few word..

Esseite:
Your arrival mostimes creates a better first impression..

Atleast it gives that oppurtunity to be heard even if eventually you are dumb.

This is no lie at all.. I am a twin.. i experience it alot

REDInks:
Oga, I salute your lies.....

1. Twins Do Not Have the Same Fingerprints.

Identical twins share a lot of resemblance, and DNA. But one thing about them is always very different — their fingertips. Since fingertips are not only based on a person’s DNA, but on various factors such as nutrition, growth rate and hormonal levels in the womb, two identical twins will have unique sets of ridges and lines that construct their fingertips.

2. Twins Can Read Each Other’s Minds.


Everyone knows that twins have a special connection between them, and can sometimes posses a supernatural bond. A twin can sense when their sibling is in pain, and they sometimes “share a brain” by reacting to the same situation in an identical way. Further more, twins can actually climb inside each other’s minds and gather information. So if twins are studying for the same exam, they can each learn only half of the material and simply share it with their minds afterwards to save time.



3. If a Twin Loses a Limb, the Other Twin Can Grow It Back for Them.

Just like with stem cells, one twin’s body can sense if the other twin has lost a body part and begin to recreate it. A well documented case was during the civil war, when sergeant William Beex had suffered an injury that ended with doctors amputating his leg. His twin, Jeffery Beex, started to grow an extra leg in his abdomen, to replace his brother’s missing limb.

If you ever do get your twin to re-grow organs for you, make sure they are willing to give them back to you. Unlike the famous case of Marcus Brandon, who refused to have his sister’s breasts removed from his body, after getting too attached.

4. One Twin Is Always the Evil Twin of the Other Twin.

The famous legend about everyone having an evil twin is not a completely fictional one. When a set of twins are born, one is always a meaner version of their twin. When an egg is fertilized, it always starts developing one single embryo. But sometimes the embryo starts having really dark thoughts that it, at such a young age, cannot contain. This dark mind separates itself from the embryo, to create a new, evil embryo. In early sonograms you can clearly tell one twin has horns and a pitchfork, which are absorbed into his body during the second trimester.

5. Twins Can Go Through Walls, If Said Walls Are in a Property Owned by Their Twin.

You might have noticed that if you have any friends who have twins, they usually rent or sublet their apartments. That’s because twins are afraid of the rumor that once twins legally own property, their siblings get the power to go through their walls. Much like vampires, who need to be invited in to get access to a house, twins have special abilities that require the permission of a legally binding contract.

If you in fact have twin friends who are afraid to own a house, let them know that there is nothing to fear! While this old rumor is 100% true, it is only when a contract is signed with a twin’s blood that this power will activate. So just tell them to sign with a pen and they’re all set!



6. If a Twin Dies, The Other Twin Gets His Life Force and Memories.

Death is always tragic, but when it happens to someone who is completely similar to you in every way, it could be impossible to recover from. That’s why with twins, death is not the final chapter. If a twin dies prematurely, their soul will transform into the other twin, giving him dual souls. The living twin will gain all the knowledge and memories of their sibling, so that the dead twin could live on through them.

Two souls could be a huge burden on one person, which is why most twins don’t die separately, but have a thoroughly planned out suicide pact.

7. During Sleep, Twins Roll Into Each Other’s Bodies and Merge Into One Kid, Who Is a Completely Different Being With Their Own Personality.

You never see twins in a sleepover party, because that could traumatize the kids who wake up in the middle of the night to pee. A few hours after falling asleep, the twins will merge into one whole new person, that only lives for a few hours each night. Sadly, the twins never get to meet this being, as they can never be awake for it. But the being sometimes leaves them messages, so they’ll know to prepare its favorite midnight snack for it before they go to sleep.

If you have a job where you work the night shift, or if you’re just a night-person, you might actually be that merged twins being. Don’t waste your last few hours of consciousness reading this post. Go, enjoy life!

Many modern couples live together long before their wedding day, meaning they’ve already figured out who’s going to wash dishes and clean the bathroom, and which mid-fight button-pushing will send a small disagreement into nuclear territory. There are, however, some conversations you should definitely have before marriage, even if you’ve already figured out the living together part. Read on to discover eight conversations to have before you get married.


1. Debt and finances
Long before your wedding, sit down with your partner and have a frank discussion about your financial situation. If either of you have debt — student loan or otherwise — be honest about it; hiding it will only hurt you down the road. Likewise, if you have bad credit because of a past mistake or financial tumble, tell your partner and discuss ways to improve your credit score together. This is also a good time to talk about how you’ll handle your finances going forward. For example, if you’re planning to buy a home, maybe it makes more sense to apply for a mortgage in just one of your names.

2. Kids and parenting
You definitely need to discuss whether or not you want to have kids, but beyond that, find out your partner’s expectations around parenting. Do either of you want to be a stay-at-home parent? Do both of you want to continue working full-time? If so, will your kids go to daycare, or have a nanny? Can someone in your family take care of the kids? This is also a good time to discuss whether or not you want to raise your kids in a certain religion. (You’d be surprised how many young people aren’t religious but want to imbue their kids with some kind of spirituality!)

3. Moving to a new city or state
Times are tough and many people find themselves forced to move to new cities or states for work or affordable housing. Talk to your partner about his or her willingness to move — even if that just means moving to a new neighborhood or suburb — in the near future and down the road. If your partner is adamant about remaining in place, try to uncover his or her tipping point. Perhaps your future husband is concerned that you won’t make enough money to support a move out of state, but if the job pays X amount, he’d be more willing. Or maybe your future wife wants to be close to her family when you have kids, but would be willing to try out a new city in the meantime.

4. Life priorities
Getting married means making very long-term plans with another person, so it’s important to lay out your priorities early on. Is a yearly weeklong vacation on your list of absolute musts? Or would you rather scrimp and save for the first few years of marriage to buy a home? Talk it out with your partner and find a middle ground with which you’re both comfortable. You should both be able to achieve your goals — indeed, a good marriage can be a launch pad for big ambitions — but each of you may have to shift your timeline to accommodate your partner’s hopes and dreams.

5. Aging parents
You might not have to think about your parents’ age-related needs for a decade or more, but talking to your partner about how they hope to care for their aging parents is a good way to get familiar with each other’s priorities. Does your future spouse want her parents to live in your home? Would he prefer to put them up in a care facility? Will you be responsible for those costs? Include siblings in these conversations too.

6. Politics
Do you and your partner need to have perfectly identical political ideals? Well, maybe not… But you do need to understand each others’ points of view, so you can both determine if your relationship will be able to withstand your differences. Politics are closely tied to our personal values, so deeply differing opinions can create very tough territory to navigate.

7. Handling the tough stuff
Start with this question: What were some of the worst periods in your life and how did you get through them? This will help you understand how your partner copes with tragedy and what kind of support he or she requires in a difficult situation. Next, the tough part: talk about how you’ll handle major challenges, should they arise (think: emotional, physical or financial infidelity; infertility or difficulty conceiving; or life-altering health issues).

8. Improving your communication
If you’ve been together a couple of years, you’ve probably established some patterns of communication. But it’s important to talk about how you can improve the way you argue, negotiate and compromise. Ask your partner: How do your parents communicate and what can we learn from them? There may be things you’d like to try that work for your parents, or patterns you know you never want to replicate. Talk about ways you’re communicating now that are working, and things you’d like to stop doing immediately

In as much i love the Yoruba's very much but there is one attitude i have found with them. that is they cannot be trusted..
I am speaking from Experience.. very cunning set of people.. All the same, I love them very much..

You have to change that attitude if you want to get rich.

EmmaEma:
The only thing I need right now is Money attack
Let 30 billion attack me