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The pope surprise the vatican employEes today by joining them at lunch.

Found in a Hamas tunnel earlier today by IDF

Look inside Hamas’ vast tunnel network. By
the way, how did Hamas get all of that
cement? youtu.be/lMzLCJyevCk
Says IDF spokes person.

IDF Chief of Staff: "There are no militaries like
ours. There are no militaries that drop leaflets
and telephone civilians before a strike."

IDF Chief of Staff: "We will continue offering
help [to Gaza]...Even as we fight the enemy,
we are transferring humanitarian assistance."

IDF Chief of Staff: "There are no militaries like
ours. There are no militaries that drop leaflets
and telephone civilians before a strike."

Posted by Khaled Safi ﺧﺎﻟﺪﺻﺎﻓﻲ



The second pic Is by IDF

After we fired a warning shot at this target, Hamas
ordered civilians to form a human shield on the
roof. Says IDF spokesperson

Hamas: We will arm our youth with 250,000
hand grenades. youtu.be/XAPyeBEwwPI


IDF spokesperson: Our goal remains, to strike a significant blow to Hamas' terror capabilities so that the
citizens of Israel can live in safety and security
.

Hamas has fired approx. 1 rocket at Israel
every 10 minutes for the past 12 days,
altogether 1,768 rocket

Gaza tunnel network

This screenshot from Al Jazeera tonight shows
rockets being fired from densely populated areas
in Gaza.

Discovered gaza tunnels

Daily Recap: Day 11 of Operation Protective Edge.
IDF forces strike 240 terror targets from the
ground, air & sea

Hamas rocket fire killed an Israeli Bedouin
today. Last week, Hamas claimed its rockets
only kill Jews. youtu.be/rBkazXb0wCg says IDF skopesperson

'Weapons we found after Hamas terrorists
infiltrated Israel today. What would have
happened if we hadn't stopped them?' Says IDFSpokesperson


Sgt. Adar Barsano, 20, and Maj. (res.) Amotz
Greenberg, 45, were killed today while fighting
Hamas terrorists.
7:25 p.m. Sat, Jul 19 says Israel Defense spokesperson


Revealed for publication: The Hamas
terrorists who infiltrated Israel this morning
and killed 2 IDF soldiers were wearing IDF
uniforms. Says IDF spokesperson.

So far today, 57 rockets fired from Gaza have
hit Israel; an additional 9 rockets were
intercepted by the Iron Dome. Says IDF spokesperson



Since IDF ground forces entered Gaza on July
17, they have killed 70 Hamas terrorists.
Says IDF spokesperson

Call it trust issues, no u sabi. But I have stop taken those boko haram - Nigeria army serious. They are both staging a play, though painful innocent masses are bearing the brunt. REVOlution is imminent!

Ajascolove: Same with me on the Glo 30mb. The message was sent to me yesterday but unable to use it.

hmmm, so is this NNC guys really doing? Are they doing their work at all? Network providers keep sending un solicited advert beta called spamming, and nothing is done.

Pls my people, lately I noticed that if I recharge my glo Sim, they always send me a text that I have 30mb free, but I have never been able to use it.
Just this evening again, airtel sent me a text saying I should dial *141*11*100# to get 100mb, buh all na lie. Please am I d only one that noticed this.

Please your nice comments will be nice, thanks.

joyfulheart: It wasn't easy buh i garrit. 2 pipu with hats are facing each oda. D 1 at d right is playing guitar 4 d gal at d left.

wow, u got it. Buh at a glance its like two old men facing each other.

Hermanie: so even Benzema is a better footballer than Messi, @op,even if this stats is from fifa nobody will accept it

na fifa talk am... Buh America no know. Lol

According to the latest rankings from FIFA,
Switzerland defender Johan Djourou is the ninth
best player in the World Cup so far, while Lionel
Messi isn’t even in the top 10.
The Castrol Performance Index has been used by
FIFA since 2009 to rank players based on
mathematical formulas that assess individual
players’ performances. FIFA calls it “a definitive
system for rating the world’s best players” that
uses the technology to objectively analyze and
rank player performance.
The index tracks every movement by every
player on the field and assess how their actions
contribute to scoring or creating goals, or
preventing the opposition from scoring.
According to the index, the field is broken down
into different zones and different point scores are
awarded for completing successful passes,
depending on which zones they were played
through.
Points awarded are also adjusted based on the
difficulty of the opposition.
Misplaced passes result in point deductions
based on whether or not they lead to a lost
scoring opportunity or to conceding an
opportunity to the other team. A goal scored will
result in the player who scored being awarded
points and the keeper who conceded having
points deducted.
Confused? Yeah, so were we. Take a look at this
video published by Castrol explaining how the
index works.
It all sounds credibly scientific and fairly tangible.
But while mathematics may not lie, the Castrol
Index does seem to overlook certain intangibles
that are perhaps harder to quantify while
crunching numbers.
Messi for instance, was man of the match in all of
Argentina’s group stage matches and has been
instrumental in hauling his team into the
semifinals of the World Cup. Yet he’s ranked 11th
by the index, two places behind Djourou, a
defender who was on duty when the Swiss let in
five goals against France.
The rankings aren’t completely crackpot
however, with Brazil’s David Luiz currently
ranked as the top player in the World Cup and
Colombia’s James Rodriguez ranked second.
Here are the current top 10 players in the World
Cup, according to the Castrol Index.
1. David Luiz (BRA) 9.79
2. James Rodriguez (COL) 9.74
3. Karim Benzema (FRA) 9.70
4. Arjen Robben (NED) 9.66
5. Jan Vertonghen (BEL) 9.62
6. Neymar (BRA) 9.59
7. Thiago Silva (BRA) 9.56
8. Ivan Perisic (CRO) 9.53
9. Johan Djorou (SWI) 9.50
10. Thomas Mueller (GER) 9.48
(11. Lionel Messi (ARG) 9.45)

johnwizey: You and paragraph get issues

yahaya bros, no vex now.

1 Manuel Neuer Germany
Cristiano Ronaldo got an early clue
that this was not going to be his
tournament when Neuer produced a
superb save from a stoppage-time
free-kick to prevent Portugal from
salvaging even a sliver of consolation
from their crushing defeat by
Germany. But it is not his shot-
stopping that has distinguished
Neuer, it is the way he has
practically redefined the role of
goalkeeper, taking the sweeper-
keeper function to an extreme never
before showcased with such
success.
His charges out of his box prevented
Algeria, in particular, from revelling
in the space behind Germany’s high
defensive line, compensating for Per
Mertesacker’s lack of pace. In
addition to the obvious
effectiveness, the sight of the
hulking keeper hurtling towards
confrontation must have a potent
mindgame value – Asamoah Gyan,
for instance, fled ridiculously wide
when presented with the chance to
take on Neuer one-on-one. What is
more, Neuer’s superb distribution
makes him the first line of attack.
2 Guillermo Ochoa Mexico
Way to ace a job interview. Ochoa, a
free agent after three outstanding
seasons at Ajaccio, was unlikely to
be short of offers before the
tournament but his displays for
Mexico may have endeared him to a
new calibre of recruiter. The 28-year-
old’s agility, reflexes and robust
wrists enabled him to make an array
of improbable saves. Brazil players
wondered whether there had been
divine intervention when he helped
Mexico to draw against them, while
it took some devilry from Arjen
Robben to beat Ochoa in the end.
3 Keylor Navas Costa Rica
The 27-year-old came into the
tournament after a wonderful
season in which he set a clean-sheet
record for Levante but it has still
been a major surprise to see Costa
Rica advance to the quarter-finals
while conceding only two goals in
five matches – Uruguay, Italy,
England, Greece and Holland. Behind
a solid unit, Navas was a secure
presence. As the pressure increased,
his performances rose accordingly,
with his exhibitions of shot-stopping
against Greece and Holland among
the highlights of the tournament.
4 Vincent Enyeama Nigeria
Another goalkeeper who arrived
after a record-breaking season at
club level. Enyeama carried on the
form that made him nigh-on
unbeatable for Lille, pulling off a
series of extraordinary saves,
starting in the first match against
Iran, when Nigeria dominated but
would have lost if the goalkeeper
had not kept enough concentration
to tip away a header from Reza
Ghoochannejhad. He then kept
Bosnia-Herzegovina at bay before
thwarting Lionel Messi and Argentina
for long periods despite conceding
three. When a goalkeeper falls below
perfection, however, he can be
punished severely and Enyeama’s
mishandling of a cross against
France enabled Paul Pogba to score
the winning goal and ruined another
otherwise immaculate performance.
5 Tim Howard USA
Even though he made a tournament-
record number of saves against
Belgium, the American’s shot-
stopping was not the most
admirable aspect of his
performances in Brazil – and not
only because most of Belgium’s
efforts were straight at the
goalkeeper, their forwards’ odd lack
of composure seemingly making
them unable to spot Howard’s
tendency to go low prematurely, a
habit that Nani had exploited earlier.
That quibble aside, Howard’s
influence seemed immense as his
leadership helped coax valiant
resistance from defenders who
might otherwise have been torn
apart. He inspired his team-mates
with words and deeds.
6 Rais M’Bolhi Algeria
The Algeria No1 did not arrive in
Brazil with a big reputation. In fact
the Hearts manager, Robbie Nielsen,
admitted this month that he had no
recollection of M’Bohli being at the
Scottish club and they are one of
nine sides where he did a stint
before joining his present employer,
CSKA Sofia, where he is not a regular
starter. Like many of his team-
mates, he earned new respect. His
display against Germany was the
crowning glory, as he repelled a
fusillade with some spectacular
blocks such as the reflex stop from
a close-range Thomas Müller or,
best of all, a diving, fingertip save to
push a Philipp Lahm drive just round
a post. Unforgettable.
7 Júlio César Brazil
Researchers and sports scientists
spend lots of time and money trying
to figure out how best to prepare
for tournaments but none of them
has ever submitted a thesis
recommending a year on the Loftus
Road bench followed by a sojourn in
the boondocks of Toronto FC. But
that was César’s prelude to this
World Cup and the 34-year-old has
so far justified the manager’s
decision to keep faith with him. He
made sharp saves from Luka Modric
and Ivan Perisic to prevent Brazil
from suffering a shock defeat in the
opening game and made an
outstanding save in normal time
against Chile to keep out a shot
from Charles Aránguiz. Before the
shootout he told his team-mates to
“hit them with confidence and I’ll
stop three” and then turned away
efforts from Mauricio Pinilla and
Alexis Sánchez before Gonzalo Jara
tried too hard to put the ball out of
the goalkeeper’s reach and hit a
post.
8 Thibaut Courtois Belgium
Playing in front of Courtois must
give defenders the same sense of
security that a slight time delay gives
live broadcasters, who thus know
they may escape punishment for any
goof. Belgium did not sparkle in this
tournament but nor did they ever
really look in danger – except in the
dying stages of the game against the
USA, and in their moment of
greatest need Courtois was on hand
to bail them out, making a top block
to thwart Clint Dempsey after a
smart free-kick. And while Belgium
left the tournament with a whimper,
Courtois at least showed that his
own defiance remained intact as he
made a splendid late save to foil
Lionel Messi.
9 David Ospina Colombia
Colombia entertained with their
attacking play but on the rare
occasion that their defence was
infiltrated, Ospina proved a reliable
guardian. His display in the second-
half against Uruguay was especially
impressive as he made four crucial
stops to preserve his team’s lead,
including one excellent intervention
to deny Maxi Pereira. In the end it
took a scrambled goal from Thiago
Silva and an odd swirling free-kick to
confound the Colombia No1.
10 Tim Krul Holland
Was he really a penalty-saving
specialist before Louis van Gaal
introduced him from the bench just
seconds before the quarter-final
shootout against Costa Rica? His
record did not suggest so but the
unusual substitution planted the
idea in the opposition’s mind and
Krul’s two saves mean that now he
really can be considered a specialist.
A bluff that became a truth:
masterful.
Sources: http://
www.theguardian.com/football/
blog/2014/jul/06/world-cup-2014-
goalkeepers-brazil-tim-krul-holland

How come this one make frontpage?

View closely

Its kinda brain teaser.

Same goes for the said kidnapped chibok girls. M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ own view though.

Praise Godu o. Me doroTired, doroBored, doroLonley, doroGaga when doroNairaland doroshutdown... Chai chai... I'm dorohappy oooo.

A New York based group has unveiled designs for a
seven-foot tall statue of Satan that they want erected
in the Oklahoma state capitol.
The groups of Satanist have said if the state allows a
statue of the Ten Commandments at the state's
capitol then they should also allow a satanic statue.
The massive statue would be of Baphomet, the
horned goat god of pagans and Satanists. The goat is
shown sitting on a throne with a large inverted
pentagram and has two smiling children on each
side.
According to the group's site, the statue would have
"a functional purpose as a chair where people of all
ages may sit on the lap of Satan for inspiration and
contemplation."
Years ago, the Oklahoma state Legislature authorized
the installment of a privately-funded Ten
Commandments statue on the lawn of the Oklahoma
state capitol.
In the name of religious equality, the Satanic group
notified the state's Capitol Preservation Commission
that it wants to donate a monument. Early this week
the group submitted the designs.
"We believe that all monuments should be in good
taste and consistent with community standards,"
Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the temple said in a
letter to the commission. "Our proposed monument,
as an homage to the historic/literary Satan, will
certainly abide by these guidelines."
As of right now the state commission has put up a
moratorium on the request. Commission said it
wants to wait until a lawsuit over the Ten
Commandments monument is settled first.

[quote author=Okija_juju]I have used 3 HP Laptops in my life... Worst experience ever.

The first one I smashed after it kept crashing every 2 days..

The second one was the variant that had the finger print scanners et. al.. That one packed up in under one year and even HP Nigeria that sold me the darn thing couldn't help me out..

The third one I dashed out for similar reasons..


I would recommend a Dell anyday..

Just got a new 17.5inch Toshiba.. So far, so good.

HP is good for Desktops, but their laptops, I will never recommend to anyone..[/quote]just because u were unlucky with urs dos Ω̴̩̩̩̥Ơ̴̴͡τ underscore d fact dat HP command respect in laptop world bro.

Jonathan unveils Nigeria’s first indigenous unmanned
aerial vehicle
He said that besides its diverse military application, the
vessel would provide a range of benefits in disaster
management, power line surveys and law enforcement.
Jonathan said that the vehicle would also be useful in
aerial imaging/mapping, telecommunications and
weather monitoring.
“It is also rapidly becoming an important tool in news
coverage, environmental monitoring, and oil and gas
exploration.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/
jonathan-unveils-nigerias-first-indigenous-unmanned-
aerial-vehicle/#sthash.4JrEZfso.dpuf

Socialist Michelle Bachelet, who was Chile's president from 2006 to 2010, cruised to victory in today's presidential runoff.

With more than 93% of votes counted, she won 62.3% of votes, election officials said. Evelyn Matthei of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party garnered 37.7% of votes.

The South American country's constitution requires a candidate to garner more than 50% of votes to win the presidential election.

Source: cnn.

Hmmmm, seun, seun, seun... Hw many time did I call you? aя̩̥̊ε ur modds selling front page I. Posted this same a day earlier than this op, bt mine never hit front page. Haba, ain't this injustice?. My fellow nairalanders hit LIKE if u've ever witness this.