On February 14, 2013, Lagos was agog for the visit of 'sex tape'
star, Kim Kardashian. She reportedly didn't stay more than 45 minutes in
the country where she was billed to host Darey Art Alade's show, Love
Like A Movie.
Soon after the event, reports went viral on the
internet that Kim Kardashian was paid the sum of $500,000 to appear in
Nigeria for less than an hour.
Few minutes ago, the American
reality TV star allegedly called Nigerian women apes. She also allegedly
described Nigeria as a disgusting country.
Kim was alleged to have made these comments on twitter some moments ago which has been deleted.
The
alleged tweet reads, "Nigeria is such a disgusting country, I couldn't
wait to leave. Lol scot said their women look like apes and I agree."
Already, she has been receiving loads of insults from Nigerians on twitter.
So you’re looking for a job, and you’ve turned to your LinkedIn
groups to help you out. That’s great! Your college alumni association,
sorority, and professional interest groups on LinkedIn are full of
people who are generally inclined to help—and all you have to do is ask.
Well, all you have to do is ask the right way.
The truth is, asking for help from your digital connections takes a
little bit
By Hannah Seligson
It’s probably the most awkward, squirm-inducing question you can be
asked on a job interview. “Explain your employment gaps to me. What were
you doing that time?” the interviewer inquires. Your heart starts
racing. You stammer. You stutter. Your palms get clammy. The question is
the equivalent of a date asking you, “When was your last
relationship?”—when you haven’t had a boyfriend in three years.
Don’t worry, though—it doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker. You just have to be prepared. Here are a few tips for explaining bouts of unemployment, no matter how long, with aplomb.
Be Honest
Ryan Healy, co-founder of Brazen Careerist,
says, “Anyone you are talking with will sniff out a phony excuse.” So
definitely don’t exaggerate that your three-day-a-week unpaid internship
was really a full-time job. Instead, be direct and to the point about
what
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, acclaimed in part for his
groundbreaking 1958 novel "Things Fall Apart," has died, his British
publisher, Penguin Books, said Friday.
He was 82.
An author of more than 20 books, his honors included the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for Fiction.
He was also accorded his country's highest award for intellectual achievement, the Nigerian National Merit Award.
Achebe is a major part of
African literature, and is popular all over the continent for his
novels, especially "Anthills of the Savannah," which was itself
shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987, and "Things Fall Apart."
The latter was required
reading in countless high schools and colleges in the continent, and has
been translated into dozens of languages.
Set in precolonial
Nigeria, "Things Fall Apart" portrays the
So, you’re a soon-to-be college graduate or a recent grad, embarking on the first job search to kick off your career.
Exciting? Yes. Difficult? Absolutely. Not only is this the first time
you’ve really been faced with your professional future, you’re probably
also feeling pressure from friends, family members, professors, and
yourself to have a job before graduation.
I’ve been there. And unfortunately, this pressure to do everything
right when I graduated led me to take a job that wasn’t a good fit for
me—or for the workplace that hired me. I jumped at the first position I
was offered without knowing what I should be looking for in my
“I’m sorry—we’ve actually made an offer to another candidate.”
It’s a phrase any job hunter hates to hear, especially when the days drag on after your initial interview, and you begin to wonder, “Where did I go wrong?”
Of course, most of us already know the tried-and-true etiquette for landing your dream job: Don’t forget the cover letter. Make sure your social media accounts are up-to-date.
But what other little hobgoblins of job hunting can really trip you up?
We spoke to hiring managers to find out the real reasons good
applicants can get the ax—and seven told us how potential hires they’ve
interviewed have talked themselves out of a paycheck.
1. Lack of Follow Up
“Not providing good follow up
is almost always a killer,” says Meghan Keane, vice president of
editorial at Alloy Digital. “I’m always surprised when I have an
interview with someone I really like, and they don’t follow up. No thank
you note. No outreach.
Pope Francis, the first non-European pontiff of the modern era,
revealed himself to the world from a balcony at the Vatican on
Wednesday.
Jorge Bergogolio, who
served as archbishop of Buenos Aires, took the name Francis shortly
after being elected by cardinals in what was apparently the fifth round
of voting on the second day of the conclave.
"As you know, the duty of
the conclave was to appoint a bishop of Rome," Francis told a cheering
crowd of thousands packed into St. Peter's Square.
"It seems to me that my
brother cardinals have chosen one who is from faraway. ... Here I am. I
would like to thank you for your embrace."
The new pope waves to cheering crowd
Pope Francis to followers: 'Here I am'
White smoke signals election of new pope
Pope Francis I's first tweet
The new pope called on
the thousands packed into the square -- and those watching around the
world -- to pray for him before he delivered a blessing.
Bergogolio, 76, is the
first pope to take the name after St. Francis of Assisi, revered among
Catholics for his work with the poor.
The new pontiff is
considered a straight shooter who calls things as he sees them, and a
follower of the church's most conservative wing.
As cardinal, he clashed
with the government of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner over his opposition to gay marriage and free distribution of
contraceptives.
Bergogolio also becomes the first pope from Latin America.
With its approximately
480 million adherents, Latin America is home to an overwhelming
plurality of the world's Catholics. By choosing him, the cardinals sent a
strong message about where the future of the church may lie.
According to a profile
by CNN Vatican analyst John Allen and published by the National Catholic
Reporter, Francis was born in Buenos Aires to an Italian immigrant
father.
He is known for his
simplicity. He chose to live in an apartment rather that the
archbishop's palace, passed on a chauffeured limousine, took the bus to
work and cooked his own meals, Allen wrote.
Francis has a reputation for being a voice for the poor.
Word of the election of
Pope Francis quickly spread around the globe, with everyone from U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to U.S. President Barack Obama offering
congratulations.
"As the first pope from
the Americas, his selection also speaks to the strength and vitality of a
region that is increasingly shaping our world, and alongside millions
of Hispanic Americans, those of us in the United States share the joy of
this historic day," Obama said.
Ban said the new pope shares common goals with the United Nations, from the promotion of peace to social justice.
"We also share the
conviction that we can only resolve the interconnected challenges of
today's world through dialogue," he said.
Nowhere was the reaction
to Bergogolio's selecton as pope more surprising than in Latin America,
with a plurality of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
"I am truly still very
surprised...not just that a Latino pope came out, but that he is an
Argentinian from Buenos Aires," the Rev. Eduardo Mangiarotti told CNN en
Espanol.
Bergogolio's selection
of the name of Pope Francis is "the most stunning" choice and "precedent
shattering," Allen said. "The new pope is sending a signal that this
will not be business as usual."
The name symbolizes "poverty, humility, simplicity and rebuilding the Catholic Church," Allen said.
St. Francis of Assisi was born in 1181 or 1182 the son of a rich Italian cloth merchant, according to the Vatican website.
After "a carefree
adolescence and youth," Francis joined the military and was taken
prisoner. He was freed after becoming ill, and when he returned to
Assisi, Italy, a spiritual conversion began, and he abandoned his
worldly lifestyle.
In a famous episode,
Christ on the Cross came to life three times in the small Church of St.
Damian and told him: "Go, Francis, and repair my Church in ruins," Pope
Benedict XVI said, according to Vatican's website.
Arsene Wenger is finally getting tough with his under-performing
Arsenal players in a desperate attempt to get back into next season’s
Champions League.
Wenger’s patience has snapped as he shakes up
the squad now and in the summer to get Arsenal back on track after
becoming also-rans at home and in Europe.
The Champions League is
what drives Wenger and the under-pressure boss spelt out just how
important it is for the club to be back among European football’s
superpowers.
As revealed by MirrorFootball,
Wojciech Szczesny has been dropped for Wednesday night’s showdown with
Bayern Munich - paying the price for recent defensive lapses.
The Gunners
need a miracle to reach the last eight and are also in grave danger of
missing out on a place in the top four, and returning to the Champions
League next season, after losing to Spurs nine days ago.
Wenger admitted: “Qualifying for the Champions League is massive for us.
“We want to be in there, and I don’t envisage anything else.
“That’s
why it was so difficult for us to lose of Tottenham. Of course it’s
Tottenham, which means more [to Arsenal], but it was more the impact for
us in the league which was a worry for me.
“Every player wants to
play in the Champions League. You want to be at the top of your game
and the Champions League is the top. It’s as simple as that.” Dropped: Wojciech Szczesny has lost his place to Lukasz Fabianski
Mike Hewitt / Getty
Arsenal’s defence was horribly exposed at White Hart Lane and Szczesny also made big errors during Bayern's first leg win, the last-gasp victory over lowly Aston Villa and in the Gunners' shock FA Cup loss to Blackburn.
TV
pundit Gary Neville pointed the finger more at defenders Thomas
Vermaelen and Nacho Monreal - who is cup tied for Europe anyway - but
Wenger clearly thinks it is time Szczesny was shaken out of his comfort
zone.
Wenger has grown increasingly frustrated with the Pole and
is now looking for a new big-name to be his first choice - Liverpool's
Pepe Reina tops his wish-list.
Publicly, Wenger backed the
22-year-old to bounce back, but privately the writing may be on the wall
as Arsenal look to add more proven quality this summer.
“He
(Szczesny) has played many games and a lot of them have been under
pressure,” said Wenger, who has turned to Lukasz Fabianski instead. “And
recently, he had one or two games where his performance level was less.
“With goalkeepers, it’s always a difficult problem. Do you keep them in, to find the confidence, or do you give them a breather?
“I
decided to give him a breather just to refresh him and not be under
increasing pressure because once people start to speak about you, you
think now I cannot afford anything and that’s where you make the
mistakes.
“I don’t question that he can come back at all.
"He
has played in every single game. It is only his second season at the
top level. If you look at the number of goalkeepers at the top level,
you have not many of that age. It is only his second season.
“Sometimes
you need a little refreshing period. I also used him in the FA Cup. He
played many games and mentally that is difficult to absorb with such
pressure in a big club - everything you do is analysed.”
Wenger
says it will be his biggest ever Champions League achievement if they
come back from the dead but the Frenchman insists it can be done, even without injured trio of midfielder Jack Wilshere, right-back Bacary Sagna and forward Lukas Podolski. Herr loss: Germany international Podolski won't play in Munich
Scott Heavey / Getty
He added: “If I was in your position, I would doubt we can do it as well.
"Bayern
has made a big impression in the first game - an impression of
authority and security. We have to create the doubt in their mind and
that will only come if we believe.
“The best possible achievement
is reaching the final without conceding a goal and without losing a game
- we made the impossible possible and just lost the final (in 2006).
"We have won in Madrid, in Milan, we have won basically everywhere - just not in Barcelona. “We were close last season, against AC Milan. We were up 3-0 and in the final 30 minutes we could not get that fourth goal. This time I hope that we can do it.
“Let’s
really play with freedom. Let’s start strong. We have to create doubt
in their mind and you only do that if you have a real go.
“We have
have a real go without being silly and think that the game lasts 30
minutes and give everything to throw everything forward from the first
minute on.
"We want to be positive, but also intelligent.”
Only
twice have a team come back from losing at home in the first leg to win
a Champions League tie - and both Ajax and Inter Milan went down only
1-0 on their own turf.
Bayern have never lost by more than two clear goals at home in the Champions League. Arsenal
have only ever won once in Germany in the Champions League, despite
travelling there eight times. It was in September 2006 against Hamburg
(2-1).
Arsenal and Bayern have met five times in the Champions League, with the Germans winning three times, Arsenal once and one draw. Bayern
have scored in each of their last 13 Champions League games. The last
team to stop them from netting was Basel in February 2012.
Arsenal have only kept one clean sheet in their last 23 away Champions League games. The
Gunners also have the joint-worst defensive record among the teams that
made up the Champions League's last 16 this season (11 goals conceded,
alongside Celtic).
Arsenal have had the fewest shots among the Champions League's last 16 (57).
Safety did not finally arrive until the very last minute but when it did it was glorious. Barcelona
broke away from deep, Lionel Messi found Alexis and his curling pass
reached Jordi Alba screeching up the left, on one last run. He
controlled and finished to make it 4-0 on the night, 4-2 on aggregate,
adding to two goals from Messi and one for David Villa to complete a
breathtaking comeback and reach the quarter-finals. Milan
three weeks ago was forgotten, the end of an era postponed. There was
relief but there was also redemption. This was a brilliant Barcelona
performance, bookended by a two goals. It had been a long night; it had
also been a perfect one, even the nerves failing to disguise just how
well they had played.
Milan hit the post; otherwise, for all the
emotion
This is the image of the slain foreign(Lebanese) contruction workers kidnapped by a terrorist group, popularly called The Ansaru in Nigeria. This image was released yesterday. Now should America not allow to patrol our air space with drones atleast to curb this growing menace in the North for a while as it was suggested by the former United states defense Secretary, Panneta? Take your stand.
Barcelona have a mountain to climb on Tuesday.Jordi
Roura's men welcome a stubborn Milan side who will feel confident about
shutting els Blaugrana out a second time, while the interim boss comes
under serious scrutiny for his tactics and selections.
It'll be
much like the first leg, except the Catalan club will hope for a rather
different scoreline. How can Barca overcome the Rossoneri?
I addressed this fully in a feature after the first leg, and it remains just as critical as ever as the weeks have gone by.
Jordi
Roura must introduce width to Barcelona's tactics if they are to get
around this stubborn defensive Milan wall. In the first leg, his players
rar
The designer of the popular Nollyhood actress(Nnaji Genevieve), said the dress worn by her client to the viewers' award night in Lagos was ok and nothing wrong with it. Do you share her view ?
The work to elect a successor to retired Pope Benedict XVI begins in
earnest Tuesday, when the cardinals charged with the task gather in
Vatican City for the papal conclave.
Just a few hours after
moving into Santa Marta, their residence at the Vatican for the duration
of the process, the cardinals will start the day with a morning Mass at
St. Peter's Basilica.
The service -- open to
the public -- will be the last public event featuring the 115 cardinals
who will choose the new spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion
Roman Catholics.
Cardinals taking part in
the process will then walk to the Sistine Chapel, chanting prayers as
they go, to begin the secret election called the conclave.
Britain, Italy and Greece on Sunday confirmed that hostages from
their countries were among seven construction workers reported killed in
Nigeria over the weekend.
"This was an act of
cold-blooded murder, which I condemn in the strongest terms," British
Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement announcing that a
British construction worker was among the dead.
Nigerian militant group
Ansar al-Muslimeen claimed responsibility for the February kidnappings
of the seven construction workers from an office in northeastern
Nigeria. The group, widely known as Ansaru, released images of some of
the bodies Saturday.
Italy's Foreign Ministry
said Sunday that it appeared the report of the deaths "is founded."
Greece said one of its citizens was among the dead, and that his captors
"at no
Do you check it only every once in a while when a connection request
comes through? Have you linked it to your Twitter account? Did you never
quite remember to sign up in the first place?
As much as it’s convenient to merge our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram accounts into one large social networking experience, LinkedIn has a special designation: professional networking.
And there is a difference between professional and personal
networking, according to LinkedIn Career Expert Nicole Williams: “I see
the same mistakes over and over!”
And, on LinkedIn, those faux pas can damage your career.
In fact, data shows that LinkedIn is especially helpful when it comes to landing higher-paying jobs—“informal recruitment” is a favorite of hiring managers aiming to fill positions up there on the payscale.
So whether you’re hunting for a new job, making the most of the one
you have, or just looking to learn about professional possibilities,
avoid these eight big LinkedIn mistakes.
1. Not Using a Picture
“One of the biggest mistakes I see is no photo,” Williams says.
“You’re seven times more likely to have your profile viewed if you have
one. Like a house that’s for sale, the assumption is that if there’s no
photo, something’s wrong.”
She also makes a great point: If you leave a
Vice President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in on Friday as acting president
of Venezuela in a ceremony held in the National Assembly in Caracas,
three days after the death of President Hugo Chavez.
Asked if he swore to uphold the laws of the country and to follow the constitution, Maduro said, "I swear."
Then, in a rambling
speech that evoked the bombastic oratory of Chavez, Maduro said he would
work to keep alive his memory and legacy.
"We still have him in our
hearts," said Maduro, who was wearing a sash bearing the colors of the
Venezuelan flag across his chest. "I have him here, here, as if he was
the name in my soul, because I am his son."
He continued, "We are
here to guarantee peace, safety and political stability and the lifting
up of the poor in Venezuela will continue. Onward and upward with
socialism!"
Maduro appealed to the
opposition to field a presidential
The body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will rest in a glass case on public display. Forever.
At least, so said his deputy, Nicolas Maduro.
While the idea may seem
alien to some, Chavez will be the latest in a line of leaders whose
remains have been embalmed and put on show in a glass casket.
Perhaps the best known is
Russia's Vladimir Lenin, whose body still lies in a mausoleum in
Moscow's Red Square, nearly 90 years after his death.
Others include Stalin, China's Mao Zedong, Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh, and North Korea's founding leader, Kim Il Sung.
It was a terrible day for the family of Miss Bose Adebayo and the entire nation over the lost of a young graduate who had a motor accident on her way to the Imo NYSC camp. May her soul rest in perfect peace and may God give the family the fortitude to bear this great loss.
OK, start-up-ers—we’ve covered how to search for your next start-up gig
using some traditional and not-so-traditional methods. But once you
have a potential position in mind, the battle has only just begun. Now,
you have to figure out how to score an interview.
In the start-up arena, there’s much more room to be creative than the
typical “submit and cross your fingers” method. Actually, standing out
is basically required in order to land an interview. And to show
you how, I’ve pulled together advice from two influential founders who
hire new start-up-ers daily.
1. Get Referred
“No surprise, the fastest way to an interview is when someone I know makes a referral or recommendation,” says Raj Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Localytics,
a quickly growing mobile analytics start-up. Aggarwal meets with
hundreds of candidates in the process
Since 9/11, the United States has increasingly relied on drones to kill its enemies and to chip away at terrorism around the globe. Drone warfare has always been a controversial method of war. But it became virtually sensational during the heated discussion over John Brennan's nomination to be CIA chief.
Responding to a question
stemming from that discussion, Attorney General Eric Holder said this
week he would not entirely rule out the possibility that a drone strike
could be ordered against Americans on U.S. soil. He said that had never been done, and it would happen only under extraordinary circumstances.
That ignited further intense debate.
The United States should
do everything to stop a terror attack in progress, nearly every agrees.
But does that also mean the president has the right to target an
American citizen believed to be a terrorist within U.S. borders?
Katie Douthwaite
If you’re in desperation mode—i.e., totally miserable in your current gig or job hunting for the fourth unemployed month in a row—it’s temping to apply for any link your mouse lands on.
But if you’re set on finding a career that you actually love (which
you should be!), stop applying willy-nilly to every job listing you
stumble upon, and start focusing on finding the positions that make you
excited to ditch your pajamas for the power suit hiding in the back of your closet.
How do you find these gems? Well, first off, you have to learn how to
filter out the job listings that just aren’t worth your time. If you’re
not sure exactly what to avoid, here are four signs that you should
close your browser window and continue your search elsewhere.
1. It Seems a Little Fishy
If you find a job listing that doesn’t mention a specific company
name, legitimate website, or any contact information besides an
encrypted email address—well, that’
As the political ramifications of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's
death remained uncertain, his followers demonstrated Wednesday in plazas
nationwide to show they support a continuation of his policies.
"Take my life, Lord, but
don't take that of the president!" wailed an older woman who was among a
group of mourners in Bolivar Square in Sabaneta in Barinas State,
Chavez's birthplace in the country's northwest. "Without him, we are
left with nothing. He's the only president who has helped us."
"I'm the beneficiary of
education, I'm the beneficiary of an honorable, beautiful house, I'm the
beneficiary of an honorable job," said a woman in her 20s. "President,
wherever you are, we are going to miss you forever."
"I hope we will continue
down the path that he showed us," said one man. "Let's continue with
socialism, because that is the only path. Commandant Chavez lives
For a country that seems permanently designed to despair and is
persistently failing to inspire the citizens, particularly the true
patriots, there was a cheering news this week.
The news, which was not given coverage on the Nigerian mainstream
media, not even a mention in the technology columns, is the story about
the four teenage secondary school students that created the unique
invention of powering an electricity generator with urine.
Before
moving on on the story of the true four amazons and heroines in these
times of despair in our nation’s history, let’s spare space to ask what
really interest the mainstream media in Nigeria? Is it the paid adverts
that day after day, weeks and weeks numb our senses; hailing and most
times in superlative, albeit superfluous and far-from-the-truth terms,
the wreckers of our individual and collective destinies and dreams? Is
it the news of bomb blast by another soul
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi
Lamido Sanusi was questioned on the on going brohaha between the former Minister of education and the Federal Government on the issue of alleged misuse of public fund by the current administration, if he had something to say in regard to those allegation. Mallam Sanudi stressed the need for a thorough governance review of
transparency and accountability in the oil sector.
Sanusi said this while presenting a speech at a forum organised by members of the Metropolitan Club in Lagos Tuesday.
Responding to questions on Nigeria’s
external reserves, the CBN helmsman who apparently was making reference
to a recent feud between the Federal Government and a former
vice-president of the World Bank, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, said the country
never
Ketu area of Lagos State was thrown into confusion after the shocking
discovery of the corpses of two toddlers, Toheeb Adedokun and Tajudeen
Falilu, who disappeared in January.
PUNCH Metro had reported exclusively on January 30, 2013, that the
missing children were suspected to have been kidnapped when all efforts
to locate them proved abortive.
However, the corpses of the children were found in an abandoned vehicle,
two houses away from their parents’ home on Taike Street.
Reliable sources told our correspondent that the vehicle was a Honda
Pilot Sports Utility Vehicle which the owner had used as collateral and
thus abandoned it.
The source said after the children wandered off, they went into the vehicle and were trapped inside, causing them to suffocate.
He said, “We had searched all over for the children to no avail and
assumed they were kidnapped. Even the police thought it was kidnap. Only
if we had known that the children were trapped in a vehicle in the next
compound, we would have saved them.”
The spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, confirmed the discovery to our correspondent on the telephone.
A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him.
Venezuelan officials called for peace and unity after President Hugo Chavez's death on Tuesday, emphasizing in state television broadcasts that all branches of the government and the military were standing together.
Elections will be held in 30 days, and Vice President Nicolas Maduro will assume the presidency in the interim, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said in an interview broadcast on state-run VTV.
Tearing up as he announced Chavez's death after a long battle with cancer, Maduro called on Venezuelans to remain respectful.
"We must unite now more than ever," Maduro said.
Henrique Capriles Radonski, a former presidential candidate
A highly questionable red card given to Manchester United's Nani
in the 56th minute for all intents and purposes ended the Red Devils'
Champions League run. Real Madrid will advance to the quarterfinals
after a 2-1 win on Tuesday gave them a 3-2 win in aggregate. At
the time of the red card, Manchester United led Real Madrid 1-0 while
playing at Old Trafford in the second leg of their final-16 Champions
League match. This gave them a 2-1 lead in aggregate, and cast them in a favorable position. Then, Nani
drew the card after contesting a high ball with Alvaro Arbeloa. There
was slight contact, but a red card was a gross overreaction. The crowd
instantly went nuts, and the card was baffling enough that it even drew
Sir Alex Ferguson out of his dugout.
Jasper Juinen/Getty Images
Trying to capitalize on the man-up advantage, Jose Mourinho sent in the maligned Luka Modric, and it worked. In the 66th minute, Modric drilled a beautiful bender from 25 yards out to glance off the post and in for goal. Modric
then came up big as he made a nice center pass to break down the
defense and led to Gonzalo Higuain sending a cross to the sliding Cristiano Ronaldo, who netted the goal. This
gave Real a 2-1 lead, and it meant that Manchester United were going to
have to score at least two goals to advance. Down a man, that was way
too much to ask. It is too
bad that this match will largely be remembered for the red card. It was
an entertaining and well-played affair, and it was interesting before it
even started. In a shocking move, Sir Alex Ferguson kept Wayne Rooney out of the starting lineup. Rooney
entered in the second half, and narrowly missed a chance on goal in the
84th minute, but at that point, this one was all but over. Prior
to the red card, the move was working out well for Ferguson. Knowing
that if they shut out Real they would advance, Manchester United played a
nice defensive first half as the two entered halftime scoreless. In
that half, Manchester United were getting the better chances and looked
like the more aggressive team. It's all for naught, though—their
Champions League campaign is over.
Player Grades Robin van Persie: C
Robin van Persie was active, but he just wasn't very
effective. He botched a relatively easy chance in the second half and
couldn't make anything happen.
David de Gea: B+
Real Madrid's two goals were not David de Gea's fault.
He was well positioned in this match, and he made several nice saves on the day.
Cristiano Ronaldo: A-
Ronaldo just keeps piling goals in big moments, and
this match was no different. His sense of timing was on full display as
he slid in to deliver the cross for the goal that essentially ended this
match.
Ronaldo was active all game. While he had a quiet first half, he helped keep the pressure on Manchester United in the second.
The ranks of the world’s billionaires,
as monitored and tallied by our global wealth team, have yet again
reached all-time highs. The 2013 Forbes Billionaires list now boasts
1,426 names, with an aggregate net worth of $5.4 trillion, up from $4.6
trillion. We found 210 new ten-figure fortunes. Once again the U.S.
leads the list with 442 billionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (386),
Europe (366), the Americas (129) and the Middle East & Africa (103).
Resurgent asset prices are the driving force behind the rising wealth
of the super-rich around the globe. While last year almost as many
fortunes fell as rose, this year gainers outnumbered losers by 4-to-1.
Many new names made the list thanks to free-spending consumers. To name a
few: Diesel jeans mogul Renzo Rosso at $3 billion, retailer Bruce Nordstrom at $1.2 billion and designer Tory Burch at $1 billion.
Carlos Slim is once again the world’s richest person, followed by Bill Gates. Amancio Ortega of Spanish retailer Zara
moves up to No. 3 for the first time. He is the year’s biggest gainer,
adding $19.5 billion to his fortune in one year. He moves ahead of Warren Buffett,
despite the fact that the U.S. investing legend added $9.5 billion to
his fortune. This is the first year since 2000 that Buffett has not been
among the top 3. The year’s biggest loser is Brazilian Eike Batista,
whose fortune dropped by $19.4 billion, or equivalent to about $50
million a day. His rank falls from no. 7 to no. 100 in the world.
Carlos Slim Helu
Net worth: $73 billion
Country: Mexico
Source of wealth: Telecom
Mexico's
telecom mogul retains his spot as the world's richest man for the
fourth year in a row. His net worth is up $4 billion from 2012 but is
still $1 billion shy of his all-time record. A boost came from surging
stock prices at his financial arm, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, and at his
industrial and retail giant, Grupo Carso. This year he added soccer to the mix, buying into Mexico's Leon and Pachuca clubs and Spain's Real Oviedo.SEE OTHERS
With Pope Benedict XVI leaving
the papal office after resigning two weeks ago, the Catholic Church
will have to rush to pick his replacement before Easter.
Normally, the College of
Cardinals is not allowed to select a new pontiff until 15 to 20 days
after the office becomes vacant -- usually when the previous pope has
died.
Benedict's resignation is a rare exception. The last man to quit the head of the Catholic Church did so 600 years ago.
The situation calls for some rule bending, and having the current pope involved is proving advantageous.
He has slightly amended the 500-year-old policy on pope selection to get a successor into place more rapidly.
The cardinals may to be able to pull it off before March 15, according to Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi.
Not given to understatement, Jose Mourinho says the "whole world will
be watching" when his Real Madrid side play Manchester United in their
crunch Champions League last 16 second leg tie at Old Trafford Tuesday.
With the scores tied at
1-1 from the first leg in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Mourinho knows
that the outcome is finally balanced, increasing the interest for the
committed and neutral fans.
"Tomorrow the world will stop to watch this tie," Mourinho told gathered reporters.
"They are on a fantastic
run, better than ever this season. FA Cup quarterfinal, the (English)
Premier League is theirs in March.
"We are also in good form
in 2013. We have lost one match. It doesn't look a tie, it looks a
final. Let's see which teams are at Wembley but I doubt the expectation
By Sara McCord
Did you catch the recent Office episode
when Pam was applying for a new job? After spending pretty much her
whole career at Dunder Mifflin, her resume was a blank page with a few
lines on it—text so brief that it “could fit on a Post-it note.”
Sure, it was funny (and yes, she still got the job!)—but for some of
us, it hit a little too close to home. You often hear the advice, “keep your resume to one page,” but what if you type out your education and work experience, and you still see a half page of white space left?
Don’t worry. Whether you’re right out of school or you’ve been at the
same company for years like Pam, here are a few strategic ways to fill
up that page.
Do: Consider All of Your Professional Experience
Did you leave off your babysitting gig or that pizza place you worked
at while you were in college because you thought it sounded “young?”
Well, it’s time to reassess—some of those jobs can be surprisingly
useful.
Begin the resume-lengthening process by typing out all (yes, all) of
your previous jobs and adding a few bullet points to each. You might not
include every
Revenge: Barcelona will want to avenge the 3-1 hiding they suffered at the hands of Real Madrid on Tuesday
Real
Madrid will be aiming for two wins in the space of five days over
arch-rivals Barcelona when they host the La Liga leaders on Saturday.
The reigning Spanish champions stunned Barcelona
3-1 at Camp Nou in their Copa del Rey semi-final second leg on Tuesday
with Real advancing to the final 4-2 on aggregate.
While victory in Madrid would be unlikely to make
much of a difference in the La Liga title race, Real are always keen to
inflict punishment on Barcelona, while it would also put pressure on
their local rivals Atletico Madrid.
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Personal Development
“It was Chadian forces who killed two jihadi leaders, including Abou
Zeid,” Deby told opposition politicians in the presence of journalists
after a funeral ceremony for Chadian soldiers killed in fighting at the
weekend.
Chadian soldiers with support from French special forces and fighter
jets are hunting down pockets of al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the
border region with Algeria after a seven-week French-led campaign broke
Islamist domination of northern Mali.
The death of Abou Zeid, who has earned AQIM tens of millions of
dollars with a spate of kidnappings of Westerners in the Sahara over the
last five years, would be a significant but far from fatal blow to the
group.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed mastermind of a mass hostage-taking
at the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria last month, remains at large. So
does Tuareg Islamist leader Iyad ag Ghali, who was this week placed on
the US global terrorist list.
Sources close to militants and tribal elders had
China held a live pre-execution parade for the four foreigners who
killed 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River. The attack highlighted
drug smuggling and extortion rackets along the vital waterway and it led
to a major expansion of Chinese police powers in the region.
State broadcaster CCTV showed the four being led in shackles and
handcuffs from their cells at a jail in southwestern Yunnan province’s
capital of Kunming prior to their execution by lethal injection. Their
deaths were announced two hours later by the Yunnan provincial police
department.
Accused ringleader Naw Kham and accomplices
In a bold political and legal move, the Obama administration formally
expressed its support for same-sex marriage in California, setting up a
high stakes political and constitutional showdown at the U.S. Supreme
Court over a fast-evolving and contentious issue.
In a broadly worded legal
brief on Thursday that senior government sources said had President
Barack Obama's personal input and blessing, the Justice Department
asserted gay and lesbian couples in the nation's most populous state
have the same "equal protection" right to wed and that voters there were
not empowered to ban it.
"Use of a voter
initiative to promote democratic self-governance cannot save a law like
Proposition 8 that would otherwise violate equal protection," said
I recently came in contact with a former technology executive turned
job seeker. He was navigating a lengthy, frustrating job hunt, and not
surprisingly, he was mad, depressed, and growing somewhat panicked.
I knew this about him before we’d even talked, because he’d been all
over a couple of the LinkedIn Groups I follow, lambasting the world for
not realizing how amazing he is.
But interestingly, when I actually talked to him—for as loud as he
was coming across via social media—he didn’t seem at all confident in
what he had to offer. He wasn’t clear on his target market. And he
certainly wasn’t going out of his way to earn favor with the influential
technology players in his city.
Instead, the unemployed job seeker was branding himself, all over the
Internet, as a difficult, indignant guy who hated recruiters and hiring
managers.
That’d be a prime example of how not to brand yourself when you’re unemployed.
So what does the other end of the spectrum look like? As terrifying
as it may be when you’re out of work, this is no time to run for the
hills or come undone. Instead, consider these key strategies to help you
brand yourself well.
1. Believe in Your Value
If you aren’t convinced of your own professional value,
