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20 Things You Must Have in Your Romantic Relationship

All relationships are unique. Each couple has its own identity, which each half builds. There are those who can’t stand being one without the other, those who are more independent, those who go very fast, others who take their time… In short, each couple is different and that’s what makes it special.

There are, however, some things that you absolutely must have or experience with your partner. First of all, because before you are two, you are you, but also because these things will allow you to have a solid relationship!

1. Respect: It’s THE basis of a couple. If your partner doesn’t respect you, what’s the point? Being belittled by the person, criticizing or mocking, it’s not a life. You deserve so much better.

2. Trust: Having the assurance that your partner, the one who sleeps next to you every night, is trustworthy, is paramount. Every woman deserves to be able to rely on her man and vice versa. Trust is built little by little, thanks to the gestures that partners make to show their other half that there is only them in the world. Trust is a mark of love and allows the relationship to grow, without it being stifled by jealousy.

3. Admiration: Of course, your other half hasn’t climbed Everest but still, you have to admire it a little, right? His little feats should make you proud, that’s the important thing! One small step for humanity, one big one for your couple!

4. Fun: That’s right, fun isn’t just for your Saturday night moments! With Jules too, you have to laugh. Why be afraid to share your (rotten) jokes with him? After all, if he’s determined to spend his life with you, it’s because he loves you just the way you are. Complicity is a part of the romantic relationship that you must preserve absolutely at the risk of ending up in a boring relationship…

5. Spontaneity: With fun comes spontaneity. A touch of madness, from time to time, is appreciable! You don’t ask for him to charter a private jet to take you to Brazil every weekend, but a little impromptu dinner, an outing that will cut you off from the stress of work, that’s what we call spontaneity!

6: Giving of gifts: A small virtue that can spice up a relationship.

7. Tolerance: A man trying to change you, there’s nothing worse. You are who you are and he has to respect that. Sneakers rather than heels? Frozen dish than small dish? That’s just the way it is!

8. Surprises: Sometimes you’d like him to surprise you. A bouquet of flowers, a pretty ring or a scratch ticket: it doesn’t matter, as long as he thinks of you.

9. Security: Being with the person with whom you feel that nothing can happen to you is what every woman is looking for. You don’t have to be a Terminator, just let him soothe and protect you.

10. Tenderness: To tell the truth, we rectify: kisses by the thousands, as if it were raining.

11. Acceptance of the OtherYou have flaws, that’s what makes you who you are. Reckless, capricious or noisy? This is how he should love you and not otherwise!

12. Attention: Receiving attention from the person you love is something that every woman deserves. That doesn’t mean you want to control it or that you’re an attendee! Simply, knowing that he is there, that he is listening to you, is essential. Talking to a wall has never made anyone happy…

13. SupportFeeling supported by your man when the going gets tough is essential! Whether you have a problem at work, with a friend or even your mother-in-law, knowing that Jules is 100% by your side is reassuring.

14. Priority: You have to be the most important person in the eyes of your significant other and that’s non-negotiable.

15. InterestAll women deserve to be valued by their man, never let anyone belittle you and not recognize you for what you are: a good person.

16. Honesty: It is often said that honesty is one of the pillars of a relationship and it’s not for nothing. Sincerity is paramount. Who would want to be with someone who doesn’t have the guts to tell them the truth. We like to be with someone who knows how to tell us when something is wrong without falling into gratuitous criticism.

17. Personality: Don’t hide your true self from your loved one or from others. It doesn’t matter what they think. That’s also why your man fell in love with you!

18. Pride: You are certainly not a trophy that he would have won, however, it is important that your significant other is happy and proud to be by your side.19. ReciprocityAny romantic relationship must be reciprocal. Love cannot be stronger on one side than on the other, otherwise it will cause instability in a relationship.

20. Happiness: The goal of finding someone to share your life with is to be happy. Of course, you will sometimes encounter difficulties that will have to be overcome, but you will always have to remember one essential thing: the happiness of being one with your other half.These 20 things that we wanted to comment on are essential for us to make your relationship as strong as possible.

Airtel night plan code 2022: Get 500MB/250MB  for N25 and 1.5GB for N50 Subscription code [UPDATED]

In this post, we  will look at the Airtel night plan, how to subscribe, and its benefits. These plans give bonuses to data 250MB for N25 and 1.5GB for N50 as well as lower call rates within the validity periods. Get the cheapest midnight browsing tariff you can ever think of. Airtel night plans provide you access to the internet from late at night to early in the morning. To subscribe immediately, look for the secret codes.

The most important benefit of the Airtel Night data plan is that you will get a greater volume of data at a cheap price . This data is worth going for if you can remain awake by the time you should be sleeping. Another advantage is that you can subscribe as many times as you like in a single night, as opposed to the MTN night plan, which only allows you to subscribe once every night.

Because of this abrupt data transition, Airtel launched a new data package in place of the prior one. Following the treads of MTN night packages, Airtel launched yet another Night plan that offers their subscribers 500MB for N25 and 1.5GB for N50. Airtel night plan

This time you can get upto 500MB with just N25 and upto 1,5GB for only N50 among other nice plans as we will discus in this post.  I will also show you the subscription codes, data validity, and how to use them effectively.

The following themes will be discussed in this article:

What is Airtel Night Plan? 

Airtel night plan 2021: Get 500MB for N25 and 1.5GB for N50 Subscription code

In case you do not know, users of the tariff plan called Smart Trybe can enjoy nighttime browsing for a very low price. By the way, it’s just one of the tariff’s many amazing features.. For just ₦25, you can get 500 MB to use for one night from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., while ₦200 will get you 1.5 GB on the same conditions.

*312# is the Airtel night plan code. You can subscribe to Smart Trybe or, if you are already a subscriber, use the menu that allows you to select from among its many features by dialing this combination.

In the menu, select option number 3 (which is Airtel Night Plans) and then either 1 (for 500 MB) or 2 (for 1.5 GB) to get those megabytes for nighttime web surfing.

Airtel’s new night data plan offers a 1GB data plan for N300 with a one-day validity period. Before you can use any of the aforementioned Airtel data plans, you need to first subscribe to SmartTRYBE by dialing this USSD code *312# and replying with 1.

Airtel 750MB + 1GB YouTube Night Streaming for N500

You can consider subscribing to Airtel’s 750MB + FREE 1GB YouTube Night Streaming for 14 days with N500 recharge.

To subscribe: Load N500 recharge card on your phone and dial *141*500# Airtel night browsing

Airtel 1GB + 1GB YouTube Night Streaming

Airtel Also offer 1GB + FREE 1GB YouTube Night Streaming with N500 for 7 days. Whichever way, you enjoy a night plan for airtel at a cheaper rate.

To subscribe: Load N500 recharge card on your phone and dial *141*502#

How to Subscribe to Airtel night plan 500MB for N25, 1.5GB for N50, and 1GB for N500

Like I said earlier, you need to migrate to Airtel SmartTRYBE.

  • simply dial *312# and reply with 1 to migrate to Airtel SmartTRYBE;
  • After the migration, dial *312#
  • Reply 1 for 250MB for N25
  • Reply 2 for 1GB for N500 (Night Plan 12 am – 5 am)

For 500MB Airtel night plan data which costs N25 and 1.5GB Airtel night browsing plan data which costs N50, reply with 3. The duration of the Night Plan is from 12am to 5am.

Airtel now offers 1.5GB data for N200 for the night plan; and for 200MB Airtel data at a cost of N200 plus 30Min call, reply with 4. It is a weekend plan from Saturday to Sunday.

The Airtel Night data plan has the advantage of allowing you to subscribe as many times as you like in one night, whereas the MTN Night data plan only allows you to subscribe once each night.

Airtel’s night plan is superior to MTN’s 500MB for N25 night plan because each SIM card is only eligible for one activation per night with MTN’s night plan.

The Airtel night bundle plan, on the other hand, may be renewed if it has been used up, meaning you can subscribe again after the original 1.5GB has been used up. You can also use 3GB in one night for N100.

Airtel unlimited night plan 2022

With this code, you can receive an unlimited Airtel night plan. Because the current Airtel night plan can be renewed several times in a single night, this is the case.

For instance, once you exhaust your airtel night subscription plan 1.5GB for N50, you can resubscribe to get another 1.5GB as many times as possible. That’s equal to 3GB for N100  or 6GB for N200 and so on in just one night. We can therefore confidently call this Airtel unlimited night plan.

Unlimited airtel night data plan was one of the best things we have enjoyed from Airtel Nigeria over the years, the bad news is that it has been discontinued or rather replaced by another night data plan which is still very cheap and cool compared to the night plans from other networks like that of 500Mb for 25 naira from MTN.

The former Airtel Night plan, which was based on an hourly basis, was one of the greatest data plans, especially for limitless downloads.

Many people abandoned the Airtel high-priced night data bundle and switched over to MTN cheap Night package since MTN introduced the night plan of 500MB for just N25.

Night Plan Validity Period

  • You can only use the data bundle from 12am to 5am. So you have to burn the night to browse with it.
  • You can re-subscribe many time in the same night if you exhaust your data bundle
  • The data plan will expire after one day.

In my consideration, Airtel 1.5GB for N50  is better than MTN 500MB for N25 because of your ability to re-subscribe after it’s exhausted. As a result, if you subscribe twice, you can get up to 3GB of data for N100. Some may draw parallels between this and the old Airtel Night Unlimited browsing.

Airtel night plan works for nights only, and you cannot use it in the daytime. Even that, the midnight plan works from 12:00 AM (Midnight) to 5:00 AM (Morning), and that is about 5 hours.

Please note that, unlike other Airtel data plans, the Aitel night data plan cannot be rolled over if the data bundle is not consumed before 5.00 a.m.

How to Check Airtel Data Balance on Android

We’re going to talk you how to check your data balance on any Airtel Data Plan. Airtel Nigeria is one of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications providers, having a large customer base and extensive network coverage.

Airtel now has the third biggest number of mobile internet customers in Nigeria, after MTN and Glo, according to recent NCC statistics.

Every month, Airtel Nigeria sees a steady increase in the number of internet members, which can be attributed in large part to their low-cost 2G data subscriptions, which are accessible for a variety of devices.

If you’re thinking about getting a new Airtel SIM or switching to Airtel because of the 2G or other common data packages, you’ll need to know how to check your data level.

Checking Your Airtel Data Balance

There are a few different ways to check your Airtel data balance, which we’ll go through in this article. You can pick the most appropriate and simple one to learn in a short period of time.

Direct USSD Code for All Airtel Data Plans

This USSD Code functions on all Airtel data plan packages including on Android except BlackBerry subscription plans.

What you need to do is to basically dial:*141*11*0#, *123*10# or *141*712*0# and you will see your data balance displayed at once.

Direct SMS Code for All Airtel Data Plans

This SMS Code functions on all Airtel data plan packages except BlackBerry subscriptions. It works even on Android.

To see your data balance, just send: “Status” to 141. Please make sure you remove the quotes when sending.

Direct USSD Code for BlackBerry Plans

If you use a BlackBerry phone or one of Airtel’s BlackBerry packages that functions on all devices, you can’t check your data balance using any of the above method. There is a special USSD Code for users of BlackBerry.

A simple dialing of *123*9# will cause your BlackBerry data balance to appear right before your face immediately.

Direct SMS Code for BlackBerry Plans

If you have a BlackBerry phone or one of Airtel’s BlackBerry packages that works on all devices and wish to check your data level through SMS, you must enter a specific SMS data balance code made specifically for BlackBerry plans.

Simply text “Status” to 440 (remove the quotes before sending) and your BlackBerry data balance will be given to you immediately through SMS.

Airtel’s SmartSpeedo USSD Code

This process is a bit complex but simple to memorize and navigate. You need to dial *141# to open the SmartSpeedo USSD menu. To get the “check data balance” option, you have to press * and then press SEND.

After the “Check data balance” has appeared on the new page, press 7 and press SEND to select “Check data balance”.

A notification will display on your screen stating that your data balance will be provided to you through SMS, and you will receive it in a matter of seconds.

This approach is designed to operate with regular data balances, BlackBerry data balances, and bonus data balances.

Airtel’s SelfCare USSD Code

Customers can verify their number, current tariff plan, migrate to other plans, check their data balance, and more using Airtel’s SelfCare USSD Menu interface, which is complicated but easy to grasp.

Simply dial *121# to access Airtel’s SelfCare USSD menu, then press 1 for “My profile” and then SEND on the USSD menu screen.

After the options on the next page appear, hit 6 and send to select “My Data Balance.” After you’ve completed this, a message will appear on your screen informing you that your data balance will be provided to you through SMS. It will just take a few seconds for your data balance to appear in front of your eyes.

FAQs about the Airtel Night Data Plan

1.) Can I use the airtel night bundle without migrating to a smart trybe?

Answer: No, you can only enjoy this plan if you are on a Airtel smart trybe, Check the information we provided in this article on how to migrate first.

2.) What is the Night Plan Code?

Answer: To subscribe to airtel night, dial *312#. When you dial the code, follow the pop-in prompt and selct 3 for Night Browsing.

3.) How do I get 1.5GB on Airtel Night Browsing?

Answer: As at the time of publishing this post Airtel has discontinued that offer and you can bo longer get 1.5GB data for N200. Currently, you can only get 250MB for N25. You can also subscribe multiple times a night to get unlimited night browsing from Airtel Nigeria.

Conclusion

The Airtel Night Plan appears to be the greatest data plan available right now, and I feel you’ve learned everything you need to know from this article.

Enjoy these super-abundant data plans and learn how to monitor your data balance.

However, if you have a better night browsing routine, please share it with us in the comments section below.

For Knowledge Consumption, Here is a brief history of Airtel Nigeria

The telecommunication industry in Nigeria does not have a lot of players, but of the few in existence, Airtel Nigeria is one of peculiar interest to Nigerian subscribers.

Many consumers think that they would not be surprised if the telco changed its management six times and its brand name five times in the last five years, with each transition lasting three years or less.

However, under its present administration – Bharti Airtel – the firm looks to have stabilized and has held the name for longer than any other.

So, let’s take a look at the history of the company that is today Nigeria’s second most popular telco.

Econet’s heydays

Strive Masiyiwa put together a group of 22 investors in 2001 to raise funds to compete for the $285 million GSM license, which he called “the most costly license ever awarded in Africa” at the time.

Econet, together with MTN Nigeria and MTEL, won the bid and received a Digital Mobile License (DML). Despite the presence of competition, Econet Wireless Nigeria quickly set up shop and began operations, earning a 57 percent market share in a short period of time.

Everything seemed to be going swimmingly until Masiyiwa was requested to pay $9 million in ‘bribes’ to top officials in several state governments who had helped fund the license.

According to Masiyiwa’s social media post years later, he did not authorize the payments and thus invoked the wrath of a Governor in the South-south region at the time, who was one of the most powerful politicians in the country and had a reputation for getting what he wanted at any cost.

The Governor followed through on his threat, and the shareholders convened and voted Econet Wireless Nigeria out of management, essentially terminating their contract.

“Unfortunately for you, God does not have a vote,” one of the lawmakers, who also happened to be a businessman, said Masiyiwa at the meeting.

Econet was nearly bankrupted as a result of this move, and roughly 200 foreign employees were forced to leave Nigeria. It was also the start of Vodacom, the name given to the large multinational operator that was invited to take over as technical partner and operator.

Although there is no evidence to conclude that the new operators paid the ‘bribes’, Masiyiwa insists in his blog that he has access to documentation showing that they paid the money. It was on this basis that he would later write a letter to the United States Department of Justice.

Vodacom to the rescue

Vodacom entered the picture in 2004 after a change of administration, but its contract expired before it even began.

There isn’t much public information about the events that led to Vodacom’s abrupt demise in such a short period of time, without even having the opportunity to change its brand name.

Vodacom exited the wheels a few months later, and management changed hands again, this time to Vee Networks. The company had nearly a million subscribers at the time.

Now it’s all about you with V-mobile.

The company’s name was changed to V-mobile and a rebranding effort was launched in 2004 with Vee Networks as the new management.

Perhaps, the name change was to send a signal that a new company is in charge or to assure customers that the change of management could only be in their interest. The campaign branded the telco as the network for the Nigerian people, with the catchphrase being “It’s all about you”.

All of the company’s investors were Nigerian, according to the corporation, including three state governments: Lagos, Delta, and Akwa Ibom.

The name V-mobile is thought to have been inspired by the Vee in Vodacom, and the new executives kept many of Vodacom’s South African employees on board, as well as some Econet employees.

V-mobile was able to retain some of the personality of its previous owners in this way.

Then there was Celtel.

Celtel Communications bought V-mobile for $1.005 billion in May 2006, exactly two years after Vee Networks took over the reins and all associated activities.

Vmobile’s financial ability to realize its growth potential was expected to be boosted by the transaction, which included the purchase of existing shares and a significant equity injection

Celtel International, a subsidiary of MTC Group and a leading mobile operator in Africa was thus going to expand its presence to Nigeria, making a total of 15 countries.

Before this acquisition, V-Mobile had already grown the subscriber base from less than 1 million to over 5 million subscribers in two years – the most significant growth the company had witnessed under a single management at the time.

History repeats itself.

There was yet another change in leadership. In 2008, another telecoms company, Zain Group, paid nearly $3 billion for all of Celtel International’s shares.

In May 2005, the Zain Group paid $2.84 billion for an 85 percent ownership in Celtel International and its 14 African subsidiaries, which it increased to 100 percent two years later.

All of Celtel’s operations in Africa had to be rebranded as Zain when the acquisition was completed. Since a result, Celtel was no longer just in Nigeria, but also in Africa, as the new owners rebranded the entire African enterprise as Zain.

“We believe the Zain brand offers the best foundation for us to establish a top 100 worldwide brand with the ultimate goal of better servicing our customers.” It builds on the success of our African operations and will catapult the Zain Group into the top 10 worldwide mobile telecommunications businesses by 2011,” stated Dr. Saad Al Barrak, Chief Executive Officer of the Zain Group.

But it only took the management two years to hit a brick block.

Bharti Airtel comes to the rescue.

Another transaction occurred in November 2010, when Bharti Airtel paid $10.7 billion to become the new owner of the telco. Airtel Nigeria replaced Zain Nigeria.

It’s been exactly a decade since this acquisition, and it appears that the company’s days of management and brand changes are over.

The company appears to have stabilized, and at the end of Q2, 2020, it was ranked as the second largest in terms of user base. The financials have been positive as well.

Court disputes

The Appeal Court in Lagos determined in 2014, a decade after Econet lost its management contract, that Econet Wireless International is still a legitimate stakeholder in Airtel Nigeria.

Bharti Airtel’s efforts to prevent Econet Wireless International from reacquiring its holdings in the company were thwarted by this judgement.

The court also ruled that the earlier sale of 65 percent of the telco to Zain of Kuwait violated existing shareholder Econet Wireless’ pre-emptive rights and was null since it did not follow necessary processes.

In a separate but similar ruling, the Federal Appeal Court in Kaduna had ruled that Econet Wireless was an existing minority shareholder in the company and urged Bharti Airtel to accept the reality.

Prior to this time, Bharti Airtel had continued to reject Econet Wireless as the holder of five per cent equity stake and tried to get Econet removed from the register of shareholders.

The 2006 sale issue between Zain and Econet was already ongoing, and Bharti Airtel inherited it. Econet was seeking fair compensation for a number of breaches of the shareholders’ agreement.

Econet’s specialists estimated the sum of equitable compensation and damages to be more than $3 billion, according to the company’s submissions.

Celtel Nigeria was ordered to pay damages and equitable compensation to Econet Wireless for the violation of the company’s rights by an international tribunal established under the auspices of the United Nations Commission for International Trade Law, UNCITRAL, in December 2011, clearing Bharti Airtel of all charges.

How to Cook Fluffy Quinoa Quick Easy Steps

Learn how to cook perfect quinoa every time with my tried & true method.

Then, use it in bowls, salads, or one of my 17 favorite quinoa recipes below!

Ever wondered how to cook quinoa that’s fluffy and full? We’re breaking down exactly how to make this vegan, gluten-free superfood so that it never comes out undercooked or mushy. If you follow these four steps, you’ll get perfectly quinoa every single time.

Before we get started, there’s one question we’d be remiss not to answer: Is quinoa a grain? Well, no, and yes. Quinoa is technically the seed from a group of plants called pseudocereals, but it’s generally categorized among whole grains, and you can often use it as a substitute in dishes that call for rice, farro, and other grains.

Once you master the moves to cook quinoa properly, you can make a big batch of quinoa early in the week and throw it into soups and salads for a protein boost, or start your day with a hearty bowl of quinoa porridge—the grain’s flavor and textural versatility makes it a terrific go-to base for any meal.

In addition to being a complete protein (it contains all nine essential amino acids—take that, rice and polenta), quinoa is also packed with fiber. And did we mention it’s delicious? It offers a unique, nutty flavor and a slightly crunchy texture that we can’t get enough of. Plus, it’s a ton of fun to say: keen-wah. What a great word!

Ahead, you’ll find four simple steps that deliver the perfect quinoa every single time.

Farmers' market quinoa salad in a twohandled pot.

Photo by Christopher Testani

1. Rinse or toast the quinoa

Left unrinsed or untoasted, quinoa has a slightly bitter taste thanks to the grain’s saponins (which are a natural chemical produced by the grain to ward off insects). There are two ways to get rid of the bitter taste: rinsing or toasting the quinoa before cooking it.

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To rinse quinoa, place your quinoa in a fine-mesh strainer and rinse under running water for at least 30 seconds, and then drain well.

Alternatively, you can toast the quinoa in a dry skillet on your stovetop with a few tablespoons of olive oil or butter. Toss the quinoa and keep stirring occasionally until the grains turn a slightly darker shade and emit a nutty smell.

Either method will get rid of the normal, natural bitterness.

2. Combine quinoa and liquid in a saucepan

Now that your quinoa is rinsed or toasted, it’s time to cook it. For 1 cup of uncooked quinoa, you’ll want to use 2 cups of water—this will yield 3 cups of cooked quinoa. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the temperature to medium-low and pop the lid on securely.

You can also use vegetable or chicken broth in place of water to give the quinoa a richer flavor (the ratio of liquid to grain is the same: two cups of liquid for every one cup of quinoa).

3. Cook until the quinoa has absorbed all of the water

Now you’ll let the quinoa simmer for at least 10 minutes. The cooking time can vary slightly, but it should take 10–20 minutes. When you start with 1 cup of dry quinoa, your quinoa should completely absorb the water in about 15 minutes. A sign that it’s almost ready: The quinoa should get fluffy, and the little tail-like bits (they’re endosperms, by the way) will start to pull away from the seed.

4. Remove the lid and fluff the quinoa with a fork

Your quinoa should smell nutty and be very easy to fluff with the tines of a fork—if there’s still water at the bottom of the saucepan, give it a little more time on the heat, uncovered. You can use that fluffy, perfectly cooked quinoa immediately in hot dishes or wait for it to cool to toss it into veggie-filled salads.


Cooking quinoa isn’t that hard at all—and now that you know how to cook quinoa, here’s a look at some of our favorite recipes where delicious, fluffy quinoa is the star. Note: Cooked quinoa will last up to a week in the fridge, and up to 8 to 12 months in the freezer.

How to Change Country/Region in the Google Play Store

Need to change your Google Play Store country? Here’s how to change your account’s Google Play Store country on an Android phone.

Using the Google Play Store is pretty simple: you pop it open, search for the app you want to download and install it on your device. That’s about all there is to it.

But what happens if you move to a different country? You’ll need access to the right regional version of the Play Store for billing information. And Google Play features different apps in various countries, which can sometimes allow or block access to certain apps.

Whether you’ve recently moved or want to try accessing another region’s Play Store (which comes with a big caveat), here’s how to change your country setting in Google Play.

How to Change Country in the Google Play Store

Follow the below steps on your Android device to change your Play Store country:

  1. Open the Play Store app on your Android device.
  2. Tap your profile picture at the top-right of the screen, then choose Settings.
  3. Select General, followed by Account and device preferences.
  4. Under the Country and profiles section, you’ll see your name alongside your current Play Store country. If your phone detects that you’re currently in a different country, you’ll see a Switch to the [region] Play Store option below.
    1. If this option doesn’t appear, see below for more info.
  5. Under the Switch to the [region] Play Store header, tap one of the options to add a payment method for your new country. This will vary by region; most should at least have the Add credit or debit card option.
  6. When you tap the new method, a warning will appear (which we discuss further below). Review the warning prompt and hit Continue if you’re OK with the terms.
  7. Proceed through the prompts to add a new payment method for the country you’re switching your Play Store to.
  8. Once you’ve switched countries, you’re now able to browse the Play Store for that region. The change may take up to 48 hours to go into effect.

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The option to change your Play Store country won’t appear for everyone. It only shows up if you were previously in a different country than you are now (based on IP address). This means you can’t just switch your Play Store to any country that you feel like. In the above example screenshots, we used a VPN to change our location to Argentina.

If you’ve previously changed your country in the Google Play Store, you’ll have the option to switch between your old and new accounts, if you wish. This is helpful if you moved abroad for a few years and then returned home.

If you use the Google Play Family Library feature, you also won’t see the option to change your Play Store region. Unfortunately, unless Google comes up with a better workaround, you’ll likely need to dissolve your current family group and start a fresh one in your new region (if it’s supported there).

Warnings About Changing Your Google Play Store Country

When you change your Google Play Store region, you must be aware of a few important points.

First, you cannot use your old payment method with your new account. You’ll have to use the one from your new country. Keep in mind that you might lose access to some apps and other content if they aren’t available in your new country.

After swapping Google Play to a new country, you can’t spend your Google Play balance from the old country. That includes any gift cards you’ve added but not spent yet, as well as credit earned from Google Opinion Rewards. If you ever switch back to the old account, you will regain access to that balance, however.

You will also lose access to Google Play Points when you switch countries, and your level will not transfer to the new region. If you subscribe to Google Play Pass, that subscription will transfer to your new country if the service is available there. If Play Pass isn’t available in your new country, you won’t be able to install any more apps from Play Pass in your new region.

Importantly, you can only change your Play Store country once per year. You won’t see the option to change your country if it’s been less than a year since your last chance.

Because of all this, we recommend changing countries in the Play Store only if you’ve moved countries, have a permanent payment method for the new country and plan on staying for at least a year. While you can trick this by using a VPN, or might want to access another country’s store while visiting, it’s not worth doing for short-term access to a few new apps.

You’ll be locked into a Play Store outside your actual region for quite some time, which will be a big pain. That assumes you’ll be able to get a payment method for the country you want to switch to, as well.

If You Can’t Change Your Country in Google Play

If you want to change your country after reading all the above warnings, but the option won’t appear, make sure you haven’t changed the country recently. In case the option still won’t appear or fails, you should first try updating the Google Play app.

To do this, tap your profile picture at the top-right of the Play Store, choose Settings, and go to About. Tap the Play Store version once here; it will either start an update or show a notification that you’re already up to date. After a few minutes, close the Play Store app, then try again.

If this doesn’t work, try clearing the cache and data for the Play Store app.

Change Your Play Store Country or Try Another Store

Now you know how to change your Play Store country. It’s an easy process as long as you’ve moved countries and have a valid payment method there, but make sure you know what you’re getting into.

Meanwhile, if you want to access new apps without switching Play Store regions, you’ll find lots of alternative places to download Android apps that aren’t available on Google Play.

How to calculate percentages easily

Percentages

The term “percentage” was adapted from the Latin word “per centum”, which means “by the hundred”. Percentages are fractions with 100 as the denominator. In other words, it is the relation between part and whole where the value of whole is always taken as 100.

What is Percentage?

Percentage is a fraction or a ratio in which the value of whole is always 100. For example, if Sam scored 30% marks in his math test, it means that he scored 30 marks out of 100. It is written as 30/100 in the fraction form and 30:100 in terms of ratio.

Percentage Definition:

Percentage is defined as a given part or amount in every hundred. It is a fraction with 100 as the denominator and is represented by the symbol “%”.

Calculation of Percentage

Calculating percentage means to find the share of a whole, in terms of 100. There are two ways to find a percentage:

  • By using the unitary method.
  • By changing the denominator of the fraction to 100.

It should be noted that the second method for calculating percentage is not used in situations where the denominator is not a factor of 100. For such cases we use the unitary method.

How to get a Percentage?

Percent is another name for indicating hundredths. Thus, 1% is one-hundredth, that means 1%=1/100=0.01.

Let’s calculate percentage using the two methods given above. 

When we have two or more values that add up to 100, then the percentage of those individual values to the total value is that number itself. For example, Sally bought tiles of three different colors for her house. The details of the purchase are given in the following table.

ColourNumber of TilesRate per HundredFractionWritten asRead as
Yellow393939/10039%39 percent
Green262626/10026%26 percent
Red353535/10035%35 percent

Since the total number of items adds up to 100, the percentages can be easily calculated.

What if the total number of items do not add up to 100? In such cases, we convert the fractions to equivalent fractions with the denominator as 100.

For example, Emma has a bracelet which is made up of 20 beads of two different colours, red and blue. Observe the following table which shows the percentage of red and blue beads out of the 20 beads.

Calculation of percentage

Emma’s sisters, Nora and Jenny, calculated the percentages as well, but in different ways.

Nora used the unitary method. Using the unitary method for calculating percentage, we say that out of 20 beads, the number of red beads are 8. Hence, out of 100, the number of red beads will be 8/20 × 100= 40%.

Jenny converted the fraction 8/20 into an equivalent fraction 40/100 by multiplying the numerator and denominator with 5/5.

So, 8/20= (8×5)/(20×5)

= 40/100

= 40%

Formula to Calculate Percentage

The percentage formula is used to find the share of a whole in terms of 100. Using this formula, you can represent a number as a fraction of 100. If you observe carefully, all the three ways to get percentage shown above can be easily calculated by using the formula given below:

Percentage= (Value/Total Value)×100

Percentage Difference Between Two Numbers

Percentage difference is the change in the value of a quantity over a period of time in terms of percentage. Sometimes we need to know the increase or decrease in some quantity as percentages, which is also referred to as Percentage Change. For example, an increase in population, a decrease in poverty, and so on.

We have the formula to show the change in quantity as a percentage. There are two cases that might arise while calculating percentage difference and those are:

  • Calculate percentage increase
  • Calculate percentage decrease

How to Calculate Percentage Increase?

Percentage increase refers to the perchange change in the value when it is increased over a period of time. For example, population increase, increase in the number of bacteria on a surface, etc. Percentage increase can be calculated by using the following formula:

Percentage Increase= (Increased Value-Original value)/Original value × 100

How to Calculate Percentage Decrease?

Percentage decrease refers to the perchange change in the value when it is decreased over a period of time. For example, decrease in the level of rainfall, decrease in the number of Covid patients, etc. Percentage decrease can be calculated by using the following formula:

Percentage Decrease= (Original value-Decreased Value)/Original Value × 100

Points to Remember:

  • To find the percentage of a whole, work out the value of 1% and then multiply it by the percent we need to find.
  • An increase or decrease in any quantity can be expressed as a percentage.
  • Fractions can be converted into percentages and vice-versa.
  • Percentages are reversible. For example, 25% of 40 is the same as 40% of 25.

Ultimate Guide: How To Boil Egg Perfectly

We’ll show you how to boil eggs so they turn out just the way you want them, whether you like them hard-boiled or soft-boiled.

What’s a perfect boiled egg? The whites are firm but not rubbery and the yolks are cooked but still creamy. We’ll share a fool-proof method to boil eggs on the stovetop, including how long to boil eggs so the yolks are cooked the way you like. Stick around and we’ll show you a couple more ways to cook eggs in the shell: in the oven and a pressure cooker or Instant Pot.

Note: Very fresh eggs are deliciously fried or scrambled, but older eggs are easier to peel. Your best bet for hard-boiled eggs that are easy to peel is to choose eggs you’ve had in the refrigerator for a week or two.

How to Boil Eggs on the Stovetop

two egg-related questions come up all the time:

  1. What came first, the chicken or the egg?
  2. Do you start with boiling water or do you start with cold water when you boil eggs?

We recommend a 4-step method that starts with cold water. Why? Because this prevents overcooking the eggs. You’ll never have to deal with dry, chalky, overcooked eggs with weirdly greenish yolks again. Nothing but beautiful bright yellow yolks and amazing texture for you! So good, you’ll want to eat them with just a sprinkle of salt.

Three Steps to Perfect Hard-Boiled or Soft Boiled Eggs:

1. Place eggs in a saucepan or pot and cover with cold water.

Eggs first, then water. Why? Because if you put the eggs in afterward, they might crack as they fall to the bottom of the pan. It’s no fun to learn this the hard way.

2. Put the pan over high heat and bring water to a rolling boil. Remove pan from heat and cover.

How long does it take to boil an egg? Well, you want the water to come just to a boil but not stay there. Eggs exposed to high heat for a long time go through a chemical reaction that turns the yolks green. So the answer to “How long do you boil hard-boiled eggs?” is: pretty much not at all. Because the eggs cook in water that’s not boiling, some people use the term “hard-cooked” instead of “hard-boiled” eggs.

3. Drain eggs immediately and put them in a bowl filled with water and ice cubes.

Why ice water? It cools the eggs down and prevents the green yolk problem. (Chilled water isn’t cold enough – you want cold water with lots of ice cubes floating in it.) If you’re planning to peel the eggs, crack them slightly before putting them in the ice water and let them sit for an hour for maximum ease of peeling.

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How Long to Boil Eggs

boiled eggs at different cook times from 2 minutes to 15 minutes

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Let the eggs stand in the hot water for 4 to 12 minutes, depending on how firm or set you to want the yolks to be.

Why the time range? The longer the eggs sit in hot water the more cooked the yolk will be: figure less time for soft boiled eggs and longer time for hard-boiled eggs. Use these time guidelines for large eggs:

Boiling TimeEgg YolksEgg Whites
2-4 minutesSoft, runnySoft, runny
6-8 minutesSoft but setFirm
10-15 minutesFully setFully set

Smaller eggs will need less time and extra-large or jumbo eggs will need more time.

How to Hard Cook Eggs in the Oven

This method is just a bit unorthodox. It requires zero water – which, technically makes this method more hard-baking than hard-boiling. But stay with us here. Oven-baked “hard-boiled” eggs are just eggs heated up in a hot, dry oven. It’s a smart move when you’re making loads of eggs or stovetop space is at a premium. Tip: Use a muffin tin to keep the eggs from rolling about in the oven. Here’s the technique in action:

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How to Hard Boil Eggs in the Oven

See how to make oven-baked “hard-boiled” eggs.

How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs in the Pressure Cooker

Here’s the best way to hard boil fresh eggs. Fresh eggs are notoriously hard to peel. But this pressure cooker method makes it easy. Allrecipes home cook Gremolata, who submitted the recipes, says: “If you happen to raise your chickens or have access to really fresh eggs, a pressure cooker is the best way to make hard-cooked eggs. It doesn’t save time (the pressure cooker’s usual claim to fame), but it makes fresh eggs easy to peel!”

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Pressure Cooker Hard-Boiled Eggs

For quick, easy, and firm egg whites a pressure cooker is the best way to make hard-cooked eggs. Though it doesn’t save time, it’s still great because it makes fresh eggs easy to peel! Use farm fresh eggs for beautiful yellow yolks!

Ways to Use Boiled Eggs

  • Egg Salad Recipes
  • Deviled Eggs Recipes
  • Easter Recipes

And here’s a cheat sheet full of tasty tricks for enjoying hard-boiled eggs sliced into soups, layered into sandwiches, blended into salad dressing, paired up with potatoes, and perfectly pickled!

5 ways to use hard boiled eggs

Store any remaining hard-boiled eggs in the refrigerator in a covered container – the lid prevents odors from getting out into the fridge.

How to Store Hard Boiled Eggs

Store hard-boiled eggs in their shell in the fridge for up to one week. The shell will help prevent the cooked white from absorbing fridge smells.

If you’ve already peeled the hard-boiled eggs, you can store them in an air-tight container with a damp paper towel for up to one week. Refresh the damp towel daily.

How Long Do Hard Boiled Eggs Last in the Fridge?

Stored properly in the refrigerator, you can keep hard-boiled eggs for one week – to 7 days. For best results, keep your boiled eggs in their shells until you’re ready to eat them.

How to address a letter in Germany-Easy steps

Where to put the address on the envelope

Your letters will only get delivered if you write the address correctly on the envelope. The location of the addresses and postage stamps on German letters are the same as in North America and the rest of Europe.

The address of the recipient goes in the middle. The return address goes in the top left and the postage stamp in the top right. The section at the bottom must be left empty for the postal services.

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How to write the address on the envelope

Simple example

If you want to write to your friend Max Mustermann, this is how you would write his address on the envelope:

Max Mustermann (the person you are writing to)

Musterstraße 17 (street and door number)

12345 Berlin (postal code and city)

Deutschland

If the name is not on the mailbox

German apartments do not always have door numbers, so if the person’s name is not on the mailbox, they will not receive your letter. You must include the name of the main tenant on the envelope.

For example, if you want to send a letter to Max at his girlfriend’s Monika’s address, you must address the letter like this1:

Max Mustermann (the person you are writing to)

c/o Monika Schmidt (Monika has her name on the mailbox)

Musterstraße 17

12345 Berlin

Deutschland

If you sent a letter to Max’s workplace, it would look like this:

Max Mustermann (the person you are writing to)

c/o BigBusiness GmbH (Max works here)

Banhofstraße 1A

10115 Berlin

Deutschland

How to add music to an Instagram Story, with and without stickers-Instagram

Instagram added the ability to post music on Stories in 2018, allowing users to include their favorite tunes in their images and videos. Instagram users now have access to hundreds of songs and may share their Stories in a new, musical style thanks to this update.

We’ll go over how to add music to an Instagram Story in detail in this article, as well as how to troubleshoot any issues that may be preventing you from doing so.

How to put music on an Instagram Story with a sticker

Multiple formats for adding music to Stories have been released since the launch of Instagram’s music feature. However, the most common (and quite frankly, the simplest) way to add music to your photos or videos is to use the Stories sticker.

How to add a music sticker to an Instagram Story

The process of adding a music sticker to your Instagram Story is straightforward:

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Press your Story icon (which looks like your profile picture) at the top-left of your screen.
  3. Upload your Story by swiping up to access your Camera Roll or shoot it with the Story camera.
  4. Press the sticker button at the top of the screen or swipe up.
  5. Tap the Music button.
  6. Either type the song you want to use into the search bar or browse via your mood, genre preference, or what’s popular today.
  7. Press the song to add it to your Story.
  8. Then, press Done at the top-right corner of the page.
  9. Move your sticker to the placement you want on your Stories.
  10. Press the “Your Story” button at the bottom-left of the screen.

When selecting a song for your Story, you have the option to listen to a preview before adding it. All you have to do is press the play button to the right of the song.

  • How to get a music sticker on your Instagram Story

Why can’t I add music to my Instagram Story?

Trying to add music to your Instagram Story but having trouble? There could be a few reasons why you’re experiencing that glitch:

  • Your app isn’t up to date. If you can’t find the music sticker in your Stories, try uninstalling and reinstalling the Instagram app first. Sometimes a quick update is all that’s needed to bring your music-adding capabilities back.
  • The music feature is not available in your country. If you reinstall the app and there’s still no sticker, it could be because your country isn’t on the list of those that can access music for Stories. Right now, the feature is available in only 60 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, France, Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Japan, and Portugal. If your country is not on the list, you can use ClearVPN and its shortcut Unlock Instagram Music. Once you hit that shortcut, ClearVPN will connect your iPhone to the IP of a country where Instagram music stickers are available.

How to edit the music sticker in your Story

When adding a music sticker to your Story, you’ll probably notice that there are a few options to edit the song you chose. In addition to rewinding and fast-forwarding through the song to select the precise clip you want to use, you can also choose:

  • The length of the clip (up to 15 seconds)
  • The color of the music sticker
  • The size and type of sticker
  • Whether you want the lyrics displayed instead of the sticker
  • The color and font of the lyrics

Here’s how to edit your music sticker:

  1. Follow the instructions in the previous section to add the music sticker to your Story.
  2. Tap the music sticker itself to change the icon or switch to lyric mode. You can also do this by swiping left on the icons above the music player.
  3. Press the color wheel at the top-center of the screen to change the color of the music sticker or the lyrics.
  4. Press Done.
  5. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen to post it.

If you want to have music on your Instagram Story but don’t want a sticker to be visible, you can drag the sticker off the screen. It will disappear from the Story preview display, but after it publishes, you’ll still hear the music and see the song title and artist at the top of the screen.

How to add music lyrics to your Story

If you’re struggling to figure out how to add a song’s lyrics to your Stories, don’t worry. Below are instructions for how to find and use that editing feature:

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Press your Story icon at the top-left of your screen.
  3. Upload your Story by swiping up to access your Camera Roll or shoot it with the Story camera.
  4. Press the sticker button at the top of the screen or swipe up.
  5. Press the Music button.
  6. Find the song you’d like to use.
  7. Press the song to add it to your Story.
  8. Press the letter button directly above the music player and swipe left to see more font options.
  9. Select the font you wish to use.
  10. Press Done.
  11. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen.
  • How to put song lyrics on your IG Story

How to add music to Instagram Story without stickers

If you don’t want to use the music stickers, you’re in luck; there are a couple of other ways to add your favorite songs to your Instagram Stories.

How to put a song on your Instagram Story from Apple Music

Love using Apple Music to rock out? Well, there’s a simple way to share the song you’re jamming out to with your followers via Instagram Stories.

Here’s how: 

  1. Open Apple Music. 
  2. Navigate to the song you wish to share. 
  3. Press the three horizontal dots at the center-right of the screen. 
  4. Select Share. 
  5. Swipe on the apps until you find Instagram (if you don’t see it, press More). 
  6. Allow Instagram to open automatically.
  7. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen.

It’s important to note that the song won’t play directly on your Stories, but if a user taps on that Story, it will take them to Apple Music, where they can play it.

  • How to share a song from Apple Music to your Instagram Story

How to share a Spotify song on your Instagram Story

If you’re more of a Spotify user, you’ll be happy to learn that sharing a song from that platform is just as straightforward. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open the Spotify app. 
  2. Navigate to the song you wish to share. 
  3. Press the three horizontal dots at the top-right of the screen. 
  4. Scroll down and select Share. 
  5. Select Instagram Stories. 
  6. Press the “Your Story” button at the bottom-left of the screen.

Following these instructions will share your song choice to your Stories. Once again, it’s important to note that the song won’t play directly on your Stories, but if a user taps on that Story, it will redirect them to the song on Spotify.

How to play music from SoundCloud on your Story

Just like Apple Music and Spotify, the instructions for sharing SoundCloud songs on your Stories are easy to follow. And, like music shared from those platforms, songs from SoundCloud will not play on your Stories. Instead, followers who tap on the Story will be redirected to the song in SoundCloud.

Here’s how to share a song on your Stories through SoundCloud:

  1. Open the SoundCloud App. 
  2. Navigate to the song you wish to share. 
  3. Press the three horizontal dots at the bottom-right of the screen. 
  4. Select Share to Instagram Stories.
  5. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen.
  • How to share SoundCloud music on IG Story

Adding music to an Instagram Story is a great way to elevate your content and make it unique. Whether you’re sharing your current favorite song or adding some background music to a video, we hope this guide helps you take your Stories to the next level. And if you want to make a video Story with your favorite track, check out the music video editors that help you do just that.

How to add money to your PayPal account, so you can transfer money or pay bills immediately

If you’re like me and a lot of people these days, PayPal handles a lot of bills for you. 

With Netflix, eBay, and various other services linked to a PayPal account,  the fees are all handled automatically without having to do so much as click a link or tap on an app.

However, because I never know when a PayPal charge will arrive, I always keep a cash reserve in the account. I also like knowing that if I have cash in my account and access to a phone or computer with internet access, I can send money right away.

If you want to make sure you have access to immediate funds if you ever need it, pad your PayPal account by adding some money. Here’s how.

How to add money to your PayPal account

1. Log into your PayPal account and click “Transfer Money” under your balance on the home page.

How to add money to PayPal

Your PayPal account gives you immediate access to the cash stored there and can also draw from a linked bank account. Steven John/Business Insider

2. On the next page, click “Add money to your balance.”

How to add money to PayPal

It is free to transfer money in both directions between PayPal and your bank, but the process may take several days to complete. Steven John/Business Insider

3. Enter the amount of cash you wish to transfer from your bank, then hit “Add.”

How to add money to PayPal

Click “Add.” Steven John/Business Insider

4. On the next page, click “Add $ (XXX amount)” to complete the transfer.

How to add money to PayPal

Click the button to complete the transfer.

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