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A host of top players have hailed Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi as the greatest player of all-time after he became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League game in the 7-1 thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen yesterday. I had recorded the game and watched it late night at home, it was awesome



ESPN: Messi hailed as 'greatest ever'

The Guardian: Barcelona's Lionel Messi hailed as 'all-time great' for five-goal haul

The Independent: The best ever: Messi or Maradona?

Interesting article about the cost of healthcare in the US vs. other countries.

Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France

Sunday evening, the weekend is almost over. Feels extra short because we had to work yesterday, had a Super Saturday recruitment event. Went well, but we didn't wrap up till late, so got home around 11.

The cold I got about a week ago turned into coughing these past few days. I had to talk a good deal yesterday, so that didn't help. We were planning on going to Longhorn today, my favorite steakhouse, with Nicole's dad and Margaret, but I wasn't feeling up to it

Stayed home and rested all day. Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow.

We just watched a movie, Young Adult, kind of funny.

In other important tech news, Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 for public testing on Wednesday.

The new operating system works on tablets, PCs and laptops, connecting them via the cloud to give users a more consistent experience as they switch between devices.

"It's beautiful, modern, fast and fluid -- it's a generational change in the Windows operating system," Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky said as he launched the consumer preview of the new operating system at Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain.