Paul George, Russell Westbrook rally Thunder past Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George, left, shoots as Houston Rockets guard James Harden defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Houston. Oklahoma City won 117-112. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)HOUSTON — Paul George said it took a fiery halftime discussion to help the Oklahoma City Thunder overcome the largest deficit they’ve seen all season.“We just knew we had to have a better second half,” George said. “Being down that much at the half, that’s not the team we are. We know this team very well and we knew that wasn’t us. So we had to come in here and talk and just light a fire under this team and we did that.”ADVERTISEMENT George scored 45 points, Russell Westbrook matched the NBA record with his ninth straight triple-double and Oklahoma City overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 117-112 on Saturday night.It was Oklahoma City’s largest comeback victory.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSPrivate companies step in to help SEA Games hostingSPORTSUrgent reply from Philippine football chiefSPORTSPalace wants Cayetano’s PHISGOC Foundation probed over corruption charges“We just never got into any flow, but then I thought once we got some stops, we got out in transition,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “Obviously, Paul with what he did tonight was phenomenal, the way he played. And he was on (James) Harden a lot. He was unbelievable tonight on both ends of the floor.”Defensively, George fought through screens in the final minute to stay on Harden. Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. 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He also had 10 turnovers and was 8 of 21 from the field.“It’s really incredible,” Donovan said. “It took whatever it was, 60 years, until somebody did it just to show you how hard it is to do and how unique of a player he is to be able to do it.”Harden led the Rockets with 42 points, reaching 30 points for the 29th straight game — two shy of Chamberlain for the second-longest streak in NBA history, but far behind Chamberlain’s record run of 65 games. Harden was 11 for 28 from the field, going 6 of 16 from 3-point range, and made 14 of 15 free throws.The 26-point deficit was Oklahoma City’s largest of the season.ADVERTISEMENT “He’ll help us defensively,” D’Antoni said. “I thought he may have gotten a little tired in the second half, but the first half, he was a dog out there. It was good. There are a lot of positive things.”TIP-INSThunder: Reserve SG Alex Abrines was released Saturday, with the Thunder citing personal reasons. Abrines appeared in just two games since Dec. 23, sitting out because of undisclosed personal reasons. In 31 games this season, Abrines averaged 5.3 points.Rockets: Houston was outrebounded 53-39. The Rockets fell to 8-5 without leading rebounder Clint Capela. He has a right thumb injury. … Kenneth Faried had 17 points and 12 rebounds.UP NEXTThunder: Host Portland on Monday night.Rockets: Host Dallas on Monday night.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next ‘We are too hospitable,’ says Sotto amid SEA Games woes Oil plant explodes in Pampanga town Grace Poe files bill to protect govt teachers from malicious accusations Westbrook gave the Thunder a one-point lead with a driving layup with 26.9 seconds remaining. On the following possession, Harden missed a 3-pointer, and George got the rebound and was fouled with 3.4 seconds left. He made both free throws put Oklahoma City up three. Houston turned it over on the following inbound play.George made 12 of 22 shots, hit 6 of 14 3-pointers and made 15 of 18 free throws to finish four points shy of his career-high 49 points set in 2013 with Indiana.The Thunder made seven of their first eight shots in the third quarter to quickly cut Houston’s lead in half. Oklahoma City outscored Houston 42-20 in the quarter to even the score at 90.“We knew to get back into the game, we had to defend at a high level,” Westbrook said. “We got stops and won a big game on the road.”Oklahoma City fell into a deep hole in the first half following a sizzling second quarter from the Rockets. After dominating Sacramento 44-17 in the second quarter of a 127-101 win in their previous game on Wednesday night, the Rockets outscored the Thunder 42-23 on Saturday night.“We have to be consistent for four quarters,” Harden said. “It’s pretty simple.”Houston had won seven of eight home games against Oklahoma City.“They’re a good team and they played well,” Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said. “We had our chances. We just didn’t finish off. We came out flat the second half for whatever reason. Maybe being up 22 did it, I don’t know.”Dennis Schroder had 17 points off the bench for Oklahoma City.Iman Shumpert, acquired by Houston from Sacramento ahead of the trade deadline, made a 3-pointer from the corner on his second shot attempt and finished with three points in 24 minutes. View comments MOST READ US judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants LATEST STORIES Private companies step in to help SEA Games hosting
Authorities at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said “One more person suffering from chikungunya is in the ICU.”At present there are 29 chikungunya patients admitted at the hospital, out of which 20 were admitted in the last 10 days, they said.”At present four dengue patients are also admitted, two of them in the last 10 days. One of the patients is in ICU,” a senior hospital official said.In last 10 days, the hospital has tested 524 samples each for dengue and chikungunya, out of which five and 293 respectively have come positive in RT-PCR test, he said.Out of the 1,057 total cases of chikungunya this season in Delhi, 497 cases were reported in the last week, amounting to a rise of nearly 90 per cent from its count by the civic body on September 3.Out of the total cases this season till September 10, 202 has been recored in south Delhi, followed by 148 in north Delhi and 57 in east Delhi, the report said.For SDMC, which reported the highest number of people diagnosed with chikungunya, its four zone recorded cases as follows–West (56), Central (57), South (56) and Najafgarh (33).540 cases have been recorded from areas outside the jurisdiction of the three municipal corporations here. 110 cases of chikungunya have been reported from outside of Delhi, the report said.According to SDMC, 64 cases of chikungunya were reported last year.IMA President-Elect Dr K K Aggarwal cautioned about chikungunya virus (CHIKV) that can cause CHIKV-associated encephalitis.”Children younger than 1 year and adults aged 65 years or older have the highest incidence of CHIKV-associated encephalitis,” he said, while claiming such cases are occurring in Delhi.advertisementThe sudden spike in chikungunya cases in Delhi and several other parts of north India, has come nearly 10 years after a big outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease across the country.In 2006, over 13 lakh suspected chikungunya fever cases were reported across the country, according to NVBDCP.Civic bodies have also issued challans to a number of establisments like MTNL office, Hindu Rao Hospital and Delhi Jal Board, mosquito-larve were found breeding on their premises. PTI KND SMJ
cardale jones auction cleats for parisThis past Saturday, Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones paid his respects to the victims of the Paris terror attacks by drawing the “Peace for Paris” symbol on his cleats. Monday, he took to Twitter to somewhat make a request of the NCAA.Jones openly wished that he could either auction off or donate his cleats to charity to benefit the victims of the attack. Check it out:Which there was a way I could auction off or donate my cleats to benefit the people in Paris pic.twitter.com/k9D8wB9wh1— Cardale Jones (@CJ12_) November 16, 2015Of course, it’s against NCAA regulations to auction off apparel worn by players. That being said, just last month, the organization made an exception for LSU’s Leonard Fournette regarding the flooding in South Carolina.Could the NCAA make another exception? We’ll find out.
The University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health in Minneapolis is joining forces with the University of Technology School of Public Health, to carry out a five-year training programme in non-communicable diseases (NCDs).The disclosure followed a visit to the university by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Professor Stephen Vasciannie last week, who held discussions with a number of health professionals.Associate Professor of Public Health at the UMN, Dr. Mark Pereira, said some US$1.5 million is being sought from the National Institute of Health to carry out the programme.“We aim to sustainably strengthen the capacity of UTECH, its faculty and staff, and the surrounding communities and institutions in Jamaica, with pressing public health problems in the area of NCDs in order to conduct and evaluate translational and implementation research on NCDs and related disorders,” Dr. Pereira said.He pointed out that “our ultimate goal is to provide a sustainable platform for continued development and implementation of evidence-based interventions at the individual, group, and community levels. Through this process, we will train a cadre of young public health professionals, who will devote their careers to improving the health of Jamaica.”Dr. Pereira and Dr. Winston Davidson from UTECH will work together, with their faculty members, to oversee all components of the research training programe, which will focus on obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease; physical activity and nutrition; maternal and child health; adolescent health; mental health; aging; and cancer.Each research and training area will have designated faculty from UTECH and from UMN as leaders and mentors.Professor Pereira said that “given the extent of the public health problems throughout the Caribbean, we also envision our programme serving as a model for future programmes in collaboration with institutions in the surrounding countries of this diverse and developing region.”Contact: Derrick Scott
Kolkata: An examinee has reportedly got 0 in six subjects out of seven in this year’s Madhyamik Examination. It has been alleged that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) were negligent on their part while checking the answer scripts.According to one Paritosh Bag of Kolaghat, his daughter Tamalika Bag had appeared in last year’s Madhyamik Examination. After the results were out, her family saw that Tamalika had got single digit numbers in multiple subjects, including 0 in one subject. Also Read – City bids adieu to Goddess DurgaParitosh stated that after appearing for three examinations last year, Tamalika got sick. However, despite her ill health, she had appeared for all the examinations. After the results came out, Tamalika refused to accept the numbers as she had answered enough to qualify. However, despite his daughter’s claim, Paritosh had thought that there might have been some problem for which Tamalika was not able to provide satisfactory answers to the questions. Also Read – Centuries-old Durga Pujas continue to be hit among revellers”I thought she had done bad as she was ill. So I did not challenge or apply for scrutiny,” said Paritosh. After that he reportedly told his daughter to study well and do well in this year’s examination. According to Paritosh, after each day’s examination, Tamalika was found to be happy and she claimed that she was expecting around 70-80 marks in each subject. However, after the results came out on May 21, her family saw a near-identical repetition of her last year’s Madhyamik Examination result. After this, Paritosh wrote a post on Facebook, stating the facts which immediately got a good number of shares. Paritosh said on Friday: “I am a private tutor. I used to help her study. She had other private tutors as well. I also took mock tests before Madhyamik where she had done well. I don’t understand how she can get 0 in every subject!” He further stated that on Friday, a person called him up and identified himself as Subhra Banerjee from WBBSE. He reportedly asked Paritosh to reach the WBBSE office located at Karunamoyee in Salt Lake on Wednesday and said that he will be shown the answer scripts of his daughter there. WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly said on Friday that he has knowledge of the incident. Though Ganguly took up the matter after he was informed by his colleagues, there was no official complaint regarding this. “Is this the procedure to challenge WBBSE?” he questioned. “He could have lodged a complaint with us. But he just posted it on social media. Is this the procedure? I have the knowledge of it and I told Banerjee to call them on Wednesday. Meanwhile, each of the answer script will be brought to my office and I will check them myself. A detailed explanation will be given after that,” said Ganguly.
A shortage of peas is feared in Britain as recent hot weather means they cannot form in their pods.The dry, warm climate has meant fewer pods and smaller peas are being produced as they do not have enough water to fully grow.It is also proving the perfect breeding ground for specific types of bugs, such as the pea moth and bruchid beetle, which feed on both peas and beans at this time of year, causing further problems for pea stocks.The UK is the largest producer of peas for freezing in Europe – producing 150,000 tonnes of them a year – and is 90 per cent self sufficient.In 2016/17 approximately 8,652 tonnes of peas were exported from the UK to countries within the EU. While peas are thought to be the most widely affected by the hot weather, particularly the marrowfat and split green varieties, harvesters of other crops are also facing challenging times. The number of pea pods being harvested have dramatically reduced due to hot, dry weather.Credit: Karl Newedel/ Getty Images Contributor In June, growers warned that lettuce stocks in supermarkets could be low due to the unusually high temperatures which have both boosted demand for the product and tampered with its growth rate.The British Leafy Salad Growers Association (BLSGA) told the BBC that the “soaring” temperatures were causing “havoc” for growers, with many saying they may have to import leaves from America to make up for the shortage in Britain.One week in June saw a record 18 million lettuces sold, 40 per cent more than last year. But all of this could be dramatically reduced after this summer has seen several weeks of warm temperatures more than ten degrees above the average.Met Office figures revealed that June this year was the driest on record in some parts of the country.Franek Smith, president of the British Edible Pulses Association, told The Grocer: “Though the life cycle of the plant means they die in the field and dry out before harvest, the hot weather is forcing them to die before they reach maturity. “The peas have only just formed in their pods, so stopping growth now means there are fewer and smaller peas in the pods depreciating value of the yield.”The number of pods is also reduced as top flowers have aborted production due to hot, dry weather.” 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.
Former international footballer Dean Saunders has been jailed for 10 weeks after claiming he could not perform a breathalyser test because of his asthma. The 55-year-old, who played for Liverpool, Aston Villa and Wales, was stopped on suspicion of drink driving after he was seen failing to give way at a roundabout on May 10.Police officers said the retired striker was slurring his words and had to prop himself up against his Audi 8 when he was pulled over in Boughton, Chester.Saunders, now a pundit for talkSPORT, refused to take a roadside breath test and also failed to give a sample at Blacon Police Station later that day.He initially maintained his innocence and claimed that his ongoing problems with asthma meant he was unable to blow into the tube of the device.He initially maintained his innocence and claimed that his ongoing problems with asthma meant he was unable to blow into the tube of the device. Prosecutors said Saunders did not mention his health condition during his arrest. On Wednesday pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a roadside breath test and failing to provide a breath sample for analysis at Chester Magistrates’ Court. The father-of-three admitted drinking a total of three pints at Chester Races and a at a hotel before he was stopped by police. 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. District Judge Nicholas Sanders branded Saunders “arrogant” and said he felt he was “above the law” because of his football career as he passed sentence.”Throughout these proceedings you have shown yourself to be arrogant, thinking you are someone whose previous and current role in the public eye entitles you to be above the law,” he said.”Your driving came to the attention of police officers. You very nearly caused a serious accident.”Saunders, of The Paddocks, Whitegate, near Northwich, Cheshire, was also banned from driving for 30 months and ordered to pay £620 court costs.Prosecutors dropped a charge of dangerous driving. Credit:Andrew Price 
We are extremely upset for our 44 fellow travel professionals who have been impacted by the decision of Thomas Cook and we hope, based on their experience and skills that they will have no trouble finding new positions.Read: Thomas Cook to close Irish office, move exclusively online >Read: Arab Spring takes toll on tour operator Thomas Cook > THE GROUP REPRESENTING travel agents says that the decision of Thomas Cook to close its Irish office and move completely online could lead to higher prices for Irish customers.The operator announced yesterday that they would no longer be selling chartered holidays out of Ireland from 30 April. The Irish Travel Agents Association has said that they are “extremely upset” by the decision.“This move by Thomas Cook will impact Irish consumers as there will now be between 60,000 and 80,000 less chartered seats leaving Ireland,” said ITAA CEO Pat Dawson.“Whilst this will impact consumers due to a reduction in capacity and an increase in demand, there are still over 300,000 airline seats available with plenty of destinations and good choice,” he added.Clare Dunne, president of the ITAA, say that the closure of Thomas Cook in Ireland is indiciaitv eof a trend which has seen 70 per cent of booking of ITAA members completed online.Dunne also expressed the ITAA’s concern over the future of the Thomas Cook workers:
In the world of hard drives storage, density is king and Seagate has just achieved a major breakthrough that guarantees major storage gains for the next decade.That breakthrough is managing to squeeze 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) of data into a square inch or space, effectively opening the way for larger hard drives over the coming years beyond the 3TB maximum we currently enjoy. How much of an improvement does this storage milestone offer? Current hard drives max out at around 620 gigabits per square inch, meaning Seagate has improved upon that by over 50%. However, that’s just the beginning.The 1 terabit barrier has been broken due to the use of a new type of recording known as heat-assisted magnetic recording, or HAMR. We first heard about HAMR back in 2009 when Seagate started discussing their research into laser heating. Then in October last year TDK introduced the tech.HAMR works by adding a small laser in the drive head that heats the surface of the platter. By doing so the magnetic field intensifies and it’s possible to pack many more bits into the same area.Initially the use of HAMR in Seagate’s drives should see their capacity double. So a 3.5-inch drive will be offered at up to 6TB and a 2.5-inch drive at up to 2TB. The HAMR tech does scale very well though, with the upper limit eventually being 10 terabits per square inch. At that density we would see 3.5-inch drives with 60TB of capacity and 2.5-inch drives would max out at 20TB.With the introduction of HAMR, Seagate has effectively guaranteed hard drives will continue to play a role in the storage market for the next decade. Within 5 years we could all be carrying around double-digit terabyte drives in our laptops.More at Seagate
FIDEL CASTRO’S ASHES were taken to a symbolic reunion with his fallen comrade-in-arms Ernesto “Che” Guevara in Santa Clara today, the first stop in the late Cold War titan’s last trip across Cuba.After two days of tributes in Havana, hundreds of thousands of flag-waving Cubans lined the streets to bid farewell as a military jeep began a four-day journey yesterday morning with the cedar urn in tow.Crowds chanted “I am Fidel!” as the convoy started retracing the victory tour that Castro’s guerrilla took in 1959 to celebrate their defeat of US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista.The flag-covered urn, which rested under a glass case on a small olive-green trailer, arrived in Santa Clara after midnight and entered a complex with a mausoleum and museum dedicated to Guevara.“It’s a historic meeting, two comandantes who change the history of Cuba and humanity,” said Agnier Sanchez, a 33-year-old medical imaging technician.A somber guitar, song and dance show played across a giant statue of Guevara as the “caravan of freedom” paused a third of the way into its 950-kilometer (590-mile) trek across the island. Source: Natacha Pisarenko AP/Press Association ImagesThe convoy will resume this morning, heading to other cities before a final ceremony on Sunday in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, where Castro’s ashes will be laid to rest next to 19th century independence hero Jose Marti.Cubans were observing the fifth of nine days of mourning for Castro following his death last Friday at age 90. Castro ruled from 1959 until an illness forced him to hand power to his brother Raul in 2006.Dissidents call Castro a dictator who jailed opponents but others in Cuba praise his legacy of providing free education and health care to Cubans while defying the US “empire.”“I come from a poor family. I am black. In another era, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be who I am today,” said Maria Gonzalez, a 31-year-old computer engineer.Che GuevaraCastro met Guevara in 1955 while in exile in Mexico, and the young doctor joined Fidel and Raul on the boat that took them to Cuba a year later.Guevara won a crucial battle in Santa Clara in 1958, derailing an armored train and taking the city.Guevara was given high-ranking positions in the government but he left in 1966 to lead a guerrilla expedition in Bolivia, where he was captured and executed a year later.His remains were recovered three decades later and taken to Santa Clara, now home to a huge statute of Che and a museum dedicated to the revolutionary icon.“His death seemed like something incredible to me. In fact, I don’t know, something that one can never get used to,” Fidel Castro once told a Spanish journalist, admitting that he occasionally had dreams in which he spoke with Guevara.Uncertain futureAs the country ponders its future without Fidel Castro, attention is turning toward Raul and whether he will undertake deeper economic reforms after enacting modest changes in recent years. Raul Castro Source: Ricardo Mazalan AP/Press Association ImagesThe 85-year-old general, who has vowed to step down in 2018, has also restored diplomatic relations with his brother’s eternal enemy, the United States.“If Fidel’s death results in reforms in Cuba speeding up a little, the rapprochement with the United States could be energized,” said Michael Shifter, president of the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue think tank.“It’s an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations, but a lot will depend on what happens within the Cuban government,” he said.US President-elect Donald Trump threatened this week to halt the detente that was begun by US President Barack Obama if the Castro government doesn’t offer a “better deal” to the Cuban people.Obama did not join other foreign leaders at a massive rally for Fidel Castro in Havana on Tuesday, instead sending aides as the White House voiced concerns about the human rights situation in Cuba.Along the caravan’s route, Fidel Castro’s supporters were confident that his revolution would go on.“Cuba won’t change,” said Jany de la Caridad, 20, who had the face of a young Fidel painted on her face. “Look at all these people waiting for hours for Fidel’s ashes.“You think that Cuba will deviate from its socialist path with the death of one man – even if it was commander in chief Fidel Castro?”- © AFP, 2016Read: Havana holds huge tribute to Castro; all kinds of world leaders turn upRead: ‘Con la simpatico’: President Higgins is first to sign book of condolences for Castro Share78 Tweet Email Thursday 1 Dec 2016, 8:24 AM Dec 1st 2016, 8:24 AM 10,331 Views Crowds chant ‘I am Fidel’ as leader’s ashes reunited with Che Guevara Castro’s ashes will be laid to rest in a final ceremony on Sunday. http://jrnl.ie/3112809 55 Comments By AFP Short URL Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article
Les virus touchent un tiers des PC européensUne étude a mis en lumière le fait que 30% des ordinateurs européens avaient été victimes d’attaques informatiques en 2010.Alors que 84% des PC des Européens sont protégés par divers logiciels de sécurité, cela n’empêche pas un tiers d’entre eux de subir une contamination par des virus, malware, spyware, ou encore cheval de Troie, explique une étude du cabinet Eurostat relayée par 20minutes.fr. C’est en Europe de l’Est que le problème est le plus important. La Bulgarie (58% des PC contaminés), la Slovaquie (47%) et la Hongrie (46%) sont ainsi les plus touchés de l’UE. Alors que la France se situe juste dans la moyenne (33%), l’Autriche, l’Irlande et la Finlande réussissent à rester sous les 20% de machines contaminées. En revanche, le phishing, qui consiste dans le vol d’informations en se faisant passer pour un site familier, reste très marginal malgré une forte médiatisation récente. Seuls 3% des ressortissants de l’UE sont tombés dans le panneau.Le 9 février 2011 à 14:59 • Emmanuel Perrin
La sertraline, un antidépresseur bientôt détourné pour traiter une infection cérébrale ?Des chercheurs de l’Institut des maladies infectieuses de l’université Makerere, en Ouganda, espèrent donner une seconde vie à un antidépresseur très répandu sur le marché. Ce médicament pourrait permettre de sauver des personnes atteintes d’une infection fongique au cerveau.C’est avec le soutien du Canada que des chercheurs de l’Institut des maladies infectieuses de l’université Makerere, en Ouganda, espèrent pouvoir détourner la sertraline, une molécule utilisée comme antidépresseur. Très répandue sur le marché pharmacologique depuis 1991 sous différentes appellations (Zoloft ou Lustral aux États-Unis notamment), cette molécule possède aussi de puissantes propriétés antifongiques.Ce sont ces propriétés que les chercheurs ougandais souhaitent exploiter pour sauver les vies de personnes victimes de méningite cryptococcique, une infection des tissus du cerveau par un champignon. Plus de 30% des personnes atteintes meurent moins de dix semaines après leur infection ; ce sont souvent des malades immunodéficients touchés par le virus du sida. Aujourd’hui, cette maladie fait 600.000 morts par an en Afrique subsaharienne. D’où l’espoir suscitée par l’idée des chercheurs ougandais. David Meya, le principal chercheur explique que les scientifiques espèrent “faire un nouvel usage de cet ancien médicament. Notre espoir est que si ce médicament est efficace contre la méningite cryptococcique, nous pourrons réduire le taux de mortalité de 40 à 50%, ce qui serait considérable”, a-t-il indiqué cité par l’AFP. Il épargnerait notamment une partie du temps de développement d’un nouveau médicament (dix ans en principe) puisque l’antidépresseur existe déjà. Seules quatre années d’essais cliniques seraient nécessaires. Un médicament plus efficace et moins cher À lire aussiDengue : symptômes, traitement, prévention, où en est-on ?”Nous savons déjà comment l’utiliser de façon sûre. Nous avons seulement à le tester cliniquement pour déterminer les doses” nécessaires pour traiter cette infection fongique précise M. Meya. Il s’agit d’un grand espoir pour les Africains car à l’heure actuelle, les deux médicaments utilisés contre ce champignon, la flucytosine et l’amphotéricine, sont “très chers et pas largement distribués en Afrique subsaharienne”, explique M. Meya. Quant au troisième traitement existant, le fluconazole, il se révèle moins efficace. “Donc si nous pouvions avoir un médicament plus efficace et moins cher contre la méningite cryptococcique, nous pourrions nettement réduire le taux de mortalité en Afrique subsaharienne”, souligne le chercheur. De plus, comme le médicament ne tombe plus sous la protection d’un brevet, des génériques meilleur marché pourraient être produits. L’aide financière du Canada dans ce projet est précieuse puisqu’elle dote l’équipe de recherche de 100.000 dollars dans le cadre du programme dit “Grand défi Canada”. Ce programme de 10,9 millions de dollars aide une centaine de projets à travers 13 pays en développement “pour trouver des idées audacieuses et créatives visant à trouver des solutions à des problèmes de santé”.Le 6 mai 2013 à 17:12 • Maxime Lambert
Ex-Govt Consultant ordered to leave TCI Related Items:akia guerrier, canada, edmunton, panam Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsApp Facebook Twitter Google+LinkedInPinterestWhatsAppProvidenciales, 29 Jul 2015 – In the meantime, we countdown to the start of the Pan American Junior Championships on July 31st… for the first time, the TCI has a female athlete in the fray – British West Indies Collegiate student, Akia Guerrier, who ran qualifying times to compete in the athletics competition being staged in Edmonton, Canada. National Records shattered by Akia & Ifeanyi Recommended for you Ministry throws Sports a big night in Turks and Caicos
KUSI Newsroom Police-involved shootout prompts standoff in Pauma Valley December 20, 2018 Updated: 11:03 PM Categories: Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter
Posted: December 20, 2018 KUSI Newsroom, 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 SettingsPAUMA VALLEY (KUSI) – A rural community near Pauma Casino was the scene of a law enforcement shootout and subsequent hours-long standoff today after deputies were ambushed by gunfire at the hands of an unidentified assailant, authorities reported.No law enforcement personnel were wounded in the late-afternoon exchange of gunfire in the 15600 block of Adams Drive in Pauma Valley, and it was unclear if anyone else — including the person who shot at the deputies –had been injured.The patrol deputies were looking into a report of “unknown trouble” at a home in the back-country neighborhood in northeastern San Diego County when someone inside the residence began shooting at them shortly after 4 p.m., sheriff’s Lt. Karla Menzies said.The personnel fired back while retreating to safety and called for backup, Menzies said. A SWAT team was dispatched to the scene to take up positions around the home where the shooter possibly was holed up.The name of the assailant was unknown, and details about what prompted someone to call in deputies to the neighborhood were unavailable.Sheriff’s officials advised the public to remain clear of the area and asked residents near the site of the shooting to remain in their homes.The standoff was ongoing in the early evening. 
Wishh team exits Kentucky fried chicken outlet that is struggling to meet demand with locally produced chicken. Ghana imports more than 250,000 metric tons of frozen chicken per year.The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (ASA/WISHH) program Executive Director and ASA/WISHH Africa Staff Erica Morrow and Josh Neiderman are in Accra this week for a conference on trade development, funded by USDA’s Global-Broad Based Initiative (GBI) funding. Dana Johnson, USSEC and WISHH contractor, presented preliminary findings from the USDA-funded poultry and feed market study in West Africa.Five other cooperators are attending the conference to promote trade with the U.S. in their respective products: American Peanut Council, USA Rice Federation, USA Dry Beans Council, USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council and USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC). USDA is making a concerted effort to build trade with Africa. Over 100 participants from five African nations participated in the one day conference on food and feedstuffs. The ASA/WISHH team met with USAPEEC African market representatives about programs that will help preserve the multi-million dollar U.S. poultry market in Ghana.
Warangal: Digitalisation would bring down the gap between the government policies and common people, Emeritus Professor GV Bhavani Prasad, University College of Commerce and Business Management, Kakatiya University, said, speaking at the national seminar on ‘Digital India: Initiative towards Social Transformation & Empowerment’ organised by the Department of Management, Kakatiya Institute of Technology & Science, Warangal (KITSW). The seminar was sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), MHRD New Delhi. Digitalisation made life easy, he said, highlighting the importance of Bharat Net, NKN etc., he said. Also Read – Ramagundam: Focus on company’s growth, community development Advertise With Us KITSW Principal Prof K Ashok Reddy highlighted the technical pillars of Digital India as Mobile Technology, Big Data, AI and Machine learning. According to HoD, MBA, Dr V Nivedita Reddy, around 60 people attended the seminar where 52 papers were submitted. Rajya Sabha MP Capt V Lakshmikantha Rao, KITSW treasurer P Narayana Reddy and chief coordinator Dr Sunitha Charkarvarty were among others present.
Gay Aussie rugby team gets naked to raise world cup funds9/11 hero who fought off terrorists and inspired rugby’s gay World CupHistoric first as women join gay rugby World CupRead the full article on Gaystarnews: :https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/sydney-convicts-win-gay-rugby-world-cup/ GAYSTARNEWS- They stripped off to fund their way to the gay rugby World Cup in The Netherlands, and now they’ve only gone and won it. Again! The team joined more than 2,300 other LGBT rugby players from all over the world to take part in the gruelling three day event in Dutch capital.The International Gay Rugby Association and Board tweeted its congratulations to the Sydney team.IGR congratulates the ConvictsThe Bingham Cup has now been held nine times since it started in 2002.Seventy teams in all competed for the Mark Kendall Bingham Memorial Tournament cup. The biennial event is named after Mark Bingham, who died in the 9/11 attacks.All the teams are kicking back at a closing ceremony party in Amsterdam, but the Convicts will be focusing closer to home for their next challenge.‘Next is going home and winning our Stubbs competition in Sydney’, a spokesman for the team told Gay Star News.See Also:9/11 hero who fought off terrorists and inspired rugby’s gay World Cup eTN Chatroom for Readers (join us) Sydney Convicts won Bingham Cup in Amsterdam. Photo: Sydney ConvictsAustralian gay rugby team, the Sydney Convicts have beaten off all the competition to claim glory and the 2018 Bingham Cup.The Convicts beat the New York Gotham Knights 22 – 8 in the final on Sunday. It’s a record fifth time the club has won the championship.Club president says team are extremely proud‘Sydney Convicts are the extremely proud to win the Bingham Cup,’ said club president Don Rose. ‘The Amsterdam tournament has been the largest in its history with 2300 players and 72 teams.‘After 3 days of Rugby the Convicts ‘A’ progressed unbeaten into the grand final and in an extremely tough and hard fought final against the New York Gotham Knights we came away with the Bingham Cup for the 5th time.The Sydney Convicts B side also won the Bingham Shield. Rose and said both victories were a ‘testament to the preparation and hard work of the whole club leading up to the tournament.’ Triumphant! Sydney Convicts celebrate rugby World Cup win. Photo: Sydney Convicts Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… Got a news tip? Want to share your story? Email us .
Ahead of its ninth annual summer season in Australia, Classic International Cruises has hosted a special awards function in Adelaide where CIC’s traditional liner, Athena, will be based for a series of round-trip cruises as part of her program in South Australia and Western Australia.Attended by more than 60 South Australian agents, wholesalers, key industry figures and hosted by Classic International Cruises, the Adelaide event was designed as a thank-you for the many SA travel agents who had helped make the 2011/12 season for Athena the best ever for the cruise line. The event also served to highlight Athena’s next season in Adelaide this summer as the only liner offering home-porting in SA. New rail and sail packages including Athena cruises from Adelaide were also launched at the event.Classic International Cruises presented awards to its top four SA agents, based on sales results – City Centre Travel, Cruise Booking Centre, King William Travel and Phil Hoffman Travel.CIC also awarded two agents accolades as ‘Consultant of the Year’, as voted by the CIC reservations team. These were won by Sonya Mewett from City Travel Centre and Eva Green from Phil Hoffman Travel.And Carolyn Edwards from King William Travel won CIC’s award for being the top groups agent in SA. (Left to right) CIC Managing Director Grant Hunter, Carolyn Edwards from King William Travel, Judy Marbrow from the Cruise Booking Centre, Sandra Stasinopoulos from Phil Hoffmann Travel, CIC Sales and Marketing Manager Judy Webber, Eva Green from Phil Hoffmann Travel, Sonya Mewett from City Centre Travel, Cathy Wang from City Centre Travel and Vilma Rovedatti from CIC. Source = Classic International Cruises