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What TikTok's Explosion Could Mean For Music
Since it dropped in April, Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" has been an inescapable hit. The song's massive blow-up is at least partially thanks to TikTok: the social media platform that launches viral stars 15 seconds at a time, and what writer Alyssa Bereznak called the "future of the music industry" in a recent article for The Ringer.
TikTok, which has over hundreds of millions users and is especially popular among teenagers and young adults, is driven by machine learning and, as Bereznak explained to NPR's Audie Cornish, viral "challenges," often based around music. Using the mobile app, TikTok users watch and post 15-second videos that incorporate and respond to a piece of a song; for instance, in the "Old Town Road" challenge, video-makers suddenly appear in cowboy gear the moment the beat kicks in.
Other up-and-coming artists have also found a foothold in TikTok's format. In videos set to the first 15 seconds of Supa Dupa Humble's song "Steppin," users play along with the repeated opening lyric "I don't know" until they arrive at a visual punchline. Blanco Brown's TikTok hit, "The Git Up," is a country trap-song with dance instructions (in the vein of "Cha Cha Slide" or "Macarena") for lyrics.
"I think the users are looking for high drama in a short amount of time," Bereznak says. "You know, you only have 15 seconds to make your video compelling — so that lends itself really well to bubblegum-pop music, and to trap music, which often has really intense mood shifts or beat drops."
While TikTok users are crafting their videos to fit the punchy songs spreading on the platform, musicians are also tailoring their songs to suit the format. Supa Dupa Humble, for example, once played Bereznak a piece of his upcoming song featuring an old-school landline tone. "He himself imagined, 'Oh, this will be great for phone challenges. That's the prop that's gonna show up in these videos,' " Bereznak says, paraphrasing the artist.
Beyond motivating artists to write challenge-conducive songs, Bereznak suggests, TikTok marks — and may further influence — a shift towards increasingly short-form music. "I think the issue here is that the music industry itself is shifting away from stories being told in albums and it's moving to stories being told in songs," Bereznak says. "People care a lot more about singles, because playlist culture is very strong, and people can decide what songs they want to listen to ... so that means the labels are kind of having to focus a little bit less on the overall artistic development of a singer or songwriter, and focus more on these quick-hit singles.
"Artists are very savvy, and they know that they need to rise above the noise," she says. "And in some cases, that means catering to the latest hot social network."
Savvy media strategies aside, Bereznak says TikTok-born musical phenomena can still be celebrated for the fun they inspire. "It might not be music that touches you deep in your soul, but it definitely evokes a certain type of emotion, and I think that's the most important thing with art," she says. "It's very uplifting, it can be moody at times; it makes you want to move, it makes you want to participate in a movement. If that's not good music, I don't know what is."
Listen to the full interview at the audio link.
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I've a little video to put together explaining why I did the challenge, which I will link to here when it's finished. You can still take donate right up until December if you feel so inclined.
With York Festival of Writing at the end of the week I am thinking about nothing but The Wrong Ghost, and actually quite enjoying it. When you live, breathe and sleep only for one project, you really get inside the enthusiasm and detail.
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Miami Gardens, Florida
Title: Miami Gardens, Florida
Subject: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Carol City, Florida, College GameDay (football), Bunche Park, Florida, Miami Dolphins
Collection: 2003 Establishments in Florida, Cities in Florida, Cities in Miami Metropolitan Area, Cities in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami Gardens, Florida, Populated Places Established in 2003
City of Miami Gardens, Florida
Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida.
• Mayor
Oliver G. Gilbert III
• Vice Mayor
Felicia Robinson
• Councilmembers
Lisa Davis, Rodney Harris, Dr. Erhabor Ighodaro, Lillie Q. Odom, and David Williams Jr.
Cameron Benson
• City Clerk
Ronetta Taylor
20 sq mi (51.8 km2)
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EST (UTC-5)
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http://www.miamigardens-fl.gov/
Miami Gardens is a suburban city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida. Its boundaries stretch from I-95 and NE 2nd Avenue on the East, to NW 47th and NW 57th Avenues on the West, and from the Broward County line on the North, to 151st Street on the South.[3] The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According to a 2011 estimate from the US Census Bureau, the city had a population of 109,680, and it is the largest city in Florida that has a majority black American population.[4]
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In the wake of the construction of I-95 in the late 1960s, many middle class and upper income African American and West Indian American families migrated from Miami neighborhoods such as Liberty City to what became Miami Gardens (then called "Norland" or "Norwood") as restrictive covenants fell into disuse and mostly lower income blacks moved to the inner city neighborhoods surrounding Liberty Square and Edison Courts.
Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003.[5] The city's neighborhoods of Andover, Bunche Park, Carol City, Lake Lucerne, Norland, Opa-locka North, and Scott Lake were previously unincorporated areas within Miami-Dade County.
In 2007, Mayor Shirley Gibson said that the city would no longer allow any low income housing developments; many residents blamed the developments for spreading crime and recreational drugs throughout the city. Around that time the city's tax revenues dropped to being the third lowest in Miami-Dade County.[6]
In 2012, Oliver Gilbert, only the second mayor the City has had, proposed to form a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).[7] CRAs are formed to remove "slum and blight," to improve the physical environment of the city and to combat the social and economic problems typical of slum areas.CRAs are funded with property tax increases, which funds are used, in part, to stimulate private investment in the rehabilitation of the community.[7] Once inaugurated, Mayor Gilbert expressed confidence that a CRA would have the effect of stimulating economic growth in Miami Gardens and proposed to establish one.[8]
The city was incorporated in 2003, but various parts of the city appear as census designated places in the 2000 census and previous censuses. They now make up the neighborhoods of Andover, Bunche Park, Carol City, Lake Lucerne, Norwood, Opa-locka North, and Scott Lake. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Miami Gardens was 109,680 on July 1, 2011, a 2.3% increase since the 2010[4]
Miami Gardens Demographics
Total population 107,167 2,496,435 18,801,310
Population density 5,878.4/sq mi 1,315.5/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 18.3% 73.8% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 2.6% 15.4% 57.9%
Black or African-American 76.3% 18.9% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22.0% 65.0% 22.5%
Asian 0.6% 1.5% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 2.2% 2.4% 2.5%
Some Other Race 2.6% 3.2% 3.6%
2010 Hispanic Population of Miami Gardens[11]
1 Cuban 40.61%
2 Central American 18.38%
3 Puerto Rican 11.63%
4 South American 9.71%
5 Mexican 2.01%
In 2010, there were 34,284 households of which 6.0% are vacant. As of 2000, the age distribution was 6.9% under the age of 5, 7.1% from 5 to 9, 7.7% from 10 to 14, 17% from 15 to 24, and 13% 25 to 34, 12.9% 35 to 44, 13.3% 45 to 54, 10.8% 55 to 64 and 11.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The population is 46.8% male and 53.2% female. Family households made up 78.4%, while 21.6% were non-family households. The average household size was 3.28 members, and the city covered 20 square miles.[12]
As of 2000, the Bunche Park neighborhood of Miami Gardens had the ninth highest percentage of African-American and black residents in the US, with 96.5% of the populace.[13] It also was the most Bahamian place in the United States,[14] as well as having the highest percentage of British West Indians in the US, at 1.8% (which tied with Brentwood, Maryland.)[15] It was also home to the fifty-third highest percentage of Haitians in the US, at 2.8% of all residents (which also tied with Sunrise, Lake Alfred, FL and Brentwood, New York.)[15]
As of 2000, the Carol City section of Miami Gardens had the twenty-seventh highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, with 18.75% of the populace.[16] It had the nineteenth highest percentage of Jamaican residents in the US, at 5.80% (which tied with Lake Park, Florida,)[17] and the thirty-ninth highest percentage of Dominican residents in the US, at 3% of its population.[18] It also had the fifty-sixth most Haitians in the US, at 2.50% (tied with five other areas in the US, including Plantation and Taft, Florida)[19] while it had the twentieth highest percentage of Nicaraguans, at 2.20% of all residents.[20] The Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens is also home to the seventieth highest percentage of Colombian residents in the US, at 2.15% of the population.[21]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Andover neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 74.96% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 17.91%, French Creole accounted for 4.61%, French made up 1.58%, West African Niger-Congo languages (Kru, Igbo and Yoruba) were at 0.52%, and Yiddish was the mother tongue for 0.39% of the population.[22]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Bunche Park neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 95.97% of all residents, while Spanish was at 3.07%, and French Creole as a mother tongue made up 0.94% of the population.[23]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Carol City neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 53.73% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 43.16%, and French Creole as a mother tongue made up 2.15% of the population.[24]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Lake Lucerne neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 82.27% of all residents, while Spanish accounted for 14.16%, French Creole was at 2.55%, and French as a mother tongue made up 1.00% of the population.[25]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Norland neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 74.87% of all residents, while French Creole accounted for 12.92%, Spanish was at 10.19%, and French as a mother tongue made up 1.02% of the population.[26]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Opa-Locka North neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 75.24% of all residents, while Spanish was spoken by 21.04%, French Creole was at 3.27%, and Jamaican Creole as a mother tongue made up 0.44% of the population.[27]
As of 2000, before being annexed to Miami Gardens, the Scott Lake neighborhood had English as a first language accounted for 85.76% of all residents, while 6.81% spoke Spanish, French Creole accounted for 5.83%, French was at 0.93%, and Jamaican Creole as a mother tongue made up 0.64% of the population.[28]
According to City Rating, Miami Gardens crime statistics have decreased in the past 7 years. The crimes that have decreased the most are property crimes and violent crimes. The crime rate for Miami Gardens for 2012 is expected to be lower than in 2010. Miami Garden's city violent crime rate was 138.67% higher than the national violent crime rate. City property crime rate was 66.98% higher than the national property crime rate.[29]
In 2010 Miami Garden's city violent crime rate was higher than the violent crime rate in Florida by 77.64% and the city property crime rate was 38.05% higher.[29]
In 2010, there were 663 reported cases of aggravated assault, 12 reported cases of arson, 1,321 reported cases of burglary, 25 cases of forcible rape, 3,515 cases of larceny and theft, 574 reported cases of motor vehicle theft, 22 reported cases of murder and manslaughter and 351 cases of robbery.[30]
The projected 2012 crime data is as follows: 253 reported cases of aggravated assault, 0 reported cases of arson, 1,760 reported cases of burglary, 6 cases reported of forcible rape, 3,535 cases reported of larceny and theft, 489 cases report of motor vehicle theft, 30 reported cases of murder and manslaughter and 357 reported cases of robbery.[29]
Miami Gardens is home to the Miami Dolphins, who play in Sun Life Stadium on land that was part of the Lake Lucerne CDP. Sun Life Stadium also hosts the annual Orange Bowl college football game and is the home field for the University of Miami Hurricanes football team. The Major League Baseball team Florida Marlins previously shared Sun Life Stadium with the Dolphins for almost 2 decades. In 2012 they relocated to Miami and changed their names to the Miami Marlins. Calder Race Course is also located in the city.
The Antioch Mission Baptist Church of Miami Gardens is a megachurch with over 7,500 members, active in the community.[31]
The City wishes to attract more commercial investment to stimulate economic growth.[32]
The city of Miami Gardens has several health care clinics and facilities that offer medical care and support to its residents. Even though the city has no hospital directly within the city's limits; Jackson North Medical Center, Concentra Urgent Care, and, Chen Medical Center, provide numerous medical services to the residents of Miami Gardens. Supplementing the care of the residents of the city, several health care clinics and facilities provide medical services that include; general medicine, walk-in/urgent care, dental services, gynecology, physical therapy, chiropractor services, laboratory tests, x-rays, sonograms, osteoporosis screening, vaccinations, and, health and exercise programs.[33]
Miami Gardens is governed by a seven-member City Council. Members include Mayor Oliver Gilbert (since 2012), and six Council members, four of whom are elected from districts and two who are elected city wide. The Mayor recommends, and the City Council hires, the City Manager, City Attorney and the City Clerk.
15 of the many departments the City Manager of Miami Gardens creates a budget for.
City Manager's Budget 2011-2012 [34]
1 Legislative Department $358,001
2 Office of City Manager $851,773
3 Office of City Manager Media and Special Events Division $2,243,850
4 Office of City Clerk $619,924
5 Finance Department $638,244
6 Human Resources Department $784,323
7 City Attorney Department $500,279
8 Public Safety Department Police Administration Division $1,838,024
9 Public Safety Police School Crossing Guard Program Division $670,940
10 Public Safety Department Police Investigations Division $7,532,750
11 Public Safety Police Operations Division $12,106,281
12 Public Safety Police Support Services Division $6,236,147
13 Public Safety Cops Grant $771,706
14 Code Enforcement Department $1,419,385
15 Parks & Recreation Department Recreation Division $3,315,366
Shirley Gibson 2003–2012
Oliver G. Gilbert III 2012–present
The Miami Gardens Police Department is the lead law enforcement agency for the 110,000 residents living within the City's 20 square miles. The department operates under a unified command structure with its headquarters located at 1020 NW 163 Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169. The department became operational on Sunday, December 16, 2007 with 159 sworn officers. Since then, the department has grown to 259 members consisting of 201 sworn positions with 58 non-sworn support positions.[35]
In 2013, serious allegations of civil rights abuses and overzealous law enforcement were made against the department.[36][37][38]
Miami Garden's Elementary schools
School Grade[39]
1 Brentwood Elementary School C
2 Bunche Park Elementary School C
3 Norwood Elementary School B
4 North County Elementary School C
5 Skyway Elementary School C
Miami Garden's Middle Schools
1 North Dade Middle School D
2 Parkway Middle School D
3 Carol City Middle School D
Miami Garden's High Schools
School Grade & Graduation rates[39]
1 Miami Carol City Senior High School F with a 62% graduation rate
2 Miami Norland Senior High School B with 89% graduation rate
Florida Memorial University
CBT College
Miami-Dade Public Library System operates the North Dade Regional Library. The library opened in September 1979.[40]
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Country Club, Miami Lakes Ives Estates, West Park Ojus, North Miami Beach, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County
Miami Lakes Unincorporated Miami-Dade County
Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, North Miami Beach
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^ "Black man arrested 62 times for 'trespassing' at his workplace.".
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Carol City
Lake Lucerne
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Scott Lake
Miami Gardens Police Department
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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Municipalities and communities of Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
County seat: Miami
Homestead Base
Palm Springs North
Former CDPs
Cutler Bay: Lakes by the Bay
Miami Gardens: Andover
Palmetto Bay: Cutler
East Perrine
Adams Key
Aladdin City
Fortymile Bend
Frog City
Ludlam
Miccosukke Village
Silver Palm
Allapattah
Coral Way
Coral Way Village
Deering Bay
Flagami
Glenwood Heights
Grapeland Heights
Green-Mar Acres
Hawley Heights
Highland Lakes
Lakes by the Bay
Lummus Park
The Roads
Watson Island
West Flagler
2003 establishments in Florida
Cities in Miami-Dade County, Florida
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Cities in Miami metropolitan area
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Downtown Miami, University of Miami, Florida International University, Florida
Democratic Party (United States), Miami, Jacksonville, Florida, Republican Party (United States), Orlando, Florida
Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami, North Miami, Florida, Florida, Miami Gardens, Florida
United States, United States men's national soccer team, Mexico, Panama, Panama national football team
Carol City, Florida
Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, Brevard County, Florida
College GameDay (football)
Pasadena, California, Columbus, Ohio, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tallahassee, Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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It's a Fine Line...
Thread starter ron
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I was recently criticized by an acquaintence for getting too close to The Line. This pinhead said, "it's a thin line between trying to help someone out the way you do and just being a real asshole."
To which I replied, "It's a thin line, but it isn't invisible."
If she didn't want my help, she should have kept her mouth closed. Dumbass.
badassmtbiker
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ron said:
yea.. goes with "don't ask for my opinion if you don't want it." Or, the good ol' "don't ask a question to which you're not prepared to hear the answer to."
Whatever, people react like that because you strike a nerve. They feel you're being an asshole because you're telling it like it is - and not just fixing it for them.
But you are a prick.
badassmtbiker said:
Tough love baby.
And blow me.
Aww.. GH - uncle ron's calling.
It's tough to turn down a blowjob.
GottaHurt
Sexual Deviant
Whip it out bitch, I'll slap that motherfucker clean off, then you'll really be a Rantin' Ron.
GottaHurt said:
Heh, heh...
Ctoit
Tenderony
They tell me theres a fine line between being brutally honest and being a bitch...........So fucking what........Who determines that line.........the poor bastard I just ripped to shreds?........I'm thinking they're a little biast at this point
Some people tell me I have an attitude, to which I respond "If I have an attitude do you think I care?" Some people just don't think before they speak.
[wtf]trance
Trance-Nrgey
wow, some people have massive attitude .....this is intense, keep goin
[wtf]trance said:
I look at it this way: if you didn't want to hear from me, you shouldn't have opened your mouth.
and.suckmyballs
yeh and some people make big deals out of a joke or just you being sarcastic...they fucking give you a life story about how that was not called for or how inapropriate it was...i hate those people theyre everywehre they should just fucking sit on a stool in a dark room making popcicle stick men
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Review: 'The Simpsons' 29th annual "Treehouse of Horror" is an enjoyable mix of humor, horror and parodies!
"Possible side effects include: back spikes, protective plates, giant claws, fear of asteroids, being a precursor to our modern birds, a second tail brain, loss of ears and increased libido. If you are currently egg-laying or expect to be egg-laying, consult your paleontologist.
The Simpsons annual "Treehouse of Horror" installment keeps striking a great combination of humor, horror and pop references. This year's episode, "Treehouse of Horror XXIX", manages to maintain the high quality of THOH episodes, while offering new stories and parodies.
The episode starts with the Simpson family visiting Fogburyport, a dark and weird town, were Homer competes in an oyster-eating contest against mythical creature Cthulhu. Homer eventually wins the contest, as apparently hadn't eaten breakfast. The monster faints and the family cooks and eats it. When Homer pricks the monster's body, some sort of purple blood/ink writes the title card of the episode.
The first segment, "Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers" (a parody of Invasion of the Body Snatchers) sees the citizens of Springfield being attacked by plant-shaped aliens, who use the newest MyPhones (from Mapple) to distract the citizens and attack them with their spores that kill and then replace them as 'zombified' versions of the humans. Bart and Lisa try to escape from the plants, but they are eventually taken, only to realize the plants actually transfer their consciences to an utopic reality, where they get distracted by their phones as well.
The second segment, "MultipLisa-ty", sees Bart, Nelson and Milhouse trapped and chained in a place after they had a sleepover at Milhouse's. The person who has emprisoned them turns out to be Lisa, who acts in a very unusal way. Lisa is in some 'crazy mode' while also mad with the boys. The silly versions of Lisa are hilarious and fascinating, as Lisa isn't usually seen with those personalities. Yeardley Smith's voice-acting as Lisa is always outstanding, but the talent she proves in this segment is masterful. Her performance of the Scottish Lisa is a must-see. At the end, Bart understands the reason why Lisa snapped. He succeeds in making an emotive fraternal speech that makes Lisa turn back to normal again, and save his life. The segment itself seemed a bit all over the place, but that also appeared to be the idea.
The third segment, "Geriatric Park" (a parody of classic Jurassic Park), revolves around Mr. Burns' new retirement home/park, in which the DNA of the senior citizens is combined with dinosaur DNA to somehow rejuvenile them, and in turn "giving them a better life". When the Simpsons visit the park, Grampa claims they are always keeping the temperature cold there, so Homer (ignoring a warning post), increases the temperature with the thermostat. The temperature increase causes the old people to turn into dinosaurs, who go furious and start causing chaos. Eventually, Lisa appeals to the good heart of the senior people, calming them, just saying they only want more attention.
The episode, written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Matthew Faughnan, is another great installment of one of the show's most valuable traditions, the Treehouse of Horror episodes. There's just some points the show could have delivered better. THOH segments have recently become more focused in pop culture parodies than in parodying horror stories or telling original stories. There's nothing bad in that, but since the episodes are titled Treehouse of Horror, it's expected to see horror stories comically parodied. This year's show manages to do that quite well.
This show has started its unprecedented 30th season with well-crafted and enjoyable episodes. This year's THOH has been exciting, surprising and humurous. It's a funny, must-see episode that will sure get laughs.
Stay tuned for more reviews!!
*When Lisa is taken by the plants, she has some hallucinations, including a brief appearance of Luci, from the new Matt Groening show Disenchantment.
In another hallucination, Lisa sees Homer and Bart dancing "you don't win friends with salad", from Season 7's "Lisa the Vegetarian".
When the spores are released, the Planet Express ship from Futurama can be seen carrying a flag that says "Bring Back Futurama". Then the spaceship from The Orville show appears and attacks the Futurama ship.
Again, Lisa with Groundskeeper Willie's scottish accent is dazzling and highly hilarious.
Next year's THOH (the 30th installment) has been confirmed to be the 666th episode of the show. There couldn't be a better number for a THOH episode.
In the third segment, the family flies over the doors of Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park 2, Jurassic Park 3, Jurassic World and Jurassic World 2 while traveling to the Geriatric Park by helicopter.
In the second segment, the reason for Lisa snapping is that Bart changed her answers in an exam and made her fail. (Miss Hoover noticed someone had overwritten Lisa's answers, but preferred to enjoy the feeling of making her fail).
Although Kang and Kodos seem to not appear during the episode, they actually appear briefly as background characters in the utopic reality.
You do know of the word "where," right?
And the show starts the 30th season on December 2.


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Adapting to the new reality for oil and gas | Integrating ESG into the operating model | Ensuring financial resilience | Exploring strategic acquisitions and partnerships | Conclusion | How KPMG can help
There is no doubt that the entire oil and gas industry will need to be part of the energy transition. However, for national oil companies (NOCs), embracing renewable energies comes with both challenges and opportunities—particularly since they've been hit with a multitude of shocks during this pandemic year. Specifically, plummeting oil prices have resulted in dramatic revenue loss; there is significant spending pressure as governments demand increased dividend and tax revenues, and confidence in the future of the oil and gas industry has been impacted by alarm about the climate crisis.
In this environment, it is clear that NOCs have to find a balance:
On the one hand, there may be resistance to the energy transition given that the vast majority of NOCs' revenues (a median of 86 percent) come from oil and gas.1 And the overall transition away from fossil fuels will lead to a permanent decline in oil and gas prices, which would negate the significant investments NOCs have made in technology and oil exploration assets.
On the other hand, NOCs are a natural fit to lead the energy transition, given their experience managing complex projects across national borders and existing integration in fuel and power supply systems. Further, the issue is being forced to some extent by the OPEC+ agreement that mandates cuts in national production.2 (See sidebar.)
In this paper, we seek to expand on the insights provided to oil and gas companies in our recent thought leadership piece, Revival of the Fittest. Here we home in on how NOCs in particular can turn changes stemming from COVID-19 and economic crisis into competitive advantage.
OPEC+
The OPEC+ agreement began as an historically unique arrangement between OPEC and Russia. Specifically, Russia had to cut nearly 10 percent of the country's global oil and gas output or 9.8 million barrels a day, starting in May 2020.3 These cuts were gradually decreased to 7.7 million barrels a day in August 2020 and to 5.8 million barrels a day in January 2021. Due to OPEC's view that global GDP was shrinking, it was decided at a December 2020 meeting to extend the agreement to other countries, which was given further impetus by Saudi Arabia's advocacy for the initiative.
The OPEC+ agreement reflects challenges that are unique to NOCs, as opposed to IOCs. As NOCs turn off significant production capacity in their oil fields, including conservation of their wells, they carry the burden of stabilizing the global oil market at the expense of their own production volumes and market share.
Adapting to the new reality for oil and gas
While it is clear that NOCs will face challenges as they seek to find their place in the energy transition, they can minimize their risk and maximize their success by embracing several imperatives that are impacting the industry.
Integrating ESG into the operating model
Some countries are recognizing NOCs' contribution to budgetary and social stabilization by offering them some flexibility in aligning with the climate change agenda—albeit only temporarily. However, other countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, are pushing for NOCs to achieve parity with IOCs. For example, in Malaysia, the government has announced that it will increase its renewables presence, as exemplified by the country's recent investment in a solar photovoltaic system for residences and small- to medium-sized businesses across the country. China's largest NOCs—Petrochina, Sinopec, and CNOOC—are taking steps toward diversifying into wind and hydrogen power. And in Vietnam, PetroVietnam has set an ambitious target of 100 MW of renewable capacity by 2025 and 900 MW by 2035, which would make the country the most promising market for offshore wind in the region.
A notable example of progress along the climate change journey is Saudi Aramco. The company has a long history of investing in reducing the greenhouse gas intensity of crude oil and its derivatives. Since 1980, the company has been installing flare-gas recovery systems at its onshore Safaniya facilities as part of its Flaring Minimization Program. Research and development efforts are largely focused on four strategic areas: (1) sustaining low-carbon-intensity crude oil, (2) growing nonfuel applications for crude oil, (3) advancing sustainable transport, and (4) driving high-impact solutions. Saudi Aramco's leaders have expressed the belief that climate change can only happen if countries reduce their emissions and implement abatement measures, such as natural sinks that absorb CO2. Further, CO2 is viewed not just as an emission to be controlled, but also as a source of additional value; capturing CO2 and other gases and redirecting them into manufacturing industrial products and feedstocks can stimulate economic growth and job creation. As these moves will be beneficial not only to consumers but also to energy producers themselves, Saudi Aramco could serve as a model for NOCs throughout the world of how to align with the climate agenda.
Ensuring financial resilience
Although the pandemic has highlighted how lower production costs are allowing some NOCs to endure depressed oil prices for longer than their international peers, this is certainly not the case across the board. Most NOCs are facing reduced revenues and profits resulting from mandated decreases in their production capacity as well as escalating pressure to provide dividend and tax revenues for their governments. Further, they are subject to restrictions on workforce reductions due to government requirements to maintain social stability. Given these burdens, NOCs are challenged by the effort to maintain their own financial stability. Therefore, most will have to turn to other measures to ensure their viability. For example, a large Russian NOC has reduced staff working hours instead of instituting layoffs. And Petrobras is seeking to optimize its cost structure by addressing general and administrative overhead costs and reducing debt to levels achieved by its international peers.
Exploring strategic acquisitions and partnerships
NOCs with stable balance sheets and government support are able to pursue diversification outside of traditional operational areas.
Those with a limited appetite for exiting oil and gas portfolios are looking to IOCs for available assets. The largest oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, and BP, are expected to sell a combined $100 billion in oil and gas assets around the world so that they can focus on their top-performing products and regions, e.g., U.S. shale. Acquiring IOCs' assets offers NOCs the opportunity to expand their presence beyond the borders of their own countries, although this is subject to government approval and acceptable funding structures.
Other NOCs are partnering with large trading companies to form joint ventures. These deals give NOCs access to capital to assist them in their expansion efforts into new markets. In turn, trading companies are able to profit from NOCs' significant supply capacity. For example, despite challenging market conditions, a deal was recently announced between Trafigura and Rosneft, a Russian energy giant. Under the terms of the deal, Rosneft will sell to Trafigura 10 percent of the capital in the Vostok Oil project—an ambitious initiative to develop hydrocarbons in the Russian Artic. Vostok has entered into the Ermak Neftegaz venture with BP to construct pipelines, roads, and other infrastructure to allow produced oil to be shipped to Asia via the Northern Sea Route. Finally, Russian gas giant Gazprom is expanding its investment program through initiatives that include the restart of its North Stream II pipeline to Europe, giving them access to a very lucrative market.
In the new reality, NOCs face some unique challenges as they seek to balance climate change pressures with their own financial viability. To the extent that they can include ESG in their operating models, take cost out of the system, and pursue strategic acquisitions and partnerships, they will be in a stronger position to expand their market presence around the world.
How KPMG can help
KPMG has helped oil and gas companies capitalize on opportunities and build resilience for decades. Now, we're ready to help meet your complex and evolving needs as the industry begins to recover from recent demand destruction, geopolitical events, and the long-lasting impact of COVID-19.
KPMG global professionals are skilled and experienced in the following areas across the oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, and natural resources sectors:
Digital transformation and technology enablement
Strategy and process redesign
Sustainability, including reporting and assurance
Zero-based budgeting and cost takeout
Risk management, including climate and third-party risk.
We look forward to speaking with you about developing and executing on strategies that will allow your business to thrive in the new reality.
1 David Manley, David Mihalyi, and Patrick R.P. Heller, Hidden Giants, Finance & Development, December 2019.
2 IMF, Fiscal Policy Responses to the Sharp Decline in Oil Prices, Fiscal Affairs, 2021.
There is no doubt that the entire oil and gas industry will need to be part of the energy transition. However, for national oil companies (NOCs), embracing renewable energies comes with both challenges and opportunities – particularly since they've been hit with a multitude of shocks during this pandemic year. Specifically, plummeting oil prices have resulted in dramatic revenue loss; there is significant spending pressure as governments demand increased dividend and tax revenues; and confidence in the future of the oil and gas industry has been impacted by alarm about the climate crisis.
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WHO declares end of Zika emergency
AMEinfo Staff November 20, 2016
United NationsWHOWorld Health OrganisationZikaZika Emergency CommitteeZika virus
* But the Zika virus remains a threat
* WHO warns virus will spread wherever mosquitoes carrying it are present
* Experts worry removing "international emergency" label could slow research
The World Health Organization on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency. However, it stressed a need for a long-term effort to address the virus, which has been linked to birth defects and neurological complications.
Still a danger
Officials on WHO's Emergency Committee made clear the Zika still constitutes a global public health threat. They warned that the virus, which has been found in 60 countries since the outbreak was identified last year in Brazil, will continue to spread where mosquitoes that carry the virus are present.
Removing the international emergency designation will put Zika in a class with other diseases, such as dengue, that pose serious risks and require continued research, including efforts to develop effective vaccines.
Research to be affected?
But some public health experts worried that losing the "international emergency" label could slow research into the virus, which continues to cause infections in the United States and elsewhere.
WHO in February declared Zika a public health emergency of international concern – a designation under international law that compels countries to report outbreaks. The moved was part of an effort to determine if Zika was linked to reports in Brazil of the severe birth defect microcephaly and the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Traditionally, Zika had only been thought to cause mild symptoms.
That goal has been met, said Dr David Heymann, chair of the Zika Emergency Committee and a professor of infectious disease at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in a conference call with reporters following the committee meeting in Geneva.
Because research has now shown that Zika and microcephaly are linked, "the committee felt that what is best now is a very robust technical response to the virus, and that would require work within WHO," he said.
Recommendations still in place
The UN health agency maintained recommendations including that people exposed to the Zika virus should take preventive measures for six months to avoid sexual transmission.
"It remains crucially important that pregnant women avoid traveling to areas with local transmission of Zika, because of the devastating complications that can occur in fetuses that become infected during pregnancy," the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in a statement.
Some experts, expressed concern that losing the "international emergency" designation might result in less support for research into the virus.
"I think WHO's decision is unwise," said Lawrence Gostin, a global health law expert from Georgetown University. "Although Zika's spread has waned, it still holds the potential for an explosive epidemic. If it were to reemerge in the Americas or jump to another part of the world, it would significantly threaten a new generation of children born with disabilities such as microcephaly."
Gostin said the international response to Zika has been "lethargic" and WHO's decision will give countries even less reason to invest in preparedness and research.
At the press conference, Dr. Peter Salama, executive director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, insisted that WHO is "not downgrading the importance of Zika."
By framing Zika as a longer program of work, Salama said: "We are sending the message that Zika is here to stay and WHO's response is here to stay in a very robust manner."
Dr Amesh Adalja, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, said public health emergency declarations help direct the world's attention to a disease, and the Zika emergency designation accomplished that goal.
But much work remains to be done, including the development of a vaccine, he added. The removal of the emergency declaration "doesn't change that fact."
Brazil hard-hit
There have been some 2,300 confirmed cases worldwide of babies born with microcephaly, most in Brazil, but the figure is most likely a "significant underestimate", Salama said.
Heymann said the Brazilian government is conducting studies to look for additional factors that could explain the high number of cases there, particularly in the northeastern part of the country, but so far those studies have turned up nothing.
Salama said 28 countries and territories have now reported microcephaly and 19 countries have reported Guillain-Barre Syndrome. He said it is "very likely we will see many reports of microcephaly, including countries in Latin America such as Guatemala and Colombia."
The US CDC said the WHO's announcement does not change the urgent need to better understand Zika's impact on fetuses and infants, to develop better diagnostics and to make vaccines that can prevent infection and spread of disease.
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The National Scrabble team led by the NSF President, Garba Gora successfully defended her 'Best Scrabble Team' trophy at the third edition of the WESPA Championship held in Goa, India. The Nigerian team had previously won the title at the inaugural WESPA championship in 2015 and successfully defended it at the last event in 2017. Also, Nigel Richards (New Zealand) overcame stiff opposition from Jesse Day (USA) 4-3 in a gruelling seven-round final to join Jighere Wellington (2015) and Ashkay Bhandakar (2017/defending champion) as winners of the World English Scrabble Players Association (WESPA) Championship.
Nigeria Dominate Pre-Tournament Goa Open and the Indian Championship
Team Nigeria started brightly despite their late arrival to the tournament due to funding issues. At the 1-day pre-tournament (Goa Open) held on Wednesday 16th November, Nigeria's Emeka Mbagwu won the top prize, while Ojior Oshikhena and Jack Mpakaboari were first and second runners-up respectively. National coach, Anthony Ikolo and former president Toke Aka also picked the first and third-place prizes respectively in the A division of the Indian Open played from 18th to 20th November.
WESPAC Finals and Team Nigeria
In the main tournament, Nigeria was represented by Team Captain Moses Peter, former Champion Jighere Wellington, Olatunde Oduwole, Etim Nsikan, Dennis Ikekeregor, Ben Quickpen, Enoch Nwali, Eta Karo, Emmanuel Umujose, Bukunmi Afolayan (female) and Oshevire Avwenagha. A total of 140 players from 32 countries participated in the tournament.
Acclaimed world best player, Nigel Richards triumphed after round 30 of the 32 game round-robin to qualify in style for the finals with two games to spare. Jesse Day later joined him in the finals, after subduing Oduwole (544-362) in round 31 and fellow American David Wiegand (520-328) in the final round. In the finals, Nigel Richards beat Day in the first (523-445) and second (424-403) rounds while the American hit back (459-363) in the third and (457-402) fourth rounds. Day won the fifth round (414-393) and Nigel had to dig deep for a 503-434 win in the sixth round to make the tally 3-3 and set up a nervy final round. Nigel Richard later won the 7th and final game 562-408 becoming the third winner from three different continents to win the prestigious title. Tacha Koowirat of Thailand finished in third place.
Overall team Nigeria put up a creditable performance at the main event with youthful Enoch Nwali who finished in 5th place at the forefront. The National Scrabble Team shrugged off stiff opposition from hosts India and the very strong Malaysia team to come first overall. The team finished with an average rank of 19.9 to finish ahead of India (25.4) and Malaysia (36.4) in the team (country) rankings.
Team Nigeria (Individual) Final Positions
Enoch Nwali - 5th
Ben Quickpen - 10th
Eta Karo - 11th
Olatunde Oduwole - 12th
Umujose Emmanuel - 16th
Dennis Ikekeregor - 23rd
Avwenegah Oshevire - 25th
Wellington Jighere - 30th
Nsikan Etim - 31st
Moses Peter - 36th
Bukunmi Afolayan - 58th
PANASA representatives and other Notable Performances
Other Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) members viz Kenya, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Ghana also had representatives at the championship. Kenya's Alan Oyende who finished in 17th place was the best-placed non-Nigerian PANASA member at the tournament. Nigerian-born Niyi Adebayo (117th) and Lukeman Owolabi (78th) played for Scotland and Ireland respectively. Teenage sensation Tarin Pairor (17 yrs) of Thailand who finished in 23rd place turned more than a few heads for his stellar performance at the tournament.
Scrabble Kenya and the Pan African Scrabble Association (PANASA) invites all member federations to the 13th (thirteenth) edition of the Africa Scrabble Championship holding in Kenya.
The event is based on country representation.
The event will be held from the 28th November to 2nd December 2018 in Kirinyaga County. Kirinyaga County is a county in the former Central Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kutus and its largest town is Wanguru. In 2009, the county had a population of 528,054 and an area of 1,205.4 km². It is a one to two hours journey from Nairobi.
Each country will field the qualified fifteen players following the country-specific selection process (an additional 5 wildcards can be fielded in consultation with the PANASA secretariat).
The registration fee is $250 per player with country registration at $100 per federation. A total of 32 games will be played over 4 days with awards for the top 10 and country trophies.
To this end, the Nigeria Scrabble Federation has written to the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development for sponsorship.
Team Nigeria will depart for Kenya on Monday 26th November to defend her title won in 2016 (Ghana) by Saidu Ayorinde.
WESPA chairman Elie Dangoor has announced that GOA [note]Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan, in Western India. It is bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its Western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, that is two and a half times that of the country. It was ranked the 'best placed State' by the "Eleventh Finance Commission" for its infrastructure and ranked on top for the 'best quality of life' in India by the National Commission on Population based on the 12 Indicators. Source WikiPedia [/note] has won the right to host the World English-Language Scrabble Players' Association Championship WESPAC from 21st to 26th October 2019.
In a closely fought battle, Goa pipped Kuala Lumpur to host the next WESPAC. Thanks also to Trinidad & Tobago for an exciting bid. Both these places will hold great events in the not too distant future. More details and full article to come after June 8th, when Nick Ivanovski is back from holiday.
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The National Senior Team Coach of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), Mr Ikolo Anthony has invited twenty-two players to 5-day training camp in Port-Harcourt. The camping in collaboration with Total E&P Scrabble Club, Port-Harcourt is part of the process to select the teams that will represent Nigeria at this year's Africa Scrabble Championships, World Scrabble Championships and the Alchemist Cup holding in Gambia, England and Malaysia respectively. The camping will be held between the 21st - 25th of May 2018 at Total E&P Staff Club, Ogoja Street Amadi Flats Old GRA, Port Harcourt. Rivers State.
The list of invitees include fifteen top-rated home-based players viz
Wellington Jighere 1847
Eta Karo 1761
Dennis Ikekeregor 1759
Cyril Umebiye 1755
Tuoyo Mayuku 1738
Ezinore George 1704
Moses Peter 1691
Nsikak Etim 1677
Noble Onoshevwe 1675
Ewruje James 1662
Segun Durojaye 1642
Dipo Akanbi 1636
Oshevire Avwenagha 1626
Quickpen Ben 1616
Prince Omosefe 1611
Four (4) players were given wild cards
Sule Success - female player
Oshodi Sunday - host
Osikhena Ojior - host
Raymond Gbaraba - host
Three (3) players were invited based on outstanding performance in recent tournaments and club retreats. They are:
Enoch Nwali
Munanyo Vincent - Intermediate winner, NSPC 5
Atti Daystar - Opens winner, NSPC 5
Players will be provided accommodation, feeding (at least 1 free meal/day) and tea breaks as necessary.
Arrival date is Sunday, May 20, 2018. All invited players are expected to come with their complete scrabble playing materials. In addition, all players are expected to have been licensed and of good behaviour with respect to constituted authorities.
Invited players have until May 18, 2018, to give their consent to participate to NSF Technical Director, Mallam Faruq Baba - Inna (08036207546) and the Coach Senior Team (08023361200).
Nigeria has been invited to the first edition of the Alchemist Cup to be held from 5th to 9th December 2018 in Penang, Malaysia. According to the Organizing Chairman, Micheal Tang, the Alchemist Cup is a World Team event consisting of 10 teams with 5 players per team. Each team will play the other 9 teams or 45 games for a full round-robin. There will be "live" streaming of 1 game every round for 45 rounds.
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Qualification for 8 countries will depend on local Scrabble Association. Rest of Asia and Rest of World team will be on invitation only based on WESPA ratings.
Registration Fees: US$300
Prize Structure:
Champion team: US$10,000
1st runner-up team: US$5,000
2nd runner-up team: US$3,000
Individual prize for those who are not in Top 3 teams:
First: US$1,000
Second: US$600
Third: US$400
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Nigeria successfully defended her title as the best Scrabble playing nation at the 2nd edition of WESPAC (World English Language Scrabble Players Association Championship) tournament held from the 6th to 12th of November 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya. The championship tournament featured 119 players from 30 countries who played 32 round-robin games each at the end of which two finalists emerged. At the first edition of WESPAC held in 2015 in Perth, Australia, Nigeria's Jighere Wellington emerged world champion. This edition also produced a superlative performance from another Nigerian, Mr Moses Peter, a top Scrabble player and captain of our team.
The finalist
Moses Peter finished the 32 games in second (2nd) place with 22 wins +1762 behind Akshay Bhandarkar of Bahrain who had 23 wins and +1082 spread. The two players played a best-of-7 finals where Moses Peter gallantly lost 3-4.
Bhandarkar won the 1st and 3rd games. Moses Peter made sure he was not left behind by winning the 2nd and 4th games. He then pulled ahead with a 3rd win in the 5th game. Bhandarkar then needed to win the last 2 games for the title which he did. For his efforts, Bhandarkar went home with $7,000 and a trophy while Peter got $6,000 and a trophy. In third place was Nigel Richards of New Zealand, arguably the best player on the planet whom Peter had to defeat in round 32 to qualify for the finals.
Strongest Scrabble Playing Nation
Overall, our representatives were expected to put up a formidable challenge at the tournament and they did not disappoint. 2016 champion Wellington Jighere with 21 wins +1181 spread, finished strongly in fourth place while Olaiya Kabir (6th), Eta Karo (9th) and Dennis Ikekeregor (13th) also rallied to ensure Nigeria dominated the top 15 places. Worthy of note also in 11th position was former African champion, Nigeria's Femi Awowade who represented England at the championship. With the team performance, Nigeria retained her title as WESPAC Best Scrabble Playing Nation.
Team Nigeria in no particular order (position after 32 rounds in brackets)
Moses Peter (2nd) - qualified for final
Dennis Ikekeregor (13th)
Eta Karo (9th)
Wellington Jighere (4th)
Dipo Akanbi (72nd)
Nsikak Etim (31st)
Olaiya Kabir (6th)
Olatunde Oduwole (28th)
Tuoyo Mayuku (64th)
Ben Quickpen (44th)
Ojior Oshikena (56th)
Curtis John (22nd)
Dayo Tayo (57th)
Mpakaboari Jack (60th)
Photos used courtesy of the 2017 WESPAC event website and various sources online.
The 9th edition of the prestigious Scrabble Championship will be held from 27th to 3oth of September 2017 at Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, South-South Nigeria. The tournament will be chaired by His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio (Pillar of Scrabble in Africa) and hosted by the Executive Governor, Akwa Ibom State, His Excellency Deacon Udom Gabriel Emmanuel. All players, local and international are invited to participate and enjoy great hospitality and the splendid tourism attractions the beautiful city of Uyo has on offer.
This years tournament will feature five (5) divisions including the Youth category for secondary and primary school students. The eventual Champion will take home a trophy and the ten thousand US dollar (N4,000,000 or $10,000 ) cash prize. There are also prizes for the top performing ladies/female players. Detailed information on the prize distribution, registration, travel and other details are available here.
Please confirm your rating by clicking here before payment and registration. Rating after WESPAC Qualifiers shall be used for this tournament.
Registration has commenced. Click here to register.
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Top Nigerian Scrabble players and officials have arrived Cape Town, South Africa venue of the 11th edition of the Africa Scrabble Championship. The event starts from the 25th of October and ends on the 28th of October, 2014. The team led by President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, Alh Suleiman Gora is expected to repeat Nigeria's dominance of the game in Africa by retaining the trophy won at the 10th ASC by Rex Ogbakpa the defending champion who is also a member of the current team. Nigeria has won 9 of the previous 10 editions of the championships. Two members of the Nigerian team Jighere Wellington and Ikekeregor Dennis have been crowned Africa Scrabble Champion twice. 62 players representing 6 African countries are participating at this year's championship.
Jighere Wellington
Eta Karo
Olatunde Oduwole
Ogbakpa Rex
Dennis Ikereregor
Ayorinde Saidu
Nsikak Etim
Prince Omosefe
Kabir Olaiya
Moshood Sanni
Moses Peter
Owolabi Lukeman
Anthony Ikolo (Coach/Player)
Olobatoke Aka
Faruk BabaInna
Sulaiman Garba
Bassey Umoh
Oladokun Esan
Beatrice Touyo Mayuku
You can follow the 2014 ASC results here.
The 8th edition of the Godswill Akpabio International Scrabble Classics was concluded on Sunday the 28th September 2014. Current Scrabble World Champion Nigel Richards became the second non-Nigerian to win the coveted prize. He carted home the top prize of twenty thousand US dollars $20,000 after 28 games. He won 21 games with a total spread of +1797 points. Former African Champion Jighere Wellington came second with 19 wins and +807 spread while Olatunde Oduwole came third with 19 wins and +739 spread. Full results and game statistics of the Masters can be found here.
In the Intermediate category Ezinore George came first with 20 wins out of 28 games and a +990 spread followed closely by Evruje James 19 wins +1375 and Etua Larry 19 wins +778 spread in second and third place respectively. For full results in this category click here . The Open category was won by John Aiyedun 20/24 +1626 spread. In 2nd and 3rd place respectively were Adekunle Ayo (17/24 +1413 spread) and Ohwonohwo Rutherford (17/24 +1295 ). The Ladies category had 42 ladies in attendance with 24 games played. The first prize went to Ekaba Dorcas who had 19.5/24 +1948, beating Lawrence Adesola (19/24 +557) and Yeribo Zini (16.5/24 +1400) to the second and third position respectively. In the Veteran category Odulele Rotimi came first with 22/28 +1695, with Barr. Aquaisua Edet coming second with 20/28 +1318 while Majemite Prince came third with 19/28 +1067. Full results: Open Ladies Veterans
Messrs Oduwole,Jihere and Richards at the 8th GAISC
The tournament was attended by over 400 players including elementary school children with the NSF Board members and officials presiding. The opening ceremony was attended by the Akwa Ibom state Commissioner of Health who gave a talk on prevention and control of the current Ebola epidermic in W/Africa. The closing ceremony and banquet was presided over by the State Deputy Governor Valerie Ebe who presented the trophy to the Champion Nigel Richards assisted by commissioner for Sports and the representative of the Minister of Sports Mr Bolaji Ojo-Oba along with NSF president Suleiman Gora and other board members.
The WESPA has announced premilinary information regarding the Scrabble Champions Tournament which will now replace the World Scrabble Championships. The article can be read at the WESPA website.
The WSC is now to continue and be known as Scrabble Champions Tournament.
The SCT will now be held annually as opposed to the biennial WSC starting December this year.
The SCT will be held as part of the Prague Mind Sports Festival in December yearly.
The event will have two categories/divisions: Elite and Open.
Elite division representatives will be selected by the national associations while open division reps will be players who are willing to sponsor themselves regardless of category and ability (whilst representing their countries) to the event.
Further information on this will be published later.
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Columbus Brew Adventures Giving a Behind the Scenes Look at City's Breweries
Explosive is about the only word to describe the rise of craft brewing in Columbus. There's definitely a serious love of beer happening. Helping they city's beer aficionados and curious out-of-towners get more acquainted with the buzzing brews available is Columbus Brew Adventures. The guided tours give a behind-the-scenes look at suds in the city.
"Going on the tour is quite different than just going to the breweries themselves," says CBA Co-Founder Bethia Woolf. Brewers and owners provide the stories behind the beers and the brewery. It's a time where beer and education do mix.
"The brewers are very generous with their time," Woolf adds, noting that none of this would be possible without the fantastic partnerships they've formed with the breweries. "They've been very supportive of what we're trying to do," she adds.
Columbus Brew Adventures runs a consistent schedule of their guided tours, selling out most dates.
"Our two core brewery tours at the moment are the downtown and Grandview tours," Woolf says. The two tours normally run the same route with downtown adventurers exploring Columbus Brewing Company, Seventh Son, Barley's and North High Brewing, and Grandview goers stopping at Smokehouse Brewing, Zauber, Four String and the Ohio Taproom.
There's also a Brewery District walking tour that's more beer-related versus visiting active breweries, and discusses the history of suds in Columbus. Pitchers & Pizza tours pair local pizzas with local beers. A less-frequent distillery tour gives a nod to Central Ohio's spirits with tours of Watershed Distillery, Middle West Spirits and Brothers Drake.
"We also do a lot of private tours for groups as well," Woolf says.
Tours include transportation, a beer guide, beer samples at all of the stops, and a few munchies. Each stop on the tour focuses on a different aspect of the brewing process as well.
Woolf says CBA sees a mix of locals and out-of-towners on tour.
"For the people in Columbus and Central Ohio, often they have read about all of these things," she says. Now, they get to see it in person. Visitors are often looking to learn a little bit more about Columbus.
This getting to know more about the city is at the heart of CBA. But, the story of CBA can't be told without starting with Columbus Food Adventures.
"The philosophy of Columbus Food Adventures was to highlight, local independent businesses in Columbus and showcase the Columbus food scene," Woolf says. "We really like to take people to businesses that we think are doing something exceptional."
They tossed around the idea of a brewery tour but tabled it…until the craft brew scene exploded. Then it became quickly apparent there was more happening than could be covered in one tour, so they decided to start a separate company.
Woolf thinks there's even more growth on the horizon for craft beer, citing an article saying specialty brews now make up 11 percent of beer sales nationwide. More people are becoming familiar and exploring the flavors that craft beer has to offer. And, especially in Columbus, there's more variety. It's not just all IPAs anymore.
"I think that helps to make it more accessible to a wider audience," Woolf says.
Experience Columbus has helped CBA reach their audience since day one. Being a tourism business, partnering with an organization that promotes tourism in Columbus was a no-brainer.
"It was very apparent to us right from the very beginning, they had a lot to offer," Woolf say.
CBA utilizes Experience Columbus' services in a number of ways. They're listed on the website, event calendar and partner with them on event emails.
"We're pretty engaged members of Experience Columbus," Woolf says. "It definitely helps to create awareness of our business." They are also active with the group tour council. Woolf says it's great to meet and learn about other tourism businesses.
Aside from marketing, CBA finds Experience Columbus to be a great resource when they have questions. If they need help, the organization will find an answer.
For more information, visit columbusbrewadventures.com.
Photos courtesy of Columbus Brew Adventures.
Bethia Woolf
Columbus Brew Adventures
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Antioxidant mechanisms of isoflavones in lipid systems: Paradoxical effects of peroxyl radical scavenging
Oxidation of lipids has been implicated in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. It has been suggested that scavenging of lipid peroxyl radicals contribute to the antiatherosclerotic effects of naturally occurring compounds such as the isoflavones. This group of polyphenolics includes genistein and is present in relatively high concentrations in food products containing soy. Soy isoflavones are capable of inhibiting lipoprotein oxidation in vitro and suppressing formation of plasma lipid oxidation products in vivo. However, key aspects of the antioxidant mechanisms remain unknown. In this study the antioxidant effects of genistein and other soy isoflavones on lipid peroxidation initiated by mechanistically diverse oxidants was investigated. Although isoflavones inhibited lipid peroxidation stimulated by both metal-dependent and independent processes, the concentration required for these effects were relatively high compared to those found in vivo. Interestingly, however, isoflavones were not consumed and remained in the native state over the time during which inhibition of lipid peroxidation was observed. This was also the case under conditions where synergistic inhibition of LDL oxidation was observed with ascorbate. Furthermore, in an oxidation system driven solely by peroxyl radicals, isoflavones were found to be relatively poor peroxyl radical scavengers. Consistent with the apparent lack of reactivity with lipid-derived oxidants, isoflavones were also relatively resistant to oxidation mediated by the potent oxidant peroxynitrite. The potential antioxidant mechanisms of isoflavones are discussed in the context of possible reactivities of isoflavone-derived phenoxyl radicals. © 2001 Elsevier Science Inc.
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There you have it folks. If you don't have an iPhone, get in line now!
You can see pics from his experience here on flickr.
i was thinking about that today when I walked by T-mobile. i wonder how many people have done that.
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I should walk into a Sprint store and ask for an iPhone, just to see their reaction.


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