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Politics › Re: CNN Investigates Why Buhari Dumped $182 Halliburton Bribe Scandal by usbcable(m): 8:45am On Aug 12, 2015
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the OP cunningly ommmitted this part
Politics › Re: Nothing Stops Buhari, EFCC From Probing Tinubu And Amaechi by usbcable(m): 5:45pm On Aug 09, 2015
barcanista my guy.

seems you have yet to find something cogent enough to use to attack PMB as per your opposition paroles.

all these chinkini topics no dey help your image jare.

just calm down by September (when ministerial list comes out and legislatures return from their un-ending recesses or is it resets.) you will have more than enough to post your epistles. and attack them at will

until then stop all these "I still dey here" topics you keep creating
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by usbcable(m): 5:25pm On Aug 09, 2015
petr cech

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 5:14pm On Aug 09, 2015
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Arsenal Fans Thread: The Red & White Army: 2025/2026 EPL Champions! by usbcable(m): 4:55pm On Aug 09, 2015
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 4:46pm On Aug 09, 2015
With Arsenal loosing today nowe. Arsene Wneger may actually seriously bid for Benzeama. lipsrsealed

Chai gooners and their falling hand syndrome grin
Jokes Etc › Re: Funny Monikers On Nairaland by usbcable(m): 7:27pm On Aug 06, 2015
Iaz93:
Usbcable grin
so it was you.
grin
Nairaland General › Re: Nairaland Moniker Of The Year by usbcable(m): 7:26pm On Aug 06, 2015
wow thanks for the mention.

feel honored
Art, Graphics & Video › Re: Free Logo Designs! by usbcable(m):
help with a design for me
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Politics › Re: The August Phenomenon by usbcable(m): 7:02am On Aug 01, 2015
INTROVERT:
This happens once in a lifetime. Happy New Month in Advance Nairalanders.
Introvert creates a thread.
\na REAL GOOD MONTH AUGUST 2015 will be.

BTW folks were too stunned that she created a thread to even verify her post.

\august 2015 starts on saturday not friday.

well sha u try. lol grin
Career › Re: Bankers Whats The Way Forward?? by usbcable(m): 10:41pm On Jul 26, 2015
I wish to hear from a banker outside the shores of Nigeria to reallyy have a feel of how the business is run over there.
its a crazy world here in Nigeria
Career › Re: Bankers Whats The Way Forward?? by usbcable(m): 8:49pm On Jul 26, 2015
One thing I seem unable to understand is that is this how banking is practiced in other nations vis deposit mobilisation?

I ave never seen any other countries film where a banker is complaining of sales target.

I surely believe banking in Nigeria is being done the wrong way.

If banks develop the private, real and SME sectors of the economy the customers they help build their businesses will surely repay them back by keeping their monies in the banks that helped them grow.

But sadly all Nigerian banks want is deposit mobilisation with no commesurate developmental plan for the businesses that will bring the deposits in.

Denn:
The moment a bank expects young grads to get in funds at any cost, integrity and professionalism is sacrificed.

The most promoted bankers are not the best bankers....they are people who can meet set targets.

Overtime, we get people who can just bring in deposits or roll over term loans in higher positions. The real professionals are frustrated out.

Banking is more than just getting in deposits or booking loans.

That is why we have a lot of bad loans in the system. The real intelligent bankers have been frustrated out. Cowboys now reign supreme.

I look at some products developed by banks and can only laugh. Where is the innovation?

I attend MPRs and listen to the jumbles being read by the unit heads. Deposits....deposits....deposits....

Some jackal will even abuse parents of low deposit scavengers.

A paradigm shift is required. Focus should be on profit via professional service and not on vacuuming all the deposits in the country just to play at the interbank market.

What is zenith bank doing to help the SMEs for example. How many dark skinned girls do you see in Zenith Bank? Is banking excellence dependent on your skin colour and skirt lenght? Must I look sexy to be a banker ?

What is diamond bank doing to reduce the enormous visa credit card bad debts booked from relentless 'marketing'. Did they not learn from ecobank's mistake using the same template?

Why is Stanbic focused on temporary makeshift branches with very few relationship officers? Relationship is key and should constitute the main workforce....not expatriates in the head office.

Why should a banker earn 25k monthly. Should he even be a temporary staff? A bank thrives on fiduciary relationships. At least your worker must trust that he will have his job permanently. Else, he uses your internet access to search for job. DSA my foot

The whole cauldron of ineffective 'marketing' must be thrown away and new processes must be adopted.
bross you have made so many truthful comments above. sadly nothing will change as per those banks in the near future
Islam › Re: PICTURES ARE HARAM! Stop Snapping Pictures! by usbcable(m): 11:40am On Jul 24, 2015
Some Muslims be like Photographs are HARAM
[size=15pt]yet on their FB walls they post pictures of isreali occupation of palestine, myanmmar oppression of rhoyingar muslims, china abuse of fasting muslims.[/size]

funny enough some of the scholars they quote say said television is HARAM yet they will all have TVs in their houses.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 11:33am On Jul 24, 2015
liveLongNprospa:
Which is better? cool
NONE

Reus is not a striker and we need a striker to give Benzema competition and reason to improve.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Fc Barcelona Fan Thread: "més Que Un Club" by usbcable(m): 11:31am On Jul 24, 2015
nonsoroyalty:
Neymar vs hazard vs bale

Cc krasid

Usbcable


Ps tag the hazard fans
use similar opponents to judge the trio
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 5:26pm On Jul 19, 2015
Iaz93:
grin I can't imagine the look on the journalist's face. grin grin grin
when did this happen?
or better still "source"
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 5:21pm On Jul 19, 2015
scantee:
Chai even with una stron X1 Roma continue the last season damage on u guyz, u might call it is jst a pre season friendly match bt it has a strong impact on the team moral....go ask man united how far! Usbcable come defend this o
Its a pre-season friendly thats all.
Wait till september then we can taalk again
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 4:28pm On Jul 17, 2015
it has to start from some where.

now there will be natural competition between 2 good goal keepers.

Navas and Casilla are one of the best in la liga.

Dont see De Gea joining any longer.

Make we even rest from mega signing syndrome for one season #pogba
Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op): 7:19am On Jul 17, 2015
We muslims have a looooooong way to go.

how we sight a moon that is yet to be born is amazing.

Its a global problem that the Sheikhs needs to sit and resolve
Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op): 11:59pm On Jul 16, 2015
As Sultan has now announced tomorrow as eid.
This is to wish all muslims happy eid celebrations.
But I wish things could be better
Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op):
KSA announced that tomorrow is eid.
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/777491

We await to hear if Sultan will follow suit.

the visibility curves below says otherwise sha. except if they employ instruments such as telescopes for the session

Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op): 7:49pm On Jul 16, 2015
See evidence below of when the NEW MOON will be borne in Nigeria (Lagos).
Its amazing how we get to see the Hilal when the moon just started a new course grin

Muslims have a long way to go.

and the KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not helping matters in any way to say the least grin

Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op): 4:37pm On Jul 16, 2015
All said and done I have a gut feeling some people will report to the Sultan that they saw the moon even despite all empirical possibilities.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 4:09pm On Jul 16, 2015
Iaz93:
As in ehhhhnnnn!
I don't know who's advising that man. That person na FOOOL!
ANSWER-----Forbes magazine

Real Madrid is the most valued sporting enterprise in the whole world as at last rating out last week.
Islam › Re: Sighting Of D Moon: Is It Real by usbcable(m): 1:26pm On Jul 16, 2015
https://www.nairaland.com/2455961/moon-sighting-moon-fighting-why
the moon can be seen by anyone at anywhere.
however many factors determine the visibility levels for any area within anytime zone
Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op): 12:27pm On Jul 16, 2015
Moon sighting versus Moon fighting
Syed Khalid Shaukat, national coordinator, and moon sighting consultant to ISNA, expressing his disappointment over the issue, says: “In the present era of scientific and technological advancement, three decades after man landed on the moon, some Muslims are still avoiding the use of scientific knowledge for making an Islamic calendar and get over with the feuds and having to wait till midnight for a confirmation of moon sighting.”
Shaukat stresses, “Today, Muslims have expertise and access to technology to understand the calculations of when and where the sighting occurs. Recorded data shows how the science of moon sighting is compared with the actual observations. The results show that calculations of sighting and observations have matched every month since 1993. Calculations of moon sighting and actual sighting are not two different things for an Islamic Calendar when it was found that they both match.”
He stresses that the results show that with today’s technology, calculations are far more accurate than the claims of sighting, which we all have experienced, that often people mistake other objects for the crescent moon.
Shaukat points out that calculations for sighting are surety (haqqul-yaqeen), while claims of sighting may be suspicion (zann) or mistake. He says that Allah (swt) has given us the knowledge about the motions of earth and moon, and an Islamic calendar based on calculations that has proven to match with actual sighting would enable us to plan ahead of time, while actual sighting will prove to be confirmatory. This, he says, only meets the intent of Qur‘an and Sunnah and its benefits greatly surpass the consequences faced by false claims of sighting and waiting for a decision until midnight.
The most misunderstood question is whether the sighting is a means or a requirement of ascertaining the beginning of an Islamic month. Shaukat says that the answer to this question is better understood by people in the Caribbean (Caribbean Islands, Trinidad, and Guyana) where they have a 6-month long rainy season and sighting is not possible because of clouds. If they count 30 days for 3 or 4 months in a row, the moon is then sighted on the 28th or 27th day. This, he says, is a clear indication that the Sharia did not intend the sighting as an only requirement but simply as a facility, that was the sole method available to the Muslims of that era.
The opponents of scientific calculations also cite Bukhari, Vol. 3:130, and maintain that the people at the time of the Prophet (pbuh) were illiterate and thus physical sighting was the method prescribed by Allah (swt) and thus cannot be changed. Among this group, there are differences on the number of witnesses needed for confirming such a sighting.
The Fiqh Council’s view that physical sighting must go hand in hand with scientific calculations finds numerous grounds in the Hadith. ISNA, which serves as coordinator of the ISCNA moon sighting program, has set up a system where people who claim sighting the moon call the headquarters. The scientists then examine this information and discuss the various nuances with the reporter to establish the veracity of his sighting.
The need for such dual sighting is only strengthened by the fact that in contemporary times when the skies are also inhabited by numerous man made objects that may befool the viewer.
Use Astronomy to Negate Erroneous Sighting, Not to Replace Sighting
As a Muslim, we believe that all knowledge is from Allah, who is the ultimate source. Thus we find that the Qur’an has no contradiction with established facts of science. In fact the description of the embryo in the womb of the mother, the stability provided by the mountains, the hydrology / water cycle, composition of living matter mostly with water, origin of the universe and the movement of both the sun and the moon are among the amazing examples of how accurately the Qur’an revealed about 1400 years ago describes scientific facts discovered recently. The Qur’an states in Sura Ar-Rahman #55,Verse 5: (Yusuf Ali translation): The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed
Thus we see that Astronomy supports Ikhtilaf Al-Matale (Local sighting) since areas outside the "Lunar Date Line" curve see the Hilal on the next day (Cross International Solar Date Line). Hence we should aim towards Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha celebration around much of the world in about 24 hours (But two "solar dates" because of the artificial International solar date line). We should not force an effort to artificially make the worldwide lunar date coincide with a solar date. Also, note that at any one given moment of time, one part of the world has one solar day/date while another part of the earth has the next solar day /date! For example, at the exact time of my writing this sentence, it is Wednesday evening in USA, but Thursday morning in China / Japan! So we should focus on Eid prayer around the globe in about 24 hours rather than one solar date. Local sighting for Eid is as natural as local timings for prayer. After all, New York does not pray Fajr by Tokyo time!
Islam › Re: Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op): 12:26pm On Jul 16, 2015
Hilal Sighting in Saudi Arabia: A First Hand Report (Salman Zafar Shaikh)
I met the brothers at KACST who were calculating the Umm-ul-Qura Calendar for Hijri dates. The brothers were very warm and welcoming. I was able to find out first hand, the details behind the Umm-ul-Qura Calendar. I found that there has been a major change in the computation criteria starting 1420 AH. Before that year, the Umm-ul-Qura calendar was based on Greenwich and not Makkah. Also it was based on the dark invisible Astronomical new moon being born. Thus it was totally different from the actual Hilal observation. Starting about 1420 AH, the new criterion is that the Moonset be after Sunset in Makkah (even by one second). Starting 1423 AH Insha’Allah, it will again change slightly to directly take the astronomical new moon (conjunction) into account. But the main input I got was that the Umm-ul-Qura calendar was for civil use only, and not for predicting the Hilal for religious dates. The author of the calendar is well aware that the moonset needs to be after sunset by a long time, and not just one second (along with other factors) for the Hilal to be visible. But the point was that the Umm-ul-Qura calendar neither attempts nor claims to predict the Hilal. It is merely used for the official dates in the Ministries, schools, Saudia Airlines, and indeed all over the country.
I was a bit hesitant to introduce the issue of errors in the Saudi announced dates for fear of offending my hosts. But Alhamdulillah they themselves expressed that they knew there were a lot of errors.

Official Saudi Hilal Sighting Committees
I was told that after the Saudi Government became aware of the complaints of errors in the announced dates, around 1419H, the ruling council ordered the formation of Hilal sighting committees. Each such committee includes:
one member of Qada (Islamic Scholar/Justice department),
one member of KACST/Astronomer,
one member of Imarah (ruling council of the city), and
volunteers.
Currently there are six such committees in Saudi Arabia - near Makkah, Riyadh, Qassim, Hail, Tabuk and Asir. While they may carry a telescope with them, the official sighting of the committee is with naked eye only. (Saudi scholars like Sheikh Al-Othaimeen are against use of telescopes. Sheikh Al-Othaimeen for example indicates that using telescopes increases the "Takalluf" (Burden) on Muslims, which Allah does not want.).
While the establishment of the committees is an excellent idea, these committees have not been given exclusive jurisdiction over the issue of moon sighting, thereby reducing their usefulness. The Justice department still accepts the witness of "any" Muslim. Thus, often the new month is declared while none of these six official Hilal sighting committees saw the Hilal. In fact, most people, including scholars are unaware of the existence of these official committees…..
……I also learned that apparently it is the same few people at certain locations, reporting on those occasions when the claims are extraordinarily early in Saudi Arabia, year after year. WAllahu A’alam! THIS COULD BE VERY POSSIBLE IN NIGERIA TOO (WaAllahu A’lam)

Islam › Moon Sighting Or Moon Fighting; Why Is Hilal Confusing? by usbcable(op):
What is a Hilal?
Hilal, an Arabic term, refers to the bright waxing crescent when it becomes visible to a normal observer by naked-eye.

What is a New Moon?
The New Moon is a modern astronomical term. It refers to the completely invisible moon at the start of a synodic cycle (29 days 12 hours, 42 minutes and 2.8 seconds).
Often Muslim and non-Muslim experts alike confuse astronomical “New Moon” (completely invisible at conjunction) for “Hilal”. During the time of the Messenger (S) Arabic language had only “Qamar” (Moon), and Hilal (Visible crescent moon) terms. It had no word for the astronomical New Moon (now translated as al-Qamar al-Mawlid (Born moon)) although the Jews in Medina used the Hebrew Calendar based on the “Conjunction at Jerusalem” criterion with some modifications.

Why the Islamic month cannot start from the New Moon?
Since the time of the Messenger (SAW) Islamic lunar month began from the sunset after a moon was clearly visible to observers with normal vision.
Please keep in mind that there was no printed calendar, not even a set calendar in early Islam. The Messenger (SAW) could easily adopt the Jewish lunar calendar in Medina, as he did for many other traditions like the fast on the tenth day of Muharram. Instead the Quran instructed the Muslims to fix the time by the ‘visible’ moon.
The Messenger (SAW) established the tradition of visual moon watch on the 29th day. If it was not seen then asked Muslim to complete the lunar month to 30 days. It was an established fact that a moon would always be visible on 30th evening. If it was seen on 28 the or not seen on the 30th evening then the start of the lunar month was wrong.
Muslim start their month from the sunset after a waxing crescent moon is clearly visible on the 29th or 30th day. It is not the black disk, a few shining dots, or broken crescent that experienced moon-watchers track through powerful telescopes and binoculars. In other words, a moon visible only through telescope and binoculars, but not to the casual observers by naked-eye IS NOT the Hilal that signals the beginning of the month

Visibility Criteria
The Islamic calendar has retained an observational definition of the new moon, marking the new month when the first crescent moon is actually seen, and making it impossible to be certain in advance of when a specific month will begin (in particular, the exact date on which Ramadan will begin is not known in advance). In Saudi Arabia, the new King Abdullah Centre for Crescent Observations and Astronomy in Makkah has a clock for addressing this as an international scientific project. In Pakistan, there is a "Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee" whose head is Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, assisted by 150 observatories of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, which announces the sighting of the new moon. Since its creation in 1974, the status of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee has been controversial as it refused the "Witnesses" (Shahadats) from other sects. In Iran a special committee receives observations of every new moon to determine the beginning of each month. This committee uses one hundred groups of observers.
An attempt to unify Muslims on a scientifically calculated worldwide calendar was adopted by both the Fiqh Council of North America and the European Council for Fatwa and Research in 2007. The new calculation requires that conjunction occur before sunset in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and that moonset on the following day must take place after sunset. These can be precisely calculated and therefore a unified calendar is imminent if it becomes adopted worldwide

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 10:55am On Jul 16, 2015
ortopazz:
As in ehnn, if you see me when I bin d carry this man matta for headtt, I go argue sotey my headt go d hurt pass wetin hawt akamu or custard go do ur tongue if u EFF wit am....

Like u rightly put , I guess he forgot to listen to those who he shudda listened to..... we will always respect him, but for me immediately he went at cross roads with Jose Mou, he should have asked himself some very vital questions , still give props to Raul, I loved that dude to pieces, no homo, but immediately Mou made him understand that he wasn't in his plans , my man moved to where he upped his champs league record, I couldn't respect him more than that, he acted really noble.

It was quite hard for some Madridstas to believe he was past his prime when Mou pointed it out , but he proved the man right.

abegii make all this niggis pack well... In our very own COO's voice, The Authority, it's what is best for business....
On a sarcastic note.
2 coaches were butted because of him
Jose and Carlo.

no mind me ooo. na exageration i dey do grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 10:05am On Jul 16, 2015
ortopazz:
And I will boo the cretin cum legend if I had the chance again. Why Are we even acting like we got anything to prove to this bark-less fans, we booed him and so what , who don die, has the club's name changed ? whatever he went through he caused it, leave , you no wan hear, today it also cost Carlo Ancellotti his job because he pitted his stance with the so called ''LEGEND'' .

Make no mistake @ all those blaming Madrid authorities for doing what they did, I respect Iker, I mean we all do right? @ Madridstas though , we will always sing his praises, cover up his flaws but the man should have known when to bow out, imagine if Xavi was adamant and refused to leave the club to go play elsewhere , and insisted he wanted in, @ all those bark-less fans, your reactions will be no less different from what we did as a club.

Because of his nonsense antics we lost a great goalie to Ac Milan, he caused dressing room rifts, he riled up so many fans against himself, at a point, no one cares what you have done for them, if you stick around to destroy the same thing.
if he wanted respect, we would have been forever grateful, as a matter of fact, he would have single handedly brought in De GeA to fill his shoes in Madrid by stepping in to the negotiations proper, would have technically been the face of the negotiations, and believe it or not De GeA, wouldn't think twice , but instead of that, he even made the young lad to state that if he Casillas doesn't leave he won't be coming , abeg casillas brought everything upon himself, worse still the bum head was having wages issues with the club, na wa oooo, na only him waka com?

He should have sought for videos to see how legends behave , or made calls to the likes of Raul, Zidane etc. I think he forgot that no matter how u strive, or floss about ONE MAN CANNOT BE BIGGER THAN A CLUB.. To me he lost it, when he failed to realize that it hurts as a fan to pay for the mistakes he makes in the goal post sometimes. Waatching the club that sometimes makes a difference in your life suffer because one saint has refused to heed to the fans cries. so long bro, we will miss you,
Your head too correct jare.

Maybe it was the believe of having a journalist GF and Marca at his behest that was deceiving him to not to think that Hero's that overstay their welcome sometimes end up as villains.

Truth be told we appreciate what he had done over the countless years but there will always be atime to call it quits.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 1:01am On Jul 16, 2015
Krasid:
I doubt if Barcelona would even allow a player who is not in full form play 90 minutes week-in week -out unless that player is Messi.It is not as if Casillas was the only Madrid player booed last season.So I wonder what all the fuss all about.Was booing Casillas the reason people claimed he was treated unfairly?
Puyol and Xavi comes to mind as they didnt enjoy that freeway.

He even make booing his crux.

CR
Bale
Di Maria
Pepe etc had received their fair share of boos before now.
He dont realize one logic "you dont play well you get booed in the bernebau. They lack that patience in that clime"
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: R36L Madrid - Most Successful & Greatest Champ15ns of Spain, Europe & W9rld by usbcable(op): 12:57am On Jul 16, 2015
sebod:
You get time oooo ehn.
he actually has more to waste. undecided

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