There is a huge variation in salary levels among world leaders across the globe. Nobody earns as much as Singapore’s prime minister, though. In office since 2004, Lee Hsien Loong earned an astonishing $2,856,930 from 2008 to 2012 before taking a 28 percent paycut amid public unhappiness. Today his salary still amounts to $1.7 million U.S. dollars. That’s enough to pay the combined annual wage of the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom combined.
U.S. President Barack Obama follows a considerable distance behind – his annual salary amounts to $400,000. By international standards, that is still quite high. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper get paid $260,000 every year, just ahead of German leader Angela Merkel who earns an annual wage of $234,400. For the analysis click:Entrepreneur News Online.
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
6 Leadership Failures that Put your Company at Competitive Risk
1. The Glass Is Always Half Empty Be concerned if your senior leadership team is slow or not receptive enough to new ways of doing things. You might be winning now, but the marketplace can catch you by surprise at any time and you will begin to lose momentum quickly when it does. Competitors are always ready to beat you at your own game if you don’t stay on your toes. The fiercely competitive landscape requires constant forward thinking and the adoption of a survival mentality. Create a sense of urgency – not out of fear – but as a means to stretch the organization’s thinking. Always seeing the glass as half full will stimulate an environment of competition. When I walk into a leader’s office, the first thing I do is glance at their desk and book shelves to determine their state of mind. What are they reading and who is influencing their thinking? My goal is to identify their mindset, how they manage their time and what steps they are taking to identify the next big opportunity.
2. Without Preparation, Often Blindsided
Your senior leadership team should be optimistic about the company’s future and prepare itself to avoid being blindsided. When leaders are not receptive to change, and reflect negativity in their tone, body language and attitude, it’s a crisis waiting to happen. Senior leadership must embrace the mentality of change agent, constantly anticipating the unexpected with a healthy dose of skepticism. Every leader must be a change agent or soon they will face extinction – blindsided without preparation to competitive strategies and the evolution of the marketplace. For example, are your leaders prepared for the cultural demographic shift? Hispanics, Asians and African Americans will represent $4.2 trillion in purchasing power in the United States by 2019. In just four short years, they will represent nearly 27% of the U.S. total, according to the Selig Centre for Economic Growth at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Unfortunately, the majority of organizations are not anticipating and preparing themselves for this cultural shift in their business models – and what it means to their talent pipeline and the positioning of their brands. This puts their organizations, their brands and their retention of top talent at risk as the demographics of the marketplace change and they lack the preparation to change with it.
3. Not Courageous Enough With Their Thinking
Today’s unpredictable market demands courageous thinking from its leaders. If your senior leadership team is not passionate enough to explore endless possibilities for your company, then its ability to grow and compete is limited. Senior leadership must have the belief in its people and clients to become potent pioneers in the organization and trailblazers in the industry they serve. It’s their responsibility to build high performance teams and push the boundaries to see and seize opportunities previously unseen in the marketplace to elevate consumer trust and loyalty. As Steve Jobs said, “You have to have a lot of passion for what you are doing because it is so hard. If you don’t, any rational person would give up.” In other words, if your leadership doesn’t give it everything they’ve got, your company’s value proposition will quickly become irrelevant. Read more on Entrepreneur News Online
2. Without Preparation, Often Blindsided
Your senior leadership team should be optimistic about the company’s future and prepare itself to avoid being blindsided. When leaders are not receptive to change, and reflect negativity in their tone, body language and attitude, it’s a crisis waiting to happen. Senior leadership must embrace the mentality of change agent, constantly anticipating the unexpected with a healthy dose of skepticism. Every leader must be a change agent or soon they will face extinction – blindsided without preparation to competitive strategies and the evolution of the marketplace. For example, are your leaders prepared for the cultural demographic shift? Hispanics, Asians and African Americans will represent $4.2 trillion in purchasing power in the United States by 2019. In just four short years, they will represent nearly 27% of the U.S. total, according to the Selig Centre for Economic Growth at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. Unfortunately, the majority of organizations are not anticipating and preparing themselves for this cultural shift in their business models – and what it means to their talent pipeline and the positioning of their brands. This puts their organizations, their brands and their retention of top talent at risk as the demographics of the marketplace change and they lack the preparation to change with it.
3. Not Courageous Enough With Their Thinking
Today’s unpredictable market demands courageous thinking from its leaders. If your senior leadership team is not passionate enough to explore endless possibilities for your company, then its ability to grow and compete is limited. Senior leadership must have the belief in its people and clients to become potent pioneers in the organization and trailblazers in the industry they serve. It’s their responsibility to build high performance teams and push the boundaries to see and seize opportunities previously unseen in the marketplace to elevate consumer trust and loyalty. As Steve Jobs said, “You have to have a lot of passion for what you are doing because it is so hard. If you don’t, any rational person would give up.” In other words, if your leadership doesn’t give it everything they’ve got, your company’s value proposition will quickly become irrelevant. Read more on Entrepreneur News Online
Meet Africa's Most Successful Woman: Mo Abudu
Mo Abudu, a 50 year-old Nigerian media entrepreneur and talk show host,
is the founder of Ebony Life TV, a fast-growing black African
multi-broadcast entertainment network, which showcases informative and
entertaining programmes that portray Africa at its best. Abudu, who has
been described by international news outlets as ‘Africa’s Africa’, is
keen in her resolve to rewrite Africa’s story. And it’s time you took
notice. In a recent email interview, she recounts her entrepreneurial
journey and reflects on the lessons she has learned along the way.
You are the host of ‘Moments with Mo’, one of the most successful syndicated talk shows on African regional television. And now you run an African television network. Walk me through your journey as a media entrepreneur
My passion to help change the narrative about Africa began to grow as
far back as when I was a teenager living in the UK, schooling in
Tunbridge Wells in Kent, a town that had just a few blacks at the time.
As I have said many times in the past, here, I had to learn to stand up
for myself, to defend my identity and my race in an environment where
you continually got asked the most ridiculous and mind-boggling
questions like “Do you guys live in trees and holes in Africa?” “Do you
guys dance around fires?” “What do you eat for breakfast?” Very ignorant
questions. Those sort of questions could either make or break your
spirit but I was very determined that I was going to stay strong. This
kind of afro-pessimism simply fuelled a burning, deep-seated desire in
my subconscious to one day help to rewrite the African story; to get
people to talk about the issues that affect our society and to tell the
African narrative in a contemporary and interesting way; to change the
perception the world had of us; to let the world know that in spite of
our challenges as a developing continent, Africans are not a bunch of
savages but mostly a breed of gifted and remarkable people. So, after my
education and a flourishing modelling career in the UK, I returned to
Nigeria in my late twenties. My children had reached their teens; I had
begun enjoying a successful career as Head of Human Resources and
Administration for oil giant, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria
Limited (ExxonMobil). I always say that this experience at ExxonMobil
was the best thing that happened to me at that time because the job gave
me an invaluable understanding of corporate structure and business
discipline, which would eventually prove very useful in my future
business endeavours, to include the Protea Hotel Oakwood Park, of which I
remain a shareholder and director; Vic Lawrence & Associates, now
one of Nigeria’s leading outsourcing firms, where I also remain founder,
and so on. For more interview click Nigerian Entrepreneur News.
You are the host of ‘Moments with Mo’, one of the most successful syndicated talk shows on African regional television. And now you run an African television network. Walk me through your journey as a media entrepreneur
My passion to help change the narrative about Africa began to grow as
far back as when I was a teenager living in the UK, schooling in
Tunbridge Wells in Kent, a town that had just a few blacks at the time.
As I have said many times in the past, here, I had to learn to stand up
for myself, to defend my identity and my race in an environment where
you continually got asked the most ridiculous and mind-boggling
questions like “Do you guys live in trees and holes in Africa?” “Do you
guys dance around fires?” “What do you eat for breakfast?” Very ignorant
questions. Those sort of questions could either make or break your
spirit but I was very determined that I was going to stay strong. This
kind of afro-pessimism simply fuelled a burning, deep-seated desire in
my subconscious to one day help to rewrite the African story; to get
people to talk about the issues that affect our society and to tell the
African narrative in a contemporary and interesting way; to change the
perception the world had of us; to let the world know that in spite of
our challenges as a developing continent, Africans are not a bunch of
savages but mostly a breed of gifted and remarkable people. So, after my
education and a flourishing modelling career in the UK, I returned to
Nigeria in my late twenties. My children had reached their teens; I had
begun enjoying a successful career as Head of Human Resources and
Administration for oil giant, Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria
Limited (ExxonMobil). I always say that this experience at ExxonMobil
was the best thing that happened to me at that time because the job gave
me an invaluable understanding of corporate structure and business
discipline, which would eventually prove very useful in my future
business endeavours, to include the Protea Hotel Oakwood Park, of which I
remain a shareholder and director; Vic Lawrence & Associates, now
one of Nigeria’s leading outsourcing firms, where I also remain founder,
and so on. For more interview click Nigerian Entrepreneur News.
The 30 Year-Old Nigerian Mobile Phone Entrepreneur who is Challenging Apple in Africa
Michael Akindele, a 30 year-old Nigerian, is a director and a co-founder
of SOLO Phone, an experience-driven digital content and smartphone
company focused on delivering the best content and services on the
mobile platform to African consumers.
SOLO Phone, which was established in Nigeria in 2012, is an experience-driven mobile device manufacturer which aims to provide the best content and services to the African consumer at an affordable price. The company manufactures smartphones priced at $150, bundled with free music of up to 20 million songs licensed from Sony, Universal and Warner. SOLO also recently launched a Video-On-Demand App available to all Android devices in Nigeria which offers the latest Nollywood and Hollywood movies from global movie studios.
In a forbes recent chat with Akindele where he recounted his entrepreneurial journey and explained why he feels SOLO phones will give other smartphones a run for their money.
What’s your personal and professional background?
I was born August 29, 1984 in Washington D.C., to Nigerian parents. At the age of 2 years old, my family moved to Nigeria and spent the next 10 years in Ibadan. At the age of 12, my family returned to the US where I continued my education in Alexandria, Virginia. After graduating from T.C. Williams High School, I attended George Mason University in Fairfax, VA where I received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the Volgneau School of Engineering with a focus on Computer Science and Information Technology. I also received a minor in Business Administration from George Mason’s School of Management. While at George Mason I was a member of the Track & Field Team and competed in the hurdles and middle distance running events. Being an athlete on a Division I Track & Field team gave me the confidence I needed to take on events outside of sports and a chance to win. Two days after graduating from George Mason I began my career as a Technology Consultant with Accenture. I gained valuable professional experience from being a Technology Analyst with Accenture. While at Accenture, I started working on a project, which quickly progressed and birthed The Apprentice: Africa. A business partner and myself successfully licensed an American reality game show from Mark Burnett Productions for the Sub-Saharan media market, which featured real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump. I returned to Nigeria January 2007 and was part of a team that developed, produced and distributed the African edition of an 18 week reality show titled The Apprentice: Africa that had a strong following in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. For more click Nigerian Entrepreneur News:
SOLO Phone, which was established in Nigeria in 2012, is an experience-driven mobile device manufacturer which aims to provide the best content and services to the African consumer at an affordable price. The company manufactures smartphones priced at $150, bundled with free music of up to 20 million songs licensed from Sony, Universal and Warner. SOLO also recently launched a Video-On-Demand App available to all Android devices in Nigeria which offers the latest Nollywood and Hollywood movies from global movie studios.
In a forbes recent chat with Akindele where he recounted his entrepreneurial journey and explained why he feels SOLO phones will give other smartphones a run for their money.
What’s your personal and professional background?
I was born August 29, 1984 in Washington D.C., to Nigerian parents. At the age of 2 years old, my family moved to Nigeria and spent the next 10 years in Ibadan. At the age of 12, my family returned to the US where I continued my education in Alexandria, Virginia. After graduating from T.C. Williams High School, I attended George Mason University in Fairfax, VA where I received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from the Volgneau School of Engineering with a focus on Computer Science and Information Technology. I also received a minor in Business Administration from George Mason’s School of Management. While at George Mason I was a member of the Track & Field Team and competed in the hurdles and middle distance running events. Being an athlete on a Division I Track & Field team gave me the confidence I needed to take on events outside of sports and a chance to win. Two days after graduating from George Mason I began my career as a Technology Consultant with Accenture. I gained valuable professional experience from being a Technology Analyst with Accenture. While at Accenture, I started working on a project, which quickly progressed and birthed The Apprentice: Africa. A business partner and myself successfully licensed an American reality game show from Mark Burnett Productions for the Sub-Saharan media market, which featured real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump. I returned to Nigeria January 2007 and was part of a team that developed, produced and distributed the African edition of an 18 week reality show titled The Apprentice: Africa that had a strong following in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. For more click Nigerian Entrepreneur News:
Sunday, 30 November 2014
The future technology in our car
The year is 2020. It’s cold outside, so before you leave the office you turn on your car’s heater with your smartphone. As soon as you enter your car, the intelligent infotainment centre automatically selects your favourite music to play during the drive home, and the car pulls away without you needing to do anything.
The good thing to know is there’s no need to stop for petrol as the car has been drawing power from the building while it was parked, and is now fully charged. Soon it joins the motorway and drives safely in a close proximity with other cars – almost bumper-to-bumper, and close enough to alarm a driver from the year 2014. But you’re not alarmed: you know your car is constantly communicating with other vehicles, the road, traffic monitoring systems and its own sensors, and will respond faster than any human if another vehicle brakes or swerves.
This world of intelligent, self-driving cars is closer to reality than you might think. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, recently said: "By 2020, aided by wireless and cloud-based technologies, Nissan will offer our customers enhanced safety and a wide variety of new conveniences like accident-avoiding driving intervention technologies, electric vehicle charging reservations, or a music player that adapts to the listener's moods."
You need only look at Nissan’s current line-up of cars to get a glimpse of how some of these technologies might work in practice. The Note, Qashqai and X-Trail and several other vehicles all come with innovative Nissan Safety Shield features – the building blocks of the car of the future.
The Lane Departure Warning System, for example, sounds alerts to sleepy or distracted drivers if they’re creeping outside their lane. Like the Blind Spot Warning and Moving Object Detection systems, which are designed to prevent collisions with other vehicles and anything darting behind the car as you’re reversing, it makes use of a single, intelligent self-cleaning camera on the rear of the car.
“If you look at the level of technology in our cars compared to our competitors, we are offering an amount of premium technology in terms of navigation or connected cars from all entry points,” says Guillaume Masurel, Marketing Director at Nissan Motor GB. “We’re always trying to push boundaries and making them accessible.”
These technologies also include Forward Emergency Braking and Emergency Steering systems, which can take control of a car in moments of crisis. Nissan has also demonstrated a car that can drive through a junction without hitting traffic, as well as a prototype autonomous LEAF that can automatically change lanes, overtake slower or stopped vehicles, stop at red lines, and more. An array or lasers, radar and cameras allows it to detect objects from 650ft away, and provides it with a 360 degree awareness of its surroundings – an ability known as ‘computer vision’.
Autonomous cars will eventually be able to connect with roads, traffic lights, junctions and smart transport systems throughout the course of a journey. Information about driving conditions, closures, queues and even landmarks could be relayed to the driver by an augmented reality windscreen, with the car able to suggest and select alternative routes.
In the near-term, all new cars in Europe will be required to alert the emergency services if their on-board sensors detect that a crash has occurred, and more people are likely to install event data recorders (EDRs) that monitor their driving habits, allowing them to benefit from reduced insurance premiums. Nissan has also announced a smartwatch for drivers of Nissan Nismo cars, which can capture biometric data via a heart rate monitor and other such features which one day could vastly change how we interact with our cars.
Touchscreen dashboard ‘infotainment’ systems are bound to become more advanced in the future, as autonomous cars free us from the need to operate the car’s controls. NissanConnect is already one of the smartest systems available, bringing apps to the dash and allowing you to stay connected to the outside world from inside your car. Nissan have even made it possible for LEAF owners to communicate with their car remotely by using a phone app which can check the status of the battery, activating the heater prior to getting in, finding local charging stations, and more.
Smartphone apps that let you instruct your car to park itself are also in development, along with wireless charging parking spaces for electric vehicles and ‘Vehicle-To-Building’ energy transfer systems. If there’s a fault with your vehicle you might even be able to fix it by downloading software over the internet rather than taking it to a garage. That might seem futuristic now, but one day it will be the norm for millions of drivers – including you, perhaps.
Culled from MSN News.
The good thing to know is there’s no need to stop for petrol as the car has been drawing power from the building while it was parked, and is now fully charged. Soon it joins the motorway and drives safely in a close proximity with other cars – almost bumper-to-bumper, and close enough to alarm a driver from the year 2014. But you’re not alarmed: you know your car is constantly communicating with other vehicles, the road, traffic monitoring systems and its own sensors, and will respond faster than any human if another vehicle brakes or swerves.
This world of intelligent, self-driving cars is closer to reality than you might think. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, recently said: "By 2020, aided by wireless and cloud-based technologies, Nissan will offer our customers enhanced safety and a wide variety of new conveniences like accident-avoiding driving intervention technologies, electric vehicle charging reservations, or a music player that adapts to the listener's moods."
You need only look at Nissan’s current line-up of cars to get a glimpse of how some of these technologies might work in practice. The Note, Qashqai and X-Trail and several other vehicles all come with innovative Nissan Safety Shield features – the building blocks of the car of the future.
The Lane Departure Warning System, for example, sounds alerts to sleepy or distracted drivers if they’re creeping outside their lane. Like the Blind Spot Warning and Moving Object Detection systems, which are designed to prevent collisions with other vehicles and anything darting behind the car as you’re reversing, it makes use of a single, intelligent self-cleaning camera on the rear of the car.
“If you look at the level of technology in our cars compared to our competitors, we are offering an amount of premium technology in terms of navigation or connected cars from all entry points,” says Guillaume Masurel, Marketing Director at Nissan Motor GB. “We’re always trying to push boundaries and making them accessible.”
These technologies also include Forward Emergency Braking and Emergency Steering systems, which can take control of a car in moments of crisis. Nissan has also demonstrated a car that can drive through a junction without hitting traffic, as well as a prototype autonomous LEAF that can automatically change lanes, overtake slower or stopped vehicles, stop at red lines, and more. An array or lasers, radar and cameras allows it to detect objects from 650ft away, and provides it with a 360 degree awareness of its surroundings – an ability known as ‘computer vision’.
Autonomous cars will eventually be able to connect with roads, traffic lights, junctions and smart transport systems throughout the course of a journey. Information about driving conditions, closures, queues and even landmarks could be relayed to the driver by an augmented reality windscreen, with the car able to suggest and select alternative routes.
In the near-term, all new cars in Europe will be required to alert the emergency services if their on-board sensors detect that a crash has occurred, and more people are likely to install event data recorders (EDRs) that monitor their driving habits, allowing them to benefit from reduced insurance premiums. Nissan has also announced a smartwatch for drivers of Nissan Nismo cars, which can capture biometric data via a heart rate monitor and other such features which one day could vastly change how we interact with our cars.
Touchscreen dashboard ‘infotainment’ systems are bound to become more advanced in the future, as autonomous cars free us from the need to operate the car’s controls. NissanConnect is already one of the smartest systems available, bringing apps to the dash and allowing you to stay connected to the outside world from inside your car. Nissan have even made it possible for LEAF owners to communicate with their car remotely by using a phone app which can check the status of the battery, activating the heater prior to getting in, finding local charging stations, and more.
Smartphone apps that let you instruct your car to park itself are also in development, along with wireless charging parking spaces for electric vehicles and ‘Vehicle-To-Building’ energy transfer systems. If there’s a fault with your vehicle you might even be able to fix it by downloading software over the internet rather than taking it to a garage. That might seem futuristic now, but one day it will be the norm for millions of drivers – including you, perhaps.
Culled from MSN News.
Friday, 28 November 2014
Ladies Breast Sucking is very good for you
The female oranges, also known as “the twins” or “the girls”, have remained the most conspicuous and attractive of all the features of the female. Perhaps, its strategic positioning and function adds to its importance in the life of every woman.
Besides the age long biological function of the bre’asts as a source of food and nourishment for babies, the bre’ast is also a major source of séxual attraction for the male specie, just as it is also a key séxual organ for the woman, highly sensitive to stimulation. The fact that they come in various shapes and sizes, further add to their uniqueness and endearing place in our hearts as humans.
The bre’asts have been known to give immense pleasure to both men and women during rough play…
In fact, some women have reportedly disclosed that they are capable of achieving org-asm even when thoroughly stimulated through sucking and caressing of the bre’asts alone. Though, because of this highly sensitive nature, some women find it very uncomfortable or even painful to submit their twin girls to constant séxual manipulation of any kind.
Interestingly, men are constantly drawn to the bre’asts. A lot of this attraction has been attributed to psychological composition, perception and beliefs. For, pray, why would a full grown man be obsessed with su’cking some mounds of milkless bre’asts? I don’t often get logical answers to this question when I ask. The function of the bre’asts in se’xual behaviour has been attributed to human Face-to-Face copulation that is unusual among other mammals. Since the bre’ast already serves the function of mother-infant bonding, then it is also excellent for male/female bonding, says an argument. After all, it is just within reach.
For those familiar with some of the social media platforms, you would have come across a particular message that has been making the rounds for a couple of years now. Purportedly attributed to the BBC as source, this message usually springs out during the cancer awareness months and in support of cancer prevention campaign. As expected, it elicits a wide range of controversies from both men and women, from humour to disdain and se’xual innuendoes, while some others believe the content hook, line and sinker. The purported message is claimed to have been issued by the Ministry of Health in the fight against breast cancer.
Interestingly, men are constantly drawn to the bre’asts. A lot of this attraction has been attributed to psychological composition, perception and beliefs. For, pray, why would a full grown man be obsessed with su’cking some mounds of milkless bre’asts? I don’t often get logical answers to this question when I ask. The function of the bre’asts in se’xual behaviour has been attributed to human Face-to-Face copulation that is unusual among other mammals. Since the bre’ast already serves the function of mother-infant bonding, then it is also excellent for male/female bonding, says an argument. After all, it is just within reach.
For those familiar with some of the social media platforms, you would have come across a particular message that has been making the rounds for a couple of years now. Purportedly attributed to the BBC as source, this message usually springs out during the cancer awareness months and in support of cancer prevention campaign. As expected, it elicits a wide range of controversies from both men and women, from humour to disdain and se’xual innuendoes, while some others believe the content hook, line and sinker. The purported message is claimed to have been issued by the Ministry of Health in the fight against breast cancer.
One of the versions I have received read thus:
Very soon, women will be paying men to have their brea’sts su’cked! According to a report on BBC website, Doctors recommend that women reduce the risk of getting bre’ast cancer by having their brea’sts su’cked thoroughly and vigorously. It is said that regular sucking of the bre’ast lowers the risk level that tends to build up lumps leading to bre’ast cancer. The breast must be su’cked as often as possible. Help women fight bre’ast cancer today. Men, please do your part and su’ck a bre’ast now! And women, please endeavour to make it available regularly…… This message is from the Ministry of Health in the fight against bre’ast cancer.
I have tried several times without success to get a confirmation for this story on the mentioned websites including cancer.org and some others in related fields. But perhaps, someone out there knows the original and authentic source of this message? Please share it with us!
As interesting as this message may be, as well as the different responses it receives anytime it is being passed around, depending on which side of the divide you find yourself, I am more worried about the health implications attached. Cancer is not something to make jokes out of as it claims millions of lives across the world every year. Again, some frightened lady who hitherto was not in favour of bre’ast su’cking may easily submit herself to torture with the belief that she is suffering for a good reason. Please, let us not confuse issues. Bre’ast fe’eding is not the same as breast sucking. Breast feeding is the process of feeding new born and infants with bre’ast milk. It is this that has been medically proven to be of immense benefit to both mother and child and can prevent bre’ast cancer. There are no scientifically proven studies indicating that bre’ast su’cking is of any medical benefit to the the woman whose bre’ast is being sucked or the person doing the sucking.
However, what has been scientifically proven is the fact that bre’ast su’cking when properly performed is of immense pleasure to the woman and may sometime on its own lead to orgasm or when combined with some other forms of séxual stimulation will help a woman to achieve orgasm quicker. Again, neither has any research shown that bre’ast su’cking can give a woman cancer.
So ladies, please relax and allow your guys do the job for you. if you are not enjoying the way he is doing it, tell him. I can assure you, it’s a win-win situation
>Very soon, women will be paying men to have their brea’sts su’cked! According to a report on BBC website, Doctors recommend that women reduce the risk of getting bre’ast cancer by having their brea’sts su’cked thoroughly and vigorously. It is said that regular sucking of the bre’ast lowers the risk level that tends to build up lumps leading to bre’ast cancer. The breast must be su’cked as often as possible. Help women fight bre’ast cancer today. Men, please do your part and su’ck a bre’ast now! And women, please endeavour to make it available regularly…… This message is from the Ministry of Health in the fight against bre’ast cancer.
I have tried several times without success to get a confirmation for this story on the mentioned websites including cancer.org and some others in related fields. But perhaps, someone out there knows the original and authentic source of this message? Please share it with us!
As interesting as this message may be, as well as the different responses it receives anytime it is being passed around, depending on which side of the divide you find yourself, I am more worried about the health implications attached. Cancer is not something to make jokes out of as it claims millions of lives across the world every year. Again, some frightened lady who hitherto was not in favour of bre’ast su’cking may easily submit herself to torture with the belief that she is suffering for a good reason. Please, let us not confuse issues. Bre’ast fe’eding is not the same as breast sucking. Breast feeding is the process of feeding new born and infants with bre’ast milk. It is this that has been medically proven to be of immense benefit to both mother and child and can prevent bre’ast cancer. There are no scientifically proven studies indicating that bre’ast su’cking is of any medical benefit to the the woman whose bre’ast is being sucked or the person doing the sucking.
However, what has been scientifically proven is the fact that bre’ast su’cking when properly performed is of immense pleasure to the woman and may sometime on its own lead to orgasm or when combined with some other forms of séxual stimulation will help a woman to achieve orgasm quicker. Again, neither has any research shown that bre’ast su’cking can give a woman cancer.
So ladies, please relax and allow your guys do the job for you. if you are not enjoying the way he is doing it, tell him. I can assure you, it’s a win-win situation
Culled from News in Nigeria.
Why I showed my boobs instead of bra
Controversial actress cum singer, Cossy Orjiakor, who seems to derive pleasure from flaunting her God-given gifts in the open, is at it again. This time, she is in the news as a result of her daring presence in the just concluded Halloween held in Lagos recently.
CossyThe sexy actress, who went to the event bra less, told Matinee why she chose not to wear bra to the event. Hear her, “Actually, a friend of mine and her husband invited me to the event and I decided to go with one of my craziest costumes which I have not worn for a long time.The top has a very tiny hock in the chest and if I should wear bra, my bra will be exposed. So, I decided to show my boobs instead of my bra. I think people would prefer to see the boobs instead of bra. You, which one will you prefer to see?” she asked our reporter.“The funny thing is that, the very first time I stepped out bra less, I got pips freaking out. Everybody wanted to have pictures with me. Then I got bitten by the Egyptian vampire, these boobs are simply amazing, bra less in Halloween” she added.
Culled from Vanguard Nigeria.
Nigeria Unrest: Kano Mosque Explosions 'Kill Dozens'
Dozens of people have been killed in
explosions during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian
city of Kano, reports say.
Many more people have been hurt, with one rescue official putting casualty figures at just under 200.
The Central Mosque is where the influential Muslim leader, the Emir of Kano, usually leads prayers.
The emir recently called for people to arm themselves against Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
The group has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009 and has killed more than 2,000 people this year, rights groups say.
'People screaming'
Some reports said there was gunfire in Kano after the explosions.
The rescue official, speaking to Agence France-Presse, put the casualty toll at 64 dead and 126 hurt, although this has not been independently confirmed.
Culled from BBC News.
10 movies guaranteed to get you in the mood for Christmas
The supermarkets are already filling up with advent calendars, your next-door neighbour is planning their epic Christmas lights strategy and, for some reason, you really fancy a mince pie. This can all only mean one thing: Christmas is coming!
In preparation, we've lovingly arranged our favourite top 10 Christmas movies for you to enjoy, including Dickensian Muppets, home alone eight-year olds, and reluctant Santas – get stuck into these festive favourites…
1. Muppet Christmas Carol
It's one of the most adapted stories of all time, but when it comes to A Christmas Carol, our favourite version is courtesy of The Muppets. Narrated by our faithful duo Rizzo and Gonzo, the Dickens tale is brought back to life with Michael Caine playing the ultimate Scrooge. Great songs, laughs and spooks, join Kermit and co. for some genuine, Christmassy, movie magic. Plus new film, The Muppets Most Wanted lands on NOW TV in December!
2. The Santa Clause
When he isn't taking Buzz Lightyear to Infinity and Beyond, Tim Allen has a part-time job on the side: being Father Christmas. After his character Scott Calvin accidentally knocks Mr Clause off his roof one Yuletide Eve, it's up to Scott to fill in the now-vacant position. Some scrapes, capers and one thick white beard later, and Santa's back in town.
3. Love Actually
This romantic comedy epic tells 10 stories of the heart, as a stellar cast of lovelorn Brits (Colin Firth, Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant, to name a modest few) try and find their meaning of love in the run up to the 25th December. So, can ageing rock star Billy Mack get to Christmas No.1? Is the Prime Minister falling for his secretary? And can a little boy get the girl at school to notice him? Sit back and enjoy the unrelenting number of cameos, featuring some of TV and film’s most adored actors. There's everything to play for in Richard Curtis' modern classic.
4. Elf
Despite its young years, Will Ferrell's starring turn as a Santa's helper with a heart of gold transformed Elf into a cult classic in 2003. Nowadays, Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without a festive dose of Ferrell’s comedy one-liners: “I just like to smile! Smiling’s my favourite”, “You stink. You smell like beef and cheese! You don’t smell like Santa”. As you would expect, it’s a barrel of laughs and one of the main reasons we can’t wait for the festive season to start… and why we’re guilty of watching Elf all year round.
5. Jack Frost
Jack Frost has all the classic attributes for the perfect family Christmas movie. It’s a touching story which follows a dad come back to life through a wisecracking snowman, voiced by Michael Keaton, who delivers everything you would expect from a feel-good Christmas drama that brings things all back to family.
6. Home Alone
This classic from Christopher Columbus is now over 20 years old, but still a Christmas necessity. Still hilarious after all these years, young Kevin McCallister gets more than he bargained for when he accidentally gets left behind while his family enjoy their Christmas vacation abroad. Home Alone introduced us to one of the world’s most famous child stars, Macauley Calkin, and the series has had a special place in our hearts ever since. One, two, three: “KEVIN!”
7. Miracle on 34th Street
The movie has been made many times over now, but the 1947 classic is still one of our favourites. The mysteriously named Kris Kringle is named the new Santa of department store Macy's after getting the previous one fired for drinking on the job. When the vengeful ex-Santa sets Kris up to be arrested, an epic court battle takes place to prove that Kris is actually the real Father Christmas.
8. Die Hard
When you think of Christmas, a few major things should come to mind every time: turkey, tinsel, and Bruce Willis in a vest. Yes, the festive season may be about good will to all men, but for movie fans worldwide, it's also about evading a heist in a hotel led by the charismatically evil Hans Gruber. Happy yippee ki-holidays!
9. Frozen – coming soon to NOW TV
Take some catchy musical numbers, a couple of frustrated princesses and a moose called Sven, and you’ll have the makings of this wintry Disney favourite. It’s based on The Snow Queen, a Hans Christian Anderson tale, but Disney have upped the quota of singing snowmen. Can sisters Elsa and Anna rule over Arendelle and regain the close relationship they once had – even though Elsa’s magical powers could seriously hurt the people she loves? Settle in with a yule log and get ready to sing your heart out. No need to put the heating on, though – the cold never bothered us anyway…
10. Gremlins
What's a bit of Christmas cheer without being massively creeped out before turkey time? The product of the power-trio of Chris Columbus's screenplay, production by Steven Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante, this black comic fantasy swiftly turns into a horror when a young inventor accidentally feeds his new pet after midnight. Funny, frightening, and devilishly dark, Gremlins is the perfect twisted fairy tale.
Culled from MSN News.
In preparation, we've lovingly arranged our favourite top 10 Christmas movies for you to enjoy, including Dickensian Muppets, home alone eight-year olds, and reluctant Santas – get stuck into these festive favourites…
1. Muppet Christmas Carol
It's one of the most adapted stories of all time, but when it comes to A Christmas Carol, our favourite version is courtesy of The Muppets. Narrated by our faithful duo Rizzo and Gonzo, the Dickens tale is brought back to life with Michael Caine playing the ultimate Scrooge. Great songs, laughs and spooks, join Kermit and co. for some genuine, Christmassy, movie magic. Plus new film, The Muppets Most Wanted lands on NOW TV in December!
2. The Santa Clause
When he isn't taking Buzz Lightyear to Infinity and Beyond, Tim Allen has a part-time job on the side: being Father Christmas. After his character Scott Calvin accidentally knocks Mr Clause off his roof one Yuletide Eve, it's up to Scott to fill in the now-vacant position. Some scrapes, capers and one thick white beard later, and Santa's back in town.
3. Love Actually
This romantic comedy epic tells 10 stories of the heart, as a stellar cast of lovelorn Brits (Colin Firth, Alan Rickman and Hugh Grant, to name a modest few) try and find their meaning of love in the run up to the 25th December. So, can ageing rock star Billy Mack get to Christmas No.1? Is the Prime Minister falling for his secretary? And can a little boy get the girl at school to notice him? Sit back and enjoy the unrelenting number of cameos, featuring some of TV and film’s most adored actors. There's everything to play for in Richard Curtis' modern classic.
4. Elf
Despite its young years, Will Ferrell's starring turn as a Santa's helper with a heart of gold transformed Elf into a cult classic in 2003. Nowadays, Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without a festive dose of Ferrell’s comedy one-liners: “I just like to smile! Smiling’s my favourite”, “You stink. You smell like beef and cheese! You don’t smell like Santa”. As you would expect, it’s a barrel of laughs and one of the main reasons we can’t wait for the festive season to start… and why we’re guilty of watching Elf all year round.
5. Jack Frost
Jack Frost has all the classic attributes for the perfect family Christmas movie. It’s a touching story which follows a dad come back to life through a wisecracking snowman, voiced by Michael Keaton, who delivers everything you would expect from a feel-good Christmas drama that brings things all back to family.
6. Home Alone
This classic from Christopher Columbus is now over 20 years old, but still a Christmas necessity. Still hilarious after all these years, young Kevin McCallister gets more than he bargained for when he accidentally gets left behind while his family enjoy their Christmas vacation abroad. Home Alone introduced us to one of the world’s most famous child stars, Macauley Calkin, and the series has had a special place in our hearts ever since. One, two, three: “KEVIN!”
7. Miracle on 34th Street
The movie has been made many times over now, but the 1947 classic is still one of our favourites. The mysteriously named Kris Kringle is named the new Santa of department store Macy's after getting the previous one fired for drinking on the job. When the vengeful ex-Santa sets Kris up to be arrested, an epic court battle takes place to prove that Kris is actually the real Father Christmas.
8. Die Hard
When you think of Christmas, a few major things should come to mind every time: turkey, tinsel, and Bruce Willis in a vest. Yes, the festive season may be about good will to all men, but for movie fans worldwide, it's also about evading a heist in a hotel led by the charismatically evil Hans Gruber. Happy yippee ki-holidays!
9. Frozen – coming soon to NOW TV
Take some catchy musical numbers, a couple of frustrated princesses and a moose called Sven, and you’ll have the makings of this wintry Disney favourite. It’s based on The Snow Queen, a Hans Christian Anderson tale, but Disney have upped the quota of singing snowmen. Can sisters Elsa and Anna rule over Arendelle and regain the close relationship they once had – even though Elsa’s magical powers could seriously hurt the people she loves? Settle in with a yule log and get ready to sing your heart out. No need to put the heating on, though – the cold never bothered us anyway…
10. Gremlins
What's a bit of Christmas cheer without being massively creeped out before turkey time? The product of the power-trio of Chris Columbus's screenplay, production by Steven Spielberg and directed by Joe Dante, this black comic fantasy swiftly turns into a horror when a young inventor accidentally feeds his new pet after midnight. Funny, frightening, and devilishly dark, Gremlins is the perfect twisted fairy tale.
Culled from MSN News.
Thursday, 27 November 2014
David Cameron to tell EU: cut all tax credits to migrants
Migrants from the European Union will have to work in Britain for a minimum of four years before they can claim benefits, David Cameron will propose on Friday in a major speech setting out a vision of how the EU can control the free movement of workers – and how he is willing to leave the union if he does not get his way.
In an attempt to restore his shattered credibility on immigration, the prime minister will say that Britain’s EU membership is now dependent on nation states being able to withhold almost all benefits from EU migrants.
The proposal – which would affect more than 300,000 EU migrants working in Britain and claiming tax credits – is designed to reduce the disparities in takehome pay between that earned by EU migrants working in Britain and in their birthplace, and is aimed squarely at the low-skilled end of the labour market.
The plan to make Britain a less attractive place is an implicit acknowledgement that cutting back on EU migrants’ access to out-of-work benefits – the main thrust of coalition policy so far – is ineffective, since migrants come to work rather than as “benefit tourists”. The proposal, which would require a rewriting of the EU’s social security rules, and possibly treaties, is to be delivered in an address in the West Midlands and will in effect set out Cameron’s terms for recommending Britain continue its 41-year-old membership of the EU in a referendum scheduled for 2017.
Insisting his proposals are not outlandish and deserve to be heard, Cameron will promise: “I will negotiate a cut to EU migration and make welfare reform an absolute requirement in renegotiation.”
Significantly, Cameron has held back from calling for an emergency brake to give nation states power to block EU migrants if there is an unexpectedly large surge of migrants.
His proposals are therefore predicated on a cut in potential income for EU migrants being sufficient to slow the numbers of poorer EU migrants coming to the UK.
But the prime minister will make it clear he is willing to leave the EU if his points are not addressed, though that is not his purpose.
Culled from The Guardian.
Police called to 'Black Friday' supermarket crowds
Police have been called to more than
10 UK supermarkets amid crowd surges as people hunt for "Black Friday"
offers.
Greater Manchester Police appealed for calm after attending five Tesco stores, making "at least two" arrests, and a Trafford store was closed shortly after the sale began at 00:01 GMT on Friday.
Police went to three Tescos and an Asda in London, and South Wales Police were called to a number of Tesco stores.
Originating in the US, Black Friday is becoming a major UK shopping day.
Police in Manchester tweeted: "At least two people arrested at #BlackFriday sales events already this morning. Keep calm people!"
In London, police were called by both Tesco staff and queuing shoppers as people gathered at the Glover Drive store in Edmonton.
Officers also attended Tesco stores in Willesden and Surrey Quays and an Asda in Edgware at around midnight.
The Metropolitan Police said officers worked with staff to "ensure that sale-goers were able to enter and exit the stores safely", and said no-one had been injured "as a result of the overcrowding".
In South Wales, police said they were called by concerned staff at a number of Tesco stores.
A spokesman said officers were twice called to Tesco in Excelsior Road, Cardiff, just after midnight, when concerns were raised about customer conduct inside the shop. No arrests were made.
Black Friday - historically the big sales day in America that follows the Thanksgiving holiday - has been adopted by an increasing number of shops in the UK.
It was brought over by online store Amazon four years ago after internet shoppers noticed the US got the best deals.
Tesco has previously said it expects Black Friday to beat Boxing Day sales in 2014.
Its 24-hour stores began selling a minute after midnight, and extra staff have been laid on in some areas.
Culled from BBC News.
Dirty chicken scandal: campylobacter found in eight out of 10 UK birds
Eight out of 10 fresh chickens bought from UK supermarkets this summer were contaminated with the potentially lethal food-poisoning bug campylobacter, the food watchdog has said, warning that not one individual chain is currently meeting national targets over the issue.
Following six months of testing, an average of 70% of supermarket chickens proved positive for campylobacter on samples of skin. Within that, the Food Standards Agency said, the more recent three months of tests from May to July showed an 80% incidence. The bug tends to be more prevalent during the summer, but consumer groups expressed shock at the soaring levels.
Across the six-month period 18% of the nearly 2,000 chickens tested contained the highest levels of campylobacter, the levels seen as most likely to make people ill. 6% of packaging showed signs of the bug.
Asda was the worst-performing retailer, with 78% of its chickens taken to labs testing positive for campylobacter over the period, followed by Co-op (73%), and then Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, all on 69%, with Marks & Spencer showing an incidence of 67% and Tesco the best at 64%.
Culled from The Guardian.
Cricketer Phillip Hughes dies two days after being hit by ball during match
Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died in hospital after he was struck on the head by a short delivery during a Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old from Macksville, on the north coast of New South Wales, was playing for South Australia against NSW when he collapsed after he was hit on the lower back of the neck by a bouncer. He was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died on Thursday.
Hughes had remained in an induced coma at St Vincent’s hospital after having emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.
But he never regained consciousness, according to a statement from the Australian team doctor, Peter Brukner on Thursday afternoon.
“It is my sad duty to inform you that a short time ago Phillip Hughes passed away,” the statement read.
“He was not in pain before he passed and was surrounded by his family and close friends. As a cricket community we mourn his loss and extend our deepest sympathies to Phillip’s family and friends at this incredibly sad time. Cricket Australia kindly asks that the privacy of the Hughes family, players and staff be respected.”
Culled from The Guardian.
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
10 Business Opportunities in India
Are you interested in doing business in India? Do you want to start a business in India? Do you want to know the best business opportunities in India? If yes, then below are the top 10 best, unique and innovative small scale business ideas in India with low investment.
India is the next big business flashpoint after China. Why? The reason is because of their rapidly growing economy and a massive population; which is second only to China. Now for those seeking to open a business in India but are short of ideas or opportunities; this article will help you out.
It is quite understandable that everyone needs a constant source of income, but most people do not have a huge amount of capital to start a business. So in this article, I decided to do a compilation of the top 10 low cost small scale business ideas in India. These opportunities and ideas can be acted upon by men, women, students, kids, teenagers, employees, etc. So if you are still in a learning mode, then let’s proceed.
Most people believe that they need thousands or millions of dollars in startup capital to open a restaurant but you do not really need to spend much, especially if you already own a small space that can be turned into a canteen. You just have to buy the ingredients that you will need to whip up your menus for each day.
Menus do not necessarily have to be top-of-the-line; you can begin with simple recipes. Remember that food is a basic need of man and humans must eat regardless of the economic or whatever situation. A point of note is that your business must be built on the foundation of exceptional customer services.
Almost everyone owns a digital camera, so you can use can also use this gadget to generate a steady source of income. Rush ID services are often sought for, especially in cities, so you can take advantage of this.
Creativity really pays off and pays well. People love decorating their homes with vases, chimes, figurines, and other things that can beautify houses. You do not need to buy expensive products like these, but you can improvise and design your own and sell them at low prices.
In conclusion, these are the top 10 small scale business ideas in India that you ought to try. Please bear in mind that these top 10 small scale business ideas in India is a product of an in-depth research we conducted; so they are almost guaranteed to give you steady sources of income and make you earn reasonable amounts of profit.
Culled from MyTopBusinessIdeas.
India is the next big business flashpoint after China. Why? The reason is because of their rapidly growing economy and a massive population; which is second only to China. Now for those seeking to open a business in India but are short of ideas or opportunities; this article will help you out.
It is quite understandable that everyone needs a constant source of income, but most people do not have a huge amount of capital to start a business. So in this article, I decided to do a compilation of the top 10 low cost small scale business ideas in India. These opportunities and ideas can be acted upon by men, women, students, kids, teenagers, employees, etc. So if you are still in a learning mode, then let’s proceed.
- School and Office Supplies
- Customized Jewelry
- Greeting Cards
Most people believe that they need thousands or millions of dollars in startup capital to open a restaurant but you do not really need to spend much, especially if you already own a small space that can be turned into a canteen. You just have to buy the ingredients that you will need to whip up your menus for each day.
Menus do not necessarily have to be top-of-the-line; you can begin with simple recipes. Remember that food is a basic need of man and humans must eat regardless of the economic or whatever situation. A point of note is that your business must be built on the foundation of exceptional customer services.
- Thrift Shops
- Rental Services
Almost everyone owns a digital camera, so you can use can also use this gadget to generate a steady source of income. Rush ID services are often sought for, especially in cities, so you can take advantage of this.
- Wooden Furniture making
Creativity really pays off and pays well. People love decorating their homes with vases, chimes, figurines, and other things that can beautify houses. You do not need to buy expensive products like these, but you can improvise and design your own and sell them at low prices.
- Paintings
In conclusion, these are the top 10 small scale business ideas in India that you ought to try. Please bear in mind that these top 10 small scale business ideas in India is a product of an in-depth research we conducted; so they are almost guaranteed to give you steady sources of income and make you earn reasonable amounts of profit.
Culled from MyTopBusinessIdeas.
Blackbrry to Pay iPhone Users $550 to Switch Phones
Last month, Blackberry CEO John Chen published an open letter to Blackberry customers urging them not to ditch the company for a shiny new iPhone or Android: Trendy may be tempting, but "there's also something to be said for the classic adage, if it ain't broke don't fix it," he wrote.
Shockingly, many customers went out and bought a new iPhone anyway; now, in an attempt to win them back, Blackberry is offering up a more direct incentive: Cold hard cash.
Related: BlackBerry CEO: Don't Be Tempted By Trendy, Popular Phones. Buy Ours Instead.
The Canadian just announced a new trade-in program that will pay iPhone owners up to $550 for their device if they purchase a Blackberry Passport. The program -- which kicks off Dec. 1 and ends Feb. 13 – will include buybacks for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S and iPhone 6; the amount paid for a device will be determined by its condition and model. For an iPhone 6 in good condition, for example, Blackberry will hand out $400, plus $150 on a Prepaid Visa Card.
It's an insane amount of money. As Venture Beat notes, Microsoft has offered similar trade-in deal before, but paybacks topped out at $350.
Blackberry is desperate to attract consumers, and so they've turned to a tried and true incentive: Money. Perhaps another example of the classic adage, if it ain't broke don't fix it?
iPhone owners, tell us: Are you tempted?
Culled from Entrepreneur.
Nigeria's Youngest Billionaire
Ladi Delano, aged 30, Founder and CEO, Bakrie Delano Africa. The jet-setting Nigerian serial entrepreneur made his first millions as a liquor entrepreneurwhile living in China. In 2004, at age 22, he founded Solidarnosc Asia,a Chinese alcoholic beverage company that made Solid XS, a premium brand of vodka.
Solid XS went on to achieve over 50% market share in China and was distributed across over 30 cities in China, and pulled in $20 million in annual revenue.
Delano subsequently sold the company to a rival liquor company for over $15 million and ploughed his funds into his next venture-The Delano Reid Group, areal estate investment holding company focused on mainland China. Today, Delano is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bakrie Delano Africa (BDA) – a $1 billion joint venture with the $15 billion (market cap) Bakrie Group of Indonesia.
Bakrie Delano Africa serves as the investment partner of the Bakrie Group in Nigeria. The Indonesian conglomerate has provided over $900 million worth of funds to invest in Nigeria and Bakrie Delano Africa is responsible for identifying investment opportunities in mining, agriculture and oil & gas and executing them.
The Best-Paying Jobs of 2014
According to CareerCast’s 10 Best-Paying Jobs of 2014, seven out of 10 of the highest paid professions are in the health care industry and require advanced degrees. This means that a six-figure salary can often come at the expense of six-figure debt. For instance, general practice physicians make an average of $187,200 a year, but according to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the medical school class of 2013 graduated with a median debt of $175,000, and 86% of all graduates left with some debt.
The highest paid salary on the list went to surgeons, who make an average of $233,150 a year; general practice physicians came in second. In ninth and tenth place were podiatrists at $116,440, and attorneys, at $113,530, who also face a lot of education before they can practice.
There were only two high paying jobs on the list that don’t require graduate degrees: petroleum engineers and air traffic controllers, who on average make $130,280 and $122,530 respectively. The report cautioned, though, that “for those who choose a different path [than graduate education] to attain one of the best-paying jobs, be prepared to exchange paychecks for a high level of stress.” It described air traffic controllers as dealing with “some of the most stressful working conditions.”
Despite stressful working conditions, jobs as air traffic controllers are hardly up for grabs. The industry predicts only a 1% growth outlook by 2022. Petroleum engineers, however, can look forward to a 26% growth outlook in the same period. All of the health care professions on the list anticipate growth of 14% or higher. “As baby-boomer doctors … reach retirement, there often aren’t enough new doctors,” explained CareerCast publisher Tony Lee.
Culled from Forbes.
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
The Youngest Billionaires in US
Dustin Moskovitz
Each year, Forbes crunches the net worth of every American billionaire to see who will make the exclusive Forbes 400 list. But 11 members of this club are luckier than the rest: they are in good health, have full heads of hair and many, many years to spend their fortunes.
This year there are 11 American billionaires under the age of 40 on the list. The youngest member of the Forbes 400 is 30-year-old Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz, who has been the most junior person on the Forbes 400 since making his debut in 2010. He lost bragging rights as country’s youngest billionaire this summer when Snapchat raised money valuing the photo sharing app at $10 billion. Now Evan Spiegel, 24, holds that title but with a net worth of $1.5 billion, he just misses the cut for the Forbes 400.
Moskovitz is just eight days younger than his former Harvard roommate, Mark Zuckerberg, who is the second-most-junior member of the list. The Facebook CEO is worth an estimated $34 billion, up from $19 billion last year, making him the year’s biggest dollar gainer. At just 30 years old, he is the 11th richest person in America – and the wealthiest under 40. Culled from Forbes.
The World's Highest-Paid Athletes
| Sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | #1 | Floyd Mayweather | $105 M | $105 M | [ENDORSEMENTS] | Boxing |
 | #2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | $80 M | $52 M | $28 M | Soccer |
 | #3 | LeBron James | $72.3 M | $19.3 M | $53 M | Basketball |
 | #4 | Lionel Messi | $64.7 M | $41.7 M | $23 M | Soccer |
 | #5 | Kobe Bryant | $61.5 M | $30.5 M | $31 M | Basketball |
 | #6 | Tiger Woods | $61.2 M | $6.2 M | $55 M | Golf |
 | #7 | Roger Federer | $56.2 M | $4.2 M | $52 M | Tennis |
 | #8 | Phil Mickelson | $53.2 M | $5.2 M | $48 M | Golf |
Culled from Forbes.
'Many dead' in twin Nigeria blasts
Two female suicide bombers have blown
themselves up at a crowded market in northern Nigeria's Maiduguri city, killing
at least 30 people, witnesses say.
One teenage girl blew herself up first and as people gathered to help victims, the second girl detonated herself, the witnesses added.
One man told the BBC he heard loud sounds as the bombs exploded.
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging an insurgency in Nigeria.
It was based in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, after its formation in 2002, but it has since been driven out of the city by the military and vigilante groups.
Culled from BBC News.
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