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NIGERIA POLITICIAN ARE INSANE AND DREAM KILLER SAYS RICHARD BRANSON The rich international businessman, Richard Branson, has lambasted the crop of leaders we have in Nigeria for their high level greed which, according to him, is killing big brands wishing to do business with the government of the country, for the growth of Nigeria’s economy. Below is the revelations by Mr.Branson on his experience in Nigeria… The chairman of Virgin Atlantic said: “…we have virgin’s ill-fated footsteps by setting up a new airline in Africa in conjunction with Nigerian government…the details of the doomed attempts to crack the Nigerianmarket in the 2000s is better imagined…we put …together a very good airline-the first airline in West Africa that was ever IOSA/IATA operational safety audit accredited but unfortunately it got tied down to the politics of the country…we led the airlines for 11 years… “ We fought daily battle against government agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us, politicians who saw the government 49% as a meal to seek for allkinds of favour…watchdogs (regulatory body) that didn’t know what to do andpersistently asking for bribes at any point…Nigeria people are generally nice but the politicians are very insane…that may be irony because the people make up the politicians … “ But those politicians are selfish…we did make N3billion for the federal government of Nigeria during the joint venture…realising that the government didn’t bring nothing to the table/partnership except dubious debts by the previous carrier, Nigeria Airways…The joint venture should have been the biggest African carrier by now if the partnership was allowed to grow, but the politicians KILLED it…Nigeriais a country we SHALL NEVERconsider to doing business again.. ”

CHICKS-FIL A'S GAY MARRIAGE BEEF

CHICKS-FIL-A'S GAY MARRIAGE BEEF The inventors of the chicken sandwich, Chick-Fil-A, are in hot water these days following comments made by their president, Dan Cathy, who said the company was "guilty as charged" in its stance against gaymarriage. The comments sparked a politicalfirestorm across the country, but a closer inspection of Chick-fil-A's roots and its political activities reveal it has made no secret of itsconservative values. The controversy began when Cathy elaborated on his "guilty ascharged" comment in an interview on the Atlanta radio program The Ken Coleman show. "I think we are inviting God's judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, 'We know better than you as to what constitutes a marriage." First the Jim Henson Co., which provided Muppets toys for Chick-fil-A kids meals, pulled its toys and its partnership with the restaurant. Then the mayors of Boston and Chicago expressed opposition to new Chick-fil-A outlets opening in their cities.

FOUNDING FATHERS YOU DIDNT BUILD THAT

FOUNDING FATHERS YOU DIDN'T BUILD THAT When President Obama said at a rally earlier month that "if you'vebeen successful, you didn't get there on your own … if you've got a business, you didn't build that," he started a political firestorm, and an opposing "I built that" campaign from Mitt Romney. But it turns out Obama didn't build that argument from scratch, either. And his commentsseem to be closer to the foundingfathers' principles than opponents might like to believe. As noticed by Reddit , Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine, two men who literally built the country, expressed similar sentiments in the 1700s. And, reading the passages suggests that they wouldn't take all the credit for founding the country, either. In a Christmas Day letter to Robert Morris in 1783, Franklin wrote that "the remissness of ourpeople in paying taxes is highly blameable," and that "all property…seems to me to be the creature of public convention." He continues: "All the Property that is necessaryto a man, for the conservation of the individual and the propagation of the species, is his natural right, which none can justly deprive him of: But all property superfluous to such purposes is the property of the publick, who, by their laws, have created it, and who may therefore by other laws dispose of it, whenever the welfare of thepublick shall demand such disposition. He that does not like civil society on these terms, let him retire and live among savages." Paine, in 1795's Agrarian Justice , puts it even more bluntly:"Personal property is the effect ofsociety; and it is as impossible foran individual to acquire personal property without the aid of society, as it is for him to make land originally." "Separate an individual from society, and give him an island ora continent to possess, and he cannot acquire personal property.He cannot be rich," he writes. Obama, Franklin, and Paine say it's OK to become rich through hard work—just don't trample on the people who helped make it happen. In the everlasting words of one Mister Spock, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."more history on nigeria famous tripe check out www.ollynation.wordpress.com

olympic game is on

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE OLYMPICS Olympics rings flag flies over Tower Bridge. The logo of five rings, linked to show unity between athletes on five continents, was designed in 1912 by the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin. Seven years in the making, not even the ever-present specter of miserable weather can dampen spirits now close to fever pitch in anticipation of Friday's opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Set to kick off at 9 p.m. local time,opening ceremonies promise to be a celebration of all things British, while featuring a parade of competitors from hundreds of countries, as well as decidedly odd-looking games mascots and staff garb. Lucky for the millions of spectators who will be tuning into the see the world's greatest athletes, this isn't the British capital's first time around the block when it comes to hosting a major international sporting event. The city has played host twice before for the summer in games in 1908 and again in 1948 Check out

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE OLYMPIC GAME

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE OLYMPICS Olympics rings flag flies over Tower Bridge. The logo of five rings, linked to show unity between athletes on five continents, was designed in 1912 by the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin. Seven years in the making, not even the ever-present specter of miserable weather can dampen spirits now close to fever pitch in anticipation of Friday's opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Set to kick off at 9 p.m. local time,opening ceremonies promise to be a celebration of all things British, while featuring a parade of competitors from hundreds of countries, as well as decidedly odd-looking games mascots and staff garb. Lucky for the millions of spectators who will be tuning into the see the world's greatest athletes, this isn't the British capital's first time around the block when it comes to hosting a major international sporting event. The city has played host twice before for the summer in games in 1908 and again in 1948

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE OLYMPIC GAME

THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE OLYMPICS Olympics rings flag flies over Tower Bridge. The logo of five rings, linked to show unity between athletes on five continents, was designed in 1912 by the founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin. Seven years in the making, not even the ever-present specter of miserable weather can dampen spirits now close to fever pitch in anticipation of Friday's opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London. Set to kick off at 9 p.m. local time,opening ceremonies promise to be a celebration of all things British, while featuring a parade of competitors from hundreds of countries, as well as decidedly odd-looking games mascots and staff garb. Lucky for the millions of spectators who will be tuning into the see the world's greatest athletes, this isn't the British capital's first time around the block when it comes to hosting a major international sporting event. The city has played host twice before for the summer in games in 1908 and again in 1948

No matter the roller coaster ride gas prices take us on, or perhaps due to it, consumers are steadily purchasing hybrid and electric vehicles. Highlights of the last year in electric and hybrid cars include a 164% increase in June 2012 sales, compared to June 2011. Folks at Kelley Blue Book expect hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) sales to slow a bit — but not nosedive — as gas prices decline. Movers and shakers in the alternative-energy car category include Lexus and Chevrolet. The Blue Book Market Report highlights a 500% increase in sales of the Lexus CT200h year-over-year. The Chevy Volt had a 200% year-over-year increase in sales. The Volt may be more popular because of its longer driving range — 379 miles; however, the Volt is not entirely electric, a sticking point for some of the EV hardliners. Toyota had a big year with its Prius,as well. Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst of automotive insights for Kelley Blue Book, said Prius sales surged “more than 300 percent from June of last year. The Prius has been in high demand since the introduction of the subcompact Prius c and wagon-esque Prius v. Sales numbers for thePrius look especially strong due to the inventory shortages that plagued Toyota at this time last year.” Not all EVs and hybrids had stellar years, though. The Blue Book reported the Honda CR-Z, Honda Insight, and Nissan Leaf had a bummer of a year, failing to reach the same figures from 2011. Check out Zach’s nifty Car Answers / EV Facts page for a side-by-side comparison of what’s on the market.

Fresh from clinching their veryfirst Olympic basketball berth in the just recently concluded FIBA qualifying tournament, Nigeria looks to settle their score against Africa rival Tunisia in the opening day of the men’s basketball tournament in the 2012 London Olympics. Backed up with NBA talents like Ike Diagu and Al-Farouq Aminu, the Nigerian salvaged the final Olympic berth after thwarting the heavy favored Dominican Republic 88-73. Meanwhile, Tunisia captured an automatic berth in the London Games after winning the gold medal in last year’s 2011 FIBA Africa championship. If we would only consider talent, Nigeria has the roster that could compete against tough teams from Europe andSouth America. However, Tunisia proved fromtime-to-time again that they can thrive against talented teams as they showed last year in their semifinal win against Nigeria and former African hoops powerhouse Angola. The Nigeria-Tunisia will be a physical game as emotions run high between the two African rivals. In the end, Nigeria will salvage their first and perhaps only victory in Group B, where Lithuania, Argentina, France, and the United States are also pitted.