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**The only CONSISTENT thing about life is
its INCONSISTENCY **
Perhaps u may say......
**The only INCONSISTENT thing about life is
its CONSISTENCY **.
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Mary’s father has 5 daughters – Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is
the fifth daughter's name?

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A little info about the Statue of liberty.
Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté
éclairant le monde ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in
the middle of New York Harbor , in Manhattan, New York City. The statue,
designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886,
was a gift to the United States from the people of France . The statue is of a
robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who
bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is
inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence , July 4, 1776.
A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the
United States: a welcoming signal to immigrants arriving from abroad.
Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de
Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised
to American independence would properly be a joint project of the French and
American peoples. He may have been minded to honor the Union victory in the
American Civil War and the end of slavery. Due to the troubled political
situation in France, work on the statue did not commence until the early
1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and
the Americans provide the site and build the pedestal. Bartholdi completed the
head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and
these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions.
The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in
Philadelphia, in 1876, and in New York's Madison Square Park from 1876 to
1882. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and by 1885
work on the pedestal was threatened due to lack of funds. Publisher Joseph
Pulitzer of the New York World started a drive for donations to complete the
project that attracted more than 120,000 contributors, most of whom gave
less than a dollar. The statue was constructed in France, shipped overseas in
crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called
Bedloe's Island. The statue's completion was marked by New York's first
ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President
Grover Cleveland.
The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901
and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the
National Park Service. The statue was closed for renovation for much of 1938.
In the early 1980s, it was found to have deteriorated to such an extent that a
major restoration was required. While the statue was closed from 1984 to
1986, the torch and a large part of the internal structure were replaced. After
the September 11 attacks in 2001, it was closed for reasons of safety and
security; the pedestal reopened in 2004 and the statue in 2009, with limits on
the number of visitors allowed to ascend to the crown. The statue, including
the pedestal and base, was closed for a year until October 28, 2012, so that a
secondary staircase and other safety features could be installed; Liberty Island
remained open. However, one day after the reopening, Liberty Island closed
due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy ; the statue and island opened again on
July 4, 2013. Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch has been
barred for safety reasons since 1916

A little info about the Statue of liberty........
The Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté
éclairant le monde ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in
the middle of New York Harbor , in Manhattan, New York City. The statue,
designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886,
was a gift to the United States from the people of France . The statue is of a
robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who
bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is
inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence , July 4, 1776.
A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the
United States: a welcoming signal to immigrants arriving from abroad.
Bartholdi was inspired by French law professor and politician Édouard René de
Laboulaye, who is said to have commented in 1865 that any monument raised
to American independence would properly be a joint project of the French and
American peoples. He may have been minded to honor the Union victory in the
American Civil War and the end of slavery. Due to the troubled political
situation in France, work on the statue did not commence until the early
1870s. In 1875, Laboulaye proposed that the French finance the statue and
the Americans provide the site and build the pedestal. Bartholdi completed the
head and the torch-bearing arm before the statue was fully designed, and
these pieces were exhibited for publicity at international expositions.
The torch-bearing arm was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in
Philadelphia, in 1876, and in New York's Madison Square Park from 1876 to
1882. Fundraising proved difficult, especially for the Americans, and by 1885
work on the pedestal was threatened due to lack of funds. Publisher Joseph
Pulitzer of the New York World started a drive for donations to complete the
project that attracted more than 120,000 contributors, most of whom gave
less than a dollar. The statue was constructed in France, shipped overseas in
crates, and assembled on the completed pedestal on what was then called
Bedloe's Island. The statue's completion was marked by New York's first
ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President
Grover Cleveland.
The statue was administered by the United States Lighthouse Board until 1901
and then by the Department of War; since 1933 it has been maintained by the
National Park Service. The statue was closed for renovation for much of 1938.
In the early 1980s, it was found to have deteriorated to such an extent that a
major restoration was required. While the statue was closed from 1984 to
1986, the torch and a large part of the internal structure were replaced. Aftern
the September 11 attacks in 2001, it was closed for reasons of safety and
security; the pedestal reopened in 2004 and the statue in 2009, with limits on
the number of visitors allowed to ascend to the crown. The statue, including
the pedestal and base, was closed for a year until October 28, 2012, so that a
secondary staircase and other safety features could be installed; Liberty Island
remained open. However, one day after the reopening, Liberty Island closed
due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy ; the statue and island opened again on
July 4, 2013. Public access to the balcony surrounding the torch has been
barred for safety reasons since 1916

FG alleges recently that electricity is 70% stable now.,.,.,how true is this claim?
lets know ur mind.

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Ebola: FG orders schools to resume Oct 13.
The Federal
Government on
Tuesday
ordered that
all primary and
secondary
schools in the
country should
resume on
October 13, 2014 because of the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in the
country.
The Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, announced the new resumption
date after a marathon meeting with all the 36 state Commissioners of Education
in Abuja on Tuesday evening.
Shekarau, who briefed journalists after the meeting, said all private schools in
the country should also comply with the directive.
He added that schools should suspend their summer programmes with
immediate effect.
According to him, each of the private and public schools will be required to train
at least two desk officers in collaboration with ministry of health officials on
how to handle Ebola.
He said, “All state Commissioners of Education and I met this day 26th August,
2014 to discuss issues related to the reopening of schools for the new
academic year (2014/2015) vis-à-vis the Ebola epidemic issue.
“The meeting was also attended by senior officials of the Federal Ministry of
Health. At the end of the meeting, the following decisions were arrived at as
preventive measures to ensure the safety and well-being of all students in our
schools throughout the Federation.
“All Primary and Secondary schools, both Public and Private are to remain
closed until Monday 13th October, 2014 which is the new school resumption
date for all schools throughout the Federation.
“This is to ensure that adequate preventive measures are put in place before the
students report back to school. All State Ministries of Education are to
immediately organize and ensure that at least two (2) staff in each school, both
Public and Private, are trained by appropriate health workers on how to handle
any suspected case of Ebola and also embark on immediate sensitization of all
Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff in all schools on preventive measures. This
training of staff must be concluded not later than 15th September, 2014.”

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