Integration Of Indian And African Flavors Accelerates
In the 2006 comedy movie “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” Mr. Bobby (played by Will Ferrell) and fellow race car driver Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly) argue that pizza and chimichangas are examples of cuisine originating in the United States. They were wrong about pizza, which originated in Italy, but some people claim chimichangas, while served in Mexican restaurants, originated in Tucson, Ariz. The scene lends credence to how well Americans integrate foods and flavors from all parts of the globe.Read it at Food Business News Related Items
An unpredictable Pakistan will be desperateto shed their runners-up tag by pulling off a win against a rampagingSri Lanka when the two teams meet in the Twenty20 World Cup final atthe Lord’s on Sunday. Pakistan, who lost the Cup by a whisker to India in the inauguraledition in South Africa, have played little international cricket sincethen because of political turmoil back home and would be eager to winthe honour in a bid to bring the sport back on track in their country. But captain Younis Khan is aware that the job at hand is not atall an easy one as primarily his team has not been a consistent side inthe tournament so far and secondly Sri Lanka go into the final with aclean slate. The ease with which Kumara Sangakkara’s men thrashed the WestIndies in yesterday’s semi-final at the Oval should also be a matter ofconcern for Younis Khan. Pakistan have called up ex-ICL player Abdul Razzaq as areplacement for an injured Yasir Arafat and his presence, strengthensthe side as the all rounder is a hard-hitting batsman and a bowler withdecent pace. Return of another all rounder Shahid Afridi to form just at theright time with a 34-ball 51 in their semifinal against South Africa isalso a good news for Pakistan, who would not want to be on the losingside for third time in a World Cup.
Brazilian police arrested the chairman of the country’s Olympic Committee as part of a probe into alleged vote buying to secure Rio’s hosting of the 2016 Games.Twenty federal police agents swept into Rio de Janeiro’s upscale Leblon neighborhood in an early morning operation to arrest 75 year-old Carlos Nuzman.The Rio 2016 Committee’s Chief Operating Officer Leonardo Gryner was arrested in a separate raid.A grim-faced Nuzman left his home wearing a dark business suit in the Rio heat as he was escorted by police.The agents, who were operating on orders from a federal judge, also seized documents.Nuzman and Gryner “will be charged with the crimes of corruption, money laundering and criminal association,” police said in a statement.Nuzman appeared relaxed and chatted with the agents as he entered the police station.The men were sent to the Benefica prison in northern Rio, a police source told AFP. With their detention, the Vice President of Brazil’s Olympic Committee, Paulo Wanderley, has temporarily taken charge of the body.Assets increased 457%The arrests are the latest in a widespread corruption scandal rocking Brazil that has ensnared many of the country’s top political and business figures, and which often has links to abroad.It is “essential” that the suspects be detained “as a guarantee of public order” to allow their assets to be blocked and to stop them from engaging in any criminal act or interfering with evidence, the Rio prosecutor’s office said in a statement.Prosecutors asked for some $319 million dollars in assets belonging to Nuzman and Gryner to be blocked.Nuzman, who has headed Brazil’s Olympic Committee since 1995, saw his assets increase 457 percent over the past decade with no clear source for the new income, prosecutors said.Nuzman also tried to hide his wealth, often in foreign accounts, the statement read. He only declared he owned 16 gold bars weighing one kilogram (2.2 pounds) each when he was questioned a month ago, prosecutors said.‘Unfair Play: Second Half’Following an investigation dubbed “Unfair Play” that spanned several countries, Brazilian officials last month said that Nuzman was the “lynchpin” in a plot to bribe the International Olympic Committee into awarding Rio de Janeiro last year’s Games.At the time, Nuzman was detained and questioned and authorities confiscated his passport.Investigators also searched the offices of Brazil’s Olympic Committee and several companies suspected of links to the scandal.Thursday’s operation in Rio was dubbed “Unfair Play: Second Half.”Authorities allege that former Rio governor Sergio Cabral, who is serving a 14 year prison term for bribery and money laundering, was the mastermind of the plot, which saw $2 million in bribes paid to Papa Massata Diack, the son of Senegalese IOC member Lamine Diack, before the 2009 vote.Businessman Arturo Soares, known as “King Arthur,” a top contractor for Cabral’s administration, allegedly delivered the payment three days before the IOC vote in Copenhagen in October 2009. Rio beat bids from Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo to host the 2016 games.Honorary IOC memberRio prosecutors say they have new information conclusively showing how the payments were made. In their statement they cite an email from Papa Massata directly asking Nuzman for help with “the final process,” and an email discussing difficulties in bank transfers.Rio 2016 was credited with being a sporting and organizational success, but revelations of massive corruption during the preparations and now even in the awarding of the Games have tarnished the legacy.The latest scandal cast a pall over an IOC meeting in Lima last month following the designation of Paris for the 2024 Games and Los Angeles as the 2028 host city.IOC President Thomas Bach was asked at the time about Nuzman’s role in the organization as an honorary member. Bach pledged the IOC’s cooperation, but noted that there are limits to any sports organization’s powers of investigation.Ban Ki––moon, chief of the IOC’s ethics commission, on Thursday also pledged cooperation and asked the Brazilian authorities to supply all the available information on the case.“Given the new facts, the IOC Ethics Commission may consider provisional measures while respecting Mr Nuzman’s right to be heard,” the IOC said in a statement.The group “will not comment further on this matter until a recommendation is issued by the IOC Ethics Commission,” and it “reiterates that the presumption of innocence prevails.” October 06, 2017 COMMENTS SHARE sport SHARE SHARE EMAIL Published on Brazil COMMENT corruption & bribery ×
TORONTO — Even though it couldn’t make up for that Game 7 loss in last season’s playoffs, beating Brooklyn sure felt good to the Raptors.Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists, Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Toronto used a big fourth quarter to top the Nets 105-89 on Dec. 17.Amir Johnson and Patrick Patterson each scored 13 and Lou Williams had 10 in the first meeting between the teams since Brooklyn’s one-point win in Game 7 of the first round last May.“That Game 7 was definitely on my mind from the time I woke up this morning to even now,” Patterson said. “I’m definitely happy that we won the game, that we handled our business out there. It was a bit of revenge in my eyes.”Patterson and Williams each scored eight points in the fourth and Lowry had six as Toronto outscored the Nets 29-16, taking advantage of six Brooklyn turnovers.“Throughout the season our fourth quarters have usually been great,” Johnson said. “That’s when we really lock down and that’s what we did tonight.”Mason Plumlee scored a career-high 23 points, Joe Johnson had 17 and Mirza Teletovic 14 for the Nets, who made only five of 13 field goal attempts and five of 13 free throw attempts in the fourth.“We gave them a battle for three quarters and then we kind of fell apart,” Nets coach Lionel Hollins said. Brooklyn, which lost 95-91 at home to Miami on Dec. 16, dropped to 2-3 on the second night of back-to-backs.At one point in the fourth, with the sellout crowd jeering loudly, Joe Johnson missed all three free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer.Plumlee refused to blame fatigue for Brooklyn’s poor finish. “A lot of mistakes, turnovers and defensive breakdowns,” he said. “I don’t think it was being tired or anything.”Plumlee notched his fourth straight double-digit scoring performance and reached 20 points for the second consecutive game after doing so just once in his first 95 NBA games.Toronto, which leads the Eastern Conference at 20-6, reached 20 wins before Christmas for the first time in its 20-year history. The Raptors needed 36 games to reach 20 wins in the 1999-00 and 2001-02 seasons.“My hat is off to (the players),” coach Dwane Casey said. “But everybody in that room knows there are a lot of areas where we can get better.”The Raptors held their opponent below 100 points for the fourth straight game, matching a season-best streak. Toronto is 12-0 this season when its opponent does not score 100.Plumlee and Teletovic each scored eight points in the first, and the Raptors missed 13 of 21 field goal attempts as Brooklyn led 30-22 after one.Terrence Ross scored six consecutive points in a 10-2 run as Toronto tied it 46-all late in the second. Amir Johnson scored seven points in the quarter as the Raptors took a 53-52 lead at halftime.Plumlee scored eight points in the third but Valanciunas had 10 for Toronto, including eight straight during one stretch, as the Raptors took a 76-73 edge into the fourth.___(IAN HARRISON)TweetPinShare0 Shares
The faces of six Siouxland area community volunteers may become a familiar site over the next few months.Volunteer Siouxland chose the six people to be showcased on billboards to recognize their contributions to their community through volunteerism.Spokesman Ryan Martinez says the six were chosen from a two month competition which allowed organizations to recognize some of their great volunteers:Audio Playerhttp://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VOL.mp300:0000:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.OC…….in this contest. :18Carrie Radloff of Sioux City is one of the six to soon be on the billboards.She chairs the city’s Environmental Advisory Board and the Northwest Iowa Sierra Group, plus is an officer with a Loess Hills group:Audio Playerhttp://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VOL2.mp300:0000:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.OC………they care about. :17Terri Pauling, another of the six volunteers has helped out at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars since 2009:Audio Playerhttp://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VOL3.mp300:0000:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.OC……………gift shop manager. ;20Pauling says she has never been on a billboard before and was surprised by the honor:Audio Playerhttp://kscj.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/VOL4.mp300:0000:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume.OC…..help others. ;11The other four are Chris Van Beek of Maurice, Jon Strong of Hawarden, and Dan Bernholtz and Amy Macfarlane of Sioux City.Avery Brothers Signs sponsored the competition and are providing the billboards for the six recipients.
Share via Email Premier League match reports The Observer Share on Twitter Topics This April afternoon in Bournemouth may just come back to bite Roy Hodgson and his Crystal Palace team. With 60 seconds of normal time remaining, Palace thought they had earned the most priceless of victories, thanks to two stunning goals – by Luka Milivojevic and Wilfried Zaha – but they twice crumbled, with Joshua King striking the decisive blow when he stabbed home at the back post.Bournemouth simply do not know when they are beaten, having now won 18 points from losing positions this season, the most of any Premier League team. With five games to play, this was a damning blow to Palace’s hopes of survival but this late drama showed why Eddie Howe’s side are surely set for a fourth successive season in the top tier.For Palace, who continue to teeter immediately above the drop zone, one win in 10 matches reads as relegation form. Before King’s late goal here they had made huge strides, seemingly heading five points clear of the bottom three when Zaha fired home 15 minutes from time after dancing around on the edge of the box, twirling away from Ryan Fraser before sending Asmir Begovic’s net rippling.But Fraser, who had gone to ground trying to challenge Zaha, had a hand in Bournemouth’s 89th-minute equaliser. It was his inviting corner that was flicked on by Steve Cook into the path of King, the second-half substitute, who turned home unmarked. It was Bournemouth’s second leveller of the afternoon, with Lys Mousset, another player to excel off the bench, having scored within three minutes of coming on. His goal cancelled out Milivojevic’s glorious free-kick, scored by the Palace captain on his 27th birthday.Hodgson was left deflated having witnessed his side squander victory in the cruellest manner possible. Before Zaha’s wondrous strike, Patrick van Aanholt had shot straight at Begovic when clean through.“We couldn’t hold on to the lead on two occasions and we certainly created enough chances to put the game to bed,” Hodgson said. “If we continue to play like that over the next five games, we have to believe we can take enough points. I have confidence in the team and I think the team has shown confidence but it’s going to be a dogfight.”Hodgson was forced into a rethink up front with Christian Benteke absent because of a groin injury, and Alexander Sorloth and Connor Wickham also missing. Zaha spearheaded the Palace attack, supported by Andros Townsend who was always in close proximity, but for much of this match he was frustrated and flummoxed, typified by a first-half contretemps with Lewis Cook. Jonathan Moss kept his cards in his pocket but moments later Hodgson pulled the forward aside, urging calm. Bournemouth had every right to be agitated themselves, with Callum Wilson guilty of spurning two golden chances.Bournemouth had failed to seize the initiative and Palace did exactly that after the interval. Presented with a free-kick 25 yards from goal after Yohan Cabaye was fouled, Milivojevic arrowed a right-foot effort beyond Begovic and into the top corner. Palace were buoyed, Van Aanholt denied by Begovic before an advancing Zaha took centre-stage, wringing Charlie Daniels inside out only for his effort to be palmed away by Begovic. Howe responded by throwing on two strikers – King and Mousset – and both made ample impact.The latter rifled home with his first touch, a first-time effort from distance, three minutes after coming on. Enter Zaha. After twisting and turning away from three Bournemouth shirts, the Palace forward piled all of his pent-up frustration into a bullet-like effort from the edge of the box. The pocket of Palace supporters celebrated deliriously – they thought Zaha had snatched victory – but it was King who stepped off the bench to have the final say.“There’s never a dull moment with us,” Howe said. “It’s not good for my health and was really edge-of-your-seat stuff. The comeback says lots about the attitude of our players and team. The players want to go the extra mile, I don’t think we’ve ever lost that, and I think it’s shone again today.” Reuse this content Share on LinkedIn Share on Messenger Crystal Palace Share on Pinterest Share on WhatsApp Share on Facebook Bournemouth
New Delhi: The government is working on a framework to allow shopkeepers, restaurant and other small businessmen to retail WiFi services on a model similar to yesteryears public calling booths, a top official said Thursday. The model was suggested by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to set up Public Data Offices (PDOs) to enhance wifi hotspots across the country but it was put on the back burner due to opposition from telecom service providers. Also Read – Maruti cuts production for 8th straight month in SepSpeaking with reporters on the sidelines of an ITU-APT Foundation of India event, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said, “We will bring some architecture of PDOs.” “Whether it will be exactly the same as Trai has recommended I don’t know. But in principle, yes we will try to come up with an architecture. We do want to come with a large number of small infrastructure providers like kirana (grocery) stores etc,” Sundararajan mentioned. Based on existing rules for cyber cafes, Trai had recommended that a new set of players, to be called Public Data Office Aggregator (PDOA), should be allowed to resell internet services through yesteryears PCO-type set up. Also Read – Ensure strict implementation on ban of import of e-cigarettes: revenue to CustomsThe regulator had recommended that like cyber cafes, which provide internet access to the public after registering themselves, PDOA should be allowed to provide internet access services after registering themselves with the telecom department. Telecom operators opposed the model saying it will adversely impact the debt-ridden industry and compromise national security. Trai chairman R S Sharma said that telecom operators view that there will be a new set of competitors in the business is a misconception. “To my mind, it is a complete misconception. Your (telecom operators) customers of the fixed line are going to become your retailers. Wifi is complementary to TSPs and not a competing technology. If this particular architecture is rolled out and everybody collaborates, I feel will achieve more than the target set under NDCP (National Digital Communications Policy,” Sharma said. The NDCP has a broad target to make available broadband services with a speed of 50 megabits per second for all citizens. Sundararajan said that government is working on setting up a sandbox model in India for testing wifi technologies and promote the development of wifi devices. “We expect to place proposal of wifi sandbox in the next Digital Communications Commission meeting,” she said.
Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday visited the Indian Navy’s indigenously designed stealth frigate, INS ‘Shivalik’ andSubmarine ‘Sindhukirti’ here. On the second day of his two-day visit of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) here he was apprised on the operational readiness of the Command and other relevant aspects of maritime and coastal security in the Eastern Seaboard at the Command headquarters, a defence release said. Addressing the naval personnel, he lauded the patriotic fervour of the sailors in the Indian Navy in maintaining constant vigil against maritime threats and safeguarding the nation’s interests. Also Read – Balakot strikes show major shift in govt’s handling of terror attacks: IAF chief He also highlighted Navy’s significant role in implementing India’s ‘Act East Policy.’ Singh was briefed about Long Range Maritime reconaissance aircraft P8i. Later, the Defence Minister left for New Delhi accompanied by Chief of naval staff AdmiralKarambir Singh by a special flight. On Saturday, Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy reviewed the ongoing infrastructure projects and proposals of the Indian Navy at the ENC, an Andhra Pradesh government release said. The Union Minister, who arrived here by a special aircraft, held a meeting with the chief minister and officials of the state and district administration. Singh had directed the naval officials to continue proactive civil-military synergies and cooperation to expedite the naval projects.
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement TORONTO, Canada – Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana announced today that its original animated comedy-adventure series, D.N.Ace, has been greenlit to start production.Created and Executive Produced by Matthew Wexler, D.N.Ace combines the perfect formula of science fiction, science fact, and loads of awesome. The series follows curious, adventure-loving, mischief-making, proudly nerdy, 12-year-old Ace Ripley who suddenly learns he holds an incredible ability to manipulate DNA by fusing the genes of a living thing with any other thing, to create something entirely new. The hero-in-the-making uses his newfound power to create ridiculous, amazing, and even terrifying mash-ed up creatures, and tries to save his town from total chaos while trying to have the time of his life.“We can’t wait to introduce this stand-out series with its distinctive mix of sci-fi, fact, laughter, and thrills to our viewers,” said Scott Dyer, President, Nelvana Enterprises. “Kids love to create and dream up the unimaginable, and the inventive possibilities of D.N.Ace and its mashup mayhem will resonate well with our audience.” D.N.Ace will air on the Teletoon Network in Canada for kids aged 6 – 9. Each episode will be 2x11minutes, with a total of 80 episodes (or 40×22 minutes). Dentsu and OLM will be representing the series in Japan and will be consulting throughout the production process.About NelvanaNelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor of children’s animated and live-action content. Nelvana produces a stable of award-winning and globally renowned brands that focus on comedies, preschool and boys action series and ancillary consumer products programs. Nelvana’s content airs on Corus Entertainment’s kids channels in Canada and in over 160 countries around the world. The Nelvana library has well over 4,000 episodes of programming and has received over 70 major international program awards including Emmys® and Geminis. Visit the Nelvana website at nelvana.com.Follow Nelvana Enterprises on Twitter @NelvanaEnt LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment Twitter Login/Register With: Facebook
APTN National NewsTodd LamirandeAssembly of First Nations Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day called the tax bill handed to victims of OI Leasing, some who now owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, sickening.“It SICKENS ME (sic) to watch every person under the pain, agony; suffering of the shameful assault of financial violence from CRA (Canada Revenue Agency),” Day wrote in a status update posted to Facebook.“They don’t see any end,” Day told APTN News Monday. “That they’ll continue to pay interest charges that the fees just keep mounting and there just seems to be a ruthless effort by CRA just to gut our people out of the money they rightfully believe is there’s.”One of those people is Doreen Hill. She was an OI Leasing employee since the mid-90s.In December 2015, she received a letter from CRA saying she owed over $273,000 in tax arrears.“In April 2016 I arranged to make payments in good faith to CRA,” she said, although she believes as a status Indian she has a right to being exempt for paying income tax.However, a letter from CRA dated October 26, 2016 was a slap in the face.Not only did it state she was now in arrears for over $282,000, a lien had been put on her property “to secure the amount you owe us.”Hill said it has affected her relationships and she is extremely fearful for the future as she nears retirement age.Roger Obonsawin and Ljuba Irwin created OI Leasing in 1987, locating it on the Six Nations reserve.It hired people who would be “leased” back to work mostly at off-reserve Indigenous organizations, and because of its location on-reserve, employees would not pay income taxes.Michele Baptiste joined OI Leasing in 1993 and for an administration fee of 5 per cent of her earnings, she would be tax exempt, or so she thought.Baptiste would be with OI for 17 years and when CRA asked for back taxes it now numbered in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.“I didn’t know any different at the time,” she said.In 1999 the issue of whether off-reserve status Indians could be taxed went before the courts in a test case known as Shilling.Baptiste recalls that in addition to the 5% per cent, OI Leasing began asking for a contribution to a legal defense fund.The federal government successfully appealed Schilling.In 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the case and CRA started collecting back taxes.Years of letters and threats of legal action took their toll on Baptiste.“I had to quit a job because I became physically ill,” she said.Eventually, Baptiste felt the only way out was to declare bankruptcy.“I felt so disempowered,” she said. “I didn’t even know how to start a conversation with CRA.”Amy Desjarlais knows that feeling, although she only owes $28,000.“The bureaucratic processes are intimidating for our people,” she said.She received a letter from CRA just a few weeks ago, giving her four days to pay off the back taxes or be threatened with legal action.At this point Desjarlais is unsure whether to start negotiating a repayment schedule or wait for a remission order by the federal government to forgive a part, or all, of what she owes.Last December during its annual meeting in Gatineau, Que., the Assembly of First Nations turned the OI Leasing issue into Resolution #72.Of the three calls to action, the second one asked the Liberal government in its “promise to forge a new relationship,” grant a group remission order “to all current and former” employees of OI Leasing.Baptiste went to that meeting but said the AFN has done nothing since then.Regional Chief Day agreed.“And that’s one of the reasons I’m raising it,” he said. “Sometimes you just have to create the crisis. You have to stage the issue and put it out there.”Day also criticized National Chief Perry Bellegarde on Facebook.“You said you would help—well…we as a national executive must help—I can’t stand back continuing to watch FN citizens from Ontario wait under empty words—we need action, we need this to be a priority,” he wrote.The third call to action of Resolution #72 directed the National Chief “to make representations to the Minister of National Revenue concerning this issue and report the Minister’s response to the Chiefs-in-Assembly.”APTN News asked Day about whether Bellegarde had acted on Resolution #72 yet.“I think the National Chief has to answer that. I basically am going to step forward on my own steam. And ensure that’s what I do as the Ontario regional chief is speaking where I can on behalf of those individuals that have come forward and said, listen I need your help. As far as the National Chief, and what he does or doesn’t do, it’s a mystery at times.”The AFN, OI Leasing, and the federal government are all shouldering blame from victims.“The AFN negotiated tax exemption for themselves but did nothing,” said Hill. “They let us down, sold us out.”Desjarlais believes OI Leasing should shoulder some blame and have done a better job at warning her of the possible consequences.But the single mother is determined not to go further into debt or declare bankruptcy.“I don’t even know how to manage (the debt) all alone,” she said. “Just try and pay it off.”Contact Todd here: tlamirande@aptn.ca
Diversified resources group Exxaro Resources held a Safety Summit on March 18 convened by CEO Sipho Nkosi and involving its stakeholders to examine and prioritise safety improvement interventions and management systems to position the group to improve its safety performance. “The summit sets a new momentum for safety initiatives within the group, with action plans formulated and a public commitment from role players to support the group’s safety ambitions,” said Nkosi. “It raises the profile and seriousness of safety within the group and provides an opportunity to react to the outcome of the Presidential safety audits conducted last year, allowing us to refine and improve our practices.”The summit further supports the Chamber of Mines’ Mining Occupational Safety and Health best practice system which seeks to promote consistency in the application of safety standards across the mining industry and encourages zero tolerance for safety violations.Notwithstanding Exxaro’s comprehensive safety programmes, in 2008 the group recorded what it says is “a disappointing safety performance. The lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) per 200,000 man-hours worked in 2008 was 0,39 against a target of 0,21 and compared to 0,36 in 2007. The group also recorded five fatalities in 2008.”“This performance is unacceptable. While Exxaro does have some business units that achieved outstanding safety results, overall the group is finding it challenging to make significant improvements on safety performance. We acknowledge that a breakthrough is needed to meet our goal of achieving a 30% per annum overall safety improvement and we expect today’s summit and follow-on activities to support this,” said Nkosi.Feeding into the initiative are several internal interventions including a diagnosis of safety challenges, stakeholder engagement to identify problem areas and an analysis of safety issues through the spectrum of group businesses.To date Exxaro has adopted an aggressive, multi-pronged approach spanning, among others, enhanced safety awareness and preventive programs, a strong focus on hazard identification and visible felt leadership. The ultimate goal is an injury-free workplace.Exxaro achieved an average score of 73.4% in the Presidential safety audits, exceeding the average DME scores of 69.8% for coal mines and 66% for all mines. “While it is worth noting that our performance surpassed many peers, it highlights the considerable gaps that need to be closed to achieve full marks in this area,” said Nkosi.Nkosi was among the Chamber of Mines-sanctioned meeting of mining company chief executives who, in August 2008, deliberated on sustainable ways in which a culture of safety could be strengthened and how working environments could be made safer. Endorsing the target of zero harm and the milestones agreed with tripartite partners to achieve this objective, the participants also acknowledged that safety is a core value that must always take precedence over production.The Exxaro safety summit was attended by Exxaro management with inputs and support from the Chamber of Mines, Department of Minerals and Energy and labour unions, namely the National Union of Mineworkers, Solidarity and United Association of South Africa.
Spoiling matters for Tottenham was the fact that seven people had Wednesday night sustained minor injuries when visiting fans were attacked by a group of 50 masked men who burst into a Lyon bar throwing chairs and stones, local officials said.Elsewhere, Russia’s Rubin Kazan put out holders Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate despite Falcao giving the Spaniards the win by the only goal on the night.Inter, European Cup winners in 2010, went through after a 3-0 romp at 10-man Romanians Cluj, who had Mario Camora red-carded late on, for a 5-0 aggregate success. Chelsea captain John Terry said: “We’re delighted to go through, it wasn’t our best performance but we’re through and that’s all that matters.”Aside from Liverpool’s anguish it was a successful night for the English contingent with a last-gasp goal from Mousa Dembele booking a last 16 berth for Tottenham, a superlative strike rescuing a 3-2 aggregate win over French hosts Lyon after a 1-1 draw. Updated at 22.25FIVE-TIMES EUROPEAN Cup winners Liverpool came up just short Thursday as they crashed out of the Europa League on away goals at the hands of Russian outfit Zenit Saint Petersburg despite a 3-1 win at Anfield.Two goals down from the first leg, Liverpool looked out for the count after veteran defender Jamie Carragher fluffed an attempted backpass and Brazilian Hulk slipped home the opener to make it 3-0 on aggregate for the visitors.But Liverpool roared back with two goals from Luis Suarez with Joe Allen netting another in between, but the extra goal would not come as Zenit reached the last 16.Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was defiant, saying: “We may have lost the battle tonight, but in terms of the war and going forward we’re very much winning.”Deposed European champions Chelsea had to settle for a home draw against Sparta Prague having won the away leg 1-0 after Eden Hazard’s late effort cancelled out David Lafata’s opener. Italy’s Lazio defeated German rivals Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-0 with Antonio Andreva and Alvaro Gonzalez the scorers in the first half as the Romans progressed 5-3 overall.- © AFP, 2012YouTube credit: Solovastru AurelYouTube credit: Mr101GREATGOALSVIDEO: Classy Dembele strike rescues Spurs to send Lyon packing>Clarke asks West Brom fans not to boo Peter Odemwingie> Spurs, who now face Inter Milan, had won the opening encounter 2-1 but trailed for much of the match to a 17th-minute goal from Maxime Gonalons before Dembele struck to save the Londoners from going the way of Liverpool.Newcastle thanked Shola Ameobi’s third European goal of the season, a penalty, for a 1-0 win at Metalist Kharkiv, the Ukrainians who held the Magpies to a goalless stalemate on Tyneside last week. Newcastle were under the cosh for much of the match and Dutch keeper Tim Krul made several top drawer saves, before Ameobi struck on 64 minutes for a crucial away goal after keeper Olexandr Goryainov upended Moussa Sissoko.The English side will face Russia’s Anzhi Makhachkala for a quarter-final spot. Colombian star Fredy Guarin scored a brace for Inter with Marco Benassi adding the third.Germany’s Stuttgart won 2-0 at Belgium’s Genk for a 3-1 aggregate win with Arthur Boka and Christian Gentner scoring for the Bundesliga side.
On Day 9…FRANCE QUALIFIED FOR the last 16 after slicing their neighbours, Switzerland to bits. Didier Deschamps’ men were 3-0 after 40 minutes and even found time to miss a penalty. The goals kept coming after the break and France won at a canter, even finding time to concede a couple of Swiss consolations in a 5-2 romp. John Giles and Didi Hamann both talked up France’s World Cup prospects after their second win of the tournament. Olivier Griroud and Mathieu Valbuena celebrate. Source: David VincentEarlier in the day, Italy suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Costa Rica in Recife. Seeking a win to give them control of Group D, the Italians were flat throughout with Mario Balotelli missing his side’s best chance some 10 minutes before Bryan Ruiz’ well taken header settled the contest. Balotelli lobs past Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas but his effort was bouncing wide before it was cleared. Source: Adam DavyHonduras and Ecuador kicked lumps out of each other for 30 minutes before a pulsating match broke out in Curitiba. Carlos Costly opened the scoring for Honduras before Enner Valencia responded with his second and third goals of the tournament in a game where there could have been three penalties awarded. Ecuador’s 2-1 win tees them up for the second round if they can claim a positive result against France.WinnerBryan Ruiz – Deemed surplus to Fulham’s futile relegation battle last season, Ruiz produced a superb header, following Junior Diaz’ pin-point cross, to put his team into the last 16. Source: Ricardo MazalanThe 28-year-old has a one-in-five goalscoring record at international level but chose a fine time to deliver his most important international goal.Loser Gary Lineker has no doubt binned this old school Italian number. Source: BBCEngland – 20 hours after their fate was almost sealed, Costa Rica’s 1-0 win over Italy confirmed England’s World Cup exit. Zero wins from two games, all Roy Hodgson’s men have left to play for against a Costa Rica side eager to maintain their 100% record.Joga BonitoPaul Pogba came off the French bench to set up Benzema’s third goal of the tournament with a crafty, outside of the boot pass.https://vine.co/v/MTXBYwQHI1MWhat we’ve got to look forward to dayLionel Messi will hope to add to his World Cup goals account from 5pm as Argentina take on Carloa Queiroz’ Iran.At 8pm, Ghana need a win to revive their tournament but are up against Germany, conquerors of Portugal last time outBosnia-Herzegovina and Nigeria face off at 11pm and both sides will fancy their chances of claiming all three points.France on the verge of last 16 spot after putting five past SwitzerlandThings got heated between Kenny Cunningham and Eamon Dunphy on RTE earlier
Chez les insectes nécrophages, les pères âgés sont meilleurs que les jeunes pèresPubliant leurs travaux dans le Proceedings of the Royal Society B, des chercheurs britanniques ont étudié, chez des nécrophores (des insectes nécrophages), les modalités de l’investissement paternel auprès de la progéniture.Des scientifiques de l’Université d’Exeter ont étudié le comportement paternel chez des insectes nécrophages (se nourrissant de cadavres d’animaux) du genre Nicrophorus, également appelés nécrophores. Chez ces insectes, les parents soignent leur progéniture un peu comme le font les oiseaux, nourrissant celle-ci en régurgitant de la nourriture prédigérée.À lire aussiMaladie de Charcot : symptômes, causes, traitement, où en est on ?Pour en savoir plus, les chercheurs ont évalué le degré d’implication de chaque père en mesurant le temps passé par ce dernier auprès de ses petits. Mais ils ont (volontairement) interféré sur un paramètre : le sentiment qu’a le père d’être vraiment le géniteur des petits (avec une probabilité plus ou moins grande). Ceci en introduisant ou non, dans l’environnement “familial”, l’odeur d’autres mâles.Fils illégitime mais fils quand même pour les pères âgésLes observations montrent que les jeunes pères (qui ont de fortes chances d’avoir d’autres opportunités de se reproduire dans l’avenir) s’investissent peu auprès de leur progéniture lorsqu’ils ont un doute sur l’origine de celle-ci (“suis-je vraiment le géniteur ?”). Tandis que les pères âgés s’investissent à fond, jouant leur dernière chance de transmettre une ultime fois leurs gènes, en acceptant le risque de nourrir des petits peut-être engendrés par un rival.”Notre recherche montre que l’âge a un impact direct sur le niveau de prise en charge parentale (…). Nous avons constaté que les mâles avaient à faire un compromis entre la probabilité de paternité et le niveau de soins paternels qu’ils donnent. Nous avons [aussi] constaté que les jeunes mâles incertains de leur paternité étaient susceptibles de faire les pires pères” résume le Dr Megan, auteur de l’étude.Le 22 juin 2013 à 18:08 • Maxime Lambert
60 milliards de planètes pourraient être habitables dans la Voie lactéeSelon une nouvelle étude menée par des astronomes, les planètes orbitant autour de naine rouge et présentant une atmosphère nuageuse pourraient aussi être habitables. Ceci porte à quelque 60 milliards le nombre de planètes qui pourraient abriter de la vie dans notre galaxie, la Voie lactée.Alors que la quête de vie extraterrestre motive depuis des décennies de nombreux astronomes, on ne saura bientôt plus où donner de la tête pour la rechercher. En effet, les spécialistes viennent une nouvelle fois de revoir à la hausse le nombre de planètes susceptibles d’abriter la vie. Selon l’étude publiée dans la revue Astrophysical Journal Letters, ce serait en réalité 60 milliards de planètes qui pourraient être habitables dans notre Voie lactée.Pour en arriver à cette conclusion, les chercheurs se sont concentrés sur l’étude de planètes orbitant autour d’étoiles appelées naines rouges. Il s’agit des étoiles les plus nombreuses dans l’Univers.Aussi, “la plupart des planètes de la Voie lactée orbitent autour de naines rouges”, explique Nicolas Cowan, du Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics. Mais ces étoiles sont plus petites et moins chaudes que le Soleil. Ceci implique que pour qu’une telle planète soit habitable, elle doit se situer plus près de son étoile que les autres.Des nuages rafraichissantsJusqu’ici, les spécialistes supposaient donc que chaque naine rouge abritait au moins une planète habitable, c’est-à-dire un objet se trouvant ni trop loin, ni trop près, ce qui autorise la présence d’eau à l’état liquide à sa surface. Toutefois, ce chiffre serait bien sous-estimé, selon les auteurs de l’étude qui soulignent l’importance d’un facteur trop négligé : les nuages. En effet, “les nuages causent à la fois le réchauffement et le refroidissement de la Terre”, précise Dorian Abbot, co-auteur de l’étude et professeur assistant en sciences géophysiques à l’UChicago.”Ils reflètent la lumière du soleil pour refroidir les choses et ils absorbent les radiations infrarouges depuis la surface pour provoquer un effet de serre. C’est ce qui contribue à garder la Terre suffisamment chaude pour abriter la vie”, ajoute t-il. Au vu d’un tel effet, la zone habitable située autour des naines rouges pourrait donc être bien plus étendue qu’on ne pensait jusqu’ici. Un facteur confirmé par les simulations informatiques réalisées par les chercheurs. Les résultats ont montré que s’il n’y a pas d’eau à la surface d’une planète, des nuages d’eau se forment. Ces derniers ont alors un effet de refroidissement significatif sur la portion interne de la zone habitable, qui permet aux planètes de maintenir de l’eau à leur surface, même à des distances réduites de leur étoile. Une telle découverte double ainsi le nombre de planètes habitables que pourrait abriter chaque naine rouge et a une importance cruciale dans la quête de vie sur d’autres mondes.Une découverte à confirmer “Un thermostat qui rend de telles planètes plus clémentes implique que nous n’avons pas à chercher aussi loin pour trouver une planète habitable”, souligne Nicolas Cowan dans un communiqué. Reste que la découverte et le rôle des nuages demeurent encore à confirmer. Pour cela, les chercheurs prévoient d’utiliser le télescope spatial James Webb qui sera mis en orbite en 2018 afin de mesurer la température des planètes à différents points de leur orbite. “Si une exoplanète manque de couverture nuageuse significative, les astronomes mesureront les températures les plus élevées lorsque l’hémisphère ‘jour’ de la planète fera face au télescope, ce qui se produit lorsque la planète est du côté le plus éloigné de son étoile. Dès que la planète reviendra pour montrer son hémisphère sombre au télescope, les températures atteindront leur point le plus bas”, détaille Jun Yang, autre co-auteur de l’étude. À lire aussiBoisson, météorite et Facebook, les actus sciences que vous devez connaître ce 5 septembre”Mais si des nuages hautement réfléchissants dominent le côté ‘jour’ de l’exoplanète, ils bloqueront une grande partie des radiations infrarouges. Dans cette situation, vous mesurerez les températures les plus basses lorsque la planète est sur son côté opposé, et les plus chaudes lorsque vous observez le côté ‘nuit'”, ajoute t-il encore. Cowan et ses collègues attendent donc avec impatience de pouvoir continuer les observations afin de confirmer leur découverte et de peut-être ouvrir une nouvelle voie dans la quête des planètes habitables. (crédits photo : Lynette Cook) Le 3 juillet 2013 à 13:01 • Maxime Lambert
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PORTLAND — Coast Guard officials say it appears that someone intentionally set a loaded grain barge adrift on the Columbia River.An earlier report by The Oregonian said the barge was to be unloaded at a terminal that has locked out longshoremen. However, in an email to The Columbian today, Pat McCormick, spokesman for a group of grain-terminal operators that includes United Grain Corp. at the Port of Vancouver, said Barge 550 “was not scheduled for either United Grain or Columbia Grain.”Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have been locked out at United Grain, as well as Columbia Grain in Portland.Tidewater Barge Lines workers reported the barge missing late Friday night. According to a Coast Guard statement, a worker said ratchets used to hold the barge in place appeared to have been intentionally loosened.The crew of a passing tug came upon the unlighted, 252-foot-long barge floating between Portland and Vancouver and towed it back to the staging area where it had been moored.Coast Guard Capt. Bruce Jones says the loose barge could have endangered people or caused a collision.Longshore union spokeswoman Jennifer Sargent says the union had nothing to do with it. A Tidewater spokeswoman did not return calls for comment Monday.