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Politics / The British People Have Been Suckered - Brexit Is Uks Version Of "CHANGE" by NigeriaToday: 12:11pm On Jun 29, 2016 |
The British People Have Been Suckered We’re so, so, sorry. British people say that a lot, but this time we mean it—at least, the 48.1% of us who did not vote to light the funhouse on fire and see what happened. There is a cartoon logic to the slow-motion car-crash of British politics. Days after the country voted by a very narrow margin to leave the E.U., in a referendum engineered by a weak prime minister to secure his own power, it feels like we’ve got to the part in one of those old looney-tunes shows where Wile E. Coyote chases Roadrunner right off the edge of a cliff, and hangs there in mid-air, his legs pinwheeling. Just one look down and we’re plummeting into the worst political crisis in living memory. Brexit is a shameful, concocted word for a shameful, concocted situation. Hours after the vote was in, the prime minister had resigned, and his party descended into civil war, with the Labour opposition not far behind as the stock markets tumbled and Scotland and Northern Ireland opened the question of breaking up the union. Meanwhile, racists across the nation were emboldened with a venal sense of victory, and started assaulting Asian children in the street, posting cards through their neighbors’ doors telling “Muslims” and “vermin” to go “home.” The government has no plan for what happens next. The “leave” campaign has no plan, either. The Labour Party is busy tearing itself to shreds. We thought we were better than this. We were wrong. No, not everyone who voted “leave” is a swivel-eyed bigot. But the people who are largely voted that way, and the many gentler citizens who did the same now have to live with the fact that they’ve helped to empower the worst impulses of the angriest, most desperate people in this country at a time when racism is the only recognized outlet for working-class rage. As in America, the “voice of the people” is never paid any attention unless and until it is redirected into violent neo-nationalism, and that’s an formula which overlooks a good many of the actual, living, human people struggling to survive under neoliberalism today. That includes young people, queer people, disabled people, migrants, people of color and a great many ordinary citizens who were not taken in by hollow promises that Brexit would lead to better public services and free cake for everyone. A lot of people voted “leave” because they were told that this was the way to get back at a hated political class. But the younger generation, who have been hardest hit by six years of merciless austerity, voted overwhelmingly to remain. Britain is not divided into “The Metropolitan Elite” and “Ordinary People.” The cracks in our civil society are nowhere near so neat, and plenty of people live in those cracks, and they are as frightened and despairing today as they have ever been. Many “leave” voters are looking on their victory with the sick dread of a pie-eating champion who has just been told that the prize is more pie. As the pound crashes, taking international markets with it, and Brexit leaders admit that their entire campaign was based on extravagant lies, electoral officials are fielding calls from people asking if they can change their vote, and voters who just wanted to give a hated establishment a richly-deserved poke in the eye are wondering what the hell they’ve done. What was sold as a working-class revolt has been revealed as a victory for a subset of the political elite mean-drunk on its own ambitions. The chief villains of this piece are David Cameron, who gambled the entire future of the nation on his own political career by promising a referendum to placate the right-wing of his party, and his Eton and Oxford chum Boris Johnson, the charismatic former London mayor who stalks British politics, burbling and chuckling out lie after awful lie, like a nightmare clown in a pulp horror film. In case anyone’s motivations were in question, Johnson has already anointed himself Prime Minister in waiting and set out his bid for the leadership. As for the country, Johnson’s assumption seems to be that if he broke it, he bought it. The ordinary people of Britain have been suckered into taking sides in a war between conniving petty despots who care not a whit if their locker-room rivalry takes the whole country down with them. If I want to watch cackling incompetents with way too much power enlist bewildered people as cannon fodder in their playground rivalries whilst the country collapses, I will watch Game of Thrones, because the soundtrack is better. The rolling implosion of British civil society has no theme-tune besides a chorus of angry, frightened people demanding to know what’s going on, who’s in charge, and why they have been lied to so profoundly and with so little compunction. Americans should take note. Many of us in Britain thought Brexit was a joke, including those who signed up for it, a good of whom are now publicly panicking at the unfolding consequences of their hilarious protest vote. If you introduce people with very little to lose to a big red button and tell them that they must not touch it or something dreadful will happen, a lot of them are going to push that button, because it’s hard to imagine how things can get worse. Well, we no longer need to imagine. Things are about to get a lot worse. On the morning of the results, in case we were hurting for scarily coiffed, opportunistic millionaire demagogues, Donald Trump helicoptered in to congratulate Brits for “taking their country back,” promising that the Americans will soon do the same. Watch and learn from this omnishambles—before it’s too late. http://fyi.com.ng/the-british-people-have-been-suckered/ |
Business / Re: America Now Has 27.2 Gigawatts Of Solar Energy by NigeriaToday: 12:23pm On Jun 23, 2016 |
mrvitalis: Don't be one of those who have not discovered that Nigerians get the worst for the highest prices. A village of 160 people in Germany produce their own power and not only that, they sell power to the grid. If you find out how much the project cost them, you will be shocked your state has spent more than that on generators. 4 Likes |
Business / America Now Has 27.2 Gigawatts Of Solar Energy by NigeriaToday: 9:47am On Jun 23, 2016 |
One million solar power installations now dot the nation’s rooftops and landscape. There were just a thousand such projects 16 years ago. Even with solar installations surpassing 1 million, the road to a carbon-zero energy economy is still long and daunting. MIT professor Jessika Trancik talks to Inside Climate News about the role expanding solar energy capacity plays in a balanced low-carbon energy economy. "What storage can do is convert these intermittent resources into power plants that can provide energy on demand," Trancik of MIT told InsideClimate News. "In terms of the public policies needed right now, we do need continued support for the growth of renewables and a really big push on developing energy storage." http://fyi.com.ng/america-now-has-27-2-gigawatts-of-solar-energy-what-does-that-mean/ |
Health / Man From Southern China Complaining Of Abdominal Pain Found To Have Four Kidneys by NigeriaToday: 2:51pm On Jun 20, 2016 |
A man from Guizhou province who was admitted to hospital after reporting abdominal pain was discovered to have grown an extra two kidneys. According to the Guizhou Metropolis Daily, 28-year-old Wang Kailian visited a local hospital complaining that at times the pain in his stomach was so severe he could not stand. After being transferred to another hospital in Guiyang, doctors uncovered his abnormal number of kidneys and found that one had become infected. Wang successfully underwent an operation on Wednesday to remove the troublesome kidney and is now recuperating. http://fyi.com.ng/four-kidneys-man/
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Crime / A List Of All Mass Shooting Victims In The United States Since 1982 by NigeriaToday: 7:57am On Jun 18, 2016 |
MASS SHOOTING VICTIMS IN THE UNITED STATES Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 Stanley Almodovar III, 23 Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 Antonio Davon Brown, 29 Akyra Monet Murray, 18 Luis Daniel Conde, 39 Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25 Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 Martin Benitez Torres, 33 Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 Oscar Aracena-Montero, 26 Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 Joel Rayon Paniagua, 31 Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 Cory James Connell, 21 Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37 Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 Juan Chavez-Martinez, 24 Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 Jean C. Nieves Rodriguez, 27 Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 Angel Candelario-Padro, 28 Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 Kimberly Morris, 37 Frank Hernandez, 27 Paul Terrell Henry, 41 Amanda Alvear, 25 Luis S. Vielma, 22 Orlando,Florida | June 12, 2016 Renee Benjamin, 30 Joshua Higbee, 31 Brian Sadowsky, 44 Hesston, Kansas | February 25, 2016 Richard Smith, 53 Mary Jo Nye, 60 Tyler Smith, 17 Mary Lou Nye, 62 Barbara Hawthorne, 68 Dorothy Brown, 74 Kalamazoo, Michigan | February 20, 2016 Robert Adams, 40 Isaac Amanios, 60 Bennetta Betbadal, 46 Harry Bowman, 46 Sierra Clayborn, 27 Juan Espinoza, 50 Aurora Godoy, 26 Shannon Johnson, 45 Larry Daniel Kaufman,42 Damian Meins, 58 Tin Nguyen, 31 Nicholas Thalasinos, 52 Yvette Velasco, 27 Michael Raymond Wetzel, 37 San Bernardino, California | December 2, 2015 Ke’Arre Stewart, 29 Garrett Swasey, 44 Jennifer Markovsky, 35 Colorado Springs, Colorado | November 27, 2015 Andrew Alan Myers, 35 Jennifer Michelle Vasquez, 42 Christina Rose Baccus-Galella, 34 Colorado Springs, Colorado | October 31, 2015 Lucero Alcaraz, 19 Treven Taylor Anspach, 20 Rebecka Ann Carnes, 18 Quinn Glen Cooper, 18 Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, 59 Lucas Eibel, 18 Jason Dale Johnson, 34 Lawrence Levine, 67 Sarena Dawn Moore, 44 Roseburg, Oregon | October 1, 2015 Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan, 40 Lance Cpl. Squire K. ‘Skip’ Wells, 21 Staff Sgt. David A. Wyatt, 35 Sgt. Carson A. Holmquist, 25 Randall Scott Smith, 26 Chattanooga, Tennessee | July 16, 2015 Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41 Cynthia Hurd, 54 Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45 Tywanza Sanders, 26 Ethel Lance, 70 Susie Jackson, 87 Depayne Middleton-Doctor, 49 Rev. Daniel Simmons, Sr., 74 Myra Thompson, 59 Charleston, South Carolina | June 17, 2015 Jonathan Stoffel, 33 Olivia Stoffel, 11 Adam Bentdahl, 31 Menasha, Wisconsin | June 11, 2015 Gia Soriano, 14 Zoe Galasso, 14 Andrew Fryberg ,15 Shaylee “Shay” Chuckulnaskit, 14 Marysville, Washington | October 24, 2014 George Chen, 19 Weihan Wang, 20 Cheng Yuan Hong, 20 Christopher Ross Michaels-Martinez, 20 Veronika Weiss, 19 Katherine Cooper, 22 Santa Barbara, California | May 23, 2014 Staff Sgt. Carlos Alberto Lazaney Rodriguez, 38 Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ferguson, 39 Sgt. Timothy Owens, 37 Fort Hood, Texas | April 3, 2014 Rurik Davis, 50 Angel Penn, 19 Glenn Calonicco, 30 Sheila Russo, 47 Alturas, California | February 20, 2014 Michael Arnold, 59 Kathleen Gaarde, 62 John Roger Johnson, 73 Arthur Daniels, 51 Richard Michael Ridgell 52 Martin Bodrog, 54 Vishnu Bhalchandra Pandit, 61 Kenneth Bernard Proctor, 46 Mary Francis DeLorenzo Knight, 51 Gerald Read, 58 Sylvia Frasier, 53 Frank Kohler, 50 Washington, D.C. | September 13, 2013 Italo Pisciotti, 79 Camira Pisciotti, 69 Carlos Javier Gavilanes, 33 Patricio Simono, 64 Merly Niebles, 51 Priscilla Perez, 17 Hialeah, Florida | July 26, 2013 Carlos Franco, 68 Marcela Franco, 26 Margarita Gomez, 68 Christopher Zawahri, 24 Samir Zawahri, 55 Santa Monica, California | June 7, 2013 Justine E. Baez, 24 Ceasar A. Valdovinos, 23 Bradley Fischer, 47 Roland L. Scobee, 62 Federal Way, Washington | April 21, 2013 Michael Ransear, 57 Harry Montgomery, 68 Thomas Stefka, 62 Michael Renshaw, 51 Herkimer County, New York | March 13, 2013 Charlotte Bacon, 6 Daniel Barden, 7 Olivia Engel, 6 Josephine Gay, 7 Ana Marquez-Greene, 6 Dylan Hockley, 6 Madeleine F. Hsu, 6 Catherine V. Hubbard, 6 Chase Kowalski, 7 Jesse Lewis, 6 James Mattioli, 6 Grace McDonnell, 7 Emilie Parker, 6 Jack Pinto, 6 Noah Pozner, 6 Caroline Previdi, 6 Jessica Rekos, 6 Avielle Richman, 6 Benjamin Wheeler, 6 Allison Wyatt, 6 Rachel D’Avino, 29 Dawn Hochsprung, 47 Anne Marie Murphy, 52 Lauren Rousseau, 30 Mary Sherlach, 56 Victoria Soto, 27 Nancy Lanza, 52 Newtown, Connecticut | December 14, 2012 Reuven Rahamim, 61 Keith Basinski, 50 Rami Cooks, 62 Ronald Edberg, 58 Jacob Beneke, 34 Eric Rivers, 42 Minneapolis, Minnesota | September 27, 2012 Satwant Singh Kaleka, 65 Paramjit Kaur, 41 Suveg Singh Khattra, 84 Prakash Singh, 39 Ranjit Singh, 49 Sita Singh, 41 Oak Creek, Wisconsin | August 5, 2012 Jonathan Blunk, 26 Alexander “AJ” Boik, 18 Jesse Childress, 29 Gordon Cowden, 51 Jessica Ghawi, 24 John Larimer, 27 Matt McQuinn, 27 Micayla Medek, 23 Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6 Alex Sullivan, 27 Alexander Teves, 24 Rebecca Wingo, 32 Aurora, Colorado | July 20, 2012 Joe “Vito” Albanese, 52 Drew Keriakedes, 45 Donald Largen, 57 Kimberly Layfield, 38 Gloria Leonidas, 52 Seattle, Washington | May 20, 2012 Tshering Rinzing Bhutia, 38 Doris Chibuko, 40 Sonam Choedon, 33 Grace Eunhae Kim, 23 Katleen Ping, 24 Judith Seymour, 53 Lydia Sim, 21 Oakland, California | April 2, 2012 Kum Hi Song, 61 Byong Ok Kang, 64 Kum Sook Kim, 57 Tae Yol Kim, 55 Norcross, Georgia | February 22, 2012 Victoria Ann Buzzo, 54 Randy Lee Fannin, 62 Christy Lynn Wilson, 47 Lucia Bernice Kondas, 65 Laura Lee Webb Elody, 46 Michelle Marie Fournier, 48 David Caouette, 64 Michele Daschbach Fast, 47 Seal Beach, California | October 14, 2011 Christian Riege, 38 Miranda McElhiney, 31 Heath Kelly, 35 Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67 Carson City, Nevada | September 6, 2011 Christina-Taylor Green, 9 Dorothy “Dot” Morris, 76 John Roll, 63 Phyllis Schneck, 79 Dorwan Stoddard, 76 Gabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman, 30 Tucson, Arizona | January 8, 2011 Francis Fazio Jr., 57 Douglas Scruton, 56 Edwin Kennison, 49 William Ackerman, 51 Bryan Cirigliano, 51 Craig Pepin, 60 Louis Felder Jr., 50 Victor James, 61 Manchester, Connecticut | August 3, 2010 Mark Renninger, 39 Ronald Owens, 37 Tina Griswold, 40 Greg Richards, 42 Parkland, Washington | November 29, 2009 Michael Grant Cahill, 62 Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, 52 Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, 32 Capt. John Gaffaney, 56 Spc. Frederick Greene, 29 Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22 Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29 Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19 Pfc. Michael Pearson, 21 Capt. Russell Seager, 51 Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21 Lt. Col. Juanita L. Warman, 55 Pfc. Kham Xiong, 23 Fort Hood, Texas | November 5, 2009 Marc Henry Bernard, 44 Maria Sonia Bernard, 46 Parveen Ali, 26 Lan Ho, 39 Layla Khalil, 57 Roberta King, 72 Dolores Yigal, 53 Maria Zobniw, 60 Almir O. Alves, 43 Li Guo, 47 Jiang Ling, 22 Hong Xiu Mao, 35 Hai Hong Zhong, 54 Binghamton, New York | April 3, 2009 Louise DeKler, 98 Lillian Dunn, 89 Tessie Garner, 75 John Goldston, 78 Bessie Hedrick, 78 Margaret Johnson, 89 Jesse Musser, 88 Jerry Avant Jr, 39 Kevin Taylor, 40 Carthage, North Carolina | March 29, 2009 Kevin Taylor, 40 Trisha Mirelez, 25 Rachael Vasquez, 26 Joshua Hinojosa, 28 Israel Monroy, 29 Henderson, Kentucky | June 25, 2008 Gayle Dubowski, 20 Ryanne Mace, 19 Daniel Parmenter, 20 Julianna Gehant, 32 Catalina Garcia, 20 DeKalb, Illinois | February 14, 2008 Kenneth Yost, 61 Tom Ballman, 37 William Biggs, 50 Michael H.T. Lynch, 63 Mike Swoboda, 69 Connie Karr, 51 Kirkwood, Missouri | February 7, 2008 Gary Scharf, 48 Beverly Flynn, 47 Angie Schuster, 36 Dianne Trent, 53 John McDonald, 65 Gary Joy, 56 Janet Jorgensen, 66 Maggie Webb, 24 Omaha, Nebraska | December 5, 2007 Jordanne Murray, 18 Katrina McCorkle, 18 Lianna Thomas, 18 Bradley Schultz, 20 Aaron “Chunk” Smith, 20 Lindsey Stahl, 14 Crandon, Wisconsin | October 7, 2007 Ross Abdallah Alameddine, 20 Christopher James “Jamie” Bishop, 35 Brian Bluhm, 25 Ryan Clark, 22 Austin Cloyd, 18 Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, 49 Kevin Granata, 46 Matthew G. Gwaltney, 24 Caitlin Hammaren, 19 Jeremy Herbstritt, 27 Rachael Elizabeth Hill, 18 Emily Hilscher, 19 Jarrett Lane, 22 Matthew J. La Porte, 20 Henry Lee (Henh Ly), 20 Liviu Librescu, 76 G.V. Loganathan, 51 Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34 Lauren McCain, 20 Daniel O’Neil, 22 Juan Ramon Ortiz, 26 Minal Panchal, 26 Daniel Perez Cueva, 21 Erin Peterson, 18 Mike Pohle, 23 Julia Pryde, 23 Mary Read, 19 Reema Samaha, 18 Waleed Shaalan, 32 Leslie Sherman, 20 Maxine Turner, 22 Nicole White, 20 Blacksburg, Virginia | April 16, 2007 Teresa Ellis, 29 Brad Frantz, 24 Kirsten Hinckley, 15 Vanessa Quinn, 29 Jeffrey Walker, 53 Salt Lake City, Utah | February 12, 2007 Naomi Rose Ebersole, 7 Mary Liz Miller, 8 Lena Miller, 7 Marian Fisher, 13 Anna Mae Stoltzfus, 12 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | October 2, 2006 Suzanne Thorne, 15 Justin Schwartz, 22 Jeremy Martin, 26 Melissa Moore, 14 Jason Travers, 32 Christopher Williamson, 21 Seattle, Washington | March 25, 2006 Charlotte Colton, 44 Beverly Graham, 54 Ze Fairchild, 37 Maleka Higgins, 28 Nicola Grant, 42 Guadalupe Swartz, 52 Dexter Shannon, 58 Goleta, California | January 30, 2006 Daryl Allen Lussier, 58 Michelle Leigh Sigana, 32 Derrick Brian Brun, 28 Neva Rogers, 62 Alicia White, 15 Thurlene Marie Stillday, 15 Chanelle Rosebear, 15 Chase Lussier, 15 Dewayne Michael Lewis, 15 Red Lake, Minnesota | March 21, 2005 Pastor Randy Gregory, 51 James Gregory, 16 Harold Diekmeier, 74 Gloria Critari, 55 Bart Oliver, 15 Richard Reeves, 58 Gerald Miller, 44 Brookfield, Wisconsin | March 12, 2005 Darrell Abbott, 38 Erin Halk, 29 Nathan Bray, 23 Jeff Thompson, 40 Columbus, Ohio | December 8, 2004 Jeff Thompson, 40 DeLois Bailey, 53 Sam Cockrell, 46 Micky Fitzgerald, 45 Lanette McCall, 47 Charles J. Miller, 58 Thomas Willis, 57 Meridian, Mississippi | July 8, 2004 Michael Brus, 48 Robert Wehrheim, 47 William Garcia, 44 Daniel Dorsch, 52 Melrose Park, Illinois | February 5, 2001 Paul Marceau, 36 Craig Wood, 29 Janice Hagerty, 46 Jennifer Bragg Capobianco, 29 Cheryl Troy, 50 Rose Manfredi, 48 Louis Javelle, 58 Wakefield, Massachusetts | December 26, 2000 Eric Pedroso, 29 Barbara Carter, 55 Jose Aguilar, 40 George Jones, 44 Dolores Perdomo, 56 Tampa, Florida | December 30, 1999 Christopher “Jason” Balatico, 33 Ford Kanehira, 41 Ronald Kataoka, 50 Ronald Kawamae, 54 Melvin W.T. Lee, 58 Peter Mark, 46 John Sakamoto, 36 Honolulu, Hawaii | November 2, 1999 Kristi Beckel, 14 Justin M. Ray, 17 Cassandra Griffin, 14 Joseph D. Ennis, 14 Sydney R. Browning, 36 Shawn Brown, 23 Susan Kimberly Jones, 23 Fort Worth, Texas | September 15, 1999 Leigh Ann Vandiver Barton, 27 Matthew David Barton, 11 Mychelle Elizabeth Barton, 7 Allen Charles Tenenbaum, 48 Dean Delawalla, 52 Joseph J. Dessert, 60 Jamshid Havash, 45 Vadewattee Muralidhara, 44 Edward Quinn, 58 Kevin Dial, 38 Russell J. Brown, 42 Scott Webb, 30 Atlanta, Georgia | July 29, 1999 Rachel Scott, 17 Cassie Bernall, 17 Steven Curnow, 14 Corey DePooter, 17 Kelly Fleming, 16 Matthew Kechter, 16 Daniel Mauser, 15 Daniel Rohrbough, 15 Isaiah Shoels, 18 John Tomlin, 16 Lauren Townsend, 18 Kyle Velasquez, 16 William “Dave” Sanders, 47 Littleton, Colorado | April 20, 1999 William P. Kinkel, 59 Faith M. Kinkel, 57 Mikael Nickolauson, 17 Benjamin A. Walker, 16 Springfield, Oregon | May 21, 1998 Natalie Brooks, 11 Paige Ann Herring, 12 Stephanie Johnson, 12 Britthney Varner, 11 Shannon Wright, 32 Jonesboro, Arkansas | March 24, 1998 Linda Mlynarczyk, 38 Frederick Rubelmann, 40 Michael Logan, 33 Otho R. Brown, 54 Hal B. Bierlein, 51 Newington, Connecticut | March 6, 1998 Hal B. Bierlein, 51 Michael J. Kelley, 49 Paul White, 40 Wayne Bowers, 43 Orange, California | December 18, 1997 Sheryl Wood, 27 David Moore, 30 Leonard Filyaw, 30 Charles Griffeth, 56 Aiken, South Carolina | September 15, 1997 Joseph T. Clifford 37 Joseph Belotto 40 Kenneth A. Brunjes 46 Mark A. Bretz 36 Donald L. Moon Jr. 44 Fort Lauderdale, Florida | February 9, 1996 Walter Rossler, 62 Joann Rossler, 62 Derek Harrison, 35 Wendy P. Gilmore, 41 Richard Tomlinson, 34 Corpus Christi, Texas | April 3, 1995 Maj. Thomas Brigham, 31 Capt. Alan London, 40 Christine McCaren, 8 Anita Linder, 62 Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington | June 20, 1994 Benjamin Grant, 17 Colleen O’Connor, 17 Margaret Kohlberg, 50 Sylvia Crowell, 19 Aurora, Colorado | December 14, 1993 Sylvia Crowell, 19 Amy Federici, 27 James Gorycki, 51 Maria Theresa Magtoto, 30 Dennis McCarthy, 52 Richard Nettleton, 24 Mi Kyung Kim, 27 Garden City, New York | December 7, 1993 Peter Parrous, 73 Ethel Parrous, 65 Wesley Scott Cover, 26 James F. Kidd, 46 Fayetteville, North Carolina | August 6, 1993 Jack Berman, 36 Jody Sposato, 30 Deborah Fogel, 33 Donald Michael Merrill, 48 John C. Scully, 28 Allen J. Berk, 52 David Sutcliffe, 30 Shirley Mooser, 64 San Francisco, California | July 1, 1993 Florence A. Pike, 60 Phyllis Caslin, 54 Nancy J. Wheeler, 48 Denise M. Van Amburg, 28 Watkins Glen, New York | October 15, 1992 Robert Brens, 28 Judy Davis, 17 Jason White, 19 Beamon Hill, 16 Olivehurst, California | May 1, 1992 Christopher Carlisle, 33 Mary Benincasa, 32 Keith Ciszewski, 37 Rose Marie Proos, 33 Royal Oak, Michigan | November 14, 1991 Dwight R. Nicholson, 44 Christoph K. Goertz, 47 Robert Alan Smith, 45 Linhua Shan, 27 T. Anne Cleary, 56 Iowa City, Iowa | November 1, 1991 Kriemhild Davis, 62 Sylvia Mathilde King, 30 Ruth Pujol, 55 Glen Arval Spivey, 55 Nancy Hedgepeth Stansbury, 44 Olgica Andonovska Taylor, 45 Al Gratia, 71 Ursula Kunath Gratia, 67 Debra Gray, 33 Michael Griffith, 48 Su-zann Neal Rashott, 36 Thomas Earl Simmons, 34 Jimmie Eugene Carruthers, 49 Connie Miller, 41 Pat Carney, 57 Juanita Williams, 64 Clodine Humphrey, 64 Zona Lynn, 64 Lula Welsh, 75 James Welch, 75 Steven Charles Dody, 43 Venice Ellen Henehan, 70 John Raymond Romero Jr., 30 Killeen, Texas | October 16, 1991 Julia White Burgess, 42 Janice David, 40 Sharon Louise Hall, 45 Denise Sapp Highfill, 36 Barbara Duckwall Holland, 45 Cynthia Perry, 30 Lee Simonton, 33 Drew Woods, 38 Jewel Belote, 50 Jacksonville, Florida | June 18, 1990 Richard O. Barger, 54 William S. Ganote, 46 James G. Hubbard, 47 Sharon L. Needy, 49 Paul S. Salle, 59 James F. Wible Jr., 56 Lloyd R. White, 42 Kenneth Fentress, 45 Louisville, Kentucky | September 14, 1989 Ram Chun, 8 Sokhim An, 6 Oeun Lim, 8 Raphanar Or, 9 Thuy Tran, 6 Stockton, California | January 17, 1989 Helen Lamparter, 49 Glenda Moritz, 27 Joe Silva, 43 Buddy Williams, 23 Ron Reed, 26 Lawrence J. Kane, 46 Ron Doney, 36 Sunnyvale, California | February 16, 1988 Nabil Al-Hameli, 25 Emad Al-Tawakuly, 18 Ruth Greene, 67 Lester Watson, 52 Gerald Johnson, 28 Ronald Grogan, 27 Palm Bay, Florida | April 23, 1987 Patricia Chambers, 41 Judy Denney, 39 Rick Esser, 38 Patricia Gabbard, 47 Bill Miller, 30 Kenneth Morey, 49 Jonna Gragert Hamilton, 30 Patty Husband, 49 Betty Jarred, 34 Lee Phillips, 42 Jerry Pyle, 51 Mike Rockne, 33 Tom Shader, 31 Patti Welch, 27 Edmond, Oklahoma | August 20, 1986 Paulina Aquino, 22 Lawrence Herman Versluis, 62 Elsa Borboa, 19 Neva Caine, 23 Maria Elena Colmenero-Silva, 18 David Flores, 11 Omar Hernandez, 11 Blythe Regan Herrera, 30 Mateo Herrera, 11 Gloria Lopez Gonzalez, 24 Jose Rubin Lozano, 19 Claudia Perez, 9 Carlos Reyes Jr., 8 months Victor Maxmillian Rivera, 25 Margarita Padilla, 18 Hugo L. Velasquez, 46 Alicia Valasquez Victoria, 70 Miguel Ulloa Victoria, 74 Jackie Wright Reyes, 18 Arisdelci Vuelvas Vargas, 31 Michelle Sperry Carncross, 18 San Ysidro, California | July 18, 1984 Marcell M. Ford, 34 Frank Parker, 49 Joseph John Minasi, 36 Janice Smith, 46 Linda Lowe, 43 Ligia Kozlowski, 45 Dallas, Texas | June 29, 1984 Ernestine Moore, 67 Magnum Moore, 78 Loni Jeffries, 53 Carl Lee, 47 Martha Steelman, 29 Juan Tres Palacios, 38 Pedro Vasques, 43 Nelson Barrios, 46 Miami, Florida | August 20, 1982 To compile this list of 630 victims of mass shootings, we’ve relied on the database maintained by the magazine Mother Jones, one of the most authoritative records of such incidents. It tracks mass shootings in the United States beginning in 1982. There is no one authoritative source on how many people have died in mass shootings—or, in fact, what constitutes a mass shooting. Until recently, a mass shooting was traditionally defined as an attack that kills at least four people, excluding the shooter, in a public space. (The federal government reduced its definition to three victims in 2013.) This list relies on the federal definition at the time that the attack took place. We compiled the names of the victims of these 82 attacks using public records and contemporaneous news accounts. If you believe any of the names or ages are wrongly recorded, please contact us at feedback@time.com. —Reporting by Rosalie Chan, David Johnson, Emma Ockerman and Justin Worland. http://time.com/mass-shootings-victims/?xid=homepage [size=13pt]I have a dream of a time when Nigerian lives will be valuable before our people and our leaders. A day when there will be no more killings in Kano, in Zaria, in Onitsha ... I have a dream ...[/size]
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Culture / Re: Study Finds That The Yoruba Are Genetically 99.9 Percent Igbo by NigeriaToday: 11:42pm On Jun 17, 2016 |
I went to find out the journal and the research that led to that Ventures Africa assertion and this is it (the summary) Genetic structure in four West African population groups Adebowale A Adeyemo, Guanjie Chen, Yuanxiu Chen, Charles Rotimi Open AccessResearch article First Online: 24 June 2005 Received: 01 December 2004 Accepted: 24 June 2005 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-6-38 Citations: 12 Social mentions: 5 Abstract Background Africa contains the most genetically divergent group of continental populations and several studies have reported that African populations show a high degree of population stratification. In this regard, it is important to investigate the potential for population genetic structure or stratification in genetic epidemiology studies involving multiple African populations. The presences of genetic sub-structure, if not properly accounted for, have been reported to lead to spurious association between a putative risk allele and a disease. Within the context of the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) Study (a genetic epidemiologic study of type 2 diabetes mellitus in West Africa), we have investigated population structure or stratification in four ethnic groups in two countries (Akan and Gaa-Adangbe from Ghana, Yoruba and Igbo from Nigeria) using data from 372 autosomal microsatellite loci typed in 493 unrelated persons (986 chromosomes). Results There was no significant population genetic structure in the overall sample. The smallest probability is associated with an inferred cluster of 1 and little of the posterior probability is associated with a higher number of inferred clusters. The distribution of members of the sample to inferred clusters is consistent with this finding; roughly the same proportion of individuals from each group is assigned to each cluster with little variation between the ethnic groups. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed that the between-population component of genetic variance is less than 0.1% in contrast to 99.91% for the within population component. Pair-wise genetic distances between the four ethnic groups were also very similar. Nonetheless, the small between-population genetic variance was sufficient to distinguish the two Ghanaian groups from the two Nigerian groups. Conclusion There was little evidence for significant population substructure in the four major West African ethnic groups represented in the AADM study sample. Ethnicity apparently did not introduce differential allele frequencies that may affect analysis and interpretation of linkage and association studies. These findings, although not entirely surprising given the geographical proximity of these groups, provide important insights into the genetic relationships between the ethnic groups studied and confirm previous results that showed close genetic relationship between most studied West African groups. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1471-2156-6-38 It should be clear that the original article on Ventures Africa is nothing but another deliberate attempt at twisting facts for whatever purposes. I wonder when Nigerians or is it human beings will stop such acts. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Culture / Re: Study Finds That The Yoruba Are Genetically 99.9 Percent Igbo by NigeriaToday: 11:33pm On Jun 17, 2016 |
Thunderlicious: Well, I am bringing up the original study so Nairalanders can judge whether that was what the researchers which Ventures Africa quoted actually said. |
Culture / Re: Study Finds That The Yoruba Are Genetically 99.9 Percent Igbo by NigeriaToday: 11:31pm On Jun 17, 2016 |
And then I went to check the research. |
Culture / Study Finds That The Yoruba Are Genetically 99.9 Percent Igbo by NigeriaToday: 11:30pm On Jun 17, 2016 |
I first saw this on http://fyi.com.ng, and followed to read the full news on Ventures Africa Four of the major coastal tribes of Western Africa: the Yoruba, Igbo, Akan and the Gaa-Adangbe are dissimilar at a glance and evidently geographic neighbours, but very closely related, if examined in detail at the genetic level. Several studies have been employed over the years, with findings bringing up linkages of genetic similarity between differing regional ethnic groups. One in particular, conducted by Adebowale Adeyemo, Guanjie Chen, Yuanxiu Chen, the National Human Genome Centre and Howard University, and Charles Rotimi of the University of Ibadan provided results indicating the genetic similarities between the four major West African ethnic groups. Their findings further indicated surprising genetic variance within groups, but almost none across groups, similar to the closeness of human genetics across races, showing more range within than without. According to this landmark study there was 99.9 percent within-population variance, the between-population variance was less than 0.1 percent. This means that Yorubas, Igbos, Gaa and Akan are 99.9 percent similar, while within each of the groups there are variations/differences between individuals as high as 99 percent i.e. One Igbo may be 99 percent genetically different from another Igbo, or one Yoruba person to another. It is important to remember that these groups were not initially split by national borders; prior to the European division of the continent, these ethnic peoples traded, migrated and wedded as the times permitted, allowing apparent regional and national mixtures that remain evident in modern day genetic analyses of some Yoruba and Igbo individuals. Race and ethnicity are considered to be related concepts. Ethnicity is often assumed to be somewhat more of a cultural identity of a group, often based on shared ancestry, language and cultural tradition, while race is assumed to be strictly a biological classification, based on genetic materials and bone structure. Ethnicity is often used synonymously with ambiguous terms such as nation or people, depending on which source of group identity is emphasized to define membership, the following types of (often mutually overlapping) groups are: Ethno-linguistic, emphasizing shared language, dialect or script — example: Hausa. Ethno-national, emphasizing a shared polity or sense of national identity — example: Nigerian. Ethno-racial, emphasizing shared physical appearance based on genetic origins — example: African-American. Ethno-regional, emphasizing a distinct local sense of belonging stemming from relative geographic isolation — example: South Islanders. Ethno-religious, emphasizing shared affiliation with a particular religion, denomination or sect — example: Christians. Also worthy of note is the shared Volta-Niger root languages, Yoruba and Igbo languages belong to the same family (YEAI branch), showing the common start of the diverse languages spoken by these ethnicities. Consequently, barring the inclusion of culture, tribal affiliation and nationality, it could be said that the the Yorubas, the Igbos, the Akans and the Gaa-Adangbes are but a people spread over a wide area with different ways of life. Thus discrediting any claim of a unique Yoruba “race” or a genetically insured Igbo ethnicity often employed by politicians and traditional rulers in rhetorics and propaganda messages. The reality, however, is the hampered economic strength of a not truly united front, with success delayed continually by the lack of pan-African sentiments on the part of the leadership, and poor economic decisions taken in an imperialist system.This is not to revile the revered skin deep differences in each group’s cultural development, but serves to indicate and rejoice in the underlying sameness of what appears ‘not’ to be. A body does not fight itself. These kinds of research serve as a balm to the much divided heart of the ethnically-concerned West African, and to the African at large: one root, many branches; united by blood if not spirit. Source - http://venturesafrica.com/yorubas-are-99-9-genetically-igbo-study/ 4 Likes 1 Share
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Health / Two Weeks Until Africa Runs Out Of Leading Anti-venom by NigeriaToday: 12:10pm On Jun 17, 2016 |
Africa: Two Weeks Until Africa Runs Out of Leading Anti-Venom Lots of people get bitten by snakes in Africa. If they reach medical help in time, many are treated with Fav-Afrique – an all-purpose anti-venom that can counteract bites from 10 of the continent’s most dangerous snakes. But all remaining stocks of FAV-Afrique will expire at the end of June, and no one is making any new supplies. By SIMON ALLISON. Source http://fyi.com.ng/ |
Religion / #try Beating Me Lightly - Mullah Defends 'beat Your Wives Lightly' Advice by NigeriaToday: 4:36am On Jun 16, 2016 |
3 hours ago Earlier this month Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology made a recommendation saying that a man could "lightly" beat his wife. Although not legally binding, the proposal sparked outrage in Pakistan. Campaigners say that at a time when violence against women is rampant in Pakistani society this so-called women's protection bill encourages men to abuse their wives. Shaimaa Khalil spoke to the head of the council, to ask him why he had made such a proposal. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36430547 |
Crime / Convicted Fraudster Tina Beloveth Powerful: 'i'll Be Nigerian President' by NigeriaToday: 1:24pm On Jun 11, 2016 |
A convicted fraudster on the run from British authorities has posted Facebook messages claiming she wants to be the first female president of Nigeria. Tina Beloveth Powerful said she would lobby "my Facebook friends," President Obama, Michelle Obama and David Cameron for support. Powerful, 48, skipped bail ten months ago after being found guilty of running a bogus business school. Thames Valley Police said an arrest warrant for her was outstanding. Powerful, thought to be living in Nigeria, was found guilty of fraud and false advertising in July 2015, but went on the run prior to being sentenced. The case related to her Milton Keynes-based Everest School of Transformational Management. 'Nursing this feeling' Her Facebook page suggests she has returned to teaching, with one post saying she is "on my leadership training mission". And a recent post headlined "women leadership" talks about women becoming presidents of their countries. In it, Powerful wrote: "I desire most unreservedly to become the first Nigerian female president sooner than later. I have been nursing this feeling since my mama born me." She added: "I strongly believe that my Facebook friends, President Obama and Mitchell (sic) Obama, my long-time outstanding friends, Rt. Hon. David Cameron my allied and host of other powerful women and civilized men nationally and internationally will support me massively." Powerful had offered courses and degrees she did not have the correct accreditation for and advertised facilities that did not exist, including a library. The BBC discovered she formed another business school in Bedford while on trial, but later flew back to her native country following a death in the family. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-36468285 |
Business / Re: Sponsoring 50 Special Domain Names & Hosting With Free Training by NigeriaToday: 5:12pm On May 31, 2016 |
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Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 4:33pm On May 31, 2016 |
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Business / Sponsoring 50 Special Domain Names & Hosting With Free Training by NigeriaToday: 4:27pm On May 31, 2016 |
We are paying for domain registration, hosting, and so much more for qualified partners. However it is only for those we believe will benefit from having it. Just answer these questions here. Please don't drop your mail or phone. 1. Are you currently unemployed or a student? Y or N 2. Do you already have a blog? Y or N 3. How much do you currently spend on data in a month? 4. Are you a good communicator? Y or N 5. Will you be willing to share your income / help another person if you succeed? 6. Sex. M or F |
Business / Re: I Want To Own A Blog by NigeriaToday: 3:30pm On May 28, 2016 |
The objective of writersfor..com.ng is to train bloggers. To do that, we started a blog from scratch and showed every step needed to do so. That blog is also the training interface. So as we are developing it, we are showing how we did it. So far, these are the threads - 1. The thread with all the screenshots for creating an account on blogger.com, creating a blog, naming it and all the initial setup. There are so many screenshots. Just looking at them will show you how to set up a blog. https://www.nairaland.com/3130480/reality-training-1-making- 2. The thread showing posting on the blog https://www.nairaland.com/3131023/4-hours-30-minutes-see 3. The post we made on 150 blogging ideas about blogging https://www.nairaland.com/3131258/150-blogging-ideas-blogging Take the step and attempt it. It is free to open a Blogger account and we are giving the training to you free for now. It is left to you now. See what we've got today just after starting yesterday. [b]Do you want to have a blog for your church or club? Use the comment form and we will give you a free training as you set it up. [/b]We can set it up for you but you should learn how to so you can run it yourself. You can check it at http://writersfor..com/2016/05/blog-templates-and-themes-matter.html. A screenshot is attached. This blog was started just yesterday afternoon. So go ahead and start yours as it's all free to start. You can then consider the paid additions when you've started.
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Webmasters / Writersfor..com - See How Far It Has Gone In 1 Day by NigeriaToday: 3:24pm On May 28, 2016 |
The objective of writersfor..com.ng is to train bloggers. To do that, we started a blog from scratch and showed every step needed to do so. That blog is also the training interface. So as we are developing it, we are showing how we did it. So far, these are the threads - 1. The thread with all the screenshots for creating an account on blogger.com, creating a blog, naming it and all the initial setup. There are so many screenshots. Just looking at them will show you how to set up a blog. https://www.nairaland.com/3130480/reality-training-1-making- 2. The thread showing posting on the blog https://www.nairaland.com/3131023/4-hours-30-minutes-see 3. The post we made on 150 blogging ideas about blogging https://www.nairaland.com/3131258/150-blogging-ideas-blogging Take the step and attempt it. It is free to open a Blogger account and we are giving the training to you free for now. It is left to you now. See what we've got today just after starting yesterday. [b]Do you want to have a blog for your church or club? Use the comment form and we will give you a free training as you set it up. [/b]We can set it up for you but you should learn how to so you can run it yourself. You can check it at http://writersfor..com/2016/05/blog-templates-and-themes-matter.html. A screenshot is attached.
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Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 10:13pm On May 27, 2016 |
Please @mhizeva you can use the comment form on the blog to reach me or use NairaLand's messaging. |
Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 8:03pm On May 27, 2016 |
Steveeli: I have just added a contact form to the writersfor..com.ng blog now. Thanks for your interest. |
Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 8:02pm On May 27, 2016 |
mhizeva: I have just added a contact form to the writersfor..com.ng blog now (thanks to your request), you can use that and we can see how to structure the class. Thanks for your interest. |
Webmasters / Writersfor..com - 150 Blogging Ideas About Blogging by NigeriaToday: 7:14pm On May 27, 2016 |
There are so many challenges bloggers encounter. One of those challenges is that bloggers sometimes just do not know what topics to write about. Our first class - I want to teach Nigerians about blogging - emphasised the need to mostly write what Internet users would love to read about the topic, in fact what they are looking for information about. 150 blogging ideas about blogging where to put blogging on resume where to do blogging where to start blogging for free where to learn blogging where to find blogging jobs where to start blogging for money where was blogging invented where did blogging originate from where does blogging come from where did blogging start where does blogging money come from where is blogging going in the future where did blogging come from blogging where do i start blogging where to begin blogging where to start which blogging site is good which site for blogging is good which is better blogging or vlogging which laptop for blogging which free blogging site is the best which blogging platform should you use which blogging platform is right for you which blogging software is best which blogging software should i use which blogging service is best which blogging site which blogging platform should i choose which blogging platform is best for writers which blogging website is best which blogging site to use which blogging site should i use which blogging platform to choose which blogging site is the best which blogging platform is the best which blogging platform is best for making money which blogging platform to use who who started fashion blogging who what wear blogging ebook who is live blogging the oscars who is live blogging the apple event who pays for blogging who makes money blogging doctor who blogging quote who founded blogging who invented blogging in internet who uses blogging doctor who blogging who made blogging look who's blogging who started blogging who created blogging who invented blogging blogging who cares who's blogging what website blogging what's next blogging what you need to know blogging what not to do blogging what does it mean blogging what to write about what blogging do what blogging platform what blogging taught me what blogging website is the best what blogging means to me what blogging website should i use what blogging site is the best what blogging site is the most popular what blogging platform to use what blogging has taught me what blogging is all about what blogging platform is best what blogging platform should i use what blogging has become what blogging means when is the best time to post privacy when blogging tips when blogging safety when blogging rules when blogging when did blogging gain popularity when was blogging created when did blogging become so popular when did blogging become popular when was blogging invented when did blogging first start when did blogging begin when did blogging start blogging when you're not an expert when blogging becomes a slog nyt when blogging goes bad when begging goes wrong when blogging started when blogging becomes a slog when blogging became problematic when blogging what are some things to consider why blogging is popular why blogging is important for seo why blogging is popular why blogging is good for students why blogging is so popular why blogging is good for you why blogging is a choice for businesses why blogging is a waste of time why blogging is important for students why blogging is good for business why blogging is important for your business why blogging is good for your business why blogging helps with seo why blogging is hard why blogging is dead why blogging matters why blogging is bad why blogging is good why blogging is important how my business can use blogs how blogging helps in online marketing how blogging can increase sales how blogging can change your life how blogging gives money how blogging can make money how blogging is done how blogging helps how blogging has changed the world how blogging helps your business how blogging helps seo how blogging makes you money how blogging makes money how blogging pays how blogging has changed journalism how blogging changed my life how blogging has changed how blogging works irish schools are blogging what quilters are blogging about today what quilters are blogging about what quilts are blogging about what are blogging leads what are blogging ideas we are blogging what are blogging rules what are blogging and podcasting what are blogging podcasting cloud computing what are blogging websites what are blogging platforms what are blogging tools what are blogging consequences what are blogging sites are blogging jobs ... This list would have stimulated your minds no doubt about that. I am sure you would have some other things not on this list in mind already. The next class will continue with various feature of the platform. Note that WHAT (what.com.ng) offers a one-on-one training which guides you through most of these concepts. http://writersfor..com.ng/2016/05/something-to-blog-writing-what-people.html
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Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 7:09pm On May 27, 2016 |
7:05pm Day 2. 7 hours 5 minutes from idea. A post on Something to blog is published. A lot of bloggers simply don't know what to blog about. That is why we started with Class 2 of the training with a focus on finding out what people want to know. Now we are giving this list of 150 ideas to blog. If your blog is about blogging, well its your gift for today.
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Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 6:04pm On May 27, 2016 |
6:00pm, Day 1. 5 hours 30 minutes after the launch of writersfor. School of Blogging. Second class is done. http://writersfor..com.ng/2016/05/learn-basics-of-good-blog-post.html
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Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 4:48pm On May 27, 2016 |
mhizeva: Agreed they are two different things, but we have explained it in https://writersfor..com.ng/p/writersforblogspotcom.html Writers for is a training that helps address these issues. When Writers for trains you, you will understand What blogging is about How to use blogging platforms Managing a blog Writing good content Writing per keyword Promoting your blog So we are doing the two and more. Class 1 which is the NL thread dealt with getting and setting up a Blogger account. Class 2 was mainly on blogging. Class 3 will contain information about structuring blog posts, Class 4 will continue with the features of Blogger we have used so far. |
Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 4:42pm On May 27, 2016 |
We monitor Google to see what it has gathered. Well yet we are not showing up. That is expected, it takes about a day or two for new sites to show up in their database. But well Nairaland posts are in there faster as you can see.
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Webmasters / Re: 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 4:37pm On May 27, 2016 |
mhizeva: Yes, just got a new blog It is writersfor..com.ng |
Webmasters / 4 Hours, 30 Minutes And See How Far (writersfor..com) Is. by NigeriaToday: 4:31pm On May 27, 2016 |
About 12:00 noon today, I started a thread https://www.nairaland.com/3130480/reality-training-1-making-, and it was to teach intending bloggers how to blog. That thread shows all the screenshots from creating a Google account to registering on Blogger, creating a page, menus etc. That is the full training on setting up a blog using Blogger. I have setup the blog and blogging has started in earnest. Here is the first post's screenshot.
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Webmasters / Re: Reality Training 1: The Making Of Writersfor..com, A Blog by NigeriaToday: 4:20pm On May 27, 2016 |
The first blog post is up and you can learn how to get ideas from your blog topic over there. The link is in the post before this one. I will attach one screenshot.
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Webmasters / Re: Reality Training 1: The Making Of Writersfor..com, A Blog by NigeriaToday: 4:14pm On May 27, 2016 |
So here is our scheme of things - our major business is to train people to blog, don't forget. So we would look at topics related to our objective. 1. Write about what is a blog 2. About how to start a blog 3. How to create a blog 4. How to start a blog for free 5. How to blog in Nigeria 6. How to start a blog and make money 7. What is a blog 8. .com.ng and Wordpress Topics 1 - 8 related to blogging but we can do better. So let's find out what people are looking for in our main focus - learning. 9. Learn how to blog * Now what is the next thing to do? The next thing to do is to write or to go find some content somewhere. Now this is where another rule should be laid down. Never copy and paste. Do not do it for any reason. The day you copy and paste articles or even ideas consider yourself no longer a blogger. I will spin a new topic from here on writersfor..com https://writersfor..com.ng/2016/05/i-want-to-teach-nigerians-how-to-start.html |
Webmasters / Re: Reality Training 1: The Making Of Writersfor..com, A Blog by NigeriaToday: 2:59pm On May 27, 2016 |
We continue with the training session after a hour break. There is a page and no post yet. We want to post a blog article. What should we write about? While we can write about anything, we would rather not waste our time and our space writing about a topic that no one is searching for. How do we know what people are searching for? This is our time to lay the rules clearly - the failure of a blog starts from blogging something that no one is searching for. The second cause of failure is not promoting the blog after you have clearly fouled rule number 1. This is where we will start the first set of topics on writersfor. from - Google. See the screenshot here.
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Webmasters / Re: Reality Training 1: The Making Of Writersfor..com, A Blog by NigeriaToday: 1:29pm On May 27, 2016 |
Finally this is what the efforts of this session has given us. I can tell you that you can easily setup a blog if you have been using the Internet regularly for years. It is not hard to do it. We've shown you all the screenshots of the various steps. Study the screens and then go create a blog now. The next session will see us start the blogging proper. Good you are here at the end of a long series of screenshots. You want to find out about me? Send me mail at fadingmail-chapta.yahoo.com.
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