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Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid are the
contenders in a secret ballot that
will be announced at 21:00 BST on
Saturday.
Turkish city Istanbul was the first to
reveal its presentation at a meeting
of International Olympic Committee
(IOC) members in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Tokyo's bid was shown second,
followed by the Madrid
presentation.
IOC members will also decide on
Sunday which one of squash,
baseball/softball (joint bid) or
wrestling will be added to the
Olympic Games programme in 2020.
And a new IOC president will be
elected to replace the outgoing
Jacques Rogge.
The Turkish presentation, Istanbul's
fifth bid for the Olympics in the
past 20 years, focused on linking
Europe and Asia together, with
importance placed on the country's
ancient history and the multi-
cultural population.
Istanbul's campaign had suffered a
setback from political protests this
summer - some at proposed Olympic
venues - and also a series of doping
scandals among the country's
athletes. But the bid presentation
highlighted the strength of the
country's economy, the ambition to
inspire future athletes and the
prospect that the Games would
bring peace to the region. It also
repeatedly referenced "zero
tolerance to doping".
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said: "To decide to host
the Olympic Games in Turkey, the
land of youth, and in the 8,000-
year-old city of Istanbul, a city
where continents meet, will embody
the Olympic spirit.
"It will be the bridge to link the
past with the future and link
continents, cities and the legacy of
mankind. We see the Olympic
Games as the rings of peace,
sharing and respect."
Japan's bid was the second to be
heard and Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe insisted Tokyo was a safe place
to host the Games.
After an earthquake and tsunami
hit the north-east of the country in
2011, there have been concerns
that the Fukushima nuclear plant,
which is 150 miles from the city, is
unsafe. But Abe insisted: "It has
never done, and will never do any
damage to Tokyo."
The presentation also revealed the
role sport had played in boosting
the country in the past two years
and pointed out that no Japanese
athlete had failed a drug test at an
Olympics or Paralympics.
Sponsorship would reach record
levels and 10 new permanent sports
venues would be constructed,
including the Olympic Stadium,
which will be finished by 2019, in
time to host the Rugby World Cup.
Spain's bid emphasised providing a
"sensible, reliable and trustworthy"
Olympics.
The presentation revealed that 80%
of potential venues were already
built and in use, although the
delegation was also keen to stress
that "Madrid is fun" and a popular
tourism destination.
"This is the most responsible
funding in recent Olympic history,"
said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
"Madrid can host the Olympics
without any risk to the Olympic
movement."
But there were further questions
relating to Spain's attitude to
illegal drug taking in sport, after
the destruction of 200 blood bags
in the recent Operation Puerto
doping scandal.
"We have had a problem in the
past [with doping] but we have
sharpened the law," said Madrid
bid president Alejandro Blanco.
"We are committed to fighting
against doping and we believe in
clean sport."
Mike Lee, the head of Vero
Communications who worked on the
successful Olympic bids for London,
Rio de Janeiro (2016) and
Pyeongchang (winter 2018), believes
there is still all to play for.
He said: "All the bid teams have
been forced onto the defensive for
a large part of this campaign
because of a range of issues.
"It does still feel that there is a lot
to play for, and the final
presentations and last two days of
lobbying could be very important."
A decision will also be reached by
IOC members on the addition of an
extra sport for the 2020 Olympics.
A space was freed when wrestling
was originally dropped in February,
though it was then allowed to
reapply.
It remains in the running after the
IOC executive board voted for it
following 30-minute presentations
by each international federation.
Baseball and softball were dropped
as individual sports after 2008 in
Beijing, but are now back as a joint
bid, while squash has never been
played at the Olympics, although it
is a Commonwealth Games sport.
IOC president Jacques Rogge will
step down on Tuesday after 12
years at the helm and a secret
ballot will take place on the same
day to decide from six candidates to
replace the 71-year-old Belgian.
The new president will face tough
issues, including concerns over anti-
gay legislation in Russia ahead of
February's Winter Games in Sochi
and construction delays before the
2016 Olympics in Rio.

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It's been two months since the
Academic Staff Union of
Universities embarked on a
nationwide indefinite strike. This
was as a result of the inability of
the Federal Government to
implement some of the issues
contained in a 2009 agreement it
had with ASUU. Recently Saturday
Vanguard spoke with parents whose
children are affected as they
begged the government to reach a
compromise with ASUU .
Government not feeling the strike
because their children are in
private universities- Ohwaguono
Onos
Mr. Ohwaguono Onos, a parent and
a post graduate student of
University of Lagos( UNILAG), who
was affected by the strike has this
to say.
"The ASUU strike has made my
children shift focus to other things
that are costing me additional
funds I didn't budget for. And
parents who cannot engage their
wards in these suffer distress and
heart-aches because of the
nuisance the students constitute
at home. One thing I have learnt is
that after each episode of strike,
the students are no more focused
even when they resume lectures
because they have been out for so
long. ASUU went on strike because
they want the govenrment to come
to their plight and help them.
"If the Senators can have sitting
and sleeping allowances, then the
builders of these characters should
be considered; they are the
lecturers. My only pain is that
these ones in government are not
feeling it because their own
children are not in the Federal and
State universities. Their children
are abroad schooling, their
children are in private universities.
Most of the people in sensitive
government positions are the
owners of most private Universities
which are funded by our own
money. How can the strike affect
the government? Our plea is for
the government to listen to the
masses, listen to ASUU and help
them; that way they are helping us
and saving the future.
Federal government should meet
the demands of the lecturers -
Oluranti Olushola
Mrs Oluranti Olushola, a teacher
who said her son was affected by
the strike pleaded that the Federal
Government should help them so
their children can go back to
school. "I am seriously appealing
to the Federal Government, on
behalf of Nigerian parents, to end
the strike and make education a
top priority and also save the
education sector from imminent
collapse."
She noted that the government
voluntarily entered into an
agreement with the union in 2009
to fund universities better and
meet some other demands of the
union. "The Federal Government
must at all costs meet the
demands of the union to save the
future of our children," she said.
Government should avoid workers'
strike - Mrs Ruquiyat Adebayo
Another teacher, Mrs Ruquiyat
Adebayo disclosed that that ASUU's
demands were genuine. She urged
the government to make any
sacrifice to improve the education
sector. Mrs Adebayo also advised
the government to avoid workers'
strike by meeting their demands
early."ASUU is not asking for too
much. It's demands are justified.
We have the resources in this
country, and we must set our
priorities right. Education must
come first in all our
plans."Whatever it will take,
Nigeria must improve the welfare
of the University teachers," she
said.
Governmet should resolve the
conflict with ASUU - Moturayo
Madandola
Mrs Moturayo Madandola whose
child was affected by the strike
said government should resolve
the conflict with ASUU quickly to
save the University system from
collapse. "The Federal Government
should accede to the demands of
the striking union so that our
children can go back to school,"
she said.
Government should be considerate
- Malik Alabi
Malik Alabi, a businessman
expressed his feelings with anger
saying, "don't mind those people
in government , all their children
are schooling abroad. How would
they remember us? They only plan
to travel to Dubai for vacation,
travel out of the country for
medical check up, send their
children to Harvard and all the
good schools abroad. These people
should also consider the parents
who suffer to pay school fees for
our children . I have two children
at OAU and they are both at home
doing nothing and it pains me a
lot . My only plea is that Federal
Government should help us
because the parents are the ones
suffering it more".
Four -year course is running six
years because of the strike -
Deaconess Joy Osewengie
Deaconness Mrs. Joy Osewengie, a
mother of two students in the
University of Benin (UNIBEN)
expressed her concern saying, "The
ASUU strike has turned into
something else; my children are
not doing anything at home.
Courses that are supposed to run
for four years are now running six
years and above. When will the
children finish their programmes in
the Universities and become very
useful to their family and the
society?
"The government should know that
an idle mind is the devil's
workshop. We should bear in mind
that these ones are the future of
this great nation and if they are
half baked because of strike and
crisis, then we may end up with a
very sick nation."
http://m.allafrica.com/stories/201308310137.html/

MADRID, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Real
Madrid midfielder Kaka has
announced that he wants to leave
the club before the transfer window
closes in two days.
The Brazilian who has just started
his fifth season with the club, scored
twice in Madrid's friendly game away
to Deportivo la Coruna on Thursday
night and then spoke to the press.
He was momentarily the most
expensive player in the world until
the club also signed Cristiano
Ronaldo in the summer of 2009, but
while Ronaldo has been an
unqualified success, injuries have
stopped Kaka ever approaching the
form he showed at AC Milan and the
imminent arrival of Gareth Bale will
push him further to the fringes of
the squad.
"Physically I feel very good, but the
club knows that I want to find a
solution to my situation," said Kaka.
"Things are difficult for me and
there is less and less space," he
added. "I am training every day, but
that doesn't mean I am happy and I
have spoken to my father (who is
also his agent) to see if there is
something," continued the player.
A return to Milan could be the
Brazilian's best option after AC
Milan CEO, Adriano Galliani said
"Kaka is in our hearts and he could
return, it's possible," in response to
questions about the player, while
Kaka himself ruled out a return to
his homeland.
"I can't go back to Brazil because
the market is closed. It would have
to be Europe. I think the best for
me and the club is for us to reach a
friendly agreement. It is a good
moment to leave, but I don't want to
talk about other teams, as I haven't
spoken to any," he said.
However, Kaka admitted that he has
spoken to his current club about
finding a way out.
"The club knows I want to leave and
I would like them to help me to find
a solution. Everyone in the club
knows and I hope we can find a
solution between here and Monday,"
he concluded.
While Kaka looks to be on the way
out and probably won't be missed
by Madrid fans, there is good news
regarding Ronaldo after the
newspaper El Mundo Deportivo,
traditionally a pro-Barca paper,
announced that he had agreed a
new contract which will last until
June 2018, thus ending worries that
he could leave on a cut price deal in
2014 or for nothing in 2015.
The paper reports the deal has not
yet been made official and it will
probably have to wait until after the
international break next week.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2013-08/30/c_132677881.htm

Kate Middleton is the ultimate
super-mom. On Monday, Aug. 26,
just five weeks after giving birth
to Prince George, the Duchess of
Cambridge went for a grocery run
with an enviably thin frame. Still,
a Middleton family source insists
to Us Weekly** that the new
mom has "hardly done anything
to lose the weight . . . she looks
incredible. "A few weeks after
George was born, you could
hardly tell she had just given
birth," the source marveled of
Prince William**'s wife.
And indeed, 31-year-old
Middleton looked radiant as she
ran errands on Monday, Aug. 26,
in Sebago flats, snug black skinny
jeans and a black-and-white
striped shirt. The royal even
pushed her own shopping cart
through the parking lot of her
local Waitrose supermarket.
"Kate's still breastfeeding and
the small weight she gained
while pregnant has just melted
off," the source continued. "She's
not dieting. After giving birth,
she did continue with her yoga."
During her pregnancy, Middleton
frequently took brisk walks with
the couple's dog Lupo and had
prenatal yoga sessions with a
private instructor.
Middleton and William, 31,**
have been taking things easy
since the fanfare of George's
arrival, spending time together as
family in Anglesey while they
await the renovation of their
home in Apartment 1A at
Kensington Palace.
And, according to 31-year-old
William, the couple have been
getting to know their little
bundle of joy a little better in
the meantime.
"He's a little bit of a rascal, put
it that way," the proud father
told CNN in a TV interview last
week. "So he either reminds me
of my brother or me when I was
younger. I'm not sure. But he's
doing very well at the moment."
http://m.usmag.com/?redirurl=/celebrity-body/news/kate-middleton-has-hardly-done-anything-to-lose-baby-weight-2013298

Scientists are surprised the feature
has not been worn away by
successive glaciations
One of the biggest canyons in the
world has been found beneath the
ice sheet that smothers most of
Greenland.
The canyon - which is 800km long
and up to 800m deep - was carved
out by a great river more than four
million years ago, before the ice
arrived.
It was discovered by accident as
scientists researching climate
change mapped Greenland’s
bedrock by radar.
The British Antarctic Survey said it
was remarkable to find so huge a
geographical feature previously
unseen.
The hidden valley is longer than
the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It
snakes its way from the centre of
Greenland up to the northern
coastline and before the ice sheet
was formed it would have contained
a river gushing into the Arctic
Ocean. Now it is packed with ice.
The ice sheet, up to 3km (2 miles)
thick, is now so heavy that it makes
the island sag in the middle
(central Greenland was previously
about 500m above sea level, now it
is 200m below sea level).
The canyon still runs “downhill”,
though, and meltwater from the ice
sheet seeps out below sea level at
the northern end – at a relative
trickle, rather than a torrent.
Glaciologists think the canyon plays
an important role in transporting
sub-glacial meltwater produced at
the bed towards the ocean.
The canyon was discovered by
researchers working on one of the
great scientific puzzles – how much
will the Greenland ice sheet
contribute to sea level rise if, as
predicted, the Arctic continues to
warm as greenhouse gases
increase?
They sought the answer with
myriad flights using radar to
bounce signals back off the bedrock
underneath. Ice is transparent to
radio waves at certain frequencies.
Studying the data collected mainly
by Nasa and researchers from the
UK and Germany over decades, they
were amazed to stumble across the
canyon.
The lead author, Prof Jonathan
Bamber of Bristol University said:
"With satellite images instantly
available on a mobile phone we
could assume that the Earth has
been fully mapped, but there's
clearly a lot left to discover. We're
incredibly excited about this - it
really is a once-in-a-lifetime
discovery to find something on this
scale."
Prof David Vaughan from British
Antarctic Survey (Bas) told BBC
News: “The Greenland and Antarctic
ice sheets hide a lot. It’s pretty
surprising to find this canyon.
Greenland isn’t that big for a
canyon of that size, and for it to
survive in its pre-glacial form after
successive glaciations is quite
something.”
Prof Vaughan said the canyon would
have been partly uncovered at the
time of the last interglacial 100,000
years ago. “There’s likely be some
sort of bacteria down there -
whether it’s viable is a different
matter,” he said.
The canyon has never been seen by
humans, who didn't exist four
million years ago. If the Greenland
ice sheet melts completely it will
raise global sea level by 7 metres
and swamp many major cities, so
hopefully this is one great
geographical feature that won't
become a tourist destination.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23866810

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OMG.v been laughing like crazy n i can't breath well.nice jokes bro,nice one

that is so sweet n cute.i do d same 4 my dogs wen i was young. i love dogs so so much

snakes huh i fear them more dan anything especially wen der is no lite.der was a incident in our house months ago wen a snake entered one of my sisters room dat she couldn't sleep in d "house " because of dat until it was gone even though it was nt found 'cos d room was ransacked,things was moved out.chai nobody could move near dat room.

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its not latina girls , its latino girls point of correction

can sm1 pls explain dis cashless Nigeria 2 me

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please wot is wrong with ha face 'cos it doesn't look like ha .she looks like Sandra ho. i guess she went under blade .

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every part of church service.some times praise n worship some times the word some times tithes some times taking of d Holy Communion.as d spirit leads