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Are we witnessing the final days of "America's Next Top Model"? It sure feels like the CW has thrown in the towel with the veteran reality show. First there was last week's announcement that the Tyra Banks show was being banished to Friday nights. Then the network decided to air a recap episode this past week, pushing the Cycle 18 finale past the May sweeps official end date. With the numbers the show is pulling in, I don't blame them. Even with the new judges and upcoming college edition coming Fall 2012, I think the show will be dunzo come Cycle 20. But enough of the future, let's tackle the present.
We began Cycle 18 aka the British Invasion Cycle with 14 girls and now we're down to the final two. Not surprisingly, we have one Brit and one Yank remaining in the competition. While Sophie as the last Brit standing isn't a shocker, Laura as the lone American is. I firmly believed it would've been either Eboni or AzMarie at the beginning of the cycle.
As always, the final two pose for their potential CoverGirl ad and engage in a runway battle for the ANTM crown. For the first time in "Top Model" history, the women will take part in a holographic runway show interacting with lifelike images and also walk in sync with the outline of their own bodies. What will Tyra think of next? LOL. Check out a few runway preview pics along with their CoverGirl ads below. Be sure to post your winner prediction in our comments section after checking out the pics.
The CW just presented their new schedule for the upcoming season and boy was it a SHOCKER. Only one show remained in its time slot, while everything else was shuffled around. Included in the massive relocation was "America's Next Top Model". The modeling competition was booted to Friday nights at 8 pm. OUCH.
Given its declining ratings, CW's decision to move it is actually quite brilliant. At this point only hardcore fans watch the show and will most likely follow it to the virtual wasteland known as Friday night television viewing. If ANTM garners the same ratings as it does now, in its new Friday slot, it will be considered a success. That means we can expect more cycles in the future. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad one ;)
For Cycle 19, Tyra and company have a few major changes coming our way. First off, the show will have its first ever college edition. This was inspired by Banks' recent graduation from Harvard Business School. Coeds from any higher education institution qualifies, including beauty schools. LOL. The next change is HUGE and will appease many of ANTM's diehard fans.
For the first time on the American version, it'll allow viewer votes to factor in with the judges' decisions. In other international cycles, this is nothing new. They have incorporated viewer votes in their live finales for years. Starting on May 24, fans will have two opportunities a week to vote online at www.cwtv.com based on the photos taken during production. These votes will be factored in each week when Tyra and the judges eliminate someone. Speaking of judges. Meet Nigel Barker and Jay Manuel's replacements below.
Previously on America's Next Top Model, there was a lot of blubbering as the wannabes had to pose on the edge of a building and a couple of them almost crapped their pants. There was also some heavy panting as Laura lusted after a Hong Kong action star amidst accusations from the others of sluttery. And if that wasn't enough drama, Alisha tried to fall on her top model sword for Eboni of all people and offered to go home instead of the pigtailed wonder. Tyrant was not amused. She sent them both packing. Crazy! Almost as crazy as Kelly Cutrone's ongoing hate-on for Annaliese. How many times will Laura say sex? Will Annaliese be able to convince Kelly that she's a model? Can Sophie rebound from her fear-filled photoshoot? Only three wannabes remain. Who will be eliminated tonight?
Here we go folks… the penultimate episode that will decide the final two of one of the most lackluster Cycles on record. Ratings are down, our patience with Tyrant is running razor thin, the photoshoots were average with only a couple standouts, the drama was artificial, and there were a lack of girls to really root for. But hey… that could all change if Sophie wins! Team Sophie. And in the immortal words of Robyn from Cycle 1…. "Oooooooh Jesus"!
How many of you are still reeling from last night's "America's Next Top Model" episode? Like Rich, I'm in shock Tyra had the balls to not only let Eboni go, but not save her after Alisha quit. Who is this new Tyra? I can definitely get on board with this new version for Cycle 19, especially if she keeps us on our toes.
Speaking of which, this has to be one of the more unpredictable cycles in recent memory. I really thought, AzMarie had it in the bag, until she pissed off Banks. Then I thought it was Eboni's for the taking. It's been a few cycles since we've crowned a black winner, and thought Cycle 18 was it. Is Annaliese now the frontrunner, especially with Nigel's comparison to fan-favorite Mercedes from Cycle 2?
In the next episode, the Final 3 pose for British fashion photographer Jez Smith. At the photo shoot for the "America's Next Top Model" fragrance, Dream Come True, the stakes are raised as the models pose in front of the client, Hatch Beauty founder Ben Bennett. As cheesy as the ANTM fragrance is, I have to say, the images are absolutely stunning. Laura, Annaliese and Sophie all bring it. I can't even imagine who the judges will cut. If Kelly Cutrone has her way, Annaliese is a goner. Check out the pics and see who you'd cut.
Previously on America's Next Top Model, the wannabes landed in Macau for this year's international trip. They're staying in a pretty swank place but had to endure one the Cycle's lamest challenges… astrology reading… before throwing on some silk worms for a photo shoot. Tyrant managed to pick a terrible shot of Catherine to justify sending her home over darling Eboni who took one of the worst photos of the entire season. That girl's neck was nowhere to be seen… one of Top Model's most deadly sins. Oh Tyrant. You're so special. And by special I mean transparent and hypocritical. Will Eboni's pigtails keep her in the game? Can the Brits stay in the lead? Who will get manipulated off the show? Only five girls are left. Who will be eliminated tonight?
So here we are. Down to five. When you look at the girls left… does anyone other than Sophie or Laura even have a shot? Granted, it should've been AzMarie, but she got kicked off because she pissed off Tyrant and didn't booty tooch. The thing is, AzMarie's "brand" was androgynous and probably shouldn't have been booty tooching according to Tyrant's book of nonsense. If one of the blondes goes home tonight, I'll lose it. You have been warned.
WOO HOO. I have to pat myself on the back for correctly predicting FCO (first call out) and the girl leaving from last night's episode. Where do I apply to fill the vacated seat at the judging panel, because I rock. I probably wouldn't last an entire cycle though, because Tyra would catch me rolling my eyes at all her cray cray antics. That said, I hope I can keep the streak alive and correctly predict who's going home next week again
The five remaining wannabes leave Macau and head for cosmopolitan Hong Kong. I've been there twice and think it's a beautiful city but didn't have fun either time. So going a third time isn't high on my world travel plans. When the girls arrive, they learn a fight sequence which they have to act in a scene with international actor and pop star Nicholas Tse.
Once they're done playing "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", the Final 5 soar to new heights much to the chagrin of some of the girls. They have to pose atop a high rise tower in extreme rain and wind. I feel for them because I have serious vertigo and probably couldn't do it even if I was harnessed with fifty million straps. Not going to happen. Keep reading to see who I think will receive FCO and receive a one way ticket home via a junk boat.
Previously on America's Next Top Model, we actually got a pretty reasonable episode considering all the nonsense Tyrant has been throwing our way lately. Seymone FINALLY got the boot after weeks of vapid mediocrity and we got to see all the girls model… like actually model. Not sure who brought the Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize into the mix (probably Kelly Cutrone), but it was awesome to see the wannabes compete with each other to open a collection. And then, we even got an original photo shoot courtesy of Hello Kitty. And, Sophie is on a roll! Maybe this Cycle could turn around! Yeah right. This week, they're off to Asia. How many of the wannabes will actually know where Macau is? Will Tyrant make them speak Cantonese… or even Portuguese? Only 6 girls are left. Who will be eliminated tonight?
So this week, the wannabes are off to Macau and it made me think back to all the other international trips… the hits and the misses. Obviously, nothing will EVER top Milan when Shandi cheated on her boyfriend. That phone call is still one of the best moments in reality TV. She was the hottest of ANTM messes. Then there was the oh-so-foreign Maui for the midget cycle. That was definitely the worst. I hope we see some wannabes lost in translation!
Previously on America's Next Top Model, the Brits continued on a comeback role as another American got the boot. This time it was the ever-boring and bug-eyed Kyle that failed to impress. The best part of the whole episode had to be listening to Tyrant pile compliments onto Seymone, because we all know how much Tyrant loves to pimp her pet projects, only to see that the fiercely real wannabe was a total disaster in every single background shot she was in. Amazing. Tyrant is clueless. Speaking of clueless… do you think Nigel, Mr. and Miss J saw the epic firing coming? More on that later. How will Tyrant manipulate the results this week? What annoyingly self-serving nonsense will Madame Ego bless us with? How many Cycles must we wait until Tyrant fires herself? Only 7 or something like that remain. Who will be eliminated tonight?
First off… supes totes sorry for being so late with this recap. Last week was crazy for me in the real world with work and stuff. You guys are all so awesome for coming back to this recap every week and I'm sorry I didn't get it done sooner.
Now… Miss Tyrant. Can I get an UGH? What's the female version of a douche bag? Seriously. You, your manipulations, and choice to steer ANTM away from modelling towards gimmicks and branding has cost you audience loyalty, credibility, and relevance. This latest stunt has everyone I know rolling their eyes and talking about moving on. Is it time? Are we there? I don't know about all of you, but I'm pretty damn close to letting ANTM go. Sigh.


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Artist: Killswitch Engage
Album: Self titled
Release: June 30, 2009
Heavy hitting melodic hardcore band Killswitch Engage return just before July with one of their best releases to date. Sceen by many as the icon for the metalcore genre, who often serve as a gateway to other bands in the genre Killswitch has shown themselves to be a cross-over band leading listeners from them to other harder bands, or other more melodic performers. From the guitar solo of Never again, to the ballad of love lost Start Again and with the twin guitars and heavy percussion throughout, this album has a little for everyone.
Building on their three previous albums, 2002s Alive or Just Breathing, 2004s The End of Heartache, and 2006s As Daylight dies, Killswitch shows that they arent about to stop, and continue to grow. Experimenting with more styles, yet staying true to their roots. The band has always shown a preference for screamed vocal verses and lyrically sung choruses. This album shows more experimentation with lyrical singing, with Howard Jones singing more verses. The band has another first in that in a couple songs notably The Return we hear Howard delve into the baritone range, rather than his familiar Majestic tenor. Instrumentally, besides the distorted heavy riffs Killswitch is known for, the band has clean channel guitars for the bridges of some songs, just like those of older songs notably, Rose of Sharon and My Curse.
For those hardcore fans that believe the band has gone soft due to the edition of more singing, I would counter that just as on As Daylight Dies, with The arms of sorrow there is only one song that is completely scream free, in this case Take me away.
Lyrically the album continues Killswitchs tendency to sing and write lyrics concerning real life, relationships, love, and even religion. Reckoning seems to struggle with the issue of religion in todays war torn atmosphere. Many others deal with issues of love and lost love (Start again.)
Overall I was astounded to see how Killswitch can make an album that sounds so much like everything else theyve released, yet so much different. In my opinion there is not a bad song on the album. The deluxe version includes a dvd which I have not watched as of yet, and a b side track, which is as good as anything on the album, and 3 live tracks Rose of Sharon My Curse and Holy Diver (Their cover of Dios classic hit). Just as on the {set this} World Ablaze live DVD, these live tracks capture both the intensity and technical accuracy of a Killswitch performance. They even show some of the famous antics of Adam D, where in My Curse he delights in calling the crowd douche bags, if they dont put up their hands, and his Rhyming mocking of Howard in Holy Diver, actually cause Howard to miss a line near the end of the song laughing.
In Summary, I was highly anticipating this album, and feel that it lived up to my every expectation, and it is an album that you must listen through in its entirety at least once to get the whole effect. In todays world of the hit single, it is hard to find an album within or outside metal that does not have a bad song on it. Although In metal its a lot easier to find what Id call Perfect albums than any other Genre, then again I might be biased.
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TV Power Rankings for the week of 2/6/2012 – 2/12/2012
Apologies for lateness, but my TV and work schedule are really butting heads. I've decided to make Sunday the beginning of the TV week as opposed to the end. There is just simply too much great TV on Sunday and it's too crowded for me to catch up on it all in a night. It'll get even more crowded when Eastbound and Down and Life's Too Short Premiere this coming Sunday.
1. Justified – "The Devil You Know": Even a "regular" Justified episode is great.
2. Shameless – "Can I Have a Mother?": Frank has been much improved this season.
3. New Girl – "The Landlord": No Lizzy Caplan, sadly, but Schmidt really shined as always.
4. The Office – "Special Project": Perfectenschlag. Best episode this season. Simple and easy.
5. Spartacus: Vengeance – "The Greater Good": Spartacus needs an enemy. Poor Crixus. Where's Gannicus?
6. The River – "Magus": Found footage supernatural Amazonian horror TV show? I'm in.
7. House of Lies – "Our Descent Into Los Angeles": I liked that they stayed at home one week.
8. Luck – "Episode Three": Starting to get a clearer ideas of the story now.
9. Californication – "Love Song": Reinvigorated the "forever couple." Song was nice.
10. The Voice – "Blind Auditions, Part 2": Lindsey Pavao was my favorite.
11. Suburgatory – "Sex and the Suburbs": Played out expectedly. Great episode for Dallas.
12. 30 Rock – "Hey, Baby, What's Wrong": An hour was too long, but so many solid jokes.
13. The River – "Marbeley": The images are the star. Characters are just ok.
14. The Walking Dead – "Nebraska": THEY"RE STILL ON THE FARM?!?!?! UGH….
15. Smash – "Pilot": Only care about the musical creation. Not the domestic stuff.
16. Alcatraz – "Guy Hastings": Better story telling by adding guard, Tommy, Ray connection.
17. Modern Family – "Me? Jealous?": Phil is endless comedy. I'm tired of Cam and Manny.
18. American Idol – "Hollywood Round #1 and 2": Songless group round with a cliffhanger? What a time waste.
19. Glee – "The Spanish Teacher": Ricky Martin? Ugh. The show's badness now knows no bounds.


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Nigeria's President was missing for three months. Over 700 lie dead from an Islamic uprising; an estimated 1,700 have been killed in ethnic-religious violence in the city of Jos. One-third of the country's oil output was cut by armed militancy, and nearly $40billion disappeared from the excess crude account.
All of this has happened in Nigeria over the last four years, as the country has struggled with one crisis after another – symptoms of the country's corrupt 2007 election.
Now Nigerians face another election in April.
Strategically, Nigeria matters: it's the fifth largest oil exporter to the U.S. With 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and its economy is set to surpass South Africa's as the largest on the continent in the next few years.
Nigeria sees itself as the 'big man' of Africa and the conventional wisdom holds that if you can get Nigeria right, the rest of sub-Saharan Africa will follow.
And yet, since a return to democracy twelve years ago after a history of successive military coups, Nigeria's government has failed to deliver on its promises for the people.
Its average life expectancy is 47 years of age. 80% of the population lives on less than $2 a day. Education, healthcare and infrastructure have all collapsed. Despite its economic promise, the commercial capital Lagos runs on only a few hours of electricity a day.
A new chairman in the old chair?
The new Chairman for Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission – Attahiru Jega – has promised 'free and fair' elections in April.
If he gets it right, the new government may be more accountable to the people, improving security and investment in Nigeria.
In addition to overcoming logistical challenges, Jega must overcome peoples' larger concern of corruption and rigging.
In the last state election held in January – widely regarded as a test-run for Jega's reforms – CNN witnessed areas where no one was able vote. When asked why by CNN, Jega answered :
"No one is voting because in many areas people are taking the law in to their own hands - many of our officials have been attacked; many of our voting materials have been diverted in many of these places you are talking about so it cannot be our fault."
In April, Jega will not be overseeing one state election but the National Assembly, State and Presidential elections across thirty-six states.
Oil Money
At stake for the politicians involved is access to billions of dollars of oil money.
To put the level of corruption in Nigeria in some context – in Kenya, an estimated $3billion was stolen in 2009, according to the Ministry of Finance. Over the last four years, $40billion from Nigeria's Excess Crude Account has disappeared in Nigeria. And despite record oil prices – no money has flowed back into the account.
Nigerian legislators are estimated to be the highest paid in the world, although no one knows exactly how much they earn. The Central Bank Governor recently suggested a quarter of the national budget is spent on the National Assembly, yet from 2009-10 the Senate has passed only 13 bills.
Perhaps most importantly, the Electoral Commission has been unable to keep in check party spending and this is by far the most expensive election ever held in Nigeria – perhaps Africa. Again, no one knows how much, but the cost likely runs into the tens of billions of dollars in monies paid and contracts promised to buy votes.
Challenge for the Challengers
The front-runner in the Presidential election is incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. He is the first President from Nigeria's oil-rich, southern Niger Delta region. Once Vice-President, he assumed office after a constitutional crisis when, without any public information, the former president left for Saudi Arabia for 3 months to treat a kidney ailment and died last year.
But Jonathan's decision to run for the presidency challenges Nigeria's traditional powerbase – the north. A nebulous group of powerbrokers more clearly defined by the fact that northerners have ruled Nigeria for 38 of the country's 50 year existence since Independence.
The April elections represent a potentially historic transfer of power from the north to the south.
But the north is not giving up without a fight. Jonathan's main challenger is former military ruler, retired General Muhammedu Buhari. His party, the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has populist support across the north running on a platform of anti-corruption.
In the south too, Jonathan is also challenged by the largest established opposition party – the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and their candidate, former chairman of Nigeria's anti-corruption commission, Nuhu Ribadu.
Together the CPC and ACN dominate both the South-West and North-West – regions with the highest number of registered voters.
If they can stop Jonathan winning the majority vote and the 25% that he needs in two-thirds of the country's 36 states to win, then they force a run-off - something unprecedented, extremely divisive, and also unlikely. The incumbent very hard to out-spend.
However, the concern of a run-off is that pitting a northern Muslim against a Christian southerner would stoke dangerous divisions in a country where tens of thousands have died in sectarian violence over the past fifty years between the Muslim north and Christian south.
The 36 states
But Nigeria is so big and the Presidency so remote, that it is the state elections that matter most to the majority of Nigerians, with some states running budgets and populations comparable to small African countries.
And it is the state politicians that are largely responsible for the arming of local militias and stoking ethnic-religious divisions to support their political ambitions.
In 2003 and 2007 elections, politicians in the Niger Delta armed young men to help them seize ballot boxes, kill opponents and rig the election in their favor.
With no jobs and a sense of marginalisation, these armed young men began to kidnap oil workers and attack oil facilities in the region, cutting oil production by a third and demanding a greater share of oil profits - a dangerous situation for a country dependent on oil for 80% of its budgetary revenue.
President Jonathan's rise to power is widely regarded as an attempt to appease this Niger Delta militancy. And for the April elections, the militants have largely united behind Jonathan - a man they see as one of their own - and they have threatened more attacks if they feel Jonathan is cheated out of the presidency.
The harnessing of the militancy against oil facilities to aggressively pursue power sets a dangerous precedent.
And the lesson, it seems, is quickly being learnt.
Political assassinations, bombings, kidnappings and violent protests have already marred this years election campaigns; the seizure of illegal weapon and bomb caches by security forces is regular news as politicians race to arms their supporters; and in the last two years a murky, but major Islamic militant group has emerged in the North – known locally as Boko Haram.
But for the stricter enforcement of Sharia law across the north, Boko Haram's aims are unclear, but its targets are obvious – with the killing of politicians and government officials on an almost weekly basis.
Out with the old four years, in with the new four years
The last year has seen the rise of a small but vocal group of Internet activists spearheading attempts to bring transparency to the electoral system through their laptops and mobile phones.
Together with promises by the Electoral Commission Chairman that this will be a peaceful, free and fair election – it is hoped that the rot in the system can be reversed.
But the signs are not good.
President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party – the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP has ruled Nigeria as a near one-party state since the country's return to democracy 12 years ago. To keep itself in power it has overseen a succession of increasingly violent and corrupt elections. Come the April elections, those same politicians are unpopular and under threat
The scenarios for this election are on a sliding scale from wide-spread, localised violence to a peaceful election brought – or as some critics have suggested, bought – about by the mortgaging of the public treasury. Debts and favors owed that will hamper any serious future reform.
For the rest of the world – a stable election will help open for business a massive market of 150million people that will take the lead in developing West Africa. But a violent election will mean an unstable oil and gas ally that threatens to destabilize an already volatile region.
But for better or worse, like after the 2007 elections, the April elections look set to be a dramatic upheaval that will set the stage for another turbulent four years.
The CPC and the ACN are not the dorminat parties in th South East of Nigeria nor do they have the largest registered voters here. The PDP and APGA are the dorminant parties here.
Please cross-check your facts.
Hi Kenneth and Chinedum – thanks for pointing out the "South-East/North-East" error – it's now been corrected! (it's been a busy couple weeks!) cheers
Would be great to share this with the world! PDP is still a criminal in Nigeria!
just to coorect two wrongimpressions made here. First the Action Congres of Nigeria is not dominant in the South East. It is dominant in the South West. However, Nigerian voters are very sophisticated inthe South. Most in the South West are voting ACN at the State level but voting Jonathan for President. This also applies to the South East and Middle Belt regions. Secondly, the Presidency is not remote and right now in Nigeria is the single largest event Nigerians are wiating for and not any of the other elections. Please note the tempo when the parties were conducting their respective primaries. I believe that a cursory look at the result of the parliamentary elections on April 9 will advise people on the strength of CPC in the North.
Hi Chinedum – thanks for pointing out the "South-East/North-East" error – it's now been corrected! (as you can imagine, it's been a busy couple weeks!). With many government responsibilities such as education, infrastructure and healthcare now largely organised by the state governments – they often have a greater impact on Nigerians lives than decisions at the Federal level. thanks
There is a similar trend in the North West region. People have voted for individuals and not along party lines, which resulted in the CPS not bringing home so much votes. But make no assumptions, the CPC will record an enormous margin in the northern part of Nigeria come the presidential elections on Saturday. Reasons for PDP doing well last weekend were due to internal crises in the CPC wrt the party's internal primaries, the power of incumbency for the PDP, and mostly, rigging by the PDP, who have much more resources to bribe local policement and INEC officials, to name a few.
Do not expect the same trend on Saturday.
I share sadiq's view. I think we are about to witness the greatest political shocker in Nigerian political history. The odds at the moment don't seem to favour even the incumbent. The people come 16th April, 2011 will decide neither on the basis of political parties nor on ethnic or religious leaning, but largely on perceived personality of the contenders. The most prominent consideration is the fight against corruption. I believe Nigerians know better who can deliver the country from this hydra head monster.
I dont expect any shocker cos things are going to go the same way they ve always gone. The northerners are the least educated in this country and their electorate would vote for you as long as you are a muslim or northerner. But jonathan would clinch some part of the north and especially the south west which is something the other two parties cannot boast of. The east and south south is his domain so tell me how the opposition can win against him. No shocker in sight as far as i am concerned
I certainly agree with the last sentence – "But for better or worse, like after the 2007 elections, the April elections look set to be a dramatic upheaval that will set the stage for another turbulent four years." The incumbent is doing all that it could, by using its usual rigging mechanism to put this Saturday's election in its favor. A free, fair and transperent election will bring a more stable Nigeria!
Secondly, if you notice Mr. Purefoy, Nigerians have been voting for individuals irrespective of the Party. This shows that Nigerians no more consider Parties but individuals. This is as a result of PDP's bad governance for 12 years. Right now in Nigeria, it is how well the individual will do, and not how well the Party will. There is 'anger in the land' and people are tired of bad governance, embezzlement and nepotism. This Saturday, Nigerians will go for the 'best man'.
The system is broken...the same old hands are switching to different parties under the guise of 'change'. The government is corrupt. The people are broken; hope is a very strong expression in Nigeria. Basic and social amenities are non-existent. Thugs are easily hired and fired for peanuts. Inconsistency in the anti-corruption agencies raises a lot of doubts in the minds of the masses. Nevertheless, the youths of Nigeria will continue fighting for true democracy and a better Nigeria. The fact that it is for the good of all of us and nobody is exempt from its poisonous effects should be enough propeller to ginger and sustain us until we reach the 'promised land'!
This writer is a pure doomsday reporter. Factless reporting! Crap.
Well said my brother. The West has a stereotypical impression of African states and Africans generally. They never report anything positive about us. It's about time we all stood up to refute in strong terms, these derogatory and often negative stereotypes. CNN and other media do not have exclusivity of emitting news anymore. The news ought to be heard too, not from some blind-sided goon but from the people themselves, you and I. Thanks brother!
Christian I should comment on your attempt to analyse the Nigerian situation, but let me say something here and which is the feeling reverberating right across Nigeria- we are set for a change! And unlike other African countries we won't break into a civil war to make that change happen. And the parliarmentary elections held last saturday proves that. Nigerians will stand and defend their votes and this elections will certainly be for the better not for worse. There's change in our hearts like never before. We aren't dreaming about it. We will bring it to pass.
brother olushina i support your comment concerning the not very correct opinion express by the editor of the piece. Nigerians yearn for positive change through the ballot box and not through any other means. 2011 general election will come and go in peace, and a president of our choice will emerge peacefully.
Well spoken Olushina, there really is a yearing for change i our hearts, its just so sad that the options we have in this time of change appear so mediocre. lets face it, who really is an option to effectively replace the incumbent. Three weeks ago, i would have boldly said Gen. Buhari. but i was totally disappointing by his debate on NN24. he showed no articulated plans as to how he intends to tackle issues. Even issues as dear to his campaign as corruption, (and this is his third try at the presidency, you'd have expected him to have them at his finger tips). Ribadu was worse, loose mouthed and fidgety.
i feel so sad at the quality of men vying for the leadership of this nation. i sincerely hope its not a reflection of the quality of men in the Nation.
these are no leaders. they appear weak and unsure of themselves.
i believe in change, and believe its around the corner, but i don't believe in these men!!!
Baasey spot on. Unfortunately, NONE of the men running shows any quality. Very disappointing and is truly a sign of the mediocrity that has been allowed to run deep in the veins of our great Naija, but what can we do – elect we must! I hate to be a doom peddler but it looks like 4 more years of rot and stagnancy. I am usually very skeptical when western journalists like Christian report on Africa – lots of stereotypes and negativity – but this was ok I guess. Christian, you might want to get rid of your editor though, lots of typos and grammatical errors in here.
I feel sincerely the incumbent president,might not do so badly after all,the reverse psycology of he'll win,has stalled the mindset of Nigerians and would literally make most people who have contrary ideologies in personel of governance to come and vote,I also feel Mr christianfoy is doing a good job as a correspondent here,but should look at the goodthings happening in my country and gladly air them!weldone cnn
Last week, I witnessed an amazing drama unfold as a politician tried frantically to convince my neighbor to cast his vote for a party. When the politician realized that his effort was getting him nowhere, he decided to use the power in his pocket. He brought out a bundle of N200 notes and dangled it in my neighbor's face, basically the way you would dangle some bait to an animal you are trying to catch.
"How much is your vote?" he asked, with a deceptive smile on his face.
My neighbor hesitated for a moment, and then he grabbed a piece of paper and began to scribble down something. When he finished writing, he handed the piece of paper to the politician saying, "This is the value of my vote."
The politician went through the paper briefly and then squeezed and threw it away, in my direction. He hurried away, saying that my neighbor wasn't being rational. My neighbor, realizing I was watching, picked up the paper and said, waving the paper at me, "Am I being irrational?" I collected the paper and took a quickly look at it. He had written on the paper the breakdown of his family's expenses, which the government (according to him) had so far failed to provide or make available for its citizens. He then multiplied everything by four (4) years. Something like this:
Security – N20,000 per month x 12 months x 4 years = N960,000
Generator – N20,000 per year for 4 years = N80,000
Fuel for generator – N1,000 per day x 365 days x 4 years = N1,460,000
Potable water – N500 per day x 365 days x 4 years = N730,000
Healthcare Insurance – N10,000 per month x 12 months x 4 years = N480,000
Education – N5,000 per month x 12 months x 4 years = N240,000
Housing – N500,000 per year x 4 years = N2,000,000
Total – N5,950,000 (five million nine hundred and fifty thousand naira).
Well," he explained as I continued to stare at his breakdown, "if asking for the basic necessities of life is not being rational, I wonder what is rational?" I wasn't trying to be difficult," he continued. "I believe this is a modest breakdown of expenses considering I have a wife and a kid. If you have a larger family, the value of your vote may be much higher than this," he concluded.
This is the best mail I have ever read in quite a while. It should be on nigeriavillagesquare.
The election in nigeria this time around is going to be dramatic in view of the recent development base on the result of the parlarmentary election that was held on 9th april 2011.many people dont know where the victory song will be sang.But all i know is the best candidate wins.
this election is a make or break election for nigeria.if we dont get it this time we might be in serious trouble in this country.thanks to cnn for going beyond borders
In a country with approx. 140 Mio. inhabitants, comprising of 250 ethnic groups with different religious beliefs, the conflict pattern in Nigeria is the typical north/south divide. The Muslims in the north feel discriminated by the more educated and prosperous Christians in the south. Again natural resources prove to be more of a curse than a blessing to Nigeria. Since 1970's the world had seen the inabilitiy of the incumbents to distribute the nation's wealth equally and their mentality to enrich themselves as much as they can.
Of all the candidates, Jonathan is by far the most qualified to meet the "present" needs of Nigeria. Ribadu is an opportunist, while Buhari is simply not the man for us in this age. Shekarau on the other hand seems to have the needed intellectual capacity and realistic solutions to Nigeria's problems but lacks the political clout and platform to get the job done. Come Saturday, whoever emerges would have an authentic mandate from the people given that the elections so far have been widely adjudged to be free and fair. Therefore Nigeria in the next 4 years would witness increased accountability of its elected leaders.
Its heart breaking to read this analysis of our beloved country. It's easy to look down at 'the Nigerian Situation' and analyze and criticize (as we all do) but it really doesn't solve anything. The problems of our country date far back into the colonial era (as do most other African countries), Nigeria has had bad leadership right from conception to date, not just in the presidency and other political positions, but even in the various sectors and sub-sectors of the economy. corruption is a way of life and a means of livelihood for many -nothing is done about this as long as 'everyone's pocket is served'. It is this menacing virus, Corruption, in combination with failed leadership (and Followership) that has led this country down this path.
I earnestly pray that this year's election, should it be conducted fairly and freely, would reignite hope in Nigeria. This is 2011, we do not have time for empty promises and deception, we need positive change, implementation of carefully structured development agenda for every sector of Nigeria's economy, executed by God-fearing individuals who have respect for their compatriots. Most importantly, we need a change in the attitudes and minds of every Nigerian. We can't expect our leaders to be accountable to us, if we are not accountable to ourselves, we can't expect not to be cheated by our leaders if we keep cheating each other. I have lived in this country for 22 years and I have concluded that the ultimate problem with Nigeria is that we resent each other. There is SO MUCH hatred in Nigeria, and at the end of the day, nobody wins.
Another turbulent four years? Didn't you see last weeks parliamentary elections? And if you did, as I think you would, did you see the normal widespread rigging you predicted here?
Mr Purefoy, try getting your facts more correct next time before playing the all-knowing analyst of black character.
The last thing Nigerians need is another Conrad and his Heart of Darkness.
The reporter may have demonstrated a semblance of head knowledge of Nigeria and its nuances, but lacks objectivity. He ought to cross-check facts or myths before publishing what are clearly hear-say.
Even the blind could tell that, for a few glitches in some hotspots (Anambra, Akwa Ibom states, etc), the legislative elections were almost transparently free and fair. The Latin maxim, Res Ipsa Loquitur (the facts speak for themselves) applies here. Christian Purefoy does not live permanently in Nigeria and like what CNN represents – having no good tales to tell about Africa and Africans – he is most ineligible to report contrary-wise, what we all know to be a free and fair round of elections.
First of all, CNN does not have the best interest of Africans at heart to report objectively about events concerning us. They always focus on events that are on the negative side. The parliamentary elections were largely free and fair and the results show that a lot of Nigerians yearn for change. What I'm interested in is the $40billion that ha disappeared from the treasury under the nose of Mrs. Farida Waziri – obviously, the PDP is responsible for that. So I would plead with Nigerians not to vote for the PDP. Thanks.
Video evidence of massive rigging but the ruling PDP during last weeks elections Rivers State. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl5JSE1YrCs
What is the sign in that video that shows d rigging was done on behalf of PDP? or were you part of d rigging team? or is it because PDP won at d end?
Please don't use this medium as a means of deceiving people,get your facts before making conclusions on sensitive issues like this. Thanks
The challenge really is to keep hopes alive (after repeated failed promises from selfish and greedy leaders through the years) and remain optimistic that change will really happen this time. "Yesterday we hoped for a better tomorrow, but today we mourn the loss of a better yesterday". Irrespective of the outcome of tomorrow's election, I do hope the momentum so far generated across the country will be carried through the next dispensation in holding elected officers accountable.
fellow nigerians lets be sincer to our selves,our leaders have not been geting things rigth befor now ,bet lets say the truth & let the devil be put to shame,among the four main contender none of them is the messiah of our nation ,but who is better among them ,we are talking of individual record and ability not party,who do you think can break the jinx?the other three did their debate based on there debate shakaraue defeated the other two ,so among shakrau and jonathan who do you think is better ,b/cos partys hav fail us and our constution is weak that once the individual is voted in the party can not remove him if he misbehave at worst he change party if the presurise him ,so let vote individuals not party thanks and i know by GODS grace he will get a good leader come tomorrow
well done to the writer of this article, you see the problem with our voting system in this country as a consequence of religious bias is that as a Christian, i really see nothing wrong with voting for a Muslim such as Buhari for president if his policies appeal to me.The problem lies heavily with the Muslims of this country who will NEVER vote for a Christian candidate who contest against a Muslim. The average christian in this nation is very liberal as regards his actions and decisions ...
i have watched western media report about Nigeria,nothing good really about them especially the bbc. we should stop looking at what these media say and focus on what we say. cnn focus on the bad things about nigeria. back to the candidates, i watch the debate with great disappointment and shock to see that none of them has any clear policy or manifesto for the country. buhari is the world candidate who cannot even express himself. the vice presidential candidates should have been the contesting presidential candidates. we can see how this country is so funny that we turn things around. i will vote PDP becos GEJ can speak some good english and not a mute buhari who has no plan for the country...remember he is still a general not civilian. if these northerners come on board i guess we might be ruled from mecca with sharia laws. sadly there is no option for GEJ and that the fact. so he will win.
I believe in President Goodluck because he has proved to be dependable. All we owe him is prayers to have more good people around him as advisers. He has shown willingness to CHANGE Nigeria. I think God has sent us a Moses.
I am most positive with d comin election and believe strongely in this our beloved country.let us stop criticizing and contribute positively to this change,that is d spirit to move this nation forward.
Hi Chris,
Professor Attahiru Jega, the INEC boss needs to be more pragmatic in the management of next April's General Election in Nigeria.Not all candidates wanting to contest the polls are suitable or qualified.For instance Nuhu Ribadu cannot defend his tenure as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission boss.It appears all he achieved was the prosecution of James Ibori,the ex-governor of Delta state and even on that he has left a lot to be desired.Ribadu's EFCC did not notice or pretended not to have noticed the car theft syndicate in Nigeria through which the world's auto makers ostensibly may have lost quite a lot.He also did not see the extortion racket at the Nigerian Ports Authority regardless of the Bode George smokescreen.In essence it's "business as usual" at the Nigeria Ports Authority as well as the Customs Service of Nigeria till date.The decadence of the Nigerian Police Force from which he emerged was also a no-go-area for Ribadu.It's indisputable that the Nigeria Police Force is behind the most heinous crimes in Nigeria and hence investigation and prosecution of these crimes are inconclusive.Perhaps the worst crime that falls under his jurisdiction is electoral fraud which inevitably involved lots of money over the past several years and which Ribadu also chose to ignore.Ribadu didn't prosecute Humphrey Nwosu, Maurice Iwu and Abel Guobadia who were given lots of money to conduct credible elections in Nigeria, but failed. Simply stated, Nuhu Ribadu's tenure as the EFCC chief is squalid.He was only available to the power brokers in the PDP and couldn't care less about the country.He's not better than a hustler.
Attahiru Jega also needs to be more scrupulous in his assessment of General Muhammadu Buhari(rtd) at least in the sense that he was a part of an inglorious era in Nigeria.Like others in this category, Buhari too was largely distracted by choice.Neither he nor his predecessors of the Northern stock and subsequently understood the plight of Northerners who have borne the brunt of the criminal ineptitude of successive Nigerian governments.No government in Nigeria ever thought of an elaborate and efficient social security program for Nigeria.It's an understatement to say that he too didn't know or had the solution to power generation and distribution in Nigeria.Of course, he with General Ibrahim Babangida(rtd) and others in the top military hierarchy in Nigeria and the politicians knew about the conspiracy that made power generation and supply tenuous if not impossible in the short-run as he did nothing in the direction of repealing that squalid expropriation policy Nigeria was notorious for and not even after Chief Earnest Shonekan,ex- Head of the Interim National Government of Nigeria tried to invalidate it by a proclamation. As a lawyer , he knew better,but the conspiracy that nurtured the decree was akin to a rabid cult.Worse still, his War Against Indiscipline is a product of twisted logic at least in the sense of the aforementioned,if not for the laughable monthly environmental sanitation aspect of it.As a member of the Nigerian Council of State, it's not clear what he wants to do that he couldn't do in that capacity over the years.The message is clear and simple.He has nothing to offer.
Professor Attahiru Jega has N86billion at his disposal to build a credible and efficient voters database on which next year's and subsequent polls will be conducted.He would have done his job if he does.
P.S Let's meet someday,if you're less busy.You may reach me by phone too.
Voting is going to be along ethinic lines. Nigerian will continue to allow the politicians to pray on their gullibility, another 4yrs of corruption and misrule lies ahead!
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Lady Bay training base on Tuesday (4th
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well deserved family time after Nottingham's excellent 15-3 victory
against London Scottish.
Commenting on the match, he said, "The Six Nations was
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EAST PROVIDENCE – It's hard to boil down four quarters of action into two calls that weren't on the side of Sandy Gorham and his East Providence Townies. Listen to Gorham, however, and it became clear that the two judgment calls by the officiating crew played a big part in La Salle Academy waltzing out of Pierce Stadium with a 14-6 win on Thursday morning before an estimated crowd of 3,000.
The first call that went against the Townies came in the third quarter, one that prolonged a Rams' drive and set the stage for La Salle's first score of the game. The second one, an excessive celebration penalty on E.P., came after the Townies scored early in the fourth quarter. The 15-yard infraction turned the point-after attempt into a 35-yard try for Dominic Leonardo, who could not get any lift on the kick.
"I never complain about officials," was how Gorham began his postgame media briefing, "but to have an excessive celebration penalty at that point of the game … I asked 'You know what you guys did to change the complexion of the game?' It was a joke.
"Regardless of whether we played well or not," Gorham continued, "to be decided on a play that is at best questionable in a game of this magnitude, it's very discouraging."
When the dust settled on what was clearly a frustrating day for the Townies, La Salle upped its Division I record to 5-3, equaling that of Barrington and E.P. The tiebreaking formula spat out that the Rams would be the third seed and travel to No. 2 Portsmouth for Tuesday's semifinal round contest. Based on its head-to-head win over the Eagles earlier this month, the Townies become the fourth seed and earn a playoff date with top seed and regular season champ Bishop Hendricken in Warwick.
"We've got another shot," said Gorham, no doubt looking forward to turning the page. "At least we have another life. It's just so disappointing, but that's the way it is."
The state's longest running holiday rivalry got off to a slow start, the two sides combining for more punts (9) than first downs (4) in the first half. E.P. senior Joe Faria picked up 32 yards on one run and recorded an interception in what was a scoreless stalemate.
Turnovers dogged the Townies all game long, the locals committing four fumbles along with an interception. One of the giveaways came three plays into the quarter, as quarterback Robbie Delgado had trouble on the center exchange. La Salle took over at the E.P. 38-yard line, needing eight plays and a questionable pass interference call to get on the scoreboard. Josh Morris ran off right tackle for a 24-yard score, which was followed by Peter Picerelli's eventual game-winning extra point.
On the pass interference, East Providence's Nate Paiva was locked in a 1-on-1 duel with Jack Collins near the Townies' sideline, the Rams facing a third-and-8 from the 40. Gorham thought Paiva had "perfect coverage," but the referees deemed otherwise.
"They said (Paiva) impeded (Collins') progress to the ball, " said Gorham. "I said he had his head turned and was going for the ball, which he has every right to do, as does the receiver."
Fifteen yards were marked off as Morris ran untouched two plays after Paiva's infraction. Things grew worse for E.P. on its next possession, as Morris picked off Delgado. As bad as things seemed, the Townies were still within striking distance as the fourth quarter commenced.
East Providence capped off a nine-play, 54-yard march as Delgado found a streaking Victor Adewusi down the left seam, making it a 7-6 game. Controversy surfaced again as the Townies were flagged for excessive celebration, making what would have been a game-tying extra point try into something out of Leonardo's range.
The teams alternated possessions before La Salle took over with just about five minutes remaining. A 25-yard pass play by the Rams forced the Townies to start burning through their timeouts. La Salle faced a fourth-and-3 from E.P.'s 10 with less than two minutes to go, but the Rams were awarded a first down after the Townies were called for encroachment.
Gorham chose to let the Rams score, as quarterback Anthony Francis found a wide-open Nick Cooney from 20 yards out with 1:22 to play. E.P.'s final bid started at its own 27, but Delgado completed just 2-of-8 throws, the final misfire coming with 16 seconds remaining.
"Sometimes you have to be lucky rather than good," said La Salle head coach Geoff Marcone. "We made our own breaks though. We worked real hard and got some calls our way."
"We had to let them score in the end just so we would have an opportunity," said Gorham, "but it's just so disappointing."
East Providence 0-0-0-6 – 6
La Salle 0-0-7-7 – 14
L – Josh Morris 24 run (Peter Picerelli kick)
EP – Victor Adewusi 15 pass from Robbie Delgado (kick failed)
L – Nick Cooney 20 pass from Anthony Francis (Picerelli kick)
First downs 10 9
Rushes-yards 33-133 32-105
Passing 5-15-1 6-15-1
Sacks by 0-0 2-12
Net passing 39 47
Punts-average 4-27.8 6-20.2
Fumbles-lost 5-4 0-0
Penalties-yards 8-80 9-95
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Rushing: EP – Robbie Delgado 12-39, Jalin Braxton 7-17, Brendan Quigley 6-4, Brian Poole 3-21, Victor Adewusi 3-14, Joseph Faria 1-32, Jonny Gomes 1-6; L – Anthony Francis 17-35, Josh Morris 12-62, Jack Collins 3-9.
Passing: EP – Robbie Delgado 5-15-1-51; L – Anthony Francis 6-15-1-47.
Receiving: EP – Victor Adewusi 3-40, Joe Carnavale 1-5, Brendan Quigley 1-6; L – Jack Collins 1-25, Nick Cooney 1-20, Kyle Alonso 1-6, Mitch DaSilva 1-5, Josh Morris 1-(-4), Jack Collins 1-(-5).
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Georgians won't cut back on vacations, despite gas pricesBy Sarah Fay Campbell
Even with gasoline prices set to reach an all-time high this spring, one survey of Georgians found that most won't be cutting back on vacations.
In the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates Consumer Survey, 63 percent of respondents said they plan to spend the same amount or more on travel in 2012 than they did in 2011. That's up from 49 percent in 2011.
But many are trying to get the best deals. The survey found that 31.7 percent of respondents worked harder to find deals and save on travel in 2011 than they did in previous years.
Gasoline prices are expected to peak sometime in May. So, by the middle of summer, gas could be less expensive. Or, prices could plateau.
Many gas price pundits expect summer travelers to still take vacations, but to keep much closer to home.
"While there are no exact figures, analysts agree that high gasoline prices mean more staycations, a term the media has used to describe taking a vacation in your area," said Patrick DeHaan in the GasBuddy blog.
Gas prices dropped a miniscule amount on Tuesday, down two-tenths of a cent nationally, according to fuelgaugereport.com.
In Newnan on Tuesday, the cheapest gasoline available was $3.76 for regular unleaded. And eight different stations were offering it at that price, according to Georgiagasprices.com. A large number of stations were offering regular unleaded for $3.85, and some stations had prices as high as $3.89 and even $3.95.
The national average was $3.923 on Tuesday, up from $3.898 a week ago, and $3.764 a month ago.
A national average of $4 for regular unleaded likely isn't far away.
"Despite a lag in consumer fuel demand and a rise in U.S. stockpiles of crude oil, the national average for a gallon of regular retail gasoline is likely to reach $4 a gallon by this month," said Jessica Brady of AAA, The Auto Club Group, which tracks gas prices.
"Not too much has changed from last week in terms of what's affecting the oil market and retail gas prices," Brady said. "President Obama and other world leaders still plan to enact further sanctions on Iran in hopes of preventing the country from developing nuclear weapons," she said. "As long as tensions remain with Iran, we are going to see elevated gas prices," Brady said. "Consumers can expect gas prices to increase again this week."
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Lely graduate Lauren Embree rallied from a 5-3 hole in the third set against Clemson's Yana Koroleva to post a three-set victory, highlighting No. 4 Florida's 6-1 home victory over No. 18 Clemson.
Embree's 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (2) win extended her dual match singles winning streak to 22. Florida now has won 111 straight matches at home, the longest current streak of any women's sports team in the country.
Embree and teammate Sofie Owen also won their doubles match.
Florida hosts No. 13 Stanford on Sunday.
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