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AdvertisementThe heat from the first potential beef of Luka Doncic’s NBA career has seemingly cooled off after Denver Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. explained an inadvertent “like” on social media.Porter Jr. liked an Instagram comment earlier this week calling Doncic ‘overrated,’ sending NBA Twitter into a firestorm.In a recent interview with ESPN’s Chris Forsberg, the rookie explained how it happened.“So what’s crazy is that blew up,” Porter told ESPN. “Believe it or not, I’m scrolling through [a post about] the Rookie of the Year odds and I accidentally like a comment. This is the EuroLeague MVP and I got nothing but respect for him. I was like, ‘Man, I didn’t want to come off like that.’“I reached out to [Doncic], told him it was 100 percent accident and I told him, ‘I can’t wait to see what you do in the league.’ I wasn’t worried about what fans thought, but I wanted to let him know instantly. It was 100 percent accident.”Also Read-NBA: Stephen Curry Says Donald Trump’s LeBron James Tweet Based in Racism Advertisement
As the ICC World Cup enters into a decisive phase, two well-regarded chroniclers of the gentleman’s game have timed their literary forays like a Virat Kohli cover drive. With a foreword by Yuvraj Singh, Vijay Lokapally’s World Cup Warriors is a bouquet of the profiles of members of the present-day Indian cricket team, written in breezy, accessible prose.Covering sports for the Hindu group (media organisation) since 1986, Lokapally says one of the reasons he chose to write about the current lot of cricketers is that the shelf life of nostalgia is diminishing at a quick clip with the advent of the worldwide web. “Revisiting the past wasn’t a great idea in the Internet age where everything from the 1975 World Cup final, to India’s iconic victories is available on YouTube”, explains the seasoned journalist.The sketches of the team members by Mumbai-based caricaturist and sports writer Austin Coutinho have lent enormous value to World Cup Warriors. The book profiles the Boys in Blue playing in the World Cup in individual chapters and traces their rise to the playing eleven. At the end of every chapter on a current player are remarks from a former World Cup veteran. So, you have Kapil Dev observing how much Virat Kohli has evolved since he took over India’s captaincy, LS Sivaramakrishnan giving line and length advice to Yuzvendra Chahal and Krishnamachari Srikkanth, that original ODI dasher, appreciating Shikhar Dhawan’s instinct to attack from the word go.Lokapally says Virat’s Boys are a gifted group. “This team is special for the simple reason that you have a competent player at every position. We have two spinners who complement each other beautifully and in Bumrah, Bhuvi and Shami, three of the quickest and smartest exponents of seam bowling.”advertisementAn award-winning sports journalist and presenter, Nikhil Naz, who grew up admiring the writing of Gideon Haigh and Peter Roebuck, makes his debut as author with Miracle Men. The book’s strong point is Naz’s deep dive into the socio-economic scene of the UK of the 1980s, a time when Thatcherism was at its peak and the antiimmigrant sentiment bordering on racism gaining momentum. Naz captures the zeitgeist of the era through movies and music popular at that time, which runs like a soulful background score to the cricketing narrative. Also, he relies heavily on accounts by senior cricket writer Ayaz Memon, a rookie on his first big assignment and celebrated TV journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, then playing club cricket in England. Memon and Sardesai first appear as cameos that gain a life of their own as the narrative moves towards the crescendo at Lord’s.So, what was so special about the class of 83 that made Naz research its triumph, 36 years later? “I was just four in 1983. But over the years I kept hearing about how magical the team of 1983 was. Certain moments stood out in people’s accounts such as Sandhu’s dismissal of Greenidge and Kapil Dev’s catch of Viv Richards but there was no one comprehensive account of the victory.”Asked about the difference between Kapil’s Devils of 1983 and today’s team, Naz says Virat Kohli’s boys are riding high on confidence. “The Indians of today have the swagger of Australians and West Indians of that time. They are the billionaires of the IPL and the envy of the world. They are one of the strong favourites and are expected to win. Kapil’s team on the other hand were rank underdogs. That is why the triumph in 1983 was a miracle that changed cricket in the subcontinent. It was the reason Sachin Tendulkar decided to become a cricketer.”WORLD CUP WARRIORS: THE BOYS IN BLUE VIJAY LOKAPALLY, BLOOMSBURY; Rs 250EXTRACTRohit Sharma’s journey is almost like folklore. His parents lived in Dombivli, a suburb of Mumbai, where he did not have access to good cricket facilities. They were reserved for the city boys. ‘I have seen many players from the suburbs leave the game because they did not get level playing field. Without adequate coaching and training facilities, it was hard for them to compete with the city boys,’ said his coach Dinesh Lad, who lost little time in shifting Rohit from Dombivli to Borivali to enable him to enjoy proper cricket coaching.Coming closer to the city was no assurance for Rohit to pursue cricket. He had to attend school, which meant coughing up a monthly fee. It was a challenge. Rohit, the first grandchild in the family, was brought up at his uncle’s place. The Telugu-speaking parents of Rohit willingly allowed the move to facilitate their son’s love for cricket at the Swami Vivekanand School, where Lad was the coach.advertisement’His uncle needed to be persuaded to send Rohit to this school. He was very reluctant, and it took me time to discover his predicament,’ remembered Lad. It was tough for Rohit’s uncle to pay the monthly school fee of Rs 275. The donation had been waived but the monthly fee had to be paid. Lad was imparting cricket coaching for free at the school and requested the authorities to make an exception in Rohit’s case. ‘He was very good at cricket and I pleaded with the principal to waive off the tuition fees. I was so relieved when he agreed,’ said Lad. Lazy elegance marks his batting. ‘Right-handed David Gower’-as observed by a cricketer once. Gower was known for his silken stroke sweet timing, which also adorns Rohit’s show at the crease.MIRACLE MAN: THE GREATEST UNDERDOG STORY IN CRICKET NIKHIL NAZ, HACHETTE INDIA; Rs 399EXTRACTThe Indian team walks out to jeers and jibes from the hostile, predominantly West Indian crowd. The taunts are largely ignored. Except by Gavaskar. A revered figure in the West Indies, he’s indulging the partisan crowd, conversing with them in their patois, with a Trinidadian accent to boost, practised and mastered during his numerous trips to the islandIn the Caribbean that Sandhu lived one of his most special moments on the cricket field. Getting both Haynes and Greenidge – the finest opening partnership in the world – in quick succession during the Port of Spain test, only three months ago. Greenidge’s dismissal was special. Sandhu got the ball to jag back sharply after pitching and it dislodged the master batsman’s stumps. Now, once again, he finds Greenidge at the other end. Once again, he’s tempted to bowl an inswinger. But the end from which he is bowling is conducive to outswingers. Thanks largely to Lord’s famous slope Plus, the words of his skipper last evening are ringing in his head: ‘Oye, sardar, concentrate on outswing. Only outswingers get you wickets at the international level.’ Sandhu runs in with ball in hand, the seam facing the on-side. Greenidge is facing the 12th ball.But this time he chooses not to face it at all. Expecting another outswinger, he shoulders arms to a ball pitched outside off stump, allowing the well-deceived inswinger to kiss his off stump. Sandhu defied his skipper, but the ball obeyed the sardar’s ordersRajdeep is gloating. ‘He’s my friend, he’s my friend,’ he’s yelling in joy Sandhu is his cricketing buddy.In Bombay, accomplished gully cricketers – Sachin Tendulkar, Avinash Gowariker, Harshad Kulkarni and Ketan Mazumdar – have broken into an impromptu jig watching the Greenidge dismissal. Even before their unsynchronized gyration can come to a halt, Doordarshan, the national broadcaster, has switched to its pre-scheduled programmes of news bulletins and self-help features for farmers.
SIOUX CITY REPAIR CREWS AND AUTHORITIES WERE KEPT BUSY MONDAY MORNING ON A PAIR OF CALLS.TWO HOMES WERE EVACUATED IN THE WOODBURY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER A CONSTRUCTION CREW SEVERED A NATURAL GAS LINE ON BRENTWOOD.THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN AN AREA WHERE NEW HOMES ARE BEING BUILT.NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED THERE.IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, SOME WESTSIDE RESIDENTS WERE WITHOUT WATER FOR A SHORT TIME WHEN A WATER MAIN BROKE AT WEST 6TH AND MAIN STREETS.THE STREET WAS FLOODED FOR A TIME WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE.PHOTOS COURTESY KMEGUpdated 3:46pm 4/8/19
1) That goal against Argentina (1998)Michael Owen might have become a mild figure of fun in retirement, mocked for his stubborn hatred of films, castigated for that YouTube clip of him goading a 13-year-old goalkeeper and widely criticised for his punditry, but the bantz can make it easy to forget what a brilliant footballer he was at his peak – one of the most gifted ever produced by England. “When he was the same age as Marcus Rashford, he’d won two golden boots in the Premier League and scored 50 goals,” Rio Ferdinand said recently. “Even look at the likes of [Kylian] Mbappé. If he’s going for that type of money now what would [Owen] be going for?” Michael Owen demonstrated his trademark eye for goal with his late winner in the Manchester derby. Photograph: Tom Purslow/Man Utd via Getty Images Facebook Share on LinkedIn Topics Share via Email Owen was an unused substitute when Fowler scored a superb volley in the League Cup win over Birmingham. His momentum had stalled when he pulled a hamstring against Leeds in April 1999 and he struggled with muscle problems the following season, mustering 12 goals in all competitions. He responded to adversity by working even harder. The sweat and toil was worth it – 2001 would belong to Owen.He built on sucker-punching Arsenal by helping Liverpool beat Bayern Munich in the Super Cup, grabbing the decisive goal against United in the Charity Shield and scoring a hat-trick in England’s 5-1 win away to Germany in World Cup qualifying. More than anything, it was that breathtaking display in Munich that earned Owen the Ballon d’Or.The injuries that marred the end of Owen’s career can make it easy to forget how much opponents feared him. No defender wanted to be left isolated against peak Owen, who was undoubtedly one of the best strikers in the world. While Fowler moved on to Leeds, Owen ended the year by coming off the bench at Upton Park, rescuing a point for Liverpool by crashing in his 100th goal for the club.4) Scoring for Real Madrid in a clásico (2005)One of Owen’s biggest problems was that supporters found it difficult to identify with him. Part of Fowler’s appeal was that along with being a brilliantly inventive striker, supporters could recognise themselves when they saw him play. Fowler’s cheek, wit and personality always shone through and it was clear how much Liverpool – the club and the city – meant to him. Owen exuded less warmth and felt duller, less relatable. Next to Fowler, the man known as God on the Kop, Owen seemed like a robot who had mastered the art of goalscoring but was still working on human interaction. He was respected, Fowler was revered. Michael Owen Owen won six trophies to Fowler’s five at Liverpool. Owen was seen as a world-class talent, whereas Fowler’s greatest moments were largely restricted to a two-year spell tearing up the Premier League. But it mattered to supporters that Fowler got Liverpool. It also mattered that Owen’s ambition and single-minded approach could be mistaken for aloofness. Some players regard it as a job. For supporters, it’s a religion.Owen remained prolific, scoring the clincher in the 2003 League Cup final, but the team had become dull and laboured by the time Houllier left, and many felt Owen cared more about his international career. After six months of tortuous negotiations with the board, Owen had a year left on his contract, which left the new manager, Rafa Benítez, in an unenviable position when Real Madrid offered £8m plus Antonio Núñez for the 24-year-old.Owen did not settle in Madrid. He was behind Raúl and Ronaldo in the pecking order and his young family struggled to acclimatise to Spanish life. His goalscoring record was still impressive despite a lack of playing time, though, and the highlight of his one season in that famous shirt came when he scored – from a Beckham through pass – in a raucous 4-2 home win over Barcelona in April 2005. After toiling under Keegan, Owen thrived again when Sven-Göran Eriksson took over, scoring 28 goals in 56 matches. He continued to love tormenting Argentina, too, and annoyed them by winning a debatable penalty at the 2002 World Cup. “Owen jumped like he was in a swimming pool,” said Mauricio Pochettino in 2016. “I didn’t touch him.”Come November 2005, England’s Golden Generation were getting ready to win the World Cup, and nothing was going to stop them after a thrilling friendly win over Argentina in Geneva. Rooney scored for England in the first half, before two late headers from Owen turned a 2-1 defeat into a 3-2 victory. Owen might not have been tall, but he had killer instincts and always knew how to find space in the area.Rooney and Owen could have formed a devastating partnership, but it proved to be another in a long line of lost England opportunities. A month later Owen broke his foot while playing for Newcastle. He recovered in time to make the World Cup – and damaged his cruciate ligament in England’s final group match. It was the beginning of the end.6) A late, late Manchester derby winner (2009)After a year in Madrid, Owen wanted to return home in the summer of 2005. Liverpool were reluctant to meet the £16.5m asking price, so instead he joined Newcastle, where … well. Let’s just say that Owen could only have made himself more unpopular with Newcastle fans if he had snuck into St James’ Park and painted the stadium red and white.At least he still had admirers elsewhere after Newcastle went down in 2009, although few people suspected that one of them would be Sir Alex Ferguson, who jumped at the chance to sign Owen on a free. The transfer came as a shock, especially to United fans who were expecting more than a waning former Liverpool striker to soothe the blow of losing Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. The pace had gone, taking much of Owen’s menace with it, but he still had the knack in the area, and that old sense of drama was undiminished. Old Trafford didn’t look too bothered about Owen’s past affiliations when he won the 153rd Manchester derby in the sixth minute of added time. What England and Roy Hodgson would give for another Michael Owen Share on Pinterest The joy of six Share on Twitter Twitter 3) Winning the Ballon d’Or at Liverpool (2001)One of the curiosities of Owen’s career was that he struggled to flourish in partnerships that made perfect sense on paper. Injuries, form and circumstances often got in the way. It never quite clicked with Shearer or Wayne Rooney for England, while it gnawed away at Liverpool that they rarely saw Owen and Robbie Fowler at their best together.Fowler was hit by a serious injury just as the teenage Owen was starting to make his mark, while Houllier came to lose his faith in them as a pair. He preferred Emile Heskey for his unselfish work-rate, even though he lacked Owen’s directness and Fowler’s impudence. Houllier went with Heskey for all three of Liverpool’s finals in the 2000-01 season, leaving the other two to fight for a spot alongside him. Viewed in the cold light of day, the goal arguably seems overrated. To hear it described, it can sound as though Owen ran the length of the pitch and beat every Argentina defender. In reality, it was not in the same league as Diego Maradona’s extraordinary goal in 1986. Owen picked up possession inside Argentina’s half and only had to beat Ayala after shaking off José Antonio Chamot. Where had the Argentinian midfielders got to? No matter: Owen ran straight, swerved at pace into the area, and found the top corner.But the context matters. It was Owen’s swagger, fearlessness and certainty, the authority to push Paul Scholes aside. The quality of the opposition and the enormity of the occasion, and the fact he was only 18 – the sheer chutzpah of doing that at 18 – all contributed to one of the most exhilarating World Cup goals of all time. At that point, everything felt possible because of Michael Owen.2) The ‘Owen final’ against Arsenal (2001)Arsenal fans remember it as the Henchoz final, and it is difficult to think of a more infuriating defeat from Arsène Wenger’s early years. Blowing this one was even more maddening than the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United in 1999. Yes, Arsenal may well have blown a chance to repeat the Double but at least they played their part in that epic. There was honour in defeat to the eventual Treble winners; losing to Liverpool after threatening to spank them out of sight was just careless. Twitter Read more Despite Patrick Vieira stomping all over Steven Gerrard and the rest of the Liverpool midfield in Cardiff, Arsenal contrived to not break the deadlock until Freddie Ljungberg’s goal after 72 minutes. That was partly down to Stéphane Henchoz somehow escaping punishment in the first half, when he blatantly handled Thierry Henry’s goalbound shot on the line. The defender got away with a less obvious handball later on, too, and Liverpool found a way to hang on. After years of flattering to deceive, Gérard Houllier’s side were developing a hardened edge that caused him to observe that they were “destined for greatness”. However, Arsenal seemed to have the measure of them – until Owen got involved. Arsenal had mostly dealt with the striker’s threat, but hadn’t killed Liverpool off. When Gary McAllister’s free-kick dropped to Owen with seven minutes left, the ball was drilled past David Seaman in a flash. It was a classic piece of poaching from a striker who had barely had a sniff all afternoon.Owen won the game five minutes later, racing on to a Patrik Berger long ball on the break and making the Arsenal defenders suddenly look their age. Running in from the left, on his weaker left foot and facing a tight angle, he aimed a low shot across Seaman to complete a stunning turnaround. He had also made an FA Cup final all about himself in the space of five minutes. It takes a special talent to do that. Liverpool Read more Twitter Facebook Pinterest Michael Owen: ‘My motivation was to please Dad’
Michael Owen fires home against Barcelona – one of 16 goals he scored in his season at Real Madrid. Photograph: Aaron Tanner / Rex Features Facebook Share on Messenger David Lacey One month later, Liverpool won the Champions League without Owen, who would never come close to being a European champion. If he had his time back, would he do things differently?5) Another goal against Argentina (2005)If there is a tinge of sadness to the St Étienne goal – other than it coming in an agonising England defeat – it is that Owen never really scored one like it again. Not once the hamstrings started to play up. Between France 98 and Euro 2000, where he struggled in Kevin Keegan’s deathly side, he scored three goals in 10 matches. Owen was substituted in each of England’s group matches, his only goal of the tournament coming in the wretched defeat to Romania. Read more Facebook Twitter Fair point. From the moment the teenage Owen burst on the scene with a smoothly taken debut goal at Selhurst Park in May 1997, utilising the searing pace that made him such a threat, it was clear he was special. Owen did not take long to establish himself in the England squad, although he was upstaged by Chile’s Marcelo Salas on his debut in February 1998.Glenn Hoddle told the press that Owen was not a natural goalscorer and initially named the 18-year-old on the bench at the 1998 World Cup, preferring the Euro 96 vintage of Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham. Yet Sheringham was out of form after a difficult first season at Manchester United and England lacked craft and unpredictability, especially with Hoddle getting his Davids mixed up and starting Batty instead of Beckham in midfield. History might have been different had Owen started. He came on in the second game against Romania and equalised with nine minutes left, but Graeme Le Saux’s error let in Dan Petrescu for a last-gasp winner that left England second in Group G, pitching them against the mighty Argentina in the last 16.So much would happen on that night in St Étienne. England’s 10 men lost on penalties in the end, but only after a virtuoso performance from Owen, whose claim to stardom was cemented in this match. He terrorised Argentina from the start, an early run almost creating a goal, and helped England draw level when he made the most of minimal contact with Roberto Ayala to win a penalty after 10 minutes.Six minutes later, it happened. An accurate pass from deep from Beckham, a clever piece of control from Owen, and then, as David Lacey wrote in the Guardian, a blur of white. Pinterest 2001 was Michael Owen’s year. He ended it with three Liverpool trophies and the Ballon d’Or. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Michael Owen accelerates past José Antonio Chamot on his way to scoring his most memorable goal. Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images Read more features England Joy of Six: Liverpool v Arsenal matches Share on Facebook Pinterest Pinterest The Joy of Six: Matt Le Tissier Share on WhatsApp Read more Germany 1-5 England: 15 years on World Cup qualifier is still music to ears of many Reuse this content
Mick Jagger Ohio StateLast night, Ohio Stadium was as close to capacity as it’ll get this summer before the 2015 college football season begins. The Rolling Stones held a concert at the home of the Buckeyes, rocking out in front of a very large crowd. They played their hits, but the crowd was perhaps most excited when Mick Jagger led the stadium in OSU’s famed “O-H-I-O” chant. Mick Jagger gave the big O-H last night during the Rolling Stones concert in Ohio Stadium! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/SjHFFw9bIc— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) May 31, 2015 They also sang “Hang On Sloopy.”The @RollingStones played Hang On Sloopy last night pic.twitter.com/FMPELwoaNH— Ryan Ginn (@RyanGinnBSB) May 31, 2015That type of crowd energy in that stadium is something that will only be topped when the Buckeyes are roaming the field.
The Government has allocated some $211 million to carry out repair work at adult correctional centres across the island. This is outlined in the 2013/14 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the sum, $35 million will go towards the repair of cells and other maintenance services at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre. Another $35 million will be used at the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to carry out general repairs to the facility. The remaining $141 million has been allocated to other correctional centres to facilitate general repairs and improvements. It includes an amount of $64.5 million to be used to carry out repairs to the South Camp Road facility. The project will be implemented through the Ministry of National Security.By Chris Patterson, JIS Reporter
My location 此页面无法正确加载 Google 地图。您是否拥有此网站？确定 Print Close Rosneft, November 13, 2013; Image: DSME zoom Rosneft, Gazprombank, Sovcomflot and Korean shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on key terms of cooperation to establish shipbuilding and industrial cluster in the southern part of Primorskiy Krai (Russian Far East).The parties agreed to jointly complete the construction and launch a new shipyard – shipbuilding complex Zvezda – in 2016, to establish a Russian-Korean engineering center for shipbuilding and marine equipment for offshore projects. The companies also agreed key terms for technology exchange, localization of production and contracts placement.The Memorandum was signed in the presence of Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea, as part of the official visit of the Russian President to the Republic of Korea.Commenting on the Memorandum signed, Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, said: “Rosneft has a large-scale program to develop offshore projects in Russia in challenging conditions in the Nothern and Far East seas. The Company assumed obligations to localize in Russia shipbuilding and marine equipment production necessary for offshore projects implementation and is already working actively in this direction. Following the decision of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rosneft together with its partners Gazprombank and Sovcomflot is implementing a project to develop shipbuilding and industrial cluster at the Zvezda shipyard, that will have considerable multiplying effect on all related industries. We are glad the project will be implemented with the support of such an experienced technological partner as DSME, which owns cutting-edge technologies, as well as globally recognized reputation for shipbuilding, engineering and production of marine equipment for offshore projects. We are convinced the cluster will become a center for high-tech arctic shipbuilding in Russia”.
-30- HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: North West Arm Drive Both southbound lanes on North West Arm Drive are closed during repairs to the bridge over the Chain of Lakes Trail beside First Chain Lake. Traffic is being detoured to the northbound bridge where there is one lane for each direction. Repairs to both bridges are expected to be completed by Thursday, Nov. 30. HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY: Highway 102, Exit 2, Night Work Highway 102, southbound lanes, from Exit 2 to Bayers Road are reduced to one lane for road repairs until Thursday, Nov. 30. This is for night work only. Work takes place from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY: Route 316 Route 316, from Coddles Harbour Bridge to Drum Head Wharf Road, is reduced to one lane for upgrades and repairs until Friday, Dec. 1. Traffic signals are in place but delays are expected. Work takes place from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. CONTINUING WORK
The Act was passed by the Alberta legislature last May and allows limits on fuel exports to B.C.Plans to triple capacity along the existing Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby have pitted Alberta and the federal government against B.C.’s government, which says the risk of a spill is too great for the province’s environment and economy.Hall wrote that should the Alberta Government proclaim the Act into force, B.C.’s attorney general may file again.“Without giving my opinion here, as to the propriety of an injunction application before proclamation of a statute, I am of the view that a claim seeking a declaration as to constitutionality of an Act that has not yet been proclaimed, is premature,” Hall wrote.“For the court to consider such a claim, the Act must first be in force.”Hall wrote that while B.C. argued that courts consider interim injunctions against laws that have been passed but not proclaimed, he noted that B.C. didn’t ask for an injunction _ only that the law be declared unconstitutional. Hall noted in his decision that B.C. filed an affidavit from an official in the province’s Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources, which said approximately 55 per cent of B.C.’s gasoline and 71 per cent of its diesel is imported from Alberta refineries.He said the affidavit noted the majority of that fuel travels through the Trans Mountain pipeline, carrying an average of eight million litres per day of refined petroleum products from Alberta to B.C.“It says that reductions in supply from Alberta will cause shortages in British Columbia and that the result could be increased prices, lack of supply and civil unrest in British Columbia,” Hall wrote, adding that lawyers for B.C.’s attorney general argued the potential effects made it important for the court to decide whether the law was legal.“The affidavit makes interesting reading as to B.C.’s supply of gasoline and diesel fuel, and its dependence upon Alberta,” Hall added.The National Energy Board on Friday gave conditional endorsement of construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, saying the project’s benefits outweigh its negative impacts on killer whales and potential environmental damage if there’s a spill. B.C. Attorney General David Eby argued before the challenge was launched that the Alberta law was unconstitutional because one province cannot punish another.Alberta Premier Rachel Notley defended the law when it was passed, saying her government doesn’t want to impose hardship on B.C. businesses and families, but Alberta must also safeguard its interests.She also said she was confident it would withstand a legal challenge.No date has been set for proclaiming the law.
CALGARY, A.B. – A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government’s request to declare an Alberta law that could restrict the flow of refined oil products to B.C. as unconstitutional.The attorney general of B.C. alleged in a statement of claim that Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act was meant to counteract steps taken by B.C. in its opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline project.B.C. had asked Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench to declare the law unconstitutional, but Justice R.J. Hall wrote in a decision issued Friday that since the law was never officially proclaimed, the request to strike it is premature.
Rabat – The Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship opened the Dare Space, its new coworking space, on June 30 in Rabat. The new CISE collaborative environment will be open to the public in an attempt to “better respond to the needs of a growing number of entrepreneurs in Morocco,” according to the official CISE press-release.The source says that the area will provide these budding entrepreneurs with a “professional, stimulating, and productive experience.” For those entrepreneurs with less experience, Dare Space will also offer low-cost training, coaching, mentoring and micro-funding, as well as privileged access to experts and professional services at the national and international level.The area will also serve as event space for participating entrepreneurs and NGOs, thanks to financing on part of the Drosos Foundation.Some of the innovative events to expect from Dare Space include training in social entrepreneurship and innovation, coding and prototyping workshops, art expositions, and conferences.“The opening ceremony welcomed over 70 entrepreneurs, civil society actors, representatives from foundations and the press,” reports the press-release.Dare Inc., MCISE’s social startup incubation program, aspires to support social entrepreneurs, dubbed “changemakers.” These are individuals who devote themselves to finding innovative solutions to social issues currently challenging Morocco.The three-track program will help social entrepreneurs move up in the business, “from the moment they decide to tackle a social issue until they incite systemic change by means of a viable startup,” says the source, adding that the projects in mind “will develop a flow of investment-ready projects meeting international standards.”The first Dare Inc. cohort of 22 high-impact startups began in May 2015, and will benefit from 4 months of intensive coaching and training.© Morocco World News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten or redistributed without permission
Rabat- According to a study by the Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development, the number of people aged 60 and over will almost double by the year 2050, to an estimated 10 million. The over-60 population by then will represent 25 percent of the nation’s population.The study entitled, “The new life of elderly people in Morocco in the face of social change,” revealed that aging and the elderly will be a principle component of the kingdom’s future demographic profile.Despite this aging trend in the population, the study further reveals that medical and social support, already a current challenge today, will continue and grow in the coming years. The challenge of caring for the elderly will become more acute particularly in a context marked by a growing nuclearization of households, especially in urban areas, and the growth of residential mobility among young and middle-age Moroccans. Additionally, the current challenges facing public health systems will have a significant impact on the care of older people in the coming years.“Households will have more financial difficulties because of the expenses of people in this age category, usually judged to be non-productive,” notes the joint report. The situation is compounded by the fact that 64 percent of the elderly do not have their own resources, and 34 percent survive solely on an income barely covering their daily needs. Without family solidarity and support, the majority of the elderly suffer significant hardship in economic terms, indicates the study.The Minister of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, stressed in an October 2017 report that Morocco is far from being able to cope with the needs of its aging population.The report presented a troubling snapshot on the conditions facing Morocco’s elderly. Poor life conditions, a lack of medical and financial assistance, neglect by their children, and a fragile life expectancy from health conditions like diabetes or hypertension have lead more than 7 percent of people over the age of 60 to feel that they are victims of “social exclusion.”In order to meet the resulting challenges arising from this analysis, the ministry recommends a number of measures: improving the supply of collective accommodation for the elderly, strengthening the provision of health care, developing of social assistance training, monitoring and evaluating an integrated public policy regarding the elderly. The ministry report called for mobilizing sufficient resources to improve the conditions of the elderly in homes and social welfare institutions.
The authors of “Children and international migration in Latin America and the Caribbean,” published today by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), note that migration may bring some benefits such as greater educational and job opportunities.At the same time, there are negative aspects to migration, including risks when parents migrate and children are left behind in the care of others, and exposure to abuse and rights violations during the process of moving from one country to another. An estimated 6 million people from Latin America and the Caribbean have migrated within the region and some 25 million have migrated to the United States and Europe.The study says that while the exact number of migrant children is not known, recent estimates suggest that around 1 in 5 migrants is a child or adolescent who may be exposed to abuses. “Millions of children have been facing severe human rights constraints due to their migration status or that of their parents,” the authors state in the study, which comes as a key international meeting on migration opens in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The 4th Global Forum on Migration and Development, which includes participation from around 150 countries, will focus on issues such as human rights and irregular migration.The study notes that restrictive migration policies, xenophobia, discrimination and human trafficking are some of the main dangers migrants face, especially if they are illegal migrants. It says the main challenges for governments in the region are enacting migration policies that protect children’s rights, especially of those migrating under irregular conditions, and ensuring the economic, social and cultural rights of children.Ensuring access to the right to an identity at the time of birth, and avoiding the detention of migrant children and adolescents due to their illegal entry to a country are among the other recommendations set out in the study. 8 November 2010A new United Nations study warns of the perils of abuse and exploitation that threaten migrant children from Latin America and the Caribbean, and calls for policies to protect their rights.
OSU women’s soccer team huddles during a game against Texas on Sept. 9, 2016. OSU won, 2-1. Credit: James King | Lantern ReporterIn a matchup against No. 7 Brigham Young University, the No. 19 Ohio State women’s soccer team was unable to put one in the net and found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-0 final score.The Buckeyes had opened up the season at 6-1, their best start since 2007. But after the loss, their record fell to 6-2.The game was scoreless until BYU’s senior forward Michele Vasconcelos scored in the seventh minute of the game to stake BYU ahead to an early 1-0 lead.The game remained that way until the second half, when in the 55th-minute, junior forward Nadia Gomes ran ahead on a breakaway down the left side and was able to put the ball just inside the right goal post to bring the score to 2-0. Six minutes later, senior forward Ashley Hatch received the ball, assisted by Gomes and Vasconcelos, and kicked the final goal of the game past redshirt senior goalkeeper Jillian McVicker. It was Hatch’s ninth goal on the season and it tied her for first in goals among NCAA women’s soccer players.The game got interesting in the 49th-minute when the Buckeyes’ leading goal scorer, senior forward Lindsay Agnew, stepped up to kick a penalty shot. But like every other shot on goal, it was saved by junior goalie Hannah Clark.Despite the loss, OSU coach Lori Walker drew some positive conclusions on her team’s performance against a high quality opponent.“I think that the soccer that we put out today from attacking, our attacking transition, our defending, our defending transition, our set pieces, there’s a lot to be proud of,” Walker said. “We played against an outstanding team that I think has the potential to be at the Final Four in BYU and that only benefits us. Our growth is all about us, positioning ourself for November and postseason play and that game has made us a better team.”McVicker agreed with Walker, stating that this game was one of the best games the team has played this year.“They’re a really good team and they’re probably going to go far this season,” McVicker said. “So we’re not going to hang our heads. In our minds, the result didn’t show how hard we worked, and I thought we played about 85 minutes of excellent soccer.”Statistically, the Buckeyes played a much closer game than the 3-0 score would indicate. The Scarlet and Gray outshot the Cougars 13-9, including a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal. The Buckeyes also displayed more discipline during the game, drawing only four fouls compared to BYU’s seven. Each team shot a pair of corner kicks.Looking ahead to the start of Big Ten play, Walker believes that the most important thing for her team to do is rest up in preparation for the games ahead.“We’re going to work on recovering because right now that’s the most important thing is getting our legs back and head into Big Ten play,” Walker said. “And we want to take every bit of energy that we found today and make sure that we pack that on the plane with us when we head out to Wisconsin.”The next game for the Buckeyes will be on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin when they take on the Wisconsin Badgers.
The Princess is ready to go with her own backpackCredit:Duchess of Cambridge Princess Charlotte has embarked on her first day of nursery, celebrating the milestone with two photographs taken by her proud mother. The Duchess of Cambridge has released photographs of her two-year-old daughter beaming with excitement, with a tiny backpack ready for her first day.Wearing a burgundy-coloured coat, pink scarf and smart red shoes, the Princess has her hair carefully pinned back ready for a hard day’s playing. The Princess’ backpack, a pale pink with spots on the straps from Cath Kidston, is decorated with pictures of ponies, suggesting the toddler is already inducted into the Royal Family’s love of all things equestrian. Kensington Palace said the two photographs were taken by the Duchess shortly before Princess Charlotte left for her first day of nursery at the Willcocks Nursery School. The family last year moved back to London in order to become full time Royals, with the Duke increasing his workload in support of the Queen following the retirement of his grandfather Prince Philip. It is rated “outstanding” by Ofsted because of the “exceptional” organisation of time and the staff’s meticulous planning, which ensures “no time is wasted.”Prince George attended a Montessori nursery school in Norfolk, with his first day similarly marked with a photograph of him with a backpack The Duchess’s third baby is due in April. 
Prince George stars nurseryCredit:The Duchess of Cambridge
Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings. Willcocks, which has an all-female staff, is described by Tatler as a “hidden gem” that “flies under the radar” and is attended by British children and “chic foreigners” alike, some of whom register their children at birth in order to ensure them a place. Princess Charlotte now attends the “kind and gentle” Willcocks Nursery School, which is barely half a mile from Kensington Palace, full time.Her four-year-old brother Prince George is expected to return for his second term at school at Thomas’ Battersea this week. The Duke and Duchess will also return to work on Wednesday, with the Duke visiting the Royal Marsden Hospital in his capacity of president of the Trust, while the Duchess visits Reach Academy in Feltham as patron of children’s mental health charity Place2Be. Prince George in his first day at Thomas’Credit:PA The smiling Princess Charlotte ready for nurseryCredit:Duchess of Cambridge
GP appointments by Skype will be made available across swathes of the country after health officials dropped their opposition to the plans.The controversial “GP at Hand” model run by private company Babylon is already in operation in London, allowing NHS patients to see a doctor virtually via its app.The Health Secretary Matt Hancock is one of its patients and has repeatedly said that such access should be offered to all patients wherever they live.But plans to expand the service to Birmingham had been blocked by officials from NHS England, who raised fears that national screening programmes would not be able to keep up with such changes.Under the model, all patients are registered with one practice in London, wherever they live.However most consultations are done by video message, phone call or messages, with artificial intelligence used to assess symptoms via a chatbot.In its expansion plans, the company had proposed that it would also open one clinic in Birmingham, should residents need face-to-face contact. Matt Hancock is a patient of GP at Hand Credit:PA In addition, a number of doctors have objected to the plans, claiming that the private firm will be able to “cherry pick” healthy patients – and the NHS funds attached to each person – while leaving complex cases to traditional GPs.Now NHS England have given the green light to plans which mean patients can sign up for a virtual GP despite living more than 100 miles away from the practice which registers them.The U-turn was revealed on Tuesday at a meeting of Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – the area where GP at Hand is based.CCG officials had objected to the plan, referring it to NHS England, who until now had put the expansion on hold.On Tuesday NHS England said it had given the plans the go-ahead, after finding a way to ensure all patients are offered screening and immunisation locally. NHS England said every patient in England will have the option of online and video consultations from next year. It is also examining the funding systems to ensure fair funding for practices taking on patients from outside their area. A spokesman for Babylon’s GP at Hand welcomed the decision. He said: “The NHS Long Term Plan and GP contract framework set the vision for digital-first primary care and we look forward to making this a reality, in Birmingham and across the country.” Officials have been in talks since last summer about how to ensure that patients who leave local GP practices in favour of virtual models continue to be offered the right checks by NHS systems such as breast and bowel screening. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily Front Page newsletter and new audio briefings. 
Fenix ToulouseRomain Gireaudau It is not easy to be a newcomer in the first squad of the French team Fenix Toulouse. The young right wing Romain Gireaudau played his first match for the team, so in tradition of the club, he got a special haircut made by club’s captain Nemanja Ilic.Fenix Toulouse won third place at 46th international tournament in Struga, Macedonia. ← Previous Story Gleb Kalarash to RK Vardar Skopje – Ignacio Plaza to replace him in Berlin Next Story → RK Celje Pivovarna Lasko win Struga 2018
La construction d’un nouvel EPR en Finlande inquièteAlors que la Finlande est en train de construire son tout nouveau réacteur nucléaire EPR baptisé OL3, toute l’attention se porte sur les systèmes de sécurité dont il doit être équipé. L’ombre de Fukushima plane sur le chantier du pays scandinave.Ce sont 5.000 ouvriers qui s’affairent à la construction du réacteur EPR OL3, dans l’ouest de la Finlande. Considéré comme le plus sûr et le plus moderne du monde, ce réacteur EPR de 320.000 tonnes (cinq fois le poids de la Tour Eiffel) inquiète. “Fukushima a soulevé des questions. La première, évidemment, est de savoir si un tel phénomène naturel a été pris en compte ici” sur l’île d’Olkiluoto, indique à l’AFP le responsable du département d’analyse des risques auprès de l’Autorité finlandaise de sûreté nucléaire (Stuk), Jorma Sandberg.Ce réacteur de troisième génération, qui sera exploité par le groupe TVO, n’a encore jamais fait la preuve de ses systèmes certes les plus modernes mais qui n’ont pas encore été utilisés, “en particulier les systèmes automatisés”, reconnaît M. Sandberg. Le responsable de la sécurité nucléaire chez TVO, Esa Mannola, se veut toutefois rassurant : “Aucun autre réacteur nucléaire au monde n’a autant pris en considération la sécurité que l’OL3” commandé au français Areva, assure-t-il. Avec tous les systèmes de sécurité “parallèles, séparés, dupliqués”, même en cas d’incident imprévu “nous pouvons nous saisir du problème et le gérer”, affirme-t-il.Si à Fukushima, deux systèmes d’alimentation de secours étaient en place, OL3 en possède quatre. De plus, l’EPR d’Olkiluoto est abrité dans un bâtiment capable de résister à l’impact d’un avion et pouvant retenir la quasi-totalité de la radiation qui s’échapperait si le coeur du réacteur fondait, indique M. Mannola. Mais l’ONG Greenpeace dénonce le manque de protection prévue concernant le combustible usagé, rapporte GoodPlanet.info. Il sera “pratiquement impossible” de modifier les conditions de stockage de ce combustible après la mise en route du réacteur, affirme un militant de l’ONG, Jehki Härkönen.À lire aussiLe pied d’éléphant, cette effrayante masse radioactive cachée dans les entrailles de TchernobylPour l’heure, le dôme du bâtiment qui abritera le coeur du réacteur est achevé. La plupart des machines sont en place et deux générateurs de vapeur colossaux surplombent l’immense trou qui constituera la cuve du générateur où tremperont 320 tonnes d’uranium enrichi. Toutefois, Greenpeace demande à ce qu’un certain nombre de changements soient appliqués, ce qui reste, selon elle, encore possible à ce stade. “Le générateur de secours ne devrait pas être au niveau de la mer ni au même niveau que les réacteurs et la salle de contrôle devrait être suffisamment éloignée du réacteur afin qu’en cas d’accident la radiation n’empêche pas de s’y rendre”, souligne M. Härkönen, en référence aux points faibles constatés à Fukushima.Curieusement, dans une étude publiée le 16 mai (soit deux mois après la catastrophe au Japon), la Stuk, autorité nucléaire finlandaise, estimait qu’aucune révision du projet OL3 n’était nécessaire. L’agence a cependant précisé que les études concernant l’impact qu’auraient sur l’accès aux réacteurs ou à leurs multiples systèmes de secours des phénomènes naturels rencontrés en Finlande (tempêtes, fortes chutes de neige ou inondations) se poursuivaient. Initialement prévu pour être fonctionnel en 2009, l’EPR finlandais devrait être mis en service en 2013 si aucune modification supplémentaire n’est à prévoir.Le 4 juillet 2011 à 20:01 • Emmanuel Perrin
Clark County residents shopping for a health plan on the state-based insurance exchange can now get help at a local enrollment center.The Washington Health Benefit Exchange, which operates Washington Healthplanfinder, announced Monday the state’s first full-service enrollment centers in Vancouver and Spokane. The health insurance storefronts will open Nov. 1 — the beginning of this year’s open enrollment window.“The introduction of these two storefronts allows the exchange to reach individuals and families who need coverage the most,” said Pam MacEwan, CEO of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, in a news release. “For those who don’t have access to computers or help acquiring health insurance, these full-service enrollment centers can connect residents with the tools and in-person assistance necessary for gaining coverage.”The Vancouver enrollment center will be operated by Applied Team Insurance, an independent insurance agency. The office, 7720 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 110, will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Evening and weekend appointments will also be available.“We have 51 percent of people who don’t use navigators or brokers, they go at this on their own,” said Rachel Lauser with Applied Team Insurance.The enrollment center will be staffed with navigators and brokers who can guide customers through the available coverage options — including individual health plans and Apple Health (Medicaid) — enroll in plans, answer questions and help customers determine if they qualify for financial assistance. Computer stations will also be available for use by appointment and walk-in customers.
Medical teams at Rady Children’s Hospital train for emergencies by using simulation dolls 00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% XColor SettingsAaAaAaAaTextBackgroundOpacity SettingsTextOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundSemi-TransparentOpaqueTransparentFont SettingsSize||TypeSerif MonospaceSerifSans Serif MonospaceSans SerifCasualCursiveSmallCapsResetSave SettingsSAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Medical teams at Rady Children’s Hospital are training for real emergencies by using simulation dolls.These are real-life scenarios from the E-R playing out during training. Medical Teams at Rady Children’s Hospital train inside the Center for Innovative Learning on the most technologically advanced simulation dolls. The dolls are life-like child or baby also referred to as a”sim baby.” They can talk, breath, cry and even turn blue.Tamara Sayegh is an RN at Rady Children’s Hospital. She says the sim dolls have helped them come a long way. “It helps us to analyze what we do. For instance, 20 years ago if we were doing compressions, we could not tell if they were effective.”What happens in this simulation room, is like the real deal. The dolls or babies even have names. In this case we observe, it’s Angelica. Angelica is a newborn who has stopped breathing and is in the process of dying.“They are doing chest compressions because they are having to circulate the baby’s blood because she is not doing it herself” says Dr. Charles Sauer the director of the Neonatal Simulation Room.Sauer says “we need to have our resuscitation skills as best as they can be and we need to practice in order to do that. We need the situation to practice to be as realistic as possible.”“To be able to use our capabilities and science with technology this is a true gift” says Sayegh. Elizabeth Alvarez, Posted: August 29, 2018 August 29, 2018 Categories: Good Morning San Diego, Health, Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter Elizabeth Alvarez 