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The importance of "rebranding" politicians who betray progressive principles
1/8/13 10:00am by Gaius Publius 42
This is a continuation of the series of posts on Effective Progressive Coalitions. Those posts include:
■ Goals of an Effective Progressive Coalition: Move the ball. Guard the progressive frontier.
■ Four rules for managing an Effective Progressive Coalition
This post deals with tactics, in particular use of "rebranding" to create incentives.
Focus on incentives, not just on making requests
Back in the frenzied lame duck days, when people like Nancy Pelosi were playing "Follow the NeoLiberal Leader" and caving to Obama on Chained CPI, I wrote the following to an email correspondent:
Side note: Back to boldness. How vulnerable is Nancy Pelosi to public rebranding by progressives based on this horrible follow-the-Obama record, especially in her district?
"Pelosi and Hoyer, sitting in a tree, killing Social Securit-ee."
How willing would we be to attempt it? Scary thought, right? And that's part of the source of their power, just as it's a source of their power over their caucus.
Me, I'd find a faithless progressive — however well-meaning — and spending a year publicly kicking him or her off the island. Pelosi's a candidate, but there are others and it needs thought. Not a substitute for our other work; a complement and force-enhancer.
I'm in earnest about this, but not for the reason you might think. This isn't anger, revenge or getting even. It's pure strategy — an incentive to produce a behavior change — and nothing more. The goal isn't to punish the past, but to get a better future.
If you've raised or are raising children, you likely know that you can't change a person's thinking, but you can change behavior with incentives. And really, that's all you want to do, since trying to change who a person fundamentally is gets close to boundary issues. Let them be what they are — but focus on their behavior when that behavior affects you.
Pelosi's behavior (and the behavior of other electeds) affects us in important ways, and changing their behavior (not just their words, their behavior) is what we strive for. If education (or pleading) were the answer, we'd be winning right now. Since asking and teaching haven't worked, the next step is incentives.
What do most elected office-holders want?
One of the most powerful incentives is taking away something they want. So what do electeds want? Mostly their job and the perks that come with it. This why they fear primaries.
But there's more than one way to threaten a politician's job. Politicians depend in large part on their reputation and their "brand" — the USP (unique selling point, in sales terms) — that allows them to fund-raise and stay in office. Their money may come in the back door, but they still have to sell their soap to the voters.
This is an area of great vulnerability. Take away the brand and you hobble them. Republicans use rebranding all the time to keep their electeds in line. On the D-side, self-branded "progressives" must maintain the illusion that they really are what they sell themselves as, even though they only play progressive on TV.
Cory Booker, for example, was a straight-up DLC pol who had successfully branded himself as "next black progressive" — this was back in 2009, remember, when WillIAm had successfully branded Obama as left-of-center. Then Booker stumbled and publicly pleaded "please be nice to Bain." Brand gone, career on the skids, all within a week. If he can't crawl back on the island, he'll end up a lobbyist, a "consultant" or a think-tank rat. He's probably kicking himself; he could have been a contender. [Update: The privatizing neoliberals let him back on the bus. Who says there are no second acts in American politics?]
Now imagine Nancy Pelosi publicly stripped of her "liberal" cred. Could she run as Steny Hoyer in San Francisco? Imagine Barack Obama branded "Destroyer of Lives" instead of "Well-Meaning But Failed Compromiser" (or worse, "Eager Drone Killer"). Reputations can turn on a dime, in a magic moment. Clint Eastwood's reputation changed in one half hour.
What does a rebranding strategy look like?
So what strategy uses this vulnerability? Here's how to play this card, if we have the courage, to achieve progressive results:
1. Identify the faithless progressive to target. This should be someone with a recent horrible vote or position — a betrayal — and the ability to vote or influence votes in the future. (This doesn't just apply to politicians, by the way.)
2. Take away their USP, their "brand", in response to the bad vote or position. Gather the largest group you can, decide on the new brand, and repaint them publicly and often. Don't threaten, do. And continue to do until you have their attention. Remember, children remember actions, not threats that never materialize.
3. Let them react as badly as they want. The worse the reaction, the greater the indication that you have their full attention. This is good.
4. Then tell them you'll keep doing this in response to future votes, starting with vote X. Tell the elected in question, "Act better and we'll treat you better." Don't be vague — make sure to identify what action you want, and when.
5. Continue to engage the elected in question. This isn't a one-off, it's a campaign. Teach them that there will always be a bad result if there's a bad vote. Show them with deeds that they can count on us to be this way into the unforeseeable future. (In other words, once you have their attention, keep it.)
Incentives are a lot more effective than just asking people with power to be nice. If they're not being nice, there's a reason. This addresses that, by taking the game to the next level.
Remember, they're not running a university; their game is all about power. If we want to play in that game, we need to be willing to use power as well. If we don't, we may as well go home.
By all means, we should do all the stuff we're doing now — petition campaigns, phone campaigns, data analysis, all of it. But my strong recommendation is to add in a power move as well. It's really scary, since it goes head-to-head. But in my view, it's the only way to be more effective than we've been to this point.
Reputation and career — no one wants to end like this guy:
Mes centimes.
[This piece has been edited slightly since first published.]
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42 Responses to "The importance of "rebranding" politicians who betray progressive principles"
GaiusPublius says:
Gavin Newsom is DLC. Also a school-reformer à la Michelle Rhee. Not link — I'm moving quickly through these — but a google search will turn up both. He does some good things, but he's a Clintonian with a decent paint job and some good acts.
http://aravosis.wpengine.com/2011/09/dem-pols-labor-community-groups-target-ca-ag-harris-on-mortgage-fraud-talks.html
Yep—-Republicrats
We need to get the freeway sign guys to gorilla flash Pelosi.
Kim_Kaufman says:
Genius article. Great strategy! And, yes, we must attack Obama's Legacy as well. Norman Solomon has something similar here:
The Progressive Caucus: Enabling Obama's Rightward Moves?
ByNorman Solomon
OpEdNews Op Eds
1/8/2013 at 22:32:53
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Progressive-Caucus-En-by-Norman-Solomon-130108-225.html
htfd says:
Excellent! What should be done is vetting. A total recall of their voting record. Force-enhance the person with their bad record on bad votes. In the case of Pelosi her vote for NAFTA (a total US job destroyer) the repeal of Glass Steagall (very anti the New Deal financial reforms), her comments regarding the audit the Fed bill, her foreknowledge of torture and refusal to investigate, gutting SS with the chained CPI would enhance SS, is another. Show how she's not for progressives only for making money for the Corporate DNC and twisting current true progressives arms. She's been in Congress long enough to have amassed a large quantity of true non progressive votes and video back ups. Don't only vet Pelosi, vet McConnell or odious right winger along side her or there non progressives. Show the odious self aggrandizing in a parallel between the two and how similar they really are. This is anger, revenge and getting even and it's strategy two reputations & brand at the same time. Remer think tank rats are really lobbyists.
Roget says:
I completely agree. Branding Democrats who betray democratic principles has the added benefit of giving low-information voters a shot at realizing they should not automatically support every politician with a "D" next to his or her name.
Does anyone maintain a "liberal scorecard" — the way the RTL groups score legislators on their anti-abortion votes? http://capwiz.com/nrlc/scorecard.xc?chamber=S&state=US&session=112&x=20&y=12 That would be a start.
Butch1 says:
Perhaps, that explains why their tongues are split like that of the serpent's. ;-)
They are only democrats because they can get elected easier.
Ford Prefect says:
Well, if you live up there, one starting point might be to start a guerilla marketing campaign to rebrand Pelosi along more accurate lines. That could create the space for a canvassing operation to reinforce it. That in turn, could create the space needed to recruit other candidates and so on. A year from now, public opinion could shift, just in time for filing deadlines.
That's OK, just stay home.
Yep, Ole' helmet hair Feinstein has never been a friend of the GLTBQ community, but has made hay out of the deaths of Moscone and Milk
I would get on board in a nano second.
Bring them down and elect someone like Gavin Newsom.
Even though Feinstein is a distant cousin in-law, I have never been able to stand the woman. When it gets down to basics, she always goes for arch conservative restrictions. It's been that way since her Supervisor days. I certainly didn't vote for her last time around, because she's for slashing Social Security and Medicare. Coming from one of the Bay area's wealthiest families, it's certainly no skin off her back. Pelosi is even worse.
Yeah. Good points. It's also true those two minority caucuses are routinely shat upon by leadership as well, which would be an added incentive to take action. The Latino caucus should be livid over the mass deportations to start with. Hell, everyone should.
For the threat to be credible, they have to be willing to "pull the trigger" as needed. This is where I have some doubts. It would be great to see though.
What would they do if they couldn't speak out of both sides of their mouths? Perhaps the rebranding should take the form of Duplicitous Basterds to start with.
Ron Thompson says:
You'll notice that, with a few exceptions (Grijalva and Lee) they are people with little seniority, who wouldn't worry that they'll lose a committee chair anytime soon. Seven of the twelve I listed are African-American or Hispanic, from majority-minority districts, very likely beyond the reach of a serious DCCC-backed primary challenge.
Maybe this particular gambit won't be necessary. The presidential party has never gained control of the House in a mid-term election. Pelosi is 72 years old; Hoyer is 73. But the threat of it can be used today, to influence Pelosi's actions (Hoyer is hopeless).
Perhaps, this time it will after watching her once again go with Obama on slashing Social Security when she has lied on the Maddow interview saying she was going to protect it. She's done this once before and we need to stop her.
Interesting take. I guess my question is, are there enough of them to be willing to bite the hand that feeds? Chances are that's the way they would look at it, even though they're mostly being fed table scraps. Still, I would love to see that.
Quislings!
I think we've seen just last week how it could be done, though the Teabaggers made a hash of it. You get enough progressives who are willing to refuse to vote for Pelosi or Hoyer, whatever the consequences. There are currently 68 voting members of the House who are members of the Progressive Caucus. The Democrats are unlikely to get 230 House seats this decade, so just a dozen good, solid progressives with nothing to fear from the national party–less than 20% of the Progressive Caucus–would suffice. People like Alan Grayson, Raul Grijalva, Mark Pocan (who took Tammy Baldwin's House seat), Gwen Moore, Keith Ellison, Donna Edwards, Barbara Lee, Jim McGovern, Peter Welch, Yvette Clarke, Marcia Fudge, and Ben Lujan.
That's a great way of putting it. I guess my question is, "Do we blame the electorate, or a Party that limits choices to only those it likes?" Perhaps some of both. But mostly, I see it as a crass political party that knows how to protect it's own interests at the expense of the electorate.
Re-branding… okay… the Democratic Party from now on will be known as the Republican-Wannabe Party. There are no real progressives left. If there are, they sure are quiet.
Absolutely right about Feinstein. She was vaguely liberal, but was strong on reproductive rights and environmental policy–and Milk's demise was instrumental in her advancement. She did, after all, help to protect millions of acres of Cali desert back in the '90s. But I think 911 gave her and her colleagues the excuse they needed to shun all that liberal pretense in favor of more brazen self-dealing. Her fascistic defense of FISA would seem to confirm she: 1) believes we're all frightened sheep, and 2), she clearly has no time for silly stuff like "democracy."
No Liberal would ever have offered a speech like that.
usagi says:
San Francisco always elects the most conservative person who can be elected here. That's more liberal than most places, but let's face it, that's nowhere near as hard as it used to be. As Obama observed himself the other day, if this were the 80s, he'd be called a moderate Republican (which he is).
The only way to deprive of her position is to throw her out of office. Same goes for Hoyer and the rest of the Neo-Lib demolition crew.
20 years ago, I walked most (if not all) of her district doing organizing. It ought to be possible to run someone against her. But he/she would have to be an independent and would have to raise a lot of money to be successful. But I do think it ought to be possible. Perhaps if progressives nationally decided she had to go and were willing to commit some resources to such an effort.
Perhaps it's necessary to target specific people for disgorgement from power to make a point.
Marcellus Shale says:
no, I meant a literal circle jerk. I've seen the circle jerks in concert but I don't count that.
I never saw Feinstein as one; she fooled a lot of people only because she was near Harvey Milk during the time when he was assassinated, in my opinion and people associated her with him. I don't know much about Hoyer only that he's no friend of the people. Levin was always seen as a liberal when I lived in Michigan and he used to fight for them. What happened to him after all these years at the corporate trough slurping with those republicans really rubbed off on him. He seems just as slimy at times. We need new blood in Congress if anything is going to happen. I used to be a democrat when they were Democrats with a big "D." I won't give them the honor of capitalizing it anymore; they don't deserve it as well as the republicans. They've all changed from what they used to be.
mf_roe says:
Americans are trained from birth to believe lies, those who question are almost always shunned by the majority. The lies are well crafted and to question them is not always easy but it must be done if we hope to change our circumstances. By far the biggest lie is that there is a perfect world for all IF…. There is no system that will make everyone happy, far there are too many who are interested in things that offend others. The best we can hope for is a system where change is possible if the problems become excessive, we don't have it now–if we ever truly did is in doubt.
GP has a valid point, progress is only possible when we are honest in our assessments of the motives of those that we empower with public office. Contests aren't won with Pep Rallies they are decided by strategy and preparation.
If only there were a way to remove her from her Minority position as Speaker. I've watched her stab us too many times and that she gets away with it each time is frustrating. If we only had a real strong Third Party of Liberals to challenge her from the left that were in the House . . .
You've illustrated quite well why "safe seats" are a horribly bad idea. Feinstein and Boxer will remain for as long as they wish. So too, Pelosi, Hoyer and everyone else in a "safe seat." Pelosi's district is considered "Liberal," but it's also extremely wealthy, which explains why she can get away with the austerity talk. Her constituents are too busy being subsidized by the lower orders to give a rat's ass about a little austerity. It won't affect them and they don't care.
What's even worse is the power these people have over newcomers to congress. They make sure anyone who gives a shit about anything besides shoveling money and power at corporations will toe the party line, as is their wont.
While I like the direction you're heading in, GP, you seem to be pulling back from making a perfectly obvious observation: That most Democrats who call themselves "progressive" are in fact Neo-Liberal ideologues… which is to say they are so totally regressive as to be complete liars about their political philosophy.
Booker is not now, nor ever has been a progressive. But that label worked for other Neo-LIberals like the Clintonoid clan, Pelosi and Barack Obama. None of these people are remotely progressive and that should be obvious by now. Hell, it was obvious to me back in 1992 that Clinton and his coterie of hacks weren't progressive, but they knew most active Democrats at that time didn't give a rat's ass about doing their own research–this still seems to be the case with many these days.
As for incentives, it's not just a matter of winning elections. Indeed, elections are only important for one or maybe two terms. After that, the private sector (meaning lobbying) is vastly more "perky." Money, power, sleaze 24/7… and no accountability or responsibility whatsoever. The real legislators in this country are lobbyists. The legislators themselves are merely "Lobbyists In Training." So if you want to deal with incentives, the first thing is to prevent them from being elected in the first place, since re-election is easy in a nation in which 95% of all congressional seats are effectively "safe."
To answer your rhetorical question about Pelosi running as Hoyer in SFO, the answer is, "Yes, she could run as Hoyer now, because the seat is hers for as long as she wishes to keep it." She just won an election in an allegedly "liberal" district even after spouting "New Era of Austerity" all year. So this year, she did in fact run as Steny Hoyer.
So while your logic is sound, you're still behind the curve on the institutional problem. It's too late to cause problems for people once elected–elected even once, the potential lobby-shop opportunities arise with doing only a few favors for the powerful. It must start before they attain office. The problem, of course, is that most people aren't really inclined to do battle on this level until after they've already learned the hard way they just voted in a Neo-Lilberal crook and the damage has been done.
Hell, there is still a sizable group of people who think Obama is some kind of "progressive" and will no doubt tout Clinton or a reasonable facsimile in 2016 as "progressive" as well. In addition, those who appear to be actual progressives (Grijalva et al) also seem quite content to be relegated to the back of the bus even though they have the largest caucus in the House. So there's that wee problem as well.
All of these for a start, perhaps Pelosi less so, But were Feinstein and Hoyer ever seen as progressives? They've always been corporate Dems as far back as I can remember. I think what Gaius is going for here is somebody who is seen as "even the liberal (insert name) thinks we need to cut medicare, privatize education, keep the filibuster, increase drone strikes, etc". Levin not just for this but also for filibuster reform. Andrew Cuomo. Dick Durbin (before he dicks you). Maybe some people think of Schumer as a progressive.
If we'd done this six years ago, nobody would have thought of Obama as a progressive.
And that other circle jerk would have been what? The Democratic national convention?
I've only been to one other circle jerk, and I wasn't impressed with the subculture there either. If y'all have another one of these at the next nutroots let me know. I might fly out just for the satisfaction of making my impression felt.
There are democrats who have crossed that line numerous times and Pelosi has certainly been one of them. Somehow, her constituency continues to vote her back into office. Feinstein needs to go! This woman is absolutely horrible! Was she ever a democrat? Hoyer? Enough said, when they think it is okay to slash Social Security and Medicare; they are NOT our friends one bit. Then there is Sen. Levin from Michigan who co-wrote with Sen. McCain that horrible section in the NDAA bill regarding Indefinite detention. Can you believe a democrat would ever come up with stripping away our Constitutional Freedoms? These are traitors who would do this to us in the name of "protection." This is an huge lie and hopefully, these people will be called on it eventually under oath to explain themselves why.
ronbo says:
But, but, but… the Republican is so much worse. Half-wit Democrats default to supporting Democrats – regardless of their votes. Just go to the Obama-bot sites to see the foolishness in action (baloonjuice, Democratic Underground, etc…)
The problem is that they don't care what names you call them. All they care about is the corporate money flowing into their campaign funds. That's what allows them to buy the ads to convince suckers to vote for them — and, better still, against the other guy. "Yes, I'm bad, but he's worse. So vote for me."


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Sarkodie's awards
Sarkodie has 148 nominations and has received 82 awards, 22 Ghana music awards. His debut album Makye earned him numerous nomination and 5 major awards at the 2010 Ghana Music Award as the 'Artist of the year', 'Hip Hop Artist of the year', 'Discovery of the year', 'Best Rapper of the Year' and 'Best Collaboration of the year'.
Outside the music industry: Business and endorsements
Sarkodie has not only followed entertainment as a career but has built an entrepreneur career, he owns the "Sark clothing" lines that was launched on 27th April 2013. He was officially the Brand Ambassador for Samsung Electronics at the University of Ghana. Sarkodie is a well-known philanthropist in Ghana, owning the Sarkodie Foundation.
He is in partnership with the Tigo Telecommunication Ghana, signed an endorsement with Fan Milk Ghana and other various incomes.
Sarkodie's family
The Ghanian rapper got married to his Girlfriend Tracy on 17th July 2018. The couple had together a cute daughter Adalyn Owusa Addo.
2. Sarkodie's net worth
Being hectic with his money-making, the man of the family builds a firm foundation of a happy home with Sarkodie's wife and daughter having everything they wish to have.
Not just making waves in the music industry, Sarkodie's exposure scatters across the media being, earning millions from endorsements too. This makes him one of the richest musicians in Africa with an estimated net worth of $7 million according to Forbes.
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3. Sarkodie's cars and house
3.1 Sarkodie's cars
If you have to find someone who has so many supercars in his garage, don't forget to put Sarkodie in your zoom. The Ghanian rapper has more than 20 car models in his car collection. Finding some African Musician who has more cars than him is a real challenge. Agree?
2016 Range Rover Vogue - ₦24 million
Sarkodie's Range Rover Vogue
The Range Rover Vogue is the first car in Sarkodie car collection that is mentioned. Why? It's because, as always, the Range Rover is the common toy among celebrities around the world!
The Vogue puts on a black exterior color with its 5-door 5-seater 4WD SUV design. This luxury car features a 3.0-liter V6 petrol engine producing 340 horsepower at 6500 rpm and 332 lbs of torque at 3500 rpm. The transmission is designed as an 8-speed automatic transmission system to complete an acceleration 0 to 60 mph in only 7.0 seconds.
Mercedes-Benz E Class Coupe 2016 - ₦19 million
Sarkodie's Mercedes E Class Coupe
This exotic car is designed with a slick red, 2-door 4-seat AWD coupe car, that features a 3.0-liter V6 engine, producing a 329 hp at 5250 rpm and torque of 354 ft-lbs at 1600 rpm.
It is also designed to have a 7-speed automatic transmission system producing a top speed of 0 to 60 miles per hour in about 5.4 seconds. Sarkodie uses this car on casual outings like a Radio station session or hanging out with friends.
Lamborghini Aventador - ₦143 million
Sarkodie's Lamborghini Aventador
The Aventador is one of the most expensive luxury cars in Sarkodie's car collection.
This super luxury is designed to be an AWD coupe which is equipped with a 6.5-liter V12 engine, producing a 691 hp at 8,250 rpm and torque of 508 ft-lbs at 5,500 rpm.
A 7-speed automatic transmission system that can push 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.0 seconds. Sarkodie's Lamborghini Aventador put on the ouside a lemon green color coat.
2016 Porsche Carrera - ₦46 million
Sarkodie's Porsche Carrera
The white 2016 Porsche Carrera is Sarkodie's most favorite car, a coupe design 2-door 4-seater car. This car is featured with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission that generates 0 to 60 mph of speed under 3.1 seconds, a 4.0 litter 6 flat cylinder engine which produces 500 horsepower.
2016 Range Rover Sport - ₦24 million
Sarkodie's Range Rover Sport
A white dazzling Range Rover Sports is another luxury car owned by Sarkodie. The car was built up by a design with 5 doors, 5 seats, and a 4WD system.
It comes loaded with a 5.0-liter V8 petrol engine producing 510 horsepower at 6000 rpm. Coming fitted with an 8-speed automatic transmission, it hits motion of 0-60 mph in just 4.5 seconds.
2017 Mercedes-Benz G63 - ₦52 million
Sarkodie's Mercedes Benz G63
Sarkodie also has one of the popular cars in Africa, the G-wagon; this powerful vehicle is in his car collection. It is a super luxury car with a 4WD drivetrain, 4-door SUV body design and 5-seater interior. Its 7-speed transmission system propels the vehicle from 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds; with a 5.5-liter V8 engine that generates 563 horsepower.
2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom - ₦163 million
Sarkodie's Rolls-Royce Phantom
A black 2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom model, with a glowing black 4-door sedan exterior design, a 5-passenger seat with big relaxation space, this exotic car holds a 6.7-liter V12 gas engine, producing 453 horsepower range and a torque of 531 ft-Ibs.
The 8-speed automatic transmission system draws power to enable the car to reach 0-60 mph in 4.7seconds. This is the most expensive vehicle in the Sarkodie car collection.
Toyota Land Cruiser - ₦30 million
Sarkodie's Toyota Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the least luxury cars owned by the famous Ghanaian Rapper Sarkodie.
This car is designed as a 4WD SUV with 5 doors and 8 seaters along with a silk black exterior colour. It has an 8-speed automatic transmission system, with a 5.7 litre V8 gas engine design producing 381 horsepower at 5600 rpm and torque of 402 ft-lbs at 3600 rpm.
The music star and entrepreneur prefers to attend to official matters using the Toyota Land Cruiser.
Kantanka Mensah – ₦10.5 million
Sarkodie's Kantanka Mensah
Sarkodie visited the Ghanaian automobile manufacturer, Kantanka, and bought the Mensah as his first Kantanka car. It is a black sedan with a 2.4cc with an exterior dimension of 4866mm in length and a 2775mm wheelbase.
1965 Mercedes Benz W110 - ₦9.8 million
Sarkodie's 1965 Mercedes Benz
The black vintage Mercedes-Benz automobile with a 2.0-litre 6 cylinder engine; Sarkodie shows some daring taste for cars as he purchases the rare vehicle. He was seen taking exclusive photos with this car.
2011 Dodge Nitro - ₦7.5 million
Sarkodie's Dodge Nitro
Sarkodie's Dodge Nitro is the least frequently used car among his car gallery, it is a 5-door 8-seater back SUV. This car features a 4-speed automatic transmission system producing an acceleration of 60 mph in 8.2 seconds. It is powered by a 3.7-litre V6 engine that generates 210 horsepower. This car is also rated as one of the oldest in Sarkodie's car collection.
List of Sarkodie's cars
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1 2016 Range Rover Vogue ₦24 million
2 2016 Mercedes E Class Coupe ₦19 million
3 Lamborghini Aventador ₦143 million
4 2016 Porsche Carrera ₦46 million
5 2016 Range Rover Sport ₦24 million
6 2017 Mercedes-Benz G63 ₦52 million
7 2016 Rolls-Royce Phantom ₦163 million
8 Toyota Land Cruiser ₦30 million
9 Kantanka Mensah ₦10.5 million
10 1965 Mercedes Benz W110 ₦9.8 million
11 2011 Dodge Nitro ₦7.5 million
3.2 Sarkodie's house
The famous and generous African rapper has made his name in the African music industry and has brought him a great fortune.
The musician has been so mindful and smart when it comes to investing and he focuses on very important things. He has not only built his mansion at Ashally Botwe in Ghana but he also has houses abroad. Sarkodie's house in the UK is said to be worth over $250,000. Nevertheless, most of his properties are rarely pictured.
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The entertainment industry is very demanding of creativity and changes. Artists who cannot stay to the high swirls of this will neither leave this big playground nor change themselves to adapt. That's why they have to build themselves around new hobbies.
Buying luxury stuff is just one of such things. The cars being the artists' new friends, keeping them new and fresh. You might say Sarkodie's cars and houses are just too lavish and wasting but you should also understand that the high Sarkodie's net worth, the harder he has to deal with behind the scene. Spending is just a thing that keeps him motivated.
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She Weeps Over Rahoon was commissioned by Dr. Jocelyn Kaye Jensen in 1993. In typical composer fashion it wasn't even close to finished on the day we premiered it.
The singers all had their parts (the same parts that now appear in print) and the English horn player had his part (also the same), and we all had the same number of measures. I had been accompanying the rehearsals, though, and would try different piano parts every time, and the premiere ended up being one big piano improvisation. I even had to go back and listen to the recording of the performance to transcribe some of my playing. Never again. Personally, I had a blast, but I think all of the other musicians were scared to death that I would play something wacky and we would all be over the cliff.
The poetry, by James Joyce, is astonishingly beautiful, and while writing this piece I stumbled upon a choral effect that has become a favorite of mine. Half of the singers sing the written pitches pianissimo, and the other half whisper the same text and rhythms. The effect is a haunting, breathless choral sound that always makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
She Weeps Over Rahoon is dedicated to Dr. Jocelyn Kaye Jensen and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Women's Chorus, the bravest souls with whom I have ever improvised.


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Republican representative in the Missouri House has introduced a bill that would abolish abortion in the state and criminalize the act as first-degree murder.
Rep. Jeff Pogue, R–Salem, introduced H.B. 1117 on March 1, and is waiting for the measure to be assigned to committee.
It eliminates language outlining that it is the intent of the state "to regulate abortion," as well as allowances for abortion to save the life of the mother, while also retaining text noting that physicians may use the "usual and customary standards of medical practice" to save both the mother and child.
Pogue's legislative assistant, Rush Loftis, told The Liberator that some lawmakers, while agreeing that abortion should be abolished, were afraid to present such a bill out of a belief that it would be struck down by the courts.
As previously reported, Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, introduced the "Right to Life Act" in the Missouri legislature in January, which recognizes the unborn as being persons from the point of conception and therefore entitled to the right to life.
Moon's bill was referred last month to the House Committee on Children and Families.


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The Little Mermaid: Disney network hits back at Halle Bailey casting critics
9 July 2019, 09:48 | Updated: 9 July 2019, 10:42
A Disney-owned cable network has hit out at the "poor, unfortunate souls" criticising the decision to cast singer Halle Bailey as Ariel in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
In an open letter referencing Ursula the sea witch, Freeform reminded critics unhappy that the new Ariel "doesn't look like the cartoon one" that ultimately the story is "a work of fiction", and that the casting of the "highly talented, gorgeous" Bailey is "inspired".
Rapper and actress Awkwafina, who will play seagull Scuttle in the remake, has also responded to the backlash, saying: "I don't subscribe to that argument."
Bailey's casting was revealed last week, with the 19-year-old tweeting to say it was "a dream come true" to take on the famous role.
The decision was widely praised on social media, with many people discussing the significance of a black woman taking on the part.
However, there were others who objected to a black woman playing the red-headed mermaid princess of the original Disney film, using the hashtag #NotMyAriel.
In response, Freeform posted its open letter in support of Bailey.
Highlighting that the author of The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Andersen was Danish, the letter said: "Ariel … is a mermaid. She lives in an underwater kingdom in international waters and can legit swim wherever she wants…
"But for the sake of argument, let's say that Ariel, too, is Danish.
"Danish mermaids can be black because Danish *people* can be black."
It added: "[If] you still cannot get past the idea that choosing the incredible, sensational, highly talented, gorgeous Halle Bailey is anything other than INSPIRED casting that it is because she 'doesn't look like the cartoon one', oh boy, do I have some news for you… about you."
When asked about the criticism, Awkwafina said: "I think that she's going to play an amazing mermaid. She's an incredible singer, incredible actress and I'm really excited to have her as a Disney princess."
Bailey, who is half of the RnB duo Chloe x Halle with her sister, Chloe, will star in the new adaptation, which will include songs from the 1989 animated Disney hit as well as new tunes from original composer Alan Menken and Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Production is expected to start early next year.
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There are so many wonderful restaurants to choose from in Dallas today. It's a good day when you find a wonderful stash of oysters or the perfectly soothing bowl of pho. What a glorious day it must be when you happen upon the quintessential charcuterie and cheese board. But in the end, you always make it back where simple meets delicious. And for that, my friend, look no further than Deli News for the perfect pastrami sandwich and a side of matzo ball soup.
That matzo ball soup is a nearly clear broth made from honest-to-goodness chickens; rich and savory, and a matzo ball so large it cannot support its weight. Or try the soothing kreplach. Kreplach are those tiny dumplings filled with meat or mashed potato, similar to a ravioli but ever more tender.
Do not pass on the appetizers such as the lox, herring, knish or even the latkes. All fine examples of what they should be. You will definitely be transported to a deli much further east where these items are served up joyously and eaten on a daily basis.
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Q: Select2 plugin: Showing selected options outside the form element I'm working on a multi-select dropdown using the Select2 plug-in. However, I have some styling issues that I can't seem to figure out.
The Select2 plugin allows you to select multiple options from a dropdown menu, showing the selected options nicely inside the dropdown bar.
What I'm trying to do is instead of showing it inside the dropdown bar, I want to show the selected options outside, stacked on each other (i.e. one on each row).
Here is a codepen with my current progress:
I believe I have to play around with this selector
.select2-container{
   *:focus{
     outline:0px;
   }
}

but aside from that, I can't quite get my head around it.
My styling currently produces this:

and I wish to produce this (with full width, i.e. table format):

I'd be much appreciated if someone can point me to the right direction.
Thanks.

A: You can use css clear property to do that. Add this to your css file.
.select2-container--bgform .select2-selection--multiple .select2-selection__choice {
    clear: both;
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Yellow for Mourning – The Reaction of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to Catherine of Aragon's Death
Posted By Claire on January 8, 2012
As I explained yesterday, Catherine of Aragon died on the 7th January 1536 at Kimbolton Castle. A messenger arrived at Greenwich Palace with the news and when Henry VIII found out he cried "God be praised that we are free from all suspicion of war!"1, as Catherine's death meant that Henry had no quarrel with the Emperor, Catherine's nephew, anymore and that "he would now have the advantage over the French, who would have to toe his line or risk an English alliance with Charles"2.
Eric Ives, in "The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn", writes of how, on Sunday 8th January 1536, both Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII appeared at court dressed "from top to toe" in "joyful yellow" and that they "triumphantly paraded" their daughter Elizabeth to church3; however, it is not really clear who was dressed in yellow that day.
Eustace Chapuys, the Imperial Ambassador, reported to his master, Charles V that "On the following day, Sunday, the King was clad all over in yellow, from top to toe, except the white feather he had in his bonnet, and the Little Bastard was conducted to mass with trumpets and other great triumphs"4, making no mention of Anne. The chronicler Edward Hall, however, puts Anne in yellow, writing that "Quene Anne ware yelowe for the mournyng."5
The Catholic recusant Nicholas Sander, writing in Elizabeth I's reign, reported that "The king could not refrain from tears when he read the letter [Catherine's last letter to him], but Anne Boleyn, instead of putting on mourning on the day of Catherine's funeral, put on a yellow dress."6
But then Sander quotes Hall as his source, so he is certainly not a new source for this information.
Although some historians and authors have suggested that yellow was the colour of mourning in Spain, Catherine's homeland, I have never found any evidence of that being the case, only white and black seemed to have been associated with mourning in Spain. In early Christian art7, yellow symbolized renewal, hope, light and purity, so perhaps Henry, and/or Anne, were simply expressing their hope for a new start now that Catherine was gone, war was averted and Anne was carrying a child. Of course, it could be that the colour had no significance at all and that Chapuys just saw it as inappropriate, when combined with Henry's behaviour.
It is hard for us to know who exactly was wearing yellow that day, seeing as the reports differ, and we cannot make a judgement on what the colour meant, but it is surely understandable that both Anne and Henry would be relieved to hear of Catherine's death when she had been their Nemesis for so long, a real thorn in their side
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6 thoughts on "Yellow for Mourning – The Reaction of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to Catherine of Aragon's Death"
Chapuys' account would seem to be the most reliable – apart from the fact that he seems to have been an eyewitness, he gives a detailed description of Henry's outfit, a yellow satin suit and a matching hat with a white feather. Given that the ambassador could never resist a dig at Anne, he would surely have mentioned her clothes if she was also dressed in yellow. Later writers such as Hall may well have been trying to blame Anne rather than the King for behaviour that many saw as tasteless. Henry himself seems to have noticed an adverse reaction, as he subsequently switched to clothes of a sombre purple – or maybe he realised that yellow just wasn't his colour!
Yellow was never the colour of mourning in Spain, as some writers have suggested. Until the death of Queen Catherine's brother Price John in 1497, the offical colour was white, which was then changed to black in common with most of Europe. Although the white garments may have had a yellowish tinge as they were often made of unbleached wool, the colour would have been very different to Henry's attire. Yellow was associated with penitence – the sanbenitos worn by 'heretics' were yellow – but Hnery would have hardly shown penitence about his former wife's death and it is unlikely that he even knew of this association.
It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that Henry wore yellow to show that he was happy and that the comments of later writers are merely excuses of behaviour they saw as rather unseemly.
Anne Barnhill says:
Henry was certainly a man of conflicting emotions–I, too, think he wore yellow to show his relief, yet he cried when he read C's letter. He seemed to be capable of such differing emotions–his outburst was certainly one of relief. I had always thought Anne also wore yellow and Elizabeth, too. Interesting to find Chapuys didn't mention Anne, and he surely would have if he could have found something negative to say about her. I can't help but feel sorry for Catherine….to have her death celebrated by the man she continued to love.
Claire, I am going to go with your feelings that white or black would have been the color worn for mourning. Since neither one of them were mourning Catherine in any manner it only seems logical that a bright color, maybe representing happiness, would have been the selected color to wear. Also Claire, I see that you are able, or Tim to do still pictures from the series, "The Tudors." Could you post a still of Natalie Dormer wearing the long gold sun burst ear rings that you sell and that I bought for Linda….wow, she gets a ton of wonderful remarks on those ear rings….!! All of the products and books that you place on your site are so nice and we have gotten many and all are so beautiful……except my Henry VIII hat…hahahaha Where did that end up….??? Hummmm
In fact, thinking on this more, was not white the mourning color in France and did not Mary, Queen of Scots where white after the death of her husband. ?? I could be wrong but I seem to remember that in all my reading…
I think that if they wore yellow it was to represent joy and happiness, and as to show no signs of sadness in the death of Katherine, the only thing that we can probably be certain of is that they didn't wear black…
In reply to David. Off the top of my head and without checking through books you may find Mary Queen of scots chose to get married to the dauphin of France in white supposedly because it was her favourite and most flattering colour even though it was still regarded as the colour for royal mourning. There was a family death (I think) at that time that justified her choosing white. At the time it was considered a bad omen, justifiable considering events! I think this is recognised as the first white wedding dress from which all white wedding dresses originate.
Interestingly, another queen who's white wedding dress was considered a bad omen was Marie Antoinette's. Made of white cloth of silver the bodice was made too small and would not lace up properly down the back. With no time to alter it, the future dauphin è had to wear it in front of the whole court. The amount of her under garments showing was considered both a bad omen and shocking faux pas in the etiquette obsessed court. She didn't stand a chance from the start it would seem!


I don't know about you but I'm not feeling the restart of the classic X-Files. It's to be expected since the show had a great run. I know it's just begun but the chemistry just seems lacking with all of the characters, not just the main ones. Some background: you see, I loved this show! Watched it all the time. Saw both movies. Felt like the story really wasn't finished yet, so when I heard that it was coming back; I was one very happy camper!
In the opening, there's just an abruptness about it almost like the story line had been rushed. I don't blame that on the characters but what the heck is up with Chris Carter (the creator, for those that don't know)? Not sure if he needed some cash or what but this is not the way I want to remember the show when it ends again in just a few more episodes. The trial balloon should not have been sent up for this. Maybe they should have done webisodes, don't know, but I almost don't want to see any more in fear that they will thoroughly destroy my good memories of the show's past life.
I just hope that when it's sent off this time that there will not be any return. No spin offs. No movies. Just let it ride off into the sunset, please!


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Q: MySQL: LOAD DATA with time/dates with timezone information I have text file that comes with timestamps of the form Fri, 05 Jan 2013 05:50:00 +0800. I don't know how I can read the file into my MySQL database. Fri, 05 Jan 2013 05:50:00 would work just fine with '%a, %d %M %Y %H:%i:%s', but the +xx00 throws everything off. That doesn't seem to be supported.
Is there a way to import the text file as is, or do I need to preprocess it first to handle the timezone information.

A: It's a little complicated, but the answer is yes.

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*First of all, you must replace your timezone information from +0800 to +08:00, because MySQL only support this kind of offset expression.

*Use STR_TO_DATE to get a standard datetime: STR_TO_DATE(SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_time_str, ' ', 5), '%a, %d %M %Y %H:%i:%s');

*[Optional, if you need] Convert the standard time string from timezone described in your_time_str to server timezone: CONVERT_TZ(standard_time_str, SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_time_str, ' ', -1), SELECT @@global.time_zone)
So the final statement is something like this:
CONVERT_TZ(STR_TO_DATE(SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_time_str, ' ', 5), '%a, %d %M %Y %H:%i:%s'), SUBSTRING_INDEX(your_time_str, ' ', -1), SELECT @@global.time_zone)


Before you cook or brew beans, you go through a selection process in which all the seemingly bad beans are thrown away so only the good beans remain for cooking or brewing. However, when rain comes, the bad beans you threw away in the backyard become seeds, germinate and grow into beautiful crops, with luscious leaves.
From them come plenty of bean seeds and the very same person who judged and threw them away, will pluck the leaves and seeds for a healthy meal.
You may be judged, despised and discarded today, but, who knows, the same people judging you will turn to you in your moment of glory?
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'Boy Meets World' spinoff finds its 'Girl'
The Disney Channel has found the right "Girl" for the job.
Rowan Blanchard, 11, has been cast as Riley Matthews, the daughter of Cory and Topanga, on the "Boy Meets World" spinoff "Girl Meets World."
As previously reported, Blanchard's character will be the star of the show, much in the same way Cory Matthews was the star of the original beloved '90s sitcom.
Producer Michael Jacobs told Entertainment Weekly that Blanchard, who has appeared in "The Back-Up Plan" and "Spy Kids: All The Time in the World 4D," was a clear pick during the nationwide hunt for talent.
"As soon as Rowan walked into the room, I was reminded of why Ben Savage was loved as Cory Matthews," he said. "Rowan is real and accessible, and I am hopeful this girl is about to meet a world that will love growing up with her as well."
According to Entertainment Weekly, a pilot for the spinoff comedy will begin production next month. If it made it to series, it would be part of the Disney Channel's 2013-2014 schedule.
Both Danielle Fishel, who portrayed Topanga on the original series, and Ben Savage, who portrayed Cory, are on board to return. But Rider Strong, who played Cory's best friend, the leather-clad Shawn Hunter, has said that he doesn't have "any official involvement" with the show.
"There might be a chance to see some of the 'BMW' cast in a guest spot, and I think it would be nice to find out where our characters have been all these years," Strong said in November. "But 'Girl Meets World' will be, and I think it should be, it's own show. It will be about Cory and Topanga, their daughter, and a new set of characters."
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Congrats to Rowan. She was great in Spy Kids. I am an old fan of the show and look forward to its arrival. There can be no doubt that this show will take off, even surpassing the original.Too bad Rider is not onboard. I think Rowan's character would benefit from the occasional wisdom of her "Uncle Shawn". Come on, Rider! Come back!
April 7, 2013 at 2:33 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
i think she would be good for this role or part because if she was picked by disney channel then she must be good for this tv starring
February 8, 2013 at 4:03 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
She's a cutie, but she doesn't look to me like she'd be the biological daughter of the actors playing her parents.
February 5, 2013 at 11:18 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
I don't know ... she looks like she could be the daughter of a "Topanga". Maybe the woman playing that mom part should look more like the ethnicity they are trying to pull in to the show.
February 7, 2013 at 12:55 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Hooray for bullying!
bully alert
She's trying to hide her true bully self by wearing an anti-bullying logo. I've got this kid figured out.
January 30, 2013 at 6:31 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
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Lol @ these comments
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I hope it goes with the first few seasons formula. When Corey was exploring the world, it was realistic. Towards the end, it became the same formula of how all the men were stupid (Corey became an idiot, and his brother worse) and were the stereotypical men in a sitcom of doing whatever their wives wanted. It was a great show, then turned into mediocrity the last few seasons.
If it goes back to its roots, it could be a decent show.
Just a humble opinion, grew up with the show, so yeah, it was gross towards the end.
January 30, 2013 at 9:45 am | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
Wow, can't believe the comments on here about an 11 year old. Makes me wonder how old you all are making such mean spirited comments about a little girl. Doesn't matter, you've just showed your maturity level. I think she is adorable and the show will be a hit.
January 29, 2013 at 11:37 pm | Report abuse | Log in to Reply
And another child goes into the Disney grinder.
I'd be seriously scared of her if she was in my class. Maybe she's nice though.
the sign on the left belongs to you ..ha!
She does look like she would take your lunch money.


They can't all be sages though...right?
Why not? They are probably all the Fire Sages from all over the Fire Nation. That should be a lot of people.
Cut to an overhead view of the royal plaza in the Fire Nation. There's a ship docked near the port and some contigents are seen on both sides of the red carpet. Cut to a group of Fire Nation citizens bowing down to a palanquin passing by with a silhouette of a person inside. Cut to a close up to Ozai's face to reveal that he is the one currently in the palanquin. Cut to an overhead shot of the red carpet as Ozai's palanquin proceeds forward.
A large, maroon phoenix motif banner is raised behind him. Cut to the line of firebenders holding the normal, red Fire Lord banners as another group of firebenders in front of them bring up the new, maroon Phoenix King banners. Cut to the other side as they do the same. Cut to 2 firebenders poised beside a giant urn at the bottom of a pillar. Camera zooms in on the urn as they firebend into 2 openings at the side of the urn. Camera pans up the pillar as fire lights up at the top. Cut to the citizens as they bow down. The pillars on each side of the banner light up to resemble a pair of phoenix wings. Cut back to Ozai in his full phoenix armor as the camera slowly zooms out to show the banner and the fire pillars.
I must have transcribed wrongly all those years ago huh? They felt like citizens instead of sages to me.
Is there a need to argue who exactly was there as Ozai's Phoenix King ceremony in the Capitol that was shown to be crowded with ordinary citizens in early Book 3? Why can't the citizens be wearing ceremonial outfits to welcome their new pompous king?
Zuko strikes to me as being more laid back and would easily tell others to not have so much fanfare during his coronation ceremony after a war where everyone else suffered besides the FN. I would assume Zuko asked the audience to dress humbly.
Why can't they be Fire Sages? They look exactly like Fire Sages, and they sure had a good reason to be there in those great numbers, as Ozai was effectively their Pope.
I dunno, but citizens clothing exactly like priests during ceremonies is kinda' weird for me.
Why not? Given the FN's strict regime, I won't be surprised that the citizens have mandatory clothes for certain events.
But Fire Sage clothes? One would think that citizens and priests should be distinctive during ceremonies to give a visual representation to the social hierarchy.
#456 - AtoMaki in a grudge match with Icy_Ashford over what does or does not count as a Fire Sage in the Fire Nation. I don't even know why except it is the most polite example of "no you're wrong" I have ever seen... obviously they're both misplaced Canadians.
#3 - Canadians - even the smug ones... they're like puppies... I love puppies.


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An extreme case of Other People syndrome
When I write the aforementioned phrases, what I'm referring to is the notion that Warmists want Someone Else, That Guy, Other People, to suffer for the beliefs of the Warmist(s), but the Warmist(s) do not want to suffer themselves. The regulations, rules, laws, penalties, taxes, cost increases, etc, should not apply to the Warmists.
Of course, their Other People policies would mean that the cost of living would go way up for everyone.
Democrats' newest climate platform: Hammering fossil fuel companies
Democratic White House hopefuls are getting increasingly aggressive on climate change — and calling for oil, gas and coal producers to pay for their role in climbing temperatures, rising seas and catastrophic weather.
The sharpened tone includes former Vice President Joe Biden's promise to "take action against fossil fuel companies," as well as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' charge that the businesses committed "criminal activity" by knowingly producing the greenhouse gases that worsen climate change. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is proposing legislation that could pave the way for lawsuits against the companies, while Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has accused fossil fuel producers of "killing people" and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to create a fossil fuel "excise tax."
The rhetoric echoes the fervor of the climate change activists who have pushed Democrats to embrace an ambitious "Green New Deal" that would wean the U.S. off fossil fuels in a decade or more, and comes amid lawsuits from states, cities and citizens accusing the companies of hiding the evidence that their products are harming the planet.
Interestingly, the article never once mentions the climahypocrisy of these Democrats, whose use of fossil fuels is well, well above that of the average American.
But Republicans say they welcome the trend, too, accusing Democrats of pushing a radical attack on an industry that has provided one of the brightest spots in the economy and has reduced U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
"The deeper and the longer the Democrats talk about this, the happier the Trump campaign is," said Ford O'Connell, a Republican strategist who speaks regularly with the White House and President Donald Trump's reelection effort. "They see fodder not so much in the issue but in the solutions being proposed by the Democrats."
And that is a political line of attack that they need to hammer Democrats on, because the hate fossil fuels policies would, again, cause the cost of living to skyrocket for citizens.
Polls indicate that voters increasingly see climate change as one of the biggest issues facing the country, in contrast to past election cycles. A survey of 5,000 people by the Yale Project on Climate Communication found 57 percent of Americans believe fossil fuel companies are responsible and should pay for the destruction caused by climate change, and 50 percent support suing those companies. The Yale group found that protecting the environment and climate change were the second- and third-most important issues to liberal Democratic voters, a result that director Anthony Leiserowitz described as "stunning."
Perhaps so, especially when the climate cult members in the media constantly yammer about the coming soon (fake) doom scam. But, remember, most people refuse to pay more than $10 a month. What would be the monthly cost of the Dems hate fossil fuels policies? Nothing has increased the prosperity of people than fossil fuels.
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'Bionic wasps' could be miniature future weapon with a deadly sting
By Donald Macintyre
The Independent (http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article1993613.ece)
A high-tech and unmanned "bionic wasp" capable of destroying a cell of militants or guerrillas is among a series of futuristic weapons being discussed by a group of experts set up by the Israeli Deputy Prime Minister, Shimon Peres.
A spokeswoman for Mr Peres yesterday confirmed a report that the veteran politician had set up a 15-strong group of experts in security, high technology, business and academia to discuss the use of battlefield "nanotechnology".
The report carried by the mass circulation daily Yedhiot Ahronot said the emerging technology would allow weapons, based on "building blocks" the size of a millionth of a millimetre, and of the sort that "one sees today only in science fiction films".
It quoted Mr Peres, a holder of the Nobel Peace Prize, as telling a recent meeting: "The war in Lebanon proved that we need tiny weapons. There is no point in sending a hundred-million-dollar aircraft against a suicide terrorist. From this we will assemble the weapons of the future and also innumerable civilian developments. That is where the future is."
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The Show Must Go On As The 2015 African Cup Of Nations Gets Set To Start
By Back Of The Net January 15, 2015 January 15, 2015
This Saturday sees the kick off of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with host nation Equatorial Guinea taking on Congo in the opening match. The start of this year's tournament will come as a great relief to the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou who has endured a stressful time of late since Morocco spectacularly pulled the plug on hosting the event in an announcement made in October 2014. Originally selected back in 2011, Morocco informed CAF that it refused to host the tournament amid concerns around the Ebola virus epidemic that was gripping parts of western Africa spreading to their country. Their principle fear was that if the virus spread to Morocco it would affect one of their principle pillars of revenue – tourism with visitors staying away as a result. Whilst reassurances were made by CAF, Morocco failed to budge and as a result the tournament had to be relocated quickly. Step forward Equatorial Guinea, who despite the tight turnaround believed that they could host Africa's biggest tournament.
CAF President Issa Hayatou has had much to ponder of late
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Tight is hardly how to describe the situation that Guinea faced, left with only 8 weeks to organize a 16 team 3 week long tournament. Venues had to be identified and secured quickly, accommodation for all 16 teams established as well as hundreds of other smaller items including match scheduling, ticket allocation and security to name a few. There was little time for this small oil rich central African state to improve on the stadiums so some fall far behind what would be classed as international ready. But Hayatou is hardly in a position to complain having taken the tough decision not to delay or postpone the tournament after Morocco's exit. Hayatou is also facing the wrath of several national teams and coaches who are highly critical of the facilities in Guinea and its organization in general, citing the federation has done little to help resolve a growing list of problems. Guinea to be fair has done a remarkable job in getting ready, albeit with slight hiccups along the way – some nations are still hunting for additional accommodation as there aren't enough hotel rooms to go around whilst others who are lucky enough to have rooms have found in some cases a lack running water or rooms in a desperate state of disrepair. Despite the chaos, the tournament will kick off in earnest on Saturday with the football taking the spotlight rather than the circus that has led up to it.
Not all the accommodation options in Guinea have been up to scratch
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Algeria enter the tournament as strong favourites after an outstanding World Cup which saw them reaching the last 16 for the first time in their history. Regarded by many as the best team in Africa at the present time, Algeria play an attractive fast flowing game which utilizes many of the same squad retained from the Brazil World Cup. Stand out players Yacine Brahimi, Islam Slimani and Sofiane Feghouli will need to be on form and up for the event when they kick off their campaign against South Africa on Monday. To win the tournament, Algeria will need to first escape from what is by far the hardest group that also contains Ghana and Senegal alongside South Africa. Ghana in particular are keen to put their poor performance at the World Cup behind them and show that they are a dominant force in African football. It has remarkably been 30 years since Ghana lifted the Cup, something the current team is all too aware of and keen to rectify. As too are the stars of the Ivory Coast team who have had to wait 20 years since their last victory. But with Manchester City's newest signing Wilfried Bony on a rich vein of form coming into the tournament as well as host of other star players around him like Yaya Toure, Gervinho and Salomon Kalou, the Ivory Coast has a very strong chance of ending their run of bad luck. South Africa and Cameroon are considered potential winners as well after strong qualifying campaigns. The two nations, who have a rich pedigree in international football have fallen on darker days of late but are displaying early signs of recovery in their recent form.
Few are giving host nation Equatorial Guinea much of a chance of providing a shock but as history has shown in the past, the winner of the African Cup of Nations is hardly an easy one to predict. Zambia were shock winners in 2012 whilst Burkina Faso almost upset the apple cart last year before being beat in the final by a young and vibrant Nigeria side. Regardless of the winner, the next three weeks will be an action packed hell raising experience for the fans that have made the journey. Whilst not on the same level of stature as the World Cup, the African Cup of Nations is certainly one of the most vivacious in international football. It's a tournament that showcases the very best of African talent and for Hayatou is the highlight of the calendar year, hence his desire to make it happen.
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