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Politics / Re: Otedola Is Silly & Misguided For Not Talking To House Committee – Committee by ikee(m): 2:04pm On Jul 04, 2012
Just Laughing! what an action!
Business / Re: Will Walmart's Coming End Igbo Business In Nigeria? by ikee(m): 11:46pm On Jul 03, 2012
manny4life:


[size=16pt]THANK YOU[/size]


I've said this before, Walmart does not have the bargaining power like the average consumer, therefore, they do not stand a chance.
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Nwa_Nimo: Rubbish - can you price in wallmart?

Growing up in Enugu there were supermarkets everywhere - but most people would still visit the market to get a good deal.

Wallmart will fail - Igbo's will out hustle them with their eyes closed.

100% Right my brother
Celebrities / Re: Gay Chika Nwafor Claims He's Pregnant by ikee(m): 10:30am On Jul 02, 2012
This must be the joke of the day! quickly move it to the jokes section
Politics / Re: Pastor Bakare Hits Harder: “down, Down Jonathan” by ikee(m): 10:15am On Jul 02, 2012
Every body is entitled to his opinion, however pastor tunde bakare and some other men of God including Rev.Fr. Mbaka should focus more on Their calling and stay away from politics. Politics they say is a dirty game
Education / 5-yr-old Nigerian Passes London GCE by ikee(m): 6:29pm On Jun 29, 2012
A five-year-old Nigerian girl, Dee Alli has become the youngest child to pass a GCSE in the UK amid concern that tests have become too easy and that pupils are being pressured into taking exams too early.

Alli from Southwark set the record for a five-year-old by getting a C in maths. She said: 'I treat maths as a game so I don't think of it as an exam. I find Mathematics very easy.'

Dee said she was inspired to take the exam by her friend Paula Imafidon, who with her twin Peter got the highest-ever grade in a Cambridge advanced maths exam at the age of nine.

When asked whether she would like to do any more maths exams she said: 'I want to be a princess that lives in a big house so I can count my money.'

Pupils achieved record GCSE results this year, with more than a fifth obtaining top grades - nearly three times the number two decades ago, the daily mail reported.

However, despite the soaring number of A and A*s, teenagers now face being squeezed out of college courses by an increasing number of university rejects.

However, the parents and teachers of the child prodigy have defended their decision to enter children as young as five for secondary school exams.

Thisislondon.com said, teachers acknowledge subjects such as maths and computing are easier to master at a very young age than English literature, where emotional maturity is more important. Despite renewed claims that exams have been dumbed down, to achieve such high marks while at primary school is exceptional.

Dee took Saturday classes at Excellence in Education, a non-profit project for inner-city children based in a church in a former British Gas depot in Old Kent Road.

It also helped twins Peter and Paula Imafidon pass AS-level maths aged seven, another record. Elder sister Anne-Marie was offered a place at Oxford at 15 and now has a masters in maths and computing.

Their father Chris, who is on the EIE board, said his children saw maths as a game and it was Peter's idea to take the exams. He insisted all children were born “geniuses” and lose their capacity for rapid progress only because society fails to recognise what they can do.

He condemned low expectations for pupils from deprived neighbourhoods, and criticised politicians for failing to fund education properly. “We should move the goalposts: have every child at 16 with an A* at A-level,” said Imafidon. “The public perception is, We don't expect children from inner city state schools to succeed.' You cannot put a price tag on education. What is more expensive, sending a child to Eton or to a young offenders' institution?”

Oscar Selby was put through courses with Mike Ryde, who runs Ryde Teaching Services in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He taught the previous GCSE record holder, Arran Fernandez. Arran, now 15, is the youngest person to be offered a place at Cambridge since William Pitt the Younger in 1773.

Dr Ryde does not advocate “pushing” pupils to take exams but believes more bright children should be allowed to progress faster. He said: “It is quite healthy. The current system holds back many younger students, only allowing them to study and take exams at the prescribed age. Studying at a younger age can capitalise on a child's interest and can often motivate them.”
Education / Big WAEC Scam In Enugu State by ikee(m): 6:20pm On Jun 29, 2012
Few weeks ago, hundreds of angry students of the OBFO International Academy, Nsukka, Enugu State rained fire on their school located at Umuakashi Civic Centre. Their anger erupted like volcano on April 4 when final year students that paid for this year’s May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) discovered on the eve of the examination that they were blacklisted from writing the examination. Much to their chagrin, their school, located along Urban Girls Road, was listed among the 151 private schools purportedly closed down by the state government.

The crisis heightened when some newspapers (not Daily Sun) reported that the proprietor of the school, Luke Ushi-Joels, had absconded with over N34million collected from the students for the examination. Livid with shock, the OBFO candidates numbering 580 roared and hollered, demanding the head of the proprietor. And in his absence, they went on rampage and soldierly descended on facilities within the premises, including the huge metallic sign-post of the school. The anger brought down the towering post, forcing poor villagers into the homes in fear.

The furor generated by this incident prompted the Daily Sun reporter to visit the troubled areas to dig further into the matter. Against earlier report that the proprietor of the school had gone into hiding with the loot, our reporter spoke with him in his personal office in Enugu on Thursday, May 3. He poured out his grief mixed with tears in an interview at the state capital, about 80kilometers away from Nsukka town.

Daily Sun gathered that the Enugu State Ministry of Education and some proprietors of private schools in the area have been at dagger’s drawn, following some regulatory policies introduced in the area. The feud between the two parties left over 5000 students as casualties, following their exclusion from writing the on-going WAEC SSCE.

Trouble erupted in the area when the Commissioner for Education, Dr Simon Ortuanya, announced the closure of 151 schools after the last revalidation exercise conducted by his ministry. The proprietors of affected schools were still recovering from the shock when the Commissioner introduced a new quota system that reduced the number of candidates for WAEC in all the private schools in the state to 100 and 150 per school. Many private schools, with over 300 students in their SS3 class, were caught between the devil and the blue sea.

In OBFO International Academy, there were 580 students that wanted to write the examination. As such, several private schools stood on the cliff of disaster, as the multiplying effect of these policies denied no fewer than 5000 students in the state from writing this year’s WAEC examination.

The anguish of victims was irrepressible when the Commissioner refused to approve the class list submitted by the proprietor of OBFO International Academy and other schools that had more than 150 candidates for the examination.
Some of the proprietors, who pleaded not to be mentioned, expressed disappointment over the incident. According to them, they were running government approved schools and paying the yearly renewal fees into government coffers. They said the Ministry never visited their school for inspection before the closure, describing the action as a hatchet job.



Our reporter also spoke with some staff of the affected schools. Some of the proprietors claimed that it was a masked attempt by the government to strangulate them. They argued that the government was desperately trying to reverse the depleting population in public schools and save those institutions from their near desolate status.

While explaining the popularity of his school in the area, one of the proprietors said he registered between 300 and 400 candidates for WAEC and NECO exams in previous years. But he lamented that the new quota system allotted him only 100 students for this year’s exam. He blamed the principals of public schools in the state of engineering the plot to force private school proprietors out of business.

“This year, I had up to 280 students but the commissioner approved only 100 students for my school. He cut the list to 100. This came at a time when the money paid by the students as school fees has been used to upgrade some of the facilities in the school. Our school fees for the three terms was N35,000 but since the students could not write the exam, they forced me to refund their school fees. That cost me over N6million. I had to borrow from the bank to refund them”, he said.

To increase the burden of these proprietors, the new policy has left their schools with empty classrooms. With few students in classrooms and a backlog of debt, many private schools in the state could be living on borrowed time. For instance, at OBFO International Academy, our reporter learnt that some parents hurriedly withdrew their children in junior classes from the school after the incident, such that in one of the classrooms, a young female teacher had only one student for the English lesson. And to worsen its crisis, the school gatekeeper, Idris, reportedly died in his sleep on May 2, casting another ominous silence over the 12-year-old institution.



The sad incident in the school has left the proprietor with a bleeding heart. He could not hide his tears when our reporter called at his office, located at Nkpokiti Junction at the state capital. As he relived the memories of events in his school, he broke down in spasm of tears, clinching his chin with his right hand in unspeakable agony.
He finally fought back tears and said, “They dealt with me. These people have ruined my reputation, my school. I am finished. Look at what this newspaper reporter wrote about me (Brandishing two copies of a national newspaper from his table)”.

The embattled proprietor claimed he never absconded as widely reported, saying he was advised to stay out of the school to avoid fuelling the crisis. But he also took decisive steps to save the situation by alerting the students and security officials in Nsukka of the development when it dawned on him that the chances of participating in the exercise have been foreclosed.
“I alerted my students on April 3 through SMS because practical chemistry would start on April 4. I wrote to the Commissioner of Police, the Chairman, Nsukka Local Government, the Area Commander, Nigeria Police, Nsukka, the DPO, Nsukka, the town union Chairman, seeking the protection of lives and property in the school. I knew anything could happen under this heat of passion from the students”, he said.

Giving details of the incident, he said he went to the Enugu State Ministry of Education on January 26 to submit the list of students eligible for WASSCE but he was confronted with the sad news that his school was closed down. Although the letter to that effect was written on November 16, 2011 and signed by the Commissioner for Education, the proprietor claimed his school was informed of the development.
He said the controversial letter was given to him by the Director, Inspectorate Department on March 7, 2011, few weeks to the closing date of the WAEC registration.

Oshi-Joels said he wrote several letters to the Commissioner, explaining the implications of denying approval of the class list for the exam but his pleadings fell on deaf ears. He explained that apart from the 580 students from his school, no fewer than 5000 students from other private schools in other parts of the state suffered the same fate. Some proprietors, out of frustration, hurriedly ferried their students to schools in far away Kogi State to write the examination, he said.

The proprietor said he initiated discussion with other neighbouring schools under the Enugu Zonal office of WAEC for affiliation but the process was scuttled by suspected agents of the government. Undeterred by the setback, he went further to Delta State, where he finally satisfied the terms for affiliation with two schools, Winners Academy International High School, Warri and Wisdom Secondary Commercial Academy, Warri.

“We met their terms for the affiliation and then, we gave them three First bank Plc bank drafts for the sum of N3,393,000 covering the registration for our 580 candidates. These two schools subsequently remitted the above amount to WAEC, that is 290 candidates for each school, making it a total of 580 students”, he said.

He said the registration process was duly completed at the WAEC branch office, Asaba, Delta State on January 31, 2012 and the personal identification number given to the two schools. Sadly, his hopes were dashed when he went for the passwords of the two schools to enable him upload the particulars of the candidates but the two schools backed down for inexplicable reasons.

Having lost the battle at all fronts, the proprietor retreated to Enugu to bargain for the re-opening of his school. Since the deadline for WAEC registration was getting closer, he said his frantic letters to the ministry for re-inspection of his school slept longer than necessary in bureaucratic files.

“A team of inspectors from the Ministry of Education, Enugu, finally came for the re-inspection on Wednesday, March 7 and our school was cleared vide a letter signed by Mrs M.C Oko, the Director, Inspectorate Department”, he said.
His hope of scaling the hurdle was dashed when WAEC officials in Enugu failed to honour the earlier transaction at Delta State. So, he had to write to the Head of National Office, WAEC, through the branch controller, Asaba, requesting for a disarticulation from the two schools.

In spite of his efforts, Oshi-Joels lamented that 580 candidates of his school were locked out of the regional exam because WAEC said the exam was close at hand and the printing of examination materials had been completed to tally with registered candidates.

When our reporter visited WAEC office, Independence Layout, Enugu, none of the principal officers was available for comments. A junior staff told our reporter that the officials were monitoring the on-going SSCE examination in the state.
One of the students who registered in OBFO but was later denied from writing the exam, Ibekwe Joshua, told our reporter that he contemplated suicide when he learnt of the sad state of their school. He said the disappointment caused by the incident forced several students into smoking in the school.


“You need to see what happened on that day. Some of the students fainted and were rushed to the hospital. We were so angry that some boys went outside the school, bought cigarette and started smoking”, he said.
The 22-year old boy said he came all the way from Union Primary School, Oduma, Aninri Local Government in Enugu West Senatorial zone to Nsukka to write the examination because the results of the school have never be withheld by WAEC.

Aside the cost of living in Nsukka, he said the sum of N45,000 he spent for WAEC registration fee and school fees has compounded his misery. His desperation to write the exam was understandable, since he had written the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). He expectantly hoped to gain admission to the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) but his failure to write the examination has obviously crushed that lofty ambition.
Another devastated student, Francisca Obodo, a second year student of Health Technology, Oji River, lamented that stopping them from participating in the examination has plunged several students into academic crisis.

She told Daily Sun that she needed the results desperately to continue her programme in the School of Health Technology because she finished from Nike Girls Secondary School, Enugu in 2002 with deficiency in some core subjects.
With F9 in Mathematics in last year’s examination at his school, Community Secondary School, Aninri, 19-year Chukwueze Ezekiel told our reporter that he left Lagos to write the examination in Nsukka because he wanted to study diligently under the close supervision of his uncle, a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
He said he doled out the sum of N69,000 to the school proprietor, which he said covered the school fees for three terms, school uniform and WAEC registration fee.

More pathetic was the case of Augustine Ashita, whose humble parentage nearly deprived him the opportunity of registering for the examination. He told Daily Sun that his parents were peasant farmers in the village, so, he pleaded with his brother to raise the sum of N64,000 for the examination. But now, he is licking his wounds in silence.
Ashita urged the state government to rectify the problem in order to save thousands of fellow students from choosing wrong paths in life. His plea for immediate resolution of the crisis was re-echoed by his classmate, Onyeabor Juliet, who told our reporter that she left her hometown in Udi Local Government Area to Nsukka, where she paid N60,000 to write the examination.

To calm the aggrieved students, the Proprietor of OBFO International Academy has promised to re-register all the affected students for the 2013 WAEC SSCE or its equivalent. Also, 300 students have already been registered for the NECO SSCE, which was the maximum number the exam body could take from a school.
The school also sought accreditation from the National Business and Technical Education (NABTEB), with centre number 15068 and registered the remaining 180 students. But unfortunately, majority of the candidates shunned the exam, as only 40 came for biometric registration.

As the cloud of uncertainty hovered over the school, the Principal, Anselm Abugu, wore a smile when Daily Sun spoke with him in the deserted staff-room of the school. He was busy distilling the gnawing fear in the hearts of his teachers, students and their worried parents, assuring them that the dark days would soon be over. However, his optimism could not raise the dampened hope of hundreds of other students, who are seething in resentment against the proprietor and the state government for denying them the such a golden opportunity.

As proprietors and their students mourn their fate, the Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Dr Simon Ortunaya, told Daily Sun that the government had to wield the big stick to sanitize the private education sector that has gained notoriety for poor academic standard and examination malpractices.
Education / Re: How Has Ben Carson's Book Inspired You? by ikee(m): 5:59pm On Jun 29, 2012
yemstok: GIFTED HANDS inspired me a lot.It made me realize how I can be as great,even greater than the so called Geniuses regardless the colour of your skin.
Also, it taught me that "Impossibility is nothing, no obstacle can stop me from being what i wanna be."

“Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next.”

IT MADE ME REALIZE THAT A HERO LIES IN ME!!!!



I just got "Think BiG" Can't wait to start reading.

Just Get either of the two books, i'm so confident you would testify as i have.

Here is a summary of GIFTED HANDS
In 1987, Dr. Benjamin Carson gained worldwide recognition for his part in the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the back of the head. The extremely complex and delicate operation, five months in the planning and twenty-two hours in the execution, involved a surgical plan that Carson helped initiate. Carson pioneered again in a rare procedure known as hemispherectomy, giving children without hope a second chance at life through a daring operation in which he literally removed one half of their brain. But such breakthroughs aren’t unusual for Ben Carson. He’s been beating the odds since he was a child. Raised in inner-city Detroit by a mother with a third grade education, Ben lacked motivation. He had terrible grades. And a pathological temper threatened to put him in jail. But Sonya Carson convinced her son that he could make something of his life, even though everything around him said otherwise. Trust in God, a relentless belief in his own capabilities, and sheer determination catapulted Ben from failing grades to the top of his class — and beyond to a Yale scholarship . . . the University of Michigan Medical School . . . and finally, at age 33, the directorship of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Today, Dr. Ben Carson holds twenty honorary doctorates and is the possessor of a long string of honors and awards, including the Horatio Alger Award, induction into the 'Great Blacks in Wax' Museum in Baltimore, Maryland, and an invitation as Keynote Speaker at the 1997 President’s National Prayer Breakfast. Gifted Hands is the riveting story of one man’s secret for success, tested against daunting odds and driven by an incredible mindset that dares to take risks. This inspiring autobiography takes you into the operating room to witness surgeries that made headlines around the world — and into the private mind of a compassionate, God-fearing physician who lives to help others. Through it all shines a humility, quick wit, and down-to-earth style that make this book one you won’t easily forget.
Thanks for sharing, pal.

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Education / Re: How Has Ben Carson's Book Inspired You? by ikee(m): 2:19pm On Jun 29, 2012
Never heard such a name before but would be pleased on how to get his books.
Education / Re: Special School In Ogun State by ikee(m): 1:58pm On Jun 29, 2012
Thanks for sharing, Hope the school fees is not too high
Education / Re: WAEC GCE 2012 Registration Is On by ikee(m): 1:52pm On Jun 29, 2012
Nice One , hope concerned candidates can make use of this extended date.
Education / Re: UNILORIN Expels 13 Students For Misconduct by ikee(m): 10:16pm On Jun 28, 2012
Tis quite unfortunate, Expulsion is not suspension
Sports / Re: Arsenal Announce Partnership With Airtel by ikee(m): 2:15pm On Jun 28, 2012
ariy:

Glo => Man U

Etisalat => Barca

Airtel => Arsenal
What about MTN? Enyimba?
Educational Services / Secrets To Improving Your Memory In 7 Days by ikee(m): 1:56pm On Jun 28, 2012
Want to have a better memory and amaze everyone including yourself?
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And Get The Respect From Their Peers?”


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Dear Friend,
Don’t pull out your hair every time you forget something.
A lot of people have bad memories and are embarrassed by it. You’re not alone.
But did you know that you have the ability within you to improve your memory? You can remember names, to-do lists, project tasks, exam material and anniversary dates with ease.
All you need is to know how to unleash that goldmine of yours – the capability to remember things upon request!

Here’s an interesting story...

A man was in his 2nd year studying for his University Degree. It’s the 3rd consecutive year for him. He has failed his year 2 year exams twice already.
While being laughed at behind his back from his former classmates, this 31 year old man continued to study hard – he always has.
He spends an enormous amount of time studying. It affected his social life but he was keen to pass.
No matter how hard he studied and revised the material, he just couldn’t seem to remember enough facts for him to pass the exams.

The thought of suicide was not far away. That was how much it frustrated him.
One day by chance, the man was speaking to a woman who has done very well in her exams and was in her final year.
She always seemed happy and relaxed. She had time to go out with friends, read science fiction (which was her hobby) and most important of all, she passed with flying colors with every exam or test she took.
The man told her about his problems and then asked her how she did it.
She told him that it was because she had a good memory! She studied on how to get a powerful memory which helped her studies and her personal life.

After that mind opening conversation, the man started to research and study books on improving his memory.
A year and a bit later, he graduated from University and went on to become a successful medical doctor.
His life totally changed just by improving his memory!
Is It possible For Anyone To
Have A Good Memory?
By now you'll be wondering, what sort of techniques the man studied to turn his life around and whether you can also get the same results. The answer is yes and no.
Yes, you can get the same results if you take time to study and practice the techniques consistently. Your memory can improve and you'll achieve amazing things which you never thought was possible before.
No, you will not get the same results if you just read the methods and not practice them. Reading without action is meaningless.

Those are the simple, blunt facts of life.
People with good memories live the life which most people envy:
• They spend little time revising for exams but yet they get good grades
• They’re confident when given tasks and seem to have everything under control
• They remember to do lists such as shopping lists and schedules
• Recall and quote facts from books they have read with ease
• Remember faces, names and what they do, after being introduced to them only once
• Ability to operate new gadgets upon reading the manuals, once
• Remember who owes them money and when :-)
Improving your memory, is one of the best investments you can make. It pays off by the years of achievement you'll gain.
In my book “Secrets To Improving Your Memory In 7 Days”, I talk about the techniques professionals and successful people use to improve their memories.
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Here’s a glimpse of what's revealed in the book:
• Understanding the basics of how to get an amazing memory
• How eating and sleeping can get you a good memory effortlessly
• Exercises to help train your brain, making it healthy and alert
• Effectively study for exams and recall facts instantly when needed
• Exercises on how to concentrate and focus so that you get things done with the least amount of time
• Remember names and faces immediately after someone introduces them to you
• Remember impossible long lists all in your head without writing it down
Remember numbers such as ATM pins and credit card numbers and Many more
To get a copy , send an Email to examssecret@gmail.com

To your success
Ikenna Obi
Education / How To Pass A JAMB Exam by ikee(m): 1:51pm On Jun 28, 2012
Learn how to avoid distractions during an important test.
So you've been studying for weeks, probably months, for that hours-long, high-stakes standardized test. Much of your future will be determined by your performance. Perhaps your goal is college, graduate school, or a new career. Now that the big day has almost arrived, you'll want to know how to maximize your performance and avoid distractions. This article covers how to do that for both the day leading up to your test and the actual day of the test. You may need to purchase a few items discussed during the week prior.
The Day Before the Test

1. No more studying! If you haven't got it by now, one day of cramming is very unlikely to make a difference. In fact, it's more likely to actually harm your performance, as you try to overlay short-term information over top long-term information. Refuse the urge to keep your nose in the books.

2. Relax, Recharge. You've hopefully been exerting yourself a great deal as you've prepared for your test. Now is the time to spend the day relaxing, diverting your attention away from everything test-related. This may mean renting a few movies for the day followed by going out to dinner. Whatever it is you do to relax and recharge, do it (but avoid alcohol, see section below). If you feel your mind creeping toward thoughts of the test, re-direct it immediately toward relaxing and recharging.

3. Hydrate yourself. Men should consume roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women should consume 2.2 liters (about 9 cups). In particular, adults should ingest approximately 35-50 milliliters of fluids per kilogram of body weight per day. (Use a fluid calculator). Optimize your fluid intake the day before testing. See the section below, "Fluid intake," for why.

4. Get a full night's sleep. Adult sleep requirements vary but average around 8 hours per night. Whatever a full night's sleep is for you, get it. Also, during the week leading up to your test day, buy a battery-powered alarm clock and use it. A late-night power surge has ruined many test days.

On Test day
Nourishment
1. Eat a light breakfast. Even if you are unaccustomed to eating breakfast, eat one on test day. However, don't eat just any breakfast. A small meal of complex carbohydrates is ideal, say, whole grain cereal with fresh fruit and low fat or skim milk. This will help maintain your energy throughout testing. Avoid a breakfast of fatty foods, such as eggs, meat, and fried potatoes. Such foods require extra energy to digest, which is better left for your brain.

2. Avoid an energy crash. Despite eating a breakfast as advised, you may still experience an energy crash. Avoid it by bringing a few "fun-sized" Snickers bars to your test. Just prior entering the testing site, including between breaks, eat one, no more. This will keep hunger at bay while giving your brain quick energy it can use to optimize your performance.

3. Fluid intake. Since you've optimized your fluid intake the day before, minimize it prior testing. You don't need the distraction of a full bladder half-way through your test. That said, don't minimize fluids so much you are distracted by thirst.
4. Lunch, dinner. Most standardized tests begin in the morning and finish around noon. If yours is on a different schedule, follow the same principles for lunch or dinner as described in the above section on eating a light breakfast.

Body temperature and dress
1. Dress for comfort. Test day is not the day to dress to impress. You should wear the most comfortable clothes in your wardrobe. Loose-fitting jeans, casual loose-fitting tops (but see the section below), comfortable shoes, and nothing that overly constricts or pokes at you is ideal. The point is for you to not even so much think about what you're wearing while testing so you can avoid it as a distraction. Also, please don't be a distraction to others by wearing perfume or cologne. A morning shower and deodorant will suffice.

2. It's cold. Oh, wait, it's hot! Everyone's preferred body temperature is a little different. The room you will be testing in will probably be either too cold or too hot. It's ideal to dress your upper body in three layers. This may mean wearing a very light shirt under a button-down-the-front shirt under a light jacket. The point is for you to be able to avoid the distraction of room temperature by adding or removing a layer or two of clothing during the minutes leading up to test time.

Room noise and size
1. Expect a noisy test room. On test day, there will definitely be room noises to which you are unaccustomed, whether from the person behind you who is constantly reading quietly aloud, or the person across the room with a frequent, barking cough. If you are easily distracted by room noise, or even if you are not, consider wearing ear plugs. Most pharmacies have them. You want the kind that you roll between your fingers and insert into your ear canal. If you think ear plugs might help you avoid room distractions, first get used to them during the week leading up to the test. All you'll hear is yourself breathing!

2. Who are all these people? Some people dislike being in new large rooms full of strangers with whom they are unfamiliar. If that describes you, remind yourself that everyone is there for the same task as you. The situation is little different from being in a movie theater or shopping mall. You'll be fine. It may help to stop by the testing site during the week leading up to your test and ask to see inside.

Chemical pitfalls
1. Avoid a caffeine crash. If you normally drink one or more caffeinated beverages each morning, you should make provision for yourself to avoid the inevitable "caffeine crash" several hours later. Consider over-the-counter products that contain caffeine, but be very careful not to overdo it or use Guarana, especially in its whole form, as the caffeine source. Getting overly wired on caffeine is just as bad as a crash in the middle of 40 math problems. Your goal should be evenness.

2. Avoid a nicotine fit. If you routinely use tobacco in any form, avoid even the possibility of experiencing a "nicotine fit" while testing. Consider getting some nicotine lozenges, available over-the-counter from most pharmacies, and let one dissolve slowly in your mouth while testing. Don't wait until after you start experiencing nicotine withdrawal, because by then the agitation has already distracted you and affected your performance. Again, your goal should be evenness.

3. Alcohol. Don't take the above advise to "relax and recharge" as encouragement to drink in excess on the day before your test. Either avoid alcohol altogether or drink no more than one ounce during the 24 hours before your test. Detoxification requires your body to focus energy in organs other than your brain.

Stuff you gotta bring (or not bring)
1. Make a list and check it twice. The people who make your test will inform you of items you must bring on test day. This will always include a state-issued photo I.D., such as a driver license. During the week leading up to your test, make sure the I.D. you plan to bring will be acceptable. You may also need to bring some sharpened #2 pencils, ink pens of a certain color, and a calculator. There may be other items you must bring, plus items you should not bring. Whatever the items are, make doubly sure you arrive for your test exactly as directed.

2. Electronic devices. The people who conduct high-stakes tests have figured out that hand-held and other electronic devises, including watches, can serve as modern "cheat-sheets" and test copying mechanisms. That's why they've created absolutely unbendable policies to completely prohibit them from their testing rooms. If you have such a devise in your possession, expect to be mercilessly expelled, period. You'll have to reschedule and repay. No, the test proctor absolutely will not watch or hold your devise for you. Leave it outside the door of the testing room. You've been warned.

3. Don't be late! Plan on not only arriving early, but encountering a traffic jam and getting a flat tire on your way to the testing site. Give yourself a very large buffer on your arrival time. The people who administer your test are unyieldingly serious when they say late-comers will not be admitted.

GoodLuck
Politics / Re: Bomb Blast In Phansera Kano by ikee(m): 8:10am On Jun 27, 2012
afam4eva: Go and find out what's happening. Don't forget to take pictures.
Good Advice!
Education / Having Tough Time Passing Your Gce Or Jamb Exams? by ikee(m): 7:48am On Jun 27, 2012
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Jokes Etc / Re: June/July WAEC Examination Questions by ikee(m): 9:47pm On Jun 25, 2012
F-U-N-N-Y. grin grin grin
Religion / Re: Is Majek Fashek A Prophet by ikee(m): 4:02pm On Jun 25, 2012
A prophet is not honoured in his homeland, Majek needs your help to get him out of drugs

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