CIA interrogators didn't justbreak detainees' bodies —they also attacked theirsouls

When reports about abuse at the Abu Ghraib
prison first came out more than a decade ago,
Michael Peppard started researching
every account of mistreatment and torture he
could find. He soon noticed a pattern missed by
most journalists: American interrogators were
using the religious faith of Muslim detainees as a
weapon to abuse them.
"One of the ex-detainees described 'forced
prostration before an idol shrine,'" says
Peppard, an assistant professor of theology at
Fordham University.
He included the claim in an article he was
working on at the time, but he also wrote that he
had doubts such practices were being carried
out by US personnel. Those doubts proved
wrong. "Lo and behold, in the Senate Armed
Services Committee report in 2009, there it was:
'forced prostration before an idol shrine,'"
Peppard says.
The most common example of religiously
themed abuse was the desecration of Korans.
The average non-Muslim might not think
that should rise to the level of torture, but
Peppard points out that Muslims consider
their holy book divine in nature.
That's why accounts from ex-detainees about
Korans being ripped up, kicked or tossed into a
bucket of excrement were widely perceived by
Muslims as grave violations. "Many [former
prisoners] were referring to religiously themed
abuses as the most affecting and awful part of
their experience [in US detention]," Peppard
says.
As for the latest Senate report on CIA abuse,
Peppard says it doesn't mention practices that
hadn't come to light before. But Peppard, who
has written about his findings at Commonweal
Magazine, said the latest report suggests that
using religion to force detainees into
cooperation was part of a deliberate US policy.
"If this was an actual policy of interrogators, to
create a burden so great that a person's
religious faith would be destroyed, that
sounded to me like the exact opposite of what I
believe our country ought to be representing in
its first and greatest liberty," Peppard says.
According to James Yee, who was the US Army
Muslim chaplain at Guantanamo Bay in 2002
and 2003, religious persecution against
prisoners at the facility "was very widespread."
In addition to desecrating Korans, Yee says
there was misuse of religious symbols, including
the Star of David, which is found on the Israeli
flag. "[The flag] was used to try and incite the
prisoner when it was wrapped around the
shackled detainee in an interrogation room," he
says.
Yee described a sense that the Geneva
Conventions did not apply at the US military
detention center, that "the gloves were off," and
that any Muslim could be a target.
Yee himself was charged with aiding the enemy
in relation to his work with Guantanamo
prisoners in 2003. He spent two-and-a-half
months in solitary confinement before
the charges against him were dropped in early
2004.
Marisa Egerstrom, a doctoral candidate at
Harvard who's writing about the history of
torture, says cases of religious abuse should be
particularly abhorrent to Christian Americans.
"There is nothing about being a Christian that
gives any sort of defense for that abuse and
manipulation of other people's relationship to
the divine," says Egerstrom, who also working
toward ordination in the Episcopal Church.
Joe Carter, with the Ethics and Religious Liberty
Commission of the Southern Baptist
Convention, has written forcefully against the
practice of torture following the September 11th
attacks. "I think that's kind of sad that the would
put their nationalistic, security issues above the
gospel of Jesus," he says. "You corrode your
own soul by infecting it with cruelty and
disregard for humanity and disregard for the
image of God in another person."
But a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll
indicates that many Christians, along with the
broader American public, feel otherwise. A solid
majority of respondents who identified
themselves as Christian said that CIA treatment
of terrorist suspects was often or sometimes
justified.
Peppard, a practicing Catholic, thinks it's not
clear why so many of his fellow believers feel
that way. "It is deeply ironic, paradoxical and
troubling," he says, "that those who worship
Jesus Christ, who was tortured and executed by
state power, would support the torture of
anyone."


On 12/19/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
> Office-supply retailer Staples said about 1.16
> million payment cards might have been
> affected by the data breach announced in
> October.
> An investigation by external data security
> experts showed that criminals deployed
> malware to some point-of-sales systems at 115
> US stores, Staples said.
> The company said it has since eradicated the
> malware.
> Staples, which has more than 1,400 stores in
> the country, said the malware might have
> allowed access to some transaction data,
> including cardholder names, payment card
> numbers, expiration dates, and card verification
> codes.
> At 113 stores, the malware may have allowed
> access to data for purchases from Aug. 10
> through Sept. 16. At two stores, the access may
> have been for purchases from July 20 through
> Sept. 16.
> The investigation also reported some
> fraudulent payment card usage related to four
> Manhattan stores, but those did not have
> malware.
> Staples became the latest US retailer to combat
> security data breaches after Sears said in
> October it was the victim of a cyberattack that
> likely resulted in the theft of some customer
> payment cards at its Kmart stores.
> Shares of Staples have jumped 40.85 percent
> since Oct. 21, when the company announced
> the investigation.
>
>
> On 12/19/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>> FBI agents in every region of the country have
>> mishandled, mislabeled and lost evidence,
>> according to a highly critical internal
>> investigation that discovered errors with nearly
>> half the pieces of evidence it reviewed.
>> The evidence collection and retention system is
>> the backbone of the FBI's investigative process,
>> and the report said it is beset by problems. It
>> also found that the FBI was storing more
>> weapons, less money and valuables, and two
>> tons more drugs than its records had indicated.
>> The report's findings, based on a review of more
>> than 41,000 piece of evidence in FBI offices
>> around the country, could have consequences
>> for criminal investigations and prosecutions.
>> Lawyers can use even minor record-keeping
>> discrepancies to get evidence thrown out of
>> court, and the FBI was alerting prosecutors
>> around the country on Friday that they may
>> need to disclose the errors to defendants.
>> Many of the problems cited in the report appear
>> to be hiccups in the FBI's transition to a
>> computer system known as Sentinel, which
>> went online in 2012 and was intended to move
>> the bureau away from a case-management
>> system based on paper files. But other
>> problems, including materials that disappeared
>> or were taken from FBI evidence rooms and
>> not returned, are more serious.
>> "A majority of the errors identified were due in
>> large part to human error, attributable to a lack
>> of training and program management
>> oversight," auditors wrote in the report, which
>> was obtained by The New York Times.
>> In a written statement, the bureau said the
>> review had "yielded several valuable proposals
>> to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of
>> the FBI's corporate tracking system for
>> evidence, and the FBI is currently in the
>> process of implementing same."
>> The FBI is separately dealing with the fallout
>> from a case at its Washington office, where an
>> agent is under investigation for tampering with
>> evidence. That has led to the dismissal of
>> convictions in some drug cases. Though the
>> internal review is unrelated to that matter, the
>> issues are so entwined that the FBI plans to
>> distribute the report to dozens of lawyers
>> involved whose cases were affected by the
>> Washington investigation, officials said.
>> The errors cited in the audit range in severity
>> from computer glitches and duplicate bar codes
>> to evidence that could not be located. The
>> investigation found that federal agents had
>> removed 1,600 pieces of evidence from storage
>> and had not returned them for more than four
>> months. One piece of evidence in a drug case
>> has been signed out since 2003. Another piece
>> of evidence has been out since 2006, the report
>> found.
>> Because the audit was based on a sample, the
>> actual number of items that have been checked
>> out and not returned is probably much higher.
>> One FBI official said the bureau was
>> considering whether to conduct a broader
>> review that would cover all drug evidence held
>> by the FBI
>> The results also varied by field office. In Newark,
>> Honolulu, Milwaukee, Washington and
>> Richmond, Va., for instance, auditors found
>> problems with the handling of more than 70
>> percent of firearms in evidence. By comparison,
>> offices in El Paso, New Haven and Sacramento
>> turned up error rates in the single digits.
>> When Sentinel went online, the bureau said it
>> would streamline investigations and make it
>> easier for analysts and agents to "link cases with
>> similar information through expanded search
>> capabilities." It was also supposed to make
>> information more quickly available to
>> investigators in different field offices.
>> A report released in September by the
>> Department of Justice inspector general found
>> that Sentinel had, overall, reduced the number
>> of lost documents and made it easier to share
>> information. That inquiry, however, cited
>> problems with Sentinel's search function.
>
>
>> On 12/19/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> People who lost a lot of followers criticised the
>>> action, dubbing it the "Instagram Rapture".
>>> Like its parent company Facebook, Instagram
>>> routinely removes accounts to limit spam and
>>> prevent users buying followers to appear more
>>> popular.
>>> Rapper Akon reportedly lost 56% of his followers in
>>> the cull.
>>> Figures collated by developer Zach Allia - not
>>> affiliated to Instagram - totted up the impact of the
>>> purge on the site's top 100 accounts.
>>> The big losers were Justin Bieber (minus 3,538,228
>>> followers), and an online marketing specialist called
>>> Wellington Campos, which lost 3,284,304 followers
>>> overnight.
>>> One account, chiragchirag78, lost 99% of his
>>> followers - 3,660,460 - before he himself was
>>> deleted.
>>> Instagram's own account on the site lost 18,880,211
>>> followers overnight.
>>> 'Omg'
>>> Instagram had warned its users that the deletion
>>> was coming in a blog post earlier this month.
>>> "We've been deactivating spammy accounts from
>>> Instagram on an ongoing basis to improve your
>>> experience," wrote chief executive and founder
>>> Kevin Systrom.
>>> "As part of this effort, we will be deleting these
>>> accounts forever, so they will no longer be included
>>> in follower counts. This means that some of you will
>>> see a change in your follower count."
>>> Matt McGorry, star of Orange is the New Black,
>>> joked about the deletions
>>> Reacting to the purge, many of the site's users
>>> directed harsh words at Instagram - while others
>>> saw the lighter side.
>>> Rapper Ma$e, who lost more than a million
>>> followers, deleted his account after he was accused
>>> of paying for more followers, while video blogger
>>> Jamie Curry tweeted: "I lost 30k followers on
>>> instagram omg."
>>> Matt McGorry, an actor who has starred in prison
>>> drama Orange is the New Black, wrote: "There may
>>> be 545k Instagram followers left but my 11k spam
>>> followers that disappeared took a piece of my heart
>>> with them.
>>> "I'll honour the memory of each of my 11k spam
>>> Instagram followers that I lost with the lighting of
>>> candles. Well, one candle. I only have one."
>
>
>>> On 12/19/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> MarketWatch rounded up the 10 most
>>>> important news events of the past week. We
>>>> focused on market-related issues, but we've
>>>> included other subjects of interest to
>>>> readers.
>>>> 1. OPEC decision hammers oil prices
>>>> Shares of US shale-oil producers were crushed
>>>> on Friday after OPEC once again decided against
>>>> production cuts. Light sweet crude oil for
>>>> January delivery on the New York Mercantile
>>>> Exchange was down 6% to $69.23 on Friday, a
>>>> drop of 32% since oil peaked in June. The
>>>> premarket price action on Friday was particularly
>>>> brutal for oil stocks.
>>>> OPEC nations, led by Saudi Arabia, as well as
>>>> non-member producers including Russia and
>>>> Mexico, are trying to maintain their market
>>>> shares and are also taking aim at US hydraulic-
>>>> fracturing production, which is far more
>>>> expensive than traditional drilling.
>>>> As would be expected, the oil-price decline has
>>>> hit the S&P 500 Oil and Gas Drilling subsector
>>>> especially hard, with a 33% year-to-date drop
>>>> through Wednesday.
>>>> But what's bad for oil stocks is good for US
>>>> consumers, as the fall in gasoline prices is
>>>> putting more money in their pockets, which has
>>>> already boosted sales for retailers.
>>>> Tim Mullaney took a longer-term view of the
>>>> transformation of the US oil industry and its
>>>> political implications, suggesting Americans
>>>> should be thankful that US oil is pulverizing
>>>> OPEC.
>>>> 2. 'Potential for a bottom' in oil stocks
>>>> Oil stocks dominate this year's biggest losers
>>>> among S&P 500 stocks.
>>>> The worst energy-sector action on Wednesday
>>>> was a 23% decline for shares of Seadrill Ltd. ,
>>>> following a decision by the Norwegian offshore
>>>> driller to suspend its dividend as part of a move
>>>> to reduce long-term debt.
>>>> But following the Thanksgiving holiday, Friday's
>>>> action was even worse.
>>>> Even cautious investors have a natural tendency
>>>> to follow the herd, which is why some may sit on
>>>> the sidelines during a bull market before
>>>> jumping in near a peak level. They might avoid
>>>> making investments or sell and take major
>>>> losses.
>>>> The drop in oil stocks may present a major
>>>> opportunity for profits on an eventual rebound.
>>>> LA Little was careful to say that it's "virtually
>>>> impossible" to predict when oil prices or oil
>>>> stocks will begin rising again, but he made a
>>>> strong argument, with some fascinating charts
>>>> to back it up, that the energy sector may hold
>>>> the next big trade for long-term investors.
>>>> 3. Stocks keep rising as central banks keep
>>>> pumping
>>>> Despite the oil carnage, the S&P 500 Index has
>>>> continued to hit records this week, helped by
>>>> positive US economic data and stimulus
>>>> programs by central banks.
>>>> The Federal Reserve has ended its "QE3" bond
>>>> purchases, but the federal funds rate has been
>>>> locked in a range of zero to 0.25% since late
>>>> 2008. And even when the Fed begins to raise the
>>>> federal funds rate, which is expected to happen
>>>> next year, it is likely that the flow of foreign
>>>> money into US stocks will continue, in part
>>>> because of stimulus actions by the European
>>>> Central Bank and China's central bank.
>>>> China surprised investors by cutting interest
>>>> rates last week, and some analysts believe
>>>> further easing will soon be announced.
>>>> And the ECB may soon begin a QE3-style bond-
>>>> buying program.
>>>> Avi Gilburt expects stocks to continue rising in
>>>> 2015.
>>>> While the S&P 500 keeps hitting record highs, as
>>>> it has risen 12% this year, the Nasdaq Composite
>>>> Index is up 15%, but still hasn't revisited the
>>>> highs of 2000.
>>>> Nicholas Vardy argued this week that it's time to
>>>> get over your fear of the Nasdaq.
>>>> "Despite its reputation as the wild child of
>>>> financial markets, today's Nasdaq is a different
>>>> animal from the days of the dot-com era," Vardy
>>>> said, pointing out that the index includes many
>>>> fewer stocks than it used to, and that it is not as
>>>> tech-heavy as you might think.
>>>> 4. Housing market
>>>> There was plenty of housing-market news this
>>>> week, including word from the Federal Reserve
>>>> Bank of New York that the five-year period of
>>>> decline for US household debt had finally
>>>> ended.
>>>> The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate
>>>> mortgage loan remains below 4%, although
>>>> borrowers, if possible, may want to opt for a 15-
>>>> year fixed-rate loan, with an average rate of only
>>>> 3.17%. The savings on interest payments can be
>>>> enormous, and you would have the added
>>>> advantage of building up equity faster.
>>>> Here's a roundup of October home-sales data.
>>>> 5. Black Friday
>>>> Are you sick of all the Black Friday coverage?
>>>> Maybe you're playing it safe and staying home
>>>> today, dining on leftovers.
>>>> But here are some useful items for holiday
>>>> shoppers:
>>>> Catey Hill shared 5 surprising places where
>>>> thieves lurk during the holidays, and also listed
>>>> the 10 worst days to do your holiday shopping if
>>>> you want to avoid crowds.
>>>> Quentin Fottrell presented 10 things not to buy
>>>> on Black Friday as well as 10 retail tricks that
>>>> make you spend more.
>>>> Mark Hulbert discussed how investors can be
>>>> misled by holiday sales data.
>>>> 6. Economy
>>>> There was a flood of economic data this week,
>>>> and Steve Goldstein put it all together to
>>>> summarize what we know about the US
>>>> economy.
>>>> 7. Gold
>>>> Commodity cycles tend to be very long, as
>>>> producers react to rising prices and low
>>>> supplies, which eventually causes prices to peak
>>>> and then decline. The producers cut production
>>>> and the cycle beings again.
>>>> Citigroup analysts this week were quite negative
>>>> on gold, but Conrad De Aenlle discussed the
>>>> "bearish extreme" for gold, and the possibility
>>>> for a rally.
>>>> 8. Beware the credit-card Grinch
>>>> Jill Gonzalez of WalletHub discussed one of
>>>> many tricks used by credit card lenders to take
>>>> your money: deferred interest payments for
>>>> holiday shopping. It turns out that "the fine
>>>> print" reveals some hefty penalties for
>>>> borrowers if they don't fully repay those
>>>> borrowings within a relatively short period.
>>>> According to Gonzalez, some retailers "aren't
>>>> fully transparent" about some rather tricky
>>>> promotional-rate policies.
>>>> 9. Investing
>>>> Morgan Housel discussed a study by Moody's
>>>> Analytics that "shows that US adults under age
>>>> 35 spend, in aggregate, 2% more than what they
>>>> earn."
>>>> A lack of savings isn't anything new for any
>>>> recent generation of Americans. According to
>>>> Housel, the real problem for young adults is
>>>> their "attitude toward stocks."
>>>> Housel penned an "open letter to Millenials"
>>>> called "the market is your friend."
>>>> For ETF investors, Victor Reklaitis discussed the
>>>> positive and negative aspects of new exchange-
>>>> traded managed funds.
>>>> 10. Retirement
>>>> Joe Lucey discussed the effect of emotional
>>>> shopping decisions on consumers' credit card
>>>> bills, which makes for rather entertaining
>>>> reading, including an appearance by Cindy Lou
>>>> Who, who confronted the Christmas-tree-
>>>> stealing Grinch.
>>>> "If you are 10 years out or even less from
>>>> retiring, you need to start looking seriously at
>>>> your own household debt income ratio,"
>>>> according to Lucey. This is, of course, sound
>>>> advice, but that "10 years out" maybe should be
>>>> "20 years out." Those years fly by quickly, and
>>>> credit-card debt is a killer.
>>>> Dan Moisand considered the tax implications of
>>>> consolidating IRA accounts, and Robert Klein
>>>> warned that current market conditions don't
>>>> favor new Roth IRA conversions.
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>>>> this insteadSkip the Black Friday shopping, and
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>
>
>>>> On 12/19/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Eight children have been found dead at a house
>>>>> in Cairns in northern Queensland, say Australian
>>>>> police.
>>>>> Police said a 34-year-old woman who was the
>>>>> mother of at least seven of the children had been
>>>>> taken to hospital with stab wounds but was stable.
>>>>> Police have not confirmed Australian reports that
>>>>> the children, aged between 18 months and 15
>>>>> years, were stabbed.
>>>>> Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said in a
>>>>> statement it was an "unspeakable crime".
>>>>> He said all parents would feel "gut-wrenching
>>>>> sadness at what has happened".
>>>>> The house in the Manoora suburb has been
>>>>> cordoned off and detectives are searching the yard.
>>>>> Police have said it was a "tragic event" but there was
>>>>> no cause for public concern.
>>>>> They have not made any arrests, but said the
>>>>> injured woman was assisting with their
>>>>> investigations.
>>>>> Police investigators are scouring the house for
>>>>> evidence
>>>>> Local people have gathered outside in shock
>>>>> Police have been comforting some of those
>>>>> outside the house
>>>>> Cairns Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar confirmed
>>>>> to reporters that the woman was the mother of at
>>>>> least seven of the children, but that formal
>>>>> identification of the bodies had not yet taken place.
>>>>> "We believe the other child is a family member but
>>>>> that is being followed up," he said.
>>>>> He said police could not confirm how the children
>>>>> died until coroners' reports were carried out.
>>>>> Police are speaking to a range of people, he said,
>>>>> including a man seen near the house earlier in the
>>>>> day, but there are as yet no formal suspects.
>>>>> Specialist police officers were being brought in from
>>>>> Brisbane, he said, including child trauma experts.
>>>>> AAP reporter Cleo Lane at the scene told the BBC
>>>>> residents were standing in the street in shock.
>>>>> Queensland Police said in a statement earlier that
>>>>> they were called to a residence in Murray Street at
>>>>> 11.20 local time (01:20 GMT) following reports of a
>>>>> woman with serious injuries.
>>>>> "During an examination of the residence police
>>>>> located the bodies of the children, all aged between
>>>>> 18 months and 15 years," said the statement.
>>>>> Local people have told reporters that the children
>>>>> were found by their elder sibling, a 20-year-old man,
>>>>> when he returned to the house, but police have not
>>>>> confirmed this.
>>>>> Floral tributes have been left outside the house
>>>>> by mourners
>>>>> Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said he
>>>>> was "deeply saddened and shocked" by the events.
>>>>> "Indeed, the whole Cairns community and the
>>>>> people of Queensland will feel the effects of this
>>>>> tragedy, particularly at a time of year when families
>>>>> come together."
>>>>> The deaths come with Australia still reeling from the
>>>>> siege of a cafe in Sydney which ended on Tuesday
>>>>> morning, with the gunman and two hostages dead.
>>>>> Several police and governmental investigations are
>>>>> under way into the police operation and how the
>>>>> gunman, Man Haron Monis, was able to carry out
>>>>> the attack.
>>>>> Mr Abbott said in his statement that these were
>>>>> "trying days for our country".
>
>
>>>>> On 12/18/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has been given
>>>>>> a one-match ban by the Football Association as
>>>>>> punishment for his Super Mario post on social
>>>>>> media.
>>>>>> The Italian, whose suspension rules him out of
>>>>>> Sunday's home game against Arsenal, has also
>>>>>> been fined £25,000 and must attend an education
>>>>>> course.
>>>>>> The 24-year-old was charged under FA rule E3(1) for
>>>>>> a post which appeared to contain anti-Semitic and
>>>>>> racist references.
>>>>>> Balotelli had accepted the charge but wrote to the
>>>>>> FA in mitigation.
>>>>>> After learning of his punishment, he wrote on his
>>>>>> official Facebook page that the FA's decision
>>>>>> "made clear" that his post had been "wrong".
>>>>>> Balotelli forwarded on a
>>>>>> picture produced by
>>>>>> someone else
>>>>>> He added: "I am sorry that my team-mates and
>>>>>> supporters of Liverpool FC have to be penalised for
>>>>>> something I did and now come to regret. It is my
>>>>>> intention to comply with the decision of the FA and
>>>>>> make sure it never happens again."
>>>>>> A Liverpool spokesman said: "The club
>>>>>> acknowledges the decision reached by the FA
>>>>>> independent panel and due consideration will be
>>>>>> given to the written judgement once we receive it
>>>>>> from the FA.
>>>>>> "Any further action taken by ourselves in relation to
>>>>>> this matter is between the club and player."
>>>>>> Former Manchester City forward Balotelli reposted
>>>>>> an image of computer game character Super Mario
>>>>>> on Instagram which included the words "jumps like
>>>>>> a black man and grabs coins like a Jew."
>>>>>> He later tweeted to deny the post was offensive,
>>>>>> before apologising.
>>>>>> Balotelli returned to the Liverpool squad for
>>>>>> Sunday's defeat by Manchester United at Old
>>>>>> Trafford after six games out with a groin problem.
>>>>>> But he was not involved in Wednesday's League
>>>>>> Cup win at Bournemouth.
>>>>>> He has scored two goals in his 15 appearances for
>>>>>> the club since signing from AC Milan in the summer.
>
>
>>>>>> On 12/18/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Potential 2016
>>>>>>> Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
>>>>>>> Clinton knows a political gift when she sees one.
>>>>>>> She was quick to embrace the step this week
>>>>>>> when President Barack Obama, a fellow
>>>>>>> Democrat no longer having to face an
>>>>>>> electorate, relaxed US policy toward Cuba.
>>>>>>> While assailed by Republicans opposed to
>>>>>>> restoring ties with the communist-led island,
>>>>>>> the action has the power to solidify support for
>>>>>>> Democrats among increasingly influential
>>>>>>> Latino voters and appeal to voters in farm states
>>>>>>> like Iowa eager to do business in Havana.
>>>>>>> Obama's unilateral move has gently shaken up
>>>>>>> the 2016 race to succeed him, exposing
>>>>>>> divisions among Republicans and possibly
>>>>>>> helping Democrats already buoyed by his
>>>>>>> decision to liberalize immigration policy.
>>>>>>> Potential contenders Jeb Bush and Marco
>>>>>>> Rubio adhered to the traditional Republican
>>>>>>> hard line on Cuba and sharply criticized
>>>>>>> Obama. But Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, who
>>>>>>> has a libertarian streak, backed the new policy.
>>>>>>> A likely White House candidate, Paul told a West
>>>>>>> Virginia radio station that the 50-year-old
>>>>>>> embargo with Cuba "just hasn't worked."
>>>>>>> Clinton, Obama's former secretary of state, also
>>>>>>> had asserted the previous policy was not
>>>>>>> working. In her memoir, "Hard Choices," she
>>>>>>> wrote that she urged Obama to shift. She
>>>>>>> welcomed the change in a statement on
>>>>>>> Wednesday.
>>>>>>> Democrats argue that Clinton's embrace of
>>>>>>> Obama on Cuba could help her with Latino
>>>>>>> voters, especially younger ones in the key state
>>>>>>> of Florida, who are less inclined than their
>>>>>>> elders to be virulently opposed to the Cuban
>>>>>>> government.
>>>>>>> Of America's 1.5-million-strong Cuban-
>>>>>>> American population, about 80 percent live in
>>>>>>> Florida.
>>>>>>> "I think it'll help her with the younger folks,"
>>>>>>> Democratic strategist Bud Jackson said of
>>>>>>> Clinton.
>>>>>>> Latinos already like what they see in Clinton.
>>>>>>> A Telemundo/NBC News/Wall Street Journal
>>>>>>> poll found on Thursday that 61 percent of
>>>>>>> Latinos see themselves supporting Clinton in
>>>>>>> 2016, 11 points more than the general
>>>>>>> population.
>>>>>>> More Of A Plus
>>>>>>> The Cuba shift could also prove popular among
>>>>>>> those dependent on America's agricultural
>>>>>>> businesses, major hotels and even sports fans
>>>>>>> who enjoy watching the best Cuban players
>>>>>>> make it to Major League Baseball.
>>>>>>> "The political calculation has to be that this is
>>>>>>> more of a plus for a candidate for president
>>>>>>> than a minus," said David Yepsen, director of
>>>>>>> the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at
>>>>>>> Southern Illinois University.
>>>>>>> A Reuters/Ipsos poll of more than 31,000 adults
>>>>>>> between July and October showed Americans
>>>>>>> largely open to forging diplomatic relations with
>>>>>>> Cuba. About one-fifth opposed such a move,
>>>>>>> while 43 percent backed it and around 37
>>>>>>> percent were unsure.
>>>>>>> But there are potential pitfalls for Clinton. She
>>>>>>> will need to stake out some positions of her
>>>>>>> own or risk criticism that she simply represents
>>>>>>> the third term of a president who is saddled
>>>>>>> with a 40 percent approval rating.
>>>>>>> In their 2008 battle for the Democratic
>>>>>>> presidential nomination that Obama won,
>>>>>>> Clinton accused him of being "naive" for
>>>>>>> offering to meet leaders of such renegade
>>>>>>> nations as Cuba without conditions.
>>>>>>> Since flirting with a presidential race, Clinton for
>>>>>>> the most part has chosen not to separate
>>>>>>> herself from Obama other than to question his
>>>>>>> decision not to arm Syrian rebels, as her
>>>>>>> memoir reveals.
>>>>>>> Lanhee Chen, a Hoover Institution scholar who
>>>>>>> advised Republican Mitt Romney's 2012
>>>>>>> presidential bid, said if Clinton is "trying to draw
>>>>>>> some distance from the president's foreign
>>>>>>> policy in some ways, it was not useful to have
>>>>>>> something where she's perfectly aligned with
>>>>>>> him."
>>>>>>> There are also risks for Jeb Bush, a former
>>>>>>> Florida governor, and Rubio, a Florida senator.
>>>>>>> In their criticisms of Obama's policy, the two
>>>>>>> Republicans are aligning themselves with their
>>>>>>> party's conservative base but their views could
>>>>>>> appear outdated to moderate voters.
>>>>>>> "I think it's kind of a blind cul-de-sac for people
>>>>>>> like Rubio and Bush to get pushed into," said
>>>>>>> Democratic strategist Bob Shrum, who was
>>>>>>> Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's
>>>>>>> campaign manager in 2004. "It reflects a Florida
>>>>>>> that doesn't exist anymore."
>
>>>>>>> On 12/18/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his end-of-
>>>>>>>> year news conference amid a growing economic
>>>>>>>> crisis in Russia.
>>>>>>>> The annual event, which lasted more than four
>>>>>>>> hours last year, will be broadcast live on Russian
>>>>>>>> television.
>>>>>>>> It is expected to be dominated by debate over the
>>>>>>>> rouble, with Russia's national currency struggling to
>>>>>>>> cope with falling oil prices and sanctions.
>>>>>>>> The Kremlin leader is also expected to take
>>>>>>>> questions on Ukraine and on Russia's relations with
>>>>>>>> the West.
>>>>>>>> Sanctions
>>>>>>>> The BBC's Steven Rosenberg in Moscow says
>>>>>>>> Russians will be paying close attention to what their
>>>>>>>> president has to say about the economy.
>>>>>>>> Although the rouble strengthened on Thursday
>>>>>>>> morning, it has taken a battering in recent days and
>>>>>>>> Russia remains on the verge of recession, our
>>>>>>>> correspondent adds.
>>>>>>>> The currency hit an all-time low on Tuesday,
>>>>>>>> prompting Russia's central bank to reassure banks
>>>>>>>> and financial companies that it would provide
>>>>>>>> additional capital if necessary.
>>>>>>>> The rouble's collapse came after a drastic 6.5
>>>>>>>> percentage point rise in Russian interest rates to
>>>>>>>> 17%.
>>>>>>>> Earlier this week, there were reports of Russians
>>>>>>>> flocking to the shops to spend their cash before
>>>>>>>> prices shoot back up. Many were said to be buying
>>>>>>>> cars and home appliances.
>>>>>>>> Russia has been hit by Western sanctions, put in
>>>>>>>> place after President Putin annexed Crimea from
>>>>>>>> Ukraine in March.
>>>>>>>> US President Barack Obama is expected to sign
>>>>>>>> legislation this week authorising new economic
>>>>>>>> sanctions on Russia.
>>>>>>>> Later on Thursday, European leaders are also
>>>>>>>> expected to approve further sanctions against
>>>>>>>> Russia, with a ban on investment in Crimea and oil
>>>>>>>> and gas exploration in the Black Sea likely targets.
>
>
>>>>>>>> On 12/17/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> A worldwide survey held by Durex, the condom
>>>>>>>>> manufacturer on over 29,000 people from 36
>>>>>>>>> nations revealed that the following people were
>>>>>>>>> the most culpable to infidelity and adultery.
>>>>>>>>> And in these rating, Nigerian women win the
>>>>>>>>> race. For the first time in recent months have i
>>>>>>>>> seen my beloved country win a gong yet a
>>>>>>>>> negative one?
>>>>>>>>> Top 10 Most unfaithful women in the world
>>>>>>>>> [by country]
>>>>>>>>> 1. Nigerian women:
>>>>>>>>> 62% of Nigerian women are unfaithful. Recently
>>>>>>>>> Major Chitsiko, a soldier, committed suicide
>>>>>>>>> after his wife cheated on him. The couple was
>>>>>>>>> estranged. Also in November 20011, Erelu Tola
>>>>>>>>> Solomon, a social elite in Lagos and Abuja,
>>>>>>>>> decided to ruin her 25 year marriage after
>>>>>>>>> having sex with a Lagos businessman.
>>>>>>>>> 2. Thai women:
>>>>>>>>> 59% of women living in Thailand admitted to
>>>>>>>>> cheating on their husbands. The rules seem
>>>>>>>>> more relaxed in Thailand than they are in the
>>>>>>>>> West. Many husbands even allow their wives to
>>>>>>>>> commit adultery.
>>>>>>>>> 3. British women:
>>>>>>>>> A UNLV article on infidelity and extramarital
>>>>>>>>> affairs noted that Britain have cases at a rate of
>>>>>>>>> 42%, The country experiences a high rate of
>>>>>>>>> women cheating.
>>>>>>>>> 4. Malaysian women:
>>>>>>>>> 33% of Malaysians are known to cheat. 39% of
>>>>>>>>> the Malaysian women, in particular, are known
>>>>>>>>> to betray their marriage vows. It was also
>>>>>>>>> revealed that Malaysian men have on average 3
>>>>>>>>> sex partners.
>>>>>>>>> 5. Russian women:
>>>>>>>>> 33% of Russian women are known to be
>>>>>>>>> cheaters. Interestingly enough, the adulterer is
>>>>>>>>> not the one to blame in Russia. The finger
>>>>>>>>> points towards the person who kindles the
>>>>>>>>> affair. The fingers also point to women and that
>>>>>>>>> has been a century old tradition for 100s of
>>>>>>>>> years.
>>>>>>>>> 6. Singaporean women:
>>>>>>>>> Durex also established that 19% of women in
>>>>>>>>> Singapore are known to be unfaithful.
>>>>>>>>> Singapore men are known to have up to 16 sex
>>>>>>>>> partners, which explains why the country has
>>>>>>>>> 19% unfaithful women.
>>>>>>>>> 7. French women:
>>>>>>>>> Women in France are 16.3% likely to commit
>>>>>>>>> adultery. Men are 22% likely. A Huffington Post
>>>>>>>>> article believes that France makes adultery
>>>>>>>>> mandatory – 93% of the population is
>>>>>>>>> committing it.
>>>>>>>>> 8. American women:
>>>>>>>>> 14% of married women in Italy admitted to
>>>>>>>>> having an affair once during their married life.
>>>>>>>>> 54% of the married men did not know about
>>>>>>>>> their spouses extramarital activities. This comes
>>>>>>>>> in a society where 50% believe that adultery is
>>>>>>>>> morally wrong. Interestingly enough 61% of
>>>>>>>>> Americans believe that adultery should not be a
>>>>>>>>> crime.
>>>>>>>>> 9. Italian women:
>>>>>>>>> The judicial system in Italy has decriminalized
>>>>>>>>> adultery for married women. Women now can
>>>>>>>>> lie about having an affair to protect their honor.
>>>>>>>>> 10. Indian women:
>>>>>>>>> Indian Women are also known to be
>>>>>>>>> adulterous. Adultery is considered as a crime
>>>>>>>>> and is placed under Chapter XX, which deals
>>>>>>>>> with offenses relating to the sacrament of
>>>>>>>>> marriage. As per the Indian jurisdiction, the law
>>>>>>>>> related to adultery is mentioned under Section
>>>>>>>>> 497 of the Indian penal code. Section 498 of the
>>>>>>>>> Indian penal code also states the law related to
>>>>>>>>> adultery.
>>>>>>>>> All in all, 50-65% of husbands and 40-55% of
>>>>>>>>> wives have an affair before they are 40
>
>>>>>>>>> On 12/17/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Many of us spend Christmas far from friends
>>>>>>>>>> and family, but Richard Hollingham spares a
>>>>>>>>>> thought for those farthest flung of all – our
>>>>>>>>>> spacecraft exploring the Solar System and
>>>>>>>>>> beyond.
>>>>>>>>>> In July 1965, Mariner 4 became the first space
>>>>>>>>>> probe to send back pictures of another world
>>>>>>>>>> from space. Fifty years on, not only do several
>>>>>>>>>> spacecraft orbit the same red planet, but there are
>>>>>>>>>> also two active rovers on the Martian surface and
>>>>>>>>>> new missions being prepared for launch.
>>>>>>>>>> There are also spacecraft in orbit around Mercury,
>>>>>>>>>> Venus and Saturn, a lander on a comet, another
>>>>>>>>>> on a distant moon, and that's on top of the many
>>>>>>>>>> space telescopes probing the depths of the
>>>>>>>>>> cosmos.
>>>>>>>>>> As the festive season approaches and we think of
>>>>>>>>>> far-flung friends, it's worth spending a thought on
>>>>>>>>>> those farthest flung of all – all in the name of
>>>>>>>>>> science and our understanding of the Universe.
>>>>>>>>>> Here then, for a truly spacey festive season, are
>>>>>>>>>> our 12 missions of Christmas in order of
>>>>>>>>>> increasing time spent away from our planet (note
>>>>>>>>>> all distances are approximate averages):
>>>>>>>>>> #12: Hayabusa 2
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: Recently left Earth orbit
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: Three weeks
>>>>>>>>>> When it comes to asteroid expertise, then the
>>>>>>>>>> Japanese space agency leads the way. In 2010, its
>>>>>>>>>> first Hayabusa mission brought back to Earth a
>>>>>>>>>> sample of asteroid Itokawa.
>>>>>>>>>> The latest mission, Hayabusa 2, launched on 3
>>>>>>>>>> December 2014. It involves rendezvousing with
>>>>>>>>>> another asteroid, landing a probe and sending out
>>>>>>>>>> a mini-rover to explore. However, unlike all the
>>>>>>>>>> other missions in our list, this spacecraft (or at
>>>>>>>>>> least part of it) is designed to return to Earth.
>>>>>>>>>> #11: Gaia
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 1.5 million kilometres
>>>>>>>>>> (932,000 miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: One year
>>>>>>>>>> For a perfect view of the cosmos, you need to
>>>>>>>>>> head for a Lagrange point – regions of space
>>>>>>>>>> where the movement and gravitational forces of
>>>>>>>>>> the spacecraft, Sun and planet effectively cancel
>>>>>>>>>> each other out. At one of these points – known as
>>>>>>>>>> L2 – sits Gaia, an ambitious European Space
>>>>>>>>>> Agency (ESA) mission designed to produce a 3D
>>>>>>>>>> map of the entire Milky Way.
>>>>>>>>>> The largest camera ever flown in space, Gaia, Gaia
>>>>>>>>>> is charting the position, movement and changes in
>>>>>>>>>> brightness of every star in the galaxy, and is also
>>>>>>>>>> expected to discover new planets, asteroids and
>>>>>>>>>> supernovae.
>>>>>>>>>> #10: Maven
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 225 million kilometres (139
>>>>>>>>>> million miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 13 months
>>>>>>>>>> Although every mission to the second-most-
>>>>>>>>>> studied planet in the Solar System (after our own)
>>>>>>>>>> deserves a mention, Nasa's Maven (Mars
>>>>>>>>>> Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) is first to tackle
>>>>>>>>>> the fundamental question: what happened to
>>>>>>>>>> Mars' atmosphere?
>>>>>>>>>> There is increasing evidence that millions of years
>>>>>>>>>> ago Mars was a warmer, wetter world, shrouded
>>>>>>>>>> in a thick atmosphere. With water flowing across
>>>>>>>>>> the surface, it had all the right conditions for life.
>>>>>>>>>> Maven is measuring what is left of the Martian
>>>>>>>>>> atmosphere to help scientists piece together what
>>>>>>>>>> went wrong. (You can read more about my
>>>>>>>>>> thoughts on Maven here.)
>>>>>>>>>> #9: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 384,400 kilometres (238,606
>>>>>>>>>> miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: Five years, six months
>>>>>>>>>> You would be forgiven for thinking that Nasa lost
>>>>>>>>>> interest in the Moon after Apollo 17 commander,
>>>>>>>>>> Gene Cernan, left his final step in December 1972,
>>>>>>>>>> but in reality it has never gone out of fashion. In
>>>>>>>>>> fact the latest flurry of missions is attempting to
>>>>>>>>>> tackle many of the questions the Apollo
>>>>>>>>>> programme left unanswered.
>>>>>>>>>> In orbit around the Moon since 2009, LRO has
>>>>>>>>>> been mapping the lunar surface in unprecedented
>>>>>>>>>> detail. Nasa recently suggested that steep-walled
>>>>>>>>>> pits, spotted by the orbiter, could be used as
>>>>>>>>>> shelters by future astronauts.
>>>>>>>>>> #8: New Horizons
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 4.7 billion kilometres (2.9
>>>>>>>>>> billion miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: Nine years
>>>>>>>>>> Launched in January 2006, Nasa's New Horizons
>>>>>>>>>> probe has just woken up from its latest
>>>>>>>>>> hibernation to start exploring Pluto. This distant
>>>>>>>>>> lump of rock may no longer be classed as a proper
>>>>>>>>>> planet ( although that remains controversial) but
>>>>>>>>>> it still holds an allure for scientists.
>>>>>>>>>> Pluto is at the edge of the Kuiper Belt (depending
>>>>>>>>>> on how you define the boundary), an area riddled
>>>>>>>>>> with small worlds, debris and moons. Fitted with
>>>>>>>>>> multiple cameras and sensors, New Horizons will
>>>>>>>>>> make its closest approach to Pluto on 14 July 2015
>>>>>>>>>> to carry out the first detailed investigation of this
>>>>>>>>>> intriguing region.
>>>>>>>>>> #7: Venus Express
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 41.9 million kilometres (26
>>>>>>>>>> million miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: Nine years
>>>>>>>>>> All missions come to an end eventually, but
>>>>>>>>>> despite the best efforts of controllers, Venus
>>>>>>>>>> Express will not give up without a fight. In orbit
>>>>>>>>>> around Venus since 2006, the ESA mission has
>>>>>>>>>> been studying the planet's dense and turbulent
>>>>>>>>>> atmosphere and catching occasional glimpses of
>>>>>>>>>> the fiery surface below.
>>>>>>>>>> The mission was scheduled to end last year, with a
>>>>>>>>>> low-altitude plunge deep into the atmosphere, but
>>>>>>>>>> the spacecraft emerged intact. With fuel for
>>>>>>>>>> manoeuvring still remaining, mission controllers
>>>>>>>>>> have since been trying to keep the spacecraft
>>>>>>>>>> going as long as they can. The sad Christmas news
>>>>>>>>>> is that Venus Express appears to have gone into
>>>>>>>>>> 'survival' mode suggesting its final demise is
>>>>>>>>>> imminent.
>>>>>>>>>> #6: Messenger
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 77 million kilometres (48
>>>>>>>>>> million miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 10 years, four months
>>>>>>>>>> If surviving Venus is tough then visiting the closest
>>>>>>>>>> planet to the Sun is potentially even harder. Nasa's
>>>>>>>>>> Messenger mission has been in orbit around
>>>>>>>>>> Mercury since March 2011, studying the planet and
>>>>>>>>>> taking pictures of the surface. The spacecraft is
>>>>>>>>>> fitted with a ceramic sunshield to protect it from
>>>>>>>>>> the 450C heat of the Sun, maintaining the
>>>>>>>>>> instruments at room temperature.
>>>>>>>>>> Remarkably, despite the extreme temperatures,
>>>>>>>>>> Messenger has confirmed that there are
>>>>>>>>>> substantial deposits of ice on the surface.
>>>>>>>>>> Scientists are trying to understand the age of this
>>>>>>>>>> ice – which might give an insight into when water
>>>>>>>>>> arrived on Earth.
>>>>>>>>>> #5: Rosetta
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 510 million kilometres (317
>>>>>>>>>> million miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 10 years, nine months
>>>>>>>>>> The space (and physics) highlight of the last 12
>>>>>>>>>> months is undoubtedly Philae's landing on comet
>>>>>>>>>> 67P. Despite losing power and signing off with a
>>>>>>>>>> final tweet of " I'll tell you more about my new
>>>>>>>>>> home, comet #67P soon… zzzzz", there is every
>>>>>>>>>> chance the probe will wake from its slumber as
>>>>>>>>>> 67P gets closer to the Sun.
>>>>>>>>>> In the meantime, the mission has already turned
>>>>>>>>>> accepted wisdom on its head – suggesting that
>>>>>>>>>> Earth's water did not come from comets. It is also
>>>>>>>>>> important to remember that the Rosetta
>>>>>>>>>> mothership remains in orbit around 67P, so there
>>>>>>>>>> is plenty more science to come.
>>>>>>>>>> #4: Opportunity rover
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 225 million kilometres (139
>>>>>>>>>> million miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 11 years, five months
>>>>>>>>>> The Curiosity rover's tweets have captured the
>>>>>>>>>> world's imagination (particularly the first one…look
>>>>>>>>>> it up) and there have probably been more column
>>>>>>>>>> inches devoted to it (certainly by this
>>>>>>>>>> correspondent) than all the above combined. So it
>>>>>>>>>> is easy to forget that another rover has also been
>>>>>>>>>> trundling around on Mars for longer.
>>>>>>>>>> Since landing on the Red Planet in 2004,
>>>>>>>>>> Opportunity has covered more than 40
>>>>>>>>>> kilometres to earn it the off-world driving record.
>>>>>>>>>> Considering it was only supposed to last a year,
>>>>>>>>>> this is a remarkable feat of endurance. Sadly, its
>>>>>>>>>> twin rover Spirit went silent in March 2010 but
>>>>>>>>>> Opportunity's endurance bodes well for Curiosity.
>>>>>>>>>> #3: Cassini Huygens
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 1.2 billion kilometres (746
>>>>>>>>>> million miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 17 years
>>>>>>>>>> There is some corner of a distant moon. That is
>>>>>>>>>> forever England. A British-built instrument on the
>>>>>>>>>> Huygens lander to be exact.
>>>>>>>>>> In January 2005 this tiny European space probe
>>>>>>>>>> parachuted down to the surface of Saturn's moon
>>>>>>>>>> Titan. The images it sent back, before its batteries
>>>>>>>>>> ran out, revealed a desolate hydrocarbon
>>>>>>>>>> landscape under a smoggy petrochemical sky.
>>>>>>>>>> Although the Huygens probe has long since died,
>>>>>>>>>> its US-built mothership – Cassini – continues to
>>>>>>>>>> investigate the wonders of the Saturn system.
>>>>>>>>>> #2: Soho
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 1.5 million kilometres
>>>>>>>>>> (932,000 miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 19 years
>>>>>>>>>> What could be more seasonal than a mission
>>>>>>>>>> following our nearest star? Soho (Solar and
>>>>>>>>>> Heliospheric Observatory) is one of the longest-
>>>>>>>>>> serving solar observers and has been studying the
>>>>>>>>>> Sun since 1995.
>>>>>>>>>> As well as helping scientists understand the long-
>>>>>>>>>> term processes taking place in this giant nuclear
>>>>>>>>>> furnace, data from the satellite is also used on a
>>>>>>>>>> daily basis to help predict space weather. This is
>>>>>>>>>> the term used to describe all the material –
>>>>>>>>>> particles, flares and eruptions – spewed out from
>>>>>>>>>> the Sun that could have an effect on the Earth,
>>>>>>>>>> causing damage to satellites or even knocking out
>>>>>>>>>> power grids.
>>>>>>>>>> #1: Voyager 1
>>>>>>>>>> Distance from home: 19.5 billion kilometres and
>>>>>>>>>> counting (12 billion miles)
>>>>>>>>>> Time away: 37 years
>>>>>>>>>> With a gold disk engraved with messages and
>>>>>>>>>> sounds from Earth bolted to the side, Voyager 1
>>>>>>>>>> represents the loneliest outpost of human
>>>>>>>>>> civilisation.
>>>>>>>>>> Voyager 1 and its sister spacecraft Voyager 2 were
>>>>>>>>>> launched in 1977. Powered by nuclear batteries
>>>>>>>>>> and with computers holding only 68KB of
>>>>>>>>>> memory, they have both lasted much longer than
>>>>>>>>>> expected. Since it left the Solar System, Nasa has
>>>>>>>>>> rebranded Voyager 1 as the Interstellar Mission.
>>>>>>>>>> If nothing else, this Christmas list serves to remind
>>>>>>>>>> us just how far space exploration has come in the
>>>>>>>>>> past 50 years. Thanks to the endeavour and
>>>>>>>>>> ingenuity of thousands of scientists and engineers,
>>>>>>>>>> we can doubtless look forward to many happy
>>>>>>>>>> new years in space to come.
>>>>>>>>>> Oh, and if you want to wish Voyager a Merry
>>>>>>>>>> Christmas, set your alarm clock for 6am on
>>>>>>>>>> Christmas Eve; radio signals take 18 hours to reach
>>>>>>>>>> the lonely traveller from Earth.
>>>>>>>>>> Just how big IS space? Discover the secrets of our
>>>>>>>>>> Solar System
>
>>>>>>>>>> On 12/17/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> The New York premiere of The Interview, a
>>>>>>>>>>> comedy about the assassination of North Korea's
>>>>>>>>>>> president, has been cancelled amid threats from
>>>>>>>>>>> hackers.
>>>>>>>>>>> A spokesman for the cinema chain due to host the
>>>>>>>>>>> screening said it had been shelved.
>>>>>>>>>>> Hackers targeting Sony Pictures had threatened to
>>>>>>>>>>> attack US cinemas showing the studio's film.
>>>>>>>>>>> They belong to the same group which has released
>>>>>>>>>>> emails and data stolen from Sony.
>>>>>>>>>>> Calling themselves Guardians of Peace, the hackers
>>>>>>>>>>> mentioned the 9/11 attacks in a recent warning,
>>>>>>>>>>> claiming "the world will be full of fear".
>>>>>>>>>>> "Remember the 11th of September 2001. We
>>>>>>>>>>> recommend you to keep yourself distant from the
>>>>>>>>>>> places at that time," the hacker group wrote in a
>>>>>>>>>>> message on Tuesday.
>>>>>>>>>>> The Interview stars James Franco (left) and Seth
>>>>>>>>>>> Rogen
>>>>>>>>>>> "If your house is nearby, you'd better leave," they
>>>>>>>>>>> add. "Whatever comes in the coming days is called
>>>>>>>>>>> by the greed of Sony Pictures Entertainment."
>>>>>>>>>>> The Department of Homeland Security said there
>>>>>>>>>>> was "no credible intelligence to indicate an active
>>>>>>>>>>> plot" against cinemas, but noted it was still
>>>>>>>>>>> analysing messages from the group.
>>>>>>>>>>> A spokesman for Landmark, the cinema chain due
>>>>>>>>>>> to host the New York premiere, confirmed the
>>>>>>>>>>> showing had been cancelled but gave no reason,
>>>>>>>>>>> Reuters news agency reported.
>>>>>>>>>>> Executives from Sony had previously said they
>>>>>>>>>>> would not object if cinemas chose not to show The
>>>>>>>>>>> Interview.
>>>>>>>>>>> Carmike Cinemas, which operates 278 venues
>>>>>>>>>>> across the country, has cancelled planned
>>>>>>>>>>> screenings, according to several news outlets.
>>>>>>>>>>> Others have backed the movie. "If they play it, we'll
>>>>>>>>>>> show it," said Tom Stephenson, CEO of Look
>>>>>>>>>>> Cinemas.
>>>>>>>>>>> "Sony has a right to make the movie, we have a right
>>>>>>>>>>> to play it and censorship in general is a bad thing."
>>>>>>>>>>> The film's stars, James Franco and Seth Rogen, have
>>>>>>>>>>> also pulled out of several media appearances
>>>>>>>>>>> including appearances on the chat shows Late Night
>>>>>>>>>>> with Seth Meyers and The Tonight Show Starring
>>>>>>>>>>> Jimmy Fallon.
>>>>>>>>>>> Embarrassing emails
>>>>>>>>>>> Guardians of Peace have also released a new trove
>>>>>>>>>>> of Sony company data, calling it a "Christmas gift".
>>>>>>>>>>> A cache of company emails, social security numbers
>>>>>>>>>>> and salary details had already been released.
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, two former Sony Pictures employees
>>>>>>>>>>> sued the California company for not providing
>>>>>>>>>>> adequate security to prevent the computer breach.
>>>>>>>>>>> The studio earlier attempted to limit the damage by
>>>>>>>>>>> contacting some US news outlets to block the
>>>>>>>>>>> publication of the emails.
>>>>>>>>>>> Some of the emails released have contained
>>>>>>>>>>> embarrassing exchanges about some of
>>>>>>>>>>> Hollywood's biggest stars, among them Angelina
>>>>>>>>>>> Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio.
>>>>>>>>>>> Variety, the New York Times and the Hollywood
>>>>>>>>>>> Reporter were informed the studio "does not
>>>>>>>>>>> consent to your possession... dissemination,
>>>>>>>>>>> publication... or making any use of the stolen
>>>>>>>>>>> information".
>>>>>>>>>>> North Korea has denied involvement in the attack,
>>>>>>>>>>> but has described it as a "righteous deed" that may
>>>>>>>>>>> have been carried out by its "supporters and
>>>>>>>>>>> sympathisers".
>>>>>>>>>>> According to Variety's Andrew Wallenstein, however,
>>>>>>>>>>> publishing the stolen data is " problematic but
>>>>>>>>>>> necessary" because it "is in the public domain" and
>>>>>>>>>>> "unavoidable".
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/17/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria has been forced to revise its budget
>>>>>>>>>>>> following the dramatic fall in the price of oil.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Its finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says its
>>>>>>>>>>>> economy will now grow at 5.5% this year, rather
>>>>>>>>>>>> than 6.4%.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The new budget is based on an oil price of $65 a
>>>>>>>>>>>> barrel, rather than the previous assumption of
>>>>>>>>>>>> $77.40, although the revised figure is still higher
>>>>>>>>>>>> than the recent level of about $60.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria's government receives more than 75% of its
>>>>>>>>>>>> revenues from oil exports.
>>>>>>>>>>>> The country is trying to reduce its dependence on
>>>>>>>>>>>> oil.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Prices have steadily dropped in recent months and
>>>>>>>>>>>> are now about half their previous levels.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Falling demand on the back of slackening economic
>>>>>>>>>>>> growth and an increase in alternative energy
>>>>>>>>>>>> supplies, such as shale gas, have led to a mismatch
>>>>>>>>>>>> between supply and demand.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Fast'
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr Okonjo-Iweala urged Nigerians "to begin
>>>>>>>>>>>> thinking of the country [as] a non-oil country".
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria has taken some key steps already in
>>>>>>>>>>>> response to the falling oil price, which is at its lowest
>>>>>>>>>>>> level since July 2009.
>>>>>>>>>>>> It has devalued the naira and has applied higher
>>>>>>>>>>>> taxes on luxury items.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr Okonjo-Iweala said: "This budget is based on a
>>>>>>>>>>>> few key indicators, $65 a barrel benchmark and we
>>>>>>>>>>>> are going to stick to it for now, in spite of the decline
>>>>>>>>>>>> in prices, because we feel the average price next
>>>>>>>>>>>> year will be around $65 to $70.
>>>>>>>>>>>> "The production level is 2.27 million barrels per day.
>>>>>>>>>>>> We've revised the growth rate based on the new
>>>>>>>>>>>> parameters for the country, down from 6.35% to
>>>>>>>>>>>> 5.5% next year. But that is still one of the fastest
>>>>>>>>>>>> growth rates we're experiencing in the world
>>>>>>>>>>>> today."
>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria's currency, the naira, lost 3.5% on the day,
>>>>>>>>>>>> hitting a record low of 187.10 to the dollar.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/17/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fifa's independent ethics investigator Michael
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Garcia has quit in protest over the handling of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> his report into bidding for the 2018 and 2022
>>>>>>>>>>>>> World Cups.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The American lawyer cited a "lack of leadership" at
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the top of football's world governing body.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Garcia said he lost confidence in the independence
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, an ethics committee
>>>>>>>>>>>>> colleague.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uefa president Michel Platini said: "We wanted all
>>>>>>>>>>>>> transparency but this is a new failure for Fifa."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The head of European football spoke out as Garcia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> resigned a day after Fifa's appeals panel rejected his
>>>>>>>>>>>>> challenge of Eckert's summary of his report.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Garcia said: "It is the lack of leadership on these
>>>>>>>>>>>>> issues within Fifa that leads me to conclude that my
>>>>>>>>>>>>> role in this process is at an end."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fifa president Sepp Blatter said: "I am surprised by
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mr Garcia's decision. The work of the ethics
>>>>>>>>>>>>> committee will nonetheless continue."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The association said in a statement that an acting
>>>>>>>>>>>>> chairman of the committee would be appointed,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> pending the election of a successor to Garcia.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Qatar whistleblower Phaedra Al Majid said Fifa's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> rules are a "farce".
>>>>>>>>>>>>> She added: "Not even an extensive, purportedly
>>>>>>>>>>>>> independent, two-year investigation and report
>>>>>>>>>>>>> could affect its culture."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia won the right to host the 2018 World Cup,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> while Qatar was awarded the 2022 tournament. Fifa
>>>>>>>>>>>>> cleared both of corruption despite a series of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> allegations.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Analysis: BBC sports editor Dan Roan
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Having resigned in protest at Fifa's handling of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> his investigation into allegations of corruption,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Garcia has plunged world football's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> governing body into more turmoil. The American
>>>>>>>>>>>>> lawyer's probe into the bidding for the 2018 and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2022 World Cups was meant to restore some
>>>>>>>>>>>>> trust in an organisation plagued by years of
>>>>>>>>>>>>> scandal. His decision to quit does exactly the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> opposite, raising more questions over Fifa's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ability to run the game. Last month Garcia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> disowned a summary of his investigation by Fifa
>>>>>>>>>>>>> judge Hans-Joachim Eckert, who cleared Russia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Qatar as World Cup hosts. Garcia's appeal
>>>>>>>>>>>>> was dismissed by Fifa on Tuesday and now he
>>>>>>>>>>>>> has resigned, questioning the organisation's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> integrity and leadership in a damning statement.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some may question Garcia's motives, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wonder whether he is trying to distance himself
>>>>>>>>>>>>> from a discredited organisation to preserve his
>>>>>>>>>>>>> own political ambitions, but his move certainly
>>>>>>>>>>>>> piles yet more pressure on Fifa. The news broke
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as Fifa's top executives gathered here in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marrakech for a crunch meeting. On Friday they
>>>>>>>>>>>>> will vote on whether to publish Garcia's full
>>>>>>>>>>>>> findings. But the man himself has not waited for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that, and for Fifa closure seems further away
>>>>>>>>>>>>> than ever."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Garcia's findings were released as a 42-page
>>>>>>>>>>>>> summary of the 430-page report.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> He said the summary was "erroneous" and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> complained to Fifa, which said his appeal was "not
>>>>>>>>>>>>> admissible".
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In his resignation statement, he said: "No
>>>>>>>>>>>>> independent governance committee, investigator,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> or arbitration panel can change the culture of an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> organisation."
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Garcia said his submission to the Fifa appeal
>>>>>>>>>>>>> committee outlined what he called "the most
>>>>>>>>>>>>> serious failings" of Eckert's response.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Among other points, the brief explained why,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> when viewed in the context of the report it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> purported to summarise, no principled approach
>>>>>>>>>>>>> could justify the Eckert Decision's edits, omissions,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and additions," he said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fifa meets in Morocco this week and will decide
>>>>>>>>>>>>> whether to release a full, redacted copy of Garcia's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> report.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Former diplomat
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Champagne, 56, worked
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Fifa for 11 years as an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> executive before leaving in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2010
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jerome Champagne, the former Fifa executive who
>>>>>>>>>>>>> plans to stand against Blatter for the presidency,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> said: "Michael Garcia's resignation is a step
>>>>>>>>>>>>> backwards.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We needed to know what happened before and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> after the 2 December 2010 World Cup vote. Today,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> more than ever, we need to know.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "When will the facts be known fully, transparently
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and above all without suspicion? When will we be
>>>>>>>>>>>>> able to start rebuilding Fifa's image?"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fifa vice president Jim Boyce, Britain's most senior
>>>>>>>>>>>>> football official, said he was "totally shocked and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> disappointed" at Garcia's resignation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I have said on many, many occasions, the ethics
>>>>>>>>>>>>> committee was the most important committee
>>>>>>>>>>>>> formed by Fifa following its reform process," said
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Boyce.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, a Fifa vice
>>>>>>>>>>>>> president, said Garcia's decision to quite was
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "emblematic" of the challenges faced by the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> organisation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I have tremendous respect for people who take
>>>>>>>>>>>>> principled positions," said Prince Ali.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Four years of controversy
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 December 2010 - Russia and Qatar are chosen
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 October 2013 - Fifa agrees to set up a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> taskforce to look into alternative dates for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1 June 2014 - The Sunday Times alleges that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> former Fifa vice-president Mohamed bin
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hammam paid £3m to football officials in return
>>>>>>>>>>>>> for support for the Qatari bid
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5 September 2014 - The report into the 2018
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and 2022 World Cup bidding process is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> submitted to Fifa by Michael Garcia
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13 November 2014 - Fifa releases a 42-page
>>>>>>>>>>>>> summary of the Garcia report which clears
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia and Qatar of corruption
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13 November 2014 - Garcia claims the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> summary of his own report is "materially
>>>>>>>>>>>>> incomplete" and contains "erroneous
>>>>>>>>>>>>> representations"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20 November 2014 - Garcia and Fifa ethics judge
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hans-Joachim Eckert agree to release the full
>>>>>>>>>>>>> copy of the report to the organisation's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> compliance chief, Domenico Scala
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 16 December 2014 - Fifa deems Garcia's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> complaint against Eckert's summary of his report
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is "not admissible"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17 December 2014 - Garcia quits his role as
>>>>>>>>>>>>> independent chairman of the Fifa Ethics
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Committee's Investigatory Chamber
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/14/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cristiano Ronaldo has thanked his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Real Madrid team-mates for being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amazing by handing them a £6,500
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> watch each.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The World Player of the Year, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has had a successful 2014, scoring
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 61 goals in 58 games for club and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> country, gave his team-mates an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> early Christmas present before their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> win against Almeria on Friday night –
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a result that took their winning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> streak to an incredible 20 games.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alvaro Arbeloa was the first to show
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off his watch which he shared vis his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Instagram page with a lovely smile.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/13/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This morning, I reiterated my belief
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that long-term stock returns from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> today's level will be lousy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This assumption is based in part on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long-term valuation analysis and in part
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on my two-and-a-half decades of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> market experience, during which I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> learned many searing lessons about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how markets behave.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As one reader was quick to point out,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it is also "just a guess."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By pointing that out, the reader
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reminded me of a profoundly important
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> point about investing, one that many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> casual observers often don't fully
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understand.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Every market outlook is "just a guess."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Every one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some guesses are more informed than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others, of course. But no one knows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the future. Everyone's just guessing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As a stock analyst in the 1990s, I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assumed for many years that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> somewhere there was someone who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knew what the market was going to do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Over the course of my career, I met
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever more sophisticated and talented
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> market players, including a handful of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the most sophisticated investors and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> traders in the world.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All of these folks were brilliant,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> confident, persuasive, and astoundingly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well informed. They had made billions of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dollars in the market. They had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> decades of experience. They knew
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything it was legal to know, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> often considerably more.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And, as the future eventually made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clear, not a single one of them knew
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what the market was going to do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wasn't until I realized this firsthand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I fully "got it."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No one knows what the market is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going to do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We're all "just guessing."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That realization was one of several
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that helped me develop the investing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strategy I use today (indexing.) There
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is no question that this is the best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strategy for me and almost every
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other investor. When you index, you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> save pots of money on fees and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mistakes, the latter usually caused by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the assumption that you or someone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> else knows what the market is going to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do. And this pot of money that you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> save will help you achieve returns that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are better than about 90% of other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> investors, especially after tax. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's without any work or worry or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heartache at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Even if you don't yet understand why
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> indexing wins, however, please at least
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understand this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No one knows what the market is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going to do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everyone's just guessing.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/13/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The new prize from the Kremlin arrived
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in eastern Siberia.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On the plains near the city of Yakutsk,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trumpets sounded as President Vladimir
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putin signed his name in white ink on a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stretch of black pipeline, the symbolic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starting point of a $400 billion natural
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gas link to the Far East.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was little more than show. The Power
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of Siberia pipeline will actually wind
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> several hundred miles to the south.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What was real was the money flowing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to Arkady Rotenberg, a member of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putin's tightening inner circle and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> boyhood friend. Rotenberg-affiliated
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> companies were paid about 94 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rubles ($1.7 million) to organize the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> September ceremony, corporate filings
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> show.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Having grown rich on government
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contracts during the boom in Putin's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia, friends of the president are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> benefiting anew as times grow tough.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucrative orders keep rolling in for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> favored few even as western sanctions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and a collapse in oil prices push the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> economy to the brink.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The development has polarized Russia's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oligarchy and pitted Putin's small circle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> against less well-connected rivals in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> battle for money and privilege.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> State Contracts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Companies linked to Rotenberg and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> another Putin confidant, Gennady
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Timchenko -- both targeted by US
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sanctions for their ties to the president
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- are landing a growing amount of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state contracts. Together, they have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> won at least 309 billion rubles of work
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since US sanctions were imposed in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> March, filings show. That figure -- which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works out to about $8.1 billion at the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> average exchange rate over the period
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- is 12 percent more than they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> received in all of 2013.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A Rotenberg-affiliated company is also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about to secure a 228-billion-ruble
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> order to build a bridge to Crimea, which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia annexed in March, according to a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> high-ranking government official, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoke on the condition of anonymity
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because the contract hasn't been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> officially awarded.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The contract totals are based on a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> review of hundreds of documents made
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> public on the government portal for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state tenders and the SPARK corporate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> database, as well as on individual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> company websites in Russia.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In all, companies linked to Rotenberg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Timchenko have received orders
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since March that are equivalent to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more than a fifth of what the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> government spent on contracts in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first nine months of the year.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Pie Shrinking'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's more to come. Rotenberg and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Timchenko, both 62, stand to gain most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the 770-billion-ruble Power of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Siberia pipeline as the main contractors
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to OAO Gazprom, the energy company
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putin has built into an instrument of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state-sponsored capitalism. Gazprom
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> declined to comment on who will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> receive the pipeline contracts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their boon is coming at the expense of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other oligarchs as the weak economy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pressures Putin to reduce public
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spending.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Not only is the pie shrinking more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rapidly than originally anticipated, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> political imperative of preserving some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people's slices means thinner slivers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for everyone else," said Mark Galeotti, a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia expert and professor at New
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> York University.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Executives who are used to prospering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from government ties complain
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> privately they are being elbowed aside.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One Russian billionaire said Rotenberg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Timchenko have all but cornered
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the market in government contracts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He spoke on the condition of anonymity
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to avoid jeopardizing his companies'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chances of winning business.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Personal Bank'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> With Russian companies cut off from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> international financing, winners and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> losers are starting to emerge. In July,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the government stripped Alfa Bank,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> controlled by billionaires Mikhail Fridman,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> German Khan and Alexey Kuzmichev, of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> its exclusive contract to service the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> country's wholesale electricity market.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That business is worth an estimated 4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> billion rubles a year.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Instead the Market Council, an industry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulator, shifted the business to OAO
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bank Rossiya, which the Obama
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> administration has called the "personal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bank" of Putin's inner circle. Bank
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rossiya, also a target of US sanctions,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is controlled by Yury Kovalchuk,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> another Putin associate who was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> singled out by the US
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bank Rossiya, based in St. Petersburg,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stronghold of Putin's youth, declined to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> State contracts aren't the only source
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of government money. Igor Sechin and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vladimir Yakunin, who've known Putin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since his days in the St. Petersburg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mayor's office, have sought tens of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> billions of dollars in aid for the state
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> companies they command, OAO Rosneft,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the country's largest oil producer, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OAO Russian Railways. Both companies
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have turned to the $80 billion Wellbeing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fund, which was designed to safeguard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the nation's pension system. Rosneft
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Russian Railways say helping to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> finance their investment programs will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> benefit the broader economy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fair Contracts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Contracts won by companies either
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> controlled or partly owned by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Timchenko were obtained fairly through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a competitive process, said Anton
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kurevin, a spokesman for Volga Group,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which manages the businessman's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> holdings.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rotenberg told Interfax news service in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> October that his friendship with Putin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't affect his business "in any way."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He also said he hoped to build Power of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Siberia. A spokesman for Rotenberg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said there was nothing to add to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interfax interview.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putin has signaled he'll continue to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support companies and industries
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> targeted by sanctions, and Dmitry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peskov, a spokesman for the president,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said all contracts are awarded fairly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Tender System'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "There is a tender system in place,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Peskov said. "No one just hands them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these contracts by some order."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> While Putin's allies prosper, some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beyond his circle are losing out. A
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Moscow court on Nov. 14 extended by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> three months the house arrest of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> billionaire Vladimir Evtushenkov, on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suspicion of money laundering, as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> authorities nationalize his OAO Bashneft
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oil company. Evtushenkov has said he's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> innocent.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Evtushenkov, 66, is the richest Russian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be prosecuted since former Yukos
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oil Co. owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Khodorkovsky spent a decade in jail as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the state dismantled Yukos and Sechin's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rosneft acquired the bulk of its best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assets.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Khodorkovsky, who now lives in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Switzerland, said on his website that he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was "absolutely sure" Evtushenkov was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> targeted for refusing to sell Bashneft
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to Sechin. Sechin has denied having an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interest in Bashneft or playing a role in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the case against Evtushenkov.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Monopolizing Rents'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Putin has been masterful at distributing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the rents to all the relevant people, but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now he's monopolizing all the rents,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Peterson Institute for International
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Economics in Washington.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aslund advised Putin's predecessor,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Boris Yeltsin, when the government
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handed the crown jewels of the Soviet
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> economy to a handful of tycoons,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> including Khodorkovsky.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Under Yeltsin, it was an oligarchy, but it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was balanced among big groups," Aslund
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said. "Now, Putin just squeezes them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For the connected, the money is still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flowing. Rotenberg's SMP Bank, which is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> barred from US and European
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> markets, in April got a 10-year state
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> loan of about 100 billion rubles at a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rate of 0.51 percent to rescue another
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lender, Mosoblbank, according to two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people familiar with the matter. SMP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said by e- mail that it's been tasked
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with cutting costs at Mosoblbank and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> returning the lender to profitability.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Huge Deal'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That loan was "a huge deal" for SMP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because long-term financing at less
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than 1 percent is "impossible" to get in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Russia, Sovlink analyst Olga Belenkaya
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In 2012, when economic times were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good, Russia passed a law requiring
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tenders to be made public. That
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> improved transparency but also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prompted connected businessmen to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> join forces to keep challengers away.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The cartels are breeding because it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better for contractors bidding for state
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tenders to cooperate than face free
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> competition," said Irina Kuznetsova, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> helped draft the 2012 law.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The tally of contracts calculated by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bloomberg doesn't include one for 134
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> billion rubles awarded by Russian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Railways, which was won by a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consortium that includes Timchenko-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> affiliated SK Most. There is no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breakdown of how the consortium
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> members are dividing it up the work or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the profit.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rotenberg said in the Interfax interview
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that sanctions were having a "negligible"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> effect on him economically because his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> businesses are geared toward the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> domestic market. Still, Rotenberg, who's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had luxury properties in Italy frozen,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said the travel bans were taking a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> psychological toll.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Timchenko, who owns a home on Lake
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Geneva, echoed similar sentiments in an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> August interview with the news service
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TASS, saying it was unfair to be barred
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from seeing family members and his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beloved pet Labrador in Europe.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Disguised Hostility'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alexey Navalny, the anti-corruption
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blogger and opposition leader, said
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Putin's refusal to change course over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ukraine and end Russia's international
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> isolation has created a disguised
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hostility among the elite. Navalny, who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has been under house arrest on fraud
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> charges since February, said with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> financial means dwindling, it will be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harder for Putin to maintain the loyalty
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of even his closest associates.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vladimir Rimsky, who studies corruption
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at the Indem research group in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Moscow, said there's little evidence that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will happen soon.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "It's in the interests of both Putin and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the people close to him to continue this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy of support," Rimsky said. "For
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them, the crisis isn't something terrible,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because they control all the resources."
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/12/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Passengers are facing widespread
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flight disruption after a computer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failure at the UK's air traffic control
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> centre.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nats said it was in the process of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> returning to normal operations after a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "technical problem" at its Swanwick control
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> centre caused delays and grounded some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flights.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Problems were reported around the UK.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They included delays at Heathrow and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gatwick where departing flights were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> grounded for a time. Other UK airports
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reported knock-on effects.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It comes a year after a telephone glitch at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Hampshire control room caused huge
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disruption - one of a number of technical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hitches to hit the part-privatised Nation Air
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Traffic Services since the centre opened in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2002.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reported problems around the country
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> include:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Heathrow: Flights are "currently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experiencing delays" but planes now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> landing and taking off
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gatwick: Flights are now departing but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> still subject to delays
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stansted: Flights still landing, no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flights departing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bristol: Limited departures reported
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Luton: All flights experiencing delays
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but planes now leaving
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Edinburgh: No queues but passengers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being advised to check with their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> airlines
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Southampton: Experiencing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ''problems''
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oxford: Experiencing "some delays",
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mainly to services arriving from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> overseas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leeds Bradford: All flights out and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most flights in suspended until 1900
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aberdeen: Reported an "impact" on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operations
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One source told the BBC the problem was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> caused by a computer glitch that co-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ordinates the flights coming into London
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and puts the flights in sequence as they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> come into land or take off.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He described it as a "flight planning tool
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Travel body Abta encouraged passengers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expecting to take a flight to contact their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> airline.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manchester Airport said it was unaffected
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by the incident and was ready to accept
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> diverted flights.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vicky Lane, a passenger on a grounded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> London to Dublin plane at Gatwick said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We've been stuck on a Ryanair flight... for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over an hour.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The doors are open and we're really cold.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure when we will be leaving."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another passenger, on a flight to Paris,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said his plane had "circled around the Lake
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> District for half an hour before turning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back to Edinburgh".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ed Bott told the BBC he was: "Currently
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sitting on the tarmac. None the wiser.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Waiting for news as to what's happening."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Swanwick air traffic control centre
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Swanwick controls the 200,000 square
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> miles of airspace above England and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wales, cost £623m to build, and employs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about 1,300 controllers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But the facility, which handles 5,000 flights
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every 24 hours, has had a troubled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> history.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It opened in 2002, six years after its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> planned commissioning date - a delay
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which National Air Traffic Services (Nats)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said was due to problems with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> software used to power its systems.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Almost a year after it opened, a senior air
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> traffic controller raised concerns with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BBC about health and safety standards
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and complications with radio
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> communications - which he said cut out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> erratically.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Technical problems and computer faults hit
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flights in 2008 and again last summer. And,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in December 2013, problems with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> internal telephone system then caused
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> further delays.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aviation journalist David Learmount said
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the IT problem would cause "major
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disruption" but would be resolved by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "This impacts not just people within the UK,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it impacts flights heading here from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anywhere - anything heading this way will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be told some of them can't be accepted,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and they will have to go back to where
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they flew from or consider diverting to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other countries," he told the BBC.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The RAF - which has its own air traffic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> control systems - said the UK military was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unaffected.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/12/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How would "Austin 3:16" be remembered if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Stone Cold" Steve Austin didn't win a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> World Title to back it up? Would anyone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to play The Game if Triple H had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> failed to realize any of his 13 World
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Championship reigns? Could John Cena earn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone's loyalty or respect if "The Champ"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was never … well, champ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Celebrating a competitor's World
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Championship wins may seem obvious
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when paying homage to the legends of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> squared circle, but it isn't mandatory. A
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> select few grapplers still manage to earn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> themselves an all-world reputation – even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WWE Hall of Fame status – despite never
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hearing their name prefixed with the title
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of WWE Champion, World Heavyweight
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Champion or the similar distinctions in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WCW, ECW or AWA.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It may seem difficult to forge a storied
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> career in sports-entertainment without
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winning a few World Titles along the way,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but it's not impossible. Take a look at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these 20 battle-tested ring veterans who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> won the hearts and minds of the WWE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Universe without ever winning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> championship gold on a global scale.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NEXT
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/11/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mutant horrors, singers and kissing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strangers had a big year on YouTube.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All of the above joined soccer stars, a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bending iPhone, a beer commercial and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dose of street activism on the video site's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> list of the most popular posts of 2014.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SA Wardega, a Polish actor, director and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Web prankster, scored the top spot with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Mutant Giant Spider Dog," which had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scared up more than 113 million views
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since he posted it in September.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In it, Wardega films people in everyday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> situations into which he unleashes his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> otherwise cute dog, Chica, wearing a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> costume that gives the pooch eight giant,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> creepy spider legs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It wasn't without a dose of controversy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Someone reported a SpiderDog video to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the prosecution claiming that threatening
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (sic) endangered the life of the people who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were there," Wardega, whose first name is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sylwester, wrote in September on his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Facebook page. "I wonder who will go to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jail? Me or Chica? Or maybe a spider
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> costume?"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Taking the No. 3 spot, behind a Nike ad
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> featuring soccer stars like Ronaldo and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wayne Rooney, was "First Kiss," a social
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experiment of sorts in which complete
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strangers are brought together and asked
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to kiss each other.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Except, this one wasn't exactly as it first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appeared. It was commissioned by Wren
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Studio, a small clothing company, to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> showcase a new clothing line. Almost all of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those awkward strangers were, in fact,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> models.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "In all fairness, the people in the video
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could still be classified as 'strangers' by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> definition, but that's like calling a kid who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plays Call of Duty for 12 hours a day 'an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amateur'," read a Complex article titled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "That Adorable 'First Kiss' Video That
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Everyone Is Talking About Is a Fake."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Never trust the Internet."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director Tatia Pilieva said there was never
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an intent to deceive anyone, noting that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the video begins with the words "Wren
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> presents ..." and the clothing company is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mentioned in the credits.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "It felt so real and sincere and it was," she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> told the New York Times, saying each
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> couple really did meet for the first time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the day they shot. "They shed all these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> layers in front of our eyes and in front of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the cameras and that sweetness and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kindness resonated with people."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Internet appears not to mind. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video has more than 94 million views.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In fifth place is the video that launched a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> million tech-blog posts -- the "iPhone 6
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Plus Bend Test."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unbox Therapy, a Web video series
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> focusing on consumer electronics, posted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a video after online reports began popping
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up of Apple's massive, new phone bending
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in people's pockets.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The September video, which has racked up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more than 59 million views, shows a host,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lewis Hilsenteger, bending one of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aluminum phones with his hands.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not that the problem, if it is one, has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scared many folks away. The iPhone 6 and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6 Plus sold 10 million units in their first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend on the market and have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> continued to break sales records in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> months since.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Another creepy prank, "Devil Baby Attack,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took the No. 8 spot with nearly 49 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> views and the team behind the goofy "Epic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rap Battles" scored with the No. 9 video,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Goku vs. Superman," which got nearly 41
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> million views.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A more serious effort rounded out the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Top 10 list. Tenth place went to "10 Hours
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Walking in NYC as a Woman," by anti-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harassment group Hollaback. In it, a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> woman in jeans and a T-shirt is recorded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> walking as, one after another, men
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comment on her appearance, sometimes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aggressively.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The video, which has more than 37.5
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> million views, sparked conversations
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everywhere about the prevalence of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> street harassment, as well as issues
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ranging from the role race, culture and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> geography play in public conversation to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Web abuse (the subject of the video
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> received rape and death threats online).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also on YouTube's top 10 for the year
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were a nun's performance on the Italian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version of "The Voice" (No. 4), a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> performance by a kid hip-hop duo on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Britain's Got Talent," (No. 6) and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Budweiser's Super Bowl commercial,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Puppy Love" (No. 9).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" was the most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> popular music video of the year.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tottenham Hotspur
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> striker Emmanuel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adebayor has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> returned home to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Togo for personal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reasons, the Premier
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> League club said on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Friday.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The 30-year-old
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> former Arsenal and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Manchester City
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> player has been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> given permission to take time off, Spurs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said on their website
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (www.tottenhamhotspur.com)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "This is a private matter and so we will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not be providing any further comment,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the club added.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adebayor has made 12 appearances for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tottenham this season and has not played
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since the November international break
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when Togo failed to qualify for the 2015
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Africa Cup of Nations.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Spurs visit Turkish side Besiktas in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Europa League on Thursday, needing at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> least a point to top their group having
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> already sealed a place in the round of 32.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Its countdown to the end of the year
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and performances are being judged via
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different medium. To wrap up the year
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014, Forbes has released the list of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the world's highest paid musicians.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr Dre tops the league of the highest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paid musicians this year with the total
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sum of $620 million. There is a big
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> margin between Dr Dre and Beyonce
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who takes the number 2 spot on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> list with $115 million courtesy of her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mrs Carter tour and endorsement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from Pepsi and H&M.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also joining Dr Dre and Beyonce in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> billionaire club is The Eagles with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sum of $100 million. You would not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe who and who made the list, see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> full list of those who made it below:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Dr. Dre: $620 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Beyoncé: $115 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. The Eagles: $100 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Bon Jovi: $82 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Bruce Springsteen: $81 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Justin Bieber: $80 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. One Direction: $75 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Paul McCartney: $71 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. Calvin Harris: $66 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10. Toby Keith: $65 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 11. Taylor Swift: $64 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12. Jay Z: $60 million (tie)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12. Diddy: $60 million (tie)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12. Bruno Mars: $60 million (tie)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 15. Justin Timberlake: $57 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 16. Pink: $52 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 17. Michael Bublé: $51 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 18. Rihanna: $48 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19. Rolling Stones: $47 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 20. Roger Waters: $46 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 21. Elton John: $45 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 22. Kenny Chesney: $44 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 23. Katy Perry: $40 million
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 24. Jason Aldean: $37 million
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least four people dead and seven
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wounded in crowded market in northern
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> city in attack blamed on suicide bombers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A blast has struck a busy textile market in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the north Nigerian city of Kano, killing four
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people and wounding seven others,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> according to traders and multiple online
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reports.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The explosion happened on Wednesday in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Kantinkwari market, which is typically
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> packed with crowds of traders, shoppers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as well as traffic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reports said two female suicide bombers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were behind the attack.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I heard a huge sound coming from the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back of my shop along Unity Road. I just
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> closed the shop and tried to leave because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's not safe," Nura Sadiq, a local trader,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> told the AFP news agency.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kano was hit on November 29 by a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suspected Boko Haram suicide attack at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the city's central mosque.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Two bombers blew themselves up and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fighters opened fire on worshippers, killing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at least 120 and injuring 270 others in an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attack apparently targeting the influential
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Muslim emir of Kano.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The emir, Muhammad Sanusi II, had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> previously called for civilians to carry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arms and defend themselves against Boko
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haram, a group fighting against Western
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> influence and for setting up an Islamic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state in northern Nigeria.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kano, the largest city in the north, has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been a repeated target for the fighters,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who have in recent weeks sought to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attack locations outside their northeastern
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> heartland.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In December 2012, four people were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> injured when a bomb went off outside a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mosque near the Kantin Kwari market,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which is northern Nigeria's largest for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> textiles.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That came two years after the market
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was razed by an overnight fire. More than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 500 shops and hundreds of stalls owned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by Nigerian, Indian, Chinese and Lebanese
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> traders were destroyed along with their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goods.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria has seen a surge in deadly attacks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mainly in the northeastern states of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Borno, Adamawa and Yobe where the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> government has declared a state of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> emergency to try to rein in Boko Haram
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fighters who are blamed for the attacks.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Swedish police seized servers in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stockholm after a complaint was filed by a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group targeting internet crime.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is the first time in several years the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> site has been taken offline rather than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simply blocked by filters.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unexpectedly, the site's co-founder Peter
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sunde - who is no longer involved - called
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for its permanent closure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Swedish police have confirmed the raid,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which took place after the complaint from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Rights Alliance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Paul Pinter from Stockholm County Police,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> told the BBC that an investigation that had
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lasted "for years" led them to the location
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the servers containing material related
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the The Pirate Bay.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As well as servers being removed from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the data centre for examination, he said
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> several people were now being interviewed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by police.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, he would not confirm or deny if
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anybody had been arrested.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has said he does not care that the site
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has gone down
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The police operation took place in an area
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in Nacka, south-east of Stockholm. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> area's mountainous terrain is used as a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> natural cooling system for computer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> servers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We can confirm that the police has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> completed a raid in the facility which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where we rent space for our data centre,"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hosting firm Portlane, which has servers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> located in Nacka, told the BBC.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "This raid was not for our company or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any of our employees," a spokesperson
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said. It added: "It was partly directed at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of our customers."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to Torrent Freak, a website
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that reports on news about piracy and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copyright law, a number of smaller torrent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> websites, or sites related to the activity,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had also gone down.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Various reports on Wednesday suggested
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the site had returned with a Costa
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rican web address.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, this site appeared to be a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "mirror" - meaning copy - of the real site,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and search functionality did not work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cloud strategy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Pirate Bay has operated for over 10
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> years, and in that time has become a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> focus for the creative industry's war on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copyright infringement. It is one of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> internet's most-visited websites, and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> movie, music and software industries
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blame it for losses running into billions of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pounds.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Despite The Pirate Bay's operators being
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> convicted of copyright violations,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> authorities have struggled to stop the site
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from operating.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In the UK, internet service providers (ISPs)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were ordered by the High Court to block
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> access to the site in 2012. Other countries
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rolled out similar measures.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The effectiveness of such blocks has been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disputed. Sites will evade them by changing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> domains, or users will utilise proxies to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> circumvent them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Swedish raid steps up the effort to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stop people reaching The Pirate Bay by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knocking the site itself offline, although for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how long is unclear.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prof Alan Woodward, a security expert
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who has been working with European
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> authorities to shut down illegal sites, said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "There have been raids before from which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pirate Bay has recovered.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Recently they have taken steps moving
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their infrastructure to be more distributed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as a way of being more resistant to raids,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so I would imagine they will reappear in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some form."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In 2012, The Pirate Bay announced it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to move its site to the cloud - internet-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> based storage, which can be shared
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> across a variety of locations - so that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raids would apparently be ineffective.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Indifference
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the time, the site said: "The site that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you're at will still be here, for as long as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we want it to. Only in a higher form of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being. A reality to us. A ghost to those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who wish to harm us."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That confidence in the site's agility
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appeared misguided as it remained
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unreachable well into Wednesday.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But according to Peter Sunde, it will be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> indifference that closes the site, rather
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than police action.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "News just reached me that The Pirate Bay
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has been raided, again," he wrote in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blog post.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "That happened over eight years ago last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time. That time, a lot of people went out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to protest and rally in the streets. Today
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few seem to care. And I'm one of them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Why, you might ask? Well. For multiple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reasons. But most of all, I've not been a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fan of what TPB has become."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He bemoaned the level of advertising
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> found on the site and criticised what he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> called a lack of "soul" in the community.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oil giant BP has said it expects to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> incur restructuring charges of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about $1bn over the coming year.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The charges will be taken as part of BP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> efforts to simplify its business activities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and corporate functions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BP said it would also review its capital
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expenditure plans for 2015 in light of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> oil price outlook. Oil prices have slumped
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since June.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The firm said it aimed to make its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business "stronger and more competitive".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BP announced the charges as it laid out its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> long-term plans for its upstream oil and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gas business.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BP Group chief executive Bob Dudley said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We have already been working very hard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over these past 18 months or so to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right-size our organisation as a result of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> completing more than $43bn of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> divestments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We are clearly a more focused business
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now and, without diverting our attention
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from safety and reliability, our goal is to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make BP even stronger and more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> competitive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The simplification work we have already
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> done is serving us well as we face the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tougher external environment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We continue to seek opportunities to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eliminate duplication and stop unnecessary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> activity that is not fully aligned with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> group's strategy."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oil prices have slumped since the middle of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the year as fears of oversupply have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mounted. The price of Brent crude fell to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $65.29 a barrel on Tuesday, the lowest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> level since September 2009.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earlier this month, BP announced that it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would accelerate plans to cut hundreds
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of back office jobs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BP employs almost 84,000 people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worldwide, including 15,000 in the UK.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to Jack Daniel's Master
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Distiller Jeff Arnett, the US military
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buys the most of the brand's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> premium Single Barrel whiskey in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> world.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The price tag for an entire barrel of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this whiskey, approximately 250
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bottles, swings from $9,000-$12,ooo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since no two whiskey barrels have the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same volume.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Over the entire span of when the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> program has existed, the US military is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the largest purchaser. It has been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> represented by base exchanges,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> individual units, as well as other on-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> base military entities like Officers'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clubs," Arnett told Business Insider in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an email.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Single Barrel whiskey was first sold in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1997 and was such a success that the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distillery created the ' By The Barrel'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> program a year later, and ever since
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then the American military has been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the top buyer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> During a tour of the distillery in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lynchburg, Tenn., our tour guide said it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is believed that Navy SEAL Team 6
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bought a barrel after the successful
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> raid on Osama Bin Laden.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Although, we could not confirm, parent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> company Brown-Forman did share,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "SEAL teams have purchased barrels
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before but we can't officially confirm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seal Team 6."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the distillery, only 1 in 100 barrels
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> makes the cut for the select 94-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proof Single Barrel whiskey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In an average 53-gallon barrel, there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are approximately 250 bottles-worth
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of Jack Daniel's Single Barrel whiskey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here's how the 'by the barrel' program
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> works.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A prospective whiskey barrel buyer is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invited to tour the distillery in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lynchburg, Tennessee and meet with an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expert Jack Daniel's Master Taster and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes the Master Distiller, Jeff
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arnett.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A buyer samples whiskey from 3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handpicked barrels along with the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expert. After the tasting, a buyer
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> selects a barrel and then later receives
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the empty barrel along with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approximately 250 bottles. The bottles
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are individually numbered and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personalized with a custom metal hang
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tag. The top of the barrel is also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> engraved before it is shipped to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> buyer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And in the distillery's Single Barrel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> room, the buyer gets their name on a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> special plaque.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those who buy more than one barrel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are given a medallion on their tablet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MacDill Air Force Base's plaque reflects
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the purchase of 7 barrels of Jack
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Daniel's Single Barrel whiskey.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to Arnett, Jack Daniel's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> derives all of its' color and most of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flavor from the handmade charred oak
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> barrels.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Single Barrel whiskey sits on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the highest level of the distillery's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> barrelhouses where temperatures can
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reach up to 120-degrees Fahrenheit,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the fluctuations in temperature give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this whiskey the most interaction with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the barrel, and therefore a darker
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> color and more robust flavor.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The distillery's relationship with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> America's troops spans further with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the creation of the Operation Ride
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home program. Since 2011,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approximately 1,200 service members
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have benefitted from free travel from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their bases to homes in order to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> celebrate the holidays with their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> families.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The men and women of our armed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forces have been some of the best
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> friends of Jack Daniel's over the years,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Operation Ride Home is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> continuation of our longstanding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support of our nation's military," Arnett
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> told Business Insider.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A bottle of Jack Daniel's Single
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barrel.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> About 250 bottles on a wall.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bill Barrilleaux and James Manley Jr/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jack Daniel's/Facebook
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 is a close
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> second
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/10/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sony hackers have leaked new emails
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> revealing a heated exchange that detail
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the metldown of Aaron Sorkin's "Jobs"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- a script that suffered several high
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> profile talent departures before winding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up at Universal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hackers dumped studio president Amy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pascal and Sony TV head Steve Mosko's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> email inboxes onto file sharing sites
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Monday evening, and Gawker unearthed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an undeniably juicy chain on Tuesday in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which Pascal and Rudin bicker
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relentlessly about the state of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apple founder's biopic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sony has not yet responded to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TheWrap's request for comment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The narrative begins around anxiety
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over director David Fincher possibly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> being lured away by Angelina Jolie to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> direct a "Cleopatra" update, limiting his
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> window to helm "Jobs" and it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> theoretical star Christian Bale. Rudin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had no sympathy for Jolie's desires to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> court Fincher, forcing Pascal to reflect
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to one colleague:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Setting aside Rudin for a minute, Eric is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mad about Fincher because he knows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that after all this money and time we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't have a draft that could actually
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> land a director. That's on him alone. So
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he's hiding behind outrage when he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knows full well Fincher could get picked
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off by a good script at any studio.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's the truth.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Angie directed a movie and now she's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ready for Cleo and it's not ready.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fincher is her silver bullet.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Except he's not.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He's perfect for Jobs and we don't even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know what Cleo is, only what we want it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be. That's the same situation as Girl.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A disaster.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let's take a breath. Neither movie is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going anywhere. Next weeks business. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will work on meeting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This doesn't need to get crazy. We
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> control the material. Jobs is awesome.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cleo can be a big commercial hit. They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are ours. We don't work for these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Eric identified in the Pascal email is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> likely Eric Roth, the Oscar winning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> screenwriter of "Forrest Gump" and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> previous Fincher collaborator for "The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Curious Case of Benjamin Button." And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Girl,' as it's only referred to, is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> presumably Fincher and Sony's last
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> effort "The Girl With The Dragon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tattoo."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From there, Rudin stirs the pot by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implying Pascal is starstruck by Jolie,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wasting her time trying to make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fincher happen for "Cleopatra." Rudin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shares his own thoughts about Mrs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brad Pitt, and doesn't sugarcoat them:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not destroying my career over a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minimally talented spoiled brat who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thought nothing of shoving this off her
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> plate for eighteen months so she could
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go direct a movie. I have no desire to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be making a movie with her, or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anybody, that she runs and that we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't. She's a camp event and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> celebrity and that's all and the last thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anybody needs is to make a giant bomb
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with her that any fool could see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> coming. We will end up being the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> laughing stock of our industry and we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will deserve it, which is so clearly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where this is headed that I cannot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believe we are still wasting our time
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you want at some point to talk about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this the way I pitched it to you --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which was a responsible way to make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this subject with some proper cover
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for us all, and a proper price -- I'm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> happy to do it. I'm also happy to say all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of this to Angie directly as I have no
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to keep her happy and what I DO
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have is the right to determine for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself a) what I want to do with my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> own time and work, and b) what I want
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to do with material I incepted. I won't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be part of this idiocy and I'm not --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and believe me, I am dead serious
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about this -- spending literally ONE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more minute occupying one single inch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of brain space with it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is NO relationship with any movie
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> star -- ANY one -- that requires our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> willingness to prostrate ourselves this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way in the face of childish,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> irresponsible, willful and un-partnerly
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> behavior. You don't want David Fincher
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the movie. It's your right. Stop
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> allowing yourself to be made to feel like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a criminal for it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's the finish of this chapter for me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm done.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also on Tuesday, a tech website for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> self-identifying "alpha geeks," Arc
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Technica, published what it claimed to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be emails from Sorkin regarding
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> casting. Bale dropped out of the running
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the Jobs role on the heels of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fincher's own departure. Danny Boyle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stepped in and Sorkin started lobbying
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for actor Tom Cruise:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I've gotten Scott and Danny to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> point where they're now a little
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interested in Tom Cruise. Though both
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remain concerned about his age (me
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> less so) everyone agrees that he's an
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actor who can really handle language
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (Lions for Lambs, Magnolia, A Few Good
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Men) and a movie star who feels
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comfortable owning the stage. He's in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> London filming right now and Scott
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wants to get him a script to read and a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meeting with Danny before Danny
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> comes here to LA next week. I've been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> warned that he likes to bring in Chris
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> McQuarrie to re-write but [Creative
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artists Agency (CAA) agent] Maha Dakhil
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (who wants him in the movie) has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assured me that won't happen."
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/9/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Little did we know that Ayiri Emami is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also a fan of the much loved Tayo but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since he (Tayo) did led the Warri
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> billionaire to give Tayo Folarin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $350,000 which is $50,000 more than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what the winner of Big Brother Africa
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hotshot won and that totals to about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 63 million naira.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tayo whose girlfriend gave birth to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their child, Oluwatoye, on two months
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ago while he was in the BBA hotsot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> house, where biggy gave him a box of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cigars and cognac to celebrate with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> housemates.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> His baby, Oluwatoye and his great
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> display on the show has earned him
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $350,000 a source close to Ayiri
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Emami disclosed this to OkGist.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Congrats to Tayo Faniran!
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/8/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seven decades after being sent to Nazi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concentration camps, survivors of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust will have the chance to get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> retribution -- from the government of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> France.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> France signed an agreement Monday with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> US authorities to pay $60 million to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust survivors transported to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concentration camps, said Arnaud Guillois,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a spokesman for the French Embassy in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Washington.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Patrizianna Sparacino-Thiellay, France's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ambassador at large for human rights in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> charge of Holocaust issues, said Monday
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the agreement "is a further contribution to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> recognizing France's commitment to facing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up to its historic responsibilities.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The reparation programs set up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> immediately after the war, and those
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> introduced in the past fifteen years, are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the tangible symbol of the official
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> acknowledgment in 1995 of France's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'imprescriptible debt' towards the victims
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the Holocaust," Sparacino-Thiellay said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A joint statement from France's Foreign
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Affairs Ministry and the US State
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Department noted that the accord shows
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the close relationship between the two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> countries.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "In this year marked by the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> commemoration of the 70th anniversary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the Allied landings in Normandy and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Provence, this agreement further
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strengthens the historic friendship and ties
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> between our two countries," the statement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> US officials created the fund and will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> administer it. But Americans aren't the only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ones eligible for compensation; victims
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> living in nations that haven't signed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust compensation agreements also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can benefit, according to the embassy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spokesman.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A few thousand people may be eligible for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some of the fund, according to Guillois.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This fund had been years in the making,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and had come under intense pressure
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inside the United States, including efforts
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by American lawmakers to bar the SNCF,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the French national railway, from bidding in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> US markets until the issue is resolved.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One piece of proposed legislation, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holocaust Rail Justice Act, stated that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more than 75,000 Jews and thousands of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others were moved from France to Nazi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> concentration camps on SNCF trains.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Those transported included US citizens
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and their relatives, as well as American
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> military pilots shot down during the war.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> An official at France's national railway
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> declined to comment on the agreement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when reached by CNN. Yet Guillois explained
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the SNCF was not considered liable
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the deportation of Jews in France,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because it was commissioned by France's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vichy government -- which was formed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after the armistice and collaborated with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Nazis -- to do so.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This isn't the first time that France, which
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> before reaching an armistice agreement
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with Adolf Hitler's government later that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year, has borne some responsibility for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Holocaust.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As Guillois noted, this latest agreement is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of several mechanisms by the French
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> government to compensate Holocaust
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> victims since 1946, the year after World
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> War II ended.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Nazis systematically killed more than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6 million Jews during the Holocaust, along
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with millions of other people who were
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> religious and ethnic minorities, political
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dissidents, homosexuals or disabled, in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> death camps situated primarily in Germany
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Eastern Europe.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/8/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Prince William and Kate started their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whirlwind tour of New York City on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Monday, attracting crowds of well-wishers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and heavy security.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arrived Sunday for a three-day trip, their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first to the Big Apple, which could include
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mingling with the American version of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> royals.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excited royal watchers gathered outside
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their hotel hours before their arrival,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> braving the nighttime winter chill. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Empire State Building also got in on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> action, changing its world-famous lights to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> red, white and blue -- the colors of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Union Jack flag.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reporting from New York, CNN's royal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> correspondent Max Foster said the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> couple's visit was causing commotion in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the city.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Screams greeted the Duchess of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cambridge when she arrived at a children's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> craft group in Harlem, greeted by the first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lady of New York City, Chirlane McCray,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amid tight security.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "They were very excited even to see the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> motorcade, and there is a real buzz
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around the city today," Foster said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I think that association with Diana (Prince
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> William's late mother), who used to come
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to New York a lot -- the biggest star in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the world -- and Kate seems to be the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> closest replacement they have to Diana in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this day and age."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Cambridges' flurry of activities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> includes a conservation reception with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and Prince
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> William split for a while Monday for a trip
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to Washington, where he met with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> William's visit underscored "the special
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relationship" between the United States and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the United Kingdom, the White House said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After meeting with Obama, Prince William
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spoke at a session of the World Bank
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about the need for an international effort
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to stop illegal wildlife trading.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Cooperation is our greatest weapon
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> against the poachers and traffickers who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rely on evading individual national
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> initiatives," he said. "Our collective goal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> must be to reduce the wildlife trade by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> making it harder: denying traffickers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> access to transportation, putting up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> barriers to their illegal activities and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> holding people accountable for their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> actions."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> William will later return to New York City,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where the couple will attend an NBA game
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> between the Brooklyn Nets and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cleveland Cavaliers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> During the evening game, the couple will
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get a chance to watch an American
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> basketball royal in action, LeBron James,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who is also called King James.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the game in Brooklyn, the couple are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> likely to rub shoulders with Beyonce --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Queen Bey to her fans -- and her husband,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jay-Z. The celebrity couple used to be part
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> owners of the Brooklyn basketball team.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The couple's plans Tuesday include a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment of reflection at the 9/11
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> memorial and a glittering charity dinner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for their alma mater, St. Andrews
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> University, at the Metropolitan Museum of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Modern Art.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kate, who is pregnant with the couple's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> second child, has battled acute morning
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sickness in recent months, and has had to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cancel some events.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Their chubby-cheeked toddler, Prince
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> George, did not accompany them on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trip.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It has been a roller coastal these 65
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> days and finally it has come to an end
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this final day December 7th and the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winner finally chose, Idris. we did make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our predictions known earlier and we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had indeed predicted that the lad, as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> against our very own, Tayo, would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take home the prize and so he did.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is how the night panned out up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> until this very glorious moment.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Butterphly and Ma'm Bea, first to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be evicted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The final show was definitely not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lacking in the pomp, glitz and glamour
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Big Brother show has come to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> known for. The show kicked off with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interesting performances from music
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> artists including "Eja Nla" D'banj who
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had the audience asking for more of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his performance.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IK then went straight to the eviction of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as the representative of the auditing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> firm brought the envelope containing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the names of the six housemates that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would first be evicted. IK asked all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hotshots to stand just as he called the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> names of Butterfly and Ma'm Bea to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> leave the house as they were the first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be evicted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> JJ and Sipe are next evictees
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A musical performance by Nzonzi
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> helped to douse the highly tensed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> atmosphere. After the musical
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> interlude, IK welcomed Butterphly and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ma'm Bea to the stage and asked them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how they feel. Butterphly said she felt
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like crying for leaving at this stage
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while Ma'm Bea said she learnt a lot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the last week. Butterphly said the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> house brought out the real her even
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as it took her long to adjust. Ma'm Bea
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said she had a caring heart which she
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> picked up from her mother. IK
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> presented a medallion as gift from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Biggie to the duo, saying it will help
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> serve as a reminder they made it to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the finals.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IK moved on next to the housemates
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the next set of evictions. He
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> announced the names of JJ and Sipe as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the next evictees from the Big Brother
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> house.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Moment The Winner Was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Picked-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The final moment was upon us. Tayo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and Idris were brought through via a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> limosine and went on stage with IK,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> waiting to hear which one of them
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be crowned this season's winner,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Africa's Big Brother Hotshot. They
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> made a great entrance to the live
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stage. Idris was speechless, Tayo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> watched his final video of his 63 days
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the house as he shuffled around
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nervously.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Idris clearly enjoyed his video and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> watched himself intently. IK talked to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tayo and he said that things changed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for him in the house. They discussed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> their fight but it was water under the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bridge. He talked about having fun in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the house in the last week, IK asked
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tayo if the pressure got to him, Tayo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said that he chilled for the past week
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as he felt he had done everything he
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had done already. Tayo then mentioned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that if he won, he would give a "grand
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prize" to the woman who "walked into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> his house". Idris said that he will "give
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the money back to Africa".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IK stood on stage with the final
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> envelope that revealed the winner. "The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winner of Big Brother Hotshots is…" IK
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> left them hanging, the drone kept
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> droning on, IK extended their agony,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and then said. "That person is Idris."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Idris is the winner! Africa has chosen
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as Idris charmed not only the women
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the house, he charmed the entire
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> continent of Africa. The Tanzanian is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now USD300,000 richer. Tayo played
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an amazing game but Idris is the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ultimate winner and there is much
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> celebration.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations to Idris, the ultimate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Big Brother Hotshot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How Africa Voted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the final votes of this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> season, the housemate with the most
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> number of country votes is Idrs.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Idris received five country votes and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> these were from Kenya, Namibia,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The runner-up, Tayo received two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> country votes and these were from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nigeria and Mozambique. The rest of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the finalists received country votes as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> follows:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Macky2 got two country votes from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zambia and Rest of Africa, Nhlanhla
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also got two country votes from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> South Africa and Botswana, JJ got one
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> country vote from Zimbabwe, Sipe also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got one country vote from Malawi and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Butterphly received 0 country votes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For the housemates who received the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same number of country votes, the tie
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> breaker rule came into effect for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those housemates.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to the Big Brother Africa
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rules: If the Popularity vote does not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yield clear evictees and there is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deadlock between two or more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> housemates, the percentage vote from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> each of the 15 regions is added
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together and divided by 14 in order to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generate an across the board
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> percentage, which is then used to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ascertain who stays and who goes.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The PlayStation gaming console wrapped
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up its second decade on Wednesday, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sony celebrated by looking to the past.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Japanese tech giant announced that a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> limited edition 20th Anniversary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation 4 will be released soon. The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> console will be gray, like the first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation released December 3, 1994 in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Japan. It will include other imagery like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iconic four-color PlayStation logo that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harks back to the system's history.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The mid-'90s were an exciting time for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> game developers, driven by the explosion
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of powerful but affordable 3-D graphics
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rendering hardware and the birth of many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> young and adventurous development
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> studios," Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Computer Entertainment Worldwide
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Studios, wrote in the post on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation blog. "The original PlayStation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was meant to embody that sense of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adventure and discovery, that sense that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything was possible."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The PlayStation sold a then unheard-of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100,000 units in its first weekend and hit 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> million units in six months, according to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sony.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only 12,300 units of the 20th Anniversary
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PS4 will be released, according to a video
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the blog post. Pre-orders will begin
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saturday, and details about how to vie for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> one of the handful of slots will come
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> during a keynote presentation from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation Experience, a fan and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> developer expo being held in Las Vegas.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The keynote will be Saturday at 1 pm ET.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To celebrate the 20th anniversary, we
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assembled a gallery of images of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PlayStation, and the people who love it,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from the past two decades.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bond is back and we're pleased to have
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all of the details of the new movie.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Director Sam Mendes revealed the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> name and cast of the new movie,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Spectre, during a live event held at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> London's Pinewood Studios.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The movie is set to be released on 6th
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> November 2015. Avid fans will know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Spectre stands for: Special Executive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Revenge and Extortion,
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/7/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gangnam Style hit music video by
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> South Korean singer, PSY, has exceeded
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YouTube's view limit, prompting
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YouTube to upgrade its counter.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The video which was released in 2012,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was announced to be its most watched
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ever and has been viewed more than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2,147,483,647 times. YouTube has now
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changed the maximum view limit to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, or more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than nine quintillion.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On December 1, YouTube posted a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> statement saying: "We never thought a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> video would be watched in numbers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> greater than a 32-bit integer… but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that was before we met Psy."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile, how do you say
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9,223,372,036,854,775,808? That's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over a quadrillion, over a trillion, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over a billion.
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/4/14, Joseph Ogunlowo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kim K has been named the "Most Searched
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Person of 2014″, beating last year's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winner,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beyonce. 2014 was definitely the year of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 34
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> year old reality star with buzz-worthy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> events
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> her wedding to Kanye, her Vogue cover and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most recently her 'break the internet'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> naked
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pics
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for Paper magazine.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beyonce comes second, while Miley Cyrus
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Katy Perry come 3rd and 4th respectively.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> See
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the top ten most searched personalities
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2014
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after the cut...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Kim Kardashian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Beyonce Knowles
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Miley Cyrus
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Katy Perry
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Justin Bieber
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Joan Rivers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Jennifer Lopez
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Kendall Jenner
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. Kaley Cuoco
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10. Robin Williams
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/3/14, Joseph Ogunlowo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At the Pioneers Festival in Vienna, a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Slovakian startup called AeroMobil
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unveiled
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the thing that we have all been dreaming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about since we saw that first episode of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jetsons while still wearing diapers: The
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flying car. It's here. It's real. And
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spectacular.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to Venturebeat, the company
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> took the wraps off AeroMobil 3.0, the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> latest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iteration of its flying car that has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> development for almost 25 years.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We believe personal transportation is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to change forever," said AeroMobil chief
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> executive Juraj Vaculik at a press
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conference. "We think it's time to make
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transportation more emotional and more
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> personal."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The car was designed by Stefan Klein,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> founder and head of the Department of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Transport Design at the Academy of Fine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Arts in Slovakia. Klein had been
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tinkering
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the concept as far back as 1989.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The car needs very little runway to take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> off,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and it can be refueled at any standard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gas
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> station when the wings are retracted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AeroMobil believes it will be attractive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> countries that don't have billions of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dollars
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to spend building a modern
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transportation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infrastructure.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The body is built from advanced
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> composite
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> materials that keep it lightweight but
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> durable. Under the hood, it has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> autopilot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and an advanced parachute deployment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> system. The cockpit can carry two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and in the air the flying car can reach
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> top
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speeds of 200 km/h. It has a 27-foot
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wingspan and is 19.7 feet long.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No word on the price tag.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/3/14, ogunlowo joseph
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <ogunlowojoseph@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to reports Angelina Jolie's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> black
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SUV car slipped on a wet road, slid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curb with extreme force, popping two
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tires,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> almost causing the driver to lose
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> control
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the vehicle.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The actress was heading home in a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chauffeured black SUV from Writers'
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Guild
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Theater, when the car hit the curb.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to an eyewitness (who spoke
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ti
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X17 Online): "The car slammed into the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curb at a significant speed. Angelina
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> must
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have wondered if they hit another car.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was pretty bad -- the tire exploded and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amazing nothing worse happened to the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> car. I wouldn't be surprised if she has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whiplash."
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Angelina reportedly stayed in the car
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> after
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the incident and was later picked up,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by Brad pitt, but by another driver
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> same car service.
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/03/2014 10:47:00 am
>
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/07/2014 01:50:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/07/2014 03:24:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/07/2014 06:03:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/07/2014 01:52:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/08/2014 01:35:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/08/2014 01:53:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/09/2014 06:45:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 01:24:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 03:54:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 07:33:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 10:37:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 05:20:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 06:10:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/10/2014 11:28:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/11/2014 02:45:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/12/2014 02:11:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/12/2014 09:27:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/13/2014 08:11:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/13/2014 08:25:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/14/2014 03:40:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/17/2014 01:52:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>>> 12/17/2014 02:03:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education
>>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>>> 12/17/2014 02:29:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>>>>>>>> 12/17/2014 02:37:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>>>>>>> 12/17/2014 02:59:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>>>>>> 12/18/2014 12:14:00 am
>
>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>>>>> 12/18/2014 07:05:00 pm
>
>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>>>> 12/18/2014 07:35:00 pm
>
>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>>> 12/19/2014 12:48:00 am
>
>
>>>> --
>>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>>> 12/19/2014 01:57:00 pm
>
>
>>> --
>>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>>> 12/19/2014 02:07:00 pm
>
>
>> --
>> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
>> 12/19/2014 10:17:00 pm
>
>
> --
> Posted By ogunlowo joseph to entertainment,investing,education on
> 12/19/2014 11:07:00 pm
>