Alas! Google is 13

Google began in March 1997 as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Ph.D. students at Stanford working on the Stanford Digital Library Project (SDLP). The SDLP's goal was “to develop the enabling technologies for a single, integrated and universal digital library." and was funded through the National Science Foundation among other federal agencies. In search for a dissertation theme, Page considered—among other things—exploring the mathematical properties of the World Wide Web, understanding its link structure as a huge graph. His...

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LET'S CELEBRATE FIVE YEARS OF BUILDING OUR NATIONAL IMAGE

The Nigerian Flag and Coat of Arm is known to be one of the most important national symbols of the country – Nigeria. The flag symbolizes in no small measure greenery, harmony and a sense of togetherness – which comes in mind when the Name Nigeria is mentioned. Unfortunately however, the Nigerian flag which is known to be a peculiar object in describing the image of the country has been left uncelebrated for several years. Going history lane,...

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What have you done (Poem) by Saddiq Dzukogi

In what tone Shall I speak This alien story Of my artless soul Dwelling this Demonic sphere Where a thousand vampires Guzzle my virginity Why must you snatch A soul that belongs to me You fed me Grim bread The prize for My juvenile spirit But I didn’t request it Too young To eat from your Garden of reckless urge Genocide I groan a hideous voice Words, shy To speak of Sweet dreams turned Into festival of nightmares Extract...

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Meet Fatai Rokeeb; a ten year old ‘engineer’

Rokeeb displaying his engineering skills Nigeria is blessed with lots of talented and skilled citizens - with youths, teenagers and children constituting a larger percentage - of which, if adequately trained and developed will immensely contribute positively towards the growth and development of the country. One of such lads is Fatai Rokeeb, a 10 year old mechanical engineering apprentice at a mechanical workshop in South West Nigeria. The...

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Strengthening Your Writing by Lauri Kubuitsile

(c) google.com Everyone wants stronger more interesting writing. Today let’s look at some easy changes you can make that can begin to wake up a boring, tired story. 1. Get rid of adverbs and adjectives. In English there are different parts of speech and each part has weight. Nouns and verbs are the heaviest, they have the most impact. This is because every sentence must have them. Adjective and adverbs have less weight. We use them to modify...

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BUT WHAT DO THEY DESERVE? (Poem) by Yinka Kareem

Wiki-leaki Wiki-leaki                 Wiki-leaki                 Wiki-leaki Wikily he blew his Wiki-whistle “Aondoaka is a thug says US officials.” Labelled he was OLOFOFO! Wiki-leaki Wiki-leaki                ...

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How to create the formula for your book and ensure it's a winner! by Steve Manning

An Algorithm is a procedure or a formula for solving a problem. On the Internet, the most famous algorithm is the one used by Google to determine which page comes up first during a search. But they're used by police, by scientists, by teachers and just about every professional to arrive at the solution to a challenge that must be solved. So it is with writing. Each kind of book has an algorithm, a strategy, a structure, an architecture that...

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