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My passion is to capture events as they unfold.Natural, candid, fun images.Showing real emotions and the uniquenessof each person in front of my camera. My aim is to make my photographic style fit around the service that you require. So if you'd like images with lots of life and a bit of edge, then... (wedding photographer)
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My First Look and Find Book - Sesame Street Let's Go to School. Join Elmo and his friends on a Look and Find Adventure as he goes back to school.This book is ideal for a young child to use alone or with a helper. Seven brightly illustrated scenes will prompt the reader to find objects in each picture. For added fun, in the back of the book there are seven activities that focus on early learning concepts for you and your child to complete together. Start looking and learning with Elmo today!
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The pictures in this book are precious =) Makes me remember how amazing my elementary school teachers are. GO TEAM EDUCATION! The one thing that would make Elmos books perfect is if we could make books where Elmo, Big Bird and Grover read the book outloud with a sound feature. Just an idea =)
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You've heard it time and again, the key to any weight loss is eating right and exercising. But, what if eating right and working out aren't enough? Getting sexy, cut abs isn't just about the elliptical and choosing a salad instead of french fries a few days a week. These exercises will help you focus on your core muscles to result in trim, sexy abs in no time.
Lie with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor, with your hands behind your head, and your elbows out to the sides. Contract your abs and let your head, upper back and shoulders come off the floor. Don't use your hands to pull your head because you could strain your neck. Keep your chin just off your chestimage there is a tennis ball between your chin and chest. Hold the position for a few seconds, then slowly return to the starting position.
Cross Crunches
Use either a liter water bottle or a 5 pound dumbbell. To start, lie on your back with your knees bent at a 90-degree angle with the floor. Place your left hand behind your head, but again, don't use your hand to pull your head. Now hold the water bottle/dumbbell in your right hand, lift your head and shoulders off the ground and reach across your body, so the bottle/dumbbell has met your left knee. Do 20 mini crunches or "pulses" in this position, then switch sides. Repeat on each side three times.
Stability Ball Crunches
Start in push-up position with the stability ball underneath your ankles. Pull the ball into your chest with your feet and then back out. This works the lower abdominal area. Do 3 sets of 20 reps.
Lay flat on your back with your legs straight out in front of you and your arms reaching straight out behind you. Then, bring your arms and legs up at the same time to create a "V" shape. Your arms should stay straight and your hands should meet the outside of your knees.


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New 'panelized' hardwired lighting control system is the first for Control4, best known for its wireless home automation systems.
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It took a few years for Control4 —best known for wireless home automation—to perfect its first ever hardwired centralized lighting system but "it's really here," says Paul Williams, VP of security and communications products. The system, which Control4 calls "panelized" lighting, was shown in its finished form at ISE 2013 in Amsterdam in January. The solution is Ethernet-based, readily integrated into an IP-enabled automation ecosystem.
The panels and termination blocks are "ready to go," says Williams, "so dealers can start spec'ing it."
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The new lighting system is available in both U.S.-centric panel configurations and European DIN rail mounting.
The system can operate from 120V to 277V allowing it to operate worldwide in commercial and residential applications.


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(b) For the special primary election required to be held prior to the November 2, 2010, election by operation of this section upon its enactment during the second extraordinary session of the Legislature, 2010, the Governor shall immediately issue a proclamation calling for a special primary election and general election. The special general election shall be held on November 2, 2010. The following provisions apply to these special elections:
(1) The proclamation for the special election shall be published prior to the special election as a Class II-0 legal advertisement in accordance with article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code and the publication area for the publication is each county of the state. The notice shall be filed with the Secretary of State who shall immediately transmit the document to the clerk of the county commission of each county. The clerk of the county commission of each county shall cause the document to be published within the county in accordance with this section.
(2) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to this special primary election to the extent that those provisions are consistent with the provisions of this section. Statutory time deadlines relating to availability of absentee ballots, certification, canvassing and related election procedures that cannot be met in a timely fashion, for the purpose of this special election, are modified as follows:
(A) The special primary election is to be held August 28, 2010;
(B) A notarized declaration of candidacy and filing fee shall be filed and received in hand by the Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. on the fourth calendar day following the proclamation of the special primary election. The declaration of candidacy may be filed in person, by United States mail, electronic means or any other means authorized by the Secretary of State;
(C) Early-in-person voting shall be conducted during regular business hours beginning on Friday, August 20, 2010, and continuing through close of business Wednesday, August 25, 2010. In addition, early-in-person voting shall be conducted from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2010. No satellite polling locations will be utilized for the August 28, 2010, special primary election;
(D) The Secretary of State may issue emergency administrative orders to undertake other ministerial actions that are otherwise authorized pursuant to this code when necessary to assure the preservation of the voting rights of the citizens of this state and avoid fraudulent voting and election activities and otherwise assure the orderly and efficient conduct of the election: Provided, That such emergency administrative orders may not contravene the provisions of this section;
(E) The compensation of election officers, cost of printing ballots and all other reasonable and necessary expenses in holding and making the return of the special election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator are obligations of the state incurred by the ballot commissioners, clerks of the circuit courts, clerks of the county commissions and county commissions of the various counties as agents of the state. All expenses of the special election are to be audited by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall prepare and transmit to the county commissions forms on which the county commissions shall certify all expenses of these special elections to the Secretary of State. If satisfied that the expenses as certified by the county commissions are reasonable and were necessarily incurred, the Secretary of State shall requisition the necessary warrants from the Auditor of the state to be drawn on the State Treasurer and shall mail the warrants directly to the vendors of the special election services, supplies and facilities;
(F) For petition in lieu of payment of filing fees, a candidate seeking nomination for the vacant seat in the U.S. Senate may utilize the process set forth in section eight-a, article five of this chapter: Provided, That the minimum number of signatures required is one thousand seven hundred and forty;
(G) Drawing for ballot position will take place at the Secretary of State's office 24 hours after the end of the filing period. For each major political party on the ballot, a single drawing by lot shall determine the candidate ballot position for ballots statewide. This drawing shall be witnessed by four clerks of the county commission chosen by the West Virginia Association of County Clerks, with no more than two clerks representing a single political party;
(H) The clerks of the county commission shall submit the list of persons who worked in the May 11, 2010, primary election to the county commission for appointment as election officials;
(I) Election officials shall be appointed by Tuesday, August 3, 2010;
(J) The clerks of the county commission shall provide notice to all election officials of the fact of their appointment by Wednesday, August 4, 2010. Included with the notice shall be a response notice form for the appointed person to return indicating if he or she agrees to serve in the specified capacity in the August 28, 2010, special primary election;
(K) The position of any election official notified of appointment who fails to return the response notice or otherwise confirm to the clerk of the county commission his or her agreement to serve by Tuesday, August 10, 2010, is considered vacant and the clerk of the county commission shall proceed to fill the vacancies;
(L) Election officials shall be trained by Thursday, August 19, 2010: Provided, That election officials who attended training for the May 11, 2010, primary election are exempt from additional training for the August 28, 2010, special primary election;
(M) A registered voter who has not reached eighteen years of age may vote in the August 28, 2010, special primary election: Provided, That the voter will attain eighteen years of age at the time of the special general election;
(N) When paper or optical scan ballots are the primary voting method used at any county, the total number of regular official ballots printed shall equal at a minimum fifty percent of the number of registered voters eligible to vote that ballot;
(O) When paper ballots are used in conjunction with a direct recording electronic voting system, the total number of regular official ballots printed shall equal at a minimum thirty percent of the registered voters eligible to vote that ballot;
(P) For counties in which two or more qualified newspapers publish a daily newspaper, the clerk of the county commission shall publish at least once each sample official August 28, 2010, primary ballot, on the last day on which a newspaper is published immediately preceding the August 28, 2010, special primary election, as a Class I-0 legal advertisement in the two qualified daily newspapers of different political parties within the county having the largest circulation in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of West Virginia Code;
(Q) For counties having no more than one daily newspaper or having one or more qualified newspapers which publish weekly, the clerk of the county commission shall publish each sample official August 28, 2010, primary ballot, on the last day in which a newspaper is published immediately preceding the August 28, 2010, special primary election, as a Class I-0 legal advertisement in the qualified daily newspaper within the county having the largest circulation in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of West Virginia Code;
(R) Counties shall not be required to separately publish a certified list of candidates;
(S) If only one notice of a sample ballot is published, it shall include a statement notifying voters that this is the sole publication of the sample ballot;
(T) Before voting machines are used, the clerks of the county commission shall have the ballots, vote recording devices, and electronic poll books inspected, and automatic tabulating equipment tested to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast. A single notice of the place and time of the inspection and testing shall be published, no less than three days in advance, as a class I-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of West Virginia Code. The publication area is the county involved;
(U) Applications for absentee ballots shall be accepted from the date of proclamation, other than from voters eligible to vote under the provisions of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act who may apply for an absentee ballot for all elections within a calendar year as early as the first day of January of an election year;
(V) Regularly scheduled locations of polling places shall not be changed, except for emergency situations as provided for in §3-1-7(e) and (f): Provided, That if multiple precincts voted in one polling location for the May 11, 2010, regularly scheduled primary election, such precincts may be consolidated into a single precinct. Locations for consolidated precincts shall provide internet access, insofar as possible, for the sole purpose of utilizing the Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) as an electronic poll book; and
(W) Persons having no party affiliation may nominate candidates for the U.S. Senate vacancy under the procedures set forth in sections twenty-three and twenty-four, article five of this chapter: Provided, That the number of signatures required to be submitted shall be equal to not less than one-quarter of one percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election for any statewide congressional or presidential candidate. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections twenty-three and twenty-four of article three of this section, the signatures, notarized declaration of candidacy, and filing fee must be submitted no later than August 23, 2010.
(c) The Secretary of State, shall by January 10, 2011, report to the Joint Committee of Government and Finance findings regarding of the operation of the special elections undertaken pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. This report shall provide analysis of: direct and indirect costs to the state associated with the conduct of the election; benefits and disadvantages of conducting an election on a Saturday; the impact of compressed time periods on efficient election administration; and whether this election process impacted early voting and participation by military and overseas voters.
(d) Any special election, which is held under the provisions of this section and occurs concurrently with a general election, shall be a separate election from the general election.
(e) Upon the election and qualification of a United States Senator by the United States Senate following the November 2, 2010, election, the provisions of this section will expire.
Acts, 2013 Reg. Sess., Ch. 76.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2013 1st Special Session
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I had the same issue 3 days ago on FX-8120 rig. All 8 treads was running Clean Energy project, I've noticed in the morning that tasks were from 10 to 50%. In the evening the same tasks were from 5 to 45%, thirty minutes later 10 to 50, and once again 5 to 45%. 12 consecutive hours! They seemed to run around! Cruncher did not do anything, just drove the 8 jobs in a circle! It drove me crazy! Than I've aborted all CEP2 projects.
I think that's exactly what it's doing! I haven't observed it close enough to confirm but that just might be it! Thanks so much for pointing it out.
Thanks! An i7 will be showing an average of about 8 days of runtime /day there, if it's much lower it definitely shows that there's a serious issue. Thanks, keep us posted!
Damn, getting pie these days takes a great deal of muscle. Great work everyone! That is some serious dedication
The urge to go ever higher is just too much to pass up...and then others must retaliate, and it just ends up helping the Team and WCG in the long run But I think you'll be there easy with the SR2 and i7s
I'm waiting for Buck to take another shot at the Cherry Pie I have a feeling he will bring reinforcements this time.
If I run this 48 core Opty rig for much longer I'm going to want to build one myself No idea where I would get the money from though
Or just spool the rig up earlier. I thought about doing a couple of days work offline and dumping it all at one time.. You must be doing something right if I have to be all strategic about it.
I have no defense against that I do have an FX-6100 and 965BE that I have to dump manually a few times a week but it's either do it that way or not run them. You should be able to see when they dump- I get about 10-15k extra depending on how long its been between dumps FYI- 2 weeks and a new FX-8 core will be in the fleet
Well my 5th place spot is going to someone else tonight. I came home to 2 rigs that had about 10 errored out wu on them and one system the ahd the wu unit that didn't want to download and stop the whole rig from crunching deal. That will hurt your poopoo hole if it keeps happening. So far this non downloading and stopping the rig from crunching has happened to 3 different rigs. Today the rig ran right out of work and wouldn't download anymore until I aborted that wu. I have also noticed it isn't the same project each time.
I went ahead and just detached and attached again without participating in those Clean Energy WU's. Should hopefully be good to go now.
Sucks dude Hope you get everything figured out. Looks like WCG is giving my main rig more "high priority" wu's than I think can be done by the deadline.... I had to abort a bunch on Monday and it was fine yesterday??? :shadedshu @CP- keep an eye on the finish times on some of the others- I needed to cut 3-4 projects from my Win8 rig due to extremely long run times but I was thinking it was an AMD issue (using a 965BE on an older 790FX DDR2 mobo)
Awesome, that's about when I should have the i7-920. I just picked up an AMD X2 ~5000+, a 2.6GHz X2. I'm gonna throw Windows on it and see what happens Good luck!
Time for Pie!.... Are you in our Top 20? Or Almost There? A Treat for reaching WCG Rank #23 Today!!! Congrats to All of our Crunchers!!! --
Not bad, #9 and 13K with only one cruncher running! I forgot what color is it Congrats to all at the top-30! So, now WCG rank is #23? This is a real cause for celebration! Congratulations to all team members!


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Kristiane Backer Interviews Professor Salim Al-Hassani
Kristiane Backer conducted an interview with Professor Salim Al-Hassani, founder of 1001 Inventions and President of The Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) in the TV Chat Show Matters of Faith on Ebru TV. The interview was diffused by "Matters of Faith" team on Youtube on 15 October 2010.
The interview was about the main theme of uncovering 1000 years of science and technology that emerged during the period known as The Dark Ages in many western accounts of history - the same period that is known as The Golden Age in the very cultures that invented the science and technology that the history of the west either obscures, glosses over or ignores.
Part 1 - Uncover 1000 years of science and technology I
Matters of Faith TV Chat Show, Ebru TV: Kristiane Backer interviews with Professor Salim Al-Hassani, founder of 1001 Inventions & Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC)
Part 2 - Uncover 1000 years of science and technology II
Kristiane Backer is a TV presenter and journalist based in London with a pan-European career. She currently presents a monthly travel show for Travel Channel in Germany and Matters of Faith for Ebru TV. The latter is a program that deals with different aspects of faith and culture. She also hosts galas, conferences and corporate events around Europe.
In 2009, K. Backer published her acclaimed autobiography From MTV to Mecca in Germany. The book is currently being translated into Dutch, Turkish, Arabic and English. K. Backer is engaged in interfaith and intercultural dialogue and is a Global Ambassador for the Exploring Islam Foundation. She was recently honoured by the Arab Republic of Egypt with the Presidential medal of the Sciences and the Arts for her efforts in promoting understanding for Islam in the West. See more on Kristiane Backer's offcial web site.
Matters of Faith is a TV chat show that explores the sacred, the spiritual paths of the world's many seekers and tries to answer questions about faith and its practices in the present world. This show journeys to the past, highlights the present, and takes a glimpse into the future. From Sufism to Islamic Civilization – to Ethics and Mysticism, leading scholars and teachers offer thought-provoking discussion and share their insight. You can watch it each week on Ebru TV. See the Matters of Faith TV Show's offcial web page.
Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani was raised in Baghdad, but has lived, studied and worked in the UK since the early 1960s. He became Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 1991 and was an acknowledged world expert in the decommissioning of offshore installations and in major plant-related accident investigations. He also researched into, and has widely published on the computational modelling of biomedical processes.
Since 1968, Professor Al-Hassani has published over 200 papers in international journals and books. He has supervised 40 PhD students, 50 MSc students and numerous post-doctoral fellows from all parts of the world and holds patents on engineering.
Over the past 20 years, Professor Al-Hassani's interest has turned to promoting the cultural roots of science as a platform for community cohesion, intercultural appreciation and world peace. In order to do this, he has created a global movement aspiring to fill the 1000 years amnesia in our knowledge about the period commonly known as the Dark Ages, the Golden Age of the Muslim Civilisation, and to show their connectivity to present society. He acted until the end of 2011 as the Chairman of the Foundation of Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) of which he is presently the President, Professor Mohamed El-Gomati being the chairman of FSTC. Professor Al-Hassani was also the founder of the academic portal of FSTC, MuslimHeritage.com and Chief Editor of the book 1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World.
FSTC is a not-for-profit educational foundation which aims to generate social cohesion, inter-cultural appreciation, and to promote science and learning as an alternative to negative and extremist behaviour. It does this by illuminating the shared scientific heritage of humanity, with its initial efforts centring on uncovering the very significant scientific contributions by the Muslim Civilisation. In its various projects, from books to lectures, seminars, exhibitions, films and electronic publications, FSTC is supported by a large network of historians of science, academics, writers and intellectuals.
by: The Editorial Board, Mon 06 February, 2012
The following short survey presents a rapid overview on the life, work and achievements of Al-Jazari, the most famous mechanical engineer of his time, some 1000 years ago. Al-Jazari brought Islamic technology to a culminant point. The author provides also web links and data related to the work achieved by himself and FSTC on Islamic technology, in general, and on Al-Jazari's ground breaking work, in particular. New Discoveries in the Islamic Complex of Mathematics, Architecture and Art by: Salim T. S. Al-HassaniProf. Salim T. S. Al-Hassani
The complex of disciplines composed of mathematics, architecture and art in Islamic civilisation has been an important field of recent research. The scholars showed the interaction between mathematical reflexion and procedures and their implementation in designing concrete and symbolic forms in buildings, decoration and design. Furthermore, recent scholarship pointed out the amazing progress that this marriage brought about in prefiguring outstanding mathematical results that scientists proved only in late 20th century. In the following survey, Professor Salim Al-Hassani explores the various facets of this exciting subject that is still full of discoveries to come. By drawing attention to the ongoing debates in scholarly circles among physicicts, mathematicians and historians of science, art and architecture, he shows how the connection between theoretical and applied mathematics was fruitful and creative in the Islamic tradition.
Prof. Salim T S Al-Hassani
In a seminar organised by the Oxford Centre of Islamic Studies in 11 January 2005, aimed at brain-storming the topic of Islam and the Environment, Professor Al-Hassani presented a short overview on the environment issue in Islam as seen from its sources and from history of Muslim practice over a 1000 years of planning and management of natural resources. The following article expands on earlier lectures and contributions made by Professor Al-Hassani including his participation in the conference "Islam and the Environment: Muslim 7 Year Action Plan to deal with Climate Change" held in Istanbul 6-7 July 2009. The European Muslim Heritage and its Role in the Development of Europe by: Professor Salim Al-HassaniProfessor Salim Al-Hassani
In a keynote lecture pronounced by Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani in September 2003 at the European Parliament in Brussels, he used slides and 3-D animations to outline the impressive heritage which Europe received from the Muslim World which helped trigger the Renaissance. He stressed in particular the need to remember contributions in the development of science and technology in the perspective of building an environment of understanding and mutual appreciation. We publish this text as a vibrant and timely plea for integrating the Muslim dimension into the history of Europe and in particular in the schools' curricula. FSTC Chairman at Uniday, Germany by: The Editorial BoardThe Editorial Board
Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani, Chairman of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC) and 1001 Inventions, was one of the keynote speakers at the Uniday (Students Day) conference on 22nd of October 2011 at Stadthalle in Bielefeld, Germany. The Royal Society: European Discovery of Arabic Culture by: The Editorial BoardThis public lecture was organised jointly by the Royal Society and the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC). It traced the stages in the discovery of Arabic culture by European scholars from the early middle ages until the early-modern period. Professor Al-Hassani One of 500 Influential Muslims by: Ian Kendrickby Ian Kendrick
The recently released third edition (2010-2011) of The 500 Most Influential Muslims, has bestowed a deserved distinction on Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani, the President of the Foundation for Science, Technology and Civilisation (FSTC).
The publication is an initiative of the The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (MABDA), which itself is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, headquartered in Amman, Jordan.
Professor Salim T S Al-Hassani was selected as one of the Muslims who, by their work, represent a worldwide influence on the Muslim community, this influence being the power (be it cultural, ideological, financial, political or otherwise) to make a change that will have a significant positive impact on the Muslim World.


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4 slices bacon, diced
1 onion, chopped
1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 1/2 cups cubed potatoes
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
3 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
I have made this a few times now and it is always great - I also sub'd the cream of Potato for the cream of Mushroom soup, also added bit more bacon(cooked till crisp) and added can of whole kernel corn w/ the can of creamed corn. This is an easy BIG HIT in my house - I serve w/ 'Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread" from allrecipes...reeeeeeally good!!
This recipe has potential, but even after cooking it for 35 minutes the potatoes were still cruncy, and I cut them into small chunks. Next time I guess I'll have to cut them smaller, if i decide to try this recipe again. Also, the milk scalded, but that's my own fault I guess.
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Followed other reviewer's advice -- used cream of potato soup and added 1 cup frozen corn. I omitted bacon, cooked onions in olive oil. GREAT taste -- an instant family favorite! This is far, far better than any other corn chowder I've ever had -- will definitely make it frequently, especially over the long, cold Maine winter!
Great recipe, I've made this many times and it's always a hit at my house. I usually double the recipe to make sure there are lots of leftovers!
This chowder was really good. It was quick and east to make. My only mistake was adding to much salt. Next time I'll taste it as I go along and season it accordingly. Other than that it was great.
This is a really good tasting corn chowder. I made like the recipe but did add a can of whole kernel corn and a finely chopped carrot. My husband who really is not a fan of corn chowder really enjoyed this basic recipe.I will make again and again, Thanks for the recipe.
sooo good. this was one of my best soups. i loved it. didnt have cream of mushroom, so i went ahead and used cream of potato. and no, it wasnt potato overkill. it was excellent! thanks
This recipe is so quck and easy we were so surprised how yummy it came out. Everytme we use ths recipe we try something different such as usng cream corn, heavy cream, sweet onons, maple flavored bacon, red potatoes...Delicious! This recipe will not disappoint
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Easy Corn Chowder I
Serving Size: 1/3 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 3 Amount Per Serving Calories: 553 Calories from Fat: 255
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Who knows ninety-seven?
Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
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Who knows ninety-seven?Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:
Yaakov was 97 when he left the house of Lavan: 63 when he received the brachos 14 years in yeshiva 20 years by Lavan | ||||
There are 97 chapters in Sefer Zemanim, the third book (and second-longest) of the Rambam's Mishneh Torah. | |||
According to those who say Rivka was 14 when she married Yitzchak, she was 97 when Yitzchak blessed Yaakov: 14 years at marriage 20 years until Yaakov was born 63 years until Yaakov received the brachos | |||
Zman = 97 and Yom Kippur is considered L'maalah Min H'Zman. | |||
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So as I may have mentioned before, my friends and I have started running a Dungeons and Dragons campaign with me as DM. Having finished our first adventure, I thought I'd do a write up with a general summary of what happened, what I did as a DM and how well it worked or didn't, and what I can do make a better experience. I don't know how big of a D&D community there is on tumblr, but this will help me collect my thoughts. Plus the exploits are pretty interesting, imho.
Putting this behind a read more because a) it'll probably be fairly long and b) a couple of party members follow me and I'm telling them right now to not read any further so they don't spoil everything for themselves.


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I was just texting my friend about Blitz and somehow I started something that could not be contained. The following conversation is real and full of puns, proceed with caution... (iPhone style format, I'm on the right)
You try out Blitz yet?
I only have 1080 Microsoft points...
Does being short on points make you wanna... Shout?
Or can you do without?
I feel like I'm dying on 2 legs...
So close yet so far away.
I'm be standing in one week
So you'll have it one of these days?
Well what doesn't kill me (makes me stronger)
Always true.
Someday I'll sing and raise my glass to the rock band blitz. In my pumped up kiks
At $15 for 25 songs, they practically give it away.
No. They charge $15 to the kids in the street.
Yeah those kids play in a band. They even have a Spoonman in their group.
They jungle boogie pretty well with Jessie's girl
Jessie doesn't like Rock Band. I just think she hasn't had a chance to shine.
She needs diamond eyes!
I will say though, on the dance floor she moves like Jagger.
She needs a little less sixteen candles though for her cult of personality.
What she NEEDS is a new plate in her skull. She keeps banging her head against the wall and I keep telling her it's bad for her metal health.
Her real problem is she's once bitten, twice shy.
Yeah, her ex was Nicholas Cage. You know, he was in that movie The Wicker Man.
(We actually did it.)
Proof we are young at heart.


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The Yamaha NS-P40 is priced aggressively and promises to give other brands a big competition because of its sound quality and utility. So, we got down to reviewing the product to see if it really delivered what it promises. An elegant-looking HT speaker package Out of the box The NS-P40 is an elegant looking home-theatre speaker package. The glossy finish, black coloured grilles, curved edges and non-parallel sides add an immense aesthetic value to this system. The grilles are permanently attached to the speaker fronts, which create the right amount of protection for the speakers. They are safeguarded from all sorts of external things that can cause damage to them. Even the subwoofer features a similar grille protection. Aesthetically, the NS-P40 is a good looking system and even the build quality is top notch. The plastic finish of the satellites is strong and you can bet on your life that they will last a considerable amount of time. Technology The NS-P40 speaker package consists of five satellite speakers, of which the fronts and the surrounds bear a similar look. They have a 2.75-inch full-range driver in each of them and, as the name goes, they have the duty of handling the entire audio spectrum. Low-end content would be a tough job for these satellites to reproduce and that's where the 6.5-inch active subwoofer comes into the scene. The subwoofer is capable of handling frequencies right down to 30Hz, while the satellites can extend the high frequency response of the system up to 25kHz. The four satellite speakers along with the centre channel have a nominal power handling of 30W, so this evidently means that they do not have huge power demands so even a decently priced AV receiver will be able to deliver just the right amount of power to run these boys. Dimensions The subwoofer features a newly developed advanced YST II technology for tighter bass; it is front firing and has a side firing bass reflex port. The rear panel of the subwoofer is quite simple; it doesn't even consist of phase and crossover frequency controls. But it's no surprise as most budget speaker packages do not have such controls. All you need is a volume control to adjust the amount of level of bass in your room, and with regards to the crossover frequency, you can take care of that from the connected AV receiver. Performance We began setting up the fronts and the surrounds in the studio with the help of the speaker cable that was provided along with the package. The cable came in handy to connect the surrounds to the Yamaha RX-V371 AV receiver; we also connected the fronts, the centre channel and the subwoofer in a similar manner. Once all the connections were done, we began configuring the home-theatre system. Since the subwoofer has no crossover control knob, all the settings for the subwoofer has to be done through the connected AV receiver. So on the AV receiver, the subwoofer crossover point was set at 120Hz and all the other speakers were switched to the small mode. Rear panel - subwoofer The next step was to find out the real mettle of the Yamaha NS-P40. To get a powerful jump start for the review, we began with the DVD of the 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'. The DVD packs enough punch and dynamic slam to test almost any home-theatre system. As the disc began to spin, and the movie progressed, the NS-P40 created a powerful impression on our minds. The way this modestly powered system handled the blows and explosions of the action scenes had us wondering whether it was good to call this speaker package as a docile creature or a power-packed beast. The sound of Optimus Prime's blades cutting and slashing the Decepticons to pieces felt like real metal. These metallic sounds coupled with the mighty explosions from the subwoofer crafted a live war scene right in front of our eyes. If we're talking about war between the Autobots along with their human allies versus the Decepticons, then the entire feel and aura of being surrounded by choppers, bullets, bombs exploding and buildings crashing to the ground was one big challenge to replicate in our studio. But the brilliant timing and speed between the surround channels and the fronts managed to create an atmosphere for guns, dust and raw action. We knew we were there at the scene of the action and it just couldn't get better than this. The centre channel had to deal with low-mid vocal content from the robots as well as mid-range content from the human characters on screen, but the centre channel played its character very well. The dialogues were crisp and clear and the good part about the centre channel was to hear such good clarity despite being exposed to a wide range of voices. Next, we decided to shift gears and move from the multi-channel drama to a more musical experience from the stereo mode. When we heard John Mayer's ''Waiting On The World To Change'', we were let down a bit. This was because there was some amount of energy that was missing from the low-mid section. The subwoofer was doing a good job of delivering a tight low-end to supplement the foundation of the song, but the fronts almost skipped the musical content in the 150Hz to 500Hz region. But it was a commendable feat to see such a wonderful mid-range output; John's vocals were reproduced with pristine clarity and the small front speakers handled the mid-range content without any distortion even at high listening level, especially when the front houses just a single full-range driver. And if you were to be present with us as the song played, you would say that the high frequencies were airy and full of detail. Verdict and price in India The multi-channel output of the Yamaha NS-P40 is excellent. It delivers clean sound, does not sound bright, has good pace and every satellite works in a perfect cohesive manner to deliver a breathtaking 5.1 soundstage. The small form factor of the NS-P40 will make it an instant hit in houses that are cramped for space. Plus, this beautiful looking speaker package comes for Rs 17,490, which is quite affordable—it gives you not even a single reason as to why you should not buy them. They can be easily paired with your existing AV receiver without any hassles and guarantee you a movie experience that you and your family will enjoy thoroughly. AV MAX is a special interest audiophile magazine that focuses on reviewing high-end AV equipment like amplifiers, stereos, floorstanding speakers and related news |
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Exclusive: Multi-Billion Dollars Hidden Bank Accounts Of Jonathan's Minister Of Justice, Bello Adoke Exposed
Barely 48 hours after an online publication exposed the sordid details of a N1.2 billion mansion just purchased by President Goodluck Jonathan's Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,in Maitama area of Abuja, ireports-ng.com has uncovered four secret bank accounts where billions of naira, millions of US dollars and GB pounds are hidden by Nigeria's present Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke.
Adoke was appointed as Justice Minister by President Jonathan on April 6, 2010 and has since then been enmeshed in various allegations of corruption and providing cover for the corrupt who are facing court trial by withdrawing corruption charges against them.
Weeks of underground investigations by ireports-ng.com have however revealed more shocking details about Adoke's secret bank accounts in the nation's federal capital territory, Abuja. One of such is an account number 002228052782 at a branch of First City Monument Bank located at Plot 252 Herbert Macaulay Way,Central Area Abuja. In the account is a stunning sum of $16 million US dollars.
Further investigations revealed that Adoke is keeping yet another $24 million US dollars in account number 041152000428 with Diamond Bank located at Plot 117 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse 2 while another 5.3 million Great Britain Pounds is also kept in the same account with Diamond Bank.
As if that was not enough, ireports-ng.com also revealed that Nigeria's Justice Minister operates another secret account with the Ahmadu Bello Way branch of Zenith Bank, Abuja where a whooping sum of N6.2 billion is being kept.
Born on September 1st,1963, Adoke was not known for any serious legal practice until he was brought to the limelight in 2010 when he was appointed as Justice Minister by Mr Jonathan. Since then, there has been series of allegations of under the table deals by Mr Adoke using his official position. He has in the last 48 hours issued two statements to threaten protesting Nigerian workers to sack them and charge civil society activists involved in the protests with treason.
Last year, an online publication accused Adoke of taking bribes from an arranged sale of moribund NITEL property in Area 11, Abuja and buy back of same from Adoke's kinsman popularly called Alhaji AA Oil. Adoke's share of the deal was said to have been diverted to build a massive mansion for him on Gana street, Abuja. Though he denied ownership of the property saying it belongs to AA Oil, finishing works have since stopped on the sprawling property which was being worked on day and night before the scandal broke out.
Also last year, a civil society group called Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders,CACOL petitioned Nigeria's anti-graft police, EFCC to probe allegations that Mr Adoke collected bribes running into over $23 million US dollars from a plea bargain deal he arranged between government and some multinational firms including Siemens, Halliburton and Julius Berger.Ironically, Adoke supervises the EFCC that is supposed to investigate the various corruption allegations against him. It is yet to be seen whether the present head of the agency, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde will have the courage to probe graft allegations against Adoke which his predecessor failed to touch.
*ireports-ng.com promises to make this the beginning of series of reports on the sleaze by top officials of the Jonathan's administration.
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lbrahim adeiza austin
You see all this aquisation are just formality against him,are you tell me now that goverment does not no their work again untill when public told them what do? I just want u to put your self in his soe if you are the one.my advices to the hornurable minister is that he should concetrate on his work an not mind the opositoin trib from his state.if they get mouth todoy to talk to us we are thE causes.sir remmber home no place like home politicaly socialy moraly.
ajaero ahamba
when i hear such stories, i start to wonder when shall all this be a thing of the past. look at the sum of money only one person is having. it makes an ordinary nigerian get mad and commit crime. anyway two wrongs cannot make a right. let the EFUU wake up and do thee work without fear or favour. such money need to be recovered and used meaningfully to the benefit ofthe masses.
to the three arms of government
thanks for exposing the bad ppl that leads us,all i know is that nemesis ll catch up with them one day.when it is time eni duro.
i knw one day everything ll be alright,and God ll not come from above to govern us HIMSELF but something ll happen REVOLUTION all our money they are embenzle we be taken from them.This is a nation that produced thousands of youth corpers every year no job,and all the money they could be givin out to them as loan to start a buz.they are taken it to theirselves and people are suffering.Hun,Eni duro.Remain Small.
i want to ask, what is EFCC still waiting for with all these allegations and even evidence to start prosecution. God never sleep nor slumber.
i don blame them because the past leader have made the country a monachy zone and nobody to ask quastion becaurse the tree arms of government was from one party nobody to ask qaustion at the same time mejoriity of or 95/ of them dint atemd the country univesity so there wunt know wath is the problem of us but thire should be reedy to face the revolution of up comimg generation time will come that poovarty will shase fie away from every one that time werever thire generations are other countries will chase them back to nigeria by then what there father have sole there wil surely reap now we are tied 4 there ruling
Odo Precious
According to the Editor in a note at the end of this story, "ireports-ng.com promises to make this the beginning of series of reports on the sleaze by top officials of the Jonathan's administration." Exactly one week after, not a single line has been written on any other top official of Jonathan's administration! This, surely, is another evidence that what they did is a mere hatchet job on Adoke. Big shame!
Odo Precious
Honestly, this story is mere hogwash and does not deserve the space it occupies. Who is the writer trying to fool? He does not even know that the account numbers he proudly quoted in his story do not exit as Nigerian banks have since changed to 10-digit account numbers on the instruction of the CBN. What a shame!
One person with such huge sum of monies! He indeed a disgrace to Nigerians.
Lets learn to clean our eyes b4 cleaning that of others.
How can such Judge judge a case in the court of law. Birds of the same feathers. I cry 4 my country, NIGERIA. -
One person with such huge sum of monies! He indeed a disgrace to Nigerians.
Lets learn to clean our eyes b4 cleaning that of others.
How can such Judge judge a case in the court of law. Birds of the same feathers. -
Oscar Okolo
I beg take down this horrible story and stop messing up yourself. How can someone who calls himself an Editor write so horribly? Yet you claim to have done investigation. Investigation my foot!
Oscar Okolo
I beg take down this horrible story and stop messing up yourself. How can someone who calls himself an Editor write so horribly? Not one single person is quoted and no supporting documents is published, yet you claim to have done investigation. Investigation my foot!
9ja boy
Your are either very stupid or an Ignoramus & illiterate. Your brain is redundant too…LOL.
There is no gainsaying that corruption is a cankerworm that has eaten away the soul of the public service in Nigeria. The rot is so deep that corruption almost readily passes as an alias for public service in the country. The populace seem to have resigned to the ugly happenstance and have almost accepted corruption as a fated attribute of every public servant. The distrust is so rife that surprise usually greets honesty when found in a public servant. Hence, our people are more inclined to listening to accusations of corruption against a public servant than protestations of innocence no matter how passionate. But are all our public servants necessarily corrupt? I doubt much. Can we safely conclude that once Mr A is a public servant, Mr A must be corrupt at all times in all things?
The allegations of corruption shot like a hot arrow against the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke by a citizen reporter iRerport-ng.com turns up curious dimensions that warrant a questioning of this popular thesis. Can we conclude that 'Mr Adoke is a public servant and therefore, must be necessarily guilty of every accusation of corruption'. Or can we say that once we read something on the internet, it must be true?
What is the measure of objectivity in the unfolding drama? iReports-ng.com accuses the AGF of mind boggling corruption. The blog lists a series of accounts in which it claims the AGF has stashed millions of pounds and dollars. The AGF in response accepts that like any other responsible citizen, he has accounts in banks which he fully declared to the Code of Conduct Bureau. He protests that he by no means has that kind of money. He invites the security agencies to investigate him thoroughly and begs his accusers to petition the EFCC against him.
This shouldn't be a problem. Since iReport-ng.com is so certain of its allegations against the AGF, one would have expected a barrage of petitions: to the EFCC, ICPC and Code of Conduct Bureau. But alas! All we have is the old logic: 'the AGF is a public servant, therefore, he must be as guilty as charged! After all, public servants are corrupt!' True, corruption could almost pass for an alias for public service in Nigeria but it could as well be that this gentleman is not guilty of the accusations. Is it okay to heap the accusations on him simply because he is a public servant?
And the response of iReports–ng.com is, 'resign first before the allegation can be investigated'. An impressive logic indeed! Suppose that end is what is intended ab initio? Is someone on a hatchet mission to oust the gentleman from office? What has happened to the concept of the benefit of doubt? Is someone fighting him through a faceless proxy? Sure, there is plenty of corruption in the public sector but corruption is not unknown on internet enterprises. What has happened to investigative journalism; what has happened to the standard practice of hearing from the other side? Sure we want to boot corruption out of Nigeria. Could iReports-ng.com be gracious enough to do the patriotic duty of putting a face to its accusations, turning it into a petition and helping to stem corruption in our beloved country? Or, could iReports-ng.com, in the esteemed tradition of wikileakes, publish hard evidence to support its allegations? I thought we are all agreed that Nigeria is a country of naïve fools? -
i do not think it,s surprising any longer in nigeria for a snr public officer to loot from govt, wat remains a big surprise is having a snr citizen of his calibre NOT STEALING frm govt
paul kasim
If it is true then we need to call on God of vegeance to visit the evil men of this country with fury vegeance
All dis money put togeda wud solve our PMS subsidy saga so why can't dis beast prosecuted for dis lootn?
Fellow Nigerians this is a nice info but my question how do we go about eradicating corruption in Nigeria?my suggestion is that if it has to be done GEJ should start from him cupboard insecticiding all cockroach that he has in there before he can be able to keep Nigeria in a better position so that no one can look at him on the face and say he collected bribe before appointing him minister or any position in the government.
Folks, we are not that naive. This is a season of propaganda. There is so much blackmail , mischief and opportunism in the air. The point is that the man in question has come out to deny the allegations with facts. What is left is for those making the allegations to impeach the facts he has stated. Where is the statement of account, who is the account officer, who made the lodgements? The man has challenged the authors to come up with a petition to the security agencies. Let the authors put a face to the allegations so that they can be challenged . Anybody can do a hatchet job against anybody. Put a face to the allegations . Julian assange of wikkileaks was never faceless . He always published his allegations with raw facts and hard evidences. In this spurious allegation, where are the facts , where are the pieces of evidence ?
Socrates, sorry to differ with you: I AM THAT NAIVE! iReports_ng is sufficiently well-regarded for this report to be taken seriously & investigated. He has given bank locations & acct numbers. It is for the managers of those banks to deny the existence of such accts. iReports does not have to know who made the lodgements or who the account officer is; nor does it even have to show us the bank statement: What if the bank does not release the statement to him, since he does not have regulatory authority? And since you yourself are not even using your real name, who knows if you're merely defending your relative while pretending to be neutral?
Kayode originalsirkay
Exposing this people is not the solution, the soluton is to take this money from them and send them to jail for punishment
sesan yaqub
You can see that this corrupted so called leaders are selfishness,they are looted our public fund without any challenge and still they are not satisfied with it,So now they still want life to be miserable for the masses.God will judge them and they won't know peace in their life
indeed nigeria, a great nation in a great trouble, i dont blame anybody but the youth, what are we waiting for is time for us to arise and stand on our feets, we youth are @ the right position to transform our dear country and the only solution is by revolution, ARISE and say NO to CORRUPTION!!!!!!!!!
i am very sure dis set of corrrupt leaders will never have peace.GEJ u av already disappointed nigerian.okonjo wahala u are failure already.
To okonjo iweala she knew that there we be an avenue for her to steal nigerian money that's why she resigned from world bank because they don't have chance to steal there.all of them must go.
Adoke or what are you called! If you eventually escape these callous act of your in this world without being punished, you will never escape that of God almighty. Olori buruku!
James Atikporu
The issue is not finding these so called secret accounts of Adoke, but what should President Jonathan do with his corrupt minister- Adoke?
I will propose first that Adoke be sacked or relieved of his ministerial duties with immediate effect. Second his loots confisticated and finally tried in the courts for corruption charges and if found guilty be jailed in kirikiri, as example to other corrupt or potential corrupt leaders in the country.
God help Nigeria -
It has been established that a lot of our leaders (and indeed followers too) are corrupt. However, the report above and the information contained does not constitute a proof of these claims. Now, the burden of proof is on the authors of this report. Carry out your investigation to a logical conclusion and SHOW us the proof; not "TELL us". For example; Post a scanned copy of the bank statements of these accounts showing his name, account number and address, a scanned copy of the mandate cards etc. Anyone can cook up your story and quote numbers.
I believe there's corruption but ther burden of proof is on the accusers. Let's be objective.
"Every leader that has betrayed the people and has contributed directly or indirectly to the sufferings of Nigerians, the curse is on you and you will never enjoy the money you've stolen ; neither shall your generations enjoy their lives; the blood of the innocent is on your Head".
nigerians shud be wise our problem in dis country is that we do not care for honour but prefer riches at d expense of a gud name, imagine dat after a statement is made which is prone 2 litigation if false syphonee who is an illiterate, idiotic, stupid, and unlogical wil cm posting comments, 4 all 4 care wat do u knw abt dat person ar u his spokes man? Hell shal be ur potion where u wil burn 4 eternity. Ever conscious Nigerians we knw our leaders and shal neva be fooled.
nigerians shud be wise our problem in dis country is that we do not care for honour but prefer riches at d expense of a gud name, imagine dat after a statement is made which is prone 2 litigation if false syphonee who is an illiterate, idiotic, stupid, and unlogical wil cm posting comments, 4 all 4 care wat do u knw abt dat person ar u his spokes man? Hell shal be ur potion where u wil burn 4 eternity. Ever conscious Nigerians we knw our leaders and shal neva be fooled.
God Almighty will cease pease and happiness from these so called people
In a true political sense and true political setting, there must be what is called" INDEPENDENCE OF THEJUDICIARY", this is necessary because other wise all the rullings passed by the judiciary will be subjected to the government's approval , which is not proper.
How ever, in a real democratic setting, there must be" EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW" . When ever a country lack these 2 things, then chaos, political instability, corruption, a dormant state of backwardness etc, will prevail!
This is what Nigeria lack and all these dilemmas are the conseguences, so Nigeria should get ready 4 the upcoming consequences! -
Adoke is a fool! So he is part of those dat is looting dis country? He shld be remove, he shld go back to kano to continue managing his yeye chamber! No wonder his fada now falsefully take pple wives thereby intimedating dem wit d stolen money by his son, God wil punish dem! Dis is just d begging!
A A. Ikheigbe.
Folks, did Adoke declare his assets? If he did, then check it now you will see he must have stollen from our wealth either in trust for some higher oga because of the brazen impunity with which he does his robbery ! If Adoke did not declare his assets on assumption of office then he his currently one of the biggest criminals in Jonathan cabinet of house of thieves!
Dr Buki Morgan MBBS psc
On AIT, Dokpesi's TV, this morning, was another of those who think they own us, and could not only control our lives, but also would DEAL with us, should we fall out of line. This one was a female, from ?Security, but she was dressed in opulence as though she was off to a grand fun- party.. Her confidence was dictated by the amount of money in her bank balance. NO DOUBT, MULTIPLESNOF HER TAKE-HOME PAY.
THE ANSWER IS BLOWING IN THE revolutionary WIND, THAT WILL BOLW THEM OFF THEIR PEDESTAL PATCH.…and Madam, a pregnant Nigerian woman has as much right as you have, coming to the AIT studio. IT IS CALLED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, AND IT IS ENSHRINED IN OUR CONSTITUTION.
Buki Morgan.
What do you expect from someone without a tract record and who is an opportunist? ofcurse he will steal. But never mind, the hammer of God will land in his house and both he and his family will not enjoy that, because curse is everyman that who takes bribe.
What do you expect from someone without a tract record and who is an opportunist? ofcurse he will steal. But never worry the hammer of God will land in his house and both him and his family will not enjoy that because curse is everyman that takes bribe.
I strongly believe that someday in this Country, THINGS WILL PERISH INTO THOSE THINGS OUT OF WHICH THEY HAVE THEIR BEING, FOR THEY WILL DEFINITELY RECOMPENSE FOR THEIR INJUSTICE, DUE TO THE ORDINANCE OF TIME. Its categorically unbearable…………….
Anyway this is not a new thing to me, this is a corrupt country full of corrupt leaders, but am very very sure of one thing which is very very sure, if u think that all these money will buy heaven or kingdom of God for us…na na na, not possible, I want to assure of one thing, you will live on earth to regret this and perish on earth before u go to hell, coz there's no room for you in heaven even that boy Jonathan, you are in hell on earth.
God knows
This is illarriouse and quet unfortunate
The curse of the Lord is in the house of a thief! Tyres cannot be thrown over them but the Lord sees them! The fierce anger of the Lord is upon their head to their generations following! Just as God plagued pharoah and his pple God will plague all Nigerian leaders from federal to state to local Parastatals who have turned Nigeria to a turmoil! They will never live to enjoy this money! Death, incurable disease is their potion 4ever in Jesus name amen!!!
Joseph Igbiks
From the first day Adoke was appointed AG I saw corruption & mismanagement on his face & I'll never be wrong. Look at how he publicly castigated the EFCC for their activities and that they should bring before him any criminal matter before exposing such case to hearings of Nigerians. And my beloved President GEJ said he is on the part of Transformation with characters like Adoke, Just one day he'll be consumed by his own FEC, if he doesn't watch it God bless Mr President, God bless the federal Republic of Nigeria.
This is unacceptable justice minister with these kind of money, we all call on GEJ to invistigate those accounts and prosecute him OLE, BARAWO
They r all just thieves. Imagine this small boy still under 50 yrs. When and how will he spend such money.
this is unfair but there is one thing i know for sure they 'll pay for all they r doing oneday.
If anybody is in doubt, he/she can go and check out the owner of the accounts mentioned. I do not know why Nigerians have such thick skin that nothing move them. There is no doubt that the minister is into shady deals in his so call plea bargains. The criminals simply go to him to bargain for freedom. Why then are we surprise he is so stupendously rich?
Osmond cj
This must be adequately investigated and if he's found guilty he must be duly punished accordingly. I also hope the necessary judiciary body should stripe him off of the highly reputable honour of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Our problem in Nigeria is that we have many criminals in high places.
These men have finished this country. This is not fair. What will they do with all this money and they are telling us to sacrifice. Maybe Nigerians should give these few our blood to drink because they have no pity whatsoever. NIGERIA WAKE UP!!!
I do not knw of the others but for zenith, no such account exists with such funds in that branch and I can say so cos it's my branch – ABW garki 2. I reports pls shine your "eye" well before making such reports. Thank you
no name
u dey craze ntieeeeeeee…do u think u gonna know anything niii…u that u are talking u might be an ordinary cashier oooojust go sitdown somewhere..omo ale jati jati….
So you checked an account details in your branch without prior approval and didn't get flagged by the risk department? Lier !!
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you must be stupid,everbody is saying d useless man called Adoke is a corrupt and armed robber.u are busy saying he doesnt keep such acct with ur bank.
The foundation of Nigeria democracy is laid on corruption and until we go back to the foundation no result will manifest because if the foundation is destroyed what shall the righteous do. You can give what you dont have, like will always beget like- corrupt leaders will always breed corrupt policies. And unless all these old corrupt elders fade away for a fresh breed of truthful youths to take over i am afraid for Nigeria. Arise Nigeria! Arise the youths of Nigeria!
This is unbelievable. It's like a fairy tale. Could govt official be this daring? Admittedly corruption is tantamount to cancer in Nigeria, but is there no restraint again? Where is the fear of God? If this is true, I am afraid for my country, Nigeria.
Kunle Adegbite
In my opinion, such information should be taken with a pinch of salt.
There might be some element of truth but obviously account numbering system in Nigerian Banks have been standardized to 10-Digits (NUBAN Standard). In essence, one needs to be careful when making insinuations.
rakiya gambo
Nigerians ar waitn to see what GEJ nd his so called new EFCC boss will do about this issue.
Azeez Kazeem Adisa
Imagen! Nigerian leaders are just too corrupt, the CBN governor cant claim he doesnt either directly or indirectly aware of these huge sum deposit afterall there are rules & regulations guiding the bank deposits & operations as a whole. Nigerian leaders, Egocentric! Well the masses just have to stand by it, IT IS TIME FOR THE REVOLUTION, STAND UP NIGERIANS, OCCUPY NIGERIA. If we dont do it now, it just a shift to the future, let's do it once and for all. No to Corruption, No to bad Governance, No to Dictatorship, We deserve a better Nigeria. NIGERIA: GOOD PEOPLE, GREAT NATION.
I did not vote for the clueless guy and his corrupt team..so for all of u who voted for sentiment religious and ethnic shit-what whr u expecting wellcome to fresh air ..now u want to occupy Nigeria while you gave the thieves legitimacy..will sell my cows surely at the right price got lots of them and i will survive in or out of your occupied Nigeria..!
Thee ar all bunch of wicked nd malicious lies,if they hav all dose doughs u say dey hav,den de'd also hav advisers dat'lll tell dem to save abroad,these govt ppl aren't fools.U guys dat spread false stories are!!
Some comments are so funny. One condemned the story as if it not this country that people r prosecuted for stealing billions.
Corruption in nigeria will turn an angel to a devil. They've done theirs, EFCC should investigate. -
Oso Gbeminija
These people in power,are nothing but rogues!I sincerely believe that God is ready to step into our case in Nigeria!kudos to u guys!u re blessed!!!!
A big thank you to i.report.ng.co for this publication. Those who claim that Nigerians are gullible believing the contents of the publication have not given us contrary reports of investigations carried out by them. No wonder the CBN governor stated that he finds huge sums of moneys in certain accounts and the owners of the accounts cannot be prosecuted. Nigeria is in big trouble if a whole Attorney General of the Federation can be involved in such level of corruption. It is a big disgrace tȍ the legal profession. No one knows Adoke truly. We read Law Reports and we don't find his name in any landmark judgment of the court. Its a pity. In fact, I as a citizen weep for Nigeria. There is pervasive poverty all around in Nigeria. May God help us.
Nawa ǂøя Nigerian. GEJ cannot takle corruption because He ΐƨ already soaked iϞ Ȋ̝̊̅†.
The truth is Sanusi (CBN Gov) is also corrupt. Do think these fraudulent practices can take place in any bank without the support of the CBN Gov?.. I think revolution is the only solution to our problem. We need to sweep away all present Govt parastatus and appoint new once, starting from the Attorney General. A country with a corrupt AG is in jeopardy. What happened in Libya last year needs to happen in Nigeria right now. Youths are you ready?
adeleke babatunde
Pls we need more, they must be brought to book
Good with this great information
Is GEJ and his team reading this? In a sane country, this DIShonourable minister will first be placed on suspension having established a prima facie case against him while the allegations are thoroughly investigated. But trust GEJ, mum is the word. The subsidy that commoners pay for corruption in Nigeria far outweighs the petrol subsidy he is bent on removing. If truly he is courageous, let him face the corruption monster. I bet he does not have the liver.
How very gullible nigerians are and how mischevious you online news sites canbe. Any reasonable person reading this would know that it is not only false but also very mischevious .it is quite pathetic how foolish nigerians are to believe such lies. How and whu wd a serving public official keep such huge amounts in such local accts when he can easily launder them abroad?
Please try and learn to carry out proper investigation before making publications or you guys run a risk of ridiculing yourselves all in a bit to castigate public officials.If you don't have facts to publish try posting funny pics or fiction rather than peddling malicious lies as news reports.-
If you think all the information are not true, then plz kindly provide us wit ur facts, we ar all stand 2 be corrected…before adoke was appointed av heard his name b4
d'u know why farida waziri of efcc was removd or wat sensible statement av u heard fm adoke himself…waziri was removed bcos she kept on charging pdp people 2 court wel she would nt bow 2 them so they hav 2 remove her…av find the amount gej budgeted 4 himself & vp, ok imagine 4.5b on newspaper 4 d year &so on…plz post ur facts -
is he your brother?
i just hope all nigerians esp d masses wil kno wat d strugle is all about dat we r in a mess in dis country. we must do d best 2 continue d strugle 4 its beter 2 endure now 4 a change 2moro bcos if we giv in now we r goin 2be in perpetual suferin. Pls pass on d mesage of d strugle let facts b clear 2 more pple 2 remove dis pple and change our destiny 4d beter 4ever
fidel castro
Finding this account should not be the end. We should now pursue the cogvernment to confiscate this account. These criminals must be made to bite the dust. Get rid of the whole lot from the face of this earth!!
This information is false. We are all upset with government but the truth must always be told. Don't lie on anyone.
With the account numbers and the branches mentioned, you still believe the information is false. Which other prof do you want? for his picture to be pasted to the account.
The problem in Nigeria is that so many of us are doubting Thomas's
Thanks for ur research! We are hungry of credible news like dis.
Victor osunniyi
Thanks for this mind opening info. God's judgment will come upon all wicked and corrupt leaders in this country- as a partridge that broods but does not hatch,so is he who gets riches,but not by right,it will leave him /her in the midst of his/ her days, and at his /her end he /she will be a fool. Jer 17:11 Their days are numbered.
It is very very unfortunate. I know that there is no smoke without fire. These are colossal sums of money. I hope Ibrahim Larmorde is listening and can act. Nigeria will soon be liberated. @least our eyes have seen and ears are hearing now.
musa abba alkali
thank you for digging this useful imformation to my dear nation, but the main problem is we dont know wether efcc will pursue them
May God save this Nation from Looters!
The masses have to do something about these corrupt idiots.it is no more news that GEJ administration is a big failure
,let us all nigerians stand up against their evil plots for our beloved country. -
Thats jonathans for you.lets digg more 2 find out whe is our 60 billion USD foregn reserve is lying.Nija go better
Tai Arowojolu-Alagwe
I do not support the current agitation for the reversal of fuel price with all my wit and power because I believe the likes of Mrs GOODLUCK and Adoke should be tried for corruption if only labour can make that part of their demand.
Sanni mustapha kayode
Tanks 4 rigorious and gallant investigation on our corrupt leaders.lugubriously,i'm highly depressed about our country issurs.we are realy in state of quagmire.they must listen 2 us.soveringty belongs 2 majority nt d minority.more power 2 ur elbow.i care
daniel ikhile
Adoke is not d only person having a huge account…..our so called president jonathan's account should be checked…..
Thanks for this info. All hands must be on the deck to expose them all.


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Lt. Gov. Calley wins vote of confidence as GOP conference closes on MackinacBy Chris Gautz
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MACKINAC ISLAND — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley closed out the 30th biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference Sunday morning on a high note, winning a straw poll and delivering the final speech of a weekend that was largely about his campaign to keep his job. Calley is being challenged for his lieutenant governor post by tea party member Wes Nakagiri, based on Calley's support for Medicaid expansion and other issues on which Nakagiri believes the lieutenant governor has not been conservative enough. The position is voted on by delegates at the state convention next year. Gov. Rick Snyder introduced Calley at brunch on Sunday, calling him a "true conservative voice." Earlier in the conference, Snyder stopped just short of saying he'd run for a second term as governor. "I think we have the best lieutenant governor in the nation," Snyder said. Speaking with reporters at the conclusion of the conference, Calley said he doesn't take his spot on the ticket for granted. "I'll continue to earn it every single day," Calley said. Snyder said when he chose Calley as his running mate during his run for governor, Snyder said he wanted to start building the bench for future leadership. "He's a leader today and Brian's a person that can be a leader in this state for decades to come," Snyder said. During his speech, Calley quoted heavily from scripture, and touted the change in style and leadership this administration has brought and instilled throughout state government. Calley said that when then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm laid out 100 things she wanted to accomplish and one of them got done, people celebrated. "That's how dysfunctional it was before," he said. Now, if the Snyder administration has 100 things it wants to do and 99 of them are accomplished, people complain and point out the failure of the one thing that did not get done. "The expectations have changed," Calley said. "And they've changed a lot." Earlier in the day, the results of a straw poll of conference attendees was unveiled and it showed Calley coming away with a convincing win. Calley received 432 of the 501 votes cast, defeating Nakagiri 86 percent to 14 percent. Nakagiri received 69 votes. The straw poll was a confirmation of Calley's clearly visible support on the island; dozens of young people were seen wearing Calley campaign shirts, while Nakagiri had almost no presence. Bobby Schostak, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, said he wasn't too surprised with Calley's win. "I think he presented well, and he's showing what his strengths are," he said. The straw poll, conducted by Gongwer News Service and Decider Strategies, also gauged interest in 2016 presidential candidates. Sen. Rand Paul won decidedly with 36 percent. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie finished second with 16 percent. Paul was the final keynote speaker Saturday night at the conference, and delivered a well-received half-hour speech. While not on the ballot, Snyder received eight write-in votes for president. Aside from the positive reception Paul received at the conference, the excitement of his supporters across the country was also evident. Just prior to giving his speech, Paul posted a link to the state Republican party's website that was streaming the speech live. So many people tried to watch it that it crashed the website. Chris Gautz: 1-517-403-4403, firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @chrisgautz Topics in this article: Politics
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