At the Igbozue summer picnic, held Saturday, August 13, 2017 at Wharton Park, in North Haven, Connecticut, children and teenagers sat around wooden tables for an educational session of translating popular Igbo names into English. God and man are two themes that attract enormous respect and honor in Igbo culture, said the instructor, Chibuike. This explains why lots of Igbo names begin with two prefixes: Chukwu--, or chi--- [a short form of Chukwu], both meaning God, and Nna--, meaning a biological father, or a divine figure.
(http://ezinearticles.com/?cat=News-and-Society)
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Conor McGregor surpasses Ronaldo in Forbes rich list after earning £77m from Mayweather fight
Ronaldo earned £71m last year but McGregor's paycheck from the bout against Floyd Mayweather has surpassed that.
Conor McGregor will overtake Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes' latest rich list for athletes after pocketing almost £80m (€86.1m, $103.6m) following his bout with Floyd Mayweather.
The Irishman was stopped in the 10th round by Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday (26 August), as his professional boxing debut ended in defeat. However, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star can console himself with his share of the fight's purse, which was reportedly worth £77m.
"You [Ronaldo] were number one on the Forbes list, I was like number 35 or something," McGregor said.When Ronaldo and McGregor met last year in a gym the Irishman uses for training, the latter told the Real Madrid star he would soon surpass him at the top of the list.
"I'll get up. Maybe next year I'll get you."
Ronaldo, however, dismissed the claim and replied: "I don't think so."
The list is calculated by adding together salaries, bonuses and endorsements, including revenue from sponsorships and appearance fees, but agent fees are not counted. Furthermore, athletes who are inactive for 12 months are removed from the list.
Despite his bumper paycheck, McGregor will not top the list, with Mayweather set to claim the number one spot amid reports his share of the purse from Saturday's fight was worth an eye-watering £233m.
The American, who will walk away from the sport with a 50-0 record, said the fight with McGregor lived up to all expectations and broke the previous pay-per-view record that he shared with Manny Pacquiao.
"We broke all the pay-per-view records," he said at the post-fight press conference. "You will never see me in the ring again. I wanted to break records and do different things. And tonight we broke the Mayweather-Pacquiao record for pay-per-view buys."
However, the Irishman will overtake a number of elite athletes, including Roger Federer, Kevin Durant, Rory McIlroy and Lewis Hamilton.
Furthermore, with Mayweather set to retire from boxing, McGregor will fancy securing top spot soon enough, given his high profile in the UFC circuit and the possibility of him stepping back into the boxing ring.
(http://www.ibtimes.co.uk)
GUNNERS GO ‘GREEN’: ARSENAL STADIUM’S FOOD WASTE WILL BE SENT TO AN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PLANT
One of the Premier League’s biggest clubs partners with Octopus Energy to reduce its carbon footprint and switches to 100% ‘green’ energy for powering its stadium.
London’s Emirates stadium, home of one of the English Premier League’s elite outfits – Arsenal Football Club – has officially gone 100% ‘green’ by switching to renewable energy.
The club’s long-standing manager Arsène Wenger ‘switched-on’ the changeover on Thursday (3 August) to supply the 60,000-plus seating capacity stadium with power sourced from renewable energy upstart Octopus Energy, a company that has morphed over the years into one of the UK’s biggest investors in solar power plants.
Arsenal’s chief executive officer Ivan Gazidis, who flanked Wenger at the switch-on, said it is important that the club makes a statement on its carbon footprint.
The move makes Arsenal the first Premier League club to switch to 100% ‘green’ energy for powering its stadium.
Furthermore, the Emirates Stadium also has a water supply which is recycled and used to reduce waste, and all food waste is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant where it is turned into more energy that will in turn supply the club.
“It is important we all take steps in this area. I am pleased that we have switched to green energy as a result of our partnership with Octopus Energy,” Gazidis added.
Greg Jackson, founder and chief executive officer of Octopus Energy, said green energy industry is at a tipping point. “The technology to create electricity from renewable sources is now so efficient, that we can offer ‘green’ energy to our customers which is cheaper than many ‘non green’ tariffs. Being green doesn’t have to cost the earth.
“We have been delighted to work with such an awesome club as Arsenal, and are looking forward to continuing our partnership into the future.”
(http://biogasforyou.eu)
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