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The participating countries of the first World Cup, in 1930:
In 1930, FIFA decided to hold its own international soccer tournament. Because Uruguay had won the previous two tournaments, was celebrating the 100th anniversary of its independence, and (most crucially) was willing to build a new stadium and pay other teams’ travel expenses, the first-ever World Cup was awarded to Montevideo. That 80,000-seat stadium — the Estadio Centenario — wasn’t finished until five days into the tournament, forcing teams to play at several other sites in the city. In the days before reliable transatlantic flight, getting teams from outside the Americas to participate was difficult. Ultimately, four European teams joined (with three arriving on the same boat), along with the US, Mexico, and seven teams from South America. Uruguay won the final — the first of six host nations to win the World Cup over the years. (Note: The colors show the teams' rankings at the end of the tournament. Blue is the winning team.)

World Cup history

The soccer venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics:
Before there was the World Cup, the main international soccer tournaments were held as part of the Olympics and featured only amateur players. For the 1912 Olympics, 11 European countries sent teams to compete at three stadiums in Stockholm. Great Britain won the single-elimination tournament, beating Denmark 4-2 in the final — but Denmark had to play a man down for the majority of the game, due to an injury and rules prohibiting substitutions. Starting in 1920, FIFA — the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, a union of several different European countries’ soccer associations — began organizing the Olympic soccer tournaments. Uruguay won the 1924 and 1928 events, both held in Europe, setting the stage for the first World Cup, in 1930, to be held on South American soil.

The World Cup is probably the most watched sporting event on the planet: an estimated 3.2 billion people — nearly half of humanity — watched at least a minute of the 2010 World Cup, and this year’s viewership will probably top that number. Here are 22 maps that explain the history, geography, and politics of the World Cup and the sport as a whole.

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Despite knowing that he had symptoms of the Ebola virus, a Nigerian diplomat boards a plane in Liberia and flies from that small country to his nation’s capital city of Lagos, a city with 21 million people. The man was fleeing a quarantine meant to contain the Ebola virus. Instead, his body — now a host for the disease — was transporting the highly contagious and deadly, single-strand virus to Nigeria’s largest city.

It sounds like a plot from a medical sci-fi thriller, but it is not fiction.
This is quite real.
The diplomat was treated by a doctor and appears to have survived. However, the doctor was not so fortunate. He died less than three weeks after the encounter.
The Nigerian doctor who visited the diplomat in his hotel room and became infected with Ebola also saw hundreds of patients — operating on at least two of them before he ultimately passed away from the disease.
Nigeria’s government acted quickly to try to stop the outbreak from engulfing the region. However, with hundreds of people who had close contact with the now-deceased doctor and several others who were infected, it may be a losing battle.
According to a recent ABC News report, the World Health Organization (WHO) claims this latest Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria has killed nearly 2,000 people and infected just over 3,600.
With the possibility of the Ebola outbreak widening in the region and eventually spanning the globe, this writer reached out to Board Certified Internal Medicine specialist Dr. Jorge Rodriguezfor more information.
During an interview on Saturday’s “Pure Opelka”radio program, Rodriguez, the show’s frequent medical contributor, shared some of his concerns about the latest news in the Ebola story.
“What’s scary is, it’s now in Nigeria, a country whose capital city has over ten million people,” he said. “And this was all caused by a person that landed there from Liberia.”
In the brief discussion about the mysterious disease, Rodriguez shared some startling information, including, ”This thing is a lot more contagious than we’re being given…or we’re being told about.”
“What scares me the most, and I think I mentioned this before, doctors and nurses are the ones getting this, dying from it and transmitting it,” Rodriguez added. “So, I think there’s a lot more about Ebola and how it’s transmitted that we don’t know.”
When Opelka asked “Dr. Jorge” about the numbers of patients who have contracted Ebola, his response could easily be cause for alarm.
“The head of the CDC said, ‘It’s much worse than what’s being reported.’” He clarified his statement by adding, “The countries there have very poor medical facilities and reporting facilities. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s double or triple what we’re told.”
Dr. Jorge’s segment starts at the 10:30 mark of the recording.
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2014/09/07/doctor-ebola-virus-cases-may-be-underreported-by-as-much-double-or-triple/

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I love ur style

am0s: once in 3yrs

Are u from the north?

dicefrost: toothbrush monthly, I don't bathe with sponge, my skin reacts to it

Ur skin react to sponge?..........in what way?

This question goes to all Nairalanders!

How often do you change this two neccesities?

Mine?........................will be ryt back!

Most of them rely on U.S..........no wonder their shakara too much

donwilly3: Dats cool if dose countries dont betray you esp USA wen in tym of dere need.Dere z notin as cool as avin ur own tin.because dem fit do u serious shakara

Walahi,na true u talk

donmalcolm21: Andorra, Costa Rica, even Lichestein that has one of the best banking system don't have an army. Maybe we need to invade it and steal the money our politician stash there so that Nigeria ll send peace keepers to protect their loot sorry country.

Hun-hun?

Alisha4U: Granada is not a country. Just like calling Kashmir a country.

Owk

I would have agreed that Nigeria should be on the list,cos i was thinking that what difference does it make?,in the sense that BH has been tomenting Nigeria with their cowardly terrorism act...........but i later realize it was many of our "oga at d top" delaying action

This is the time we're waiting for,Nigeria is ready to fight back!

#TeamgoNigeriansoldiers

The LORD of host is with you!

GOD BLESS NIGERIA!

CoolHunk: With psychotic groups like ISIL raising their ugly heads, I think every country should have a standing army/fighting force. A pacifist/defensive army is still better than no army.

I think u're right

Octaves: You forgot Iceland, I guess UK and US will run to their rescue if they fall into trouble, even though it's been invaded before by Britain

You too could add it

TheClown: Granada is not a country but an autonomous region of spain.

Are you sure?

Omexonomy: Fact 1: the population of people in ijora badia ar more than all the countries mention.
Fact 2: 1/10 of the people living in ajegunle are more than all the country mention.
So what the heck is the op saying.

A country is a country!

Saheed9: Does Tahiti has an Army?

No,it is among the list but not among the top ten

rezzy: 11. NIGERIA.

Im still in doubt whether Nigeria has or not

All i know is that Nigerian soldiers are really trying their best

Nobleval: big/fairly large population and landmass.

Assuming Bama is a country on it's own,give me reason why they wouldn't be needing soldiers deployed there

Nobleval: Well these towns don't qualify as country. So I see no reason why they need it.

What else do they need to qualify?

LAGOS, NIGERIA — People avoid shaking hands here these days. The government is urging us not to. This is a serious matter in a country where a casual “hello” is downright rude and everyday greetings involve elaborate rituals based upon age, rank and even the state of the weather and the day of the week. Until about a month ago, it was by no means unusual for two friends, male as well as female, to remain hand-in-hand long after the protocol of the greeting was complete. Now not so. The Ebolascare has introduced a new awkwardness in social relations.
I first heard about the government’s call to avoid shaking hands from a priest at Mass three Sundays ago. It was not long after the Ebola virus had landed at the Lagos airport on July 20 in the person of Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian national and naturalized American citizen who had fled the Liberian capital Monrovia in hope of better treatment in Nigeria. He died five days later, by which time others had been infected, whereupon the Lagos state government, in collaboration with federal authorities, was quick to promulgate the message: Avoid physical contact, wash your hands frequently, and leave it to professionals to handle the dead.
While the country’s myriad radio stations broadcast the warnings, the authorities also asked churches and mosques to spread the word. (Most Nigerians are profoundly religious, and even many nonbelievers attend services, compelled as often as not by neighborly tradition rather than pietistic pressure.)
Working from the airline passenger list and hospital patient information, the authorities were quickly able to develop a comprehensive list of those who came into contact with Mr. Sawyer, and sent medical workers to locate those who might have been exposed to the virus. Some 200 people were put under observation until the 21-day incubation period had passed.
The authorities wanted to avoid the panic and mayhem that occurred in Liberia, and I have to say (though I usually find very little to praise in any government in Nigeria) that the speed and efficiency with which the Lagos State authorities reacted was exemplary. It seems as if the virus has been contained in this city of 20 million people. Agence France-Presse reported this week that 320 people suspected of exposure to the virus have been certified clear and released, and that another 41 remained under surveillance.
But the situation here and elsewhere is still uncertain. Despite all the precautions, one of the nurses who had treated Mr. Sawyer managed to escape a poorly guarded isolation ward and travel to the southern city of Enugu. Her name was never released, and it is not known why a professional nurse would suddenly take flight. In any case, the Enugu state government was quick to act. All of the 20 or so people she is known to have come into close contact with during her daylong trip from Lagos were located and placed under surveillance. Though the nurse, who apparently did not know she was infected, has since been reported to have died, there have been no reports — so far — that any of the people she came in contact with have been infected.
People in Port Harcourt, the oil capital in the south, have not been so lucky. Another suspected carrier also escaped from a Lagos isolation ward. Unlike the nurse, he allegedly knew he was infected. The doctor he consulted died of Ebola on Aug. 22, according to the World Health Organization. The doctor’s wife, who was flown to Lagos for treatment with her three-month-old baby, is also said to have died, according to local media reports. The infant’s fate is unknown. The authorities say the man who infected them may be tried on manslaughter charges. W.H.O. officials said this week that there were three confirmed cases of Ebola infection in the city, and that some 200 people remain under surveillance there.
The tendency to panic in the face of a deadly virus with no known cure is of course understandable, especially given the stories that have been coming out of Monrovia and elsewhere in West Africa. Foreigners from suspect countries are regarded warily. Just recently, the Lagos police, acting on a tip from fearful neighbors, raided a hotel and arrested 39 people, 35 of them from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The others were from Senegal, or Sierra Leone, depending upon what newspapers you read.
There have also been the inevitable quack cures, as well as traditional herbal remedies from folk doctors. In one bizarre case, claims that drinking and bathing in salt water would prevent infection flooded the Internet. A surprising number of people apparently believed it. Two are reported to have died from drinking salt water, and another 20 have been hospitalized.
Yet it is remarkable how calm most people have remained. Not that they aren’t taking precautions. The other day, for instance, a bank security guard offered me some of the hand disinfectant that most people seem to carry about these days, as did the owner of a local cafe I frequent.
There is little doubt that quick action by the authorities has generated a broad sense of civic responsibility that is rare in Nigeria. Even the federal government, otherwise so mired in corruption that it is helpless in the face of our home-grown Islamist insurgency, appears to have taken an atypically responsible approach. Despite the perennial distrust that most Nigerians have toward any government statement, the fact that the virus has so far been relatively contained has given this nation of skeptics hope that our leaders can govern, once they put their minds to it.
Nevertheless, fear remains that Ebola may yet spiral out of control. Another death was reported here this week, this one at the Lagos University teaching hospital. It is said, though not confirmed, that the health workers who attended to the victim were not wearing the recommended protective equipment.
This does not inspire confidence. Though United Nations officials have praised the way Nigeria has handled the threat so far, the nation’s health minister warns that “a few” more cases are likely. In the meantime, most of us are crossing our fingers, rubbing our hands with disinfectant, and carrying on as best we can. Meanwhile, newspaper cartoonists are having a field day dreaming up alternatives to the handshake.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/06/opinion/adewale-maja-pearce-nigeria-in-the-time-of-ebola.html?_r=0&referrer=

Kano: Chadian troops have rescued around 85 Nigerians kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists last weekend from fishing communities in Nigeria`s extreme northeast, security and human rights sources said on Saturday.
Nearly 100 young men and several women were snatched in a raid by insurgents late on Sunday and ferried across the border into Chad, witnesses said.
The raid on Doron Baga, a fishing village on the shores of Lake Chad, left 28 people dead and scores of homes burnt, according to residents.
"We received communication from our Chadian counterparts of the interception of a convoy of buses carrying 85 Nigerians believed to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists from Baga," a senior security official in Maiduguri told AFP.
"The convoy being led by six Boko Haram gunmen was stopped on the Chadian part of the border along Lake Chad for routine checks and the huge number of people in the convoy raised suspicion," he said.
The suspects have given conflicting information on the hostages they were accompanying and their destination, added the source, who asked not to be named.
An official of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Maiduguri said 65 men and 22 women had been rescued in the operation, but said more than 30 are still suspected to be held by the extremists.
The militants sped off in motorboats when they sighted the convoy being interrogated by soldiers, said the official, on condition of anonymity.
The rescued villagers are being kept in custody by Chadian authorities, and it was not clear when they will be brought back to Nigeria.
Boko Haram, which wants to create an Islamic state in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria, has been accused of kidnapping hundreds of people in the northeast to use as conscripts, wives and slaves.
The April 14 abduction of the schoolgirls from the remote Borno town of Chibok drew unprecedented international attention to the conflict and offers of help from Western powers.
Forced conscription by Boko Haram is also becoming an increasing problem in neighbouring Cameroon, where authorities say hundreds of young men and boys have been press-ganged by militants near their strongholds in the north of the country.
More than 2,000 people have been killed and nearly 650,000 displaced this year by Boko Haram, the deadliest toll since its insurgency began in 2009.
AFP

http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/chadian-troops-rescue-85-boko-haram-hostages_955014.html

Can't list them all,but this are the top ten

As said by famous French statesman George Clemenceau, “War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military,” and even today, his statement still stands true. While most countries have large military forces that are able to deploy and protect at any given time (the largest and most notable being China, at about 1,600,000 army personnel), some countries have no military at all.

Below is a list of ten countries that have no set military forces, each of them with varying reasons why; some because of the country’s history other because of its location. While many people believe that a military force is a necessity, there are countries that see or have no need for them; however, in many cases, there is a back-up plan in the case that the country is attacked or war is declared upon that country.

10.SOLOMON ISLANDS
The Solomon Islands, surprisingly, is not made up of just a few islands, but totals ranging in the thousands. Ever since the U.K. became the country’s protectorate in 1893, the country hasn’t had much of a military defense. During WWII the country did have the British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defense Force. Then, in 1976 the Solomon Islands were able to establish a government that was stable up until about 1998. During 1998-2006, the country was plagued with misconduct within the government, crime, and ethnic conflict. To properly resolve these issues, New Zealand and Australia both stepped in to restore peace and eventually disarm. Today the country internally has the Solomon Islands Police Force.
So who’s the protector?
There is no set protector of the Solomon Islands; however, the country had paid Australia for certain defense items. If a war were to ever be declared upon the islands, Australia would probably be one of the first countries to provide a defense. (Image: “Captain Warren Frederick Martin Clemens, British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defense Force (BSIPDF), with six members of the BSIPDF Scouts,” www.leatherneck.c om.)
9.COSTA RICA
Though the country did once have an army, today, Costa Rica stands as one of many countries without a formal standing army. On December 1, 1948, José Figueres Ferrer, president at the time, signed legislation that would abolish the military after the fatal Costa Rican civil warthat killed almost 2,000 people. To properly represent this abolishment, the president himself was able to break a wall of the Cuartel Bellavista,which was once an army headquarters location. Today the country has the Fuerza Pública which provides law enforcement, ground security, border patrol, and many other common duties held by a police force.
So who’s the protector?
Thanks to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance of 1947, if any country were to ever attack or declare war upon Costa Rica, the country can depend on 21 other countries, including the U.S., Chile, and Cuba to provide some sort of military force to provide defense. The treaty stands that if any of the signed countries were attacked, those other countries would be looked upon to help provide some sort of military defense.
8.SAMOA
Today, Samoa has no set military force that could be used if ever necessary. Instead, the country would have to rely on outside friendshipswith other countries to find protection and defense in wartime. The country does have a Samoa Police Force, but of course, this is definitely not considered to be a military force for the entire country.
So who’s the protector?
Samoa has a friendship treaty with New Zealand, made in 1962. In the event of a war or other foreign invasion, Samoa can call upon New Zealand for any sort of necessary military aid. However the agreement does state that either country can pull out of the treaty at any time if wanted.
7.PALAU
Despite the lack of a national military force, Palau does have a Palau National Police section that was created to provide the necessary protection for civilians. Like most police forces, the Palau National Police force is needed to keep the peace and attend to any internal unrest that may occur. If war were to ever arise, Palau would have to reach out for help from other countries to provide some sort of defense system.
So who’s the protector?
Standing as an associated state, Palau will be protected by the U.S. in the event that the country is attacked or if another country decides that war with Palau is a must. This is because of the Compact of Free Association of 1983 that basically made the U.S. the protectorate of Palau.
6. ANDORRA
Despite not ever having a true organized military, the tiny country of Andorra was bold enough to declare war on Germany in 1914 and join the so called Great War. With a 10-man strong army, the country did not do much and was not taken seriously. Even though the country did officially pick sides, Andorra was not invited to the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations. In 1931 the group of men roughly called an army was replaced by the Andorran National Police. This group, made up of about 240 men, was created to help keep the peace and is even trained to provide hostage rescue. Joining the police force is a must if you’re a man who owns a firearm.
So who’s the protector?
Andorra has not one, not two, but three protectors. France and Spain have both pledged to be the militaristic protectors of the 181 sq mi. country because of its location (landlocked). In fact in 1933, France militaristic force was needed to help settle civil unrest in the country. Besides these two countries, NATO forces would also take part in protecting the country if ever necessary.
5.GRENADA
Ever since the American-led invasion of Grenada, the country has not been able to establish a standing army. The invasion was mostly started because of a military coup and a power struggle within the government that led to the execution of the Grenadian Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop. Because of this invasion which successfully turned a communist state back into a democratic nation, the country does not have a standing army, but relies on the Royal Grenada Police Force as well as the Regional Security System.
So who’s the protector?
There is no set country that is set out to protect Grenada with a military force. Because of the Regional Security System, the country can look to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for some sort of military support; however, most of these countries do not have a big enough defense system to be of great assistance. It seems that inevitably the U.S. would run to the rescue.
4.MARSHALL ISLANDS
Under the Compact of Free Association of 1983, the Marshall Islands was granted the status of a sovereign nation. Also involved in the pact is the Federated States of Micronesiaand Palau. Under this agreement, the three countries would be free, but would stand as associated states to the U.S. This means that the U.S. will serve as the protectorate and that the Marshall Islands would have no regular military force, or any sort of responsibility for the country’s defense during wartime. The country created the Marshall Islands Police to carry out common police duties within the country.
So who’s the protector?
Since the Marshall Islands are considered to be an associated state to the U.S., the U.S. is fully responsible for the country’s defense and security. If the islands were ever attacked, the U.S. would have to provide the necessary military support to assist in the war.
3. LIECHTENSTEIN
Like a few others on the list, Liechtenstein is another country that decided to completely abolish its standing army. Liechtenstein got rid of its army in 1868 after the Austro-Prussian War because it was said to be too expensive for the country to afford. After the country was freed from the German Confederation, it was obligated to maintain its own army, but the funding just wasn’t available. However, to keep peace within the country, there is a police force known as the Principality of Liechtenstein National Police.
So who’s the protector?
There is no set country that would have to defend Liechtenstein in the event of a war or some other sort of attack. It is said that the country is allowed to rally up an army in the case of a war, but this army would probably be futile and help from Switzerland just might come. There have been talks of Switzerland being responsible for Liechtenstein’s defense, but neither country have proven or denied this claim. (Image: www.landespolizei. li.)
2. NAURU
Nauru, known as the smallest island country in the world at just 8.1 sq miles is definitely unique in many ways, though like plenty others on the list, has no set standing army or any other type of military force. The country, possibly due to its size, doesn’t even have a capital. Though extremely small, the country does have a Nauru Police Force that is utilized to ensure that the country is able to maintain stability. Located in a group of thousands of small islands called Micronesia, the country is heavily relied upon for its readily accessible phosphate. Today the country keeps close contact with nearby Australia and other Micronesia islands.
So who’s the protector?
It is said that through an informal agreement made between Nauru and Australia that Australia would supply militaristic needs or basic country defense. In fact, in December 1940 when Germany attacked Nauru, the Australian Navy was called upon to defend the country as necessary.
1. VATICAN CITY
Named the smallest country in the world, Vatican City, unsurprisingly, is a country that does not have a de jure military; however, this hasn’t always been the case. In the past, there were numerous militaristic groups that were created to protect the country and most importantly the Pope. Notably the Noble Guard and the Palatine Guard did exist, but Pope Paul VI abolished both groups in 1970. Today, Vatican City’s best example of a militaristic force would be the Pontifical Swiss Guard. This group is meant to protect the Pope as well as the Palace of the Vatican.There is also theGendarmerie Corps, but this group is considered to be a civilian force rather than military. They are responsible for keeping public order, traffic control, border control, and investigating criminal activity.
So who’s the protector?
Well, since Vatican City is located in Rome, Italy is fully responsible for protecting the tiny country within its own country’s capital. Italy has an organized armed force of about 186,798 men and women with 109,703 personnel in the Army and 43,882 in the Navy. The country also has an Air Force that can provide protection as needed.
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-countries-without-military-forces.php

Link to list of all countries without millitary forces
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_without_armed_forces

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I'm not here to stir up some trouble,but i'm just surprise seeing this picture

Or i'm I the only one that noticed it?