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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
SHOCKING: Nigerian Man shot three times for wearing Obama t-shirt
A man told today how he was shot three times in a London street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt.
Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in an off-licence when the gunman confronted him and glared at the top, which carries an image of the Democrat US presidential candidate underneath the legend 'Believe'.
The man then launched into a tirade of racist slurs, shouting 'I f***ing hate n*****s' and urging 36-year-old Mr Egwuatu to leave the shop with him.
The man then left the shop but when Mr Egwuatu re-emerged, the attacker was waiting for him in broad daylight with a threatening-looking dog and holding a gun behind his back.
Realising what had sparked the increasingly violent assault, the terrified Mr Egwuatu zipped up his jacket to cover the image of Mr Obama and walked to his car.
But the shaven-headed man, who was white, followed Mr Egwuatu and after pulling open the passenger door pointed the gun at him.
After pleading with the man to leave him alone, the married former street warden put the keys in the ignition and turned the engine on.
The attacker then fired the gas-powered ball-bearing pistol three times, hitting the civil servant in the face, hand and shoulder.
Fearing for his life and bleeding heavily, Mr Egwuatu raced away in his car and found somewhere safe to call for help.
He was taken to hospital and later sent to have a piece of metal removed from his jaw.
Mr Egwuatu, a data analyst with Croydon Council, said: 'The venom in his voice was frightening.
'He was telling me that he was going to kill me.
'I couldn't believe it was happening - and just because I was wearing an Obama T-shirt. He was trying to make me walk somewhere quieter, saying: 'I've got something for you,' and 'I'm going to kill you.'
He added: 'Obama inspires me, his educational track record alone is quite unbelievable - that is why I was wearing the T-shirt.
'I did not think for one minute it could stir up such powerful feelings of hatred and I never said a word to him.'
Mr Egwuatu's wife, Angela, 35, said neither of them had experienced anything like it during their childhood in Nigeria.
Mrs Egwuatu, an immigration officer, said: 'At first my feelings were pure horror and now it is pure anger.
'If he had been carrying a real gun I would have been a widow. It is just ridiculous.
'I don't know how a person's mentality works. Why would a T-shirt get you to the point where you want to shoot someone.'
To the untrained eye, ball-bearing guns like the one used in the attack look every bit like a real firearm.
The potentially lethal weapons are often converted by criminals to fire real bullets, and can be bought easily in high-street shops and on websites.
The Met said it was investigating the incident, which took place in South Norwood, and that police searched a nearby house which the attacker was seen going into.
No one has been arrested.
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Voting could prove deadly, study finds
Fatal vehicle wrecks spike on Election Day, researchers say
CHICAGO — Could voting for president be hazardous to your health?
An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter's 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that's no reason not to go to the polls.
The study found that on average, 24 more people died in car crashes during voting hours on presidential Election Days than on other October and November Tuesdays.
That amounts to an 18 percent increased risk of death. And compared with non-election days, an additional 800 people suffered disabling injuries.
The results were pretty consistent on all eight presidential Election Days that were analyzed, up to George W. Bush's victory over Sen. John Kerry in 2004.
"This is one of the most off-the-wall things I've ever read, but the science is good," said Roy Lucke, senior scientist at Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety. He was not involved in the study, which appears in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association.
Rushing to get to polling places before or after work, driving on unfamiliar routes, and being distracted by thinking about the candidates were among possible reasons cited by the Canadian researchers.
Redelmeier said he and co-researcher Robert Tibshirani, now at Stanford University, were partly motivated to do the study out of concern about public health implications of traffic accidents.
Highway crashes kill about 1 million worldwide each year, including about 41,059 last year in the United States, which has one of the highest traffic death rates among industrialized countries.
Other analyses have found traffic deaths go up when more people are on the road, as during summer months, or during festive times when alcohol use increases, including Super Bowl Sunday and winter holidays, said Ellen Martin, a spokeswoman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The study is based on an analysis of the highway traffic safety agency's fatal crash data.
The researchers looked at traffic-related deaths during polling hours on presidential Election Days and the two Tuesdays before and afterward over 30 years.
There were 3,417 total deaths, including 1,265 on Election Days. The Election Day average was 158, versus 134 on the other Tuesdays. The crashes involved drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
Redelmeier said the data don't indicate where drivers were going when crashes occurred.
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CHICAGO — Could voting for president be hazardous to your health?
An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter's 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that's no reason not to go to the polls.
The study found that on average, 24 more people died in car crashes during voting hours on presidential Election Days than on other October and November Tuesdays.
That amounts to an 18 percent increased risk of death. And compared with non-election days, an additional 800 people suffered disabling injuries.
The results were pretty consistent on all eight presidential Election Days that were analyzed, up to George W. Bush's victory over Sen. John Kerry in 2004.
"This is one of the most off-the-wall things I've ever read, but the science is good," said Roy Lucke, senior scientist at Northwestern University's Center for Public Safety. He was not involved in the study, which appears in the latest Journal of the American Medical Association.
Rushing to get to polling places before or after work, driving on unfamiliar routes, and being distracted by thinking about the candidates were among possible reasons cited by the Canadian researchers.
Redelmeier said he and co-researcher Robert Tibshirani, now at Stanford University, were partly motivated to do the study out of concern about public health implications of traffic accidents.
Highway crashes kill about 1 million worldwide each year, including about 41,059 last year in the United States, which has one of the highest traffic death rates among industrialized countries.
Other analyses have found traffic deaths go up when more people are on the road, as during summer months, or during festive times when alcohol use increases, including Super Bowl Sunday and winter holidays, said Ellen Martin, a spokeswoman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The study is based on an analysis of the highway traffic safety agency's fatal crash data.
The researchers looked at traffic-related deaths during polling hours on presidential Election Days and the two Tuesdays before and afterward over 30 years.
There were 3,417 total deaths, including 1,265 on Election Days. The Election Day average was 158, versus 134 on the other Tuesdays. The crashes involved drivers, passengers and pedestrians.
Redelmeier said the data don't indicate where drivers were going when crashes occurred.
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
NEWS UPDATE: Florida man shoots self after being denied sex by girlfriend
OCTOBER 2--Denied sex by his girlfriend, a Florida man yesterday responded by shooting himself, threatening the woman, and then passing out on the kitchen floor (after hitting the oven on the way down). Jonathon Guabello, 29, was apparently under the influence of booze and Xanax when he shot himself in the right shoulder with a rifle in the Fort Myers apartment he shared with his girlfriend of five months. According to a Lee County Sheriff's Office report, the couple had returned home after fighting at a local bar and "Guabello wanted to have sex." A copy of the October 1 report can be found below. Turned down by his girlfriend, Guabello, pictured in the mug shot at right, became irate. After the woman departed the couple's bedroom, Guabello shot himself. He has been charged with firing a weapon in an occupied dwelling and threatening to assault his girlfriend
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P Square and Busta Rhymes To Hit Warri
If you are one of those who think the Okoye boys, made up of P-Square and Jude would be satisfied with just churning out good videos and music hits that set the pace in the Nigerian music industry, you are dead wrong.
P-Square is taking the game several steps ahead of their contemporaries by being the first musical group in Nigeria to host another musician of international repute. And that musician is none other than Busta Rhymes.
In an interactive session with newsmen, the duo of Peter and Paul alongside their brother cum manager, Jude told Showbiz Now that they are bringing Busta Rhymes to this oil rich country in order to make the kind of entertainment that has always been the exclusive privilege of people who reside in Lagos available to people of South-East and South-South.
‘In the past, all these kinds of shows where international acts come to perform usually take place in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja. But what happens to those living outside of these states? We are taking it upon ourselves to see to it that these set of people are entertained as well. As you know, P-Square don’t do things half-measure, we want to kick-start this in a peculiar way by bringing one and only Busta Rhymes.’
The show, which is being put together by Northside Entertainment; an outfit owned by Jude, Peter and Paul Okoye has been tagged ‘Da Independence Blast’. ‘It is named Da Independence Blast because the show is scheduled to hold on September 30, 2008 to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence Day’, Paul Okoye commented.
The event will attract actors from various sectors of the entertainment industry like comedians, Nollywood stars and musicians.
Aside P-Square, Timaya, J martins, 2shotz, Black Solo and Banky W will also serenade the audience.
According to Jude, RMD, AY, Gordons and Talkative will also be on the stage to add entertainment sparkle to the event, while Africa ’s number one DJ, Jimmy Jatt will be the spin master at the event. Tickets for the show would go for N5000.
Meanwhile, feelers reaching us indicate that the oil-rich state is already in high pitch in anticipation and countless of people are already in mad rush for the tickets.
So, what should one expect as these two heavyweights jam together on the same stage?
‘Musical fireworks’ was the response of Peter. ‘We are already known as energetic performers. And considering the fact that this is our first event as promoters as it were, nothing short of musical fireworks should be expected of us. We shall literarily set Warri on fire.’
The show, which will be managed by Howie T’s Kiss Events and will hold at the Grand Hotel, Asaba in Delta state.
P Square won the "Grab Da Mic" competition in 2001 and later that year they released their ‘Last Nite’ album which was released under ‘Timbuk2 Music Label’ owned by their first Manager, Bayo Odusami aka Howie T.
The duo was nominated as "Most Promising African Group" in the KORA Awards three months after the release of their debut album and they eventually won the 2003 Award for Musical Excellence in Nigeria (AMEN) for ‘Best R& B Group’.
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What To Do During A Recession
So there’s a ton of talk recently that we’re moving towards a Recession. That’s right… a Recession! Isn’t that horrible? Well, sort of, but what exactly is a recession? A recession, by definition, is when the GDP declines for two or more consecutive quarters; but how does that really affect you? In reality, it’s a period of economic slowdown that is marked with companies earning less, paying less, and generally things in life are a little less prosperous.
So, what should you do to prepare yourself if a recession, specifically a prolonged recession, hits? It’s actually quite simple, the biggest fear you have and the biggest thing you should prepare for is the possibility that you could lose your job. In a recession, companies often scale back operations as sales lag and when that happens employees are often one of the things to hit the chopping block. To prepare for this, keep your ear to the ground and make sure that in the event that you are let go, the first you hear of it shouldn’t be the moment after your boss calls you to his office to deliver the bad news. The second part of preparation is to pull back your spending and boost your emergency fund. What? Don’t have one? Start one immediately! That’s what you will be to lean on as your income because you won’t be earning money if you’re unemployed.
Now, preparing for the worst is always a good idea but the worst may never happen. In recent memory, recessions haven’t been all that bad for most Americans so the doomsday scenario isn’t all that likely. What’s more likely is that raises won’t be as big and promotions won’t be as plentiful, which is fine because it’s better than being fired. So, if the only real tip is to pad an emergency fund, what’s the big deal? The big deal is that you need to begin planning for it now. If you wait until it hits the cover of Time or the New York Times, it is already too late.
How can you pad the emergency fund now? If you’re contributing more than your employer match in your 401k, consider pulling back so you can put that towards savings. If you’re making large payments on your car note, consider downsizing your car and getting into something you can handle better. Some things are easier than others (adjusting 401k contributions is easier than changing cars) but ultimately you want to reduce your spending to pad that fund. Whether or not a recession does hit, having a nice fat emergency fund is certainly something valuable in any economic situation (one can lose their job during a period of economic prosperity!).
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So, what should you do to prepare yourself if a recession, specifically a prolonged recession, hits? It’s actually quite simple, the biggest fear you have and the biggest thing you should prepare for is the possibility that you could lose your job. In a recession, companies often scale back operations as sales lag and when that happens employees are often one of the things to hit the chopping block. To prepare for this, keep your ear to the ground and make sure that in the event that you are let go, the first you hear of it shouldn’t be the moment after your boss calls you to his office to deliver the bad news. The second part of preparation is to pull back your spending and boost your emergency fund. What? Don’t have one? Start one immediately! That’s what you will be to lean on as your income because you won’t be earning money if you’re unemployed.
Now, preparing for the worst is always a good idea but the worst may never happen. In recent memory, recessions haven’t been all that bad for most Americans so the doomsday scenario isn’t all that likely. What’s more likely is that raises won’t be as big and promotions won’t be as plentiful, which is fine because it’s better than being fired. So, if the only real tip is to pad an emergency fund, what’s the big deal? The big deal is that you need to begin planning for it now. If you wait until it hits the cover of Time or the New York Times, it is already too late.
How can you pad the emergency fund now? If you’re contributing more than your employer match in your 401k, consider pulling back so you can put that towards savings. If you’re making large payments on your car note, consider downsizing your car and getting into something you can handle better. Some things are easier than others (adjusting 401k contributions is easier than changing cars) but ultimately you want to reduce your spending to pad that fund. Whether or not a recession does hit, having a nice fat emergency fund is certainly something valuable in any economic situation (one can lose their job during a period of economic prosperity!).
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NEWS UPDATE: Abandoned Home Sells For $1.75 On eBay
SAGINAW, Mich. -- With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman is getting an abandoned home in Saginaw.
Joanne Smith, 30, recently was the top bidder for the home at 1606 Perkins street during an auction on eBay.
Her bid was one of eight for the home, which she said she wants to resell.
Smith moved to Chicago five years ago from Miami, Fla. She said she hasn't seen the property or visited Saginaw.
Saginaw officials said she also must pay almost $1,000 in back taxes and cleanup costs for overgrown weeds and trash.
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The fee is due by Tuesday, March 31, or the city will foreclose on the property.
The owner began the online bidding at one penny.
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Joanne Smith, 30, recently was the top bidder for the home at 1606 Perkins street during an auction on eBay.
Her bid was one of eight for the home, which she said she wants to resell.
Smith moved to Chicago five years ago from Miami, Fla. She said she hasn't seen the property or visited Saginaw.
Saginaw officials said she also must pay almost $1,000 in back taxes and cleanup costs for overgrown weeds and trash.
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The fee is due by Tuesday, March 31, or the city will foreclose on the property.
The owner began the online bidding at one penny.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Polls: Obama leads in critical trio of states
WASHINGTON - Recently trailing or tied, Democrat Barack Obama now leads Republican John McCain in a trio of the most critical, vote-rich states five weeks before the election, according to presidential poll results released Wednesday.
The Democrat's support jumped to 50 percent or above in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania in Quinnipiac University surveys taken during the weekend — after the opening presidential debate and during Monday's dramatic stock market plunge as the House rejected a $700 billion financial bailout plan.
Combined, these states offer 68 of the 270 electoral votes needed for victory on Election Day, Nov. 4.
Pollsters attributed Obama's improved standing to the public's general approval of his debate performance, antipathy toward GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and heightened confidence in the Illinois senator's ability to handle the economic crisis.
The fresh polling is the latest troublesome turn for McCain, the Arizona senator who is trying to regain control of the campaign conversation amid increasingly difficult circumstances for Republicans. It comes on the eve of a debate between Palin and her Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden, and as the financial crisis shapes the presidential race in unpredictable ways.
For now and probably for the next month, the race will be entirely about who can best handle an economy in peril.
The war in Iraq, national security and foreign policy issues — McCain's strengths — have largely fallen by the wayside as each campaign tries to chart a course to the presidency in extraordinarily choppy economic waters.
The new surveys show Obama leading McCain in Florida 51 percent to 43 percent, in Ohio 50 percent to 42 percent and in Pennsylvania 54 percent to 39 percent.
Since 1960, no president has been elected without winning two of those three states.
The results are notable because they show Obama in a strong position in the pair of states that put Bush in the White House in 2000 and kept him there four years later — Florida and Ohio, with 27 and 20 electoral votes, respectively.
Obama has been struggling to break into a comfortable lead in both states; for weeks he had been mostly about even with McCain in Ohio while lagging for months in Florida, even after being the only candidate on the air and spending some $8 million on advertising.
Pennsylvania, with 21 electoral votes, is a different story.
Obama is trying to hang onto the state Democrat John Kerry won four years ago, though McCain has mounted a stiff challenge as he seeks to benefit from his rival's trouble with working-class voters who question his liberal voting record and, perhaps, his race.
The telephone polls, which were taken before and after last week's McCain-Obama debate, have margins of error ranging from plus or minus 2.8 percentage points to plus or minus 3.4 points.
The Democrat's support jumped to 50 percent or above in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania in Quinnipiac University surveys taken during the weekend — after the opening presidential debate and during Monday's dramatic stock market plunge as the House rejected a $700 billion financial bailout plan.
Combined, these states offer 68 of the 270 electoral votes needed for victory on Election Day, Nov. 4.
Pollsters attributed Obama's improved standing to the public's general approval of his debate performance, antipathy toward GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and heightened confidence in the Illinois senator's ability to handle the economic crisis.
The fresh polling is the latest troublesome turn for McCain, the Arizona senator who is trying to regain control of the campaign conversation amid increasingly difficult circumstances for Republicans. It comes on the eve of a debate between Palin and her Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden, and as the financial crisis shapes the presidential race in unpredictable ways.
For now and probably for the next month, the race will be entirely about who can best handle an economy in peril.
The war in Iraq, national security and foreign policy issues — McCain's strengths — have largely fallen by the wayside as each campaign tries to chart a course to the presidency in extraordinarily choppy economic waters.
The new surveys show Obama leading McCain in Florida 51 percent to 43 percent, in Ohio 50 percent to 42 percent and in Pennsylvania 54 percent to 39 percent.
Since 1960, no president has been elected without winning two of those three states.
The results are notable because they show Obama in a strong position in the pair of states that put Bush in the White House in 2000 and kept him there four years later — Florida and Ohio, with 27 and 20 electoral votes, respectively.
Obama has been struggling to break into a comfortable lead in both states; for weeks he had been mostly about even with McCain in Ohio while lagging for months in Florida, even after being the only candidate on the air and spending some $8 million on advertising.
Pennsylvania, with 21 electoral votes, is a different story.
Obama is trying to hang onto the state Democrat John Kerry won four years ago, though McCain has mounted a stiff challenge as he seeks to benefit from his rival's trouble with working-class voters who question his liberal voting record and, perhaps, his race.
The telephone polls, which were taken before and after last week's McCain-Obama debate, have margins of error ranging from plus or minus 2.8 percentage points to plus or minus 3.4 points.
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