Tom Ford on why failure made him a billionaire

TOM FORD may be one of fashion's most famous perfectionists, but actually the designer says he is grateful when things don't go his way.

"I thrive on failure," Ford said. "I thrive on things that are not perfect. It sends me back into the ring to get it right."

And it seems things are going right since Ford - who sold his Andy Warhol self-portrait for $32.6 million in 2010 to help finance his growing label - is about to become fashion's newest billionaire.

"By early 2014, if we continue to meet our business plan, we will hit one billion dollars [a year] at retail of Tom Ford products," he told The Business of Fashion.

"That's all the products together: eyewear, fragrance, cosmetics, ready-to-wear, men's and women's accessories. A billion dollars of product with the label Tom Ford on it will be selling at retail."

Welcome the new voice of hip hop

We are pleased to announce to hip-hop aficionados in Nigeria and beyond that the Nigerian hip-hop community now has a voice. www.9jahiphopnation.com is out to represent all genre of hip-hop in Nigeria.

With the recent interest in rap and lyricism globally, it is fitting that we kick off with an article titled 'Please Dont Kill Hip-hop (A letter to Notjustok), which addresses the 'most gifted' list on premiere music site www.notjustok.com.

This is the just the beginning of well researched articles, music posts, critical hip-hop analysis, interviews and other relevant issues affecting Nigerian hip-hop in general.

Beware! No DV-2015 for Naija

If there is anything many Nigerians, especially youths, are always looking forward to, it is the yearly DV (American visa lottery) ritual.
Unfortunately, Nigeria is on the list of ineligible countries. You have been warned!
Be informed so that you will not end up telling pathetic stories of how you were made to part with large sums of money to get a visa.
I copied this from their website and I will advise you go there to read more.

For DV-2015, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and Vietnam.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
Changes in eligibility this year: For DV-2015, natives of Nigeria are no longer eligible.

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/DV_2015_Instructions.pdf