5 Common Causes Of Male Infertility

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Male infertility can be caused by series of conditions. It is not a condition any man will like to experience in life. Sometimes most of the things we do in life, our lifestyle help to encourage this soul killing condition.  While some people are born with it. Some young and singles may be living with with it but with the feeling that they are normal, only to get married one day and when on the search for a kid will find out that they are even in the same court of infertility. Knowing the causes can at least help start the hunt for a remedy. Here is a 5  list of the common causes of male infertility.

• Problems On Sperm Production

For sperm cells to be produced normally the various parts of the body that has being assigned to these has to be working properly and also communicate  efficiently. As the process of sperm production appears to be so complex, the parts involved which includes: testicles, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, etc, needs to work relatively to one another to produce healthy sperm, because one thing is to produce the sperms and another thing is to produce the healthy ones. So many things and conditions can cause low sperm count, male infertility or make the sperm grow weak, they include:

1. Varicocele


2. Infections


3. Ejaculation Problems


4. Tumors


5. Industrial Chemicals


6. Alcohol


7. Radiation


8. Overheating of the testicles


9. Smoking


10. Weight

E.T.C

• Blocked Sperm Duct

Blockage on sperm cell transport can cause watery semen(semen that contains no sperm). This blockage on the tubules that transport sperm from the point of production towards the penis can be caused by some conditions:

1. Vasectomy(cutting and removal of a section of the vas deferen


2. Cognital Absence of the vas-deferens


3. Infections


4. Obstruction in region of prostrate (infections on the postrate can cause swelling and it will block the ejaculatory duct)

Blocked sperm ducts is one of the common causes of male infertility. Research has it that it is the cause of infertility in 1 of every 5 infertile men.

 

• Sperm Antibodies

It is very possible to develop antibodies for sperm cells. This occurs when certain conditions which interrupts the normal process and barrier between the part of the body which produces the sperm and the part that conducts the produced sperm to the exterior. When this barrier is breached, the immune system of the body will start recognizing the sperm cells as being foreign. Like they will do to an invading bacteria or any other harmful micro-organism, the body's immune system will begin to make anti-bodies to combat the sperm cells. The antibodies will cover the head of the sperm cells and thereby slow down their motility rate and cover their head,  interfering with the acrosome reaction of binding to an egg.

• Sexual Problems

Although they are not among the common causes of male infertility. But i think they are worth mentioning. They include, erectile dysfunction, early ejaculation, etc. Erectile dysfunction(impotence) is the condition whereby a man can no longer get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. Internally, what happens is that the  tissue that makes up the penis(penile tissues) cannot hold blood any longer. This can either be that the blood vessels supplying them are broken or malfunctioning. It is when blood flows into the penile tissues that erection could occur.

Early Ejaculation is the condition where a man experiences early orgasm and is moved to expel semen early during sexual activity, with minimal stimulation

• Hormonal Control

In most cases, male infertility is caused by the pituitary gland, it may send the wrong hormonal message to the testes, causing low testosterone level which will basically lead to low production of sperm cells.

 

 

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#BringBackOurGirls Email Scam

The #BringBackOurGirls campaign which is aimed at pressurizing the Nigerien government to ensure the release of the kidnapped Chibok girls, has been hijacked by scammers. Some crooks are now exploiting the campaign to steal money from people especially the ones that care so much about the needs and happiness of other people.





The crooks are currently sending out a scam email claiming that one pregnant "Mary Sambo" is going through a tough time and needs help. The email claims Mary recently lost her husband to the terrorist attack in Nigeria and her daughters are among the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.

Below is the email:

Hello,



My beloved brother and sister. I hope my message get to you in peace.



My
name is Mary Sambo from Borno state in Nigeria. I am crying while
putting this message together in the church hostel. I lost my husband to
the terrorist attack that is happening in Borno state, my daughters was
kidnap along with the 270 girls been kidnap in school chibok village in
Nigeria, by the terrorist.



Which the entire world is
now searching for them. I am 7 month pregnant and i am staying at the
church hostel, we are 30 in a single room, i don't have access to good
medical care and i am afraid my living condition might affect my unborn
child.



I am asking for help from you in other for me to
get a place for myself and also register myself to health center where i
will get proper medical care. Please help me with anything you, May
Almighty God reward you.



Hope to hear from you.



Regards.



Mary Sambo.

Please reply here: marysamb91@yahoo.com

As seen above, Mary Samsbo asks you to email her to further discuss providing her with money for medical care.



Should in case you receive this, SHINE YOUR EYES!



One message to the scammers: "There is God ooooooo" :)


PLEASE, share this with your friends!

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Common Banking Scams You Should be Aware Of

Although banks are investing heavily in technology and cyber-security in order to beat the best of hackers, there are some crooks that can still use some tricks to withdraw money from your account at an ATM even with your debit card in your pocket.

As with all types of frauds, the best way you can counter this is to have more information and be fully aware of the possible dangers that lurk in cyberspace. So, if you own a bank account, below are the most common banking scams you should be aware of; a list originally posted on Punch website:



1. Cheap Passwords



If your wallet or bag gets stolen, chances are that your ATM will be close to your ID card. Fraudsters can easily withdraw with your card if you are the type that use cheap passwords like date of birth as your PIN.



The best way to prevent this is to use more secure passwords. In case you lose your card, don’t wait till you begin to receive alerts, report to the bank immediately.


2. Phishing – Some ‘fake’ banks need your password to upgrade



While pretending to come from an original bank, they send out emails designed to lure you into revealing your banking/personal password, token pins or text codes which is then used to access your bank accounts online. Such mails comes with link which if clicked, redirects you to a cloned site (fake site that looks like your bank's site) where your data will be captured by the fraudsters.



No bank will need your password details for any upgrade. Ignore any email requesting such. Avoid clicking on such links and avoid using public computers for personal banking transactions.



When you spot a phishing scam, report it to the bank immediately. This allows the bank to take the necessary actions that get the website blacklisted, banned or taken down.



3. Text Fraud



With the emergence of text messaging systems which allow users to send bulk SMS while customising the name of the sender, fraudsters can dupe you if your business relies more on alerts systems (email or text).

Akin (not real name) is a car dealer who told a customer to go on and
make payment at the bank while he waited patiently for a text message.
No sooner had he received the text message from the ‘bank’ than he
released the car only to realize later that the text message from the
‘bank’ was fake. He had clearly fallen victim of advanced text fraud.

While most bulk texting gateways are already taking precautions to vet messages before they go out, always try to confirm payment independently from your account officer, your bank balance on your ATM, online banking channel or through systems created by the bank. Be wary of a credit alert that doesn't show your account balance.



4. Withdraw at gun point



Some crooks especially at nights, force their victims to withdraw cash from an ATM by threatening them with a gun.



Use only bank ATM machines in well-lit, high-traffic areas. ATMs inside busy supermarkets are considered safer. Don’t use ATM machines that are remote or hidden, such as being located behind buildings, behind pillars, walls, or away from public view. Beware of obvious hiding places like shrubbery or overgrown trees.



Avoid ATMs where people are lurking around. Since you cannot return the money to the ATM, don’t waste time counting money at night.



If you take the precautions above, those crooks won't find it easy to dupe you of your money.



Do you know other banking scams or tricks used by those crooks? Do you have an experience to share? Kindly let me hear from you via comments.



 

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FotoFlexer.com: Online Alternative To Picnik, PicStory and PicMix

Are you in need of an online photo editor that can serve as alternative to Picnik which was acquired by Google in 2010?

Are you searching the web for a website where you can combine or join multiple pictures together as one,  just as it's been done with picmix and picstory mobile apps?

Do you want an easy way of writing text on pictures online?

If yes, then you can try the fotoflexer.com editor.

Fotoflexer is a Web-based picture editor you can use to customize photographs with large variety of editing options. It performs advanced effects previously only available to professionals using expensive photo editing softwares.

Users can apply unique effects to stylize photos or add words with eye-catching fonts. FotoFlexer also includes shapes and images that can be placed on top of photos as well as a doodling mode that lets users draw freestyle on their images.

For you to edit a photo, you will have to upload it to fotoflexer.com or let it grab the photo from web via an image url. You can add a photo from your PC by clicking the large "Upload Photo" button. You can also import photos from Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Picasa, Phanfare, PhotoBucket, Smugmug. FotoFlexer doesn't require you to create an account to edit photos. There are three sample photos you can also use to try fotoflexer effects.

FotoFlexer offers a tabbed interface divided into Basic, Effects, Decorate, Animations, Beautify, Distort, Layers, and Geek. Each tab has between 8 and 20 effects that can fix mistakes, add texts, and miscellaneous artwork. For example, clicking "Text" under "decorate" tab heading will let you write anything on your photo while the "EZ collage" under "Basic" heading will let you mix photos.

When you're done editing, you can save the image to your computer in only two formats : JPG and PNG. After saving it to your computer, you can print the photo if you want and you can also share to Facebook Flickr etc

You can try it now at www.fotoflexer.com

Recommended:

==> How To Combine Photos Online With FotoFlexer
==> How To Reseize Photos Online With FotoFlexer

==> How to create ad banners online With Pixlr Editor

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Facebook Ask Lets You Find Out Relationship Status of Friends and More

Facebook has unveiled a new feature, called Ask, that lets your friends request that you share your hometown, current city, address, phone number, work and relationship status, if you haven’t already filled them out on Facebook.



When your Facebook friends visit the “About” section of your Facebook timeline (on desktop or mobile), they will see the "Ask" button or link. Friends that click on it to request for info not present on your timeline, can also add a note to explain why they are requesting for the information.

You will be notified of the Ask requests via Facebook notifications and if you don’t want to provide the info to the requester, you can simply not respond to the request. If you choose to answer, this information is then added to your profile. By default, only you and your friend can see it, and you also have the option of sharing it with others, too.

NOTE:

==> There is no way to turn off the Facebook Ask feature as at the time of publishing this post.

==> If you tell a friend something different (relationship status) from the person who asked before, your relationship status will change universally on Facebook, even if you select only share this info” with the person asking. Friends you've previously shared your relationship status with in the past will be able to see that change if they manually return to the About section of your Facebook timeline. So, be wise!

The boy who added you as a friend yesterday, who you never spoke to or a girl who got attracted to you by your Facebook swagg might soon be asking you for your relationship status.

Teens who might be spying on a crush via Facebook. Or even an older user who wants to know if their ex is still single and/or living in the same town as them will definitely find it useful.

Do you like the new "Ask" feature?

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How to Share Blogger Posts or Pages to Google+

When you share Blogger posts/pages to Google+, an entirely new group of people will be able to find and follow you. Right now, if you access your Blogger dashboard, you'll notice that there's a Google+ tab which can be used to connect your blogs with your Google+ profile or page. If your Blogger blogs haven't already been integrated with a Google+ profile, you can go anytime to the Google+ tab and click on the Get Started button:

It's important to note that once you've upgraded your blog to connect with Google+, the posts or pages published on your blog will be listed on your personal Google+ profile. However, you have the option to select whether your content will be shared on your Google+ Profile or Page and associate some blogs with a Google+ page, while keeping other blogs connected with your profile.

How to associate your blog with a Google+ page

In some cases, you may want to associate a blog with the Google+ Page for your brand, business or organisation, rather than your personal profile. For this, simply access your Blogger dashboard, visit the Google+ tab and there you can swap the Google+ connection from using your profile page to a Google+ page linked with your account:

On the right, you'll have the following options:

- Automatically share after posting: This option is enabled by default on all blogs linked to Google+. When you publish a blog post or page, a snippet will automatically be shared publicly on your Google+ page or profile. You can disable this setting just by unchecking this box.
- Promote to share after posting: If you don't want your post to be published automatically, then you can check this option. This option will allow you to share only some blog posts, or share to specific circles.
- Use Google + comments on this blog: This option enables the new Google + comment system on your blog. This is also a new feature provided by Google.

Share Blogger posts or Pages on Google+

If you have the Prompt to share after posting option checked, next time you publish a blog post, you'll see a share box inviting you to share your post with your Google+ followers. Note that the default circle is set to "Public" but you can modify your circles every time you choose to share.

Once you click the Share button, this post will appear on the profile or page to which you have connected your blog. Keep in mind that if you have posts scheduled to be published later, you will no longer be asked to publish to your Google+ stream. In this case, you can choose to Share your post/page at any time by clicking the Share link beneath a post or page.

You can also click on this option each time you want to share only certain posts, or if you want to retroactively share posts and you don't want to constantly change the setting.

As soon as you've chosen to use your Google+ profile on your blog, you can start sharing your content on Google+. If you haven't yet made the switch, click on this link to get started.

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BET4 Program by Diamond Bank To Give 15 Million Naira To Entrepreneurs

Diamond Bank Nigeria has announced the fourth season of the Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET4) programme, a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the bank aimed at enhancing the growth potentials of Nigerian entrepreneurs through capacity building. This season will focus on ICT, Agro-Allied and Renewable Energy sub-sectors and N15 million is up for grabs.



The Corporate Social Responsibility initiative involves supporting MSMEs by giving them the knowledge they need to build viable ventures and manage success. Small business owners are equipped with the right knowledge and skills to properly manage their businesses. At the end of the training, successful participants would have imbibed the culture of entrepreneurship that Diamond Bank Plc stands for.

To qualify for selection, a candidate must have an existing business that has been in operation for at least three months prior to the application date. Applications are reviewed by a panel of judges based on a predetermined set of criteria after which successful candidates are invited for an interview session.

Fifty shortlisted candidates will thereafter undergo a six months training with the EDC, following which the top fifteen are selected for a second phase of top-flight advisory services where they are required to present their business models.

At the end of the process, the five participants who are adjudged to have the best plans are each given a three million naira grant by Diamond Bank Plc to support their businesses.

To participate, log on to www.diamondbet4.com to fill and submit application form.

Wish you luck!

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How to add Static Pages to a Blogger Blog (UPDATED)

A few months ago, Blogger has completely redesigned the section of the Pages, which now, looks very similar to that of the Blogger Posts. Now we will be able to manage the pages with more flexibility. For example, we can publish, delete or change many of them to draft at the same time - which has just the same function as the old Don't show option.

Among the options that we can find by hovering over a page and which we can see in the screenshot below are:

Edit: To access the editing panel and to edit its contents.
View: Open a new tab with the actual page.
Share: Share it on Google+ (which was not possible before)
Delete: remove a page.

In order to create a page, we need to open the pages editor from the button that says New Page. Almost every option tells us its function.

How to add a Web Address in the Pages widget

Many Blogger users wanted to know how can we add other web addresses, so that they display in the list of the Pages widget, since this option no longer appears in the "Pages" tab?

Well, now we will have to open the settings of the Pages widget by going to Layout, then click on the Edit link in the widget / gadget for Pages (if you don't have the Pages gadget, just click on the Add a gadget link and select "Pages" from the pop-up window). And from there, we will find the option that says: Add link page and we will have to type the Web Address in the second field every time we want to add a new page from a specific address or URL (see the screenshot below).

Another cool feature that has been built is that now it will be possible to add a search description, and in that field to add the text that we want to appear in search results. Until now, this option has been available only for blog posts.

This option will appear once you enable the Enable search description? option by choosing Yes. This will show up on "Meta Tags" by accessing the preferences for the search engines: Settings > Search preferences > Meta Tags > Enable search description?

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Kaymu Affiliate Program: How It Works

Online shopping in Nigeria has caught on like wild fire, with
proliferation of e-commerce platforms operating different business
models, one of which is Kaymu, Nigeria’s leading online marketplace,
similar to eBay. The Nigerian online shopping site enables buyers to
have access to a wide variety of products at the most competitive price
while giving sellers a platform to reach a large audience base.



Kaymu prides itself as having the lowest prices when it comes to all
products as a result of its business model which fosters healthy
competition from sellers who place items at cheaper prices to beat the
competition making Kaymu a sure destination for any online shopper that
seeks the best price for a product.



Kaymu.com.ng in line with its mission of empowering Nigerian
entrepreneurs is set to launch its Affiliate Program. The program allows
3rd parties to place ads on their platforms and get rewarded. This
means if you don't even have anything to sell on Kaymu, you can still be
one of those smiling to the Bank through the affiliate program.

How Kaymu Affiliate Program Works:



§  Kaymu generate codes to place Kaymu ads on their blogs, Social Media accounts or websites.



§  In return, Affiliates get 5% off every confirmed sale. This percentage applies to all categories.



§  30-day cookie period





To qualify for the affiliate program, you need to have a strong social
media presence, a blog or a website.



You can mail  affiliate.program@kaymu.com.ng, stating your intention to join the program.



With exciting categories from
Fashion, to Mobile Phones and Tablets amongst others and thousands of
products to choose from, you are sure to find the category you fall into
or wish to promote.

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KemiFilani.com Recognized by Mashable.com

While going through my taptu feeds yesterday, I stumbled on an article on Mashable.com in which 360Nobs, BellaNaija.com and KemiFilani.com were mentioned as top local blogs in Nigeria that reported the abduction of chibok girls by Boko Haram on April 15, a day or more before Western media picked up the news.



While it might not sound as a big deal to you, it is to me. Mashable is a well respected tech blog in USA, with a global Alexa rank of "222" as at the time of publishing this article; the kind of site bloggers like me love to get a backlink from.

Besides the backlink, am sure you know what it means when a site like Mashable reports that Punch and other smaller bloggers picked up a news from your blog... :) When such happens, you can assume the author has been following your blog, probably bookmarked your blog as one of the top blogs in Nigeria.

Anyway, I am glad to see Kemi Filani's blog going places. Kemi, a Mass Comm graduate from Redeemers University, is really doing a great job on her blog and if you do follow her blog, you will notice she is different from most of the copy and paste Nigerian gossip bloggers out there. She shares any gossip with her readers even if a top blogger like Linda Ikeji is involved.

KFB foodie recipe, events, love stories are brilliant ideas she integrated into her blog and are making sense so far. She started the blog in 2012 but became serious with it in 2013. I was the one that even registered the domain name for her last year. Her blog now ranks 236 in Nigeria on Alexa as at the time of publishing this.

My wish is to see her blog as one of the top 100 blogs in Nigeria soon. Feel free to check out her blog at : www.kemifilani.com

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How to Hide Tweets Of People You Follow Without Unfollowing Them

On Monday, Twitter announced the introduction of a new account feature called MUTE, to people who use Twitter iPhone and Android apps and twitter.com; a change I personally have been waiting for.





Mute is a feature that allows you to hide a user’s Tweets from your timeline without you having to unfollow them. When you mute a user on Twitter, their content will no longer be visible to you on your Timeline. Unlike blocking, the person can still follow you, interact with your tweets and can still send your direct messages.

How To Mute a Twitter user on Twitter.com:

Muting from a Tweet:

    ==> From a Tweet, click More at the bottom of the Tweet.

    ==> Click Mute.



Muting from a profile:



    ==> Go to the profile page of the person you wish to mute.

    ==> Click the gear icon  on their profile page. This brings up a drop-down actions menu.

    ==> Select Mute from the options listed.



Once you’ve muted a user on the web, you will see a confirmation banner. If you made a mistake, you can click Undo to unmute a user right away.

How To mute a Twitter user via Twitter iOS and Android Apps

Muting from a Tweet:



    ==> Tap a Tweet from the user you’d like to mute.

    ==> Tap the the three dots at the bottom-right corner of the tweet.

    ==> Tap "Mute..." and confirm.



Muting from a profile:



    ==> Visit the profile page of the user you wish to mute.

    ==> Tap the gear icon.

    ==> Tap Mute and confirm.



When you visit the profile of a user you have muted, you will see the red mute icon. You can click on the red mute icon to unmute the user.



NB:  When you mute a user, their previous Tweets will still be displayed; only Tweets from the point you muted them will be hidden. @ replies and @ mentions from muted users you follow will still appear in your Notifications tab.

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Konga Escrow Payment System : How It Works

Konga.com, a top Nigerian online shopping website has integrated escrow payment system into their ecommerce platform. The escrow service will ensure that all payments are only made to sellers on Konga marketplace once delivery has been confirmed by the buyer. i.e Konga will only pay sellers when buyers are happy with the product.





In other to ensure buyers and sellers are satisfied during any sales process, the Konga Escrow system has been developed working with Nigeria’s leading banks to provide 100% buyer protection. Konga Escrow allows for secured and easy payment online without exposing your ATM/Debit Card details.


How It Works

1.  Buyer pays for order via Konga Escrow


2.  Seller delivers order to Buyer


3.  Konga Escrow releases payment to Seller

Konga Escrow verifies the payment details for every transaction and will only give the seller the go ahead to ship the order after payment confirmation.



Payment will be made to the seller if no order delivery confirmation is received within the time frame set by the seller as regards the return policy for a particular product. This could either  be 7, 14 or 30 days.



With the Konga Escrow system, shoppers can also get amazing discounts and offers available to verified account holders on Konga.



What's your take on this?

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Responsive CSS Timeline with 3D Effect for Blogger

Here's another amazing way to display our Blogger posts. By applying the following Responsive CSS Timeline View with 3D Effect on Blogger Posts, we will have a responsive timeline-like structure of the most recent posts and their thumbnails, along with some cool CSS effects. When clicking on the associated radio input, the posts snippet/summary will expand by changing their style and size and will rotate in 3D. The main structure of this CSS timeline with 3D effect is an unordered list.

To get an idea of what it looks like, you can visit this demo blog.

How to Add Responsive CSS Timeline View to Blogger Posts

Step 1. Go to Blogger dashboard > Template > click on the Edit HTML button:

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box:

Step 3. Type or paste the following tag inside the search box and hit Enter to find it:

</head>

Step 4. Just above the </head> tag, copy and paste the following style:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<style type='text/css'>
.post-body img, .post-body .tr-caption-container, .Profile img, .Image img,
.BlogList .item-thumbnail img {padding: 0px; border: 0px;}
.post-footer {display: none;}
.post {margin-bottom: 50px; padding-bottom: 0px; background: none; border: none;}
.jump-link a {display: none;}
  h3.post-title a {display: none;}
 .date-header {display: none;}
*,
.timeline:after,
.timeline:before {box-sizing: border-box;padding: 0; margin: 0;}
.timeline {position: relative;padding: 30px 0 50px 0;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;}
.timeline:before {content: &#39;&#39;;position: absolute;width: 5px;height: 100%;margin:0px;top: 0;left: 200px;background: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUAAAAFCAYAAACNbyblAAAAJUlEQVQIW2NkQAP/gYARWQwkAOLDBeECjEAAkkEWAKtEFwAJAgAZEBP+oM1IkwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);}
.event {position: relative;margin-bottom: 80px;padding-right: 40px;}
.thumb {position: absolute; width: 90px; height: 90px;box-shadow:
        0 0 0 8px #87939E,
        0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);background-repeat: no-repeat;border-radius: 50%;-webkit-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);-moz-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);-o-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);-ms-transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);transform: scale(0.8) translateX(24px);}
.thumb:before {content: &#39;&#39;;background: transparent url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAICAYAAADA+m62AAAAPElEQVQYV2NkQAP/gYARCNDFUQRgirAphitEl0TngxXisg5ZnBGXIpgbYfIYjkb3BNxGbBLYxIgyEaQRAA8KKAWYsZtjAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);position: absolute;height: 8px; z-index: -1; width: 50px;top: 42px; left: 100%;margin-left: 8px;
}
.thumb span {color: #87939E;width: 100%;text-align: center;font-weight: 700;font-size: 15px;text-transform: uppercase;position: absolute;bottom: -30px;}
.event label,.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;] {width: 24px;height: 24px;left: 158px;top: 36px;position: absolute;display: block;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;] {opacity: 0;z-index: 10;cursor: pointer;}
.event label:after{content: &quot;\2713&quot;;background: #8995A1;border-radius: 50%;color: #fff;font-size: 20px;height: 100%;width: 100%;font-weight: bold;left: -2px;top: -3px;line-height: 24px;position: absolute;text-align: center;}
.content-perspective { margin-left: 230px;position: relative;perspective: 600px;-webkit-perspective: 600px;-moz-perspective: 600px;-o-perspective: 600px;-ms-perspective: 600px;}
.content-perspective:before { content: &#39;&#39;; width: 34px; left: -44px; top: 48px;position: absolute;height: 1px; z-index: -2;background: #fff;}
.post-content {transform: rotateY(10deg);transform-origin: 0 0;transform-style: preserve-3d;}
.blog-post-body {position: relative;padding: 20px;color: #333; border-left: 5px solid #8995A1;box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);background: #F9F9F9;}
.blog-post-body h3 {border: none;margin: 0px;}
.blog-post-body h3 a{font-size: 21px;padding: 5px 0 5px 0;color: #86919D;margin: 0px;text-decoration: none;border: none;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body h3 a{color: #F26328;}
.blog-post-body p,.thumb span,.event label {-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;}
.blog-post-body p {font-size: 15px;max-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; color: rgba(0,0,0,0);text-align: left;}
.blog-post-body:before {content: &#39;\25c2&#39;;font-weight: normal; line-height: 86px; font-size: 86px;position: absolute;color: #8995A1; left: -41px;width: 100%;height: 100%; top: 3px;z-index: -1;}
.thumb,.thumb span,.blog-post-body h3 {transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-webkit-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-moz-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-o-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;-ms-transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;transition: all 0.6s ease-in-out 0.2s;}
.blog-post-body { transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;-webkit-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;-moz-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;-o-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear  0.2s;-ms-transition: box-shadow 0.8s linear 0.2s;}
.post-content {transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-webkit-transition: -webkit-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-moz-transition: -moz-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-o-transition: -o-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;-ms-transition: -ms-transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(.59,1.45,.69,.98) 0.2s;}
.blog-post-body p { transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-webkit-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-moz-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-o-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;-ms-transition: max-height 0.5s linear, color 0.3s linear;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked + label:after {content: &#39;\2714&#39;;color: #fff;background: #F26328;box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective:before {background: #F26328;}
 .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body h3 { color: #F26328;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .post-content {transform: rotateY(-5deg);-webkit-transform: rotateY(-5deg);-moz-transform: rotateY(-5deg);-o-transform: rotateY(-5deg);-ms-transform: rotateY(-5deg);}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body {border-color: #F26328;box-shadow: 10px 0px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body p {max-height: 460px; color: rgba(0,0,0,0.6); transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-webkit-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-moz-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-o-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;-ms-transition-delay: 0s, 0.6s;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body:before {color: #F26328;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb {transform: scale(1);box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(242,99,40,1), 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255,0.5); -webkit-transform: scale(1);-moz-transform: scale(1);-o-transform: scale(1);-ms-transform: scale(1);}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb span {color: #F26328;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb:before {
background: transparent url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAICAYAAADA+m62AAAAPUlEQVQYV2NkQAOfUjX+882+wYgujiIAU4RNMVwhuiQ6H6wQl3XI4oy4FMHcCJPHcDS6J2A2EqUQpJhohQBbNyaHFmzEqgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);}
@media screen and (max-width: 850px) {.blog-post-body h3 {font-size: 20px;}
 .blog-post-body p { font-size: 14px; text-align: justify; }
 .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body p { max-height: 500px; }}
@media screen and (max-width: 540px) {.timeline:before { left: 50px;}
.event {padding-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 100px; }
 .thumb { transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8);-moz-transform: scale(0.8);-o-transform: scale(0.8);-ms-transform: scale(0.8);}
 .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;] { width: 100px;height: 100px;left: 0px;top: 0px; }
.thumb:before,.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .thumb:before {background: none;width: 0;}
 .event label {display: none;}
 .content-perspective {margin-left: 0px;top: 80px;}
 .content-perspective:before {height: 0px; }
 .post-content { transform: rotateX(-10deg);-webkit-transform: rotateX(-10deg);-moz-transform: rotateX(-10deg);-o-transform: rotateX(-10deg);-ms-transform: rotateX(-10deg);}
 .event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .post-content { transform: rotateX(10deg);-webkit-transform: rotateX(10deg);-moz-transform: rotateX(10deg);-o-transform: rotateX(10deg);-ms-transform: rotateX(10deg);}
.blog-post-body {border-left: none;border-top: 5px solid #8995A1;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body {border-color: #F26328;box-shadow: 0 10px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);}
.blog-post-body:before {content: &#39;\25b4&#39;;left: 33px; top: -32px;}
.event input[type=&quot;radio&quot;]:checked ~ .content-perspective .blog-post-body p {max-height:300px; }}
ul.timeline {list-style-type: none;}
</style>
</b:if>
</b:if>

Step 5. Search for the SECOND instance of this code below (hit Enter two times):

<data:post.body/>

Note: depending on the template you are using, you could find more lines like this one above. Therefore, if you don't see any changes after saving the template, try to replace the last one, as well.

Also, please note that if you are using the Read more function, you may need to remove it in order to make it work.

Step 6. After you found <data:post.body/> - replace it this code:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<ul class='timeline'><li class='event'><input checked='checked' name='tl-group' type='radio'/><label/>
<b:if cond='data:post.thumbnailUrl'><img class='thumb' expr:alt='data:post.title' expr:src='data:post.thumbnailUrl'/></b:if><div class='thumb'><b:if cond='data:post.dateHeader'><span><data:post.dateHeader/></span></b:if></div>
<div class='content-perspective'><div class='post-content'><div class='blog-post-body'><h3><b:if cond='data:post.link'><a expr:href='data:post.link'><data:post.title/></a><b:else/><b:if cond='data:post.url'><b:if cond='data:blog.url != data:post.url'><a expr:href='data:post.url'><data:post.title/></a><b:else/><data:post.title/></b:if><b:else/><data:post.title/></b:if></b:if></h3><p><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot;'><data:post.snippet/></b:if></b:if></p></div></div></div></li></ul></b:if></b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;static_page&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if>

Step 7. Finally, click on the Save template button to save the changes.

Now, we will need to make some small adjustments in order to make the posts date appear correctly:
Go to Layout and click on the Edit link just below the Blog posts area. When the pop-up window appears, check the date option and choose to display the date in the following order (date/month/year):

Note that you can also hide the posts date by unchecking this option.
Finally, click on the Save button and that's it! View your blog and enjoy this Responsive Timeline view with 3D Effect on Blogger posts. If you need more help, please leave a comment below.

Credit: tympanus.net

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DStv Desktop Player: Download Link, Uses and Issues

If you sign up for DsTV boxoffice online account, to have access to latest movies via your PC or Mac, you will need to make use of the DStv Desktop Player if you would prefer to download the movie you rent and watch it later.



Once you have installed the DStv Desktop Player, you will be able to browse and search for movies in the BoxOffice catalogue. All you just need to do is to select your movie, click “Rent”, select your payment method and your movie will begin downloading to your computer.

Once it has finished downloading, your movie will be available to watch on your computer in the DStv Desktop Player, even if you disconnect from the internet. * Note – you will require a connection to the Internet to download your movie.

Movies downloaded will be will be available to you for 48 hours from the moment that you press the"“Watch Now" button.

You can download the desktop Player at : http://boxoffice.dstv.com/download/dstv-player

Right there, you can click on the "check now" button to verify if you can use your computer to rent and download movies with DsTv Boxoffice.

The streaming service is currently available to anyone in SouthAfrica. Hence, you might not be able to download the desktop player if your are not in SouthAfrica. Mircosoft Silverlight runtime 5.1.20913.0 is also needed to run the desktop player.

If you have the DStv Desktop Player already installed on your computer and decide to upgrade to the latest version, you must not uninstall the old version. If you do, all previously-downloaded content may be lost.

If you install the newest version of DStv Desktop Player BETA onto your computer without un-installing the previous player, you will have two different versions of the player on your computer.  Content downloaded with one player will not be playable on the other.

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DsTV BoxOffice Online Account Lets You Rent and Download Latest Movies Without DsTv Subscription

If you live in SouthAfrica, you can now rent and download the hottest, latest hollywood blockbusters directly on your PC or Mac if you sign up for DsTV BoxOffice account. BoxOffice Online is SouthAfrica's first online movie rental service.



BoxOffice online is open to anyone in SouthAfrica, whether you are a DsTv subscriber or not.  If, however, you are a DStv Premium or DStv Extra subscriber, you will benefit by paying less to rent a New Release movie online with BoxOffice, if you Sign up and link your DStv Premium, DStv Extra smartcard or customer number to your BoxOffice account.

There is no cost to sign up for BoxOffice. The cost to rent each movie varies depending on whether you’re renting a New Release or a Classic movie. Once you have successfully paid for a rental, the movie will be available to you for 48 hours. Your 48-hour rental period starts from the moment that you press the"“Watch Now" button. This applies to movies that are downloaded as well.

How To Use DsTv Box Office Online

==> Sign up for your BoxOffice Account or login with your DStv Connect ID, even if you’re not a DStv subscriber.

==> Choose from a wide selection of Hollywood blockbusters in the DsTv catalogue, search for a movie or choose from the recommended movies.

==> Rent instantly and pay with a variety of flexible payment options. Valid South African credit card (Visa or MasterCard), EFT, debit order or voucher are accepted.

==> Stream movies directly with your browser from the DsTV Boxoffice website or rent and download movies with the DStv Desktop Player.

NB: An Internet connection is required to rent and download movies. You will need to make use of the DStv Desktop Player, to download movies to watch later.

If you are living outside SouthAfrica eg in Nigeria or you travel out of SouthAfrica but still want to rent and download movies via DsTv BoxOffice online, you can try using South Africa proxy pending the time it is available in your location.


Have fun!

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Hypoglycemia: How To Recognize And Manage Low And High Blood Sugar

Hyperglycemia, referring to high blood sugar may occur when someone has diabetics. While Hypoglycemia, the direct opposite of hyperglycemia refers to low level of blood sugar.  In this post i am going to make clear the difference between the two conditions and also how to recognize their symptoms to avoid high levels of medical emergencies. Such as loss of consciousness due to low blood sugar(hypoglycemia) and dehydration, diabetic ketoacidosis due to high blood sugar(hyperglycemia).

If you have being following closely you will notice that either of this conditions are health friendly, high level of blood sugar can be as dangerous as low level of  blood sugar. So it is advisable to keep our blood sugar level balanced.   You have to test your blood sugar level regularly so as to know when to see your doctor, or if you are already on drugs for either hypo or hyper glycemia, you should know when to stop so as not to drift the balance from one condition to the other.

High blood sugar levels occurs when the amount of sugar in your blood rises above normal. This might be caused by different things like eating too many junk foods, taking too many calories, emotional stress, infections etc can cause your blood sugar level to rise tremendously. If you are already on drugs like insulin or other pills to checkmate high blood sugar level, missing your drugs for ones can cause a disastrous increase in your blood sugar level. Testing your blood sugar level regularly can help keep you and your doctor alert when your blood sugar level rises abnormally and this can help prevent complications like, coma, death, damage to the body organs like the eyes, kidneys, blood vessels and others.

High blood sugar develop over a period of hours and days. You may experience some feelings of fatigue with frequent dry throat.

On the other side of the balance scale is the low blood sugar, equally known as Hypoglycemia. This occurs when the level of sugar in the blood  drops below what your body requires to function. As we all know, the chairman in the body, referring to the brain suffers the most when this condition sets in, this is because the brain consumes the most sugar in the body. Not eating enough food or skipping meals, taking too much drugs and exercising more than usual can lower the level of blood sugar in the body. Symptoms of Hypoglycemia includes: Fatigue, shaky, profuse sweat, increased heart rate. It is very deadly to allow your blood sugar level to fall below 20 mg/dl. If this happens there will be a loss in consciousness and even seizure.If your blood sugar level drops from 300 mg/dl to 100 mg/dl you may have symptoms of low blood sugar

Always check your blood sugar level with the traditional method by pricking your finger and dropping the blood that ensues into a test strip and then placing the strip into a meter to display your sugar level. They are cheap, self explanatory and user friendly.

 

 

 

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Facebook Shortcut Numbers To Help Users Find Friends

According to a post on TheNextWeb, Facebook is currently testing a new feature called "Shortcut" by rolling it out to some Facebook users. This feature will make it easier for Facebook mobile app users to quickly find their friends on Facebook.





If you enter the unique Facebook shortcut of your friend in the "Find someone" search box of the Facebook mobile app, the app takes you directly to the friend's page. The feature will probably work like finding friends by using phone number or email address.



This might be a good alternative to finding friends using names, which atimes might be frustrating especially when there are many Facebook users bearing same name without profile picture.



The Next Web’s social media intern Carlos Sandova spotted the feature and shared the screenshot below on Twitter:

I hope Facebook will roll out the feature to all Facebook users soon.



What's your take on this?

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Win N10,000 Vouchers From Top Lagos Business Courtesy OF VConnect

Users and visitors of Vconnect.com are in for pleasant times as lots of vouchers worth N10,000 from Lagos’ favorite businesses are up for grabs in the on-going “Share your Favourite business” campaign! The campaign is to reiterate the company's dedication to its visitors.





To participate in the campaign, simply



==> go to vconnect.com,

==> create a user profile (through Facebook, Twitter or mail ID) and

==> search for your favourite business.



The next step is to 'Like' this favourite business of yours.



Liking the business creates a connection between you and the business, so you get updates from your liked business when you log on to VConnect!

For example, to find "OgbongeBlog"on Vconnect, type "blog" in the "what are you looking for" field and enter "benue" in the location field, then click "Search".



Thereafter, you should see "Nigerian Technology Tutorials". Click on it. Then click "Like".



The third and final stage is to share your favourite business (by clicking on the Share button that would appear on your screen) on any of these three social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter or Google+) stating the reason for liking and sharing them with #VCexperience. i.e add #VCexperience to your tweet if you decide to share the business on Twitter.



VConnect will contact you if you emerge as one of the lucky weekly winners of the free vouchers.



Remember, participants of the campaign stand chances of winning vouchers worth N10,000 from Lagos’s favorite businesses weekly!



What are you waiting for? Hurry Now! Log on to www.vconnect.com to Search, Share and WIN!!!!



For more details, please visit VConnect official Facebook Page www.facebook.com/vconnectnigeria

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3 Ways of Using Internet Technologies to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Better Job

This is a guest post compiled by Paul Eze  for OgbongeBlog

Gone are the days when applying for and securing jobs was totally a paperwork and offline thing. More and more people now use available technologies to get informed on and take advantage of job opportunities.



Whether you are looking for full time gigs, contract work or freelance jobs, you can take advantage of these four technologies in getting updates on opportunities you might be interested in;

Email

You may be familiar with email as it's a well known means of online communication. However you can use email more effectively in your job search especially in filtering out unwanted job opportunities and ensuring you get only updates on the areas you are interested in.



Signing up for email job alerts on Ngcareers.com for example, you choose the specific specializations and keywords. You may want to set up email alerts from at least 2 or 3 reputable sources.

Online Resumes

Many recruiters and employers prefer to search online resume/CV databases to get candidates whose profiles meet their requirements. Increasingly having visible online resume that appears in searches by employers can increase your chances of getting a phone call for interviews.



Just ensure you keep uploading your CV to job search websites you stumble on. The more sites you submit your CV to, the more the chances of been seen by employers that search such sites for job seekers. 

Twitter

The micro-blogging site has become more than just a communication and news sharing platform. Using the right strategy like following relevant handles and hash tags related to "job search" can lead you to various job opportunities including lots of part time or freelance work.



Everyday people and organisations tweet about work opportunities they want to fill and if you are active on Twitter and know your way to finding this information you can soon be onto a good paying job.



Are there any new ideas or means you think people can take advantage of to increase their chances of getting job opportunities? You can share them via the comments box.

This post was written by Paul Eze. He is the co-founder of NgCareers; Nigeria’s top jobs and career site where thousands of jobseekers and career individuals find jobs based on interest and host their online resume to get found by recruiters and employers..

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ChibokGirls.com and BringBackOurGirls.com Emerge To Rescue Abducted Nigerian Girls

There is currently a global outcry as well as pressure on the Nigerian government to ensure the release of the 234 Chibok girls whose whereabouts are unknown up till this very moment, even to the Federal government of Nigeria.





The Nigerian girls were recently abducted at their school, Government Science Secondary School Chibok, Borno state by the terrorist group; Boko Haram when they were in the school to write the West African Examination Council (WAEC) physics exams. 

In an effort to put pressure on the Nigerian government and all enabled international parties to immediately rescue the missing girls, some websites have emerged which include: www.chibokgirls.com and www.bringbackourgirls.com



At chibokgirls.com, you can read the stories of the abducted girls, follow up with news and events that are related to the abduction as well as provide information that might lead to the rescue of the chibok girls.



Bringbackourgirls.com simply features a widget that displays all tweets that are tagged with the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag. Right there, you can also follow news related to the missing girls as well as donate some money to support the families and volunteers who are searching for the abducted girls.



Do you know other sites that have emerge to support the search for the missing chibok girls? Please, let me hear from you via comments.



NB: I am not the owner of the two sites. 

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Slotlimited.com Redirected To Slot.ng

While trying to check the current price list of Tecno Android phones at SLOT throughout last week, the SLOT Nigeria website was not accessible. I also noticed that www.slotlimited.com automatically redirects to www.slot.ng. I checked again this morning and I am glad it's now working fine.



The SLOT website now looks a bit different from the old design, although it still maintains the red/black/white colour theme. You can view the price list of all accessories, phones, laptops etc available for sale at SLOT by clicking on the "Products" link in the navigation bar.

The search bar at the top of the site makes it easier to get the price of any phone or accessory and the site now features the "SLOT Magazine"; an online gadget magazine available at phoneshoppers.net.

SLOT still have a lot of work to do on the site especially as regards to the SLOT online store which is not fully integrated with the slot.ng domain name. Making the "Sign in" and "Create an account" link to redirect to "bigcommerce.com" link is not really cool at all. I hope they work on this asap.

Check out the site and feel free to share your observation via comments.

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Do You Really Want To Loose Weight? Read This

Like seriously, do you want to loose weight? Do you really want to shed those pounds on your flesh off your body? Let me ask one more time. Are you really sure you want to loose weight? So many people, if not all will nod their skulls with a "yes" over and over again because we are all want it but we are not ready and eager to loose weight. To make this work for you, you have to make it the utmost project on your life's scale of preference.  You and you alone will be the person to make that decision and carry out the requirements diligently.

I am sorry to tell you that if you are still overweight in this 21 century you are missing the benefits of good life. You are also inviting several health conditions to take over your body. The fact that people avoid exercise like a plague and it does not help matters. The business men and women find it hard and a waste of time  to exercise properly the body that they toil with everyday. The educated people working in offices also can't configure out time to exercise. They will workout for a few minutes only on a Saturday morning and then loose few pounds of fat but eventually, before the week runs out again you will find out that they have consumed and accumulated more fat more than they have previously shed ed.

To loose weight is never easy, for the fact that different people has different methods of weight loss that will work for them should tell you that until you find your own method you might as well be wasting your time using the method your friend has told you that works perfectly. You need a well planned and sort out method that when followed diligently with determination will bring out results quickly. It is the so called human nature to always seek for the easiest way out. Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.

Finally, to loose weight quickly and effectively, you must input more of your time, never procrastinate or act lazy when it comes to your health and weight loss project. "Yes, weight loss project" that is what i call it. In addition, you should put into consideration what you eat. Those junk foods will only make you gain more weight and remain unhealthy, if possible Obese, eat little and eat quality. You will like to consider  appetite suppressants in your food which will make you consume less,  and satiated with less food, leaving you with less calories, at this the body will utilize the person's fat storage as fuel due to the calorie deficit.  Phentermine is just one out of many of them. Phentermine is an appetite suppressant stimulant that affects the central nervous system. When taken properly with precautions will help bring weight loss success to those people who cannot control the things that pass through their mouth. With phentermine, you eat what your body needs to function properly. In a subsequent post i will enlighten you more on phentermine and other food stuffs like it.

 

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How to Enable Google Plus Comments in Blogger

How to Enable Google Plus Comments in Blogger

Long time ago, Google proudly announced their new integrated commenting system which is now available for users who have created a Google+ profile and connected it with their Blogspot blogs. This way, Blogger users will be able to use Google+ as a commenting system for their blogs, while comments from Google+ will automatically appear on their blogs.

For those who haven't yet upgraded the Blogger profile to a Google+ profile, here's a tutorial on how to associate a blog to a Google plus page. Once you have connected a blog to a Google+ profile, you'll have a new "Use Google+ Comments on this blog" setting on the Google+ tab of your blog. To enable the Google plus commenting system, just check the box next to this setting:

As soon as you've enabled the feature through your Blogger Dashboard, you'll have the following features:

- Threaded commenting system: the threaded system will allow a reader to reply to other comments on that post, thus the conversations will become much easier, more effective and more enjoyable
- Public and private comments: this ensures a better privacy for your visitors which can make their comments either public or private
- Edit or delete comments: your visitors will be able to edit any comments that they wrote even after publishing, so they don't have to write another comment explaining the correction
- Google Plus One (+1) button in comments: we can up-vote any comment by clicking this button. This is a great feature which could also help you to get some traffic from Google+
- "Also share on Google+" check box: with this option which is right below the comment editor, we will be able to share a specific comment on Google+ and thus get more traffic!

Things to consider before adding the Google Plus Comments in Blogger:

- the Google Plus commenting system won't work for private and adult blogs
- If you are using a third-party commenting system like Disqus, your comments might not be retained when you enable Google+ Comments
- If you change domain name, comments will be gone. Therefore, it would be highly recommended to implement the Google Plus commenting system only after you've decided to use a custom domain name
- If you choose to allow comments pending moderation, you will have to visit the post in order to approve, hide or delete comments before they are publicly visible
- Only registered Google+ users can comment, this means that visitors who don't have a Google+ account will not be able to comment on your blog

How to Enable Google Plus on Custom Blogger Templates

If you are using a custom blogger template, the comments might not show up after checking the "Use Google+ Comments on this blog" setting. In this case, we will need to apply the following trick in order to enable it on custom templates:

Step 1. From the Blogger Dashboard, go to Template and click on the Edit HTML button.

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the Ctrl + F keys to open the Blogger search box.
Type or paste the following line inside the search box and hit Enter to find it:

<div class='post-footer'>

Step 3. Just below it, paste this code:

<div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD' expr:href='data:blog.canonicalUrl'/>

Step 4. Click on the Save template button to save the changes... and that's it. Now we should be able to enjoy the Google Plus comments in our Blogspot blogs.

Happy commenting!

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Display Blogger Posts in Grid View with Thumbnails

Grid View with Thumbnails is a script for self-hosted Blogger blogs which will display blog posts as a thumbnail grid of images in homepage and archive pages. Instead of sending your blog visitors to a page that displays all the posts in full length with a large image which takes up too much space and requires too much scrolling, now you could have a clean page that displays a gallery grid, with thumbnails and post titles, linking back to the source post for that thumbnail. Let's take a look at what it could look like in this demo blog.

If you have a wallpaper or photo blog that would benefit from displaying a thumbnail grid style layout, look no further. Here's how you can add Grid (gallery) View to Blogger posts.

Adding Grid (Gallery) View to Blogger Posts

Step 1. Log in to your Blogger account and go to Template > click on the Edit HTML button

Step 2. Click anywhere inside the code area and press the CTRL + F keys to open the search box

Step 3. Type </head> inside the search box and hit Enter to find it.

Step 4. Just above the </head> tag, add the following script and style:

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-1.1.0.js"></script>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;index&quot;'>
<script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[
$(document).ready(function() {

    var width = 200;
    var height = 170;
    var placeholder = 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2wX0C4we8-OsU-2-CoJTuYSRnFbgNgmAF_Dv5KqqJLZx2-M_XPVxPHmJx9k48-kyyF2AQBY6wBCOBe-zPukIpuX1uSJODh6_WZ6igUQkdyLyD06rKfR3pcrKoLHnMrKbQvHPTJfCx-A/s1600/no-thumb.png';
    var margins = "0px 0px 10px 10px";
    var fitThumb = 1;
    var titleTopPadding = 5;
    var titleBottomPadding = 8;
    var titleLeftRightPadding = 5;

    var titlePadding = titleTopPadding + 'px ' + titleLeftRightPadding + 'px ' + titleBottomPadding + 'px ' + titleLeftRightPadding + 'px';
    $('.post-body').each(function(n, wrapper) {
        var wrapper = $(wrapper);
        var image = $(wrapper).find('img').first();
        var link = wrapper.parent().find('h3 a');
        var linkURL = link.attr('href');
        var linkTitle = link.text();

        $(link).remove();
        wrapper.empty();

        if (image.attr('src')) {
            var thumbHeight = image.attr('height');
            var thumbWidth = image.attr('width');
            var thumbParent = $(image).parent();

            wrapper.append(thumbParent);

            if (fitThumb) {
                image.attr({
                    src: image.attr('src').replace(/s\B\d{3,4}/, 's' + width + '-c')
                    });
                image.attr('width', width).attr('height', height);
            } else {
                image.attr({
                    src: image.attr('src').replace(/s\B\d{3,4}/, 's' + width)
                    });
                image.attr('width', width);
                var changeHeight = (thumbHeight / thumbWidth * width).toFixed(0);
                image.attr('height', changeHeight);
            }

        } else {
            var image = $('<img>').attr('src', placeholder).attr('height', height).attr('width', width);
            var thumbParent = $('<a>').append(image).appendTo(wrapper);
        }

        thumbParent.attr('href', linkURL).css('clear', 'none').css('margin-left', '0').css('margin-right', '0').addClass('postThumbnail');

        var thumbTitle = $('<div>').prepend(linkTitle).css('padding', titlePadding).css('opacity', '0.9').css('filter', 'alpha(opacity=0.9)').css('width', width).appendTo(thumbParent);
        var ptitleHeight = thumbTitle.height();
        var summary = parseInt(ptitleHeight) + parseInt(titleTopPadding) + parseInt(titleBottomPadding);
        thumbTitle.css('margin-top', '-' + summary + 'px');
        wrapper.css('float', 'left').css('height', height).css('width', width).css('margin', margins).css('overflow', 'hidden');
    });
    $('#blog-pager').css('clear', 'both');
});

function hideLightbox() {
    var images = document.getElementsByTagName('img');
    for (var i = 0; i < images.length;++i) {
        images[i].onmouseover = function() {
            var html = this.parentNode.innerHTML;
            this.parentNode.innerHTML = html;
            this.onmouseover = null;
        };
    }
}

if (window.addEventListener) {
    window.addEventListener('load', hideLightbox, undefined);
} else {
    window.attachEvent('onload', hideLightbox);
}
//]]>
</script>
<style>
.post {
    border-bottom: 0 dotted #E6E6E6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

h2,.post-footer {
    display: none;
}

a.postThumbnail div {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    background: rgb(125,126,125);
 /* Old browsers */
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(125,126,125,1) 0%, rgba(14,14,14,1) 100%);
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(125,126,125,1)), color-stop(100%,rgba(14,14,14,1)));
 /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(125,126,125,1) 0%,rgba(14,14,14,1) 100%);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(125,126,125,1) 0%,rgba(14,14,14,1) 100%);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,  rgba(125,126,125,1) 0%,rgba(14,14,14,1) 100%);
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,  rgba(125,126,125,1) 0%,rgba(14,14,14,1) 100%);
    filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr=&#39;
    #7d7e7d&#39;, endColorstr=&#39;#0e0e0e&#39;,GradientType=0 );
}

a.postThumbnail:hover div {
    display: block;
}

.post-body img {
    background-color: transparent;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    padding: 0px;
    -webkit-border-radius: 12px;
    -moz-border-radius: 12px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity .25s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: opacity .25s ease-in-out;
    -webkit-transition: opacity .25s ease-in-out;
}

.post-body img:hover {
    -ms-filter: &quot;
    progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=70)&quot;
    ;

filter: alpha(opacity=70);
    -moz-opacity: 0.7;
    -khtml-opacity: 0.7;
    opacity: 0.7;
}
</style>
</b:if>

Note:
- If you want to make the post thumbnails larger, modify the 200 (width) and 170 (height) values in blue
- To change the default thumbnail for when there are no images, replace the URL in red with your own.

Step 5. Click on the Save template button to save the changes and View your blog. Now you should have a nice grid view on your Blogger posts. Enjoy!

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