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The 10 Fastest Aircraft in the World The Top Ten fastest planes in the World Before we start – here is a nice video showing you the 10 fastest planes in the world: There are very many aircraft that has exceeded the speed of mach 2.0. Some of them are research aircraft, some are military and some are simply flying for reconnaissance purposes. But there is always something special with supersonic aircraft. Just imagine flying at an altitude of 5 kilometers, hearing a “go” from the radio and pushing that throttle backwards while feeling the 100+kN engine accelerating you to speeds higher than any other lifeform has ever been seen doing. But you are not the fast one, you are just the passenger. The aircraft that you are flying in, the machine that gives you powers to rise above the clouds in mere minutes is the true masterpiece. The masterpiece of military engineering. In this article we will look into ten of the fastest military aircraft ever flown and see what they have in the t...

Lasuth Helipad Remains Non-Fumctional

SPECIAL REPORT: LASUTH Helipad Remains Non-Functional Two Years After Commissioning  Two years after it was commissioned by Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of Lagos State, the helipad at the Lagos State Teaching University Hospital (LASUTH) in Ikeja has remained non-operational.   The facility, built to accelerate emergency healthcare delivery, served as a base for the advance security of team of President Muhammadu Buhari when he visited the state last month. The helipad, located in front of the surgical emergency building, is equipped with top-tier facilities, including nighttime lighting for helicopters landing when dark. On a visit to the helipad, Jerry Joel, a worker in the teaching hospital’s Surgical Emergency Ward confirmed that the helipad has remained non-operational. The situation, added Joel, may have been because no patient has required been evacuated. “Maybe there has not been any patient that requires the service or do you have any pat...

Five Richest Kings in Nigeria 2018 (Forbes List)

                                                                                                                            Nigeria has its fair share of rich kings and these rich and affluent kings are located in different part of.  Nigeria, both at the northern and southern parts. In this write-up, you will be enlightened about the 5 richest of these kings. The List of the Richest King...

Alzheimer’s disease

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In every part of the world, people are living longer than they used to. Thanks to scientific advancements, fewer people die young from heart disease, cancer, and infectious diseases. It’s no longer unusual for a person to live well into their 80s and beyond. My dad will celebrate his 92nd birthday in a couple weeks, a milestone that was practically unimaginable when he was born. This fact—that people are living longer than ever before—should always be a wonderful thing. But what happens when it’s not? The longer you live, the more likely you are to develop a chronic condition. Your risk of getting arthritis, Parkinson’s, or another non-infectious disease that diminishes your quality of life increases with each year. But of all the disorders that plague us late in life, one stands out as a particularly big threat to society: Alzheimer’s disease. You have a nearly  50 percent chance  of developing the disease if you live into your mid-80s...

TOURISM

Strandkorb chairs on Usedom Island, Germany. Not only does the service sector grow thanks to tourism, but also local manufacturers (like those producing the strandkorb), retailers, the real estate sector and the general image of a location can benefit. The Skull Chapel in south-western Poland is an example of dark tourism. It's interior walls, ceiling and foundations are adorned by human remains. It is the only such monument in Poland, and one of six in Europe. A Japanese tourist consulting a tour guide and a guide book from Akizato Ritō's Miyako meisho zue (1787) Prince Ladislaus Sigismund of Poland visiting Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest in Brussels in 1624. Englishman in the Campagna by Carl Spitzweg (c. 1845) Panels from the Thomas Cook Building in Leicester, displaying excursions offered by Thomas Cook Leicester railway station – built in 1894 to replace, largely on the same site, Campbell Street station, the origin for many of Cook's ea...