EMANY01:


There are two main weapon systems suits that (mostly western forces) try to never use unless its fir real war and against a peer state [read China,Russia]:

Cyber war tools (stuxnet,major bandwidth hacks,communication nodes and operating systems).

Electronic warfare tools (radar systems,sensor disruption,anti disruptive systems[resilient system ]anti-jamming technologies like frequency hopping and DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum).

Not a matter of movies, even when this systems are built they try to test them as far away from human/urban areas as much as possible.Places like china lake and far up the Arctic or Antarctica places it will be hard to have spy's come looking .

The U.S. Air Force, has taken the lead in developing electronic tools for attacking and defending satellite communications, he satellites themselves, and has been training people to use these techniques. This effort involves figuring out new, or improved, ways to jam satellites. Then you keep that stuff secret, in case potential enemies have not figured this out themselves. Next, you work on ways to defeat the weapons developed. Most of this is playing around with the signals themselves. You can un-jam a jamming signal with another signal. However, a lot of trial and error is required and you want to get that done way in advance of any actual war. When you do have to use this stuff for real, you have to expect that the enemy may well have come up with some angle you missed. Thus, there will be some rapid improvisation, and you will have more time and resources for this if you have worked out ahead of time the details of disasters you have already anticipated. No one is releasing much information about this, for obvious reasons. There won't be much discussion from any government, unless there is a terrorist attack using these techniques.

http://strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20130703.aspx

http://strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20110803.aspx

http://strategypage.com/htmw/htecm/articles/20140509.aspx

NgwaManNaija4LF:


Go and die,we have been cooking with fire before the arrival of Europeans,also am not the same class with someone that is inferior like you,let me also tell you that many things that they europeans are using is from Africa,Egypt if you have forgotten. Go and dring your alumo boy.fool.

SirShymex:
Lol, Obama just disgraced black men and black skin worldwide, with this statement. Why didn't someone give him the teleprompter? Obama, stop it - your sanctions aren't working.

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Putin acknowledged that Western economic sanctions over Russia's actions in Ukraine was just one factor behind Russia's economic crisis, accounting for roughly 25 to 30 percent of the ruble's troubles.

President Vladimir Putin blamed "external factors" such as oil prices and sanctions for Russia's financial crisis Thursday, but admitted he should have done more to diversify the economy.

Speaking to journalists at his annual press conference, Putin said it could take Russia two years to overcome the tough economic situation facing the country.

Putin said sanctions -- imposed by the West over Moscow's annexation of Crimea and its support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine -- were responsible for 25% of Russia's economic woes.

While he was speaking, EU leaders approved a new round of sanctions on Crimea, banning any investment in the area.

Putin's optimism about the economy's ability to pull through is based on an assumption that demand for Russian oil will grow again.
"That is a fact of life," he said.

Half of Russian government revenue comes from oil and gas exports. If oil prices stay at $60 a barrel, the Russian economy is expected to shrink by almost 5% in 2015.

Putin said it was possible that the U.S. could be conspiring with Saudi Arabia to depress oil prices as a way of hurting Iran, Russia and Venezuela.


"We all see the lowering of the oil price. There's lots of talk about what's causing it. Could it be the agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to punish Iran and affect the economies of Russia and Venezuela? It could."

Asked about the collapse in the ruble -- the currency has lost 45% against the dollar this year -- Putin said the central bank could have acted "sooner and in a harsher way."

The bank's drastic interest rate hike last week was adequate, he said, adding that he expects rates to head lower "sooner rather than later."

musicwriter:

...Electricity is not an issue to a Ghana company, for instance...

fatboytall1:
what do you know regarding the above?

NgwaManNaija4LF:


If this list is from any western nation,then forget it because I have no respect for them. Proudly Nigerian.

Education is a major pillar of a knowledge economy and a basic human right. Educational achievement leads to improved health and earning potential in the short and long term. Yet education is still a widespread problem in Africa. Consider Nigeria, where improvements in the economy have been substantial but education performance still lags behind.

In Nigeria, there are around 64 million people between the ages of 15 to 35 (more than one third of the overall population). Secondary school enrolment has grown significantly at 8.2% per year between 2000 and 2010 compared to a 2.7% population growth in the same period (Dalberg 2014). However, enrolment rates are still low and stand on average at 64% (primary) and 44% (secondary) in 2014 compared to 82% and 50% for 38 African countries.

Moreover, in this same period, the out of school population has also grown. Nigeria now has an out of school child population of 10.5 million, the highest in the world (UNESCO 2014). This deprivation is concentrated in Northern states (Adejoro 2014), and is higher for girls and women (UNESCO 2014). For those that do attend school, educational quality is a serious concern. Only 50% of Nigerians are satisfied with it and just 60% of the population believes that children are learning at school (Figure 1).*
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A number of factors, both on the demand and supply side, contribute to the poor performance of the Nigerian educational system. On the demand side the main factors decreasing access to education include economic constraints and cultural norms, which predominantly penalise girls. On the supply side, the provision of inadequate school infrastructure (most Nigerian universities have a rejection rate of over 90%), insufficient quality, inadequate curricula, and poor learning outcomes play a role in keeping children out of school.

The use of education technologies and open educational resources, like the Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs), may be a solution to Nigeria’s education problems. First of all, technology improves access, by giving more the opportunity to attend ‘remote’ lessons. A group of Nigerian universities, in partnership with the private and public sector, is planning to launch the first major e-learning degree in the country. However, to be really effective, e-learning in Nigeria should be adopted also in primary and secondary schools and not only at university.

UNESCO Dakar, which has been running the PAJEF literacy project in Senegal since 2011, showed that ICT may help decrease the gender bias in education since ‘mobile phones, computers, internet and TV make literacy courses much more attractive for illiterate women’ (UNESCO Dakar 2014). A similar project was launched in Nigeria in May 2014. Moreover ICT makes books cheaper and available to a larger share of the population.1 The American University of Nigeria recently opened a multimedia library containing the largest e-book collection in Africa.

In addition, the use of portable digital devices (including laptops but also solar batteries and charging facilities) will allow scholars to remain engaged with their schoolwork when they are not able to attend classrooms as a result of health crises (for example, Ebola),2 family emergencies, bad weather, and local/regional conflicts related to current (and future) political/religious extremism (such as the Chibok girls in Nigeria kidnapped by Boko Haram). UNICEF Uganda, for example, developed MobiStation, a solar-powered ‘classroom in a suitcase’, which features a projector and off-line educational content. Educational programs that utilise tablet computing and rural localised Wi-Fi connected to Remote Access Community Hotspots for Education and Learning (RACHEL Pis) (‘hubs’) started in Nigeria in early 2014.
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Africa is lagging behind other regions in terms of MOOCs diffusion. The poor condition of infrastructure is the main obstacle to a larger diffusion of online educational platforms. For example, international internet connection in Nigeria has a capacity of 50,000 megabytes per second versus a world average of more than 900,000 mbps. Also, the diffusion of servers using encryption technology in internet transactions is limited (1.67 per million people in Nigeria versus 283 globally) (Figure 2). Moreover, only 48% of the population3 and 35% of primary schools4 have access to electricity.

There are, on the other hand, good opportunities for future expansion of ICT in education in Africa, and in Nigeria in particular. Indeed the large diffusion of mobile phones (Nigeria ranks 8th among sub-Saharan African countries in terms of household ownership of mobile phones), access to the internet (here Nigeria ranks 5th amongst African countries) and the falling price of ICT devices would support the success of this new educational approach. In order to increase access to educational technologies, the America University of Nigeria provides each student with a laptop on entry. Similarly, the Osun State government started distributing 150.000 laptops to school pupils in 2011 (Rwanda and Kenya have promoted similar initiatives).

In order to improve the education system and allow more people to lead prosperous lives, a transformation is needed within the ‘education ecosystem’ in Nigeria and technology may support this change. To increase the impact of these alternative learning approaches it is important to increase awareness of the benefits of digital literacy training and ICT in general, improve access to reliable ICT infrastructure, support the creation of a peer education network, improve the ICT skills of teachers and facilitate the utilisation of modern learning equipment and material (e.g. digital learning technologies). A partnership between government structures, NGOs, local communities, and the private sector is critical for the success of these initiatives

SoEndowed:
For many years now I have suffered severe-to-chronic lower back pains that has now extended to the upper regions and my sides. I have taken all known local and orthodox medications, all to no help. My job requires me sitting all day and much as I have tried to use hot ointments, massages and sometimes hot water massaging, it hasn't helped. I even attended some physiotherapy sessions, taken x-rays and so on.

I dont know what to do again. How can I live with this condition for ever. The pain is unbearable. I have even considered quiting my job, since I've been told that my constant sitting for hours on end may be the problem. If I quit my job what will I feed my family with?

Please help me.

Call Your Doctor About Back Pain If:
You feel numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arms or legs; this may signal damage to the spinal cord. Seek immediate medical help.
The pain in your back extends downward along the back of the leg; you may be suffering from sciatica.
The pain increases when you cough or bend forward at the waist; this can be the sign of a herniated disc.
The pain is accompanied by fever, burning during urination, or strong-smelling urine; you may have an infection.
You begin to have problems controlling your bowels or bladder; seek immediate medical help.

Other "red flags" that could point to a serious back pain problem include:
• A history of cancer
• You have been losing weight without trying
• You have been on steroids or medication that weakens your immune system
• A history of trauma
• Pain that is getting worse and does not get better after you rest
• Pain that has lasted more than a month
• Nighttime pain
• Unresponsive to earlier back pain therapies
• A history of IV drug use

Calculia:


What exactly do you mean by Barth cannot generate and distribute at the sametime? A company like Geometric has stake holders that can finance both generation and delivery of electricity. All this delays only affect businesses and increase unemployment in the east. It is not helping biko nu.

Besides the project is a private venture and their is plenty of room for other competitors,, but you have to do the work yourselves rather than tell Nnaji wat and wat his company cannot do on their project.

Abagworo:
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“We are also aware that contrary to the agreement entered into by Geometrics and Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) representing the Federal Government of Nigeria, a new set of greedy, wicked and selfish persons in high places halted the commissioning of the Power Plant and proceeded to concessioning the whole of the South East to a new company, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC, in a very spurious and dubious privatization arrangement that has the implication of transferring the huge investment of Geometrics to the new company (Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC.)”.
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bjdon:

Absolute nonsense.
Even as a young kid growing up in Nigeria we used to play 'Police and theif' my area and some of us had toy plastic 'Lux pistols'. Are you saying it would have been ok to shoot us down. Please I can accept that the Ferguson case may not be as clear as some feel, but to say it's ok to shoot a 12 year old kid for playing around with a TOY, well, that just makes me feel you've been watching way tooo much Fox news

Sirniyeh:

...The truth must be told that what you seek abroad is rightly within your reach in Nigeria. Lack of entrepreneurial skill is the problem of our people....

jamesw:

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/national-news/186442-nigerian-scientist-s-conversion-of-urine-into-flammable-gases-gets-patent

http://www..com.ng/index.php/more-news/science-tech-news/item/1290-nigerian-scientist-s-conversion-of-urine-into-flammable-gases-gets-patent

Bobandgreat:
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Sorry texazpit, u are the olodo here. Believe in yourself and you can achieve anything. We can manufacture these things here. Our problem is our leaders don't care about this country. We have no sense patriotism. Tell me why we can't manufacture these things if we want to.

Oil prices were in free fall on Tuesday morning after it emerged that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest exporter, had slashed its contract price for its US customers in a further sign of an escalating war for control of global energy markets.

CoolHunk:

A second healthcare worker has just been confirmed to have contracted ebola. Americans are now very scared. Look at this comment I copied from an American forum: