History of Champions League (a.k.a European Cup) Part 1

The first ever European Cup game took place on the afternoon of 4th September 1955 in Lisbon when Sporting Lisbon played out a 3-3 draw with Partizan Belgrade, and the first European Cup goal was scored by Sporting's Joao Baptista Martins, but the most significant game of the first round came four days later in Geneva. On 8th September, Miguel Munoz scored a 74th minute goal that sent Real Madrid on their way to a 2-0 win against Servette in the first leg of their first round tie. Nobody knew it at the time, but that was the beginning of five years of dominance by the Spanish champions.

The money and vision of Real president, Santiago Bernabeu had provided the Madrid club with not only a stadium that was the envy of Europe, but had also started to put together a team that would dominate the opening years of the Champions Cup. With the forward line that they posessed, under the guidance of coach Jose Villalonga, they were able to paper over some of the deficiencies that they had at the back, for few defences could cope with the likes of the great Alfredo Di Stefano from Argentina, Hector Rial from Uruguay and the lightning quick Francisco Gento when they were in full flow. The Swiss of Geneva were blown away by seven goals in the first round of the inaugural competition and, the Yugoslavs of Partizan Belgrade appeared to be as good as out after a 4-0 Christmas Day defeat in Madrid in the second round. But the second leg in wintry Belgrade saw Partizan leading 3-0 when a shot on goal only failed to croos the line thanks to the amount of slush in the penalty area. The Real defenders cleared the ball and they were now into the semi-finals, but there they were likely to be even more severely tested when they came up against the Italians of AC Milan.

British Museum the most popular UK's visitor attraction

 

 (BBC News)The British Museum was the UK's most popular visitor attraction in 2012 - the sixth year running it has been so.

The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva) said the London venue attracted 5.6 million visitors.
Artist Damien Hirst's retrospective contributed to a 9% rise in Tate Modern visitors, which had 5.3 million.
Despite bad weather and the Olympics, there was an overall 5.1% increase in visitors at all UK attractions, from 87.7 million in 2011 to 92.1 million.
Visitors were briefly deterred from central London during the games, but Alva director Bernard Donohue called the recovery "almost immediate".

Lion kills woman at California park

A lion has killed a volunteer at a private big cat park near Fresno, California, officials say.

The 26-year-old woman was attacked and killed when she entered the animal's enclosure.
Fresno County Sheriff's Sgt Greg Collins said investigators were trying to determine why the worker was inside the enclosure and what might have provoked the attack.

HOMEMDGE RECIPE FOR A HAPPY WIFE

The other day someone asked my husband a very interesting question. They said: “Your wife seems to smile all the time. How do you keep her so happy?” Now, he laughed at first, because he knows good and well there is no such thing as a wife who’s happy wife 24/7, but then he took a stab at giving them what he felt was a sufficient answer. He wants to post a video blog about what he said, so I’ll hold on going into it for now. However, I would like to share what I think the recipe for a happy wife is.
Wives, send this to the hubby if you agree. Men, listen up (even if you’re not married yet!). This is how my husband makes me happy — and as most of you can see, I smile a lot. Okay, let’s do this!

Mother bitten by spider nearly dies became infected by flesh-eating bug

Lengthy ordeal: Sue Isaac recuperating in Spain after she was bitten by a spider

A mother-of-three nearly died after being bitten by a spider while sunbathing on holiday.
Doctors had to operate to save Sue Isaac after the wound became infected by a rare flesh-eating bug.
She feared at one point they would have to amputate her leg.
Mrs Isaac, 58, was bitten on the bottom by the spider while relaxing by the pool in southern Spain.

Actress Bonnie Franklin dies

(CNN) -- Actress Bonnie Franklin, a Tony Award nominee who played a single mom at the center of the hit TV sitcom "One Day at a Time," died Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Franklin was 69.

The woman who played the youngest daughter of Franklin's character on the CBS show, Valerie Bertinelli, said her "heart is breaking" after hearing the news.

"Bonnie has always been one of the most important women in my life and was a second mother to me," Bertinelli said. "She taught me how to navigate this business and life itself with grace and humor, and to always be true to yourself.

Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70

 

The Temptations (L to R): Richard Street, Dennis Edwards, Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin and Damon Harris

 

(CNN)Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died aged 70.

Street's wife says he died on 27 February at a hospital in Las Vegas after a short illness.
He sang with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin in the 1950s but didn't join the group until 1971.
As part of the group, Street had number of hits including the Grammy award-winning song, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the first member of the band to be born in the city with which they became synonymous.

NEW YORK FASHION WEEK

Being ladylike has never looked so sexy! This season the Gucci woman embodies a mixture of reserved sensuality and dark seductiveness. Frida Giannini, Creative Director for Gucci ,  who is pregnant with her first child, drew inspiration from the classic femme fatale.   "She seduces with her dangerous femininity," writes Creative Director Frida Giannini in her show notes.

Nigeria: Federal Medicatl Center Ado Ekiti Recruiting

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions at the Federal Medical Centre, Ido Ekiti, Ekiti State.

'I am so happy with my new face

Aesha Mohammadzai, who now lives in Maryland, became a symbol of the oppression of women in Afghanistan after fleeing the war-torn country. Three years later and she has a new face and life. As part of

Mother whose legs sworn up after Mosquito Bite

Sophia Loots from Cape Town, South Africa, saw her weight balloon from 14st to almost 50st after being bitten by a mosquito in 2006. Mrs Loots became depressed and turned to food for comfort, which caused

UNILAG- Davido's Car Damage after Concert

One of the Nigerian Artist Dami Duro crooner a.k.a  Davido, got his car damage when fans chased him after a concert held in UNILAG at the First Bank-sponsored Youth Excel Programme.

Conoil Nigeria Plc Massively Recruits - Sales Executives

Conoil Plc is one of the most formidable names in Nigeria's downstream petroleum industry. We are engaged in the marketing of refined petroleum products (Diesel/Petrol/Aviation Turbine Kerosene), manufacturing and marketing of high-quality lubricants and chemicals for domestic and industrial use. We are reputed for our unwavering commitment to excellent products and service delivery for maximal customer satisfaction.

In a renewed drive to continue to live up to our vision to be Africa’s leading petroleum products marketing company, we need vibrant, resourceful and innovative individuals to re-invigorate our team across the country.

Chevron Nigeria Limited Recruiting

Job Title:	Field Subsea Well Intervention Engineer
Requisition Number:	346027982
Job is available in these locations:	Port Harcourt, , Nigeria
Overview External:	Chevron is one of the world's leading energy companies, with approximately 60,000 employees working in countries around the world. We explore, produce and transport crude oil and natural gas; refine, market and distribute fuels and other energy products; manufacture and sell petrochemical products; generate power; and develop future energy resources, including biofuels and geothermal energy.

UNDP Recruitment

INTERN - DSAU (OPEN TO THAI NATIONALS ONLY)
Location :	Bangkok, THAILAND
Application Deadline :	28-Feb-13
Type of Contract :	Internship
Post Level :	Intern
Languages Required :	English
Expected Duration of Assignment :	6 months
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Background
The work of UNDP’s in Thailand is to help create the policy and institutional environment necessary for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In addition, UNDP supports Thailand's efforts to disseminate its development knowledge and expertise beyond its borders. UNDP’s work in Thailand can be divided into five broad thematic areas which are environmental-sustainable development, responsive governance, international partnership for development, millennium development goals and HIV/AIDS.