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  • SPORTS: Barclays Premier League Fixtures


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    Sat Jan 31
    12:45 PM – Hull City vs Newcastle United
    3:00 PM – Crystal Palace vs Everton
    3:00 PM – Liverpool vs West Ham
    3:00 PM – Manchester United vs Leicester City
    3:00 PM – Stoke City vs QPR
    3:00 PM – Sunderland vs Burnley
    3:00 PM – West Bromwich vs Tottenham Hotspur
    5:30 PM – Chelsea vs Manchester City

    Sun Feb 1
    1:30 PM – Arsenal vs Aston Villa
    4:00 PM – Southampton vs Swansea City

    Time; UK

  • INSPIRATIONAL: Love, Sacrifice & Death


    “Death is peaceful and easy…life is harder. I have never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I loved, seems like a good way to go. I have never brought myself to regret the mistake that brought me face to face with death…Because they also brought me..YOU!”
    Like an anonymous author remarked…
    “We can only love who we know and we can never know completely who we do not love”. 
    There is no true love without Sacrifice. And such Sacrifice is selfless as it has no strings attached.
    Excerpt from the Movie: Twilight Saga
    With modifications by Nelson Amaobi Osuala.

  • HEALTH: Information on Mental Health

    Compiled by Efio-Ita Nyok

    Information they say is the greatest asset an individual can acquire, for it is very good for him/her and equips to be very relevant to others who then may be the recipients of the information already gotten.

    But, do not be ignorant of the adage prominent among the Efiks of Cross River State of Nigeria, that, no individual should boast he/she is not blind until he/she dies, because, blindness is prone to attack any person living and at any time. But with adequate information on some ailments that afflicts humankind, one can be rest assured to be equipped to prevent such ailment from afflicting him. No knowledge is wasted friend.

    Mental disorder is usually connected with the happenings in the mind involving the process of thinking or connected with the state of the health of the mind. Mental disorders afflict people in every part of the world and impact on the lives of their loved ones, because they care for the afflicted ones.

    According to WHO, ‘One in four people will be affected by mental disorder at some point in their lives. Depression is the single largest contributor to this worldwide disability. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Although huge numbers of people are affected, mental disorders remain hidden, neglected and discriminated against’.

    According to WHO, many people with mental illness refrain from seeking treatment because of the stigma associated with it. Mental illness experts say is a mental disorder which is a significant dysfunction in a person’s thinking, emotional control, and behaviour. This condition often disrupts a person’s ability to relate to others and to deal with the demands of life.

    The severity of symptoms can vary in length and intensity, depending on the individual and the particular ailment and circumstances. It can affect people of any gender, age, culture, race, religion, educational and income level. Mental health disorders are not the result of personal weakness or a character flaw.

    Through appropriate medical care, individuals can be treated and can lead a productive and fulfilling life. Mental health professionals can treat many mental health disorders successfully. The first crucial step then is obtain thorough assessment from a competent health professional who is experienced in treating mental conditions.

                              Culled from Prophetic Watch Bulleting of the Bible Christian Crusaders Mission

  • QUOTE OF THE DAY: Do Not Rest On Your Oars

    By Nelson Amaobi Osuala
    Remember this your lifetime through…
    And Tomorrow there will be more to do..
    For failure would stay with those who wait..
    With some successes made YESTERDAY.
                                                                  -Anonymous.

  • TECHNOLOGY: ROBOT VARLET THAT HELPS YOU PARK YOUR CAR

    By Eyizle Ene-Okon

    Throwing your keys at the parking valet as you sashay onto a flight may seem like the stuff of James Bond films, but already a robotic valet is taking the sweat out of getting on a plane at Germany’s Dusseldorf airport.
    Rather than getting behind the wheel, however, this robotic valet physically lifts your three tons of road machinery and slots it into pre-designated robot parking bays.
    Nicknamed RAY by its creators, the automated forklift truck is the brainchild of Germany’s Serva Transport.
    Aimed at business travelers in a hurry, the automated parking system can be controlled and booked via an app. All travelers have to do is drop the car off in a designated area, go to a nearby touch screen to confirm the car is empty, and RAY does the rest.
    RAY uses sensors to measure and photograph the car, it then gently lifts it and takes it to one of 249 parking spots reserved for the robot forklifts.
    The company claims that its space-saving system — which uses lasers and sensors to measure not just the height and width of the cars but accessories such as wing mirrors and fenders — can park 60% more cars than a human driver.
    The system is also connected to the airport’s flight data system: RAY will retrieve the car based on flight itineraries. The app also lets car owners communicate with RAY if there are any flight delays.
    The airport charges €29 a day ($40) or €4 ($5.50) an hour for the service, which the airport’s management said was likely to appeal to time-strapped corporates.
    “Our product is especially appealing to business travelers, who arrive at the airport shortly before the flight, seek efficient parking, and return within a few days,” Thomas Schnalke, the airport’s managing director, said in a statement.
    A new tie-up with Volkswagen announced this month aims to increase the efficiency of RAY by getting the car and the parking robot to communicate with each other.
    “Our jointly developed technology exchanges data automatically between RAY and Volkswagen cars via Bluetooth and thus facilitates the parking progress,” said Rupert Kock, the managing director at Serva Transport Systems.
    But RAY is not the only robot valet on the block.
    A New Jersey startup called Boomerang also aims to take parking to the next level by using an automated parking system that can park hundreds of cars without human intervention.
    Shuffling them like the squares in a giant Rubik’s Cube in garages that need no light and little ventilation, the company says the system not only saves on energy but can fit more cars into a smaller space, freeing up valuable land for other real estate.
    According to Boomerang CEO Mark Patterson the advantage of his system is that it is designed with multiple entry bays, multiple robots and multiple lifts so there is no single point of failure.
    “If any one thing goes down, we can still operate the system,” he told CNN.
    Drivers put their car into a parking bay that places the car on a large steel tray. Robotic wheeled platforms slide under the vehicle and then transport it to the bays following buried wires in the floor of the carpark.
    Patterson says its increased throughput means the bays can be filled and emptied more quickly than conventional carparks.
    “Our system is installed in a garage with level concrete floors so there’s total fire separation between floors like in a conventional garage – most legacy systems are steel rack structures with no separation between floors,” he said.
    “Developers like it because you can park 100% more cars in the same space and that’s a big value proposition.”
    The other advantage is that the carpark is a ‘sterile’ environment that has no need for human intervention.
    “The cars are not running in these garages so there’s a big savings on air handling equipment,” 
    Patterson said. “You need seven or eight air changes an hour with traditional carparks versus just one or two with this system.”
    Similarly, there’s also no need to illuminate the building to the sort of levels that would deter muggers or other attackers that lurk in the gloom of multi-story carparks.
    “Robots don’t care if it’s dark,” Patterson said.

  • FASHION: Saturday Shout out With Choppy Wears.

    By William Oyo-Ita

  • INSPIRATIONAL: Today In History

    By Nelson Osuala
    It is exactly 50 years today since Sir Winston churchill joined his ancestors in britain.  
    It is all celebrations with mixed feelings as many Britons bemoan this political statesman who did not only lead Britain in war against the Germans, but also instilled courage in his followers. 
    Today  the 30th of feburary 2015, this great man is remembered not just for his GOOD deeds but the BAD and also the UGLY.  
    I say that laying credence to the popular saying that “there is no single individual on earth who does not have friends and foes alike.. Whatever and however NOBLE ones deeds are, it will attract commenders and also CONDEMMERS. 
    Without much ado, I
    Wish to conclude by stating without mincing words that History will only remember the COURAGEOUS not those who failed to DARE!

  • TECHNOLOGY: Microsoft to Invest In Rogue Android Startup

    Microsoft is investing in a hot startup that’s trying to weaken

    Google’s hold over Android.

    Software developers conversant with such situation would say;

    Microsoft is putting money into Cyanogen, which is building a version

    of the Android mobile-operating system outside of Google’s auspices.

  • FASHION: Experience, Feel, Touch and Taste Red Carpet Tonight

    By William Oyo-Ita
    Have a taste of sexy wears for your dinner, award night and Red carpet tonight. Along with the right shoe for the evening

  • ENTERTAINMENT: Peter Okoye loses Dad