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dadee007:
The largest online base for laughter in Africa, laffhub.com, which is Africa's largest comedy hub with a variety of comedy videos and content brings to you "Top Facts About Laughter You Did Not Know"


Laughing can make you lose calories.10 to 15 minutes of laughing a day can burn up to 40 calories and more laughter, more calorie loss. So, this is good news for anyone who is too lazy to work out.

You probably have heard this before because it's true. Laughter is the best medicine. According to research, Laughter can aid memory, improve the function of blood vessels and increase blood flow, improve immunity, help regulate blood sugar levels, and also improve sleep.

Someone else's laughter can spur you to laugh. When you see someone having a hilarious fit, your brain is wired to respond by laughing too.

Laughing can make relationships last. When you encounter relationship troubles, just find the funny side of it and laugh about it. Research shows that couples that laugh together stay together longer than couples who don't



Having a good sense of humour is genetic and can be inherited from someone's parents.


http://laffhub.com/blog/top-facts-about-laughter-you-did-not-know
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STFUareyouG0d:
RIP TJ

bigchica:
How To Pick The Right Motor Oil For Your Car

There are many choices when it comes to picking the appropriate oil for your car's engine.How much do you value the engine in your car? The life of your engine depends in no small part on the quality of the oil you put in it - oil is its lifeblood. People typically don't pay much attention to their oil - oil is oil, right?

To choose the right oil for your vehicle, ask yourself the following questions:

What kind of oil have you been using?
If your vehicle is running well, there’s no reason to switch brands.

What kind of oil does your owner’s manual recommend?
If your vehicle is still under warranty, using something other than the recommended oil may invalidate the warranty on a new vehicle.

Do you live in a very cold or very hot climate? Is it mountainous? Are there sharp changes in temperature where you live?
Multi-weight oils cover a range of temperatures. The lower the number before the “W,” the better the oil works in cold weather.

How old is your vehicle? If you have an old vehicle that has been running on single- weight oil for most of its life, it has built up quite a bit of sludge because some single-weight oils don’t have detergent in them. If you suddenly switch to multi-viscosity oil, the detergent in it will free all the gook in your engine, and the gook will really foul things up.

How worn is your vehicle’s engine?
If your vehicle has logged a great many miles over several years and has been running on
30- or 40-single-weight oil, multi-weight oil isn’t consistently thick enough to lubricate the worn engine parts that have become smaller while wearing down, leaving wider spaces between them. To keep the oil thick enough to fill these gaps, switch to heavier
single-weight oil as your vehicle gets older and starts to run more roughly or burn up oil
more quickly. If you’ve been running on 30- weight oil, switch to 40-weight at least during the summer, when oil tends to thin out.


The following list, as well as the car's owner's manual, will provide a good idea of what type of oil to use. It's also a good rule of thumb not to switch between types. If your car started with conventional,
stick with that. If it first used synthetic, be wary about switching to conventional.

Conventional Oil: This is the oil used in bulk at dealerships and is the cheapest at the auto store, too. Most adhere to API and SAE standards but offer little in the way of additive packages. This is good oil for owners that are particular about frequent oil changes and have low-mile but effective engines.


Premium Conventional Oil: This is the standard new-car oil. Most leading brands have one for SL, or highest level, service. Most are available in the common viscosities. Car manufacturers usually specify
5W-20 or 5W-30 oil, though some require 10W-30. These three ratings cover just about every light- duty vehicle on the road, though this is changing as engines become more precise and fussy about
specific types oil.


Full-synthetic Oil: These oils are made for high-tech engines. If these oils pass stringent special tests (indicated by their labelling), it
means they have superior, longer- lasting performance in all the critical areas, from viscosity index to protection against engine deposits,they flow better at low temperatures and maintain peak lubrication at high temperatures. While excellent oil, synthetics are
about three times as expensive as conventional oil and not always necessary for most engines. Use the owner's manual as a guide. If it
doesn't call for synthetic oil, using it will only be an additional expense that may not add anything to the engine's performance or life.


Synthetic-blend Oil: This is essentially premium conventional oil hit with a dose of synthetic. They're formulated to offer better protection during heavier engine loads and the associated higher engine
temperatures. These oils are popular with pick-up and SUV
drivers because they do offer better protection, but usually cost only a fraction more than premium conventional oils.


High-mileage Oil: More than 60 percent of vehicles on the road
have more than 75,000 miles
(120,701 kilometers) on the
odometer. Playing to this growing market, oil refiners and labs developed high-mileage oils. Seal conditioners are added to the oil (the oil can be synthetic or conventional) to expand and increase the flexibility of internal engine seals. The conditioners are very precise and can benefit some engines while not affecting others.

Taking Nigeria for example where Toyota is the most driven car, mechanics say that the best kinds of lubricants for the engine is 10W-30 or
10w-40 depending the region one is based. But they also advise that the latter should be used in hotter environments and the former in moderate environments. In Nigeria, you don’t need to take note of the number before the W because the weather does not get cold enough.

Sludge is what happens in your engine when the oil additives and chemicals break down and turns the oil into gunk or tar-like substance (black custard). It can occur due to prolonged oil change intervals or due to high engine heat exposure.
Sludge can cause your engine to seize from oil flow block.

But if you only care about fuel economy, then you would want to buy the thinnest oil possible
because there will be less restriction to oil flow in
the engine, This is why manufacturers are now building for thinner oils like 5W-20 from 10W-30.

If you only care about greater engine lifespan, then you would want the thickest oil available, because it offers you more protection from severe
operations and greater protection from heat. Thicker oil can readily absorb and retain heat from the engine.

Copied from
http://www.everydaycarz.com.ng/2016/07/how-to-pick-right-motor-oil-for-your-car.html?m=1

lajoshua:
The world’s biggest internet company Google is celebrating its 18th birthday, with a Doodle on the homepage of the search engine.
Here are 12 facts about google you should know
1. No one knows the birthday of Google
Concerning today's Doodle – when is Google’s birthday? – can't be answered categorically. The company has six birthdays, at least, and recently just decided to start celebrating it on 27 September.

2. A T-Rex can be found on Google's Campus, and its message is a little terrifying
There is a huge model of a T-Rex skeleton on the company's campus, which is supposed to remind employees not to let the company go extinct.

3. There is a T-Rex game hidden in Google Chrome
And that's not the end to the T-Rex. if chrome does not have an internet connection, it would show a warning information that its not connected and just beside it is the picture of a dinosaur.
And if you press the space bar while showing this, it will start a game in which you run along as the dinosaur, jumping over obstacles by pressing the space bar . The game doesn't end, because all of the obstacles are generated by the code.so it keeps on generating.

4. Google was actually not happy that its name has become popular
The company is scared that the phrase, “just Google it” would water-down all the work it had done to make-the brand become what it is.

5. Google buys more oth companies beyond your imagination
Estimates has put Google’s buying habits at more than one company per week. Most of these companies are small, but then some of them can be huge too.
Most of the products simply get grafted into others. But some, like Android, continue to exist on their own within Google and that happens to be its most recognizable product.

6.The “I’m Feeling Lucky” button costs Google tens of millions of dollars per year
The button might seem like just a bit of fun, and that’s what it mostly is. But it’s fun at a price for Google.
By going straight through to the first result, Google actually skips past all the advertisements that it would usually show to people when they get up to the results page. That means it looses advertisement income.
Google Instant means that as long as you have it's on and your connection is fast enough, results will start to appear as you begin to type. And Google is actually able to gather enough information about you from your browsing history on the internet that it can be quite sure you will come into contact with one of its ads, though it might not be immediate.
7. Google's first ever storage was made of Lego
Google is one of the world’s biggest data storage companies with warehouse upon warehouse filled with servers to store people’s work, photos, emails and details. At the very beginning, when it was called as Backrub, its first storage was a load of hard drives housed in Lego.

8. Google gives very generous payouts to the husbands and wives of the workers who die on duty
They would actually receive 50 per cent of their salary for the next decade. And their children also receive payout until they’re grown up.

9. One search on Google uses more computing power than it took to land the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon
Searching on Google is easy and just takes milliseconds. Both the computing and networking power needed to look through almost all of the known internet is far more huge than the relatively minor amount of code and computing that it took to land humans on the moon.

10. Google actually went down once for five minutes, and took wit it 40 percent of the web traffic
On 19 August, 2013, Google stopped working for five minutes. And it took much of the internet with it.
While other companies have looked to challenge Google’s dominance in search, it still represents a huge part of the web.
Nowadays, such an outage would be unlikely to cause such a problem – other sites, mostly Facebook, have challenged Google’s dominance as the central linking place of the world. But Google still accounts for a huge part of everything anyone finds or looks at on the internet.

11. Google also hires goats
The big google headquarter has lots of green.it has so much grass that it would need a lot of lawnmowers. But Google has devised a way around that.
Instead of gas-powered machines, Google hires a lot of goats to clear the fields around its campus.
They visit for about a week at a time, and about 200 goats come to munch up the Google grass.The goats do not use gas, also they don't pollute the air or make as much noise. And they are “a lot cuter to watch than lawn mowers”, Google’s employees noted.

12. There are also dogs at Google too
Google’s office environment is very dog friendly. It claims that allowing people bring in their pets makes employees a lot happier.
Cats are not so encouraged, because dogs get them upset. but they are not banned.

13. Google’s logo wasn’t in the middle until 2001
The simplicity of the Google homepage lies in the fact that it is one of the most viewed things in the history of the world. So even the tiniest changes are very significant .
In its first few years the site was around, its logo was aligned a little to the left. That stopped in 2001, when Google finally moved it into the middle.

source:http://www.voiceofaudacity.com/2016/09/google15-facts-you-did-not-know-about.html

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lapazi:
If your battery has died, you may be able to use jumper cables to jump start it from some good Samaritan’s vehicle. If you can safely use jumper cables on your vehicle, make sure that the battery on the good Samaritan’s vehicle has at least as much voltage as your own. As long as you hook up the cables properly, it doesn’t matter whether your vehicle has negative ground and the GS’s vehicle has positive ground, or your vehicle has an alternator and the GS’s vehicle has a generator.

To safely jump a start, follow these steps:

1. Take out your jumper cables.
It’s a good idea to buy a set of jumper cables and keep them in the trunk compartment. If you don’t have jumper cables, you have to find a good Samaritan who not only is willing to assist you but who has jumper cables as well.

2. Place both vehicles in Park or Neutral and shut off the ignition in both cars.
Engage both parking brakes as well.

3. Attach one of the red clips to the positive terminal of your battery.
It has “POS” or “+” on it, or it’s bigger than the negative terminal.

4. Attach the other red clip to the positive terminal of the other car.

5. Attach one of the black clips to the negative terminal on the other battery.

6. Attach the last black clip to an unpainted metal surface on your car that isn’t near the battery.
Use one of the metal struts that holds the hood open.

7. Start the working vehicle and let the engine run for a few minutes.

8. Try to start your vehicle.
If it won’t start, make sure that the cables are properly connected and have the good Samaritan run his or her engine for five minutes. Then try to start your car again. If it still won’t start, your battery may be beyond help.

If the jump works and your car starts, don’t shut off your engine! Drive around for at least 15 minutes to recharge your battery. If the car won’t start the next time you use it, the battery isn’t holding a charge and needs to be replaced.

http://www.dummies.com/home-garden/car-repair/how-to-jump-start-a-car/

Bensmart04:
Ambitious workers are always looking for a great career tip that will help them grab the corporate ring. While the following tips aren’t your run-of-the-mill pieces of career advice, they’ll help you launch a successful, lucrative career.

1. Focus on professional success before looking for happiness in your career.

It sounds weird to tell someone that they shouldn’t seek happiness in their job, but it really is a great piece of advice. Why? Because often times, the company you work for could care less if you’re happy with what you do. Your company is only interested in results, which is the only thing you should be concerned with.

If you think about it, this is a piece of advice that actually leads to happiness in your personal life. When you focus on results in your career, then you’ll make more money. When you make more money, you’re able to enjoy your personal life a lot more. So rather than trying to find happiness in your career right away, shoot for better job productivity and results instead.

2. Stop being loyal to your company.
In many instances, it’s almost unfair how companies perceive their employees. An employee that does just enough to keep his job and maintains an acceptable level of productivity is actually seen as disposable. Your company is only loyal to you as long as you offer value to the company.

Who should you be loyal to in your career pursuits? You should be loyal to yourself. Is it in your best interest to move on to new company and seek out a new challenge? If you feel it’s time to move on, then make the move. Of course, you should show respect for your employer and gratitude for having a job. That should be a given. But you don't need to go out of your way to show loyalty to a company that could replace you tomorrow.

3. Treat your job hunt like a career.
Hiring managers can smell desperation a mile away and they don’t like it. If you’re looking for a job, then act like your job hunt is your job. Keep a schedule, create task lists and execute them, and do everything you would do if you had a job. When you walk into an interview with the glow of someone who has a task to complete, you’ll change your interviewer’s demeanor.

You cannot fake confidence. If you’re putting out resumes and scheduling interviews, then that kind of confidence comes out when you sit down and talk to a hiring manager. If you’re looking for a job but are currently working, then don’t act like you’re sneaking around. Stand tall and give strong handshakes when you walk through the door of a hiring manager to talk about your next career move.

4. Learn how to read people.
Can you trust your co-worker with your most precious career secrets? Can you trust anyone with your career secrets? Can you rely on your manager to get you the resources you need to succeed? If you want to succeed in your career, then you need to learn how to read people and determine who you can depend on and who you can't.
Don't just go with a gut feeling when it comes to reading people. Base your decisions on actions just as much as words.

5. Don't be afraid to get fired.
You’ll compromise yourself and your career goals if you’re just trying to not get fired. As you put together your career, you’re bound to ruffle a few feathers. You’ll need to learn how to wade through office politics to get things done, but you should never do something just because you’re afraid of being fired.

There are always exceptions to this rule, but you learn those exceptions when you develop your skills for reading people. Be smart whenever you make a decision, but stick to your guns when you know you’re right.
Make Your Career the Tribute to Your Success

As your career moves along, you’ll have plenty of chances to pick up advice that you can use. But you only have one chance to impress hiring managers with your resume. LiveCareer’s Resume Builder will help you create a well-written, professional resume that simply stuns your readers.
Source: http://www.studentsng.org/2016/09/top-5-basic-career-tips-you-may-not.html

On October 1st Nigerians will again be asked to have faith in government and the nation. Yet in truth there is increasingly less reason to do so. Faith is mostly associated with religion. The two major religions of the world developed faithful followership because of the consistency and clarity of their messages and the exemplary lives of their prophets. The ostentatious life styles, contradictory analysis and different solutions of the EMT, National Economic Council (NEC), and National Assembly (NASS) cannot possibly inspire faith. If the present leadership is truly sincere, rather than continue begging people to have faith, they should concentrate on earning the love and respect of the citizenry. As it stands government is completely out of sync with the aspirations of the populace.

ANTONINEUTRON:
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akraym:
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househunterman:
Are you serious about buying your own house during this recession with little money down? Are you confused as to how to go about it? Kindly take your time to intimate yourself with these pieces of advice and you are on your way to adding more cheap and quality houses to your property portfolios.
-You can write neighborly letters to property owners around the location you wish to have the property. This narrow down your search for desperate landlords who are your main target. These ones are no longer emotionally attached to their houses. They want to sell because they need money badly.

-Taking local ordinances into consideration, place I-buy-houses-for-cash signs at targeted area. Follow this up with distribution of flyers around the location of your choice. Your intended audience will get this message and respond almost immediately. I have been using it for years now and its working perfectly well for me.

-Position yourself as a new property investor in town and write to financial houses, lenders and creditors of your desire to buy up seized or liquidated houses with no litigation/legal encumbrances involved. Request to have access to these houses. Trust me, you will be in-undated with different properties from all over the country. Then you can choose and price accordingly.
You could also get words around to practicing real estate agents, home builders, surveyors and real estate investors about your specific needs (Type of property, location, features, pricing, construction materials used & ambience). Request to meet landlords one-on-one. They will bombard you with different options. Ask them to whatsapp more media info of these houses to you.

-When utilities are in a state of disrepair, when roads, electricity, water and even security of an area is nothing to write home about: Then, there are inherent opportunities present in this instance you may wish to consider on the long term. The truth is, many desperate landlords who hitherto have been in the area for many years may want to dispose these houses and relocate having been tired of waiting for government intervention that is not forthcoming. Thereafter and unexpectedly, government may give such an area needed attention it deserves. Prices of houses in these areas could sky-rocket to high heavens. Then you are bountifully rewarded for your foresightedness. The fact is, there are many of such areas in our country of today. So, put on your thinking cap and get smart!

- Avoid relying fully on online property listings and adverts as majority of landlords you meet there are business minded people who have invested considerable amount of their earnings with eyes focused on making huge profits. Their offering and net prices for houses are often way too high for a smart person like you to stake your scarce resources.

-Capitalizing on custom, ignorance and tradition: It’s been established time and again that an average landlord in this country is proud, secretive and highly reservative when it comes down to selling his house. He sees his house as iconic, historical and a family treasure that should continue to be bequeathed to his unborn generations. Hence, he’s unwilling to sell the house in question even when it is clear he can no longer address the dilapidation issues associated with such. Moreso, he doesn’t want to be seen as prodigal. He dislikes any form of advertisement of his property. He knows this will rub badly on his ego. This is one single reason while it’s difficult to locate good, desired and available houses for sale even with money-bag investors walking around looking to buy same. These categories of desperate landlords prefer secretive selling options. Yearly hundreds of such houses are being sold through this option. But when he’s hit with debilitating economic conditions due to recession like we’re having it now, then he succumbs. Also loss of spouse , divorce, relocation due to transfer, retirement, payment of fees of children in ivy league schools at home and abroad are some of the many factors that could economically handicap a landlord to want to desperately want to sell his house. As a smart and focused person, this is where you cash-in considering the location and structures of the house you are interested in.

-In conclusion, hone your negotiating skills. Do not allow your emotions to interfere with your ability to obtain the best price on your new house. Slash the offering or asking price down considerably. Don’t be in a hurry to close the deal. Politely, tell him you have other options. Point out all the grey areas in the structure and location, water the property down. Pretend to walk away. If he’s truly interested in selling, he‘ll call you to offer better prices.
Applying one or more of these non-exhaustive steps could go a long way in assisting you to meet up with your yearnings of becoming a landlord or real estate investor during this recession. Should you require further assistance. Kindly check my signature.

APHATHEOLOGY:
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1. NOT INCLUDING AN AUTHOR BIO
You will gain more credibility if yoiu include some information about yourself. Readers want to know whom they are dealing with. They want to trust what you are saying is true. If you remain anonymous you lose that credibility.

2. NOT INCLUDING AN AUTHOR PICTURE
People tent to remember faces rather than names. Including picture makes you a real person in your reader's eye. They get to know you and know that you are not trying to hide something.
Also, they might recognize you from other websites, conferences, social medias and that adds a layer of credibility.

3. PUTTING TOO MUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE
Remember that anything you put in print can come back to haunt you, so dont get too personal. When writing your bio always ask yourself the question, "Would i want my boss to know this?"

4. CREATING NON-DESCRIPTIVE POSTING TITLES
Descriptive titles are essential to a successful blog. Readers scan your blog to find the information that they need. If you have a non descriptive titles, visitors may leave site quickly and search for other sites for the information.
In addition, titles are one of the ways search engines use to rank your site. It is also the way a visitor would be inclined to click on your blog when searching for information. Research has shown that people often read only the first three to four words of a headline when making a decision to visit a site.


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5. PUTTING LINKS THAT DONT SAY WHERE THEY GO
Nothing is more frustrating when a link say, HERE and the user had no idea where HERE is. With all the spam these days, users are relunctant to click on links that they dont know. Spell our where the link will take the visitor.

6. POOR SPELLING, GRAMMAR AND TYPOS
Why would someone beleive what you are saying if you haven't taken the time to edit what you wrote? Nothing makes you more credible than good grammae and spelling.

7. NOT PUBLISHING FREQUENTLY ENOUGH
By blogging frequently, you keep your site fresh and up-to-date. Search engines love fresh content, which will give you a higher ranking.
It is recommended to post 2-3 time per day at a particular time, but whatever schedule you create, stick to it, your audience will be expecting it.

8. MIXING TOPICS/NICHES
A blog should be single focused. You want to create meaningful highly focused posting to a targeted market. Dont try to be everything to everybody.


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9. POSTING LONG OFF-TOPIC ARTICLES
Blogging is not about writing a lot of research or telling your life's story. Blogging is about capturing the moment with a story, concern or information that can be of value to your readers.
Short and sweet and to the point is the way of blogging.

10. TOO MUCH OR IRRELEVANT EXTERNAL LINK
Putting too much external links can frustrate your visitors, some external link design are not what your users like and might end up reading the article from which they click the external link, thereby reducing their trust in you.
Any external link you want to use, scan it and know that at a higher percentage your users will like it.

WISH YOU LONG LIFE - PROSPERITY AND SUCCESS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE

Gboyee4fun:
I have read many comments of [size=18pt]the so called Christians [/size][/b]that are fed up with Church.

Dongreat:
Saying "I love you" has lost some meaning. While saying those three words can still be really hard when you're saying them to that special person the first few times, they're also words that get tossed around pretty casually. We "love" this and that and we feel like we have to tell people that we love them as if it's the right thing to do even if we don't necessarily mean it. When you hear the same thing over and over again, it starts to not mean as much to you, and soon we can start hearing the insincerity in the words. Saying "I love you" is still a big thing and a huge step for a lot of people but there are many other ways you can say I love you that have more meaning.
Here are 12 ways to say "I love you" that carry more meaning in them.

1. I forgive your past.
This is such an important thing in a relationship. To move forward in a relationship, you have to not only love a person despite their past, but you also have to forgive that past. We are not the same people we were a year ago and you can't hold a grudge against the decisions someone made before you even knew them.

2. I want you to succeed.
This is hoping they do well in life on their own and by their own strength. Not enough people in this world want others to succeed, so knowing the person you love wants this for you means more than anything.

3. I appreciate you.
Just picture someone telling you they appreciate you. How can you not feel great after hearing that? Telling someone you appreciate them means you value them as a person and friend and partner.

4. Thank you.
When you love someone, you do things for them without expecting anything in return...and that can include a thank you. That's why it's so important to say it. It doesn't even have to be directed at something they've done. It can simply be thanking them for being them and for being a part of your life.

5. Be safe.
Telling someone to stay safe or drive careful is more than just a fly away comment. Your love should not stop when your partner is away from you. When you tell them to be safe when they aren't with you, it shows that you care about their well being.

6. I respect you.
There's not enough respect in the world to begin with...and loving someone doesn't necessarily mean you respect them. Respecting your partner means you also recognize them as an independent person outside of the relationship.

7. I choose you.
Your partner is not an option. They are not someone you go to when everything else doesn't work out for you. Telling your partner that you choose them is saying, above all else, they're the one you want.

8. You're my best friend.
Getting to say you're in love with the person you're dating AND they are your best friend is almost too good to be true. But they won't know it if you don't tell them.

9. Let's do this together.
When you are in a relationship, you become a part of a team. That means working together to make your relationship stronger and better and pushing through life together.

10. I missed you.
Just because you know you're going to see them again soon doesn't mean you can't miss them. I bet they would love to hear you tell them you missed them.

11. I'm glad I met you.
Where you are right now wouldn't be possible if you hadn't met your partner. Saying you're glad you met them means that despite the lows you might have experienced, you still love them and you wouldn't change what you have.

12. You're my soulmate.
Maybe you believe in having more than one soulmate, or maybe you know there is only one other person out there that fits in the space next to your heart. Whatever it is, telling someone they are your soulmate means it's you and them forever and that you are meant to be together.

How do you say I love you? Please tell us in the comments!

http://diply.com/amos/article/phrases-that-mean-more-than-i-love-you/1

ojmaroni247:
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Idydarling:
A man woke up nd shouted "Holy Ghost Fire!! "
Wife: what is it,was lion chasing you? .

Man: that would have been better .

Wife: what is it then?

Man: i nearly voted Buhari again in my dream.

Wife: Blood of Jesus! Honey, lets pray .

Moneyfem:
1. “That isn’t my job.”
You may have a very specific job description, but employees excel by doing whatever it takes to make an employer succeed. Always be ready to do more than expected or learn how to do something new. The result could be more job stability.

2. “I’ll quit if…”
Ultimatums tend to come across as threats, which likely won’t get the results you want. You may even find your boss calling your bluff, sending you straight to the unemployment line.

3. “I can’t come in today.”
An occasional sick day is to be expected but over time, a pattern of calling in can become a problem, whether it’s due to childcare issues, your own ongoing illnesses or just because you don't feel like it.

4. “I can’t afford to pay my bills.”
Frankly, it's not your boss's problem that you can afford things or not. When you accepted your position, you agreed to a salary, which may or may not have increased over time. Your employer’s sole responsibility is to issue that salary in the form of a paycheck.

5. “I’m just here to earn a paycheck.”
It really isn't smart to mention this, whether it's true or not. Employees who go the extra mile and put the needs of the business first will be at the front of the line for raises or promotions. Also, get a hold of yourself and go find a job that you have some passion for, if you find that you are always "phoning it in" at work.

6. “It’s not my fault.”
When something goes wrong, avoid playing the blame game and instead focus on how you can work as part of a team to make things right.

7. “My last boss did it differently.”
Whether you’re talking about your previous employer or your boss’s predecessor, this information is irrelevant. Your current boss has every right to come up with a new approach.

8. “I can’t.”
In general, you should strike the word “can’t” from your vocabulary, but this is especially true when your boss asks you to do something. Always show a willingness to give your best effort.

9. “You didn’t tell me to do that.”
Even if your boss neglected to mention something, pointing that out won’t win you any points. Instead take the high road and promise to get right on whatever task needs to be done.

10. “I’m so sleepy.”
Even if you’ve been up all night working or caring for your infant, your boss doesn’t need to know about it.


11. “It’s unfair.”
Comparing yourself to coworkers only makes you look petty and jealous. Instead highlight your own attributes and impress your boss by executing your duties well. Avoid pointing out any preferential treatment you believe others may be getting.

12. “Sorry I’m late -- I had a job interview.”
It may seem crazy, but this happens more than you might think. No matter how strong your relationship is with a supervisor, there's no need to mention this. If you choose to look for a job, do so behind the scenes, during lunch breaks or after hours.

13. “I’m bored."
Instead of complaining about your empty to-do list, look around for ways you can help others lighten their workload. If you’re ready for more responsibility, let your boss know you want to tackle additional challenges and name specific things you’d like to learn.

14. “You’re wrong.”
At some point in your working relationship, your superior will be wrong. When that happens, point it out diplomatically, using words like, “I might be mistaken, but I thought…” instead of bluntly insulting your boss. If you correct your boss the right way, they may end up respecting and trusting you more.

15. “I quit.”
No matter how hard things get, never utter those two words in the heat of the moment. Always resign with two-weeks’ notice and only after you have a plan for replacing your income. More than that, look for a job or a team of people that won't leave you on the edge of quitting so easily.

Chipappii:
We really need to sell most of our national assets.
Starting with buhari and his economic teams.
Let the bidding commence.
Bidding is only available to countries that can withstand these disasters like usa and uk.
It is purely restricted to kenya and Zimbabwe mostly and other african counties. We don't want africa to go into recession.
And additional bonus pack comprising of the party APC, lai Mohammed especially is to be presented also to the winner.
Some parts of northern and western Nigeria is also up for sales.
Contact Omenka, Ngeneukwenu and Beremx for more details.
For payment please contact me @ chipappii@nairaland.com

*Reasons Why You Must Own The New iPhone 7 Which Costs About N500,000*

* U can email ur ancestors, ping ur village deity

* If u hold am, U no go ever hungry again.

* If u misplaced it in a cab, it will automatically find its way back into ur pocket.

* If ugly person send U request, e no go enter.

* It can tell U which member of your family dey disturb you.

* U can connect d bluetooth to transformer to get light.

* It can be used as bomb detectors.

* It can be used as mosquito (insect) repellant.

* It makes everyone look at you as rich boy or girl even when you are trekking.

* It vibrates if someone is lying, 4real!

* It can tell d real father of a child.

* It can detect if Ur boyfriend/ girlfriend is
cheating.

* It prevents unwanted pregnancy, just put it in
"protection" mode.

* You can use it as AC

* You can use it as a weapon if you are attacked by armed robbers

* It can show you the way to paradise with the advanced GPS

*It can be used as an ATM

Immaangel:
Check these out! Thank me later

“I asked; where are the savings? There were none. Where are the railways? The roads? Power? None. I further asked; what did we do with billions of dollars that we made over the years? They said we bought food. Food with billions of dollars? I did not believe, and still do not believe.

pepigeorge:
buhari was handed over:
– $30billion in our Foreign Reserves,
– $2.5billion Sovereign Wealth Fund,
– $1.4billion in the ECA,
– $4.65b back taxes from NLNG.
– buhari met an approved budget of N4.5trillion

buhari received within a year:
– $2.7billion collected by Inland Revenue in his first 8 months.
– $2.1billion world bank loan.
– $850million Grants from UK, USA and Europe.
– 1.5trn saved from fuel subsidy removal
– Excluding crude oil sales, Joint Venture profits, Royalties, Income from Customs, NIMMSA, NPA, NACHO ……
– 3trilion on STA
not to include the “recovered” looted funds.

More than a year has passed:
1] Not a kilometer of road constructed,
2] Not a watt of Electricity generated,
3] Not a Ward added to any Hospital in Nigeria.
4] Not a job space created, except the CBN job he shared with his cronies.
5] Not a grain of corn or tomato seed was provided to farmers. [Fertilizer subsidy taken away and handed back to ex-military men] 6] 41 foreign companies mostly in service industry have left Nigeria
7] 4.3 Million jobs lost in 10months – National Bureau of Statistics.
8] Food scarcity last experienced in Nigeria between 1983 to 1985 returned back.
9] War on Corruption turned into war against his perceived enemies. Convictions by EFCC were cases meticulously started by previous govt(s). buhari wins cases only on the pages of Newspapers.
10] Nigeria dropped from No.1 Investment destination in Africa to No.27 before South Sudan.
11] African Biggest economy shrink from a GDP of about 7% to -0.36%, the fastest decline in the world since record began.
12] No.3 fastest growing economy in the world to No.83 in 365days.

NafeesaAA:
25 year old lady has been appointed as a care-taker chair-person of Arugungu local government of Kebbi state. The young lady was appointed after the tenure of the past caretaker management had come to an end.

dotuna3:
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