tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36528339559726573962024-03-13T09:18:44.436+01:00LASGIDI LIFEDistinct from othersLasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-86898353900029981922021-09-28T11:05:00.000+01:002021-09-28T11:05:02.829+01:00UNDERSTANDING THE e-Naira <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jmXr4FOTn0ZF0WU3uUy9Jdol7D2B_8yHTERGAxzMCLs5NAWUFoFrfk2X44BnsUlaTcOyLLzrvRl48tyDp7k2DEW6kTFBch1h4Dou2yM01lc5TY-zKSUbIDjaj4q9PegVCFs3NG-zo8h6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="694" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jmXr4FOTn0ZF0WU3uUy9Jdol7D2B_8yHTERGAxzMCLs5NAWUFoFrfk2X44BnsUlaTcOyLLzrvRl48tyDp7k2DEW6kTFBch1h4Dou2yM01lc5TY-zKSUbIDjaj4q9PegVCFs3NG-zo8h6/w640-h328/image.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) is set to launch the eNaira on October the 1st. Let us take a closer look
at the eNaira, what it means for you, and how you can position to take
advantage of its launch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">What is
the e-Naira?</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The e-Naira will be a digit
representative of the paper Naira currency issued by the Central Bank of
Nigeria. The eNaira will be a “complementary” legal tender in Nigeria, having
the same exchange value as the Naira, and maintain a “parity of value” with the
Naira. The e-Naira will not earn any interest to holders. The e-Naira is built
on a blockchain open ledger technology. Creating the eNaira on the blockchain
means you cannot have a duplicate or fake eNaira. Each eNaira note will be
unique.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">Is the e-Naira a Stablecoin?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">A stable coin is a
cryptocurrency backed by reserves. The keyword is reserved, but what kind of
reserves? Stable coins are backed by holding an equal equivalent of FIAT money
like the US dollar. FIAT means government-issued but usually not backed by any
commodity, e.g., gold. Thus a stable coin like USDT is tied to a currency, the
US dollar, and maintains a stable exchange value. Note, stable, not immovable.
The eNaira technically is linked to the FIAT Naira, but is the Naira stable?
Well, not exactly. To be a stable coin, the eNaira has to be tied to a currency
like the US Dollar or Euro or even the Yuan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">How
safe is the e-Naira?</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">Think of the e-Naira in this
way; you want to send N100 to an uncle in a remote village without a bank
branch. A common practice is to buy mobile phone recharge cards of that value,
load them to your phone, and text your uncle. Your uncle can then go to any
phone card retailer and discount his N100 mobile phone credit for N95. The
mobile retailer can redeem the call credits and pay cash because he trusts the
person doing the exchange; however, he cannot tell if the mobile numbers are
real.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The eNaira is designed to solve
this verification risk by assuring all holders that each eNaira is a valid
token. This authenticity is achieved by building the eNaira on the blockchain.
Thus instead of buying phone credits, I will debit my bank account for N100,
convert to eNaira, and transfer it to my uncle. My uncle can spend the funds
directly from his phone or transfer and get cash. Every retailer is more likely
to accept the eNaira because it can’t be easily faked.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">How
will I get the e-Naira?</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The CBN has planned a rollout
in a tiered manner; first, it will issue the e-Naira, to financial institutions
like banks. Your bank will then retail the e-Naira to you. If your transaction
value is less than N50,000 a day, you don’t need a bank account to get the
eNaira; you can use a NIN verified phone number to buy eNaira. If you want to
withdraw more than N50,000 but up to the daily limit of N1 million, then you
will need a BVN in addition to a NIN verified phone number. The CBN has very
strict ‘Know Your Customers” protocols for this process, the aim is to
assure all retailers of the safety and utility of the e-Naira.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">Why
should I use the e-Naira?</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The eNaira has a low-cost
advantage when compared to FIAT. The daily transfers between accounts are at no
cost to the holder of the account. Lower transaction cost is a massive
incentive as traders will pay no fees for withdrawals and deposits to and from
their bank account. No transaction fees reduce the cost of commerce while
improving safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">How will dollar remittance to e-Naira work?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The e-Naira will be integrated into
the CBN’s forex process, and this is to make it easier to receive remittances
to Nigeria. These transfers could be from the CBN crediting e-Naira directly to
the International Money Transfer Organisation (IMTO). A Nigerian abroad sending
$100 to his uncle can debit his US bank account and credit $100 to an IMTO, who
will buy eNaira from their corresponding Nigerian bank. The $100 is converted
to e-Naira instantly at a far lower transfer fee which is a real benefit and a
significant advantage the e-Naira will enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">What
about inflation?</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The street definition of
inflation is too much cash chasing too few goods; however, not all inflation is
this simple. Coins in Nigeria are scarce; thus, most merchants round up their
prices to match with available currency, usually notes. This rounding up induces
an artificial rise in prices because any cost-push does not cause the price
hike but other factors, for example, selling eggs for N100 instead of N88. With
the e-Naira, it becomes possible to transfer the exact cash price in the
marketplace, especially in rural areas. This reduces the possibility of
“round-up inflation.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">The
e-Naira can be the ECOWAS currency</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The e-Naira can be used by any
two parties who can credit a Nigerian banking institution with corresponding
currency. This means a trader banking with UBA in Burkina Faso can settle his
import bills from the Gambia using e-Naira. This will be the next level of the
rollout. The financial institutions and FINTECH start to build out an ecosystem
with eNaira as the base product.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The e-Naira helps the financially excluded</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">The e-Naira will also bring in
the vast majority of the unbanked Nigerians who have no bank account but have a
phone into the formal financial economy. With the e-Naira, salary payments and
payments for goods and services can be concluded. A plumber can accept payments
on his phone, store them in his wallet, and make transactions with any vendor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">What are the risks?</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">Data security. The e-Naira is
online, the BVN and NIN information is also online, the risk of malicious actors
attempting to hack or gain access to the data is very low. The process of
minting and burning eNaira tokens by the CBN has to be top-notch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">Overall, it’s a plus to the
Nigerian economy, and it’s a positive <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">progression towards a cashless
society, with lower costs, and higher productivity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">Source: <a href="https://nairametrics.com/2021/09/22/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-e-naira-set-to-be-launched-on-october-1/" target="_blank">nairametrics</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-26193423011915372692021-07-05T00:35:00.001+01:002021-07-05T00:35:48.144+01:00US Suffers Explosion In Urgent Mental-Health Cases As COVID Recedes<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uATYUvYIKcyan7Nx6K4aQVp75wvbdw0tJDifJitBY3cNd1932gzgYRApSUhuw23EfNi1Z0_TBDVdzRS68tSG6clWmWTj1wcL9dWtmS7-BCYoD4HQDX1_dFnWphGz4_-teFbdLc1LT0Gw/s713/Mental_Health.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="713" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uATYUvYIKcyan7Nx6K4aQVp75wvbdw0tJDifJitBY3cNd1932gzgYRApSUhuw23EfNi1Z0_TBDVdzRS68tSG6clWmWTj1wcL9dWtmS7-BCYoD4HQDX1_dFnWphGz4_-teFbdLc1LT0Gw/w640-h517/Mental_Health.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The latest indication that the
COVID-19 pandemic (and the heavy-handed lockdowns imposed in the US and
elsewhere) is leading to a relatively quiet, but still severe, mental health
crisis appeared in Monday’s Wall Street Journal via a report about the surge in
urgent mental-health-related cases clogging up emergency rooms and psychiatric
hospitals around the country.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">And as the US increasingly moves
to reopen, the whiff of newfound freedom is apparently pushing more people over
the edge.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">WSJ begins its story at
Pittsburgh’s largest psychiatric hospital, where one doctor working the overnight shift has seen the average number of daily cases double to nearly two
dozen from nearly a dozen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span></span></span></o:p></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The latest indication that the
COVID-19 pandemic (and the heavy-handed lockdowns imposed in the US and
elsewhere) is leading to a relatively quiet, but still severe, mental health
crisis appeared in Monday’s Wall Street Journal via a report about the surge in
urgent mental-health-related cases clogging up emergency rooms and psychiatric
hospitals around the country.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">And as the US increasingly moves
to reopen, the whiff of newfound freedom is apparently pushing more people over
the edge.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">WSJ begins its story at
Pittsburgh’s largest psychiatric hospital, where one doctor working the
overnight shift has seen the average number of daily cases double to nearly two
dozen from nearly a dozen.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">“It seems like everyone has been
holding their breath for a year, and now, it’s just a total explosion of
everything, both in terms of high volume but also the severity of cases,” Dr.
Sparks said. “You see a lot more people who were, pre-pandemic, kind of overwhelmed
and stressed, and now they have full-on anxiety disorders or depression.”</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The wave of mental-health cases
has “grown into a tsunami”, flooding an already overtaxed healthcare system.
Emergency departments say they are being overwhelmed by patients who either
deferred care, or simply couldn’t access it, during the pandemic, or whose
symptoms were exacerbated or aggravated by the lockdowns.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Some doctors fear this is only
the beginning, and that the full impact of the pandemic on mental health won’t
be ascertainable for years. Here’s a breakdown of some of the other key
information from the WSJ story:</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Children have been hit
particularly hard. School closures have led to serious mental health issues
going unnoticed because teachers and school psychologists are a primary source
of referrals. Even before the pandemic, the country faced a shortage of
mental-health professionals serving juveniles: the American Academy of
Pediatrics last year estimated the need for child psychiatrists at 47/100K people,
roughly 4x the number in practice. Emergency-room visits for mental-health
crises among 12- to 17-year-olds increased 31% between 2019 and 2020 according
to the CDC. At the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
pediatric-outpatient volume surged 30% in the first four months of 2021
compared with the year earlier. “We have more kids waiting for care than we
ever have before,” said Abigail Schlesinger, the hospital’s chief of child and
adolescent psychiatry. “We’re in the mental-health emergency phase of this
pandemic.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Suicides have risen among minors.
Emergency-room visits for suspected suicide among kids 12-17 rose 22% last
summer compared with the previous year, and 39% this past winter compared with
the previous winter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">More mental-health crises are ending
up in emergency rooms in part because outpatient facilities, including private
psychiatrists’ offices, therapy practices, and crisis centers are simply
overwhelmed. “For us, it’s definitely a lot of people who either had
pre-existing conditions or have neglected to address their new onset of
emotional imbalance,” said Damir Huremovic, a psychiatrist at North Shore
University Hospital on Long Island. “Many developed anxiety or insomnia, and
they tried to see a provider but no one was taking new patients, and then
things sort of just snowballed.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Crisis hotlines are bumping.
Overall volume at Resolve, a crisis hotline serving an impoverished slice of
Pittsburgh, saw rates of calls between January and April surge 27% compared
with the year-earlier period. For the past six months, Resolve has been
handling hundreds of phone calls a day, with as many as 50 of them serious
enough to require a home visit by trained clinicians. That’s 2x to 3x the level
from two years ago. “Isolation is the overarching theme,” said Jeff McFadden, a
phone crisis clinician at the center who says the volume of calls is the
highest he has seen in his 13 years at Resolve. “It’s everything from ‘I’m
lonely’ or ‘my girlfriend broke up with me,’ to ‘I’ve got a gun right next to
me, give me a reason to live’…There’s this perfect storm where people feel
trapped in their own houses and alone. We’re seeing it more and more.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Delays in finding care are also a
problem. “Clinics that used to be able to get people in within a couple of
days, it now takes a couple of weeks or months,” one doctor said. The past year
has “broken all the paradigms” for how to treat mental-health cases in the
community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Increasingly, the doctors and
nurses who care for patients seeking urgent care for psychiatric issues are
feeling job-related stressors like burnout intensify. “You can only take so
much when you’re sleep-deprived, exhausted, and juggling other people’s
problems like balls on fire for so many nights in a row,” one doctor said.</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">And another epidemic of
health-care workers taking leave or quitting due to burnout is the last time
the health-care system needs.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Source: <a href="https://yournews.com/2021/07/04/2175174/us-suffers-explosion-in-urgent-mental-health-cases-as-covid-recedes/">yournews</a></span></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-90045149786465622342021-07-05T00:17:00.004+01:002021-07-05T00:22:43.226+01:00Americans Seek Urgent Mental-Health Support as Covid-19 Crisis Ebbs<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovrVfL1MMidr7gyRfovhJpnzdAUW-7W25kP_3p0HtGz3ZNe6-DmX1UKRL4imSPmgmZ4fwQxfcdW7U5bXmSFXe_rivZ_Xp6il8vLcvLEc6FEr00RbkrZref0JafIeaYLpSkTif64wneZKK/s701/Brain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="701" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovrVfL1MMidr7gyRfovhJpnzdAUW-7W25kP_3p0HtGz3ZNe6-DmX1UKRL4imSPmgmZ4fwQxfcdW7U5bXmSFXe_rivZ_Xp6il8vLcvLEc6FEr00RbkrZref0JafIeaYLpSkTif64wneZKK/w640-h360/Brain.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Hospital
ERs across the country say they are overwhelmed by patients who didn’t receive
psychiatric treatment through the pandemic</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Resolve
Crisis Services provides phone and mobile mental-health support to 1.2 million
people in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, handling hundreds of calls a day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">PITTSBURGH—Before
the coronavirus pandemic took hold, psychiatrist Garrett Sparks usually treated
about a dozen patients on his overnight shift in the emergency department at
Western Psychiatric Hospital, the city’s biggest mental-health hospital. On a
recent Thursday evening, he saw 21 cases.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"> <span></span></span></o:p></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">As
the night began, an agitated man sitting on a couch in a space reserved for
acute cases loudly demanded turkey sandwiches. Parents of a 7-year-old who had
been kicked out of school for emotional outbursts came in, saying their child’s
behavior was spiraling and he was becoming more aggressive. A few hours later,
police brought in a 17-year-old boy who had tried to commit suicide by jumping
from a bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">“It
seems like everyone has been holding their breath for a year, and now, it’s
just a total explosion of everything, both in terms of high volume but also the severity of cases,” Dr. Sparks said. “You see a lot more people who were,
pre-pandemic, kind of overwhelmed and stressed, and now they have full-on
anxiety disorders or depression.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">In
the coronavirus pandemic, a wave of mental-health crises has grown into a
tsunami, flooding an already taxed system of care. As the country appears to be
emerging from the worst of the Covid-19 crisis, emergency departments say they
are overwhelmed by patients who deferred or couldn’t access outpatient
treatment, or whose symptoms intensified or went undiagnosed during the
lockdowns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Doctors
say it could be years before we see the full impact of the pandemic on mental
health, but a host of studies indicate how strained the system has become.
Emergency visits for patients seeking help for overdoses and suicide attempts
rose 36% and 26%, respectively, between mid-March and mid-October of last year,
the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in March. And U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention surveys have found that 38% of respondents
reported symptoms of anxiety or depression between April of last year and
February, up from about 11% in 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Reference: <a href="https://yournews.com/2021/07/04/2175174/us-suffers-explosion-in-urgent-mental-health-cases-as-covid-recedes/">yournews</a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-62935788414165421362021-06-28T15:54:00.001+01:002021-06-28T15:54:29.649+01:00Who Will Speak For Usifo Ataga?<p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xvFUX4x0INKT2US5QWmA8IEAwnzdVGTc6rQUD280kLZgp6ZfuK5pWNHbeUTbniEZSHkxl95I5JoK_Ui-vIbLCutz5CWWp-GEglB3FIBF2TZ4oNGzh0PBixe5fT38PY1z7AoBVJe4trVw/s1024/Michael-Ataga-1024x821.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1024" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xvFUX4x0INKT2US5QWmA8IEAwnzdVGTc6rQUD280kLZgp6ZfuK5pWNHbeUTbniEZSHkxl95I5JoK_Ui-vIbLCutz5CWWp-GEglB3FIBF2TZ4oNGzh0PBixe5fT38PY1z7AoBVJe4trVw/w400-h321/Michael-Ataga-1024x821.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Ataga’s close friend, Douglas Aniemena, gives an inside look into what really transpired with the SuperTV CEO</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Finally, we have an arrest in the ongoing saga of the murder of Usifo Ataga, and we also have a ‘confession’. An apprehended suspect has spoken, and, in a nutshell, she tells the World that it was a crime of passion.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">The same crime of passion angle that was rushed, planted and disseminated via the social media by person(s) unknown, barely hours after the news broke. In whose interest is it if we all accept this as a crime of passion? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span style="font-size: medium;">The culprit, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, an innocent-looking, soft-spoken 21-year-old University of Lagos female undergraduate, spoke to the assembled press in a calm and measured tone, stating that basically, they had a drug-fuelled sex tryst that got out of hand when he tried to rape her, hitting her head against the wall and she grabbed a knife and stabbed him twice.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><span></span></span></p><!--more--><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">She also stated that she stole his money afterward, using his ATM card and pin number that he had freely given her prior, asking her to take any amount she wanted but that she had declined, telling him that it was not what she wanted.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">She also admitted to ‘helping’ herself with some money from his account after killing him and that she only stole N380,000 as opposed to N5m that was transferred from his account, and when asked why she stole from him, she answered that she needed the money for her school fees. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">The Police have since also released a statement saying amongst other things, that the suspect CONSPIRED WITH OTHERS, NOW AT LARGE, and allegedly murdered one Michael Usifo Ataga. The short service apartment where the alleged murder was committed was secretly booked by the suspect on the 13th of June 2021 and that she left the apartment after the deed had been done on the 15th of June 2021.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">A fake driver’s license bearing Mary Johnson with the suspect’s photograph was found amongst her belongings at her home, as well as a blood-stained cloth, ostensibly worn on the day of the murder.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">The suspect confessed to using a kitchen knife to stab the deceased and that she took away the evidence, the blood-stained knife, and discarded it in a dustbin by her house. She also admitted to stealing his iPhone</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">The owner/manager of the service apartment said that the suspect called to book using a USA WhatsApp number and claimed that she had just arrived in the country and was at the airport and needed a place quiet to quarantine and that her passport was held at the airport because of Covid.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">After taking the apartment, the suspect called the Manager/Owner and security guard a few times and all the time, she made sure to block her number, including after committing the murder, to extend her stay and ask them not to disturb the room, and again to enquire from her if the deceased’s vehicle had been taken away, unaware that the said Owner/Manager was already helping the Police.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Days after the incident, no one could describe her because according to the Owner/Manager and all her staff, she always wore face masks. The Security guard at the premises stated that the suspect had come to the gate to receive delivery from a delivery man who later told him after the suspect had taken her delivery, that it was drugs. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">All parties involved in this ugly incident have now spoken, barring Usifo Ataga, who is no more. The dead cannot talk, so it is with Usifo. Who will speak for Usifo Ataga? I pray the facts of the case speak for him, especially as we consider that no amount of chicanery, sophistry, blatant lies and/or conjectures can defeat the evidence of solid facts. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">What are the facts that we know? Usifo died a horrific death. He was not stabbed 2 or even 5 times; he was stabbed multiple times. His hands were bound tightly, and the marks were still all over his wrists, accompanied with evidence of torture and assault even as his corpse lay in the morgue.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">And no one in the entire building heard his screams because he was gagged. Let that sink in: he was bound, gagged, and tortured! The now-viral video of the room with the deceased lying on the floor, shows a room with blood-stained walls and floor, evidence of a ferocious struggle. One person could never have carried these out!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">She claims that Usifo Ataga tried to rape her. How preposterous can one really get? The truth is that the allegation of attempted rape is such an easy and convenient one for any woman alone in a room with a man to make.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Even if both of them are alive, without CCTV, how does the man conclusively prove that he didn’t make such an attempt? The credibility of those involved and circumstances around the case must come into play in search of the truth.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">A man you claim to have been sleeping with and that you were so eager to sleep with him that you eagerly booked an apartment yourself and came to expressly sleep with him, not for a few hours but for days on end, and that he had already slept with you twice, tried to rape you and hit your head against the wall with no evidence of head bruises, even as you left the apartment that same day? Come on, the story doesn’t add up.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">This is the same woman it has now come to the fore that at least on one occasion, 3 to 4 years ago, was arrested for blackmailing a married man and using an innocent security man’s bank account to collect the money. She must have been at most, 18 years old then, if not younger! She is clearly a pathological liar, remorseless, calm and assured, and didn’t start today. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">She said they did drugs. The toxicology reports are not out yet, but if any drug is found in Usifo’s system, then it makes this dastardly act even worse, he must have been surreptitiously drugged!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">In this day of bank transfers, whoever gives you their Bankcard and pin number, when they can easily transfer any amount to you if indeed he gave her his card and said take anything you want, as she claimed? Did he also give her his BVN? How did she obtain it?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Usifo Ataga’s company had a substantial amount of money in an Escrow account, and the first attempt was to try and move the money. Was this done before or after Usifo Ataga had been killed? Then someone sent in instructions trying to change his Banking security details, and that flagged up the account and the account was promptly blocked.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">She claimed that she wanted money for school fees, did she need a billion Naira for her school fees? The fact was that because these funds were in an Escrow account, torture Usifo Ataga all you wanted then, he simply could not, and was not able to move even a dime from the money even if he wanted to!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Then, his money in another account was now moved to his account that they had his ATM card and then went on siphoning his funds. The speed and sophistication of these dealings were alarming.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">The facts, in a nutshell, tell us that this incident was neither an accident nor a drug-fuelled sexcapade gone wrong! It was a premeditated, well-set-up conspiracy to murder. One person, however strong could not have tied and gagged Usifo Ataga and then carried out all that was done, talkless of this woman.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">The police who have more evidence than I have stated here, have explicitly stated as such. Those still pandering to these salacious slants of these social media stories are just unnecessarily muddying the waters. This is as clear a case of conspiratorial homicide as you will ever get given the circumstances.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">And just as Abel’s blood cried out for vengeance from the ground, as the good Scripture says, and in the absence of anyone speaking for Usifo Ataga, may Usifo’s bloodshed so callously all over that apartment floor and walls by cowards, speak volumes on his behalf.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">*Aniemena, a friend of the deceased, writes from Lagos</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">source: <a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/06/exclusive-who-will-speak-for-usifo-ataga/">vanguardngr</a> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-43555658618949188972021-06-28T15:27:00.001+01:002021-06-28T15:27:09.283+01:00How I Stabbed Super TV Boss To Death —CHIDINMA<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iHfzAjeQAZqppAy0x5uC-8iUDyaugcIWBENVRrRQBWHJE5tj5S5-xX7yv6hTr2fvR7OmAaV2QjMWeYIy5s-SBZT5Xyn0d-Qoji7M-0W0i0j8kXb_PhCdDIHR3CMLAXyBQ6XsBSfkVJBO/s1040/Chidinma-Adaora-Ojukwu.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iHfzAjeQAZqppAy0x5uC-8iUDyaugcIWBENVRrRQBWHJE5tj5S5-xX7yv6hTr2fvR7OmAaV2QjMWeYIy5s-SBZT5Xyn0d-Qoji7M-0W0i0j8kXb_PhCdDIHR3CMLAXyBQ6XsBSfkVJBO/w338-h400/Chidinma-Adaora-Ojukwu.webp" width="338" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">A 300-Level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Chidinma Adaorah, has been arrested over the murder of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, last week Tuesday, in an apartment in the Lekki area of the state.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The 21-year-old suspect, who was paraded by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Hakeem Odumosu, yesterday, at the command headquarters, Ikeja, admitted before journalists to have committed the crime.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">She revealed that she stabbed Ataga to death under the influence of drugs and alcohol.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The suspect, who thereafter left the short-let apartment at 19, Adewale Oshin Street, Lekki, Phase 1, Lagos, after the incident, was tracked and arrested in her apartment at 57, Akinwunmi Street, Alagomeji, Yaba area of Lagos, Wednesday.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A blood-stained cloth she was suspected to have worn on the day Ataga was murdered, was discovered during a search of her apartment by policemen.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>How I killed him</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Disclosing how Ataga was stabbed to death, Chidinma, who hails from Arochukwu in Abia State, said: “I met him about four months ago through a friend. But that was the first time we would stay together.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“He told me to get a short let apartment. I searched online and sent it to him. He said I should go and check it out and thereafter, he paid for it. That was on Sunday, June 13, 2021.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“On Monday, we were together, drinking and smoking. We had fun. Later I went out to get food for both of us. On Tuesday, he tried to make advances at me, but I told him I was tired and he became violent. Eventually, he had his way.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“Towards afternoon, we ordered for smoke and blue fees together, that was what we took. We ate food and became high. I wasn’t happy with the first one he did. So, I sat on my own, smoking, drinking, and eating. He was on the couch but later came to where I sat watching television. I told him I wasn’t happy with what he did the first time.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“I told him, ‘you don’t help or assist me but yet, you just want to be playing with me around’. He gave me his ATM card and said I could go and withdraw any amount I wanted. He also gave me the pin.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“But I told him that was not what I meant by assistance. He became violent and tried to get to me, but I resisted him and tried to defend myself. At some point, he hit my head on the wall and I retaliated. He held me and was choking me as I leaned on the cabinet. In defense, I stretched out my hand and collected a knife and stabbed him in the neck. I had attempted severally to leave before then, but he stopped me.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Withdrawals</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“Contrary to a rumor that I collected N5 million from his account, it was only N380,000 I withdrew from his account. I don’t have that kind of money in my account.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“I went home straight without reaching out to anyone. He was the one that gave me his ATM card and pin after I complained that he wasn’t taking care of me. I wanted to use the money I withdrew from his account to pay my fees.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“He was the one that invited the drug guy, he was always with the drug. In the last four months, I have known him, we haven’t gone out like that. I felt disappointed when the Police came to my parents’ house to arrest me by 9 pm on Wednesday.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">When asked if her parents were aware of her relationship with the deceased, she said: “ No. I told my parents that I was going for an ushering job. I used to do freelance ushering jobs.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“I checked into the short-let apartment with a foreign number, not because I had it all planned out or because I didn’t want to be traced. The foreign number was what I used in contacting the lady that is in charge of renting out the short-let apartment. I used an app to generate the foreign number.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>How the deceased was discovered</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Explaining how the deceased was discovered, Odumosu said: “ On June 15, 2021, the suspect, Chidinma, checked into a short let apartment in Lekki with the deceased, Michael Ataga. They were there together as friends, until Tuesday when she left the facility with the man still inside.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“When the man didn’t come out on Tuesday and Wednesday, the workers in charge of evacuating trash bins went in to carry out their normal duty, only to discover that the door was ajar. When they got in they discovered the victim in the pool of his blood, wearing only boxers.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“She cut off the artery that supplies blood through the neck and also on his stomach and cleverly changed her clothes before leaving.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“She also disappeared with the deceased’s ATM card, which she claimed he gave to her voluntarily alongside the pin, which she went further to make withdrawals.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“ She was traced to 57, Akinwunmi Street, Alagomeji, Yaba area of Lagos on June 23, 2021. We have been able to recover his driver’s licence and complimentary cards in her bags, as well as clothes and some personal effects that the man came with.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">“Also recovered were Access Bank Statement Account, one Nigeria International Passport with No.B50010434 belonging to the suspect, one fake driver’s license bearing Mary Johnson with the suspect’s photograph, one National Identification Card bearing the suspect’s name, one UBA ATM debit card bearing the suspect’s name and one University of Lagos ID card bearing the suspect’s name.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reacting, a source at Unilag said: “The last time she came to school was before Covid-19 lockdown. She has never written 300-Level exams with her cohorts. She has never stepped her feet on the soil of UNILAG since the commencement of this semester early last month.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reference: <a href="https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/06/how-i-stabbed-super-tv-boss-to-death-chidinma/">vanguardngr</a></span></p><div><br /></div>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-90745447645793321972021-06-26T05:57:00.003+01:002021-06-26T05:57:38.762+01:00President Joe Biden Nominates Cindy McCain for UN Ambassador-level Position<p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbUVB3JMYUiFtjWNelqj4r_WCOg2WtPHP1_PjfTOWf42lGDFiXnSTWLsgkRZ8Ny0kgtULnqB-27mMVuml8r3ZeQxu9PqvGXCZMgm1XYnKcrK1vW4apI4ItGdO9C0bmxcbYSU-LVghNDTU/s629/x.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="629" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbUVB3JMYUiFtjWNelqj4r_WCOg2WtPHP1_PjfTOWf42lGDFiXnSTWLsgkRZ8Ny0kgtULnqB-27mMVuml8r3ZeQxu9PqvGXCZMgm1XYnKcrK1vW4apI4ItGdO9C0bmxcbYSU-LVghNDTU/w640-h442/x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Cindy McCain, who has long used her voice for humanitarian causes worldwide, is President Joe Biden’s pick as the U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, where she would help combat global hunger.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">The post would take McCain — a lifelong Arizona Republican and widow of longtime U.S. Sen. John McCain, 2008 Republican presidential nominee and celebrated Vietnam prisoner of war — from her home in north-central Phoenix to Rome.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">The position, which had been in the works for months, requires approval from the U.S. Senate, where her husband served for decades until his death in 2018. The White House sent the nomination to the Senate on Wednesday. </span></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">"I am deeply honored and look forward (to) the work ahead," McCain wrote on Twitter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">The nomination of McCain to the post comes nine months after she threw her support behind Biden, a Democrat and longtime friend. The McCains were introduced by first lady Jill Biden during a cocktail party in the late 1970s in Hawaii.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">McCain, 67, cited her family’s decades-long friendship and respect for Joe Biden, who often disagreed with her husband but whose love of country remained steadfast. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">Her endorsement of Biden during the 2020 presidential race, as Arizona was up for grabs, helped Biden close his argument encouraging Republicans to cross party lines to reject GOP President Donald Trump and his polarizing politics.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">Her support of the Democratic ticket earned McCain a censure from loyal Trump activists within the Arizona Republican Party, who objected to her registration as a Republican. Many of those far-right activists had long warred with the late senator over his record, and then directed their anger at her.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">Outside of politics, McCain, heiress to the Hensley and Co. beer distributorship in Phoenix, is a political figure in her own right.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">She has been involved in charitable work for decades, visiting foreign countries through a nonprofit that provides surgery to children with cleft lips or palates and no access to care. As a former member of the Board of Trustees for the HALO Trust nonprofit, she traveled to impoverished nations such as Zimbabwe to advocate for the removal of land mines.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">Over the years, she has raised awareness about human trafficking through the foreign-policy think tank at Arizona State University that bears her husband’s name and has advocated for civility in politics at a time of intense dysfunction. Cindy McCain chairs ASU’s McCain Institute’s advisory board of trustees, where she has helped set program priorities.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic"; font-size: large;">A former special-education teacher, McCain has lent her voice to charitable work to help improve early learning for young kids in Arizona. A member of the board of Project C.U.R.E., which delivers medical supplies around the world to underserved medical clinics, she has helped raise awareness and money for medical facilities in Kenya, Zambia and Ghana. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Source & Full Story: <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/president-joe-biden-nominates-cindy-234945586.html">news.yahoo</a></span></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-42330320640609531482021-06-26T05:03:00.003+01:002021-06-26T05:03:58.762+01:00Reuters Giuliani's Law License Suspended<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozmFakN0i2iIrRuCpawKsYlaSMzHUnw0KlXSvjIUrw0LKxdujYWWV_0mxI3E-wp_CYJT9sK3Xgtib8-QwfjYBP2shzNO41qupc7t_IZNlY4963Vk3u8SEEpqDRsO6x1o-nng1oosREQyv/s698/Gulliani.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="698" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozmFakN0i2iIrRuCpawKsYlaSMzHUnw0KlXSvjIUrw0LKxdujYWWV_0mxI3E-wp_CYJT9sK3Xgtib8-QwfjYBP2shzNO41qupc7t_IZNlY4963Vk3u8SEEpqDRsO6x1o-nng1oosREQyv/w640-h366/Gulliani.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">According to NEW YORK (Reuters) -Rudy Giuliani's New York law license was suspended on Thursday after a state appeals court found he had lied in arguing that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from his client, former U.S. President Donald Trump.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Giuliani, 77, a former U.S. Attorney in Manhattan and New York City mayor, was punished for making "demonstrably false and misleading" statements that widespread voter fraud undermined the election, which Democrat Joe Biden won.</span></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Citing the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Appellate Division said Giuliani's eagerness to trumpet false claims "immediately threatens the public interest" and could erode public confidence in the election process, a hallmark of American democracy, as well as the legal profession.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">"This country is being torn apart by continued attacks on the legitimacy of the 2020 election and of our current president, Joseph R. Biden," the court said.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">"Where, as here, the false statements are being made by (Giuliani), acting with the authority of being an attorney, and using his large megaphone, the harm is magnified."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Speaking to reporters outside his home on Manhattan's Upper East Side, a combative Giuliani called the suspension "a one-sided decision not based on evidence."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The Republican also blamed Democrats for his growing legal troubles, including over his dealings in Ukraine, and he said dozens of witnesses could back up his election fraud claims.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">"I fight back. That's what I do," Giuliani said. "I go to court and I prove what I'm telling you in court. There are appellate courts. This isn't yet a dictatorship."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Trump has repeatedly made the false claim that he defeated Biden.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">In a statement, Trump expressed disbelief that Giuliani could lose his law license for "fighting what has already been proven to be a Fraudulent Election."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">The appeals court said Giuliani's temporary suspension could become permanent after a hearing by the attorney grievance committee that recommended it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">John Leventhal and Barry Kamins, two lawyers for Giuliani, said they were disappointed with the suspension but believed that after a hearing he would be reinstated as "a valued member of the legal profession that he has served so well.''</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic";">Source & Full Story: <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/rudolph-giuliani-suspended-law-practice-152949938.html">news.yahoo</a></span></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-83466418240522030672021-06-16T12:53:00.003+01:002021-06-16T12:57:19.761+01:00US Senate Establishes Juneteenth As A National Holiday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sfvMn5fyUkcL0nuienOPQYG6eMGlfI5rNakIB2TJYvQ8Ew-n8QWFVW6zGX24aL1_MMelJ7dMkVsuWjntXdk57kO_oRj6HYKTbRZkH4AMisIxY6SBTy2VLMr45lVw9Cmb78SvPAIca0-R/s960/Capitol.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="960" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sfvMn5fyUkcL0nuienOPQYG6eMGlfI5rNakIB2TJYvQ8Ew-n8QWFVW6zGX24aL1_MMelJ7dMkVsuWjntXdk57kO_oRj6HYKTbRZkH4AMisIxY6SBTy2VLMr45lVw9Cmb78SvPAIca0-R/w640-h387/Capitol.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">The Senate passed a bill
Tuesday to establish Juneteenth, the day marking the end of slavery in the
United States, as a national holiday.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> </span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">After passing by unanimous
consent, the bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where its passage
is all but assured, then on to President Biden’s desk for signature into law.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">Celebrated on June 19,
Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, recognizes and marks the emancipation of formerly
enslaved African Americans, commemorating the date in 1865 when slaves in
Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">More than 150 years later,
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., made a motion to pass the bill
via unanimous consent. No other senator objected, including Sen. Ron Johnson,
R-Wis., who dropped his previous objection to the bill.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">“While it still seems strange
that having taxpayers provide federal employees paid time off is now required
to celebrate the end of slavery, it is clear that there is no appetite in
Congress to further discuss the matter,” Johnson said.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, first introduced the bill last spring at the
height of racial tension in the country following the murder of George Floyd,
but they could not garner the support needed. Now, about a year later, the bill
included 18 GOP co-sponsors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif">“It has been a state holiday in
Texas for more than 40 years,” Cornyn tweeted Tuesday afternoon. “Now more than
ever, we need to learn from our history and continue to form a more perfect
union.”</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">While Juneteenth has been
celebrated by some Black Americans since the late 1800s, the holiday has gained
in popularity in recent years. Today, cities and towns across the country mark
the date with festivals, parades, barbecues and educational events.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif">“The stakes are a little
different,” Mark Anthony Neal, a Duke University African American studies
professor, told the New York Times last June. “Many Black Americans feel as
though this is the first time in a long time that they have been heard in a way
across the culture. ... It’s an opportunity for folks to kind of catch their
breath about what has been this incredible pace of change and shifting that
we’ve seen.”</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">If the bill is passed in the
House and signed by the president, Juneteenth would become the 11th annual
federal holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: medium;">Source: <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/senate-passes-bill-to-establish-juneteenth-as-a-national-holiday-221324684.html">news.yahoo</a></span></p><br /><p></p>Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-1330947323063499192021-06-09T13:03:00.000+01:002021-06-09T13:03:30.836+01:00Pennsylvania Man Faked Trump Family Personas In Fraud<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyE4OZsPYULHKDhPApt0esjtkgUdeD7SwxFDZw0rr-Y7yYT2LH8jnqsGfRKu4ntjAs_jkJiM7Pf68Ep6IOoeyKWLc4IJptMK6FcZ3EHIuS_ggmqB4gE0B6mqsD8yHhjyBNllnwu61TK0v/s702/fraud.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="702" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyE4OZsPYULHKDhPApt0esjtkgUdeD7SwxFDZw0rr-Y7yYT2LH8jnqsGfRKu4ntjAs_jkJiM7Pf68Ep6IOoeyKWLc4IJptMK6FcZ3EHIuS_ggmqB4gE0B6mqsD8yHhjyBNllnwu61TK0v/w640-h306/fraud.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In recent times, Fraud comes in different versions and
modus operandi.</span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Technologies have aided quite a number of crimes
beyond imaginations of the affected individuals, organization, or country<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The below story from Yahoo news is an indication of
another tech crime was committed by a Pennsylvania guy in the United States.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Full details below:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">NEW YORK (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was charged Tuesday
with creating fake online identities for ex-President Donald Trump's brother
and youngest son to dupe hundreds of people nationwide into donating thousands
of dollars to what prosecutors described as a phony political organization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span></span></span></o:p></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Joshua Hall, 22, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, was
released on $25,000 bail after appearing in Harrisburg federal court to face
charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. If convicted, he could
face up to 22 years in prison.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Prosecutors said Hall spent contributions on personal
expenses after soliciting donations to his non-existent political affinity
organization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A message seeking comment was sent to his lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to court papers, Hall defrauded donors from
September 2019 through last December by falsely claiming he was raising funds
to support Trump's reelection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Central to the scheme was Hall's impersonation of
members of Trump's family, prosecutors said. They said he created social media
accounts bearing the names and photographs of Trump's brother and son to
convince over 100,000 online followers that he was close to Trump's family.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">According to a criminal complaint in Manhattan federal
court, Hall increased his efforts last July, soliciting contributions on a
crowdfunding site for what he said would be “field organizing, events, and
merchandise” by his political organization.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hall created a social media account bearing the name
and photograph of Trump's brother, Robert, and then made it appear that the
brother was supporting his bogus organization until the brother's August death,
the complaint said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Three days after the death, Hall created an account
that made it appear that Trump's then 14-year-old son, Barron, was supporting
him, the complaint said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The complaint said that in one social media post, Hall
impersonated Barron Trump to make it seem that Trump's son called Hall a
“friend and partner” and said: “Josh is an amazing patriot who is doing
tremendous things for our great country. He has my COMPLETE AND TOTAL
ENDORSEMENT!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In August, Hall said in a private message on social
media about the funds he had raised that he “hadn’t seen a dime of that money
personally,” court papers said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The crowdfunding site closed the account after Hall
failed last December to document how he used the funds he had raised, the
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ALLIGATOR</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">While dieting on
birds, rodents, and marsh dwellers, the American alligator is practically a
modern dinosaur. Weighing approximately 1,000 pounds and reaching up to 12 feet
in length, the American alligator is truly a terror to behold. These guys are
found on golf courses, in backyards, and even in parking lots. Could you keep it
cool as a carnivorous beast, twice your size, strolls by?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><br /><span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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RHINOCEROS</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The white
rhinoceros is rare—really rare. Scaling in at a little smaller than a
hippopotamus, the white rhinoceros is often sought for its horn. Today, only
five rhinoceros species are in existence—making the white rhinoceros a truly
rare specimen to see.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBaJ9gEl4RiH4n-wiesvaIwT8T78w9TltudN8apCeSUsieeLfLIpPvAl8-tJBHADRQlWwWcNAQ4LE5dfUs0wpBxE_ngVYB0UMSmsK_aIRlyvu0CU61fxNmQ7E7RjLnXYg_5LSoSigW5vY/s1600/24.-whiterhino.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBaJ9gEl4RiH4n-wiesvaIwT8T78w9TltudN8apCeSUsieeLfLIpPvAl8-tJBHADRQlWwWcNAQ4LE5dfUs0wpBxE_ngVYB0UMSmsK_aIRlyvu0CU61fxNmQ7E7RjLnXYg_5LSoSigW5vY/w410-h250/24.-whiterhino.jpg" width="410" /></a></span></div>
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SUNFISH</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fish aren’t always so small. The ocean sunfish reaches up to four meters, and
its interesting shape makes it, by far, one of the most interesting
large-animal specimens to see. Heavy, kind, and colorful, the ocean sunfish has
a diet consisting mostly of jellyfish. In fact, they’ve been spotted in
jellyfish fields, scooping up their prey.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBSk87MWFQOJfbD0N_RDOBxWDIZzJRXZKBcH2ArN1vFHLi5ozXSGz6H1fFM9NWgJngnO0Vm-bqcKVjo-gooM3zu9DsITUc5rlIE9eI1ZEzrAjNdoGXrsex5RLQrO-UEh1ka9-YrNi9N2p/s1600/19.-giantsalamander.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBSk87MWFQOJfbD0N_RDOBxWDIZzJRXZKBcH2ArN1vFHLi5ozXSGz6H1fFM9NWgJngnO0Vm-bqcKVjo-gooM3zu9DsITUc5rlIE9eI1ZEzrAjNdoGXrsex5RLQrO-UEh1ka9-YrNi9N2p/s320/19.-giantsalamander.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>22. THE CHINESE RAT
SNAKE</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Chinese rat
snake can reach lengths of five meters, and its abundant, rat-filled diet is
totally responsible for its size. Bright, heavy and long, the Chinese rat snake
is a terror to come across if one isn’t watching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the world's
largest land carnivores, the polar bear’s massive size is attributed to its
heavyweight diet. Measuring approximately 5.2 feet tall and 10 feet long, the
polar bear isn’t a mammal to be crossed with. The heaviest polar bear weight
recorded was 2,210 pounds—which matches the weight of some small cars. While
polar bears are frequently presumed to be running about snowy landscapes,
they’re highly capable swimmers. They’re also recognized as being more
dangerous than grizzly bears.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCi8ukKefOsp-hmZ2aWhXJ_X-glIdgVw0jnpH5hA26dgDxNCvlkajG6bh2-5w3C_VKYpW34Q7HORRvofn79bawsa31T636CTAckUZJWxpVQfWPnXr1v9j47FDskgUFQBRqX2GWvsLn_pT/s1600/21.-polarbear.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCi8ukKefOsp-hmZ2aWhXJ_X-glIdgVw0jnpH5hA26dgDxNCvlkajG6bh2-5w3C_VKYpW34Q7HORRvofn79bawsa31T636CTAckUZJWxpVQfWPnXr1v9j47FDskgUFQBRqX2GWvsLn_pT/w409-h239/21.-polarbear.jpg" width="409" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Similar to the
polar bear, the Kodiak bear reaches astounding sizes at about 2,500 pounds. A
subspecies of brown bear, the Kodiak bear measures about 5.2 feet tall and 10
feet long. While reportedly not as vicious as polar bears, Kodiak bears are
certainly dangerous.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3exrOCDPqudRMcJJMsCpZnJz5m12vzHrfxmBLKNNcJ8MlfNPX6D43dAIve-1dlZ7o9r6zkjnPOnZRxpveI62SQzZl0ieR5yVUI5zgx3W3ILyzZpUci4BMCLKlvPrquZ33SFwUYCgqBpr/s1600/20.-kodiakbear.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3exrOCDPqudRMcJJMsCpZnJz5m12vzHrfxmBLKNNcJ8MlfNPX6D43dAIve-1dlZ7o9r6zkjnPOnZRxpveI62SQzZl0ieR5yVUI5zgx3W3ILyzZpUci4BMCLKlvPrquZ33SFwUYCgqBpr/s320/20.-kodiakbear.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>19. THE GIANT
CHINESE SALAMANDER</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">These bad boys grow
up to six feet long, and they’ve come a long way against pollution, habitat
loss and over-collecting. While mostly docile, giant Chinese salamanders have
been greatly feared for their ominous appearance. The giant Chinese salamander,
typically found in rocky mountain streams, is often utilized for traditional
Chinese medicine recipes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsYyk9STP-ADY5nwZjpgLkIjpBQXE-iyEDaY6FZ-vOUtSMkMZp7Nse0rWad-tpZgaUPqfcQ0uJ-DekxXDK67xjcPGXM9uEL8x_KvNLHDmlk2yt0P6r3TgPlQVNYPB-djNQafDqFmNIC6y/s1600/23.-sunfish.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsYyk9STP-ADY5nwZjpgLkIjpBQXE-iyEDaY6FZ-vOUtSMkMZp7Nse0rWad-tpZgaUPqfcQ0uJ-DekxXDK67xjcPGXM9uEL8x_KvNLHDmlk2yt0P6r3TgPlQVNYPB-djNQafDqFmNIC6y/s320/23.-sunfish.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>18. THE FLEMISH
GIANT</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s a rabbit. More
importantly: It’s a dog-sized rabbit. The Flemish giant is a domesticated
rabbit breed centric to the Flemish region. Originally bred as 16th-century
pets, the Flemish giant can reach weights of 28 pounds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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GOLDEN-CROWNED FLYING FOX</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">An endangered fruit
bat residing in Philippine rainforests, the giant golden-crowned flying fox is
a specimen reaching a two-meter-long wingspan. Well-protected, the giant
golden-crowned flying fox eats mostly fruit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The capybara is the
world’s largest rodent, and it resides, mostly, in tropical South American
regions. Typically found east of the Andes, near water, full-grown capybaras
can be up to 1.5 meters in length and weigh up to 232 pounds. Capybaras are
incredibly social, and it isn’t uncommon to see “packs” of these large rodents
meandering small fields.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDGdL084Tqyo8ZPy3tDz9dW1JVjubCoC5N6pLyqaQMw_dgMzccMvmYi74qKbmJom3zKx86qjg2_Qupzt6hIxmZ6v_Q3mr4as8FBgoWvwStSGxjc82HpO1gNcDEsrQWKEfytrc3xmYPM4w/s1600/16.-capybara.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDGdL084Tqyo8ZPy3tDz9dW1JVjubCoC5N6pLyqaQMw_dgMzccMvmYi74qKbmJom3zKx86qjg2_Qupzt6hIxmZ6v_Q3mr4as8FBgoWvwStSGxjc82HpO1gNcDEsrQWKEfytrc3xmYPM4w/s320/16.-capybara.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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SPIDER CRAB</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Japanese spider
crab truly appears alien when examined closely. This marine crab resides in
Japanese waters and can reach lengths of 3.8 meters. Much of the Japanese
spider crab’s length is derived from its long, spindly legs. Feeding on animal
carcasses and shellfish, the Japanese spider crab can live up to 100 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
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PELICAN</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Dalmatian
pelican is the world’s heaviest bird. Bred from southeastern Europe to China
and India, the Dalmatian pelican is typically found in shallow lakes and
swamps. The colossal bird weighs approximately 30 pounds and its 10-foot
wingspan exceeds that of many other species.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVUTH60TNYkv7D3KsCWIYLUcER3cyypR5P66M_iuJ55VEU2TFEMUoJZ_wZK1p2G1PuGJySMfWcjZj-50M5r9VZx0-8rO9WoVmIVG2aGY0y9skyHqiRbV-z0h9LbX4ZTeaqYPyKpxVzi_X/s1600/14.-pelican.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVUTH60TNYkv7D3KsCWIYLUcER3cyypR5P66M_iuJ55VEU2TFEMUoJZ_wZK1p2G1PuGJySMfWcjZj-50M5r9VZx0-8rO9WoVmIVG2aGY0y9skyHqiRbV-z0h9LbX4ZTeaqYPyKpxVzi_X/s320/14.-pelican.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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ANACONDA</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">You do not want to
come across this river-way monster. The green anaconda is the world’s largest
snake, and it weighs in at about 550 pounds. Slender, long and deadly, the
green anaconda is one of Southeast Asia’s most rumored snake. To this day,
experts believe larger green anacondas still lurk in rivers, yet to be
documented.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF5MI-bGsGQUOfc5e8-8T-kjnLv2ksKKu7hdzyqTIhTLT-wMz_27DvwsyeO9LViluMFbfZCZLRosAwYZfn9Khjc5q32dcfxtmD67FinL7jmvm-23MqmiVkEfB4JPTfWQSjwNNnQJrYEuH/s1600/13.-anaconda.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBF5MI-bGsGQUOfc5e8-8T-kjnLv2ksKKu7hdzyqTIhTLT-wMz_27DvwsyeO9LViluMFbfZCZLRosAwYZfn9Khjc5q32dcfxtmD67FinL7jmvm-23MqmiVkEfB4JPTfWQSjwNNnQJrYEuH/s320/13.-anaconda.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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ELEPHANT EEL</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The southern
elephant eel is one of the world’s largest carnivores. Displaying a massive
size difference between males and females, the elephant eel remains one of the
world’s most-talked-about mammals. The largest southern elephant eel recorded,
shot in Possession Bay, weighed 11,000 pounds and was 22.5 feet long.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidExQIUYzieivKmc9cyfR0OMMztaBqFFamo2lX_uJG2I9L3BYTQjzR6_puIE19PZw8C9yynqDnNDuSQV9je9wsnFJzs_7BwiAizVkyOW5tMjlJLIAUdUlLnik3eFxJjPcTU4Td6_4SlBya/s845/elephant+seal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="845" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidExQIUYzieivKmc9cyfR0OMMztaBqFFamo2lX_uJG2I9L3BYTQjzR6_puIE19PZw8C9yynqDnNDuSQV9je9wsnFJzs_7BwiAizVkyOW5tMjlJLIAUdUlLnik3eFxJjPcTU4Td6_4SlBya/w363-h245/elephant+seal.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>10. THE AFRICAN
BUSH ELEPHANT</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The African bush
elephant is one of the world’s largest recorded terrestrial animals. Weighing in
at 6,600 pounds, it’s also the heaviest. Adult African bush elephants typically
have no natural predators due to their size, and their calves are frequently
only vulnerable to crocodile and lion attacks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>9. THE OSTRICH</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Male ostriches grow
up to a height of 9.2 feet, and they can weigh 345 pounds! Ostrich eggs alone
weigh three pounds, and they’re recorded as the largest eggs on the planet.
Fast runners, ostriches definitely make up for their lack of flight.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbAeQaBWgHuYVS16WZSSE0ci3z5L8mp1zf0SyUcAN4CBx3dFICuVTo89DCJEwE3X425AY3iOP3wl2PQ8kKt6YmKpx3lRVPsk999Enll7J6xroCOIlWkkG6W0kaYxm8S1OjCG0UcgajRor/s1600/9.-ostrich.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbAeQaBWgHuYVS16WZSSE0ci3z5L8mp1zf0SyUcAN4CBx3dFICuVTo89DCJEwE3X425AY3iOP3wl2PQ8kKt6YmKpx3lRVPsk999Enll7J6xroCOIlWkkG6W0kaYxm8S1OjCG0UcgajRor/s320/9.-ostrich.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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SQUID</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Sure, the giant
squid might seem like it’d be the biggest squid around, but the colossal squid
makes it look like a bite-sized shark meal. The colossal squid’s eye, alone, is
larger than a human’s head. Highly rare, the colossal squid is a sight to
behold.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>7. THE BELUGA
STURGEON</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The beluga sturgeon
can live up to 120 years, and their maximum length caps out at around seven
meters. Another aquatic animal, the beluga sturgeon is relatively docile. That
said, their size alone ranks them among some of the world’s largest water-bound
beings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53kzkb8bsGPlA4nPfNiNmjxri6b7JAAFEKUTRu6i6Je8ObEYSCdR1xG1MKtEGgOJ5brnyL3L9K6lzn4RCSkFpJEu59xYujr3dt1cbkPRwpl7QZhLNovU9gxuDB2YHhaSv50_-caH5B3A0/s1600/7.-belugasturgeon.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53kzkb8bsGPlA4nPfNiNmjxri6b7JAAFEKUTRu6i6Je8ObEYSCdR1xG1MKtEGgOJ5brnyL3L9K6lzn4RCSkFpJEu59xYujr3dt1cbkPRwpl7QZhLNovU9gxuDB2YHhaSv50_-caH5B3A0/s320/7.-belugasturgeon.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A Hollywood
favorite, the Orca isn’t as safe as many assume. Orca whales, also known as the
Killer whale can grow up to 31 feet long. Technically, the orca whale isn’t a
whale at all. It’s the world’s largest dolphin.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRBXOGXEZeCzzYF78YFlxQb7BlG4U9BqgHAVrgBdA-jpPdTkiwWzKvpXU8KsRAJwCQzGbWwSOq5TG8BIiElFjFvchUNVL1H0OqDfaBqG06GW0sLRbx6UJ_SIxOdd0tMCxxL3q_rDDru7t/s1600/6.-orca.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRBXOGXEZeCzzYF78YFlxQb7BlG4U9BqgHAVrgBdA-jpPdTkiwWzKvpXU8KsRAJwCQzGbWwSOq5TG8BIiElFjFvchUNVL1H0OqDfaBqG06GW0sLRbx6UJ_SIxOdd0tMCxxL3q_rDDru7t/s320/6.-orca.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>5. THE GREAT WHITE
SHARK</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Another aquatic
monster, the great white shark can grow over six meters in length. They’ve
reportedly attacked boats, trash and humans in the past. Rather aggressive,
great whites are known for their “target anything moving” personality. While
not the ocean’s largest being, the great white shark still holds its own as one
of the world’s largest animals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg330xU2Gv4i_5FhgkE6lk5g9K4b6ci9KAOqa3g74hq_My12tjWx0YaHkugdYwxbJsTDmPkKNTqv8zB1Hu5yPTVexq0NaZFGhFTflI9HlZfLYFmOVra6f9wp_1VwyBXa8an0jVkIIVns72e/s1600/5.-greatwhiteshark.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg330xU2Gv4i_5FhgkE6lk5g9K4b6ci9KAOqa3g74hq_My12tjWx0YaHkugdYwxbJsTDmPkKNTqv8zB1Hu5yPTVexq0NaZFGhFTflI9HlZfLYFmOVra6f9wp_1VwyBXa8an0jVkIIVns72e/w368-h240/5.-greatwhiteshark.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>4. BAIRD’S BEAKED
WHALE</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the sea’s
largest animals, the beaked whale reaches a massive 13 meters in length. Sure,
it might look like an oversized dolphin, but the beaked whale is entirely its
own being. Reports of beaked wales frequently report the diver’s inability to
see its entire body. Due to their slightly curved structure, beaked whales are
typically hard to get around, visually.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>3. THE SPERM WHALE</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The sperm whale is
named after the waxy substance secreted from its spout. Called spermaceti, the
material has been hunted for centuries for soap, candle, and machine oil
creation. Of the world’s largest creatures, the sperm whale’s brain is the
largest in proportional size. Because of this, the sperm whale is also one of
the smartest world titans. Growing to a length of over 20.5 meters, and feeding
on colossal squid, the sperm whale remains one of the world’s most colossal
beings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>2. THE NORTH
PACIFIC RIGHT WHALE</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""century gothic" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Slightly larger
than the sperm whale, the North Pacific right whale can reach up to 18.3 meters
in length. They are, however, typically wider. Unfortunately, about 50 North
Pacific right whales still exist, yet the world, at one time, held tens of
thousands. Whaling has diminished the species, yet its remaining members are
well-regarded and even protected by authorities.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with a 30-meter length and a 180-ton weight, the blue whale can swallow a mass
comparable to three school busses. Its size is massive, and it’s yet to be
trumped as the world’s largest animal. Surprisingly, blue whales are relatively
elusive. Submerged for long periods of time, blue whales are rarely spotted.
That said, they dominate ocean surfaces when they do.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>1. A lucky weekend in Vegas
saved FedEx</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In the early 1970s, just a few
years after FedEx was formed, the fledgling company was already in dire
straits, losing up to a million dollars a month, At one point, it looked like
they wouldn't be able to meet their financial commitments. While waiting for a
flight, Fred Smith, the founder of the company, impulsively hopped on a plane
to Las Vegas, where he won $27,000 playing Blackjack. The company was saved and
Fred Smith had one helluva story to tell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: TroyMedia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>2. Lamborghini sports cars
exist because of Enzo Ferrari's pride</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Lamborghini was originally a
tractor manufacturer. The owner, Ferruccio Lamborghini, had an interest in
luxury automobiles, especially Ferraris. While doing a routine check,
Lamborghini found that the clutch in his Ferrari was broken and he discovered
that the car used the same clutch as his tractors. When he asked Enzo Ferrari
for a better replacement, Ferrari dismissed him saying he was a tractor maker
and did not know anything about race cars. I guess we all know how that turned
out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: Yahoo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>3. BMW became a car
manufacturer because Germany lost World War I</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">BMW originally started off as
an aircraft manufacturing company. After Germany's defeat in WWI, all airplane
manufacturing companies had to cease production, one of the many terms of the
Versailles Armistice Treaty. With the company facing bankruptcy, BMW shifted to
motorcycle production, soon followed by the manufacture of cars in 1928. Their
current logo is a tribute to their aviation heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: Resimsi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>4. Coca-Cola wouldn't have
existed without American prohibition</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Coca-Cola was originally
created by John Pemberton, an injured Confederate Colonel, who wanted a
substitute for his morphine addiction. He called it French Wine Coca, a nerve
tonic. When Atlanta passed prohibition legislation in 1886, Pemberton had to
redo the formula, basically to make a non-alcoholic version of his tonic. He
named the drink Coca-Cola, the drink we all know and love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: Amazon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b> 5. The McDonald's logo is based on the shape
of the stores and not the word McDonald's</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">The McDonald's logo is one of
the most widely recognized in the world, probably only behind Coca-Cola. 'M'
for McDonald's and all that. But the truth is, the logo wasn't inspired by the
name of the company. The original store's architecture had golden arches on
either side. The owner wanted it so that people could recognize a McDonald's
outlet from a distance. So when they were redesigning the logo, they decided to
take inspiration from the restaurant's iconic architecture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: Wikipedia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>6. The Nike sign isn't a tick
or checkmark</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Originally called BRS (Blue
Ribbon Sports), the company was renamed after Nike, the winged Greek goddess of
victory. The famous "swoosh" symbol that's been its logo ever since
represents her wings and speed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>7. The Apple logo isn't a
tribute to Alan Turring</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Although it would have been
apt, the truth is far from poetic. The
most accepted theory is that Steve Jobs's favourite fruit was the apple. Which
explains why their first computer was named after his favourite McIntosh apple.
Oh, and this was the first version of the Apple logo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: CelebrityNetWorth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>8. UPS was founded by 2 kids
with a cycle and $100</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">United Parcel Service, or UPS
as it's better known, had extremely humble beginnings. In 1907, 19-year-old
James Casey founded the company with $100 borrowed from a friend and a bicycle.
The teenager also served as president, CEO, and chairman. Today, the company is
the world's largest package delivery company. Not bad for a kid with a cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: IndianaPublicMedia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>9. Virgin got its name because
its founders were exactly that: virgins!</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">This is a case where the
popular story is actually true. The name came about during a brain storming
session when someone suggested "Virgin". The reasoning? Well, since
they were all just starting out, they were virgins when it came to running a
business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: HotelManagement<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>10. Fanta was created in Nazi
Germany</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">During the height of World War
II, Nazi Germany was subject to a number of trade embargoes. Because of the
lack of raw materials and ingredients, the head of Coca-Cola Deutschland. Max
Keith, decided to create a new drink for the German market, using whatever they
had - "the leftovers of leftovers". The name comes from the German
word for imagination (Fantasie), and they had to stretch every bit of it to
make this drink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Source: Tumblr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> <b>11. Puma and Adidas exist because of a family
feud</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 107%;">In the 1920s, brothers Rudolf
and Adolf "Adi" Dassler were running a successful shoe manufacturing
company, Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. However, during World War II a growing
rift between the two widened due to a misunderstanding. Later, after the culmination
of the war, Rudolf was picked up by American soldiers and accused of being a
member of the Waffen SS (he wasn't). Rudolf was certain it was his own brother
who turned him in. The two split, with Rudolf forming Ruda (later renamed to
Puma), while Adi formed Adidas. The two never reconciled and are buried in the
same cemetery, but as far away from each other as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">1. A LUCKY WEEKEND IN VEGAS SAVED FEDEX</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">In the
early 1970s, just a few years after FedEx was formed, the fledgling company was
already in dire straits, losing up to a million dollars a month, At one point,
it looked like they wouldn't be able to meet their financial commitments. While
waiting for a flight, Fred Smith, the founder of the company, impulsively
hopped on a plane to Las Vegas, where he won $27,000 playing Blackjack. The
company was saved and Fred Smith had one helluva story to tell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:
TroyMedia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">2. LAMBORGHINI SPORTS CARS EXIST BECAUSE
OF ENZO FERRARI'S PRIDE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Lamborghini
was originally a tractor manufacturer. The owner, Ferruccio Lamborghini, had an
interest in luxury automobiles, especially Ferraris. While doing a routine
check, Lamborghini found that the clutch in his Ferrari was broken and he
discovered that the car used the same clutch as his tractors. When he asked
Enzo Ferrari for a better replacement, Ferrari dismissed him saying he was a
tractor maker and did not know anything about race cars. I guess we all know
how that turned out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:
Yahoo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">3. BMW BECAME A CAR MANUFACTURER BECAUSE
GERMANY LOST WORLD WAR I<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">BMW
originally started off as an aircraft manufacturing company. After Germany's
defeat in WWI, all airplane manufacturing companies had to cease production,
one of the many terms of the Versailles Armistice Treaty. With the company
facing bankruptcy, BMW shifted to motorcycle production, soon followed by the
manufacture of cars in 1928. Their current logo is a tribute to their aviation
heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:
Resimsi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">4. COCA-COLA WOULDN'T HAVE EXISTED WITHOUT
AMERICAN PROHIBITION<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Coca-Cola
was originally created by John Pemberton, an injured Confederate Colonel, who
wanted a substitute for his morphine addiction. He called it French Wine Coca,
a nerve tonic. When Atlanta passed prohibition legislation in 1886, Pemberton
had to redo the formula, basically to make a non-alcoholic version of his
tonic. He named the drink Coca-Cola, the drink we all know and love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:
Amazon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">5. THE MCDONALD'S LOGO IS BASED ON THE
SHAPE OF THE STORES AND NOT THE WORD MCDONALD'S<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">The
McDonald's logo is one of the most widely recognized in the world, probably
only behind Coca-Cola. 'M' for McDonald's and all that. But the truth is, the
logo wasn't inspired by the name of the company. The original store's
architecture had golden arches on either side. The owner wanted it so that
people could recognize a McDonald's outlet from a distance. So when they were
redesigning the logo, they decided to take inspiration from the restaurant's
iconic architecture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">6. THE NIKE SIGN ISN'T A TICK OR CHECK
MARK<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Originally
called BRS (Blue Ribbon Sports), the company was renamed after Nike, the winged
Greek goddess of victory. The famous "swoosh" symbol that's been its
logo ever since represents her wings and speed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">7. THE APPLE LOGO ISN'T A TRIBUTE TO ALAN
TURRING<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Although
it would have been apt, the truth is far from poetic. The most accepted theory
is that Steve Jobs's favourite fruit was the apple. Which explains why their
first computer was named after his favourite McIntosh apple. Oh, and this was
the first version of the Apple logo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">Source:
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">8. UPS WAS FOUNDED BY 2 KIDS WITH A CYCLE
AND $100<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">United
Parcel Service, or UPS as it's better known, had extremely humble beginnings.
In 1907, 19 year-old James Casey founded the company with $100 borrowed from a
friend and a bicycle. The teenager also served as president, CEO and chairman.
Today, the company is the world's largest package delivery company. Not bad for
a kid with a cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">9. VIRGIN GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE ITS
FOUNDERS WERE EXACTLY THAT: VIRGINS!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">This
is a case where the popular story is actually true. The name came about during
a brain storming session when someone suggested "Virgin". The
reasoning? Well, since they were all just starting out, they were virgins when
it came to running a business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">During
the height of World War II, Nazi Germany was subject to a number of trade
embargoes. Because of the lack of raw materials and ingredients, the head of
Coca-Cola Deutschland. Max Keith, decided to create a new drink for the German
market, using whatever they had - "the leftovers of leftovers". The
name comes from the German word for imagination (Fantasie), and they had to
stretch every bit of it to make this drink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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FAMILY FEUD<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond" , "serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 150%;">In the
1920s, brothers Rudolf and Adolf "Adi" Dassler were running a
successful shoe manufacturing company, Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. However,
during World War II a growing rift between the two widened due to a
misunderstanding. Later, after the culmination of the war, Rudolf was picked up
by American soldiers and accused of being a member of the Waffen SS (he
wasn't). Rudolf was certain it was his own brother who turned him in. The two
split, with Rudolf forming Ruda (later renamed to Puma), while Adi formed Adidas.
The two never reconciled and are buried in the same cemetery, but as far away
from each other as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When
you get in bed and cozy into your covers at night, you probably don't put much
thought into whether you're on your side, back or stomach. But if you snore
like a bear every time your head hits the pillow or you wake up feeling stiff
as a board, it might be time to switch things up at bedtime. Here's the scoop
on the benefits and drawbacks of the most common sleeping positions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Good: Side sleeping is by far the most commonly reported sleep position, and
for good reason — it can have a whole lot of health benefits. If you snore or
have breathing problems, sleeping on your side is the best choice for opening
your airways so you can breathe better at night, says sleep specialist W.
Christopher Winter, MD, medical director of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Sleep
Medicine Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Plus,
it can be ideal for your spine and might help ease low back pain. The slightly
curled-in fetal position recreates the natural curve your spine had in the
womb, before holding your head up, sitting down or walking around changed the
curvature of your spine and potentially put stress on your lower back, explains
Winter. Snoozing on your side can help give your spine a break from the tension
from holding your head up, standing or sitting throughout the day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Curling
up on the right or left could also be good for your brain. One animal study
found that sleeping on your side might lower the risk for developing
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases.
During the study, mice that slept on their sides had more efficient glymphatic
systems compared to those that slept on their stomachs or backs. Why is this
significant? Functioning glymphatic systems, which flush harmful waste products
out of the brain, are key to preventing dementia and other neurological
diseases.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It's
not clear if these findings carry over into humans, says Winter, though he
notes we remove waste from our brains much more effectively when we're asleep
than when we're awake. Sleep plays a very active role in removing protein
pieces called beta-amyloid that can cause Alzheimer's disease when they build
up in the brain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Similarly,
sleeping on your left side, specifically, could help the flow of blood to your
heart. When your heart pumps blood out to your body, it gets circulated and
then flows back to your heart on the right side, Winter explains. If you sleep
on your right side, the pressure of your body smashes up against the blood
vessels that return to your ticker, but "sleeping on your left side with
your right side not squished is supposed to potentially increase blood flow
back to your heart." And anything you can do to help your most important
organ pump more efficiently is good for your health, he says.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pregnant
women in particular should consider sleeping on their left side because the
baby is pushing their organs upward, says Winter. (There's only so much space
in there, after all!) During pregnancy, the heart is already working harder to
support the baby, and snoozing on the right side, combined with the extra
pressure from the organs, could hinder the flow of blood to mom's heart — and
to the little one, says Winter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Bad: Ever slept on your side and woken up with a numb arm? That pins and
needles feeling comes from "capillary crush," when the weight you're
putting on your arm, or another numb body part, is putting intense pressure on
your blood vessels. There can be so much crushing pressure that you lose blood
circulation, explains clinical psychologist Michael Breus, PhD, a
board-certified sleep specialist and author of "GOOD NIGHT: The Sleep
Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health." Eventually,
you'll wake up and need to roll over.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Poor
blood flow isn't the only downside to getting shut-eye while laying on your
side. Studies show that it can increase acid reflux and heartburn at night. If
you frequently suffer from indigestion at night, your best bet might be to
choose another sleeping position.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Good: Falling asleep on your back might help you wake up feeling much more
refreshed than usual. That's because sleeping on your back is the best position
for getting high-quality sleep, says Breus. It's the only position you can
sleep in all night without having to readjust. When you sleep on your back,
your weight is evenly distributed across your skeletal frame, unlike other
positions. Translation: No more waking and tossing and turning because of
tingly pain due to poor circulation in your arms or legs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Plus,
if you have lower back pain, sleeping on your back with your knees propped up
by pillows could take some pressure off your spine and relieve pain. How?
"As soon as you start to raise your knees, that secondary curvature of
your spine [in your lower back] starts to go away," says Winter. The
rounding in your lower back mimics the natural curvature of your spine that
occurs when you're sleeping on your side, in the fetal position. Think of it
this way: When you're lying flat on your back with your legs extended on the
floor, you can probably fit your hand in the space between the floor and your
lower back. But when your knees are up and your feet placed flat on the floor,
you are easing some tension from the lower back all night long.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Bad: While back sleeping is optimal for many people, it's not for everyone.
When you're on your back, your upper airway is the least stable, says Winter.
The result? You might snore more or experience worse symptoms of sleep apnea,
two conditions that can be annoying to bed partners and also potentially
detrimental to your health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Stomach Sleeping<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Good: If you're a back sleeper who snores and you can't switch to sleeping on
your side, laying on your stomach could be a good compromise that can open your
airways a bit, says Winter. But there aren't many other benefits to the
face-plant approach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The
Bad: Sleeping on your stomach could be a pain in the neck — literally. Breus
considers this the worst position because you have to turn your neck to almost
an entire 90-degree angle from your body while also raising your head and neck
up to pillow height. These crazy contortions could lead to neck pain. Plus,
it's not great for your back, either. If you think of performing a
"superman" back exercise while laying on your stomach, that's
basically the back-bending position you're in all night long. "That the curvature of your spine is actually going cause direct pressure on the lower
part of your vertebrae," Breus says. "Over the course of time, it can
cause low back pain."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Should
You Switch It Up?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Whether
you sleep on your side, back or stomach, if you wake up feeling refreshed and
pain-free, there's probably no reason to break a habit that's working for you.
But if you're having any of the issues mentioned here, it might be a good idea
to experiment with something new.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-71950196323206605092019-09-13T09:44:00.000+01:002019-09-13T09:44:02.374+01:00Italy To Pay Nigerians, Others €700 To Stay In Its Villages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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wanted to do more; we wanted people to invest here. They can open any sort of
activity: a bread shop, a stationery shop, a restaurant, anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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town of Caltanissetta in Sicily, Italy, have opened the doors of its vacant
homes to asylum seekers, who have crossed the Mediterranean from Libya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another region in the south of Italy called Molise, new comers including
Nigerian migrants will be given €700 to stay in one of its villages for three
months, according to The GuardianUK.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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persons are, however, mandated to open a business and the population of each
village is to be kept under 2,000.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wanted to do more; we wanted people to invest here. They can open any sort of
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“It’s
a way to breathe life into our towns while also increasing the population.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“If
we had offered funding, it would have been yet another charity gesture,” Donato
Toma, President of Molise, said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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said if a village can keep its population under 2,000, they will be given
€10,000 per month to build infrastructure and hold cultural activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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International Organisation for Migration reports that in the second quarter of
2018, Nigerians made up 13 per cent of the migrant population in Italy, a spot
it shared with fellow West African state, Guinea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offer by the President of Molise is appetising to Nigeria’s Igbo retailers and
importers, who build dynasties as well as expand their footprint through
informal apprenticeships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-17556538900861816422019-09-06T20:28:00.001+01:002019-09-06T20:28:15.526+01:00El Chapo's Drug Wealth Should Go To Mexico - Mexico President<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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CITY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Thursday welcomed a proposal to
give the alleged fortune of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to
the country's indigenous people, and said the wealth of Mexican criminals in
the United States should be returned to Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Luis Gonzalez Meza, a lawyer for Guzman, said this week his client had proposed
that billions of dollars in revenue that U.S. authorities had attributed to his
business operations should be handed to indigenous communities in Mexico.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at his regular morning news conference, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador,
who earlier this year announced the creation of a "Robin Hood"
institute to return ill-gotten wealth to the Mexican people, gave his approval
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"I
liked the declaration. I don't know if it's true, I can't verify it, but if
it's as it came out in the media, that a lawyer says Guzman wants his wealth to
be given to Mexico's indigenous communities, I think it's good," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we have started a process because we want everything that's confiscated in the
United States from criminals or suspected criminals from Mexico is returned to
Mexico," he added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Obrador, a veteran leftist who took office in December, gave few details on the
initiative beyond saying that his government would undertake "all
necessary legal actions" to go after such money in the United States due
to Mexicans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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initiative may raise eyebrows in the administration of U.S. President Donald
Trump, who ran for office vowing to close the border to criminals and drugs
from Mexico, and accused the country of taking advantage of the United States
on trade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July, U.S. authorities sought a court order requiring Guzman to forfeit $12.7
billion made from his drug-running career after his conviction this year for
racketeering and drug trafficking crimes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gonzalez Meza told Reuters that while Guzman, 62, had never admitted to having
earned the billions, he was of the view that whatever money the U.S.
authorities were referring to should be sent back to Mexico and distributed
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says, well, if that money exists ... that money does not belong to the United
States; it belongs to Mexico," he said, arguing that because the
cultivation and harvesting of the drugs had taken place in Mexico, the proceeds
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who is being held in a maximum security prison in Colorado, put forward the
idea during phone calls with his mother and sisters in August, Gonzalez Meza
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"And
he asks for President Lopez Obrador to allocate (the money) to the indigenous
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indigenous population is among the poorest in the country, and a cause close to
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the 1970s, the president worked among the indigenous people of his native state
of Tabasco in southern Mexico. He has vowed to give priority to the poor in his
administration. (Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Richard Chang)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-59033146803653372522019-08-26T12:33:00.001+01:002019-08-26T12:33:35.570+01:0077 Nigerians Indicted By FBI For Fraud, Money Laundering In US<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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(FBI) has released a list of 77 Nigerians charged with a massive business email
and money laundering scam with about $3bn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Attorney’s office, most of the individuals alleged to be involved in the scheme
are based in Nigeria while more than a dozen individuals were arrested during a
raid in Thursday mostly in the Los Angeles area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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unsealed after law enforcement authorities, led by the FBI, Thursday morning
arrested 14 defendants across the United States, with 11 of those arrests
taking place in the Los Angeles region.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other charges, and one was arrested earlier this week. The remaining defendants
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others used various online fraud schemes – including business email compromise
(BEC) frauds, romance scams, and schemes targeting the elderly – to defraud
victims out of millions of dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thursday, co-conspirators based in Nigeria, the United States and other
countries contacted the lead defendants in the indictment – Valentine Iro, 31,
of Carson, and Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe, 38, of Gardena, both Nigerian
citizens – for bank and money-service accounts that could receive funds
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Igbokwe ,” aka “Marina Mansour,” aka “Marina Mansaray,” aka “Marina Tityaye
Mans Bangura,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Ojimba,” aka “Ojimba Collins,” aka “Charly.Africa,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Nnamdi,” aka “Williams High School,” aka “Ifytyns,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Chukwuocha,” aka “Chukwu Mark,” aka “Markife,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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aka “Ugo Aunty Scholar,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>28. UCHECHUKWU SOLOMON EZIRIM, aka “Uche Nwanne,”
aka “Uche Ezirim,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>29. AUGUSTINE IFEANYI OKAFOR, aka “Zero,” aka “St.Austine,”
aka “Austine,” aka “Ifeanyichukwu Okafor,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>30. FNU LNU, aka “Okay Sam Mal,” LESLIE N. MBA,
aka “Mystical,” aka “Nwachinemere Leslie,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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“Innocent Ikewesi,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>32. EMMANUEL UZOMA OGANDU, aka “Nwachinaemere,”
aka “Uzoma,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>33. AMARACHUKWU HARLEY ANYANWU, aka “GodisGod,”
aka “War B,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>34. BRIGHT IFEANYI AZUBUIKE, aka “Bright Bauer
Azubuike,” aka “Ifeanyi Jnr,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>35. EMEKA MOSES NWACHUKWU, aka “All Man,” aka
“Omalitoto,” FNU LNU, aka “Donatus Izunwanne,” aka “Izunwanne Donatus
Chibuikem,” aka “Deworlddonmax,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>36. CHINWENDU KENNETH OSUJI, aka “Father,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>37. EUSEBIUS UGOCHUKWU ONYEKA, aka “Ugo UK,” aka
“sly19 sly,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>38. CHIDI ANUNOBI, aka “Anunobi Chidi,” aka
“Chidioo,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>39. ANTHONY NWABUNWANNE OKOLO, aka “Eric West,”
aka “Erci West,” aka “Code,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>40. OBINNA CHRISTIAN ONUWA, aka “Papa
Chukwuezugo,” aka “Obinna Onuwa Abala,” aka “Obyno Abala,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>41. CHIJIOKE CHUKWUMA ISAMADE, aka “Mr CJ,” aka
“CJ,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>42. LINUS NNAMDI MADUFOR, aka “Madufor Nnamdi,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>43. CHRYSAUGONUS NNEBEDUM, aka “Cris,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>44. UGOCHUKWU OKEREKE, aka “Blade,” aka “Kingsly
Cris,” aka “Okereke Ugochukwu,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>45. FIDEL LEON ODIMARA, aka “Fiedel Odimara,” aka
“Ndaa,” aka “Dee Dutchman,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>46. KINGSLEY CHINEDU ONUDOROGU, aka “OBJ,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>47. DESSI NZENWAH, aka “Desmond Sage,” aka “Des
Nzenwa,” aka “Saga Lounge,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>48. CHIMAROKE OBASI, aka “Chima Russia”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>49. JAMES CHIGOZIE AGUBE, aka “Smart,” aka “Smart
Agube,” aka “Smart Chigozie Agube”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>50. CHIMAOBI UZOZIE OKORIE, aka “Omaobi,” aka
“Mobility,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>51. OGOCHUKWU OHIRI, aka “Ogomegbulam Ohiri,” aka
“Ologbo,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>52. KENNEDY CHIBUEZE UGWU, aka “Kennedy David,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>53. IFEANYICHUKWU OLUWADAMILARE AGWUEGBO, aka
“B$$ IFF¥,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>54. VICTOR IFEANYI CHUKWU, aka “Ifeannyi Soccer,”
aka “Vic Chux,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>55. CHIDI EMMANUEL MEGWA, aka “Cantr,” aka “Canta
Jr.,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>56. PRINCEWILL ARINZE DURU, aka “Arnzi Prince
Will,” aka “Arinze,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>57. DESMOND IWU, aka “Desmond Chigozie Iwu,” aka
“Lalaw,” aka “Odo Desmond,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>58. ONYEKA VINCENT CHIKA, aka “Chyco,” aka “Chika
Ejima,” aka “Vincent Chika Onyeka,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>59. IFEANYI KINGSLEY MEZIENWA, aka “Ifeanyi Ali,”
aka “Ifeanyichukwu Mezienwa,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>60. VICTOR UCHENNA AGUH, aka “Orch Sod,” aka “Uche
SP,” aka “Rich Homie Urch,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>61. KEVIN AMARACHI ESHIMBU, aka “Humble,” aka
“Humble Amarachukwu,” aka “Dato Humble,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>62. VITALIS KELECHI ANOZIE, aka “Kelechi Vitalis
Anozie,” aka “Kelechi Anozieh,” aka “Pastor Kel Anozie,” aka “Pastor Kc,” aka
“Choice,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>63. WILLIAMS OBIORA AGUNWA, aka “Don Williams,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>64. GEORGE CHIMEZIE DIKE, aka “Chimekros,” aka
“Slim Dad…No…1,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>66. NWANNEBUIKE OSMUND, aka “Osmund Nwannebuike,”
aka “Olivite,” aka “Nikky Bro.,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>67. CHIDIEBERE FRANKLIN NWANGWU, aka “Frank
Chidi,” aka “Franklin Nwangwu,” aka “Agogo,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>68. DAMIAN UCHECHUKWU AJAH, aka “Uche Ajah,” aka
“Ajah Damian Uchechukwu,” aka “Uchechukwu Demian Ajah,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>69. EMEKA P. EJIOFOR, aka “Ejiofor Emeka,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>70. LAWRENCE CHUKWUMA UBASINEKE, aka “Ubasineke
Chuks,” aka “Chukwuma Ubasineke,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>71. CHINEDU BRIGHT IBETO, aka “Doggy,” aka “Doggy
Lucino,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>72. VALENTINE AMARACHI NWANEGWO, aka “Satis,” aka
“Satis Amarachi Satis,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>73. EMMANUEL CHIDIEBERE DIKE, aka “Emmanet,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>74. JEREMIAH UTIEYIN EKI, aka “Uti,” CHINAKA
DAVIDSON IWUOHA, aka “Tmrw Afrika Will Wake Up,” aka “Cookie,” aka “All Africa
Media Network,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>75. CHIMA DARLINGTON DURU, aka “Kajad,” aka “Kajad
Jesus,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>76. IKENNA CHRISTIAN IHEJIUREME, aka “Piper,” aka
“Am Happy!,”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>77. OBI ONYEDIKA MADEKWE, aka “Odu Investment,”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic, sans-serif;"><b>Please note: Not all Nigerians are Fraudsters as well as not all Americans are Mass shooters</b></span></div>
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Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-11663524894757409492019-08-12T20:01:00.000+01:002019-08-26T12:34:59.032+01:00Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua - The Rematch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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world heavyweight title rematch is on for <b>Saudi Arabia</b> on December 7, despite
controversy about the location and demands for more of the oil millions from
Andy Ruiz Jr. Ruiz Jr was reportedly demanding a larger purse for the rerun of
his shock victory at Maddison Square Garden in June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But promoter Hearn insisted: 'Despite fake
news both fighters have signed the contract and the governing bodies have
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">'I call him The Beast': Paul Pogba lauds Harry
Maguire after his outstanding Manchester United debut in 4-0 romp over Chelsea
following record £80m move<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the Premier League<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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winners against their top four rivals on Sunday at Old Trafford, with Maguire a
calm presence in defence on his first outing since his £80million move.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the England international, telling French reporters: 'I call him "The
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He is a leader. He fit right in with us in training.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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he has a good understanding with Victor [Lindelof]. It was a very good match to
start with from the whole team.' <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hope you know
about a term named Cobra Effect?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">If not, it’s
time that you learn about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Cobra
Effect is a term in economics. It refers to a situation when an attempted
solution to a problem makes the problem worse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This name was
coined based on an incident in old colonial India.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">By some
reasons, there were too many venomous cobra snakes in Delhi. People were dying
due to snake-bites and it became scary for almost everyone to step out of their
houses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The government
of the day had to get into action to stop this menace and it offered a silver
coin for every dead cobra. The results were great, a large number of snakes
were killed for the reward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Eventually,
however, it led to some serious unwanted consequences. After a short-term dip
in cobra population, it started going up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This was
because few people began to breed cobras for the income. When the news reached
the government, the reward program was scrapped, causing the cobra breeders to
set the now-worthless snakes free. As a result, the cobra population further
increased. The solution for the problem made the situation even worse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The unintended
consequence for a well-intention-ed idea led to making the problem worst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Trying a new
solution?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">or<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Planning to
tackle an existing problem with a new idea?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, it’s
time to pause and think about how people would respond to the new idea that may
sound great on paper!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Specially the
solutions that try to affect how people behave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">There’s always
a certain group of people who have a tendency to game the system -intentionally
or otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">They have a
tendency to take short-term advantage of any situation though that may lead to
harm to them & society-at-large only in the long run.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Every solution
has consequences and those consequences may lead to certain situations where
rather than solving a current problem, you may end up with more complex
problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Few more
examples:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A similar type
of incident like increasing cobra-population occurred in Vietnam. The rulers
realized that there were too many rats in Hanoi and spread of plague was
imminent They created a reward program that paid a prize for each rat killed.
To obtain the bounty, people would provide the severed rat tail. After initial
success, the officials, however, started noticing rats with no tails. The rat
catchers would capture rats, cut off their tails, and then release them back
into the sewers so that they could breed and produce more rats, thereby
increasing the rat catchers' profits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As they say
the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the similar mistakes are
happening around us everyday when the decision -makers fail to take a 360
degree view of all the possible outcomes of an action before implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nearly 2 years
ago, city of Philadelphia in USA passed a "soda tax" -- a US $1 tax
on a typical 2-liter bottle of soft-drink- as a "sin tax" in the
national war on obesity. But the natives didn’t cut calories as a result of the
tax on sweetened drinks, nor there was a shift towards any healthier option.
Instead, most of them just drove outside the city to buy the same colas, from
stores where they didn’t have to pay the tax. But the poorest paid more as they
could not find it affordable to drive out of the city to buy their drinks. In
the end, city suffered loss of revenue due to lower sales whereas the lower
section society paid more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The unintended
consequence for a well-intentioned idea led to making the problem worst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Even big &
brilliant companies do the same mistake!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">It is not that
mistakes happen only with the government run programs, there're n numbers of
examples in great private companies too where the best & brilliant people
lose sight of certain negative outcomes due to the initial magic of seemingly
great looking ideas .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Nano Car -
a small car that could never it make it big!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The car once
touted as the world’s cheapest, Tata Nano, seems to be running into a dead end
as sales and production is down to a trickle. The poor demand has resulted in
Tata Motors shutting down the plant in last month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A car
considered as a brilliant product, launched in a segment having a billion dollar
opportunity. Hope ran high, the company expected all present and potential
two-wheeler owners would shift to Nano.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">But they
forgot to dwell deeper – a car marketed as ‘the cheapest car’ , created huge
initial interest. But it never took off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Later on,
Ratan Tata admitted that the reason for failure of this idea was none other
than the term which became synonymous with Nano – “The cheapest car”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Buying a car
in India is associated with social status and prestige; if a person owns a car,
he is assumed to be successful and settled. But the word ‘cheap’ in its
marketing campaigns spoiled everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The company
also failed to dwell upon the competition from used-cars. Used cars (2nd hand
cars) from other companies, which were much better in quality, space and
mileage were available to the same customer -segment at the same or lesser
price than Nano.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">An intelligent
team of people failed to think about the above likely outcomes because it
became temporarily blind by the brilliance of such a great idea, by the idea of
tapping a billion-dollar opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Apple turning
sour!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In 2017 Apple
admitted that it was slowing down the speed of old iPhones as the batteries of
those old phones were degrading with the passage of time. To make up on loss of
brand image and to satisfy its erstwhile customers, it offered to cut its US
$79 battery replacement feed down to US $29 as a way of apologizing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This lower fee
led to more people in 2018 ended up swapping their batteries — instead of
upgrading to the latest iPhone models thus affecting new iPhone sales. As
iPhone batteries became cheaper and easier to replace, fewer people are
shelling out for new iPhones that can now cost up to US $1,449.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">On January 2nd
this year, Apple revealed that it was expecting a $9 billion loss in revenue
due to weak iPhone demand that’s partly caused by more people replacing their
batteries, according to a letter issued by CEO Tim Cook addressed to investors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Slowing down
of iPhones sales can be attributed to many external reasons too (better Chines
phones, better Apps on Android phones etc), but strategy of battery-replacement
was an internal idea. It would have been handled better if people at top would
have thought more about it, if they would have filtered this program from Cobra
effect<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">What's in it
for us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Next time if
you or your team has some brilliant idea, get your brilliant guys together in a
room and think about the Cobra- effects before implementing that idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We can always
fine-tune the idea to minimize the negative implications by spending few extra
hours/days before rushing to announce it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Think about
the Cobra-effects first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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group of funeral directors in South Africa say they will sue a self-styled
prophet who claims to have resurrected a dead man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A
viral video of Pastor Alph Lukau shows him shouting "rise up" to a
man lying down in a coffin who then jerks upright to cheers from worshippers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The
funeral companies say they were manipulated into being involved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spectacle, seen outside Pastor Lukau's church near Johannesburg, has been
ridiculed and condemned by many.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"There
are no such things as miracles," the Commission for the Promotion and
Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights
Commission) told South Africa's national broadcaster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are made up to try to get money from the hopelessness of our people."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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funeral companies who say they were manipulated by the "scheme" are
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Blue, Kings & Queens Funeral Services and Black Phoenix told local media
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family members of the deceased" told the Kings & Queens Funeral
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customers also allegedly placed "Black Phoenix stickers on their private
car" to look credible to Kings & Queens Funeral Services when they
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Lukau's church, Alleluia Ministries International, has not responded to the
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Sowetan news site reports that the church has since backtracked on its
resurrection claim, saying the "dead" man was in fact "already
alive" when he was brought to the premises in Kramerville.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lukau had only "completed a miracle that God had already started",
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dressed in a home made suit walked in timidly without an appointment into the
Harvard University President's outer office.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The secretary could tell in a moment that such
backwoods individuals had no business at Harvard and probably did not even
deserve to be in Harvard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"We want to see the President" the man
said softly. "He will be busy all day" the lady secretary snapped.
"We will wait" the lady replied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For hours the secretary ignored them hoping that
the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They did not and the
secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Maybe if you see them for a few minutes,
they will leave" she said to him. The president. stern faced and with
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The lady told him "We had a son who attended
Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago
he was accidentally killed. My husband & I would like to erect a memorial
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The president was not touched, in fact he was
shocked. "Madam" he said gruffly "We cannot put up a statue for
every person who attended Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look
like a cemetery".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"Oh No..No.." the lady explained
quickly. "We do not want to erect a statue. We thought we would like to
give a building to your Harvard in his fond memory".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the
lady's dress and man's suit and then exclaimed: "A Building?" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you have any earthly idea how much a building
costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings
here at Harvard. For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased.
Maybe he could get rid of them now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The lady turned to her husband and said quietly
"Is that all it costs to start a University? Why don't we just start our
own?" Her husband nodded. The president's face wilted in confusion and
bewilderment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mr. & Mrs. Leland & Jane Stanford got up
and walked away, travelling to Paolo Alto, California where they established
the University that bears their name: Stanford University - a memorial to a son
that Harvard no longer cared about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Most of the time we judge people by their outer
appearance which can be misleading. And in the impression, we tend to treat
people badly by thinking they can do nothing for us. Thus we tend to lose out
potential good friends, employees or customers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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best to always be supportive. Especially to your friends even if you think they
can't offer you anything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-39584298986695691072019-01-24T18:20:00.000+01:002019-01-24T18:20:36.079+01:00Europe’s Richest Country Has No Airport Or Trains<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ransacked after two world wars, the tiny nation of
Liechtenstein spent much of the first half of the 20th century decidedly
strapped for cash. The European country was struggling to get by as a mostly
agriculture-based economy, leaving its ruling family forced to sell off its Old
Master paintings to the highest bidder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Now, Liechtenstein, which today (Jan. 23)
celebrates the 300th anniversary of the principality’s creation, is thriving.
The country is the world’s richest country per capita, driven by a 12.5%
corporate tax rate—among the lowest in the continent—and freewheeling
incorporation rules resulting in many holding companies establishing offices in
the country’s capital, Vaduz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Despite significant obstacles to
trade—Liechtenstein is double-landlocked, meaning it is surrounded by
landlocked countries and far from an ocean port—the nation is a poster-child
for globalization. In a government brochure welcoming new migrants, former
prime minister Klaus Tschütscher described it as “an everyday operational
reality. We need to interact with other countries, including foreign cultures,
and our companies in a wide variety of sectors rely on foreign labour. This
interaction is only possible because, despite the diminutive size of our
country, we have kept our eyes open to the outside world.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">With a total area roughly the same as New York’s
Staten Island, the country has a population of around 40,000, of which around a
third are foreigners. It is a member of the European Free Trade Association and
part of both the Schengen Area and the European Economic Area. (The country’s wealth
and lack of EU membership has proven inspirational (paywall) to many
starry-eyed Brexiteers.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Liechtenstein’s transformation from penury to
prosperity took nearly a century. Historically a nominally independent state
within the Holy Roman Empire, Liechtenstein was later affiliated with the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. After World War I, and the empire’s breakup, the
nation found itself on the edge of bankruptcy, following the collapse of the
Austrian monetary system, with its export market almost evaporated. Desperate,
it entered into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland in 1924, allowing
it to eventually develop into a modern industrial and service industry state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The country used its low taxes as a selling point.
In 1955 Liechtenstein, described itself (paywall) as a country “where citizens
dwell virtually tax-free, and where similar freedom awaits foreign
corporations.” (The top tax rate at that time was 1.4%.) Foreign corporations
with headquarters in Liechtenstein could enjoy “only minimal taxation”—as well
as dreamy mountain views. Change did not come as swiftly as the country’s
rulers might have liked: At an especially dire point in the 1960s, its ruling
family was forced to sell off its Old Master paintings to the highest
bidder—among them Leonardo da Vinci’s counterpart to the Mona Lisa (paywall)
and four Breughels formerly displayed in prince Franz Josef II’s Austrian
hunting lodge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">By the 1970s, however, the country’s economy was
booming. The CIA World Factbook now describes the country as “a prosperous,
highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital financial services
sector.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">More recently, Liechtenstein has faced
international pressure over a lack of transparency in its banking and tax
systems: It was placed it on an EU blacklist of countries that would not
cooperate with tax investigations. Until 2009, it frustrated German and US tax
authorities by distinguishing between tax evasion and tax fraud, and refusing
to supply foreign nations with data except in outright cases of tax fraud. It
remains a tax haven of sorts: Even the LGT bank, which is owned by the royal
family, was described by a US senate subcommittee as “a willing partner and an
aider and abetter to clients trying to evade taxes, dodge creditors or defy
court orders.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Despite being an economic powerhouse, the
principality retains a certain other-worldly sleepiness, even beyond its
princes and fairytale castles. Residents are discouraged from “mowing the lawn
or having noisy festivities” during “general normal quiet periods”—including
“the lunch break from 12.00 noon to approx. 1.30 pm.” Locals also enjoy a
state-mandated week of “sport holiday,” observed in February or March. There is
no airport or state railway system—its residents and workers rely on a bus network
to get around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Its politics remain stuck in the past too: until
1984, it denied women the vote. The country has two ruling princes—the head of
state, Hans Adam II, and his son, Alois, who now performs day-to-day duties—who
were previously a banker and an accountant before assuming their roles. Since
2003, they have had the right to veto parliamentary decisions, appoint judges,
and sack the government. The country’s princes may be high up in their castle
on the hill, but they are watching closely nonetheless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kenyan security forces have killed the militants who
stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 14 lives and forcing
hundreds of others to make terrifying escapes, the government said Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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blowing himself up in a cloud of debris just after 3 p.m. (1200 GMT). Four
others then shoot assault rifles crossing the car park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an al-Qaida affiliate fighting an insurgency to topple the weak U.N.-backed
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Lasgidilifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02834106494984350460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652833955972657396.post-71904272716100934162019-01-17T18:35:00.001+01:002019-01-17T18:35:31.482+01:00Saudi Teenager Granted Asylum In Canada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Eighteen-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun was
greeted by Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland as she arrived from Thailand in
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Canada granted Alqunun asylum after she fled her
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"It is absolutely the case that there are
many women, far, far too many women who are in dangerous situations, both in
Canada and around the world," Freeland told reporters at a Toronto airport
shortly after Alqunun's arrival. "For a single woman or girl to be in a
dangerous situation is one too many."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed
earlier that his country had granted Alqunun asylum and said the teenager had
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Several other countries, including Australia, had
been in talks with the U.N.'s refugee agency to accept Alqunun's bid for
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Trudeau said that Canada was "pleased"
to grant Alqunun asylum because "Canada is a country that understands how
important it is to stand up for human rights and to stand up for women's rights
around the world."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Alqunun arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on January 5
on a flight from Kuwait after running away from her family. After initially
being denied entry into Thailand, she barricaded herself in an airport hotel
room and posted pictures and texts of herself on Twitter, drawing global
attention to her plight. The attention prompted Thai immigration authorities to
reverse their earlier decision to send her back to Saudi Arabia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Alqunun has accused her family of abuse, and had
refused to meet her father who traveled to Bangkok to try take her back to
Saudi Arabia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">"My family is strict and locked me in a room
for six months just for cutting my hair. I am 100 percent certain they will
kill me as soon as I get out of the Saudi jail," she tweeted while in
Thailand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Saudi Arabia's human rights record has come under
heavy scrutiny since the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi
last year at its consulate in Turkey. The ultra-conservative kingdom has strict
restrictions on women, including a requirement that they must have the
permission of male family members to travel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in 2017 while trying to escape Saudi Arabia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">An airline security official reported seeing her
dragged out of the airport with her mouth, hands and feet bound with duct tape.
Human rights activists have seen no trace of her since.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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