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DIY K24 Frankenstein build
In this thread I will go from tear down to build up on the K24 Frankenstien motor. I am building this motor for Whitebeast-S on this board.
So far I have both motors and I am currently awaitinig a honda crank bolt removal tool from SummitRacing. I have tried with my electric and air impact to remove the bolts, but they won't budge that's with 380 lb impact.
Shortley I'll have some pictures of the both motors and I'll go through the tear down and build up process. Even the machining process at the machine shop. I try to cover every little thing so if one of you decide to do this you know exactly what is involved.
I had to pick up a CRV motor complete minus parts that were removed before I was shown the block. The engine looks rough like it's been under water or something it reminds me of the transmission I bought off some guy on this site. He said it was perfect except 2nd gear synchro was bad. LOL! Every thing in that trans was bad bearings, all the synchro's. Even the outer case was broken and it looked like it had spent time at the bottom of a lake. The aluminum was all crusty looking. Well this motor looks the same so I am hoping everything inside the motor is OK.
The K20A2 motor I was shown was still on the subframe attached to the transmission, axels, hubs, rotors, and shocks/springs. I had to spend a day just getting all that stuff apart so I could take that motor with me as well. Good thing I did take it apart, because I found the tranny had a bad throw out bearing looks like it was all chewed up with the clutch so next I will check the clutch. to see if there is any damage. Don't know the full story on the K20A2 either. I hear over-rev then not so I won't know until I can get the head off and see. Even then it will be hard to tell if the valves have sustained any damage unless it's clear on the piston tops something touched. We will see so stay tuned.
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PUSSY! cant break the crank bolt lose? when mine came off it was done w/ just a breaker bar. j/k man (but we really did just use a breaker bar)! k24 is the way to go whether its boost, n/a, or spray! Good luck and have alot of patience.
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Subscribed: I'm probably going to do the same thing when the little monster gets retired from daily driver status and converted to "weekend fun machine". For anyone who hasn't built their own motor before, it isn't that tough. Even less so if you already have a complete short block. You just need to have the right tools and enough space to work. Make a fun project out of it. Pick up a part here, a part there and as long as you're not rushing through things and taking shortcuts, it will work out fine. Thanks and looking for to your progress reports, compdoc.
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SUBSCRIBED! i just bought my 06 type s a week ago, and i know i will be planning to mod it in the future, so right now i want to learn as much as i can.. i know most of the basics and now my interest is to know about building/rebuildin motors... anyone have advice? pointers?
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Well this weekend I had a chance to get started and ended up spending the better part of the weekend working on the motors. I started on Saturday about 1 PM it was still a little cool outside from being overcast and raining earlier.
Started with the K20A2 motor and disassembled it starting with the crank pulley. (Really earlier in the week I had received the tool from Summit Racing Moroso Crank bolt removal tool and loosened the crank pulley bolt.) The engine was already torn down to this point except for what I mentioned earlier that it was still attached to the tranny and lower cross member and stuff.
I started by removing the crank pulley bolt. Easier said than done so make sure you have the removal tool from either Amazon $25, but you will need two breaker bars for that or Summit Racing $75 and you only need one breaker bar. Yet one can rent a breaker bar from AutoZone for $25. I liked mine so much I am keeping it. I think Pep boys may have one for less, but I don't know the quality. Oh and don't try to use your torque wrench as a breaker bar. I sheared mine off where it plugs into the socket. Also it's recommended that you get a set of impact sockets for this operation as well. I bought mine at AutoZone. 10mm-19mm they have come in really handy.
Here is a shot showing simply the crank bolt removed which if you do this yourself will feel like a big achievement.
Next comes the of removal of the water pump. For this you need remove the bolts and use a 8mm socket to remove the water jacket fitting that goes across the motor.
Next you want to remove the timing chain cover assembly. You want to remove the VTC controller first. It's the big tube sitting in the middle of the timing chain cover it has a 10mm bolt take it out by pulley gently and setting it some place safe and clean. Next is the a shot of the front of the motor with the bolts for the timing cover removed. There are a lot of the bolts so once you think you are done check again they are hidden all over that front plate. There are two special bolts that are thicker and look different those go on the bottom on the two outside corners. This is not to be confused with the three that must be removed from the bottom of the oil pan as well. Once you have triple made sure you have removed all the bolts all 10mm from the cover pry at the top left on the inside of the cover with a screw driver or pry bar and it will break loose from the grey sealant. Again make sure you have removed all of the bolts! Once the cover is removed it should look like this.
Next you want to loosen all the cam caps and ready them for removal. These parts will be reused and they have a certain sequence they have to be removed it. So look it up in the shop manual or PDF file that is floating around here. I also will scan a picture of the sequence and put it in here too. Just note you will be using these parts to don't mess them up. At this time you want to get the long zip ties I talked about earlier and tie up the rockers in an X fashion over the cams. This will keep the rockers from falling down and possibly letting the vtec pins fall out. I had to learn this the hard way and had to search around for a spring loaded pin or two. You can remove the cam caps yet, but good to get them ready.
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Part 2
I investigated this engine and found it had some problems first the broken throw out bearing in the clutch and then a broken tensioner pictured below. You'll want to remove the two bolts and take out the tensioner it will not be reused for the conversion since this one was bad I did not put a pin in the hole to keep it locked back.
Next remove the three bolts on the right slide rail and then use a hex wrench or invest in a set of sockets with the hex installed to remove the left slide rail. Don't worry about these parts either they will not be reused for the conversion. I bought these from AutoZone a while back when rebuilding my transmission. They work great and are a huge time saver.
Once you have the timing chain removed and all the tensioner equipment gone it should look like this.
Now it when you remove the cam caps I used small pry tool at either end the head to lift up the full cam caps. Don't just lift of the cams and the top cap the goal here is to get it off in one solid piece. Remember the tie straps well this is where they are important. You'll see why when you life up the structure. This is an oily piece, and you are using the head again so put it on a oil absorbent clean towel. I'll have one pictured later works perfect got it at Pep boys for $4 they roll out to 7' long. You can see it in the picture below.
Now is the task of removing the head bolts. They also have a certain sequence of steps to be done and this is the most important part so make sure you do this right because this head will be used again. I took my shop towels and soaked up all the oil in the head. This part is a oily mess as well so place this on that oil absorbent rag. I will post up the instructions on this one and get ready for a serious workout even with a breaker bar! Just think you only have to do this twice per head Once all the bolts are loose do not pull them out. What I did once the bolts turned freely in the unbolting sequence I used the impact to unscrew them the rest of the way; saves time and effort they are long bolts. Then simply pull up on the head and it will come right off. No prying or anything. Set the head on the clean oil absorbent towel.
If your K20A2 motor was damaged you would want to look at this part now. to see if there were any valves out of order or noticeable head to valve touching. In this case I could see nothing had touched and the valves looked good. Not to say that there could not be hidden damage from over taxing the valves if you have over-revved it's always possible later to drop a valve and say bye bye to the piston and head. So be careful on this part. Below is a shot of the block you can see the piston tops. They look good.
Next you want to remove the oil cooler it's a 32mm socked needed and a 10mm on the inside where it's attached. Also you'll use a 19mm to remove the big bolt plug up top of the oil cooler. Keep all this because you will be reusing it. This item is an oily watery mess to it goes on the absorbent towel as well. Oh and when you remove the oil filter make sure you have some shop towels under it because it will leak oil and a lot.
Once remove it will look like this.
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Time to remove the clutch and flywheel it's pretty easy, unless the throw out bearing decided to explode and chunked up all the bolts. You use a 10mm 12 point socket to remove the bolts careful with the clutch disk it is break able don't let it fall and hit the ground. You'll notice that this clutch and flywheel have been upgraded. I know it's an Excedy clutch. You'll need a 17mm 12 point socket and impact to remove the flywheel bolts.
Now comes the fun part. I sure hope you drained off all the oil and water good. Yet, no matter how well of a job you do some always remains. Time to turn the motor over and get it all out. So place your self some towels and rags everywhere. What I have my motor on is a wooden holder I built myself. 25x25x25 ply board with 2x2's and 2x4's framed across. I also have roller wheels on the bottom that support 250 lbs each and I have four of those on each section so barring the wood breaking it should support a 1000 lbs or more. It didn't flinch with the motor on it in fact I have even used it to move my upright piano so it's tough. It also is designed to hold the oil pan snugly and upright, but it you turn the block over it will hold the top of the block and leave a valley in the middle for run off that's where I stuffed all the towels to soak up the rest of the oil and water. If you don't you'll have a big mess to clean up. So with the motor turned over it should look like this.
Next remove the bolts all around the pan and find a place to pry it up. Be careful you don't want to damage the sealing area and you are going to use this pan in the conversion. Once it's off it should look like below. Time to remove the oil pump and widage tray. These will be used again as well.
Remove the oil pump tensioner and rail. This is where that hex tool set pays off. Get the metric set. Anyway once all that is removed put them in a safe place as you will use this again, it's oily so put it on that towel stuff with rest of the stuff you will using for the conversion. Unbolt the oil pump and carefully pry it up. Then take the chain and pump and put it on the towel as well.
Then all you should have left is the windage tray. Just unbolt all this and pull the tray off and place it with the rest of the stuff you will be using again. Keep the bolts with it. After I removed the widage tray I heard something clanking when I turned the crank shaft. It was the number two rod it had spun a bearing. As seen below.
Here is the rest of the bearing in the pan. Which will soon be cleaned and reused.
Now that we have everything off the K20A2 in a neat orderly pile it's time to move the now modestly light block away and get cleaned up to start dismantling. Below in is the stack of parts to be used.
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Now it's time to start on the K24 block. I have moved the K20 block off the platform and over to the floor. The K24 in now on the plat form to basically do what was done above, but I will not be using most of the parts I take off.
Here we go. I have already loosened the crank bolt and taken off the water pump, clutch and flywheel.
First I take off the valve cover gasket. it's good to save the parts for the valve cover in case you need spares in the future. Since I have a extra valve cover I am going to ask to keep this one that says Honda and I am going to repaint it or polish it one I may get it chromed for that extra bling bling! For those on the cheep you can get these CRV valve covers and use paint remover to get the paint off then clean them real good and paint them with red wrinkle paint and get the full JDM effect.
After removing the valve cover I took off the crank pulley.
Now the same as on the K20A2 motor above I have removed all timing chain plate bolts. In this case I am not going to use those bolts again because they are all crusty with rust and crap. Remove the VTC controller this will not be used again. Remove the cover as before on the K20A2 and you will see something like below. This time make sure you put a pin in the tensioner, in the little hole before you remove it.
Then proceed removing the chain sliders on both sides you will be using these again so put them in the pile with the K20A2 stuff to be used again.
Now you will do again same as with the K20A2 cam bolts loosen them in sequence or if you really don't care about the head and plan to trash it anyway then pop them off as you want. In this case I don't know the fate of the head so I did them in sequence.
Now you can remove the cam caps as a whole unit again. I would not worry about the zip ties for this one. Once the cam caps are removed you can remove the timing chain. Keep the chain you will use it again.
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Now it's time for the arm numbing removal the head bolts. I suggest that the sequence be used and the head bolt carefully removed; don't want to warp anything! After you have them loosened and ready to take out like the above instructions for the K20A2 pull the head off the block. Should look like below!
If you want to you can take a rag with solvent and clean up the piston tops a little. Like below.
Now is decision time if you are going to run the K20A2 oil cooler or run a cooler somewhere else. If this is going to be a daily driver install the oil cooler. I decided since I had some machining tools I would take on the task of the machine work. Of course one can send it out to get it done at a machine shop, don't even know how much it would be. The time takes to pack it all up and drive out to get quotes and find a decent machine shop... ugghh!!! I did it myself. I took my dremmel and went to town. Now if you are not gifted with using the dremmel I suggest the machine shop. Here is the before shot and after. Also you'll need to remove the oil filter there oil leakage again so be ready with bags. After it's removed there will be a protruding metal piece with threads on the K24. Use some vice grips and remove this pipe it will come out and leave the block with the same threads as the K20A2. Once the block as been machined the K24 will have a hex nut block plug still in the block above the oil filter hole. Remove this plug only after the block has been machined for the oil cooler and metal debris and be blown away. Don't install the oil cooler at this time.
Now that is done the block can be turned over and the oil pan removed. Again same as before. It will be an oil and watery mess so use lots of rags. Oh, and make sure you have something soft like wood to turn the block over on to or it will damage the deck and this would be real bad.
Make sure you check your pan this will give you a good indication of how well the engine has been treated. Metal filings and chunks are a bad sign. This pan was clean also once you remove the pan you'll find that there are two studs that stick out where bolts should go. Remove these with dual nuts or like I did with vice grips. You'll use the bolts from the K20A2 pan anyway. Next remove the oil tensioners like the K20A2 you will not use these again so set them aside.
Once the oil pump and tensioners and sliding rail is off start removing the windage tray and discard everything you wont need any of this stuff. You'll notice that the blocks have the ability to have oil squirters. Looks like the oil holes need to be tapped and can be crossed over from the K20A2. It would take a long bit and a high powered vacuum to suck out the metal filings while drilling the pilot hole, but it can be done. I did not do this, but if I was building my own motor up I would, but I would be replacing the rods and pistons as well though.
Shot of block with oil pump and windage tray removed.
After you have finished with what ever it is inside the block whether it be replacing the pistons, rods, crank, oil squirters it's time to add the widage tray back.
Next it's time to add the K20A2 oil pump back on to the K24 block. Make sure you move the crank around to top dead center then attach the chain.
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I used the same chain, tensioner and slide rail from the K20A2.
Once this is done it's time to clean up the oil pan and the Hondabond goo around the pan. Make sure it's really clean so you don't have leaks.
Add the pan and tighten the bolts to torque specs.
Now that this is done the block can be turned back over and ready it for the head installation.
Now it's time to add the new head gasket. I was told to put a Cometic head gasket on I bought it from Clubrsx store. The specialty head gasket was cheaper than the dealers OEM gasket and that's with shipping!
Now it's time to add the head to the block and use the tightening sequence on the head bolts. This is a critical step screwing up here would be bad so follow the sequence carefully.
Now it's time to add the cam caps and tighten them with the noted book Seqence and torque to specs. Make sure you don't tighten down the front middle to bolts so you can add the K24 timing chain. Then add the timing chain and K24 right and left slide rails back. Since the timing marks are not going to line up any more on the chain it's best to align the timing marks at the top and make sure the crank is still set to TDC. I had problem with the timing so it's best to make sure it's dead on. Then pull the left slide rail to the right and install the tensioner. Once it all looks good take the pin out of the tensioner.
From here you need to add the timing cover and VTC back in and torque to specs.
Then install the oil cooler from the K20A2 on to the K24 block. Just the reverse of the removal from the K20A2 block. It should look and fit the same.
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Now it's time to add the K20A2 water pump to the K24. Make sure to clean it up will and then goo it back up with Hondabond.
Then attach the water hose from the oil cooler to the water pump and drill it down. Then add the crank pulley.
Next I installed the intake manifold and Hondata gasket. Remove the old K24 knock sensor. Install the starter. Then move the knock sensor from the K20A2 to the K24 block so do this now. Then proceed to add the intake manifold and gasket. I use Hondabond on the Hondata gasket on both sides.
This is where I have stopped for the moment. There will be more soon.
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Damn i wish i could do shit like that. Your not doing that in your own garage are you? Props for having the balls to do what most people are afraid to do.
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Amazing job. I can't wait for myself to have the money to buy a new bottom end.
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I called a few placed to get estimates of how much all this would cost and every place I called just doing what I did above and no other labor was close to $2500 and that's minus machine work and parts that are always needed.
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Yes, just get the CRV it has everything you need and if you are going to change pistons and rods anyway. On theTSX it's only advantage is the pistons and rods anyway and higher compression.
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nice description on the diy, i don't know jack about engines but enjoy learning and this has helped alot...
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I have 4 kids, with another one due on Halloween. We've homeschooled off and on, but everybody has been home for the past 2 years.
Next fall, 2 of my kids, my 2nd grader and Kindergartener are going to school. I'll have my 5th grader, 3 year old, and then new baby at home.
We applied to a few charter schools, and my Kindy boy got into a really good one. The older 2 are each around 100 on the waitlist, so there is really no chance of them getting in for next year. However, after Rowan has been there for a year, siblings get pushed to the top of the waitlist, so the hope is that all 3 will be there for the following year (it is K-12). Lilah, my 2nd grader, will go to our neighborhood school because she really wants to try school. Noah, my 5th grader is very very anxious about school, so he is going to stay home one more year, and we are going to work with his counselor to get him used to the idea.
I am both very excited and very nervous. I really love having my kids around all the time, so I know I am going to miss that. I will also miss our relaxed lifestyle. I will not miss the teaching part of homeschooling though, which is the reason they are going to school. Education is very important to me, and my husband, and while I do want to be involved in my kids' learning, I don't want to be fully responsible for it. I like cooking, gardening, traveling with my kids and just hanging out with them, but I don't like teaching them reading, spelling, and math. And, unschooling just isn't my thing.
In an ideal world, I'd be able to send my kids to school for language arts (reading, writing, grammar, etc) and math, maybe science at some point, and have them home the rest of the time. That doesn't seem possible here though, so we are giving this a go.
Anybody else in a similar position?
Me!! I've been HSing my 9-year-olds since K, but in our town there is a new Waldorf charter school opening this fall. I applied on a total whim on the last possible day and my kids were admitted based on a lottery. I've been on the fence about it for a while, but I'm just now really starting to warm up to the idea and have starting bringing my kids into the discussion. They have been up and down about it as well, but we're all thinking it might be something fun to try. One of my sons with ADD tendencies is flourishing so much in a Waldorf drawing class, that I wonder if the structure and environment might not be a better fit for him than a distracted mother and a busy small farm.
I've loved HSing them for these years, and also disliked many aspects, for reasons almost identical to yours.
Nice to "talk" with someone else about this!
I am sending my 8 year old to 3rd grade next year after homeschooling since the beginning. He's just going to our local public school as we have no alternative schooling options for older kids in our rural area. My 5 and 2 year old already go to an awesome Montessori preschool two days a week, and they will go 3 days a week next year.
We're sending my oldest to school mostly because dh and I are both in school ourselves (dh only part-time, but I'm in nursing school, which is fairly intense) and it's just gotten too crazy to try and homeschool ds at the same time. We've kept him away from the bad things that school has to offer but I don't feel like we've added anything this year ... we've just been too busy.
I think he'll be fine, though maybe bored. He's a little apprehensive about having to be there for 6 hours a day, as am I. I guess we'll just see how it goes.
I also don't particularly want to teach my kids spelling and math and writing ... I just want to hang out with them. I'm honestly looking forward to not having to coordinate his education anymore. We do a good bit of fighting about school, (which I feel horrible about, especially since he's only 8) and that's one more reason to change something.
We're thinking about this as a temporary change .. we'll reevaluate next year. Here's hoping school will be a positive experience for all of our kids!
I'm hoping to avoid sending my 9yo to school next fall, but I sent my 12- and 14-year-olds off last fall, and they've done beautifully. My 14-year-old went part-time, my 12-year-old full-time. Their older sister also attended part-time for three years before them. We have a lovely school full of truly good people, and that really makes it work. It was a big lifestyle change for my kids in terms of being up early and out of the home all day, but academically and socially they've done very well.
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We are!
I live with my husband and our 8yo dd, my friend and her 3 kids aged 13, 11 and 8. The 13 and 11 year old are going to school next year, the two 8 year olds will be doing a cyber charter school.
We are all really excited!
The 13 year old is going to an awesome school - it's focused on maritime studies (we live on Lake Erie) and the school collectively builds a boat each year. There's a lot of emphasis on learning through the lake, with time spent on the water and lots of outdoor time. Since his goal in life is to build a boat and explore the world, this is an incredible opportunity for him.
The 11 year old is lonely for kids her age to play with, so I think going to the public school in our neighborhood is going to be awesome for her.
I'm glad to know I'm not alone!
Leersia, I wish we had a Waldorf charter school! I really love the Waldorf curriculum and we have done a lot of it in our homeschool.
Neldavi, I am also looking forward to not having to coordinate curriculum for my kids!
Miranda, That is good to hear that your older kids have done well and enjoyed school. I always enjoyed school as a kid, so it is really kind of funny that I am so hesitant about it for my own kids.
Attila, my 7 year old is also lonely for kids to play with, and we are hoping school will help with that as well.
So, I have been feeling increasingly panicked about sending my 2 next year. I really don't know why. I know I am going to miss them and they will miss home. They are both really unique, innocent, sweet kids, and I worry that peer pressure is going to zap that out of them. I know that is kind of crazy, but so far they just are so happy to be themselves. I'm afraid my 2nd grader will start wanting to wear hootchie girl clothes and my Kindy boy will be too embarrassed to play all the cool imaginary games he plays now. I'm scared that I won't know everything going on with them. Sigh.
Last night I met somebody whose daughter goes to the school Rowan (Kindy) will go to. Her daughter was in Kindergarten last year and she raved about it. She told me that once they assign classes, the teacher will come over to our house to meet all of us! I love that! So, that has me feeling good. Of course, this woman is also thinking of homeschooling her dd, but not because of anything negative about the school. Ugh.
My husband does not understand why this is driving me so nuts. Honestly, neither do I!
Mine would be going into k and pre-k, so it's not that much of a change, but we have homeschooled for a year now, and I'm starting to evaluate next year. We don't live in the greatest school district, but it's not terrible. I am burnt out, though. Having three kids 5 and under with me at all times is exhausting.
I have a concern with the date of starting school, though. My brother is getting married out of state the weekend after school starts, and my kids would be out for a week and a half (travel to Michigan from Florida is taking 4 days of that alone), and I don't want to get a huge hassle for that right from the get go.
I want to enjoy my kids, at least some of the time. I don't feel as though I'm ever able to since I am constantly 'working.' DD is doing well, though. She's way beyond K level with most subjects. DS1 is starting to read (he's almost 4), but he has no interest in learning from me, really. He just goofs off most of the time. I totally understand that's normal for this age, but I just feel as though he would learn better from some one else.
It's tough, though, since I have been all gungho about HSing this past year, and now I feel like I am failing since I am losing steam with it.
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A study in mBio this week describes a new test for detecting prions in blood and blood products that could enable doctors to detect prion diseases in patients before they become symptomatic. It could also help put healthy individuals back in those Red Cross blood donation buses.
The technique, called enhanced Real Time Quaking-induced conversion, or "eRTQ", couples two tests together: an immunoprecipitation method and quaking-induced conversion. According to the results described in the paper, the method can detect prions in blood plasma and is around 10,000 times more sensitive than prior tests.
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text: How do you stop offenders from re-offending, especially those who have a history of drug and alcohol addictions and often times have a history of mental illness? In Johnson County, the sheriff's department, which runs the county's jail, has been working on an innovative project to try and reduce the recidivism rate. They call it the Second Chance/Reentry Program. With 1 in 6 of their inmates diagnosed with mental health conditions, they're working on a federal grant to try and change the way they do business. And as we discovered in this report by KCPT Producer Sean Holmes, they are seeing some results. We will be featuring a report about the Mental Health Collaboration Program in an upcoming episode of The Local Show.


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Startup Grind Dallas Hosts Gabriella Draney (Tech Wildcatters)
Monday, February 11, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM (CST)
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San Francisco, California
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Join us Feburary 11th as we welcome Gabriella Draney, Gabriella is Cofounder and Managing Partner of Tech Wildcatters. Most recently she was with HP Growth Partners, an early stage venture fund in Dallas. She co-founded an aircraft scheduling software company in 1998 that ended in a profitable exit. She went on to work for Morgan Stanley in private wealth management. True to her entrepreneurial roots, she left to follow her passion for nutrition by opening a specialty foods retail store, and simultaneously spent three years consulting with numerous Dallas-based startups on strategic planning and finance. Ms. Draney received her MBA in Strategy & Entrepreneurship from Southern Methodist University as a Cox Distinguished Merit Scholar, during which she interned for Silver Creek Ventures. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of North Texas with a BBA in Finance.
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Startup Grind is a 30-city event series hosted in 13-countries that educates, inspires, and connects entrepreneurs. Rooted in the heart of Silicon Valley, Startup Grind brings the world's greatest founders and investors to tell their stories on stage and share it with our global startup community. There are brilliant entrepreneurs everywhere so start learning and networking with them at your local Startup Grind community.
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Narcissus Desk Lets Selfie-Lovers Stare at Their Reflections All Day Long
Sebastian Errazuriz's design shows that selfies are migrating from the screen to furniture, clothing and accessories
The problem with work is that it gets in the way of time you could spend taking selfies. Designer Sebastian Errazuriz has come up with a solution that lets you take care of business while being able to gaze at your own reflection. The Narcissus Desk is a piece of furniture with a mirror surface that means you never have to take a break from looking at your face.
The desk is created from a restored French desk from around 1880, in which Errazuriz cut a semi-circle so that the user can fit without any gap between themselves and their mirror image.
The reflective surface was inspired by a painting of Narcissus by the Baroque artist Caravaggio. As mobile phones weren't around in Ancient Greece or 16th-Century Italy, the painted figure has to make do with admiring his beauty in a pool of water.
Chilean-born, New York-based artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz is known for his ability to subvert everyday objects into social statements. He created Occupy Chairs in 2012 which can be used as both a protest sign and a comfortable seat, which his website states, "now 'occupy' the households of several prominent members of the 1%."
The Narcissus Desk is the latest in a series of designs that show the selfie is moving from the mobile and computer and finding new homes in our furniture, jewelry and apparel. The Museum of Art and Design (MAD) in New York City recently held a workshop to let people make their selfies into jewelry and a fashion designer created an outfit with mirrored writing specifically designed for selfies. An artist has put selfies on the packaging of classic American brands and another proposes that we have selfies of citizens on monetary notes.
The Narcissus Desk is a wry comment on the age of the selfie and perfectly captures the social phenomenon at its peak. Along with these examples, it shows that the days of selfies being limited to screens are long gone. Selfies no longer just involve recording images in digital media, we are finding new ways to preserve the moments that they capture in physical form.
Images: Sebastian Errazuriz
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The former Rutgers star earned her first two caps in 2005 and was the MVP at the 2007 Algarve Cup. She had the game-winning goal in the 2008 Olympic gold-medal game against Brazil. She had two goals and one assist in 16 games for the Red Stars, who failed to make the playoffs.
"Carli Lloyd is an exciting addition to our team," Pauliina Miettinen, who recently took over as Sky Blue FC coach. "Carli will be strengthening our midfield with her tremendous work ethic. She is a person willing to do extra on the field and stay after practice. That is the kind of person we want on this team. I am also excited for Carli because she is back playing in front of her friends and family."
Lloyd joins other New Jersey products, Yael Averbuch and Heather O'Reilly, at Sky Blue FC and on the U.S. national team.
"I have a lot of memories of playing in New Jersey, and it is great to be back home," Lloyd said. "I am very excited to be part of Sky Blue FC and to be playing with so many players that I already know so well from being teammates on the national team."


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Sunday, 17 March 2013
Former FCT minister Nasir El Rufai calls Pres. Jonathan a scumbag
132 comments:
Elrufai its u and ur useless family dat are scumbags..idiot
- 17 March 2013 at 10:33
Dis man Ȋ̝̊̅§ biting more than he can chew,today if he Ȋ̝̊̅§ nt insulting christains den it's d government, Ȋ̝̊̅§ he any better?
- 17 March 2013 at 10:34
- ★★PRINCE CHARMING™★★ said...
Its not like GEJ has been competent enough as a president but this El Rufai man is just an arrogant punk! All he knows is insulting those in power and sounding very crude politically. Its not like he was even better while in office, what did he do in the FCT? Land misappropriation here and there in his regime.
- 17 March 2013 at 10:39
- BONARIO NNAGS said...
hmmmm this is serious,President of fed rep of Nigeria scumbag. GCFR,commander in chief of armed forces
The oga at the top scumbag.
lets watch and see how this one goes.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
- 17 March 2013 at 10:41
GEJ scum of d society...hmmm interesting
- 17 March 2013 at 10:42
Na body dey pepper you El-Rufai, U̶̲̥̅̊ were part of them b4 U̶̲̥̅̊ were shocked out. Monkey. Foolish Boko Haram supporter.
- 17 March 2013 at 10:45
- EXCELLENCE said...
One thing I can't get out of my mind as an apostle of Excellence is that behind every decision ther is a Rationale but in as much as I have not seeing a basis to stand alongside GEJ decision I think EL rufai is reasonable correct.but however I still do pray for my president.
- 17 March 2013 at 10:46
Yes GEJ is reallly a scumbag
- 17 March 2013 at 10:48
No, linda babes it's ambigious...ie it's either or...i will select that the "scumbag" is the pardoned person(pardonee) ... hehehe poetic license...not pardoner.
- 17 March 2013 at 10:49
And you're posting it for page views.
All these bloggers sef!
- 17 March 2013 at 10:51
Mallam El Rufai is not a politician. He doesn't subscribe to it neither. But, obviously, he is refering to the Oga at the top who does another thing when the courts say one.
- 17 March 2013 at 10:52
- 1 TIPS FOR A FLAT BELLY CLICK HERE said...
lol this Guy Get small liver sha
- 17 March 2013 at 10:55
Well said bros Rufai, well said. Someone come get this gaddem son of a prostitute before he turns Nigeria into a hub for degenerate oil thieves just like himself. I'm gonna go get his husband Amampour. Bitch!!!!
- 17 March 2013 at 10:57
Linda, don't make the word SCUMBAG sound like a massive insult. It has a simple meaning. Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary defines it as "a very unpleasant person who has done something dishonest or unacceptable " so check. Is what GEJ did on Alam's case acceptable or not?
- 17 March 2013 at 10:59
Once they gt out of d politics,they strt feelin wat d ordinary masses r feelin! Na nw he knw say jonathan na scumbag,y didn't he say dt wen he was d FCT minister? Rubbish! Linda if u lik no post ma comment!
- 17 March 2013 at 11:02
Let the fight begin. Well my honest opinion is that GEJ is a failed president! Granting pardon to thives! God help this country!
- 17 March 2013 at 11:08
- james flames said...
Power how transient are thou. If this one had been appointed in some juicy post would he not be the one they would send to defend alams pardon? Either rufai or femi fani Kayode. They had the roles of fighting those that fought their bosses
- 17 March 2013 at 11:09
Is El-rufai normal at all? What has GEJ done to u that u won't allow the man lead? If u are fighting a leader, u are fighting God bcos if its not God's will he won't be in tha position. Pls go and take care of ur family..Such a wicked heart.
- 17 March 2013 at 11:13
- johnnie said...
Offcourse GEJ is truly is scumbag
- 17 March 2013 at 11:13
El-Rufai is also a thief. He has charges on his head & he's going to court everyday, trying to use legal technicalities to delay the case. Notwithstanding, I'm 100% sure that EFCC will soon secure his conviction & then he'll certainly have no person to lobby a Presidential Pardon for him because he has burnt all his bridges & bite the fingers that feed him. El-Rufai is worse than a scum bag.
- 17 March 2013 at 11:19
Yes and I second to that! This is a democratic nation and everyone has a right of speech! If he doesn't we wuld all live in fear. But meanwhile, I didn't know El-rufai understood scumbag tho LOL
- 17 March 2013 at 11:21
Hehehheheheheh!shege daanboronuba!
- 17 March 2013 at 11:23
El Rufai didn't have the guts to call the president a scum bag. neither is he courageous enough to call him thief. Read the tweet. The guy wan put Linda for trouble for her reading of the tweet.
- 17 March 2013 at 11:31
Why shouldn't she post it? Didn't he say it? Nothing wrong with us watching politicians make fools of themselves
- 17 March 2013 at 11:33
- Asabe said...
It does not matter whether Nasir El=Rufai likes the President or not but to call or refer to the President as a scumbag is an insult,i think he is taking it whatever it is too far. if he thinks he can do better than the President is doing right now then let him wait in 2015 to contest. She ke na.
- 17 March 2013 at 11:35
- Asabe said...
It does not matter whether Nasir El=Rufai likes the President or not but to call or refer to the President as a scumbag is an insult,i think he is taking it whatever it is too far. if he thinks he can do better than the President is doing right now then let him wait in 2015 to contest. She ke na.
- 17 March 2013 at 11:38
- cara milano!!! said...
Hz jst rilly pained..rufai...Y U SO BITTER??? I miss abacha! Him 4 die dis nite
- 17 March 2013 at 11:38
Somehow I want to believe that we Nigerians suffer from "sophisticated ignorance" or "feigned amnesia" . Several leaders have granted state pardon. We were in this country when a past leader granted Salisu Buhari state pardon. This same EL-rufai was part of that govt. We now have diff rules abi. Or is it becos he from a minority tribe? #Godis watchingyouall. He shall recompense in due season dasall!
- 17 March 2013 at 11:41
- Noble Ajuz said...
El Rufai is just busy running his mouth, look @ him once they throw one juicy position to him now he will immediately keep quiet. Didn't the truth come out after he demolished people's house in abuja after which he got more lands for him self as well... Oga your time has passed, go and sit down one corner shikina.
- 17 March 2013 at 11:45
I'll vote for El-Rufai in 2015 sha!
El-Rufai, Fashola 2015
- 17 March 2013 at 12:00
Good Luk Jonatgan s a scumbag. El Rufai is correct.
- 17 March 2013 at 12:02
Dan iska to all of dem,d oga mumu @ d top and d el-fire wey dey talk......fire burn all of una
- 17 March 2013 at 12:07
Of cource he's a scumbag, abi na lie?
- 17 March 2013 at 12:07
Yes o, not only is he a scumbag he is the dafest President ever!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:08
Yes Jono is a scumbag who isn't fit to lead lizards sef!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:09
Badluck is the biggest scumbag ever so for once he's right!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:10
Yes El-rufia myt b a scum bag,but it doesn't change d fact dat GEJ is a bigger scumbag,the scum of the earth!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:13
- Uche said...
El-Rufai is a hypocrite! Have anyone of u asked how he made his money? Where he was residing before his involvement in obasanjo's regime that privatize almost every thing we had and killed it? Now the idiot malam is living in Asokoro! Ask the animal his role during privatization of some sectors and industries during OBJ,he handled those deals and with wuruwuru he made his money...as FCT minister nko? Don't get me started! Didn't our past Regime grant pardon to Salisu Buhari? Because it is GEJ,the man u all love to hate,everyone is yapping! El-Stupid-Rufai is bitter because no portfolio was giving to him. Stupid man! Abegi!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:14
Elrufai! U r an embarrassment! It's apity that you say this out of beef and pain! Come 2015, you will still loose . You do not need to agree with GEJ's decisions but to keep insulting him on twitter wont help you. I will soon unfollow u! You are a childish man! Being a sickler, i suggest you get closer to your God who kept you alive till now! Do not insult pplin authority! I know you well and thank God I was not around the day you came to speak at my organisation. I would have dealt with you. you aint perfect! Repent before bitterness eats you up!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:17
SALIU Bihari did not steal money, SALIU Bihari was not arrested and detained in uk prison, SALIU Bihari was not caught with billions of people money meant to develop the state, and those people are crying everyday for neglect of their land devastated by the oil exploration. Salisu Bihari did not dress and disguised like woman to escape out of uk. Where alarms is still a wanted man. Let him venture into uk soil and see what will happen.
- 17 March 2013 at 12:21
- George abj said...
GEJ has shown that he respects rule of law. When elrufai's own gambari brother was president he ran away from Nigeria. These idiots can't even tolerate insults on twitter, tell me if he can tolerate such if he was president of Nigeria. Bloody Hypocrites
- 17 March 2013 at 12:29
So what? El Rufai has the courage to call it like it is. We are tired of this gang of thieves in power.I knew putting a shoeless person as president was a big big mistake. What did he do as Governor? Our houseboys are now rulling us we are in trouble oh.All hope is lost Nigeria cannot continue to drift rudderless we need to wrestle power from Ali Baba and the 40 thieves. Very dishonourable people don't they know that even amongst thieves there is honour? What am I even saying how can someone who didn't learn baba black sheep, or Mary had a little lamb think and reason like an exposed person.please answer this question if you were the Chairman of a blue chip company will you hire GEJ as your CEO? If your answer is yes then clap for yourself and goodluck to you. If your answer is no so what is this man doing in Aso rock.Goodluck can get you to be president but bullshit will not keep you there.
- 17 March 2013 at 12:30
for granting pardon to a thieve and an impersonator like alams, i think GEJ deserves to be called any name whatsoever because he has disappointed naijas hugely and rubbish her image in the mud.
- 17 March 2013 at 12:30
He is a loser! Looking for attention.
- 17 March 2013 at 12:33
Loolll. nija.. Intrigues intrigues... *smh*
- 17 March 2013 at 12:36
If GEJ is a scumbarg then El Rufai is a Lunatic or are he's suffering from sickle cell or something?
- 17 March 2013 at 12:42
pls lets mind how we insult our president anyhow is it because we have democracy pls this is becoming too much on person should be used as an example
- 17 March 2013 at 12:44
Wetin na! This is utter disrespect to the office of d President.its not even about GEJ anymore. If El-Rufai is very sure of his new found boldness enhanced by his numerous marabout nd alfas,then he shud approached GEJ one and one and tell him dat to his face, if that fierce-looking ADC won't give him a dirty slap
- 17 March 2013 at 12:46
U are a fool to believe what dat arrogant Boko haram said.He is frustrated and needed attention just u unmannered swine.
- 17 March 2013 at 12:47
Let all these politicians stop fooling themselves with these staged fighting. Before u know wat's going on things will turn around. Abeg! For me they are ALL scumbags!!!
- 17 March 2013 at 12:54
L.W.K.M.D .... Jonathan na ur broda abi u na dey d same gang.....ha ba why u take am P.....but seriously y was alams pardoned ..
- 17 March 2013 at 13:18
Gej is tripple scumbag infact he should be called houseboy in the aso rock bcos that what he is not acting as the presido
- 17 March 2013 at 13:23
- Makz said...
Its called democracy. U can say or write anything & get away wit it most time.
- 17 March 2013 at 13:23
Pls I dnt support insulting d President.Face it he is d president for nw,Even d bible says we shld honour our leaders,insulting him changes nothing bt mks u look dishonourable,cos d heart of kings are in Gods hands,only him change dem.so pray until somtin happens nd stop d insults on d President.
- 17 March 2013 at 13:30
jonathan is a scumbag, give me another name hon igodomigodo and i'll slam t on him
- 17 March 2013 at 13:31
El Rufai and Co respect those that are in authority so that your days on earth may be long.. that is what I have to say.
- 17 March 2013 at 13:32
Love El rufai for his bravery and honesty!
GEJ is worst than d dirtiest scumbag.cursed president!
- 17 March 2013 at 13:34
GEJ is a scumbag, el rufai is a bastard, alam is a thief, jim iyke is a mumu.. We have a lot of stupid nigerians.live with it.. Lmao I don't knw why jim iyke is there I just hate dat nigger
- 17 March 2013 at 13:44
El Rufai is a scumbag2 ...
- 17 March 2013 at 13:48
Nasir is so right. A scumbag is a person without morals. You have to be immoral to do things they are doing to the nation. If they will pardon Alameisigha, then all prison doors should be thrown open and every condemned criminal released.
- 17 March 2013 at 13:49
- OKOYE AFAMEFUNA.O.C said...
El-rufai is enjoying FOI Bill,which his pay master denied Nigerians for 8 years,I don't blame him,GEJ brought him back from exile gave him freedom..what else do you think for someone who has no other job than politics? when they are out of power they cry like many of us...El-Rufai has gone mad since 2007 the PDP ticket was not given to him...Let him account for the lands he allocated to his wives,children,under age children and himself while he was FCT minister..
- 17 March 2013 at 13:58
For once I thot it may be Alams...but on 2nd thot, I guess its the President he referred to...and if so, the man has got to be CAUTIONED. + I am totally against the pardon, but does he have to descend to the abyss? Is he a saint himself??? Yes, most often he says it as it is; but if I may ask were there no numerous atrocities, scams and scandals during his time as the FCT Minister??? For goodness sake, the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT HAS TO BE RESPECTED, if not GEJ himself. Pls he needs to be cautioned b4 these reckless, reflex remarks snowball into societal mayhem and disorder. SAINT NASIR EL-RUFAI...once a mallam, always a mallam!!!
- 17 March 2013 at 14:00
El-rufai is right.our Oga @ d top is nuttin but a scumbag. Jona is a scumbag...desperate foolish president...thief
- 17 March 2013 at 14:09
Elrufai is so so arrogant and flippant. Talks like a woman.
Calling the President of a great black nation, giant of Africa, a SCUMBAG ??!! Jisos.
It's high time his wings are clipped and clipped properly.
Assuming it was OBJ, could he have in his wildest dream called him derogatory names?
Just dat GEJ is so lenient and he's practicing Democracy.
Elrufai Elrufai Elrufai...how many times did I call u ? Heeee....
I used to respect u, now dat respect its thrown to d dogs.
Attention seeking morrafucka.
Linda, if u like no post ma comment, at least u read am, so help me pass it across to da fool for calling our President a SCUMBAG.
- 17 March 2013 at 14:22
Even at dat, does El-Rufai has the right to call a President of a nation, a Scumbag ? How does it sound to your ear, since u ar El-Rufai's voltron.
In as much as we don't share the same political objectives. That does not warrant me calling you names. Assuming he called ur father *a Scumbag* I'm sure u wud be calling blue murder by now.
Hypocrites that will see white n call it black.
God will judge all of u. *twitter celebrities, cowards*
- 17 March 2013 at 14:30
*Crying blue murder*...sorry
- 17 March 2013 at 14:31
Even at dat, does El-Rufai has the right to call a President of a nation, a Scumbag ? How does it sound to your ear, since u ar El-Rufai's voltron.
In as much as we don't share the same political objectives. That does not warrant me calling you names. Assuming he called ur father *a Scumbag* I'm sure u wud be calling blue murder by now.
Hypocrites that will see white n call it black.
God will judge all of u. *twitter celebrities, cowards*
- 17 March 2013 at 14:35
Elrufai is so so arrogant and flippant. Talks like a woman.
Calling the President of a great black nation, giant of Africa, a SCUMBAG ??!! Jisos.
It's high time his wings are clipped and clipped properly.
Assuming it was OBJ, could he have in his wildest dream called him derogatory names?
Just dat GEJ is so lenient and he's practicing Democracy.
Elrufai Elrufai Elrufai...how many times did I call u ? Heeee....
I used to respect u, now dat respect its thrown to d dogs.
Attention seeking morrafucka.
Linda, if u like no post ma comment, at least u read am, so help me pass it across to da fool for calling our President a SCUMBAG.
- 17 March 2013 at 14:35
U guys should stop using this "xtain thing" to score a point. That aside, I think he's referring to alams as d scumbag and not d president
- 17 March 2013 at 14:38
This man shld go and seat down is he any better?
- 17 March 2013 at 14:39
C'mon shattaaap Johnnie.
You ar just a nonentity. Biggest fool da ever crawl on the face of d earth.
U and EL-Rufai ar d biggest SCUMBAGS dat ve ever lived.
Anuofia...ewu Congo.
He simply has a personal beef wit GEJ. They cudnt swallow it how a man from d minority zone is leading the country. They think we don't know.
Stewpid bunch of fools dat ve ruled d country for more than 30yrs yet cudnt develop d Northern States.
#thatsthehardtruth# so face it squarely.
Linda jejely post ds comment o.
- 17 March 2013 at 14:47
No one will deceive us with religion this time.
This Govt has repeatedly shown its interest to sponsor a bill to Legalise corruption.
The devil will receive tutelage from this Govt on how to impoverish a nation.
we now know the figures behind this administration - Alam & Co, so we expect the foreign reserve to go to Zero b4 2015.
- 17 March 2013 at 14:51
in as much as the council of states headed by GEJ's pardon to Alams calls for question bt the rate at which Nigerians insult the office of the president is uncalled for...
- 17 March 2013 at 14:58
This is simply an abuse of executive power for d president to av granted a convicted thief pardon for no disclosed reason...... He is indeed a scumbag. thumb up el-rufai
- 17 March 2013 at 15:02
Looking into my crystal mirror, I see, I seeee..
Holy holy holy.mmmmmmm
I see GEJ giving ds buffon, watz his name again ?mmmm
Yes yes yes El-Rufai. GEJ giving him a juicy post in d fed ministry... Holy holy holy Michael..wat else ?
And d SCUMBAG will forever sharrap his mouth..no more abusive words on GEJ.
My crystal mirror doesn't tell lies.
Get ova it peeps...Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is jus an attention seeker. D book wey him write neva do him.
One month one trouble.
GEJ is ur president, so deal wit dat. *longest hisssssssssssssssssssssss*
- 17 March 2013 at 15:11
But...we must admit---your president is infact a scumbag. He has diminished the profile and office of the presidency since he got there. So call a spade a spade. It is what he is...a scumbag.
- 17 March 2013 at 15:18
This bastard man that rendered so many families homeless in abuja,including my aunt who used the whole money she saved up while working to build a house,all was taken away from her over night,cos of this little cunt face bastard,so mr you and ur entire generation are the scumbags here.
- 17 March 2013 at 15:19
@ Topdawg....what makes me feel u ar El-Rufai..
- 17 March 2013 at 15:23
Loser,can you call GEJ the "son of a prostitute in his face?why bring his mother into this?clearly ur own prostitute of a mother should have spent more time giving you a good upbringing rather than jumping from one mans bed to another.
- 17 March 2013 at 15:25
There are thousands of innocent ppl in jail,yet a criminal was granted pardon.our president did not do well but our so called leaders must also mond wat dey say in public
- 17 March 2013 at 15:32
- 17 March 2013 at 15:40
El Rufai is free to say what he will. How dare he grant such a fellow state pardon with a KG school tactics. Corruption is one of the greatest evil a living object can commit especially to a large society of people. It's like a virus and cankerworm. The gravity of it negative impacts is just too much.
Alam should redeem his image first at his state before they can think of pardon. He can do this in various ways to gain back trust and forgiveness. What is GEJ indulging with such pardon? Even if Alams and co are influencing him, don't you have a name to protect and value. His act seems daft to me.
- 17 March 2013 at 15:52
watch peeps i see NATIONS rising outta dis present 9JA...dis bunch of bastard must be pushed out of the way to pave way for the youths...despite the endless ills and the misdeeds of our youth i am delighted nigerian youth are not wasted generation...Arise 9ja youths our destiny is in our hands
- 17 March 2013 at 16:03
Meaning of El rufai,is an Idit,that man el rufai is a very stupid man
- 17 March 2013 at 16:07
And you are a frustrated failed Human,cos if you were successful in life ,you wont sound this way,broke ass bitter hater,that is why u are still suffering
- 17 March 2013 at 16:09
At what point will you all Leave God out of this matter? God dis, God dat. Be reasonable for once. Somebody just defined what scumbag means to us, do you think that is too big a name for our uncle Jona and the Pardon he just declared for his cousin? Did El Rufai say anything about God? Na wa for una o.
- 17 March 2013 at 16:26
You are a bigger fool for this ur senseless comment. Calling and giving that idiot GEJ respect. So u still think Nigeria is a great black nation. I sorry for ur life the way its heading. Only if u knew how far down u guys are falling down the bottom of the ladder, and still decieving urselfs dat u r still a great nation. Smh....having a dullard for a president and a gand of stingy self-centered thieves as his ministers and arms of goverment, and useless people like u who will still vote dem in again and say "they r trying". Such a shame.
- 17 March 2013 at 16:26
Please readers, before u comment check out the meaning and d context of the words. SCUMBAG is not an insult... Check it out! U all pick ur phones n tweet n comment bcos u can. Please u guys shld comments reasonably and with maturity n not like half baked breads.
- 17 March 2013 at 16:30
Thank you o, tell dem, this irrational and emotional set of people. Jona is a failure accept it. We don't need El - Rufai to tell us
- 17 March 2013 at 16:31
Not saying El-Rufai is right for insulting our leader, its just that Jonathan seriously dint exhibit wisdom by going thru with that pardon. I respect El-Rufai, he knows how to get the job done!!
- 17 March 2013 at 16:32
As much as GEJ is doin sum unacceptable tins n outrightly wrong tins....Elrufai shuld pls stop behaving like a god,I expect more 4rm him n nt dis embarassing insults 2 his president,its just nt ryt!if GEJ's a scumbag den Elrufai's a bigger scum bag 4 nt respecting his president,if he must talk abt d pardons,y nt a constructive criticism?wit dese words of his,I must say I am highly dissappointed!pple expect more aldo I knw he is less!
- 17 March 2013 at 17:22
Hmmm GEJ a scumbag? ie used condom***lolz .....well GEJ is very wrong for granting state pardon to Alams...but I can't really say if he is scumbag or not......I have respect to elected leaders but scumbag is nt appropriate for him.....we should be a bit constructive in expressing our right to speech......God help us!
- 17 March 2013 at 17:22
yes..its an insult
But then i see reason with el rufai
though he himself isnt without blemish..dats not the case for today.
U guys baffle me..hav u forgotten hw Alams disgraced himself and da nation???
Wot is he being pardoned for??
Its shocking..i tink GEJ is just as dumb as his wife...
- 17 March 2013 at 17:40
YES YES YES YES YES!!!JUST LIKE ORGAMS FEELING.GEJ IS A SCUMBAG ABEG!!!ANY NIGER DELTA WEY GO BE SENTIMENTAL AND SAY OTHER WISE NA U SABI!COS SINCE GEJ MOUNTED DAT POSITION MY FAMILY N MY SELF HAVEN'T BENEFITED A DIME FROM HIS REGIME.SO I'm NOT BIASED.HE IS EVEN WORST THAN A SCUMBAG!!!
- 17 March 2013 at 18:04
This boy called el rufai has to get his head examined fast. He's really deteriorating in his oblongata. How dare he insult the OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT in social media? A pot calling a kettle black. Mr notice me what did you so in era in government.Mtssheeeeeew. Nonsense.
- 17 March 2013 at 18:06
Are we really sure he is not! Abeg I feel he is jor! Clueless scumbag indeed.
- 17 March 2013 at 18:14
Helo, mother hawk for GEJ, ur words shows so much anger.I wish u could be bold enof to write ur full names and not anonymous... Ur kids nd generation will suffer 4rm ds insult GEJ has put in his office for pardoning alam nd so on....
- 17 March 2013 at 18:18
- wenger02 said...
Rufai is d actual criminal cos we knw him vry well.
- 17 March 2013 at 18:38
And he just called his oga @ d top a scumbag
- 17 March 2013 at 18:58
Your president sure behaves like a scumbag!!
- 17 March 2013 at 19:08
- 17 March 2013 at 19:19
But he is a scumbag , how can he pardon them . Like seriously , do they pardon all of these armed robbers that have stolen not even up to a fraction of what these enemies of progress have stolen . In my own opinion all of the politicians and there families should be tortured to death . Awon ole, the thing that even annoys me the most is that even when they r caught , the give them a lighter judgment than the robbers which doesn't make sense because they r thiefs aswell . Its so irritating , these people that he pardon have inhibited the progression of nigeria and he has the audacity to pardon them , he has just offended an entire nation . He thinks he will be voted in , in the next election kmt u must be joking mate . Fucking thieves , enemies of progress don't worry carma will come and bite all of u like a fucking bitch !!
- 17 March 2013 at 19:21
Call the President anything u like elrufai , you are worse than a pit latrine full to the brim. Boko haram sponsor.
- 17 March 2013 at 19:33
- Uche said...
Queen Bee, El Rufai brave & Honest? What are u smoking? Do u knw him during OBJ's regime and as FCT minister? u need a brain upgrade sha. When El Rufai and OBJ were ruling,can anyone say shit about them? They killed Bola Ige,Funsho williams, Harry mashal, onyearugbulem, OGB etc. Now that we have a president that follows the RULE OF LAW,u idiots won't appreciate that. GEJ made some mistakes but one day,we will all remember him as one of the best we have had. How about OBJ that killed innocent people in bayelsa? Nigerians think one man can fix what took almost 50yrs of mismanagement in 2-3yrs. Make una get sense please!
- 17 March 2013 at 20:17
- 17 March 2013 at 20:20
Gej is a product of many circumstances.....he only tried to compensate that black house where power resides ....I trust Nigerians come 2015.....ds mumu Gej must go
- 17 March 2013 at 21:12
Yes GEJ is really a scumbag
- 17 March 2013 at 21:32
gej is not a scumbag but we nigerians would be if we let this happen!!! hopefully its not real! nigerians have been pushed to the wall and one day d consequences of all this ill treatment to nigerians wld be great! i refuse to believe we r stupid and not realise what a select few of people are doing to a nation of 150million people! i really refuse to believe dat! just one day!! there would be a reaction!! and until then! nigeria would nver move forward! until everything crashes dow and we start all over..then we wnt have touts and uninformed plp as leaders,political offices would be unattractive to looters and we would enjoy real democracy!
- 17 March 2013 at 22:48
This country will soon be history.
Fredrick Uduoba
- 17 March 2013 at 23:06
Other leaders had pardon..let jona be..court didnt pardon dem,den jona pardoned dem,we r all brothers and sisters,4give and 4get..people make mistakes..y will he 4sake hiz brothers..we are 1..jona took a wise decision..let him be..
- 17 March 2013 at 23:08
Wont u 4give ur brother...na waa 4 una,u people hate ur selfs,if he had pardoned some nd left some,it wuld av been a different case,buh he had mercy on all..free d niggar,jona is tryin,its not easy,wen dis muslims murders r destroyin err tin..no worry,u will see what will happen this year and next..change..lets all work togeda
- 17 March 2013 at 23:14
So one of the ways he can fix mismanagement is to grant state pardon to his former oga who has blemishes and contributed to our bad prestige abroad. Uche, don't give yourself a bad name.
- 17 March 2013 at 23:58
Ewu go back to school and polish ur grammar. Mgbakwu
- 18 March 2013 at 01:24
@ anon 4:26pm and 6:18pm...I know you d same person or rather both of you are big ODE (FOOL)....
I can't stoop so low to entertain your foolishness.
Your empty skull couldn't allow you to reason properly, therefore, you are below my standard.
Once EL-Rufai is given an appointment now, his mouth will shut up, seems he has run out of money, that's why he's making an empty noise. Shame on him and you.
He will be in a position where pple will throw shits at his face...na turn by turn.
He's a bitter man for calling his President a Scumbag, bitterness runs deep in his body system.
Scumbag morrafucka. Taaaaaah
- 18 March 2013 at 01:45
- 18 March 2013 at 04:18
Urban dictionary says . scumbag. A person of poor judgement and no class. GEJ has poor judgement I.e Unilag naming putsch ,Alams saga. GEJ has no class, no carriage,no swagger just a drunken fisherman . He sure fits the discription perfectly.
- 18 March 2013 at 06:42
Thank you linda without you and sahara reporters these clowns will be doing all these without us finding out.Linda i beg now make you marry me.
- 18 March 2013 at 06:48
- Ogboju-ode said...
Scumbag Jona!!
- 18 March 2013 at 06:59
Can anyone point me 5 archievements of lame duck jona since devil made him a president? And we thought obj was bad, I sorry for you Nigerians. Am happy here in the UK. GEJ is not only a scumbag but an ugly MORON period!
- 18 March 2013 at 07:49
- Nana Ekanem said...
from his statement I think he was calling Alams a scumbag actually. That's what I deduced after reading the tweet.
- 18 March 2013 at 09:19
Life it's self is a mystery,The way and which we address ourselves and leaders is the same what others will address us, If Aboki El-rufai calls the President of the federal Republic of Nigeria a scumbag,and He's the one leading us,that means Aboki Rufai is equally a scumbag, He was once leading people and he did worst...
- 18 March 2013 at 09:26
Anon 1:45am how ironic, you say a person is bitter for calling the president a scumbag and you go and do the same. What are you? Feel free to leave an answer.
- 18 March 2013 at 09:50
If he is not a scumbag, then SCUMBAG is JONATHAN...that settles it.
- 18 March 2013 at 10:56
While i don't subscribe to the recent action by Mr President ,i think El Rufai's comment is on becoming of a man with a eye for the exalted position of the President of Nigeria. He comes across to me like a bitter man like Pastor Tunde Bakare . He has forgotten so quickly that it was this same Jonathan he's abusing today that helped to rehabilitate him back to Nigeria when he was pardoned to return from exile when the late Yarhadua was uniting him.El Rufai is doing everything to provoke the government to arrest him and make a political capital of his arrest,the government should simply ignore him. I want to believe that no religion encourages this kind of barrage on leaders
- 18 March 2013 at 10:58
I think Jonathan should be left alone to dig his political waterloo which i hope the opposition parties can use against him come 2015,having said that i think El Rfai's comments are self serving . He's known to be a disloyal person,check out his antecedent ,he rubbished Atiku who brought him to power and jumped ship to work with OBJ,only recently he hurled abuse on OBJ as a power monger in his latest and first book. Now, he;s calling Jonathan all sorts of names on the social media,the same Jonathan that granted him some form of pardon from exile when the late President made him to run out of the country. My take in al of this is that God should grant us good leaders at all tiers of government certainly not any of the current pretenders to the throne like Jonathan ,Buhari ,Bakare ,Tinumbu ,El Rufai. We need a new breed of politicians
- 18 March 2013 at 11:34
GEJ is without a doubt a scumbag ,otherwise why allow El Rufai to be ranting the streets and making comments like a loose cannon when he should be facing trials from EFCC over Abuja land deals and BPE sales over the years. GEJ is a learner of the first order,borrow a leave from OBJ please,you're the president use your power and let people call you a dictator al least your detractors will be busy facing legal actions then you know who indeed is a scumbag,El Rufai's outburst is uncharitable to say the least,respect the office even if you don't like the occupant. I
- 18 March 2013 at 11:45
- Tobi Fatilewa said...
well said..
- 18 March 2013 at 11:53
i cant believe that el rufai called his president that well who do you blame Good luck refuse to probe elrufai aftr he left office el rufai is as corrupt as the powers that be.
it shows how immature he is it shows how bitter he is towards GEJ.
Elrufai suffers from diarrhea of the mouth.
even in America an opposition can not stoop so low to insult the president
- 18 March 2013 at 13:25
serioxly i dn nw y sm peex wil b makin a hel of nois...i rili tink dat jonathan deserves ol sort of name refered 2 hm by el rufai cox i actualy cn fishout 1 gud developmnt in jonathan regim...people ar jst sayin base on dia sentiment em fuckin interst of tem...abeg mk we hia word
- 18 March 2013 at 15:11
Why are u insulting every1? Are u normal. Whether u like it or not GEJ IS THE SCUM OF THE EARTH. THE WORST PRESIDENT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER HAD. He will certainly pay for all this. I doubt even if he has a degree. I heard he has a PhD, what a joke, he is certainly not an intelligent person!
- 18 March 2013 at 18:30
I called GEJ a scum @6.30 18th and I shouldn't have cos d bible says all leadership is ordained by Him, good or bad. I hope we get a good leader soon.
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This Week in Publishing 6/8/07
In his ongoing attempts to make the awesomest publishing website, Michael Cader has done it again! He has now added TV to the Publishers Marketplace page, making it even indispensibler. I love TV, I love books... Publishers Marketplace COMBINES THEM. I couldn't be more excited.
In other website news, OMG, LMAO, Penguin Books UK is going to create a teen website... created by teens. I'm guessing none of the adults at Penguin Books UK know html and were tired of their children saying, "God, mum! You're too slow, just let me do it!!"
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In the spirit of Wednesday's post on great book titles, I feel that it is my duty to point out two pretty darn awesome titles for forthcoming books that are sure to be candidates in future "Favorite Book Title" polls. Steven Colbert was a hit at BEA promoting his new book I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU). And some Kazakhstani reporter named Borat is coming out with a two-in-one tour book called BORAT: TOURISTIC GUIDINGS TO MINOR NATION OF U.S. AND A and TOURISTIC GUIDINGS TO GLORIOUS NATION OF KAZAKHSTAN.
And finally, those of you who had MIDDLESEX in your Oprah Book Club Office Pool raked in the cash this week! Yes, after a lovely sit-down with award-laden Cormac McCarthy, she has chosen Jeffrey Euginides' novel as her next pick, which marks the second time in a row she has opted for a Pulitzer Prize winner. I'm still betting on GILEAD in my next Oprah Book Club Office Pool (which is also a Pulitzer Prize winner. A trend? OH YES I THINK SO).
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- Metaphysical Speculator said...
You had me at indispensibler.
- June 8, 2007 at 1:06 PM
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- Brian Reinhart said...
Were I Oprah, I would choose "The Curious Incident [etc.]" by Mark Haddon ... anyone else read this novel? I've just bought copies for everyone I know.
- June 8, 2007 at 5:58 PM
- FolkerGirl said...
Thank you for mentioning that - I've been surprised for some time that Oprah hasn't taken on GILEAD. Although MIDDLESEX was a brilliant, beautiful book, I'm interested to see how her audience responds. It's not exactly comparable to THE PILOT'S WIFE. (Although, honestly, I never read that one.)
- June 8, 2007 at 6:10 PM
Nathan -
Quick question on queries if you would be so kind as to oblige.
If a young author has no published works from the past, and no real relevant biographical information regarding their book, should they skip that part of the query entirely for a work of fiction, or rather, should they throw in something else? (For example, offering why they're a good person to write that particular story?)
Thanks a ton.
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5 bedroom detached house for saleHebden Road, Grassington, Nr Skipton, North Yorkshire
Guide Price £1,195,000
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Tenure: Freehold
An exceptional modern country home, providing five bedroom accommodation extending to over 4300 square feet, and set amidst delightful mature gardens of around 1.6 acres (0.6 HA), with glorious views to the south across unspoilt Wharfedale.
Hawkwind, Hebden Road, Grassington, North Yorkshire, BD23 5DA
Entrance porch; reception hall; coats and cloakroom; three principal reception rooms; living kitchen; utility. First floor - five good bedrooms - two en suite; playroom; large games room; triple garage, driveway parking and lovely mature gardens.
Hawkwind is an exceptional detached country home, enjoying a beautiful setting in over an acre and a half of private gardens on a southerly facing site just a mile or so from the village of Grassington and from where there are magnificent unspoilt views across upper Wharfedale.
Built in the late 1990's by well regarded local developer P A Snell, Hawkwind is one of four high calibre homes which enjoy this magnificent location on the site of the former Grassington Hospital. The property is approached through a remote control gate by a sweeping driveway fron which one gains a sense of style and proportion that the property provides.
Ideally suited to the needs of a modern family and presented to an impressively high standard, the accommodation includes three principal reception rooms, accessed off a generously proportioned reception hall with coats room and cloakroom off; in addition there is a large living kitchen enjoying dual aspects and a seperate utility. The first floor is similarly proportioned with five good bedrooms - four of which are doubles - and two of which have their own en suite facilities. Also on this floor there is a playroom and large games room which, combined, run across the full width of the triple garage block and which could readily be adapted to provide accommodation for a dependant relative or teenager. The house is orientated to make the most of the lovely gardens which are set principally to the south. Beyond and extending to around 25 acres (10.13 HA), is an area of grass and woodland, jointly owned by the four properties that make up the Grassington Park Estate - an ideal amenity for the use and enjoyment of the residents.
| Through Patrick McCutcheon at Ilkley office - 01943 600655.
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| Craven District Council, Granville Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1PS. Tel: 01756 700600.
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