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Countries have been urged to come up with effective measures that will enable the population get access to clean water; to avoid the sum being wasted due to unsafe and poor water supply globally.
The call was made by Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, during the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel that took place on Wednesday in Monrovia.
"US$260 billion in economic losses annually is directly linked to inadequate water supply and sanitation around the world. We must take this issue more seriously," she said.
Sirleaf was one of the three co-Chairs of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
She urged that access to adequate sanitation is seen as an outcome of development, rather than a driver of economic development and poverty reduction.
The 2011 Noble Prize Winner gave examples of countries which have addressed the challenge saying it has effectively contributed to their economic development.
"South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore in the 1960's and 1970's demonstrated the potential for boosting economic development by addressing sanitation," she said.
The meeting was also chaired by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. It was held under the theme "economic transformation"; attracting government officials from various countries, representatives of the private sector as well as civil society organizations.
Sirleaf, who is also Goodwill Ambassador for water, sanitation and hygiene in Africa, noted that without more progress in providing access to safe water and effective sanitation, children will continue to miss school and health costs will continue to be a drag on national economies.
"Adults will continue to miss work, and women and girls will continue to spend hours every day fetching water, typically from dirty sources," she said.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, the Director of Water and Sewage Utility at the Energy Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA), Theoneste Minani, said that his institution has embarked on a new strategy that will see at least 80 percent of the population get access to clean water in two years.
"We have put in place eighteen water treatment plants countrywide and this has effectively contributed to our capacity in making sure that water that the population uses meets the required standards," he said.
Minani added that each treatment plant has a laboratory and that sampling does not only stop at the plans that EWASA officials go as far as collecting samples from households to check or further test.
Mobile laboratories he said are used in rural areas considered to be far away from the permanent labs.
"When we realize that even after the purification exercise the water does not meet the required standard we do not supply or distribute it," he said.
Minani attributed such circumstances to various factors that include pollution and certain specific minerals that might be underground thereby affecting the quality of water.


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Was this your first camping trip by bike? I curious about what gear you took. I just started taking camping trips on my scooter not too long ago and am still learning.
First overnight camping trip on the scooter. I used to be a pretty avid backpacker so the gear was well suited to two wheeled travel. The funny thing was I had to buy it all over again, I sold all my gear 2 years ago when I bought an rv and promised myself I'd never crawl into a tent again. As great as the Silver Wing is it would have a hard time pulling a camper. Previous to this my motorcycle camping consisted of staying in cabins or yurts. So here Is what I used.
MSR Hubba Hubba tent: A high end 3 season backpacking tent. Very light weight. Super easy to set up as it only uses one pole, and the entire body is mesh so it's nice and breezy in hot weather. Here is a pic of the tent with my dog moose chilling after a long hike.
For a sleeping pad I use the Big agnes insulated air core. It's not self inflating but compared to a thermarest it's much lighter, packs smaller, and has way more padding than a thermarest.
I also use a Big Agnes Silver Creek sleeping bag. It's synthetic and rated to 30f. With the big agnes bags they remove the insulation on the bottom of the bag. So the bag is very light weight and packs down small. The idea behind it is the warm and insulation come from the sleeping pad not the sleeping bag. There is a pocket sewn into the sleeping bag that the pad slides into. This also keeps you from sliding off the pad in the night.
My problem is I just don't like sleeping in tents. I toss and turn all night. I'm a big guy so most sleeping pads are too small, and I find the bags to constrictive. If I buy a pad and a bag that fit nicely they are huge and really to big for backpacking. My solution for this problem is hammock camping.
When I'm in a tent I get a terrible nights sleep. I wake up the next day exhausted. When I sleep in the hammock I don't wake up once during the night and I wake up refreshed. I bought all the tenting gear because my wife never really got into hammocks and she wants to come on trips with me so I figured it would just be easier for both of us to be in the tent. This trip I only made it halfway through the night before I crawled out of the tent, and into the hammock which I brought just for lounging around the campsite.Next trip I'm just going to bring the hammock.
The downsides to hammock camping are that you need some specialized gear. A thermarest doesn't really work well in a hammock. So people use underquilts. A sleeping bag is hard to wiggle into while in a hammock so people use top quilts instead. Obviously you need trees. Some campgrounds don't have trees or won't let you hang off them. For me the trade off is worth it. If I can't use my hammock I just don't want to camp. I highly recommend you try it out.
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Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator. Guy Calaf/Bloomberg
The UpTake: Paul Graham has amassed immense influence as the head of Y Combinator. Now, he's handing off the responsibility for the grandaddy of the accelerators to Loopt founder Sam Altman.
Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham is stepping back to let Loopt founder Sam Altman take the lead at the prestigious accelerator.
Graham announced the change in a blog posted on Friday, saying YC needs to grow. "I'm not the best person to grow it," he said.
"I'm convinced there's a fundamental change happening in the way work gets done," Graham wrote. "It's becoming normal to start a startup. There will be a lot more startups in 10 years than there are now, and if YC is going to fund them, we'll have to grow proportionally bigger."
The move comes at an interesting time for Y Combinator, considered by many to be the Harvard of startup accelerators. Graham about a year ago decided that it had grown too large and cut the size of each batch from a high of 84 down to around 50.
YC has stuck to Silicon Valley, too, at a time that 500 Startups and others have launched operations around the world.
Graham last fall said that the collective value of all the companies that have gone through the accelerator was about $13.7 billion.
But that was back when Dropbox was valued at just $4 billion. The San Francisco-based online storage business graduated froim YC in 2007 and its valuation has soared with a new round of funding this year to about $10 billion.
Home rental business Airbnb is another YC grad to hit the $1 billion "unicorn" valuation levels, with an estimated worth of about $2.5 billion. It graduated from the accelerator in 2009.
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Altman was co-founder and CEO at location-based mobile app developer Loopt, which was one of the first startups to go through Y Combinator in 2005. It was sold in an aquihire deal to Green Dot Corp. in 2012.
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The Hollars were on a business trip to Florida and couldn't make it back in time for Poole's calling. "If you want to think about, isn't it sometimes, busy is better? Think about when Kent died. Was it harvest? No. If depression is a factor, it's a time where he had time to think. Maybe more time than he should have.
"What do you say? It's a tough one. If he were here, I'd like to give him a swift punch in the arm. You want to be angry. The poor man is not here anymore, and I'm angry."
Poole's closest friend
Next I talked to Brad Long, who played Buddy Walker. He was the one who walked out, calling on his teammates to "blow this Popsicle stand," when Coach Dale upbraided him at the first practice. He also was noted for magically showing up on the team again without explanation. The scene where "I eat crow and say I'd like another chance" got cut, Long said. You would only know this if you knew 1950s basketball, but Buddy was the Huskers' captain — you can tell because he was the only one who talked to the ref, as was the custom then. In a way, Long is still the Huskers' captain. Any phone number or e-mail address I couldn't find for a Husker, Long was able to give me.
Everyone I talked to acknowledged that Long was the closest to Poole. They met at an audition featuring the final 14 Husker candidates, which was whittled to seven. Hundreds had tried out, and most were weeded out through dribbling, shooting and defensive drills. The final 14 met at a Ramada Inn on Indianapolis' west side to read lines and do improvisation work together. "We hit it off right away," Long said. "We had a lot in common because we were the old men." At the time, Poole was 22 and Long was 23. Long had completed his collegiate career at Southwestern College in Kansas and had taken a sales job with Jostens, a company that makes class rings, prints yearbooks and produces other high school memory-makers. Using his Jostens connections, Long had gotten "1951-52 Hickory state champion" rings for the cast.
Long and Poole ended up being roommates at the Ramada where the Huskers stayed. (Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper got rooms at the swank Canterbury Hotel, later made infamous in the Mike Tyson rape case.) "It was all kind of a big dream," Long said. "We'd play cards with Dennis Hopper, and I had to watch because I don't play euchre. The guys teased me — 'How can you call yourself a Hoosier?'" Gene Hackman, Long said, was a bit more insistent at first at having the movie focus on the name stars, not the basketball action. "But Gene gave in." Eventually, Hackman became one of the crowd. "We did one prank on Gene Hackman. I had the guys tell him to ask me about my mom's dancing lessons. And then I said, 'That's not funny! My mom's legs got cut off in an accident!' And he got this sick look on his face."
Unlike the other players, who said Poole was a good guy but difficult to get to know, Long said Poole was a good guy and a people person. However, he does back up other Huskers in saying Poole was the most intense on the set. "He was always a perfectionist," Long said. "One time, he was sick filming a big scene. It was the scene where Jimmy says he's coming back to the team and we're all standing in the foyer of the church [where the town is meeting to vote on firing Coach Dale]. He had a big fever that night, and even the movie people were saying, 'You don't need to do it.' But he did. He wasn't too hard on himself, but he just wanted to do things the right way."
Long and Poole both got married in 1986, Poole in June and Long in December — "We had set the wedding for November 30, but the movie folks said we've got a problem on the 30th. That's the premiere." They kept in close touch over the years, even working together for a while in a home-based, multilevel marketing sales business called New Skin. But like a lot of guys, Long and Poole talked, but not necessarily about deep, personal issues.
"I never knew there were any problems," Long said. Shortly before Poole's suicide, "we probably talked for three minutes. He was in a hurry, he was leaving when I caught him. He mentioned divorce at the end of the conversation. I felt sick to my stomach.
"The thing that saddens me is I wish I would have known he was getting to this level of desperation. The way we left it, he was going to call me. He didn't, and I didn't [call him back]."
Long's minister at Greenwood Christian Church, south of Indianapolis and north of Long's home in Whiteland, called him to tell him about Poole's death the morning after it happened. Long, again in his role as captain, called his fellow players as well as Anspaugh.
Long went to Poole's calling and waited two hours in line to get up to the front. Near the casket was the Huskers team picture, a small copy of the one hanging in the Knightstown gym.
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Birmingham City have confirmed Jack Butland has completed his move to Stoke City - but he will be loaned back to the Blues until the end of the season.
The goalkeeper has moved to the top-flight side on a four-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, understood to be worth just under £5million.
Butland turned down the chance to talk to Chelsea because he wants first-team football and is delighted with the transfer.
He told Sky Sports: "I feel very good, glad to get it done and it's the next step of my career. I'm really looking forward to it.
"I'm glad something's happened now. I feel very lucky to come to a great club and I'm looking forward to it.
"Stoke just ticked all the boxes for me. I've come to a great club, a very solid club which is doing very well in the Premier League with great support as well."
The young England international, who has been called up for next week's friendly with Brazil, paid tribute to Stoke's staff.
He added: "I can see its very professional and a very honest environment which I'm looking forward to getting me teeth stuck into and working with them."
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Precinct glitch lifts eyebrows
State Demo chairman rules voting OK by chairmen with disputed areas
Nueces County Democratic precinct chairmen will decide Sunday whether Danny Noyola Sr. or Solomon Ortiz Jr. will get the party's nomination for the District 33 state representative seat, vacated July 5 by Rep. Vilma Luna. Luna since has taken a lobbying job.
Because District 33 is drawn incorrectly, Yvette Ortiz-Sanchez's Precinct 125 and Freddie Cavazos' Precinct 78 straddle two house districts, said Secretary of State's spokesman Scott Haywood.
Solomon Ortiz Jr., reported the map to the secretary of state within the past two weeks, seeking an opinion on whether it meant his sister, Ortiz-Sanchez, could vote as a precinct chair.
Because the incorrectly drawn district violates the election code, which says precincts must fall wholly in one house district, the secretary of state cannot issue an opinion on whether Ortiz-Sanchez and Cavazos should be allowed to vote, Haywood said. The decision was deferred to the Texas Democratic Party.
Texas Democratic Party chairman Boyd Richie ruled Aug. 4 that the overlapped precincts mean Ortiz-Sanchez and Cavazos are eligible to vote Sunday in the District 33 nomination.
To stop the vote, Noyola would have to seek an injunction from one of the district court judges. He said Friday that is not likely to happen. He has the option to change his mind up until the point when the vote takes place Sunday.
Ortiz-Sanchez's precinct also falls in District 32, held by Republican Gene Seaman. Cavazos' precinct overlaps District 34, held by Democrat Abel Herrero. Primary voting in those districts already has taken place.
Noyola said Friday that U.S. Congressman Solomon Ortiz Sr., the father of Solomon Ortiz Jr. and Ortiz-Sanchez, has had undue influence on the state Democratic Party.
Rep. Ortiz deferred comment to Solomon Ortiz Jr.
"That's absolutely false," said Texas Democratic Party chairman Richie, who made the decision to let Ortiz-Sanchez and Cavazos vote. "I have not spoken to Mr. Ortiz or anyone with his organization, senior or junior. Nor have I spoken to anyone on the other side."
Ortiz-Sanchez and Cavazos were unavailable for comment Friday.
"My sister is a duly elected precinct chair," Solomon Ortiz Jr. said. "She is not appointed. She was elected by her precinct."
Nueces County Democratic Party chairman Alex Garcia said Ortiz-Sanchez and Cavazos will vote with 43 other precincts from District 33 on Sunday afternoon to choose a nominee. The winner will appear on the Nov. 7 ballot alongside a Republican candidate, who will be picked by that party's chairmen on Tuesday because no candidates ran for the nomination in the GOP primary."They are voting one way or another unless I am told otherwise by a higher authority," Garcia said.
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Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 7, 2015
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez does not make American League All-Star team, despite turning in solid season. MORE
Jul. 7, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Cincinnati Reds defeat Washington Nationals, 3-2; other MLB scores and news noted. MORE
Jul. 7, 2015
New York Mets starting pitchers seem to be only team members not struggling at the plate; Steven Matz went 3 for 3 in his major league debut against Cincinnati Reds and Noah Syndergaard delivered single in 7-0 shutout against Philadelphia Phillies. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Tampa Bay Rays defeat New York Yankees, 8-1. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Toronto Blue Jays defeat Detroit Tigers, 10-5; other MLB scores noted. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
New York Mets defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Four Kansas City Royals players--catcher Salvador Perez, shortstop Alcides Escobar and outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon--are voted in as starters for American League All-Star team; game is set for July 14 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto resigns amid reported rift with manager Mike Scioscia. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
New York Yankees defeat Los Angeles Angels, 3-1. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Cleveland Indians defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 8-1; other MLB results noted. MORE
Jul. 2, 2015
Chicago Cubs defeat New York Mets, 2-0, in 11 innings. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
Tyler Kepner On Baseball column compares different attempts by New York Mets and Chicago Cubs to rebuild and finally become winning teams again. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets, 1-0. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Miami Marlins beat San Francisco Giants, 5-3; other baseball scores noted. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
New York Mets rookie pitcher Steven Matz sets MLB and team record with his bat, logging four RBI's in his debut against Cincinnati Reds, most in history by a pitcher making his debut. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
New York Yankees will likely be shut out of starting line up in All-Star Game for first time since 1992; no Yankees player is currently higher than fourth at his position as deadline for fan balloting approaches. MORE
Jun. 30, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Cleveland Indians defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-1; other MLB scores noted. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
New Britain Rock Cats, minor league farm team for Colorado Rockies, is moving to Hartford in 2016 and changing its name to Hartford Yard Goats; Hartford fans are dismayed over name. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
New York Mets defeat Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, in Mets pitcher Steven Matz's major league debut. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
Houston Astros will remove Tal's Hill, distinctive embankment in center field at Minute Maid Park, at end of 2015 season, and replace it with restaurant and bars. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
Houston Astros defeat New York Yankees, 3-1. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Washington Nationals defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2; other MLB scores noted. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
New York Mets defeat Cincinnati Reds, 2-1, in 13 innings. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
Tyler Kepner Extra Bases column celebrates Danny Luckett, longest-serving bat maker for Louisville Slugger, who has retired after 46 years on the job; other baseball news noted. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Miami Marlins defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2; other MLB scores noted. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
Wally Backman, manager of New York Mets Class AAA team Las Vegas 51s, says he often plays practical jokes on players when they are called up to the majors. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz is set to make his debut with team he grew up rooting for on Long Island. MORE
Jun. 28, 2015
New York Yankees defeat Houston Astros, 9-6. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
New York Yankees defeat Houston Astros, 3-2. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Baseball Roundup; San Francisco Giants beat San Diego Padres, 13-8; other baseball news noted. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Houston Astros beat New York Yankees, 4-0. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer throws one-hitter and no-hitter back-to-back; feat has been achieved three other times in baseball history and all three pitchers fared poorly in followup game. MORE
Jun. 26, 2015
New York Mets beat Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Toronto Blue Jays defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 1-0; other MLB scores and news noted. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Milwaukee Brewers defeat New York Mets, 4-1. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
New York Yankees rout Philadelphia Phillies, 10-2. MORE
Jun. 25, 2015
Jackie Robinson West, Chicago team that won 2014 Little League World Series, files lawsuit against league's governing body for allegedly improperly stripping team of their title; some players are believed to live outside league boundaries; other youth sports news noted. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Milwaukee Brewers beat New York Mets, 3-2. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Baseball Roundup; Tampa Bay Rays defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3; other baseball news noted. MORE
Jun. 24, 2015
Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Yankees, 11-6. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
FBI agents are struggling to establish exactly who was operating computer as they build case against St Louis Cardinals employees accused of breaking into Houston Astros network and stealing baseball intelligence; have narrowed field to four or five statistical analysts who were working at residence near team's complex, but electronic forensics alone may be insufficient to establish whose fingers were on keyboard. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Yankees, 11-8. MORE
Jun. 23, 2015
Former New York Mets outfielder Darryl Hamilton is shot to death as part of apparent murder-suicide at his home in Pearland, Tex; Monica Jordan, mother of Hamilton's son, is also found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound; child is unharmed. MORE
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July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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As Hitters Struggle for Mets, Pitchers Show How It's Done
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July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Jon Niese Throws a Gem as the Mets Blank the Giants
The Mets had only three hits against Chris Heston, who no-hit them last month, but Niese's strong outing and Johnny Monell's ninth-inning double helped the Mets win in San Francisco.
July 7, 2015, Tuesday
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Not Much Goes Well for Ivan Nova, and Same Is True for Rest of the Yankees
Aside from a home run for Alex Rodriguez, Ramirez held the Yankees in check again and led the Rays to their first victory in eight games.
July 6, 2015, Monday
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Toronto Blows Past Detroit as Verlander's Troubles Grow
Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts since his return from the disabled list, allowing seven runs on Sunday as his E.R.A. ballooned to 6.75 during the Tigers' 10-5 loss to the Blue Jays.
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Facebook's big announcement regarding their News Feed makes for an eye opening and visual update. Mark Zuckerberg mentions that the updated News Feed is intended to work as a user's personalized newspaper and that 50% of content on the News Feed is primarily visual. The focus of this update provides a simpler and visual experience for the user by increasing the size of photos within the content they post. Another big update included in the revamped News Feed is the option to view types of content throughout different feeds. Below are new features for the new News Feed layout.
- Content is more visual– the new News Feeds will now be highlighting images throughout all posts on desktop as well as mobile. Whether you are checking-in, sharing a video, or article the photo is now the focal point of the post. As you can see in the screenshot below the layout of the new News Feed is also very consistent through out all devices.
- Sharing articles – when sharing an article within the new News Feed, the preview for the content is more visual and takes up more real estate. The text and photo thumbnail are now bigger and Facebook is also working on displaying logo of the company that the content is from
- Highlighted content– now when several of your friends share a post it is highlighted in your News Feed. When a story is highlighted you are also able to see which of your friends are sharing the story on the left hand side.
- Categorized Feeds– Chris Struhar from Facebook mentions that users wanted more of a choice on what they were seeing in their News Feeds. Similar to a newspaper, Facebook has now provided categorized sections to help narrow down the content the users are viewing. Users now have the option to view content from all of their friends, brands or public figures, photos, and many more.
- Other features that Facebook is rolling out with their revamped News Feed are more visual notifications when friend requests are sent, more noticeable check-ins that provide the map of the location, and a "New Stories" button that prompts the user to view the most recent posts which was influenced by the mobile prompt.
The new News Feed layout is geared to highlighting photos and simplify a user's experience. It seems as if the new layout was heavily influenced by Facebook's mobile platform. It even seems like Facebook might have ripped a page out of Google's book, as the simplicity of the News Feed resembles Google+ significantly. Another thing to think about is how Facebook Advertising will play in the new News Feed layout. How will they appear? Will there be new ads? Are there now more targeting parameters based on feeds created? The desktop version of the new News Feed launches today and will be available for other devices in the coming weeks.


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As the curtain draws on year 2012, it is pertinent to make a critical review of how sports, one of the key sectors has fared in Nigeria given the abundant human and material at its disposal. For most sports enthusiasts, the sector has not fared better but this to them is not unexpected because things were not done differently.
Without a clear cut road map, sports in Nigeria is said to be administered by grossly incompetent administrators who lack the acumen to move it forward. For many critics of Nigerian sports, it has been another year of two steps forward, ten backward.
Although it has been gloomy for Nigerian sports, few achievements were recorded but not due to conscientious planning. In most cases, it was results produced by individual brilliance and stroke of luck. Nigeria took part in so many international competitions, but as the year comes to an end, in few hours from now, there is really nothing tangible to celebrate.
A review of sports in Nigeria must start with the number one sport in the country, football. The year started on a sober note for football fans in the country who missed the opportunity to watch their darling Super Eagles at the Gabon/Equatorial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The Super Eagles winners of the championship in 1980 and 1994 failed to qualify right here in Nigeria when they could not soar past the Syli Nationale of Guinea.
As if that was not enough pain, the other national football teams, the Dream team and the Super Falcons also failed to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. While the National U-23 team could not qualify from the maiden Africa U-23 championship in Morocco, the Super Falcons lost the Olympic ticket to their perennial rivals, the Indomitable Lioness of Cameroon.
Even as the Super Eagles, the Dream Team and the Super Falcons failed to qualify for their respective competitions, the Falconets, that is the U-20 Women National team and the U-17 girls, known as the Flamingoes managed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup to be held in Japan and Azerbaijan respectively.
However, both the Falconets and the Flamingoes did not live up to expectations. While the Falconets went all the way to the semi-finals before they bowed out to the superiority of the USA, the Flamingoes after walloping the host country 11-0 got eliminated at the quarter final stage as they lost to France on penalties after playing 0-0.
Football's tales of woes in 2012 continued with the woeful performance of the Super Falcons at the 2012 Africa Women Championship in Equatorial Guinea. For the second time, the team surrendered its African title when the Falcons lost in the semi-finals to the Banyana Banyana of South Africa. The host country would go on to beat Banyana Banyana in the finals to lift their second trophy on home soil but were defeated in the third place match by Cameroon. It was the worst performance by the Falcons since the inception of the competition.
But it was not all gloom for football as the Super Eagles did very well in the qualifying matches of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and would be in South Africa to vie for honours in the most prestigious football tournament on the continent. The team is also on course to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Apart from Super Eagles, the two junior national teams, the Flying Eagles and the Golden Eaglets have qualified for the African Championships holding in Algeria and Morocco in 2013. The competitions will offer the two teams the opportunity to qualify to represent Africa at the FIFA World Cup.
Football ended the year on high as the Beach Eagles, lifted the COPA Lagos tourney trophy for the second time after beating hard fighting Portugal in the finals. Beach Eagles had won the maiden edition of the tournament in 2011.
Going by the successes of the Super Eagles, Flying Eagles and the Golden Eaglets, it may not be out of place to say football was able to witness marginal improvement but administration of the sport remained has remained a sore point. Individuals' vaulting ambitions consistently dragged the game down.
Thus, year 2013 will certainly inherit most of the challenges which football faced in 2012. A raging war is on between the former NPL chairman, Chief Victor Rumson Baribote and the Nigerian Football Federation and from all indications, Nigerian football would be the worst casualty.
Away from football, athletics promised so much in the year 2012 but offered really nothing to celebrate. The country's athletes put up a good show at the 2011 All Africa Games by propelling Nigeria to the third place on the medals table and it was expected that they would continue with the fine run at the 2012 London Olympic.
Shortly before the Olympics, the Nigeria's athletics team inspired by Blessing Okagbare dominated at the 18th Africa Athletics Championship held in Port Novo, Benin Republic. Such fruitful outing was widely considered to be a harbinger of good things to come at the London 2012 Olympic.
Vivian Chukwuemeka's dominant display in the women's shot put final and the fantastic 4x400m run by the Nigeria's men and women's relay teams headlined the last day of competition and the country's successful return to the summit of African athletics.
However, at the Olympics, Nigeria's athletes got blown away and the failure of track queen Okagbare was the most disappointing considering that she had raised so much hope with her pre-games performances. Okagbare and Odumosu were the worst culprits because Odumosu's victory at the Spitzenleicht Athletics Meet in Lucerne, Switzerland and Okagbare's equally impressive performances at both the Aviva Diamond League in London, in which she upstaged Olympic star, Jamaican, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Phyrce and World Championship winner, Carmelita Jeter; and a week later at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Monaco, turned out to be false dawns as both women along with the 55-man strong Team Nigeria contingent failed woefully at the London Games.
Once athletics failed to click, Nigeria could not escape one of its worst results in recent times in the Olympic as the contingent returned to the country without a single medal. It is too soon to forget how the country's athletes evaporated into thin air when hostilities commenced.
Although the national male basketball team, the D'Tigers failed to justify its qualification for the 2012 Olympic, the qualification was an unprecedented achievement.
However, grouped along with reigning African Champions, Tunisia, France, USA, Argentina and Lithuania there was little or nothing the D'Tigers could do as they only managed to win the opening match 60-56 against Tunisia. After that the team went on a losing streak with the USA beating the D' Tigers 156- 76 to set a world record. The early exit of the D'Tigers did not completely erode their success at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Caracas, Venezuela.
Undoubtedly, one other sport that remained very active for the bad and good reasons was handball. Like football, the administration of handball was in turmoil following the election of Mr. Dauda Yusuf as the president of the federation. As much as he has tried to stamp his authority, stakeholders in the sport seemed not impressed with his leadership style and kept stoking the flames of fire.
It is for this that the leadership of the federation deserves commendation for organizing competitions at different locations across the country. With the support of Kaduna State government, the federation managed to stage the 33rd edition of the African Clubs championship. Unfortunately, no Nigerian club could win any of the trophies at stake.
News worth celebrating came when Nigeria won the World U-14 handball champion in Sweden. The country's flag bearer in the competition, Niger United handball club in the final defeated the hosts, Sweden 21-10. The tournament attracted clubs from 40 countries. In addition, the Katsina State U-14 handball team in the 2012 Patille Cup Handball Tournament in Sweden emerged winners but the U-15 team could not go beyond the quarters.
It was also another moment of glory for Nigerian handball when the country's U-20 male and female teams defeated the Republic of Benin to left emerged winners at the Zone 3 U-20 Challenge trophy in Accra, Ghana.
Dr. Lanre Glover who was former President of Handball Federation of Nigeria and immediate past First vice President of Nigeria Olympic Committee defied all odds to become the only Anglo-phone executive member of CAHB, an association that has over 90% Franco- phone and 10% Anglo- phone.
Even as handball managed to scoop some victories at international competitions, the same cannot be said of other sports federations which neither organized competitions nor won laurels for the country.
Indeed, but for the heroics of the Nigeria Paralympic team at the London 2012 Games, it would have been another year of sporting disaster for the country. With 29 athletes featuring in four events, the physically challenged athletes who got so little attention in terms of preparation and motivation won a total of 13 medals, with 12 coming in powerlifting. Team Nigeria athletes also set four world records through Yakubu Adesokan, Esther Oyema, Joy Onaolapo and Folashade Oluwafemiayo. At the end, the Nigeria Paralympic team finished 22nd on the medals table and third in Africa. It was a moment that called for sober reflection.
And for reasons best known to the NSC, the biennial National Sports Festival was held twice in 2012. The first which was the 17th edition was hosted by Rivers State early in the year while the second, the 18th edition recently held in Lagos. The two editions of the National Sports Festival left much to be desired.
Rivers State hosted and won but was roundly condemned by arch rivals like Delta and Lagos States which alleged sharp practices. In November, Lagos State took her turn to host the 18th edition, but unlike Rivers State, she was beaten to the top spot by Delta State which pushed the defending champions, Rivers State to the second place on the medals table.
But the talking point at the Lagos Games was the sports minister's opening address. Malam Bolaji Abdullahi dropped a bombshell when he announced the decision by the National Sports Commission, NSC, to throw subsequent editions of the games open to all Nigerian athletes. His pronouncement was greeted by cat calls from Nigerians who said the move is tantamount to killing Nigerian sports. Despite the overwhelming condemnation of its decision, the NSC has neither reversed nor confirmed its commitment to the proposed Open National Sports Festival.
Both editions of the Games were characterized by unethical practices which did much to cast the sports festival in bad light. Although Delta reclaimed its leadership position, it was not stainless victory as allegations of poaching of other states athletes and manipulation of officiating official with monetary inducements were leveled by losers.
From the foregoing, it can be said that even the most patriotic Nigerian will say that sports in the year 2012 has failed to convert the abundant human and material resources into achievements. It can be said that it has been a race in circles as the endemic corruption which has bedeviled the country's sports over the years waxed even stronger.
For instance, the minister of sports, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi and his lieutenants had a hectic time trying to convince Nigerians on how the NSC expended the approximately N2b that was released by the Federal government for Team Nigeria's participation in the London Olympics.
And considering that fact that Nigerians normally view achievements in sports based on the performances of the national football teams, year 2012 for such Nigerians is not a fruitful one. This is easy to decode from the inability of the Super Eagles to appear at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the absence of the National U-23 team and the Super Falcon at the London Olympics and the winless outing of the Falconets and Flamingoes at the 2012 FIFA World Cup in Japan and Azerbaijan.
It is therefore worrisome to note that even as football has failed to serve its role of a torch-bearer for other sports, it is most likely going to cross over to year 2013 in more crises. Up to this moment, nobody can tell when the 2013 Nigeria Premier League season will kick-off. Although the plan by the Nigeria Football Federation is to get the league started in February after the Nations Cup, this does not appear realistic because of the court case which the former chairman of the NPL, Chief Victor Rumson Baribote has instituted against the NFF to challenge his recent impeachment.
In all it can be said that sports, just like other sectors, has not lived up to the expectations of Nigerians. It has been another year of so much motion without movement. Unfortunately, there are no signs that the coming year will usher in the required changes that would take the nation's sports out of the cesspit of bewilderment. The reason is not far-fetched- lack of enabling laws to govern Nigerian sports


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The Devil's Dictionary — Financial Edition – WSJ.com
Just as the financial crisis has morphed into a daily grind instead of a daily fire drill, its peculiar argot has found its way into everyday conversations. This is probably an unwelcome surprise to those not conversant with the narrow byways of Wall Street. So, in the spirit of Ambrose Bierce — whose "Devil's Dictionary," originally published in 1906 as "The Cynic's Word Book," provided a guide to the political and cultural language of the day — here is a Wall Street Journal Baedeker to acronyms, neologisms and bastardizations that shape the popular understanding of the pickle in which we remain one full year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
AAA, n., obsolete. A rhetorical device used to dupe buyers into purchasing securities backed by shacks dressed as houses, and to secure the highest possible spot in telephone directories. Common usage: AAA Septic Drainage and Mortgage Backed Security Services.
ADVERSE FEEDBACK LOOP, n. See FEEDBACK LOOP.
BAILOUT, n. First known use: Noah. Novel regressive taxation scheme whereby vast sums of capital are transferred from those citizens who didn't participate in the illusory Bacchanalia of the housing bubble to those who did and weren't clever enough to get out in time.
BANK, GOOD, n., archaic. Sober, conservative, risk-averse institutions designed to midwife customers' capital and enable prudent lending to deserving businesses and consumers. See Capra, F., the Bailey Building & Loan Association.
BANK, BAD, n. 1. Everyone else. 2. Especially Goldman Sachs.
BANK FAILURE, n. 1. A process by which towns across America are denuded of their feckless local bankers, paving a way into the market for feckless private-equity investors. 2. An increasingly common Twitter tag that spikes on Friday afternoons. See #bankfail, #wheresmymoney, #runitsthefdic.
BORROWERS, n. For liberals, the unwitting dupes of unscrupulous bankers and lenders whom one shouldn't blame for the crisis. For conservatives, irresponsible graspers with a credit-busting taste for cathedral-ceilinged entryways and 70-inch flat-screen televisions whom one should absolutely blame for the crisis.
CHRYSLER, v.t. To torch all pre-existing contractual obligations. Entered dialect after Truman's seizure of U.S. steel mills. Reference spotted in 1952 editions of obsolete periodical "Steel and Steelmen," under the "News You Can Smelt" section: "We just got Chryslered!"
CREDIT-DEFAULT SWAP, n. loose translation from the original Latin "ubi mel ibi apes," or "where there's honey there are bees." 1. A complex financial instrument vital to the functioning of a modern economy in the way it spreads risk among consenting parties. (Greenspan, A., pre-Sept. 2008.) 2. A complex financial instrument that nearly destroyed modern capitalism (Greenspan, A., post-Sept. 2008).
CREDIT LINE, n. A set amount of borrowed money available only to those who don't need it.
CREDIT-RATING FIRMS, n. Firms that do scant rating of people with scant credit.
DEFICIT, n. For the party in power, at worst a minor irritant and at best a precondition for economic growth. For the minority, the gravest threat to the stability of the Republic.
DEFLATION, n. The state of being when confronting unified theories of the financial crisis with grand names — The Great Contraction, The End to Moderation, The Bubble Era — that don't, in fact, explain much more than our continuing inability to agree why we are in such a deep hole.
FEEDBACK LOOP, n. Process by which the significance of an event is amplified by constant repetition. Orig: CNBC. See ADVERSE FEEDBACK LOOP.
GREEN SHOOTS, n. 1. The first signs of spring, often clobbered by summer's heat and autumn's rain. 2. A sign the economy is falling apart more slowly than previously thought. Related: DAISIES, PUSHING UP. See also THINKING, WISHFUL.
LIGHT TOUCH, n., obsolete. Theory of regulation in which financial companies recycle profits to lawmakers as campaign contributions, prompting them to relax the rules until the banks inevitably mess it up, at which point the dominant theory switches to "heavy hand," prompting years of economic contraction and the cycle to repeat.
PPIP, or PUBLIC-PRIVATE INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, v.t. Orig: Gladys Knight. To use a form of hypnotism in which merely saying you intend to fix a problem has the effect of making everyone forget about the problem. Usage: "We really peepipped Congress on those AIG bonuses." See ASSETS, TOXIC.
QUANTITATIVE EASING, n. A regulatory approach based on the point in Western movies when the sheriff, having fired all available bullets, in an act of final desperation throws his gun at the bad guys. See also INFLATION, HYPER.
RESET, v.t. A process by which an initial expectation is altered to another expectation, as in mortgage payments, or deficits or personal fulfillment. As in, "I have reset my views of financial regulation."
RISK MANAGEMENT, n. Until recently, the process by which banks make giant bets with other people's money before persuading someone else to take the fall. Currently known as "federal supervision."
SECURED CREDITORS, n. In modern American capitalism, the parties last in line for repayment after a company's failure. The others in line include the government, unions, sundry suppliers, friends of the union, friends of the government, unsecured creditors and people vaguely familiar with the matter.
STIMULUS, n. An indeterminate sum of taxpayer money used to generate violent debate. Previously known as "government spending."
STRESS TEST, n. 1. A measure of arterial blood flow to the head. 2. Alchemic process by which struggling, undercapitalized banks are transformed into paragons of modern finance. (See BANKS, GOOD.) Also known as the "Timothy F. Geithner Seal of Approval," which some bankers insist is good until it isn't anymore. (See BANKS, BAD.)
SUBPRIME, adj. A measure of diminished intellectual capacity and increased financial mendacity.
TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY, n. unknown origin. Definition unknown; purpose unknown; how it's calculated, unknown; what federal regulators think it means, unknown. Usages: "Macbeth," Shakespeare, W., Act II, Scene (i): "Is this TCE which I see before me…I have thee not, and yet I see thee still."
TARP, n. acronym. 1. A synthetic device designed to cover up an unsightly mess, or to protect perishable goods (firewood, banks) from the ravages of the elements, typically costing somewhere between $12.99 and $700 billion. 2. Prime example of how governments use otherwise anodyne acronyms, abbreviations and sports metaphors to disguise matters of controversy. See also TALF, TLGP, TURF, FHFA, BACKSTOP, WRAP, OFHEO and SPECTRE.
TOO BIG TO FAIL, idiom. Banks, insurance companies, car companies, presidential approval ratings, Fed chairmen seeking second terms, other people who think they should be Fed chairman, the reputations of people who'd be responsible for letting things fail. Antonym: TOO BORING TO SAVE.
TOXIC ASSETS, n. 1. A collection of bad loans and other botched financial bets that caused big losses for banks, prompted a credit crunch and sank the economy (Sept. 2008 to May 2009). 2. Long-term investments that will pay handsomely when the housing market recovers (June 2009 onward).
U-SHAPED RECOVERY, n . An opportunity for economists to incorrectly predict the timing and nature of the recession's end just as successfully as they incorrectly predicted its inception, depth and duration. Variants include V-shaped recovery, L-shaped recovery and shaped recovery.
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"Blackbird was developed on the simple proposition that we, as the African American community, can make the Internet experience better for ourselves and, in doing so, make it better for everyone."
So, how is it that creating a separate browser for blacks makes the Internet better for everyone? I simply do not understand how we are supposed to eliminate racism if people keep calling attention to their race and promoting separation from the rest of the population. I just did a quick search and found no Asian American browser and no Mexican American browser. Hell, there's not even a good ol' American browser.
But there is Blackbird, the separate browser for African Americans.
[I won't cite my source for this tool because she/she/they pointed me to it privately]
Amazon.com: 3M 2141W Indoor 5-Window Insulator Kit: Home Improvement
Today, my major accomplishment should have been to study for my management final on Tuesday. That's not what happened at all. Instead what happened was I installed 3M window insulation kits on three old windows in our house.
Most of the windows in the house are new. But there is a big window in the dining room and two of the doors from the house to the pool that are huge thermal leaks. Today, I covered the large window, the sliding glass door off the kitchen and our bedroom french doors with the insulation film.
It is incredible how warm the house is now. Totally made a difference.
I find myself with an odd sense of manly accomplishment. I kid you not: While trimming the final excess plastic from the french door installation, I felt as if — and imagined I had — just killed a giant woolly mammoth. "Me Grog," I say while deftly scratching myself. "Me defend house from evildoers and cold gusts of California wind."
So yeah, soft California technogeek just taped plastic up over windows and doors to keep the house warm. But I am indeed basking in the glow of accomplished manliness. And I swish over my tongue some Johnnie Walker Black scotch while I feel pretty damn good about myself.
I like being a man but I especially like being a modern, technological man. Who needs that kill-your-own-food crap.
OK, I need to go wash my face with my exfoliating soap scrub and wash my hands with my salt and oil scrub. Then its off to bed for me!
Amazon.com: 3M 2141W Indoor 5-Window Insulator Kit: Home Improvement
Perhaps Sarah Palin Should Run for Miss Teen USA
Compare the response of South Carolina's Miss Teen USA 2007 entrant with this quote from Sarah Palin during her interview with Katie Couric:
That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, we're ill about this position that we have been put in where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the healthcare reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Helping the—it's got to be all about job creation too, shoring up our economy and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans and trade—we've got to see trade as opportunity, not as competitive, scary thing, but one in five jobs being created in the trade sector today—we've got to look at that as more opportunity.
Sarah Palin isn't doing much for the intellectual reputation of hot babes…
Quote of the Day
Overheard while walking out of Starbucks just now.
A group of men are gathered for their morning bullshitting session. The laughter is hearty and casual. These guys have known each other a while.
One of the guys is a San Jose cop. As I walked by the cop said, "You fit the classic profile for a pedophile." Great, robust laughter follows.
How I wish I had a cop friend to point out my preferences incline me to certain criminal acts or deviancies…
Ken Doll At The Pool
So we're at the pool Sunday and this Ken Doll plops down next to me. He's got his towel slung over his shoulder. He pulls it off, flops it on to his pool chair and pulls off his shirt like he's in an Abercrombie & Fitch commercial. He could have easily kicked my ass so I made sure he wasn't able to see me roll my eyes into the back of my head.
After a few minutes, during which I suspect he was thinking about Michael Phelps kicking ass in China, he gets up and jumps in the pool. I was reading an article in Bike magazine and only noticed he got up because his awesomely ripped body cast a profound Dude Shadow across me as he walked by. At one point, I watched him because I noticed he could actually swim pretty well. That's what made me think my guess about a Michael Phelps fantasy was a pretty good one. There's a good chance he was aroused as he swam.
So, of course he gets out at the deep end of the pool and walks back over to his pool chair. I thought the movement I saw out of the corner of my eye was Tanya coming out of the water but it turned out it was the Ken Doll. Ken mistook my momentary upward glance as admiration and a query for guy banter.
"Whew! I haven't done that for a few years."
"I used to swim in college."
With a nod of his head, he refers to the copy of Bike I have laying in front of me. "You thinking about buying a bike?"
"No. I aready have one."
"Oh yeah? Whatchou got?"
"2005 Yamaha FZ6 naked."
"Nice. I have a Gixxer. I used to race for Monster." [must. not. visibly roll eyes.]
So Ken blathers on about his illustrious motorcycle racing career and then makes what ranks as one of the oddest guy-banter segues ever: "You have any guns?"
"Ummm. Yeah. I have two Sig 9mm's and a couple Browning .22's"
"I got shot in the leg with a shotgun slug," he says, while showing me his carved calf with a dark spot that could've been a birth mark just as easily as a gun shot wound. I managed to contain my awe as I realized that the segue was a clumsy guy-banter technique to one up me on the Manly Injuries Scoreboard.
"Were you hunting with Dick Cheney?"
"Nope. One of my buddies."
No further questions, your Honor. The prosecution rests.
But I Do Edit Myself
Due to recent events on my blog and FaceBook, it has been suggested by some that I need to edit myself more. The assumption behind this exhortation is that I do not edit myself.
This is a reasonable assumption, epecially when you consider my attempt at a humorous post about Tanya's hypocrisy, which was just a bit over the top (sorry hun!) and my comments on FaceBook, as well as my social experiment a few weeks ago with the Compare People application.
But you have to believe me: I edit myself constantly!
In any given social situation, I have hundreds of thoughts going through my mind. Back when I was in college, I had a great reputation at parties for saying and doing outrageous things. I often got things going by being funny, which usually involved creating humorous/uncomfortable social situations.
You've probably already seen me do this recently
But after many many foolish utterances and actions, I developed the ability to edit myself.
I mean, it's a heavy duty editing program.
You wouldn't believe the stuff that queues up at my mouth and fingers.
But maybe you would.
Tanya The Paparazzi
For those of you who follow us in FaceBook, you have noticed several pictures that Tanya has taken of me while I was sleeping. She has used this yellow journalism approach to degrade my already reprehensible reputation by implying that I spend all my time sleeping. I will neither confirm nor deny these allegations as I may violate my 5th amendment protection by doing so.
But I believe the time is now ripe for me to paparazzi-ize my wife back by publishing to the world (or at least the 17 people who actually read my blog) this photographic proof that my wife is a hypocritical blanket stealer.
Practically every night before we go to sleep, she whines some snarky complaint where she wonders aloud whether tonight I will yet again steal blankets from her.
Wah wah wah. Get a woobie and a binkie, cry baby!
But this photo is incontrovertible proof that she is the blanket stealer. I took this picture because I was awakened as a result of being cold in the morning (that, and I had to pee really badly). And why was I cold? Because Tanya the Hypocrite had stolen my blanket.
Hopefully, in the future, when you see Tanya's pictures of me sleeping, you will think of this shocking revelation and be less inclined to believe her.
Batman Or Bush
Next Up: Obama or Jack Handy's "Deep Thoughts?"
The Prophecy of the Annointed Child
At the risk of receiving a cease and desist letter, I am copying the full text of a brilliant piece of satire rather than merely include a link, which I am also including here. Gerard Baker gets the absurdity of Obama better than Americans.
And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.
The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.
When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organisation with the Prophet Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard and said among themselves: "Verily, who is this Child that he opens our hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?"
In the great Battles of Caucus and Primary he smote the conniving Hillary, wife of the deposed King Bill the Priapic and their barbarian hordes of Working Class Whites.
And so it was, in the fullness of time, before the harvest month of the appointed year, the Child ventured forth – for the first time – to bring the light unto all the world.
He travelled fleet of foot and light of camel, with a small retinue that consisted only of his loyal disciples from the tribe of the Media. He ventured first to the land of the Hindu Kush, where the Taleban had harboured the viper of al-Qaeda in their bosom, raining terror on all the world.
And the Child spake and the tribes of Nato immediately loosed the Caveats that had previously bound them. And in the great battle that ensued the forces of the light were triumphant. For as long as the Child stood with his arms raised aloft, the enemy suffered great blows and the threat of terror was no more.
From there he went forth to Mesopotamia where he was received by the great ruler al-Maliki, and al-Maliki spake unto him and blessed his Sixteen Month Troop Withdrawal Plan even as the imperial warrior Petraeus tried to destroy it.
And lo, in Mesopotamia, a miracle occurred. Even though the Great Surge of Armour that the evil Bush had ordered had been a terrible mistake, a waste of vital military resources and doomed to end in disaster, the Child's very presence suddenly brought forth a great victory for the forces of the light.
And the Persians, who saw all this and were greatly fearful, longed to speak with the Child and saw that the Child was the bringer of peace. At the mention of his name they quickly laid aside their intrigues and beat their uranium swords into civil nuclear energy ploughshares.
From there the Child went up to the city of Jerusalem, and entered through the gate seated on an ass. The crowds of network anchors who had followed him from afar cheered "Hosanna" and waved great palm fronds and strewed them at his feet.
In Jerusalem and in surrounding Palestine, the Child spake to the Hebrews and the Arabs, as the Scripture had foretold. And in an instant, the lion lay down with the lamb, and the Israelites and Ishmaelites ended their long enmity and lived for ever after in peace.
As word spread throughout the land about the Child's wondrous works, peoples from all over flocked to hear him; Hittites and Abbasids; Obamacons and McCainiacs; Cameroonians and Blairites.
And they told of strange and wondrous things that greeted the news of the Child's journey. Around the world, global temperatures began to decline, and the ocean levels fell and the great warming was over.
The Great Prophet Algore of Nobel and Oscar, who many had believed was the anointed one, smiled and told his followers that the Child was the one generations had been waiting for.
And there were other wonderful signs. In the city of the Street at the Wall, spreads on interbank interest rates dropped like manna from Heaven and rates on credit default swaps fell to the ground as dead birds from the almond tree, and the people who had lived in foreclosure were able to borrow again.
Black gold gushed from the ground at prices well below $140 per barrel. In hospitals across the land the sick were cured even though they were uninsured. And all because the Child had pronounced it.
And this is the testimony of one who speaks the truth and bears witness to the truth so that you might believe. And he knows it is the truth for he saw it all on CNN and the BBC and in the pages of The New York Times.
Then the Child ventured forth from Israel and Palestine and stepped onto the shores of the Old Continent. In the land of Queen Angela of Merkel, vast multitudes gathered to hear his voice, and he preached to them at length.
But when he had finished speaking his disciples told him the crowd was hungry, for they had had nothing to eat all the hours they had waited for him.
And so the Child told his disciples to fetch some food but all they had was five loaves and a couple of frankfurters. So he took the bread and the frankfurters and blessed them and told his disciples to feed the multitudes. And when all had eaten their fill, the scraps filled twelve baskets.
Thence he travelled west to Mount Sarkozy. Even the beauteous Princess Carla of the tribe of the Bruni was struck by awe and she was great in love with the Child, but he was tempted not.
On the Seventh Day he walked across the Channel of the Angles to the ancient land of the hooligans. There he was welcomed with open arms by the once great prophet Blair and his successor, Gordon the Leper, and his successor, David the Golden One.
And suddenly, with the men appeared the archangel Gabriel and the whole host of the heavenly choir, ranks of cherubim and seraphim, all praising God and singing: "Yes, We Can."
Books I'm Reading
Probably the best discovery I have made this year has been Craig Ferguson. If you search my blog, you will find a number of posts on his humor and life. It would not be an overstatement for me to say that Craig's humor has encouraged and delighted me many times. He's a "frisky badger," a man whose ribald humor infuses many of his jokes with double entendres and colors his interviews of female guests, who he shamelessly yet artfully flirts with. His deep love for America comes through in his social commentaries and was culminated a few months ago by being sworn in as an American citizen.
I also appreciate his honesty about his own weaknesses, the most significant of which is his past with alcohol and drug abuse. He is compassionate towards those who are overcome with weakness and he wields a rapier wit against the duplicitous hypocrites of Hollywood and government. Craig also occasionally reveals that he is a studied and literary man. His references to literature and history are unpretentious yet give his diatribes and interviews a depth that guys like Leno and Letterman cannot begin to approach.
Because of my admiration for his humor, I decided to get his book Between The Bridge and The River, which to me sounds like a person falling from a bridge into the water. If so, then it is a reference to his own plan to kill himself one Christmas morning by jumping off a bridge in London. I would have bought it just to read his attempt at a novel but what closed the deal for me were the consistently high reviews on Amazon. The back of the book has Mitch Albom saying that it may well be that Craig isn't a late night talk show host moonlighting as a novelist but rather the other way around.
I have pretty high standards for novels as I have a deep love for the work for authors like John Steinbeck Thomas Wolfe, William Faulkner, John Irving, Chuck Palahniuk, Anne LaMott and Neal Stephenson. Not only do I prefer a well-crafted story but I enjoy a writer who crafts with an artful use of the language, a fluid rhythm that matches the tempo of the story and believable dialog. The authors I fall in love with tend to develop their characters well so that you have a solid sense of who each person is and why they do what they do.
Craig's book has been shaky. The first 60 pages were a bit of a struggle because he doesn't initially show a sense of rhythm during his development of the story lines and the characters. But the book turned a sudden corner and has been a compelling read. It seems like the first 60 pages were him groping for how to lay out his story and how to define his characters. Now, he is on pace and the book is a joy to read.
Ferguson keeps with his bawdy television ways. He is a profane dude who approaches his subject matter (i.e. sex) with coarse humor. But so far, it's an interesting read.
I picked up this book at Border's today. I dig physics and love thinking about how this whole thing came into being. I've seen a couple Hawking shows on TV and he astounds me. I hope I'm smart enough to understand his books!
Quote of 2Q 2008
"The only people attracted to guys with rock hard abs are other guys with rock hard abs."
– Craig Ferguson, The Late, Late Show
Ode to the Power Nap
One of the most important life skills I learned from my mom was the ability to come home from lunch and have a power nap. She had this ability nailed. She would scoot home, grab something to eat, go to bed and 20 minutes later go back to work. She never used an alarm and I don't ever remember her being late.
Then at Michigan State, I had a roommate who didn't stay up late to cram all night. He would study, take a power nap, get up resume studying and then go back to sleep as he got tired. When he took his tests, he did better because he wasn't completely exhausted.
Having sat under the tutelage of these two power nap masters, I too have developed the ability to grab a quick nap. Many times, I have used my lunch hour to get something quick on the go then drive to a park and sleep for between 22 and 26 minutes. When I awake, I'm just a bit groggy but after a few minutes, I am refreshed and ready for the afternoon.
I love power naps and if I ever end up running my own company you can be sure that my employees will have a quiet room where they can grab a quick nap. We will also have Oreo cookies and milk available. Who wants to work for me?
How A Dork Breaks In His Riding Leathers
Tanya has been laughing at me a fair amount since Christmas. Aww, heck, who am I kidding? She's been laughing at me since our first date, when I reportedly peed eight times throughout the duration of the date. But she has been enjoying my boyish happiness at getting my riding leathers. A couple days before Christmas, I was literally jumping up and down because I was excited to get the jacket and pants. It's been a while since I've been excited to get a present.
Anyway, I've been wearing my leathers around the house so I can break them in. It admittedly looks ridiculous but I am reminded of one of my favorite memories from college.
I was roomming with Bob, one of the best friends I've had. We had a thoroughly compatible sense of humor, but in many ways, Bob taught me a lot of the characteristics of my comedic style: we were enrolled in the Sarcastic Humor Is Terrific school of comedy. Otherwise known as SHIT.
Bob was really into playing hockey. One day he got a pair of leg pads and he was SO PUMPED about them. I came back from my classes, in time to watch The Guiding Light (I scheduled all my classes around the soap opera) and Bob had the box open and the pads on. He took them off as soon as he saw me and said, "Put them on!" I did as he asked. Once I was all strapped in, before I could even react, Bob reached over and whipped a hockey puck at my legs. It bounced off harmlessly and Bob said with elation, "Didn't even feel it did you?!" That night, Bob slept with his hockey pads on.
I haven't slept with my leathers on, but I've been wearing them around the house. The other night, I wore them while playing XBox. Tanya was laughing at me and giggling as she took these shots of me being a dork:
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Our Christmas Letter
I'm not a huge fan of Christmas letters, probably for the same reasons you don't like them. I've always kind of felt Christmas letters were an implicit admission that relationships haven't been well-tended throughout the year and they typically tend to be vehicles of self-promotion. This might seem an odd criticism for me to level, since I could be (and have been) accused of being somewhat self-promoting in my blog.
In any case, I took a shot at a Christmas letter and attempted to make it something that is fun to read and which subverts the norms. Imagine that!
For reasons that will be clear in a few moments, Tanya asked me to put together a letter for our Christmas cards. This letter is likely to show up late because we have had a lot going on. I recently started as director of business development at an IT services startup in California. Tanya just took a job as senior marketing manager for an internet startup, also in Cali. I am working from home while Tanya flies every week to California to work Monday through Thursday. It has been a disruptive, challenging experience. We are doing this while waiting for the house to sell. The Michigan and Lansing economies suck and houses in Lansing are not moving. Once the house sells, we will move to northern California, where we will apply the equity from our house to buy a lovely home made out of three refrigerator boxes and several rolls of Wal-Mart duct tape. This will only cost $230,000 because the lot we have in mind is located conveniently next to an Applebee's dumpster. If you lower your expectations considerably, California real estate is very accessible!
If you follow national news, you no doubt are aware that Samantha, our 22 pound cat, won the National Book Award for Best Feline Autobiography. Max continues to be the world's undisputed and unofficial championship sleeper, where he tops out at 18 hours of sleep a day, while filling his waking hours with constant whining and midnight patrols on our hips, just to make sure we know he is the alpha cat at our house.
Shortly after I got my job, as a bit of a celebration, I bought a motorcycle. It wasn't a mid-life crisis purchase, as I had my crisis about 2 years ago. I asked myself what the meaning of life is but after a while, just gave up and contented myself with episodes of House. Now, I've moved on to torturing my wife with fears that I will propel myself into hard stationary or moving objects at high velocity. And I love it. I can't get enough of riding and I can hardly wait until we move to Cali so I can exploit all the excellent roads there.
It's hard for me to come up with the kinds of news that makes you think quietly, "Wow, I wish I lived their lives," mostly because there isn't much that we do that is unique. We have been enjoying playing together on XBox 360 in some of our free time and we do a lot of the same things you do: read, talk, watch TV, hang out with friends, and forage through our neighbors' garbage… you know, these sorts of things.
In any case, we hope that you have an enjoyable Christmas season.
Jockey Underwear
This is the logo of Jockey. I think it's a fairly new logo because I don't remember seeing it before and I wear Jockey. It's also a fairly odd logo.
I've asked a few friends what they think of the logo and there is a consensus that the logo seems to involve little sperm guys in some sort of action.
"Wear Jockey and your sperm will dance around you."
"Wear Jockey and sperm will fly out of you."
Jockey manufactures underwear for women too. So, I'm kinda lost on the sperm theme for women.
"Wear Jockey and sperm will spin their wheels. Nothing will get through!"
"Wear Jockey with a man who also wears Jockey and sperm will [insert your joke here]."
Someone in marketing at Jockey made an odd decision.
And to file this post in the OMG-TMI category, this is a pic of the Jockey boxers I wear. They have this absurd name : 3D Innovations but they are very comfy. Much more comfortable than the other 2D Commodity boxers I wore. Painful to put on in the morning and take off at night because they crushed all my bits to 2 dimensions. But once the 3D Innovations came along, yeah, I was brought back to all my bulging glory.
And yes, I do stand around and make languorous poses like this guy. Look, when you're wearing stretchy boxers like these, you just find yourself overcome with the desire to twist your body in lazy, pseudoerotic ways. It's a Jockey thing. You wouldn't understand.
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Sept. 27, 2012
Scene: You get on the elevator and push the button for floor #31. As the doors close, a hand thrusts in between the doors causing them to re-open. In walks the CEO and the elevator starts to climb.
CEO: "Hi Bob, how are things in Finance?"
You: "Been working late hours. Lots of stress."
CEO: "Must be hard on your family with two toddlers at home."
You: "For sure. My wife isn't one bit happy about it."
CEO: "Be very careful about that. My first marriage ended in a messy and expensive divorce because of my grueling travel schedule."
The elevator stops and just as suddenly as he got on, the CEO is gone. You scratch your head saying to yourself, "That was pretty dark. I thought he had it made." Well, maybe not.
People who deal with C-level executives — or have aspirations to sit in the big room themselves one day - may have misperceptions about life at the top.
For my book Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations, I interviewed a number of CEOs about their lives and careers with the hope of uncovering the truth, including the dark side, of life at the top.
Marriage and support are critical - yet elusive
Scott McNealy (Co-founder of Sun Microsystems) addressed a group of budding entrepreneurs with this advice: "The most important strategic decision you make in your business career is who you choose to have babies with." His advice was reflected by other leaders who described stories of wrecked marriages because of the demands of the job. Brenda Rhodes, CEO of InTouch, observed, "I have talked to many CEOs who have lost their relationships."


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Micro gene discovery may refine cancer screening - The Irish Times, August 14th, 2012
Researchers in Galway battle against cancer on many fronts - The Irish Times, May 21st, 2012
Dr Roisin Dwyer awarded Irish Cancer Society Researcher of the Year 2012
Interview with Professor Michael Kerin -
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Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos: NFL Free Picks
- Updated: September 25, 2010
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A potential statement game could be on the books for both the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3 NFL betting action, as both are looking to get back above the .500 mark for the first time this year. The two will meet at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
QB Peyton Manning and his offense has proven quite a bit in two games this year. Offensive production certainly hasn't been the problem. The team ranks first in the NFL in passing at 334.5 yards per game and proved last week that it is indeed capable of running the football. The combination of RB Joseph Addai and RB Donald Brown rumbled for 161 yards and a score, a marked improvement from the 44 yards Addai had against the Houston Texans in Week 1. Brown didn't even touch the ball once. Only those Texans are averaging more points per game this year than the Colts are at 31.0 points per game. The key is going to be defense, as it always ultimately is for the Colts. Can Indy come up with just enough stops to get the offense some easy scores? DE Dwight Freeney already has three sacks this year, so he is doing his part. Once again, the Achilles heel for this team is the ground attack. The Colts are still licking their wounds from the 231 yards that RB Arian Foster dropped on them two weeks ago, and they still rank dead last in the league in rush defense at 188.5 yards per game.
Denver has one very strong result and one very questionable result so far this season. The Broncos know that they are going to have their work cut out for them defensively, but that they do have the horses to keep up with this passing attack. Unfortunately right now, the statistics aren't showing that. The Broncos are allowing 319.0 yards per game and 19.0 points per game, both numbers of which are middle of the pack in the league. RB Knowshon Moreno is questionable with a hamstring injury, but he is going to want to do everything he can to get the upper hand for the Denver rushing game. Moreno leads the team with 111 yards rushing this year, but neither he nor RB Correll Buckhalter has really done a fantastic job on the ground. Moreno is averaging just 2.8 yards per carry, while Buckhalter is only averaging 2.0 yards per carry. QB Kyle Orton has looked good in spite of the fact that he really doesn't have a tremendous receiver to throw to. He is completing 67.6 percent of his passes for 602 yards and three scores against just one pick on the year.
Indy needs to really come out and make a major statement in this game on the road to try to take the AFC South back by storm. Denver is just 9-21-1 ATS in its L/31 home games, while Indy is 9-3-1 ATS in its L/13 on the road. It all just adds up properly. Games like this are why the Colts are seemingly always one of the best SU and ATS teams in the NFL.
Selection: Indianapolis Colts -5.5
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Joined: Jun 2004
Location: Durango,CO(not quite Purgatory)
Oddometer: 3,642
La Plata morning ride
Recent purchase of the KLX300R and my first ride. It's been a while since I've had a smaller dirt bike. I recently sold my airhead BMW as it was turning into a garage queen. This was a tough decision but on my first ride with the KLX I was re-introduced to the fun of smaller dual sports.
Left the house at about 6:30 and headed up towards Hay Camp Mesa.
Early morning shot looking across the valley towards the entrance to Mesa Verde NP
Closer view of the Mesa Verde road and the Sleeping Ute in the background. This mountain range is visable from a large portion of the four corners region. Always a beacon to look for when travelling.
I'm gonna continue this later.
I find your lack of faith in the force disturbing.
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I Continued up the FS roads towards Haycamp Mesa. The road towards the mesa was closed but I was able to play around on the deteriorating trail as it climbed up through the spruce and aspen. I went over a rise and began descending. That's when I realized I was in a bit over my head as I hopped down the boulder strewn trail. Not to worry. This isn't the GS. I was able to hop off, turn it around and climb back out. (without stalling!)
I took another breather on the way back down both to shed a layer and review the maps as most of the riding I was going to do this morning is closed.
I was able to backtrack the first leg of my journey which started at Cherry Creek FS road, west of Hesperus. The ascent to the old RailRoad Grade is a steep track through the woods. Once onto the railroad grade it is smooth sailing with some nice open stretches.
I decided to try to stay on the railroad grade until it intersected with La Plata Canyon, to the east. A mile or so past the intersection with Cherry Creek road it ends.
One more stop to review the maps.
I realize I have to go back onto Hwy 160 to be able to access La Plata Canyon. The little machine buzzed right along at speeds. Wouldn't want to do that all day, but for a few miles all was well.
I followed La Plata Canyon back to the intersection and hung a right up to the basin on the east(Columbo Basin?).
I was above treeline and heading towards some heavy clouds. My morning ride needed to end by the time I would get home, so it was time to turn around.
I stopped once more for lunch on the descent.
Blurry view up valley.
I'll post some more after the next journey.
I find your lack of faith in the force disturbing.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Another rush of last-minute shoppers are signing up for healthcare through the federal website on the last day to sign up for Obamacare, sort of.
As long as people get a start on the sign-up process they wont be penalized. Although they're strongly encouraged to fully get signed up by midnight, should they run into website glitches, they'll be granted a second chance.
Those people will be given a week extension.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics officials have set up three enrollment centers to help people sign-up locally. The centers offer in-person and over-the-phone help.
Earlier today a rush of online shoppers temporarily shut-down the enrollment website. Officials say the best time to sign-up is after business hours.
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ASUS's freshly announced docking PadFone 2 phone/tablet hybrid will arrive in Europe and Asia before the end of December, complete with a newly-designed dock that can hold the smartphone even if shaken violently. The clever bay - even though it lacks the protective door of the first-gen PadFone - is the result of 2.5 years of development time, and can withstand being bumped, smacked around, and generally mistreated. Check out the video demo of that after the cut.


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Carciofi a la Giuda
Being in Rome has given me some new perspective on the food situation in the United States. They say that the Jewish food of Rome is the oldest and most authentic, because it has stretched back so many thousands of years. Carciofa a la Giuda (Jewish style Artichokes) is a must-eat dish in Rome and is served in almost every food establishment. What is interesting about Roman Jewish cuisine is that it was born in the Ghetto, and is some of the simplest Italian fare that there is.
Street food in the Ghetto was a necessity. Many people did not even have kitchens, and would have to buy their food from the streets. Most of the food was fried, and just seasoned with salt and lemon.
It almost makes perfect sense right now to see how being strapped to the bare necessities brings out what is really important for nutrition and what is really convenient for preparation, in order to produce a real traditional recipe. I would not go so far to say that the present-day situation in the United States could ever be compared to the misery of life in the Jewish ghetto, where people were only let out between from dawn to dusk, but there is something to be learned from the example.
Lately there has been so much hype in the US about the economic crisis. Newspapers and magazines want to publish stories on "how to eat on a budget". It seems almost ludicrous to me to look at the way we sensationalize the situation, but never really get down to the bottom of it. Americans are so used to eating whatever they want whenever they want, that we do not come close to having an equivalent to Carciofi a la Giuda. "Experts" say eat locally and seasonally- well that seems obvious to me. We should have been doing that all along. Everywhere else in the world (before the influence of the SAD-Standard American Diet), people eat locally and seasonally because it is the only way to eat. There is nothing else available. Why should we pat ourselves on the back for that concept? It has to be more than that. We cannot try and "invent" a real traditional Fillinyourregionorcity dish; that is superficial and gross.
It will be interesting to see how we come out of this, what foods become important to us, and what we become famous for. If hamburgers and fries symbolize our domination of modern convenience, what will symbolize our economic collapse?