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Science/Technology / 17-year-old Builds A Functional Car Out Of Wood by Kenneth93(m): 3:06pm On May 29, 2020
A 17 years old Redditor showed off a realistic mechanical model of a wooden car that he designed and proceeded to build in approximately 300 hours and over a time span of 6 months using $35 only. This is RWD 3 speed manual with a V8.

17-Year-Old Builds A Functional Wooden Car As A Physics Project
This wooden car is an 11th-grader’s Physics project that has us jealous. Check out the car in motion and tell us you don’t find it amazing, we dare you! This high-schooler has been woodworking ever since he was 4 years old. The Lithuanian high schooler says that he was able to complete this project because of his ‘unfillable desire for understanding of how stuff works and making stuff’.

17-Year-Old Builds A Functional Wooden Car As A Physics Project
He has also quite an experience when it comes to playing with LEGO gears and other technical pieces. He has expressed his interest in anything that is mechanical and says that he was able to learn a lot from unrelated fields as well. He also attributed his success with this project to his previous experience of working on bicycles.

17-Year-Old Builds A Functional Wooden Car As A Physics Project
The video featured shows him explaining the process that was utilized before each component of the wooden car and we are impressed. He only received help from his dad when it came to removing a chunk of wood from the engine block and in teaching him out to make use of a router to create the wheels. As per his post on Reddit, it was working on it alone that was the most stressful part of this whole project. No such design was available on the Internet and he had to deal with any problem on his own.

17-Year-Old Builds A Functional Wooden Car As A Physics Project
Talking about the complexity of the gearbox, he says, ‘Different design concepts for the gearbox have been on my mind for weeks. None of the components were all that difficult to build, because I spent a lot of time designing them right and in the end, it was just like following instructions. Regardless, the clutch was probably the hardest. A lot of fine-tuning and mess involving the hydraulics was involved.’


He intends to make use of this model for his future job interviews. Do let us know what you think of this amazing wooden car.
Watch Video Here: https://mystoryarticles..com/2020/05/17-year-old-builds-functional-car-out.html

Phones / Engineers Are Converting Breast Pumps Into Ventilators by Kenneth93(m): 2:55pm On May 29, 2020
These Breast Pumps Are Being Converted Into Ventilators

The world is currently facing off against the COVID-19 pandemic and during this, a shortage of ventilators is proving to be a big challenge that needs to be overcome. That is where this particular group comprised of four engineers comes in with its novel approach to transforming unused breast pumps into ventilators.

These Breast Pumps Are Being Converted Into Ventilators
These four engineers hail from the University of Maryland’s Tech Port incubator as per a local WMAR2 report. These local engineers started off with the idea of reversing the airflow from the breast pumps thus implying that air is being blown out of patients’ lungs. Brandi Gerstner said that breast pumps are ‘sanitize-able biomedical device[s]’ that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and have been tried and tested and are known to be reliable.

These Breast Pumps Are Being Converted Into Ventilators
The best thing about this whole approach is that within four short hours and a cost of $300, you can have a prototype ready as opposed to the hospital-grade ventilators that can cost thousands or tens of thousands of dollars per each unit. After initial success with their idea, the four engineers have set up a Facebook page for promoting their work and are accepting donations in the form of Arduino circuit boards, breast pumps, and additional money for the sake of funding their project. You can actually directly donate to their project using the email breastpumpvent@gmail.com. The group’s Facebook page says that they are only accepting Spectra breast pumps at the time being.

These Breast Pumps Are Being Converted Into Ventilators
The team will still require FDA approval before their contraption can be used in hospitals. FDA has already issued an Emergency Use Authorization so that ‘positive pressure breathing devices modified for use as ventilators’ thus allowing for such ventilators to come from wherever that they can during the COVID-19 pandemic.

These Breast Pumps Are Being Converted Into Ventilators
The team is currently consulting with pulmonologists for the sake of reviewing their design and to improve it. We hope that their contraption is up to the task and receives FDA approval soon enough.

See the Pics and Videos Here: https://mystoryarticles..com/2020/05/engineers-are-converting-breast-pumps.html
Business / 5 PDF Productivity Tips For Bloggers To Effectively Create Blog Posts by Kenneth93(m): 2:43pm On May 29, 2020
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Source:https://mystoryarticles..com/2020/05/5-pdf-productivity-tips-for-bloggers-to.html
Webmasters / Re: Unlimited Bulk Email Softwares Cheap by Kenneth93(m): 1:52pm On Jan 16, 2020
Can you import templates on your software?
Romance / Outrage As US Rapper TI Says He Has Daughter's Hymen Checked Annually by Kenneth93(m): 3:34pm On Nov 15, 2019
Outrage as US Rapper TI Says He Has Daughter's Hymen Checked Annually

US rapper, actor and TV host TI has prompted revulsion after he revealed he accompanies his 18-year-old daughter Deyjah Harris to a gynaecological exam each year, for her hymen (and therefore virginity) to be checked – a practice condemned as “humiliating and traumatic” by the World Health Organisation.

The rapper is a major celebrity in the US, where he has had seven Top Five albums, three of them reaching No 1. He has had roles in films including "American Gangster", "Entourage" and the Marvel movie "Ant-Man" and its sequel, "Ant-Man and the Wasp". He is currently appearing alongside Cardi B and Chance the Rapper in "Rhythm + Flow", a talent competition on Netflix.

Asked on the "Ladies Like Us" podcast about sex education for his children, he said: “Not only have we had the conversation, we have yearly trips to the gynaecologist to check her hymen. Yes, I go...
Read More here: https://mystoryarticles..com/2019/11/outrage-as-us-rapper-ti-says-he-has.html
Romance / Why You Should Marry A Man That Have Sense. by Kenneth93(m): 3:25pm On Nov 15, 2019
1: Marry a man that has sense enough to know that paying your bride price is not equal to buying you.
2: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that marrying you is not doing you a favour.
3: Marry a man that has sense enough to know that you pose to have cramps and mood swings during your monthly circle, and shouldn't use it against you.
4: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that as a woman you also have a right to say "NO" to sex at times and if he must have his way he should at least try to make you happy and put you in the mood.
5: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that after childbirth you are posed to have stretch marks, big stomach, sag boobs and not too good shape, and he shouldn't because of that compare you to a sweet 16, your sag boobs or stretch marks is a sign of motherhood.
(Although you can work it out and be back to shape which is proper.)
6: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that there are times you are just too tired to cook, and him taking you to the eatery to eat dinner or him fixing the meal that day to save you the stress is not a taboo.
7: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that you have a right to voice out your frustration, a right to agree and disagree, a right to air your opinions.
8: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that you deserve to hear "sorry" from him and he's obliged to plead and ask for forgiveness when he errs and not use his headship as a means to escape saying "sorry"
9: Marry a man who has sense enough to know that hitting a lady is a crime against humanity.
10: Marry a man who loves your soul not just your body, marry a man who enjoys talking to you even without touching your body, not someone who cannot talk to you without touching you.
see more here : https://mystoryarticles..com/2019/11/marry-man-that-have-sense.html

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Romance / The Myth About Female Virginity: Proclaimed Sex Specialist by Kenneth93(m): 3:17pm On Nov 15, 2019
We were discussing about females virginity yesterday and someone was like the only way to know if a girl is a virgin or not is that it's a must every girl bleeds during her first sex and am sure majority have same mindset but this is wrong.. Bleeding doesn't determine if a girl is a virgin or not so I decided to release this article to help educate our young men and women on this issue of girls bleeding during first sex...
THE MYTH ABOUT FEMALE VIRGINITY -why most women won't bleed the first time they have sex.
There's a very common myth in South and Central Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan etc.) and Africa (Nigeria and many other nations ) that you can tell if a woman is a virgin, by whether or not she bleeds the first time she has sex. There is zero truth in this. Not all women bleed the first time they have sex, as I'll explain in this post. To understand why some women bleed and some don't, it's very important to understand what the hymen is. The hymen is a membrane that tends to cover part of the vaginal opening (it does not always block or cover the entire vagina, as some people mistakenly think). NOT ALL WOMEN HAVE A HYMEN. The hymen also differs from woman to woman - like all women have different heights and weights and features, all women also have different amounts and types of hymen. Some women have thick hymens, some have very thin hymens, and some women have NO hymens at all. Some women have larger hymens, some women naturally have a very little amount of hymen that covers only a small portion of their vaginal opening (and hence does not really get in the way, during first-time sex). In addition to this, the hymen wears away on its own as you grow up. For most women, the hymen wears away on its own with exercise, bicycling, horseback riding -it can wear off with pretty much any other physical activity, even dancing! - or from using tampons when menstruating. Especially if the hymen is very small or thin, most of it tends to wear away on its own as a girl grows up. If a woman is born WITHOUT a hymen, she won't bleed the first time she has sex. If a woman has a small or thin hymen, she might not bleed the first time she has sex. If a woman's hymen has worn away on its own (which is very common as girls grow up), she won't bleed the first time she has sex. The result is that the overwhelming majority -at least 63% of women - will NOT bleed the first time they have sex, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal. Women who do bleed include: - Women with thick hymens (who constitute a small percentage of the population) - Younger girls. Because the hymen wears away on its own with time, a 16-year old has a higher chance of bleeding than a 25-year old. By the time a girl is of or above the legal age of consent - 18, 20, 24 years of age, for example - most of her hymen is likely to have worn away on its own, meaning it's unlikely that she'll bleed a lot, if at all. However, even a young girl can be physically active, have a thin or small hymen, or have no hymen at all, meaning she might not bleed during first-time sex. - Most often, women who bleed tend to be women who are dealt with roughly during sex. If the guy forces himself inside the girl, when she isn't ready, relaxed or aroused enough, he is likely to cause injury or bleeding. Because...read more..
https://mystoryarticles..com/2019/11/the-myth-about-female-virginity.html
Health / Virgins And Masturbation by Kenneth93(m): 1:17pm On Nov 15, 2019
I get lots of questions on masturbation most especially from ladies -yes, ladies masturbate a lot, especially virgins. Guys also masturbate. There is no debate on that. I'm not here to argue about who masturbates most, I need to deal with a serious issue.
Sexual urge for virgins is strong. What makes it stronger is the novelty, newness, the mystery and the hear says about sex.
Masturbation is handling your genitals consistently to achieve orgasm. Ladies may stroke their clitoris while guys rub, massage or caress their penis. I decided to give explicit explanation because some ask me what masturbation is. Some ladies especiallly non-virgins use candles, banana, small bottles, sticks, dildos or whatever represents a penis and do solo sex (having sex by yourself).
From teenage upward, you will have a strong desire for sex. It's a sure sign you are normal and capable of having and enjoying sex in marriage. In your 20s it will be stronger and intense! You may wake up feeling Hot for no single reason in the world or go hot on spotting a curvy lady! You may start noticing shapes and curves and you have to shake your head several times to keep the image off. You may get worked up on watching a romantic movie and discharge something. You check up and discover you are wet. All these are normal, you haven't committed any sin.
So what then do you do when you get hot and Hot? Have sex? I know you know my answer and some singles will never be caught dead sleeping around, so what do they do? They masturbate! They give themselves release and pleasure through solo sex while claiming virginity at the same time. Masturbation is completely wrong and not the way out. Let me explain:
1. Masturabation is not done in isolation. It is done with the image of someone in mind. It can be a lover, an EX, a celebrity, a married person, a crush, someone you like but incapable of having. You imagine having sex with them while masturbating. That is MENTAL FORNICATION
2. For ladies, while inserting all manner of objects, you may mistakenly deflower yourself and also introduce infection into your genitals and womb. It will be very difficult to convince your future partner that you never had sex with man except objects during your solo sex.
3. You kill your ability to enjoy sex in future. Millions of women don't enjoy sex in marriage which leads to sexual frustration, adultery, lesbianism and feminism. If you are used to getting orgasm by yourself, you won't be able to get it from your husband. If you are used to objects in your private part, you won't have feelings for your husband's penis. You will always think of something harder, bigger, longer, larger and completely unrealistic! Women who complain their husbands' penis are too small didn't marry as virgins. They must have been promiscous as singles.
4. You will not have a good sex life as a man. You will experience pre-mature ejaculation and your wife won't enjoy you leading to acute sexual frustration in marriage. You need self control to fully enjoy sex and give your wife maximum sexual pleasure. A woman enjoys sex when the man can go on for at least 7 minutes before ejaculating. Because you are used to instant release from masturbation, you may not be able to go more than a minute before exploding leaving your wife completely unsatisfied and frustrated. She may close up, become frigid and stop having sex altogether which may lead to you having an affair, she having an affair or both of you having an affair. Self control before marriage helps you enjoy sex to the maximum. You are able to delay ejaculation, go on for a long time and have excellent orgasm while giving your wife pleasure too. That is why total virginity pays!
5. If you do not suffer premature ejaculation, you may have serious problem with delayed/ retarded ejaculation. A situation where you get erection for several hours without ejaculation or orgasm. What is the benefit of sex without orgasm? Rough masturbation with your hands kills your ability to feel/enjoy sex with your wife. It is hell for a woman to be under a man who thrusts in for hours unable to ejaculate. How will the woman get pregnant? It's the reason some women are seemingly "barren" and can't talk to anybody out of embarrassment. Thrusting hard for so long leaves the woman sore, frustrated and hating sex altogether. You have so much to lose sexually when you masturbate. Abstaining from this degrading act helps you feel relaxed, confident, have normal sexual intercourse and enjoy the pleasures that comes with sex IN MARRIAGE!...
Read more by visiting https://mystoryarticles..com/2019/11/virgins-and-masturbation.html

Romance / Be A S.m.a.r.t Woman by Kenneth93(m): 1:07pm On Nov 15, 2019
If you wanna be successful at dating, you have to be a S.M.A.R.T Woman.
But i’m not talkin’ about your intelligence Girl.
You already got that on lock �
I’m talkin’ about you committing to be a woman of Strategy��Mindset��Action��Responsibility & ��Trust when it comes to your love life.
Lemmie break it all down
S.M.A.R.T stands for
✅Strategy
Religion teaches us that when we make plans, God laughs at them. Scripture teaches us that while the outcomes and victories belong to God, we must still plan, prepare, and perform with wisdom.
A woman with a dating strategy has a direction that gives her measurable results toward marriage.
✅Mindset
While dating you have to prepare to feel:
�Stress
�Disappointment
�Fear
�Negative thoughts
�Regret
�Infatuation
The right frame of mind navigates these feelings appropriately. The wrong mind will have you bitter, frustrated, and quitting altogether.
A woman who manages her mindset effectively improves her love life significantly.
✅Action
Faith without works is dead and if you want marriage, you need to take real, practical action towards it. Even when you’re scared, frustrated and ready to quit, you still need to ACT.
A woman who takes consistent action towards her relationship goals (in spite of her feelings) will experience massive results in her love life.
✅Responsibility
The same way you took responsibility for your education and career, is the SAME way you have to take responsibility for your love life. You can rely on God to provide the seed, but you have to be the one to plant it and till the land so you can reap the harvest.
A woman who takes responsibility for her love life has the power to manifest the type of relationship she desires.
✅Trust
The beliefs/behaviors that keep you in the same cycles year after year are ingrained in you and won’t be uprooted overnight. There’s a process to progress and you have to trust the process, even when things seem like they aren’t going your way.
Women who trust the process embrace their dating journey instead of despising it.
BY TorahCents
VISIT:https://mystoryarticles..com/2019/11/be-smart-woman.html FOR MORE...

Nairaland / General / How Africa Mistakes Gullibility For Spirituality By Reno Omokri by Kenneth93(m): 2:43pm On Nov 12, 2019
First published in my column, #TheAlternative, in Sunday ThisDay of November 10, 2019.
I will begin this week’s edition of #TheAlternative with a generalisation, and I ask for the forgiveness of my readers in advance. You see, a lifetime of living in Nigeria has taught me that Nigerians emote rather than we reason.
This tendency to emote is the reason African parents will not invest millions on their children’s education, but will invest millions for their wedding and their children will not invest millions to cater for their aged parents, but will invest millions on their funeral.
U honestly believe that it European and Asian leaders attend an African wedding or funeral, they would stop lending sub Saharan Africa money, if they have a conscience. Africa’s problem is not money. It is misplaced priority. We look for PITY, but we like to PARTY
Our tendency to emote is also the reason why we approach religion with differently from other continents. Recently, a Nigerian church announced with glee that they had constructed the world’s biggest church building. To be honest, I was not really impressed, because the word mistakenly translated as church in the English translation of the New Testament is ἐκκλησίαν, (ekklēsia when using the English alphabets). The word ekklēsia actually means gathering. It does not mean a building. God is not impressed with buildings. That is why Christ said “where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." People, not buildings, attract God.
In fact, let me even go one step further and say that Africa only half pleases God when we build the world’s biggest churches in the world’s poverty continent. If we want to fully please God, we must also build the world’s most Godly abs honest congratulations and the world’s biggest businesses.
FAITH without WORKS is DEAD!‬ Christ’s disciples had businesses. Peter, James and John were fishermen. Matthew was a tax collector. Paul was a tent maker. Judas, who did not have a business, became a BETRAYER and a THIEF. So, say a big PRAYER, but be a bigger PLAYER in BUSINESS.
‪going further on our spectacular ability to emote when we should reason and use are, I recently chanced upon a Facebook post of a famed footballer from the 90s, who had fallen on hard times. I took particular interest in him because Nigerians were commenting that the Nigerian Football Federation had abandoned him. And I thought to myself, why do Nigerians reason like this?
As a footballer, you earn money. You ought to invest it in preparation for retirement. It is not the duty of the NFF to look after footballers in their old age. It is called the Nigerian Football Federation, not the Nigerian Footballers Pension Society. The public should stop feeding such false expectations.
That is the same way I read about a late 90s pop star who died and the same Nigerians accused the industry of abandoning him. Excuse me? When that star was lavishing his earnings on a flashy lifestyle, why didn’t the public accuse the ‘industry’ of abandoning him? They were hailing him. Actions have consequences and you reap what you sow!
Many of the so called celebrities now posting pictures of their brand new cars and their First Class travels with their children and pets, will be broke in old age. Then emotional Nigerians will rush to social media to accuse the ‘industry’ of abandoning’ them. A nation of emotional people cannot progress like a nation of rational people.
A day is coming when their slay queen body will turn to a slay mama body. Roles will stop coming. Album sales will reduce. Younger footballers will be signed by your club. So invest for your future and don’t accuse the industry of abandoning you. If you don’t, it is you who abandoned your senses, and not the industry that abandoned you!
Our religious leaders need to teach their congregants and parishioners that God made man sufficient time stand and yet free to fall.
We, as Black Africans need to understand that contrary to what many Christian and Muslim leaders teach, we are not a product of fate, we are products of our choices. God had a destiny prepared for every human being born of a woman before HE sent them into this world and that destiny is that God gave you a head to decide where you want to go and 2 legs to take you there. It was not only Judas that satan tried to enter. He also tried to use Peter. The difference between Peter and Judas is that one elected to cooperate with satan, while the other chose to rebuke him. Their choices became their destiny.
We are poor in Africa because of our choices, and not because of the witch in the village. We made a choice to spend three times the amount we spend on books to buy real and artificial hair. What goes on our head is more important to us than what goes in it.
Africa will be rich only by our choices. Religion cannot make us rich. In fact, many of us mistake gullibility for spirituality. To believe that God wants you to prosper is spirituality. To believe that God will prosper you without any effort on your part is gullibility. Gullible faith is no faith. ‬
Scripture says “my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.”-Hosea 4:6 (NIV). That Scripture could as well have been tailor written for Africa. But thank God that, unlike humans, He does not identify a problem without advancing a solution.
Hosea 6:6 says “I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the KNOWLEDGE of God rather than burnt offerings.”
You see, we Africans focus on burnt offerings rather than knowledge acquisition. And until we make a course correction, we may find that development stays far, very, very, far from us.
#RenosNuggets
If you have not bought or built a house, you really shouldn’t:‬
‪* Fly First Class‬
‪* Buy an iPhone 11‬
‪* Habitually wear designers‬
‪Poverty is the destiny of those who can’t differentiate their NEEDS from their WANTS‬. Sadly, many people with low self esteem cover it up by living a lifestyle they can’t afford, just to impress people. That is why many celebrities go broke in old age and foolishly accuse the ‘industry’ of abandoning them.
Reno Omokri

Nairaland / General / Paper Phone App Can Help You Get Rid Of Your Phone For A Day by Kenneth93(m): 9:20am On Nov 05, 2019
Do you feel like you are unable to put your phone down these days? While yes, it does allow you to remain connected to a vast collection of data; it does become a source of anxiety and stress. That is where Paper Phone comes in – an Android app that aims at providing you a digital detox by making use of one of the oldest technologies; paper.

The app, as per its developers, has been designed for ‘people [who] feel that they spend too much time on their phones and struggle to find a balance with technology.’ It provides the user with a break from the screen time by printing a personal booklet that consists of information taken from users’ phones that they will need for the day. This includes contact information, maps, and meeting details. It is also capable of printing out ‘paper apps’ for recipes, notes, or phrasebooks.

After installation, the app walks the users through the process of exporting the selected information and either printing it for you or saving it as a PDF. Afterward, the exported content is printed into a foldable booklet – ready for carrying by the user. The project is part of the Experiments with Google collection, which is comprised of innovative projects and apps that are making use of Google products, including Chrome and Android, or making use of third-party platforms such as Unity.

Paper Phone app comes on the heels of five latest Google apps that are aimed at controlling the screen time. Public concern is growing over the amount of time that we are spending on our devices, especially in the case of children. Many people are actually looking for ways to reduce the time that they are spending on their phones and gadgets.

Paper Phone might not prove to be a very practical solution, but it does offer a fun and innovative way of stepping away from your smartphone for a day or two. You can download it from Google Play Store right now!
For video?: https://mystoryarticles..com/2019/11/paper-phone-app-can-help-you-get-rid-of.html

Health / China Rolls Out 5G Services In Major Cities In Race To Narrow Tech Gap With The by Kenneth93(m): 12:58pm On Nov 01, 2019
China's three major state telecom operators rolled out 5G wireless technology Thursday, as the country races to narrow its technology gap with the US amid a bruising trade war.



China Mobile, the country's largest carrier, announced its 5G services were available in 50 cities -- including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen -- with packages starting from 128 yuan ($18) a month.

Rivals China Telecom and China Unicom are also offering services at comparable prices in major cities, according to notices on their websites.

The ultra-fast mobile internet service -- which is 100 times faster than existing 4G networks -- allows consumers to download full-length films within seconds, or use apps with virtual reality.

The technology will also pave the way for driverless cars, further automation in factories, and allow users to remotely control appliances such as coffee makers and ovens via the internet.

China is expected to be a front-runner in the adoption of 5G services with over 170 million 5G subscribers by next year, according to estimates by China Telecom.

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Career / You Don’t Need A Four-year Degree To Work With Us – Says Apple, Netflix & Google by Kenneth93(m): 12:38pm On Nov 01, 2019
Almost every student believes that getting a four-year degree and going under debt during the process is a must if you want to land a high-paying job in companies such as Google, Netflix, and Apple. However, that is not always the case!

Business leaders, including Siemens USA CEO Barbara Humpton and Apple CEO Tim Cook, have already raised questions about the need for four-year degrees. In fact, Tim Cook recently said that almost half of US employees of Apple last year had people who didn’t have four-year degrees. Tim Cook reasoned that a lot of the colleges do not teach the skills required that leaders are looking for in their employees.
Barbara Humpton has also spoken against the idea that a four-year degree guarantees the career-readiness of a person. Humpton recently said, ‘All too often, job requisitions will say they require a four-year degree, when in fact there’s nothing about the job that truly requires a four-year degree — it merely helped our hiring managers sort of weed through the crowd and got a smaller qualified candidate group,’ Humpton was speaking at the White House during the first American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting.
You Don’t Need A Four-Year Degree – Says Apple, Netflix, & Google
Companies, including the likes of Google and Apple, are now focusing on hiring employees that possess the skills needed for getting tasks done, with or without a degree. LinkedIn has also determined that most of today’s hottest companies to work for do not ask their employees for a degree as a prerequisite for applying. By analyzing even further, LinkedIn was able to determine that certain positions are more likely to be filled by non-college graduates such as electronic technicians, mechanical designers, and marketing representatives.
Having said that, college degrees do tend to pay off. Workers that hold at least a bachelor’s degree were able to earn more than $932 median weekly earnings for all workers in 2018 as per a recent report that was published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tim Cook, while speaking at the White House panel, said, ‘Our company, as you know, was founded by a college drop-out. So we’ve never really thought that a college degree was the thing that you had to have to do well. We’ve always tried to expand our horizons.’
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Technology Market / Boeing Unveils A Toilet That Can Clean And Sterilize Itself by Kenneth93(m): 4:33pm On Oct 22, 2019
Flying in an aircraft is an amazing experience, however one of the drawbacks is the fact that you have to share the lavatory with a few hundred persons who have varying hygiene standards and it won’t be cleaned properly until the plane touches down. Boeing is working on a revolutionizing self-cleaning airliner lavatory that will render itself hygienic and will feature non-touch technology along with UV light that will kill 99.99% of germs within 3 seconds.

The lavatory is still in prototype phase and being developed as we write this. It makes use of a hands-free door latch and features a faucet, soap dispenser, toilet lid, rubbish flap, seat and a hand dryer. It also sports a vacuum vent system that...
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Nairaland / General / Facebook Users Vents His Anger On The State Of Their L.g.a Road "Lagos Line" by Kenneth93(m): 4:23pm On Oct 22, 2019
They may attack me now but it doesn't matter...

This particular Road is called #LagosLine Located in Ogrute the Headquarters of Igbo-Eze North LGA of #Enugu #State. It's just a minor road that lead to the Market off the popular Japan Road.

Some months ago, Mini-shops along this Road were destroyed by the Local government, Because according to them they are building a new standard road.
Months have come and gone and what they could only achieve was constructing a #miserable #looking #gutter..
Adding an increase to the sufferings of the masses that carry goods to the market on daily basis, displacing poor traders of their shops and mobile shops.
The local government shouldn't start what they know they can't finish. The Road was even manageable before the nonsense work came.


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Education / More Chinese Are Home Schooling Their Kids by Kenneth93(m): 4:14pm On Oct 22, 2019
A sign on the door of Yuan Honglin’s ocean-front townhouse in the southern city of Xiamen says “study at home”. To Mr Yuan that means “instead of going to school”. That is what he decided was best for his daughter, Xiaoyi, when she grew bored with kindergarten in 2002. He withdrew her and became her full-time teacher for the rest of her school career. It was a radical choice. In the West home schooling, once regarded as eccentric, has become more popular in recent decades. In China officials are wary. They say schools play a vital role in turning children into “builders of socialism”. But growing numbers of Chinese parents are rebelling.

It was not easy for Mr Yuan, a think-tanker turned businessman. Official permission is required for home schooling during the nine years of compulsory education, which usually spans the period between the ages of six and 15. It is given only in rare circumstances, such as when a child suffers from a medical condition with which schools cannot cope. As a precaution, Mr Yuan moved home several times to avoid attention. His tactics worked. Last year Xiaoyi graduated from university with a self-taught degree. Mr Yuan still teaches at home, though his dozen full-time students are from other families.

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