-Keep Smiling

The United States has a reputation for guzzling gasoline, especially in summer, when increased demand and processing costs drive up the price by an average of 10 to 20 cents per gallon. And while the recession has helped reduce U.S. gas demand in recent years, summer heat — combined with unforeseen variables like hurricanes and oil spills — can still wreak havoc with prices at the pump.

But whether you’re planning a cross-country road trip or just trying to avoid spending your paycheck on commuting, there’s plenty you can do to save money on gasoline. The best strategy is to simply drive less often, maybe carpooling or biking instead, but don’t feel discouraged if that’s not an option.

Check out these 10 ideas for ways to cut back the amount of time and money you spend at gas stations this summer:

1) Slow and steady wins the race
Gasoline mileage drops off in most cars once you’re going faster than about 60 mph (see chart at left). For every 5 mph you drive over 60 mph, you’re essentially paying an extra 24 cents per gallon of gas.

Try using cruise control on interstates and other highways to maintain a constant speed. It can also help to use your car’s overdrive gears, which save fuel and engine wear by reducing your speed.

2) Be cool in traffic
Aggressive driving — speeding, swerving, sudden acceleration and braking — is not only dangerous, it can lower your gas mileage 33 percent on highways and 5 percent on city streets. Revving your engine while stopped is even more wasteful.

3) But not too cool
Air conditioning can be a big drain on gasoline, so make sure you don’t just leave it on absentmindedly, and certainly don’t leave it on while windows are open, even if they’re just cracked. You can improve your fuel efficiency in stop-and-go traffic by turning off the A/C and rolling down the windows instead, but that’s not necessarily always the best idea.

When driving above 55 mph, especially for long periods on highways, the opposite is true — open windows make a vehicle less aerodynamic by letting in air, which increases air resistance and decreases fuel efficiency. On long road trips, using air conditioning could actually improve your mileage by up to 20 percent.

4) Don’t just sit there
On top of pointlessly pumping out greenhouse gases without actually getting you anywhere, idling automobiles also contribute to ground-level ozone, airborne particulate matter, and other near-surface air pollution. These emissions can aggravate asthma and even hinder breathing in otherwise healthy people, especially children and the elderly.

If you’re just idling to warm up your car in winter, it still only needs to run about a minute. Anything beyond that is just wasting gas.

5) Stay in tune
Fixing a car that needs a tune-up or has failed an emissions test can improve its fuel efficiency by an average of 4 percent. More serious problems, like a faulty oxygen sensor, can reduce mileage by up to 40 percent.

And don’t forget to get an oil change roughly every 3,000 miles or three months, whichever comes first (or you could look into installing an Electro-Lube Oil Refiner, which reportedly eliminates the need for oil changes while boosting efficiency 3 to 4 percent).

6) Get pumped
Keeping a car’s tires properly inflated can improve fuel efficiency by about 3.3 percent. It’s also safer and lengthens the lifespan of your tires, since under-inflated tires lose their tread quickly in addition to wasting fuel. Regular checkups for your tires’ alignment and balance aren’t a bad idea, either.

7) Take a load off
While it mainly affects smaller cars, carrying extra weight means burning extra gasoline, no matter how big your vehicle is. On average, you may be cutting your fuel efficiency by up to 2 percent for every 100 extra pounds you haul.

Develop motor skills
Using the manufacturer’s recommended grade of motor oil can boost mileage by 1 to 2 percent. Try to also use the lowest grade of gasoline that’s appropriate for your car, since high-octane grades cost several cents more per gallon.

Check your owner’s manual to be sure, but as long as your engine doesn’t start knocking, you’re probably OK. Switching from premium to regular gasoline would save hundreds of dollars every year.

9) There’s a cap for that
Gasoline can evaporate from a vehicle’s fuel tank if it’s able to find an opening, which is bad for your wallet and your lungs. Make sure your gas tank’s cap is tightened securely after you fill up, and if the cap’s threading is stripped or it fits too loosely, you might want to buy a new one.

10) Join the masses
Carpool or, even better, don’t take a car at all — walk, ride a bike, or take mass transit. It saves you money, improves your personal health, and helps the planet by keeping greenhouse gases out of its atmosphere. See MNN’s guide to greening your commute for more ideas.

Source: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest_bloggers/50/10-ways-to-save-money-on-gasoline.html

If our brains were computers, we’d simply add a chip to upgrade our memory. However, the human brain is more complex than even the most advanced machine, so improving human memory requires slightly more effort.
Just like muscular strength, your ability to remember increases when you exercise your memory and nurture it with a good diet and other healthy habits. There are a number of steps you can take to improve your memory and retrieval capacity. First, however, it’s helpful to understand how we remember.

What is memory?

Simply put, memory is the mental activity of recalling information that you have learned or experienced. That simple definition, though, covers a complex process that involves many different parts of the brain and serves us in disparate ways.

Memory can be short-term or long-term. In short-term memory, your mind stores information for a few seconds or a few minutes: the time it takes you to dial a phone number you just looked up or to compare the prices of several items in a store. Such memory is fragile, and it’s meant to be; your brain would soon read “disk full” if you retained every phone number you called, every dish you ordered in a restaurant, and the subject of every ad you watched on TV. Your brain is also meant to hold an average of seven items, which is why you can usually remember a new phone number for a few minutes but need your credit card in front of you when you’re buying something online.

Long-term memory involves the information you make an effort (conscious or unconscious) to retain, because it’s personally meaningful to you (for example, data about family and friends); you need it (such as job procedures or material you’re studying for a test); or it made an emotional impression (a movie that had you riveted, the first time you ever caught a fish, the day your uncle died). Some information that you store in long-term memory requires a conscious effort to recall: episodic memories, which are personal memories about experiences you’ve had at specific times; and semantic memories (factual data not bound to time or place), which can be everything from the names of the planets to the color of your child’s hair. Another type of long-term memory is procedural memory, which involves skills and routines you perform so often that they don’t require conscious recall.

Tips for memory improvements

Do you feel that you have a poor memory? You may just have some less-than-effective habits when it comes to taking in and processing information. Barring disease, disorder, or injury, you can improve your ability to learn and retain information.
Brain exercises

Memory, like muscular strength, is a “use it or lose it” proposition. The more you work out your brain, the better you’ll be able to process and remember information.
Novelty and sensory stimulation are the foundation of brain exercise. If you break your routine in a challenging way, you’re using brain pathways you weren’t using before. This can involve something as simple as brushing your teeth with your nondominant hand, which activates little-used connections on the nondominant side of your brain. Or try a “neurobic” exercise – an aerobic exercise for your brain – (see Keep Your Brain Alive Exercise) that forces you to use your faculties in unusual ways, like showering and getting dressed with your eyes closed. Take a course in a subject you don’t know much about, learn a new game of strategy, or cook up some recipes in an unfamiliar cuisine. That’s the most effective way to keep your synapses firing.
General guidelines to improve memory

In addition to exercising your brain, there are some basic things you can do to improve your ability to retain and retrieve memories:

1. Pay attention. You can’t remember something if you never learned it, and you can’t learn something — that is, encode it into your brain — if you don’t pay enough attention to it. It takes about eight seconds of intent focus to process a piece of information through your hippocampus and into the appropriate memory center. So, no multitasking when you need to concentrate! If you distract easily, try to receive information in a quiet place where you won’t be interrupted.
2. Tailor information acquisition to your learning style. Most people are visual learners; they learn best by reading or otherwise seeing what it is they have to know. But some are auditory learners who learn better by listening. They might benefit by recording information they need and listening to it until they remember it.
3. Involve as many senses as possible. Even if you’re a visual learner, read out loud what you want to remember. If you can recite it rhythmically, even better. Try to relate information to colors, textures, smells and tastes. The physical act of rewriting information can help imprint it onto your brain.
4. Relate information to what you already know. Connect new data to information you already remember, whether it’s new material that builds on previous knowledge, or something as simple as an address of someone who lives on a street where you already know someone.
5. Organize information. Write things down in address books and datebooks and on calendars; take notes on more complex material and reorganize the notes into categories later. Use both words and pictures in learning information.
6. Understand and be able to interpret complex material. For more complex material, focus on understanding basic ideas rather than memorizing isolated details. Be able to explain it to someone else in your own words.
7. Rehearse information frequently and “over-learn”. Review what you’ve learned the same day you learn it, and at intervals thereafter. What researchers call “spaced rehearsal” is more effective than “cramming.” If you’re able to “over-learn” information so that recalling it becomes second nature, so much the better.
8. Be motivated and keep a positive attitude. Tell yourself that you want to learn what you need to remember, and that you can learn and remember it. Telling yourself you have a bad memory actually hampers the ability of your brain to remember, while positive mental feedback sets up an expectation of success.

Mnemonic devices to improve memory

Mnemonics (the initial “m” is silent) are clues of any kind that help us remember something, usually by causing us to associate the information we want to remember with a visual image, a sentence, or a word.

Common types of mnemonic devices include:

1. Visual images – a microphone to remember the name “Mike,” a rose for “Rosie.” Use positive, pleasant images, because the brain often blocks out unpleasant ones, and make them vivid, colorful, and three-dimensional — they’ll be easier to remember.
2. Sentences in which the first letter of each word is part of or represents the initial of what you want to remember. Millions of musicians, for example, first memorized the lines of the treble staff with the sentence “Every good boy does fine” (or “deserves favor”), representing the notes E, G, B, D, and F. Medical students often learn groups of nerves, bones, and other anatomical features using nonsense sentences.
3. Acronyms, which are initials that creates pronounceable words. The spaces between the lines on the treble staff, for example, are F, A, C, and E: FACE.
4. Rhymes and alliteration: remember learning “30 days hath September, April, June, and November”? A hefty guy named Robert can be remembered as “Big Bob” and a smiley co-worker as “Perky Pat” (though it might be best to keep such names to yourself).
5. Jokes or even off-color associations using facts, figures, and names you need to recall, because funny or peculiar things are easier to remember than mundane images.
6. “Chunking” information; that is, arranging a long list in smaller units or categories that are easier to remember. If you can reel off your Social Security number without looking at it, that’s probably because it’s arranged in groups of 3, 2, and 4 digits, not a string of 9.
7. “Method of loci”: This is an ancient and effective way of remembering a lot of material, such as a speech. You associate each part of what you have to remember with a landmark in a route you know well, such as your commute to work.

Healthy habits to improve memory

Treating your body well can enhance your ability to process and recall information.
Healthy Habits that Improve Memory

Regular exercise

* Increases oxygen to your brain.
* Reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
* May enhance the effects of helpful brain chemicals and protect brain cells.

Managing stress

* Cortisol, the stress hormone, can damage the hippocampus if the stress is unrelieved.
* Stress makes it difficult to concentrate.

Good sleep habits

* Sleep is necessary for memory consolidation.
* Sleep disorders like insomnia and sleep apnea leave you tired and unable to concentrate during the day.

Not smoking

* Smoking heightens the risk of vascular disorders that can cause stroke and constrict arteries that deliver oxygen to the brain.

Nutrition and Memory improvement

You probably know already that a diet based on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and “healthy” fats will provide lots of health benefits, but such a diet can also improve memory. Research indicates that certain nutrients nurture and stimulate brain function.

* B vitamins, especially B6, B12, and folic acid, protects neurons by breaking down homocysteine, an amino acid that is toxic to nerve cells. They’re also involved in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen. (Best sources: spinach and other dark leafy greens, broccoli, asparagus, strawberries, melons, black beans and other legumes, citrus fruits, soybeans.)
* Antioxidants like vitamins C and E, and beta carotene, fight free radicals, which are atoms formed when oxygen interacts with certain molecules. Free radicals are highly reactive and can damage cells, but antioxidants can interact with them safely and neutralize them. Antioxidants also improve the flow of oxygen through the body and brain. (Best sources: blueberries and other berries, sweet potatoes, red tomatoes, spinach, broccoli, green tea, nuts and seeds, citrus fruits, liver.)
* Omega-3 fatty acids are concentrated in the brain and are associated with cognitive function. They count as “healthy” fats, as opposed to saturated fats and trans fats, protecting against inflammation and high cholesterol. (Best sources: cold-water fish such as salmon, herring, tuna, halibut, and mackerel; walnuts and walnut oil; flaxseed and flaxseed oil)
Because older adults are more prone to B12 and folic acid deficiencies, a supplement may be a good idea for seniors. An omega-3 supplement (at any age) if you don’t like eating fish. But nutrients work best when they’re consumed in foods, so try your best to eat a broad spectrum of colorful plant foods and choose fats that will help clear, not clog, your arteries. Your brain will thank you!

See Helpguide’s Healthy Eating and Healthy Fats for more information.
Memory and aging

Several factors cause aging brains to experience changes in the ability to retain and retrieve memories:

* The hippocampus is especially vulnerable to age-related deterioration, and that can affect how well you retain information.
* There’s a relative loss of neurons with age, which can affect the activity of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters and their receptors.
* An older person often experiences decreased blood flow to the brain and processes nutrients that enhance brain activity less efficiently than a younger person.

However, in healthy older adults, these changes represent more of a slowing in the ability to absorb, store, and retrieve new information, not a loss. The factual information you’ve accumulated over the years remains largely intact, as does procedural memory. You can make and recall new long-term memories; the process just takes a little longer.

Of course, some older adults do develop more significant problems with memory that are the result of diseases such as Alzheimer’s or stroke; injury; poor nutrition; other physiological issues; or emotional problems.

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Introduction

Reading is likely to be an essential element of your studies at Edge Hill. This is because reading is a means of discovering information, of expanding your knowledge and understanding of a subject, and is often very enjoyable! There is a general assumption that ‘everyone knows how to read’. Not everyone does, and those who do are often not reading as effectively as they could be. This leaflet will not turn you into an excellent reader overnight – what follow are merely guidelines you may wish to pursue in your quest to be a more effective reader.

STEP 1 – Different types of reading

Think about the various items you may have read today. They might include a newspaper, a lecture handout, a course text, a poster, and now this leaflet. Did you read them all in the same way? At the same speed? In the same detail? Your answer to these questions is probably ‘no’.

We read things in different ways because we are always reading for different purposes. In general, we do not read something without first having reason to do so. We read posters because they catch our eye and awake our interest. We read newspapers for various reasons, from finding out the political situation of the day to seeing what’s on TV. When reading for academic purposes we are often reading because we have to, but we are still doing it for a purpose; to prepare for an essay, to gain an insight into different authors’ opinions, or to help us understand a subject.

Look at the list below and you will probably recognize styles of reading you have used yourself:

Scanning – this is usually a quick search for a specific piece of information.

Skimming – involves looking over a text quite quickly to see what it is about.

Reading in depth – this involves reading a text or passage thoroughly, paying attention to detail.

Reading for leisure and reading for revision are other types of reading you may have used, but this leaflet will concentrate on the above three. Another thing that varies depending upon what/why you are reading is the speed at which you read. Scanning and skimming can be done very quickly, but reading in depth requires more time and concentration. To be an effective reader you will need to use a mixture of the above techniques; varying the type of reading you employ, and the speed at which you do it.

STEP 2 – Deciding what to read

The majority of students are aware of the benefits to be gained from reading around their subjects, but knowing just what to read is not always easy. To start with there are a range of texts available, such as books, journals, periodicals and newspapers. Often, the best place to start is your reading list. Sometimes these can be extensive, and others contain just a couple of essential texts. If you need more ideas about what you should be reading ask your subject tutors and your lecturers.

Another good place to look for titles of relevant books is in bibliographies. These can be particularly useful in set texts. Remember that there is an on-line catalogue of books in the LRC which you can use to search for publications by subject or by author. This can be an invaluable way to find details of potentially useful publications. Do not be put off if a title you require is out. A hold can be placed on the book and you will be notified by the LRC when it is available.

If you are not sure whether a particular text will be useful or not, try using the following approach:

• Decide on what you are looking for from the text.
• Look at the contents page, the preface, the introduction, and the index – do any of the chapters/pages seem relevant?
• Skim read the first and last paragraphs of the chapters/pages you have selected.
• Decide if these chapters/pages really are relevant to you and therefore worth reading.

Once you have done this, you will have a much better idea of the content of the text you are considering. It need not be a book – this approach can apply to any type of text. Simply modify it to suit your needs. This method of approaching a text demonstrates that although a whole book may be recommended by a lecturer or on a reading list, you can be selective in your choice of which parts to read. Indeed, if you are not selective you may well find yourself totally snowed-under with reading. Lecturers will often guide students on specific parts of text to study.

STEP 3 – Getting ready to read

• In order to get the most out of your reading you should not try to start reading something new when you are tired. If you do, you will either take very little in, or you will fall asleep. Neither of these results are very productive!
• Another issue to consider is your reading environment. You are unlikely to be able to concentrate if you do your reading in the pub! Try to find somewhere quiet with few distractions. This is not always easy – but can make a huge difference to your productivity. This point applies to the rest of your studies too.
• Try to avoid subvocalising (saying or mouthing the words) as you read. This can really slow down your reading, and is a bad habit which can be broken with a little perseverance.
• Try to leave yourself plenty time for reading. People often underestimate the amount of time they will need to spend on it, especially when preparing for an essay or assignment. If you rush your reading, you will not get as much out of it as you could. So try and plan ahead to allow yourself time. You are likely to have two or more assignments to complete around the same time so do not spend all your time on the first assignment to the detriment of the others.
• Before you begin reading anything, it is worth considering why it has been written:
o What is the author’s purpose in writing this text/article?
o What are the aims and objectives of the author? Are these met?
o Is the text based on research – if so who was the research funded by?
o Do you think the research methods used were viable?
o Are there any issues missing from the text which you think are relevant – why might they be missing?
o Is the author presenting fact or opinion?
o Who is the text written for?

There is no need to become a total cynic when reading, but it is worth bearing questions like these in mind.

STEP 4 – SQ3R

Once you have decided you are going to read a text or passage one way of going about it is the SQ3R approach. Although this may sound like a character from Star Wars, it is not! It actually stands for:

• Survey : as in step 2 – look at the text to see if it is relevant to your purpose.
• Question : decide on the questions you want answered by the text.
• Read : without making notes, perhaps a section at a time.
• Recall : close the text, and try to write down the answers to your questions.
• Review : go back to the text and check what you have written against the text.

This approach can be helpful, but will not suit everyone. Some people like to take notes as they read, rather than wait until they have finished reading as in the above method. One good thing about the SQ3R approach is that it encourages you to be an active reader – you have to think as well as read. By deciding on questions you want the text to answer, you are more alert whilst reading the text. This can help to stop your mind wandering onto other subjects, such as what you will be having for dinner!

STEP 5 – Taking notes from reading

The purpose of taking notes from your reading is to help you remember what you read, and so you have a record for future reference. Good notes can save you from having to read the text again, and can be used to complement lecture notes and provide material for essays. The physical act of taking notes also keeps you alert, and should make you think about what you are reading. There is no one best way of taking notes, but the following should be of use:

• Always note the reference for the text – include the author’s name, the title, publisher, place and date of publication. Note the library classification number as well, if relevant. This will help should you decide to use the reference later. It could save valuable time and leg work when it comes to completing the bibliography.
• Try and put your notes into your own words – don’t just copy from the text. This will make you think, and help you to know if you understand what you are reading. See 7 Steps to Avoiding Plagiarism
• Summarise the text, and remark on your notes as you make them – write down any questions the text raises in your mind, or jot down references to the texts or lectures.
• Take relevant quotations – always be sure to put quotation marks around them, and note the page of the text you have taken them from.
• Use highlighters, the margins, underlining etc. – but only if the book belongs to you.

Try to remember that you are reading to understand, rather than to simply remember. Your notes should be just that – notes. You can always go back to the text at a later date if you want to remind yourself of the details.

STEP 6 – Problems with reading

• One of the main reading problems encountered by students is that what they are reading is ‘boring’. This can be alleviated by making sure you only read what is relevant to your purpose. Use step two as often as possible to stop you from reading reams of unnecessary text, and always keep your purpose for reading in mind. Unfortunately some authors simply do not write fascinating texts or include lots of interesting pictures. This is a fact of life and we just have to put up with it!
• If you don’t understand what you are reading:
o try and read ahead to see if what comes next sheds any light on it.
o see if reference is made to another publication – perhaps having a look at it may make things clearer.
o if you are still not sure what the author is trying to say, ask your tutor or one of your peers.
• You may well disagree with what you read from time to time. This can be very irritating, but instead should be considered as part of the challenge of reading and learning, in fact, if you can put up a good argument against this should lead to a good assignment. Tutors often complain that students are not critical enough.You do not have to agree with what is being said, but if you can appreciate why the author has said what he/she has, you are gaining insight and an understanding of their ideas. Persevere!

STEP 7 – Continuing to improve your reading

Hopefully you will now have gained a little insight into ways in which you can try to improve your reading technique. However, simply reading this leaflet will not have changed the effectiveness of your reading. Now you need to put what has been said into practice. Experiment a little with fast and slow reading, skimming and scanning, and taking notes. See if there are ways of doing these things that you have not tried before, but feel you may like to try in future.

Each step is likely to improve with practice. You will learn from mistakes, for example, spending time which is ill-afforded in chasing up missing details to include in a bibliography will soon teach you to keep meticulous records.

© Copyright for this article belongs to Edge Hill

This document was re-printed with the kind permission of Mark Schofield. Original Source of the article is located here: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/tld/student/7steps/reading.htm

Using a Weak Password

Avoid simple names or words you can find in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Instead, mix upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols. A password should have at least eight characters. One good technique is to insert numbers or symbols in the middle of a word, such as this variant on the word “houses”: hO27usEs!

Leaving Your Full Birth Date in Your Profile

It’s an ideal target for identity thieves, who could use it to obtain more information about you and potentially gain access to your bank or credit card account. If you’ve already entered a birth date, go to your profile page and click on the Info tab, then on Edit Information. Under the Basic Information section, choose to show only the month and day or no birthday at all.

Overlooking Useful Privacy Controls

For almost everything in your Facebook profile, you can limit access to only your friends, friends of friends, or yourself. Restrict access to photos, birth date, religious views, and family information, among other things. You can give only certain people or groups access to items such as photos, or block particular people from seeing them. Consider leaving out contact info, such as phone number and address, since you probably don’t want anyone to have access to that information anyway.

Posting Your Child’s Name in a Caption

Don’t use a child’s name in photo tags or captions. If someone else does, delete it by clicking on Remove Tag. If your child isn’t on Facebook and someone includes his or her name in a caption, ask that person to remove the name.

Mentioning That You’ll Be Away From Home

That’s like putting a “no one’s home” sign on your door. Wait until you get home to tell everyone how awesome your vacation was and be vague about the date of any trip.

Letting Search Engines Find You

To help prevent strangers from accessing your page, go to the Search section of Facebook’s privacy controls and select Only Friends for Facebook search results. Be sure the box for public search results isn’t checked.

Permitting Youngsters to Use Facebook Unsupervised

Facebook limits its members to ages 13 and over, but children younger than that do use it. If you have a young child or teenager on Facebook, the best way to provide oversight is to become one of their online friends. Use your e-mail address as the contact for their account so that you receive their notifications and monitor their activities. “What they think is nothing can actually be pretty serious,” says Charles Pavelites, a supervisory special agent at the Internet Crime Complaint Center. For example, a child who posts the comment “Mom will be home soon, I need to do the dishes” every day at the same time is revealing too much about the parents’ regular comings and goings.

My peoples,

Make una read this list o. E don reach time wey we, as origina Niaja
peoples go stop to dey use abreviations like LoL, LMAO, LMAOROTF, BRB,
WAS, etc etc. When we fit dey use abreviation for our own exceptional
street lingua.

why?

1. your at work and your chattin, no amount of spyware and things go bother
you, u go still fit yab your boss NS(nothin spoil) whilst u still dey
answer the mugu YB (Yes Boss).

2. Since our slangs are non-tribal, who knows, maybe this will furthher
foister the bond one a ONE NAIJA, especially since its written and thus
there’s no chance of Danjuma pronouncing anything hillariously.

3. Hey, why not, I’m sure it’ll be fun learnin and more fun
indoctrinating others too.NLT (I shant translate this). As my brother
Prince would say; Is a hell of Lingua.

So peoples, LGT!

1. LWKM – Laugh wan kill me
2. LWKMD – Laugh wan kill me die
3. MIDG – make i dey go
4. WGYL – we go yarn later
5. IGA – I gbadun am
6. ICS – I can’t shout
7. DJM – Don’t jealous me
8. WBDM – Who born d maga
9. UDC – U de craze
10. NUS – Na u sabi
11. WSU – who send u
12. OSABZ – over sabi
13. ITK – I too know
14. WDH – wetin dey happen
15. NDH – nutin dey happen
16. FMJ – free me jo
17. BBP – bad bele people
18. HUD – how u dey
19. WKP – waka pass
20. BBG – baby girl
21. KKL – Kokolette
22. MML – mamalette
23 GFF- Gbono fe le fe le (e.g., she GFF)
24. NTT – Na true talk
25. IKU – It koncain u?
26. NDM – no dull me
27. LGT – let’s goo there
28. IFSA – I for slap am
29. IGDO – I go die o
30. YB – Yess boss
31. NLT – No long thing
32. 2GB – 2 gbaski (e.g., the song 2GB!)
33. CWJ – carry waka jorh
34. WBYO – wetin be your own
35. U2D – U 2 do
36. U2DV – U 2 dey vex
37. MKG – maka gini?
38. WSDP – who send dem papa
39. INS – i no send
40. INFS – i no fit shout
41. WWY – who wan yarn
42. NBST – no be small thing
43. NWO – na wah oooooo
44. NMA – no mind am
45. MIHW – make i hear word
46. NBL – no be lie
47. NB? – na beans?
48 wd – wetin dey
49. UNGKM – u no go kill me
50. o2s – omo 2 sexy

The average 9ja babe does not have the guts to let her partner know when she feels like making love.The few dat do are seen by 9ja guys as being too straight and promiscuous.As a result,babes are forced to keep their feeling dormant until the man initiates the act of love making.TOO BAD!!!
For my sake,love making is an intimate feeling shared btw two people who’re in love but it’s unfortunate dat majority of our babes don’t share dis kind of intimacy with their partners.Perhaps,cuz they were raised not to express their sexual need verbally or through body language and believe dat as long as i’m satisfied,dat it’s all dat matters.
WOMEN,LADIES,GIRLS, you have sexual needs to be fulfilled.There’s nothing wrong in telling ur man(me) how you feel,what you need and how you need it.
Secondly,expressing yourself athletically and gymnastically on bed is what 9ja guys(me) really need not lying like a log of wood(sorry). Yes! The guy should be in charge but he’s not a machine(like me). A time comes when you take control of the situation,use the gear effectively and let him run out of gear oil and i bet you the satisfaction will be even and mutual. Stop playing innocent on bed! You ain’t masturbation objects but partners during love making.
GUYS I’LL COME BACK FOR YOU!

1) She stops calling
Most women love attention and love it when men compliment them, look at them, ask them out. Women also love calling their boyfriends or husbands (and love receiving phone calls) because it gives them a chance to receive attention. Most couples I know are in daily contact with each other, no matter where they are in the world. A lot of married couples call each other at work, either to check up on each other or out of boredom.

Suddenly one day, she stops calling . Very subtly you realize that the phone doesn’t ring quite as often, until one day it almost never does. This is a big sign . If a woman stops calling you, it is because she feels she shouldn’t make the time or effort to call. When a woman is in love, she will bend over backwards for her man. When she isn’tsee ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya.

2) She stops caring and stops acting jealous
After a woman stops calling you, more of her behavior starts to change. Most women are at least a tad jealous by nature. Most women deny it, but it’s true. Women don’t want to share their men with anyone, so they do what’s necessary to keep them happy (this includes: baking a cake, going shopping with his mom, ironing his shirts, and oral sex).

So when your girlfriend or wife suddenly stops acting jealous or no longer does things for you, watch out. When she stops asking about your day or getting mad at you for looking at other women, start counting the days. She’s not in love with you anymore.

3) Do you want to go to the movies?
The third sign that things are going badly is actually pretty simple. If you go to the movies every time you go out with your partner, this is another sign . Being at a movie theater is a great excuse to spend time together without actually having to say a word to one another.

If a woman says, why don’t we just go see a movie? every time you want to go out, she is really saying I don’t want to spend time with you, especially in public because I think you are an idiot .

Not exactly in those words of course, but you get the point.

1. Touch her waist.
2. Actually talk to her.
3. Share secrets with her.
4. Give her your jacket.
5. Kiss her slowly.

Are you remembering this?

6. Hug her.
7. Hold her.
8. Laugh with her.
9. Invite her somewhere.
10. Hangout with her and your friends together.

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11. Smile with her.
12. Take pictures with her.
13. Pull her onto your lap.
14. When she says she loves you more, deny it. Fight back.
15. When her friends say i love her more than you, deny it. fight back and
hug her tight so she can’t get to her friends. it makes her feel loved.

Are you thinking of someone?

16. Always hug her and say I love you whenever you see her.
17. Kiss her unexpectedly.
18. Hug her from behind around the waist.
19. Tell her she’s beautiful.
20. Tell her the way you feel about her.

One last thing you need to do to show her you actually do mean it.

21. Open doors for her, walk her to her car- it makes her feel protected,
plus it never hurts to act like a gentleman.
22. Tell her she’s your everything – only if you mean it.
23. If it seems like there is something wrong, ask her- if she denies
something being wrong, it means SHE DOESN’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT- so just
hug her
24. Make her feel loved.
25-kiss her in front of OTHER girls you know!!!!*

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26-don’t lie to HER.*
27-DON’T cheat on her.*
28-take her ANYWHERE she wants
29-txt messege or call her in the morning and tell her have a good day at
work {or school}, and how much you MISS her.
30-be there for her when ever she needs you, & even when she doesn’t need
you, just be there so she’ll know that she can ALWAYS count on you.*

ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? YOU BETTER BECAUSE, IT’S IMPORTANT

31. Hold her close when she’s cold so she can hold YOU too.
32. When you are ALONE hold her close and kiss her.*
33. Kiss her on the CHEEK; (it will give her the hint that you want to kiss
her).*
34. While in the movies, put your arm around her and then she will
automatically put her head on your shoulder, then lean in and tilt her chin
up and kiss her LIGHTLY.
35. Dont EVER tell her to leave even jokingly or act like you’re mad. If
shes upset, comfort her.

REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS WHEN YOU ARE WITH HER NEXT

36. When people DISS her, stand up for her.*
37. Look deep into her EYES and tell her you love her.*
38. Lay down under the STARS and put her head on your chest so she can
listen to the steady beat of your heart, Link your fingers together while
you whisper to her as she rests her eyes and listens to you.
39. When walking next to each other grab her HAND.*
40. When you hug her HOLD her in your arms as long as possible*

MAKE SURE SHE KNOWS SHES LOVED

41. Call or text her at night to wish her SWEET DREAMS*
42. COMFORT her when she cries and wipe away her tears.*
43. Take her for LONG walks at night.
44. ALWAYS Remind her how much you love her.*
45.sit on top of her and tell her how much u love her and then bend down to
her face and kiss her while sitting on her.
46. Rub her back–feels good
47. Give her your coat if she’s cold–thats always cute =)
48. Write letters on her back with your finger
49. Let her sit on your lap
50. DON’T poke her hard… but if you want to mess around just do it lightly.
51. HOLD her HAND in PUBLIC.
52. Even if she looks BAD one day tell her she’s BEAUTIFUL
53. Keep conversations flowing…talk about anything… usually they just go along with it.
54. If their hair is in their face move it out of her face and then kiss her passionatley and gently.
55. Surprisingly sneek up on her and hug her from behind–loves it.
56. Kiss her in the rain.
57. Pick her up like in The Notebook and kiss her.
58. Slow dance with no music
59. Don’t ignore her or be nervous around her–everythings going to be okay
60. When she comes running to you, with tears down her face, the first thing you should say is “Who’s a** Am I Going To Kick!”- she will then feel protected.

YOU’ll NEVER KNOW WHEN SHE NEEDS JUST A lil MORE LOVE

Source: http://www.facebook.com/pages/JonO/120029538026159?v=wall#!/group.php?gid=145629021777

When I learnt about Uzoma’s case and watched the video in 2009, I was bitter, I felt ashamed on the way Men in uniform misbehave and see others as inferior. Now, am happy for the young lady, the whole situation was a blessing in disguise for her. Now, she’s won N100 Million… Sometimes, your blessings can come as trouble, that is why it is good to give thanks to God in every situation. The story….

Uzoma Okere is the young Nigerian lady whose assault by military officers became a viral video that raised the ire of many. In November 2008, a military convoy belonging to Rear Adm. Arogundade overreacted when Okere’s Mitsubishi Colt did not move out of their way. Arogundade’s ratings beat Okere mercilessly beating with gun butts and horsewhips in the street. A brave citizen recorded the incident and put it on the internet, exposing Arogundade, and other officials who take for granted that they need to share the streets with civilians and use violence against innocents.

The incident spurred the Lagos State governor to make illegal traditional convoys which rush through the streets of Lagos which horns blaring, with little regard for anyone in their way. Okere took advantage of the free legal services provided by Lagos State government and sued Rear Admiral Arogundade and his military ratings for assault and battery. After much legal delay and wrangling, a judgment was finally issued in the Okere case and she won a judgment of N100 MN which is to be paid to her, and a fellow plaintiff, by Arogundade, the Nigerian Navy and the four ratings who carried out the attack.

When reading the 37-page judgment, Justice Opeyemi Oke referred to the acts of the navy officers as “barbaric” and stated that the men involved showed a disrespect for women and shouuld undergo psychiatric observation. Specifically,

“These ratings can only be described as barbarians in uniforms as they have shown by this incident that they have no respect for womanhood dragging a woman on the road and partially getting her naked. They have no fear of God at all … It is highly shameful and unimaginable that such could happen in this 21st Century in a civilized society and democratic one. It should therefore be condemned in very strong language. The naval ratings have disgraced the uniform they wear as officers of the Nigerian Navy. They are therefore a disgrace to the whole nation. The rebranding gospel should therefore be commenced with this group of officers.”

The judgment also requires a public apology to Ms. Okere in at least 4 print and television outlets within one month of the decision.

Immediately after the announcement, the defendant’s lawyer told news cameras that it would appeal, thereby dragging the already sullied reputation of the military through the mud. The better option for the swift resolution of this matter would be to pay up, issue an apology, announce that the entire military will undergo training/courses on how to better relate to civilians and quietly allow the dust to settle. Unfortunately, this is Nigeria, the land of the Big Man, where anyone with power or influence can slap someone and get away with it and even steal millions and have 170 counts of fraud dismissed with the aid of the nation’s Attorney General. Thus, this writer’s hopes are slim that the Navy will take the high road and do what is right. Hopefully, no matter what happens, this case sets the precedent that no matter one’s power, be it economic or military, the flagrant abuse of another human being will not be tolerated by Nigeria’s courts. The case also cements the crucial role courts continue to play on the road to the entrenchment of true democracy in Nigeria. And, that is definitely a sign of progress.