Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav is set to present his faction as the “real” party, claiming that many State units are with him while support for party president Nitish Kumar is confined to Bihar.The Yadav-led faction, which includes two Rajya Sabha MPs and some national office-bearers, has armed itself with letters of support from 14 State unit presidents, Arun Shrivastava, a close aide of Mr. Yadav said. To counter Mr. Kumar’s assertion that the JD(U) was recognised only in Bihar, debunking claims of support from other State units, Mr. Shrivastava claimed the party always had a national footprint. He said Mr. Yadav had led the party before Mr. Kumar had merged his Samata Party with it. “We will not leave the party. Nitish Kumar himself says that the party does not exist outside Bihar. Then he should form a new party for Bihar. He should not try to capture the JD(U) which always had a national presence,” Mr. Sharad Yadav said. The ‘Janata Parivar’, a reference to various parties with socialist ethos, has a history of mergers and splits. Mr. Yadav enjoys little support from the party’s MPs, who are overwhelmingly from Bihar, but believes that he can make a fight of his claim over the party and cause a split. Several splits The original Janata Dal had seen several such splits in the past. Two Rajya Sabha members, Ali Anwar Ansari and M.P. Veerendra Kumar, are seen to be with Mr. Yadav in his fight against Mr. Kumar. The JD(U) has removed Mr. Yadav as the leader of its parliamentary party in the Rajya Sabha. It has also made light of his claims of having the real JD(U) with him, saying that it is RJD workers and supporters who have greeted him during his tour in Bihar while its workers have kept away. During his visit to the national capita on Friday, Kumar had virtually shut the door on any reconciliation with Yadav, saying he is free to take any decision as the alliance with the BJP had the entire party’s nod. “He (Yadav) is free to take his decision. As far as the party is concerned, it has already taken its decision. The decision was not mine alone and it was taken with the consent of the party. If he keeps a different opinion, then he is free to do so,” Nitish had told reporters. read more
“This is effectively our first big league exposure,” Ayo added. “I am happy because my players played relaxed.”Abando led the blazing 10-0 start for the Growling Tigers that set the tone of the rout.The España-based squad led by as many as 75-42 to highlight its dominating show.Senior playmaker Renzo Subido contributed 11 points, five assists and four rebounds for UST to gain an early headstart in the Aspirants Group.Earvin Mendoza led Batangas-EAC with 14 points.ADVERTISEMENT PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games PLAY LIST 02:42PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games01:44Philippines marks anniversary of massacre with calls for justice01:19Fire erupts in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City01:07Trump talks impeachment while meeting NCAA athletes02:49World-class track facilities installed at NCC for SEA Games02:11Trump awards medals to Jon Voight, Alison Krauss Private companies step in to help SEA Games hosting Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. The scores:UST 94—Chabi Yo 19, Abando 17, Nonoy 15, Subido 11, Paraiso 8, Lee 7, Mahinay 6, Pangilinan 5, Ando 4, Caunan 2.BATANGAS-EAC 70—E. Mendoza 14, Martin 10, Maguliano 8, Gonzales 8, De Joya 7, Dela Pena 4, Boffa 4, J. Mendoza 3, Tampoc 2, Fuentes 2, Corilla 2, Cadua 2, Taywan 2, Estacio 2.Quarters: 24-11, 45-27, 75-46, 94-70.Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next US judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants LATEST STORIES He also had two blocks.Pangasinense forward Rhanz Abando also had a rousing debut with his 17 points, missing a double-double by just one rebound.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSPrivate companies step in to help SEA Games hostingSPORTSUrgent reply from Philippine football chiefSPORTSPalace wants Cayetano’s PHISGOC Foundation probed over corruption chargesThe Growling Tigers also unveiled 18-year-old guard Mark Nonoy, who lived up to the hype to pour 15 points. He also had five rebounds while becoming the youngest player in PBA D-League history.“We’re happy because we were able to come up with a good game and our rookies were quick to make adjustments,” said Ayo in Filipino. Oil plant explodes in Pampanga town Grace Poe files bill to protect govt teachers from malicious accusations View comments MOST READ SEA Games hosting troubles anger Duterte Urgent reply from Philippine football chief UST’S Mark Nonoy eludes an EAC double-team for a layup. —PBA IMAGESUniversity of Santo Tomas destroyed Batangas-EAC, 94-70, to kickstart its 2019 PBA D-League campaign on Monday at Paco Arena in Manila.Coach Aldin Ayo proudly paraded his new recruits with Beninese forward Soulemane Chabi Yo uncorking 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Growling Tigers’ charge.ADVERTISEMENT Yuka sets out for PH Ladies repeat ‘We are too hospitable,’ says Sotto amid SEA Games woes PDEA chief backs Robredo in revealing ‘discoveries’ on drug war read more
Get the best of News18 delivered to your inbox – subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what’s happening in the world around you – in real time. Friday Night SmackDown started off with a match between Roman Reigns and Shinsuke Nakamura following a week that saw a bit of trash talk between the two stars on Twitter. Roman Reigns defeated Shinsuke Nakamura by disqualification following interference from Corbin who ran in and hit reigns with his King of the Ring scepter. A match, however, was soon, made featuring Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns versus Shinsuke Nakamura and Baron Corbin as the night’s main event.The main event saw Daniel Bryan and Roman Reigns defeat Baron Corbin and Nakamura via pinfall when Bryan hit the Intercontinental champion with a running knee. The evening also saw Bayley explain her actions and get a new number one contender for her SmackDown women’s championship title. Bayley and Sasha Banks appeared on Miz TV with Bayley explaining why she destroyed all the Bayley Buddies last week. The SmackDown women’s champion said no one was there for her when she lost her title and no one was there when she regained it from Charlotte Flair last week. However, Nikki Cross soon came out to start off the number one contender six-pack challenge.The six-pack challenge itself saw Cross defeat Dana Brooke (via pinfall), Carmella, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, and Lacey Evans. With the win, Cross became the number one contender to the SmackDown women’s championship. Cross defeated the others after nailing Brooke with a fisherman’s neck breaker.Here’s what else happened on SmackDown:New Day and Heavy Machinery defeated The Revival and Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode via pinfall after New Day hit the Midnight Hour on Scott Dawson.Shorty Gable defeated Curtis Axel via submission with an ankle lock. The segment also saw a video package being aired explaining how Chad Gable became Shorty Gable. Following the video, Gable explained how he embraced the name and following the interview was placed on Team Hogan at Crown Jewel.Braun Strowman defeated Drew Gulak via pinfall after a running power slam.The evening also saw Hulk Hogan appear via Skype to discuss Seth Rollins being removed as team captain against Ric Flair’s team at Crown Jewel. He promised to announce the new captain by the end of the show, and it turned out to be Roman Reigns. Braun StrowmanBrian CorbinCrown Jeweldaniel bryan First Published: October 19, 2019, 10:23 AM IST read more
Islamabad, Jul 13 (PTI) Pakistans powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif today condemned the “brutal killings” of youths in Kashmir, joining the rhetorics of Prime Minister Nawaz Sahrifs government on the issue.”Condemning Indian brutal killings of innocent Kashmiri youth, Chief of Army Staff (Gen Sharif) reiterated that the world needs to recognise the aspirations of Kashmiri people, their struggle for freedom and help resolve the long standing dispute for lasting amity in Kashmir and enduring peace in the region,” said an army statement.The statement was issued after the monthly Corps Commander Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi to review the internal security situation.External security situation was also discussed with particular emphasis on the situation in Afghanistan, it said.Earlier, Prime Minister Sharif convened a special Cabinet meeting in Lahore on Friday to discuss the “deteriorating situation” in the violence-hit Kashmir and chalk out “future course of action” on the issue.India had asked Pakistan to refrain from interfering in its internal affairs after Sharif issued a statement expressing “shock” at the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani.Meanwhile, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmirs Muzaffarabad Hizbul Mujahideen chief Sayed Salahuddin, who also heads the umbrella group of militants – the United Jihad Council, accused India of “genocide” in Kashmir, according to AFP.If Indias “occupation” troops continue “with the genocide of Kashmiris then along with armed struggle we will also start a civil disobedience movement in Kashmir,” Salahuddin told a gathering, amid calls for jihad. PTI ZH AKJ ZH read more
If you’re looking for the comments section, it has moved to our forum, The Chamber. You can go there to comment and holler about these articles, specifically in these threads. You can register for a free account right here and will need one to comment.If you’re wondering why we decided to do this, we wrote about that here. Thank you and cheers! The College Football Playoff is set. OU will play Clemson in the Orange Bowl. Alabama will play Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. This means Oklahoma State and Ole Miss will matchup in the 2016 Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. This is one of the big boy bowl (outside of the playoffs).Here’s a look at what all four will probably look like.NotBad.jpeg pic.twitter.com/vPn7qThWPm— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) December 6, 2015Ole Miss is 2-0 all time against Oklahoma State. Both wins came in the Cotton Bowl. read more
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 29: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts against the Oklahoma Sooners during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Few things in the college football world drive more discussion than completely subjective rankings of things like “best jobs,” “best uniforms” and “best coaches.”Bruce Feldman at The Athletic has tackled the latter topic, ranking the top 25 head coaches in college football heading into the 2019 season.Of course, this list is sparking some complaints from various fan bases.The top two picks are easy, though.Alabama head coach Nick Saban is No. 1.1. Nick Saban, Alabama. He’s the best coach in college football history. One blowout loss in the national title game doesn’t change that. He’s won six national titles in an era when there are more challenges and distractions than any time before. Assistants come and go and nothing slows his program down. Since 2004, Saban has had 12 different coordinators in college football, and eight have gone on to become a head coach. Fourteen of his assistants have become FBS head coaches, and five have become NFL head coaches.Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is No. 2.The full list (which is behind The Athletic’s paywall) can be seen below:The top two spots are obvious and then it gets very, very interesting> My column ranking the top 25 coaches in college football: https://t.co/OiRL5Apo4j— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) March 5, 2019Saban at No. 1 and Swinney at No. 2 is easy, though you could maybe make an argument for Swinney at No. 1 following the Tigers’ national championship blowout.Still, there’s not really any arguing against Saban after everything he’s done at Alabama on the field (and continued to do on the recruiting trail). The Crimson Tide have been the best program in college football for a decade and it hasn’t really been close.Outside of those two coaches, Urban Meyer was a lock for the top three, but he’s of course retired, leaving there quite a debate for the No. 3 spot.You can view the full list here. read more
Minister without Portfolio, with responsibility for Water, Works and Housing, Dr Horace Chang says the housing sector must be governed by meaningful regulations and actions, which will ensure the safety and security of Jamaicans.Dr Chang made the comments ahead of the Regional Housing Conference to be hosted by The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation (MEGJC).The inaugural Housing Conference themed Providing Safe, Legal and Affordable Housing for All: From Policy to Implementation will be held October 18-20 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Suites Hotel, Montego Bay.“The conference comes at an opportune time given the need to ensure that our houses are built with the best quality materials, which are environmentally friendly, structurally sound and climate resilient,” stated Minister Chang.He said these considerations are even more important considering recent devastating hurricanes which have impacted several islands in the Caribbean.“This need is even more urgent in the face of climate change as our Construction Industry must adapt to the new realities, and must ensure that our buildings are robust and can withstand the more intense impacts of climate change, with its extreme weather events,” he explained.Overwhelming Support for Inaugural ConferenceIn the meantime, Chief Technical Director at the MEGJC with responsibility for Water, Works and Housing, Doreen Prendergast said the Regional Housing Conference has received overwhelming local and international support.She indicated that representatives from St. Lucia, Barbados, Guyana, World Bank, IDB, Cities Alliance, Habitat for Humanity and a representative from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are slated to attend and in some instances make presentations.“There is a great need for this type of forum because of the challenges within the housing sector. Challenges pertaining to governance, security of tenure, and housing need and demand that are not being satisfied,” explained Mrs Prendergast.The inaugural housing conference will expose some of the issues and where possible bring solutions to the housing market. It will also identify best practices that can be used to improve service delivery and that innovative approaches housingAreas to be discussed at the conference are Housing Cost and Financing; Building Technology within a changing Environment; Housing and Land Tenure; and Housing Sector Management.In the meantime, the Ministry has received 26 abstracts for the inaugural conference. The abstracts are aimed at giving an avenue for academia to help chart the policy and planning of the sector with the best solutions available. read more
New Delhi: The telecom regulator is not in a position to modify its previously recommended penalty on Vodafone India and Idea Cellular (now merged) and Bharti Airtel as it is bound by the provisions of Trai Act, according to a senior Trai official. Citing the clauses in the Act, the regulator recently informed the Department of Telecom (DoT) that it is “constrained from offering any further comments” on the matter and the Centre now has to take a final call on the issue. Also Read – Maruti cuts production for 8th straight month in SepThe regulator has already given its views once in response to a back reference in 2017 by DoT, the Trai official said adding that as per the provisions in the Act there is no scope for any further modification. The Act makes it clear that once a recommendation is referred back to Trai by DoT, the regulator has to within 15 days, forward to the central government its suggestions after considering the reference made by the government. After receipt of further recommendation, if any, the Centre shall take a final decision, the Act says. Also Read – Ensure strict implementation on ban of import of e-cigarettes: revenue to CustomsThe official, who did not wish to be named, said pursuant to the October 2016 suggestions of Trai on the penalty to be imposed on the three operators, the recommendations were referred back by DoT on April 5, 2017 for reconsideration, to which Trai sent its views to the government on May 24, 2017. Hence, after receiving “further recommendation” in response to the first back reference, the Centre has to take final decision on the matter, the official said explaining that Trai is unable to change the penalty it had suggested since it is bound by the provisions of the Act. In October 2016, Trai had recommended imposing a total penalty of Rs 3,050 crore on Airtel, Vodafone Idea for allegedly denying interconnectivity to newcomer RJio. The penalty on Airtel and Vodafone works out to be about Rs 1,050 crore each. In case of Idea it comes to about Rs 950 crore. Since Vodafone and Idea have now merged their businesses, the new entity Vodafone Idea will have to bear the burden of both companies. The Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body of DoT, last month, approved imposing penalty on Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. Before imposing the penalty, however, the Commission decided to seek Trai’s views on revising Rs 3,050 crore suggested penalty, citing the “present financial health of the sector”. read more
Following hours of closed-door consultations among Council members on Thursday, the 15-member body decided to hold its formal meeting on Monday, 20 August, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be open to non-Council members as well. The decision followed a request earlier this week by the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN, who sought an urgent meeting of the Security Council, citing its “obligation to effectively and immediately intervene to put an end to the present tragic situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem.” In identical letters to Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Council President Alfonso Valdivieso of Colombia, Ambassador Nasser Al-Kidwa called upon the Council “to meet and to take the necessary action” to address the prevailing situation. read more
“The Secretary-General congratulates the Speaker of Parliament for this crucial and timely initiative and wishes it every success,” Mr. Annan’s spokesman said in a formal statement in New York.Last month, the UN Security Council said “a broad national dialogue” was needed in the country to make more progress in satisfying its resolution 1559, which called for an end to foreign influence in Lebanon.While the withdrawal of Syrian forces and the holding of credible parliamentary elections in May and June 2005 had been accomplished, the Council’s statement pointed to the need for a dialogue on disbanding militias and reasserting Government control over parts of the country.Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Special Envoy, Terje Roed-Larsen, last week called Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to voice his support for the national dialogue. read more
In Tech: Comcast offers games on the TV; Microsoft has a music service, too; HBO Now expands by The Associated Press Posted Jul 16, 2015 11:50 am MDT Last Updated Jul 16, 2015 at 5:05 pm MDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email FILE – This file photo provided by courtesy of HBO shows Kit Harington as Jon Snow in a scene from “Game of Thrones,” season 5. HBO’s Internet app, HBO Now, is available through Android and Amazon devices starting Thursday, July 16, 2015. (Helen Sloan/HBO via AP, File) Comcast is adding another hook to try to keep customers in front of the TV: video games in its set-top boxes.The country’s largest cable TV provider is working with video game maker Electronic Arts. For now, the service is free for people who pay for both Comcast TV and Internet. Customers may have to pay once a test phase ends after at least a few weeks.Games available include FIFA Soccer, NBA Jam and Monopoly.Comcast says the service is aimed at casual players, including people who play on phones, rather than hard-core gamers who already use consoles such as Xbox or PlayStation. The games through Comcast don’t let you play online with friends or strangers, as many games allow on consoles today. You can play by yourself or with people sitting in the room with you, using smartphones or tablets as controllers.Comcast wants to position its set-top box, the X1, as an entertainment hub. The box can stream music from Pandora and display photos from Facebook, Instagram and Flickr on a TV. Only about 5 million of Comcast’s 22.4 million video customers have X1, but the company says it expects most customers will get it by the end of 2016. Customers who don’t have the X1 box yet can request it.You can sign up for the games at http://www.xfinity.com/xfinitygames.— Tali Arbel, AP Technology Writer___Microsoft has a streaming music service, too — though it was mostly overlooked as attention turned to Apple’s entry into a business crowded with Spotify, Google Play and others.Maybe that’s why Microsoft is revamping the service formerly known as Xbox Music. It’s now called Groove.Along with the new name, Microsoft promises redesigned menus and other new features when it releases Groove with Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system later this month.The company said it’s dropping the Xbox name to avoid confusion, as the service is no longer focused on Xbox gaming consoles. Instead, the new Groove can be used to manage music files on any PC or mobile device running Windows 10.Like the Xbox Music service, Groove will also offer unlimited streaming from Microsoft’s music catalogue for $10 a month. It will work on Android and Apple mobile devices as well as Mac and Windows PCs.As with Apple and Google, Microsoft also offers the option to upload songs you own to the Internet, through Microsoft’s OneDrive storage service, for playback on other devices.Meanwhile, Apple says it’s honing its Apple Music service as more people weigh in with suggestions and complaints. The company plans to restore “Home Sharing,” or the ability to stream music from a computer running iTunes to other Apple devices over Wi-Fi. Home Sharing was disabled on iPhones and iPads with the iOS 8.4 software update that enables Apple Music.— Brandon Bailey, AP Technology Writer___HBO’s stand-alone Internet service, HBO Now, is available on Android and Amazon devices starting Thursday.The online video service had been limited to Apple device owners and customers of the New York-area cable company Cablevision. Google announced plans for Android earlier, but hadn’t disclosed a launch date.If you download the HBO Now app on an Android tablet or phone or on an Amazon Fire tablet, you get a 30-day free trial. Afterward, it costs $15 a month.Amazon says it’ll be available on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick in the coming weeks, while HBO says it’ll work with Google’s Chromecast and Android TV soon. HBO Now is already available on the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.Once downloaded, you can watch on any device that works with HBO Now, be it a phone, tablet, TV or a computer.HBO Now gives access to the premium channel’s original series like “Game of Thrones” and “Girls” as well as Hollywood movies to the growing number of people who pay for Internet service but not cable TV. That’s an estimated 11.7 million customers, according to data provider SNL Kagan.— Tali Arbel, AP Technology Writer___People no longer have to pay multiple times to use Sling Media’s services for watching their television channels and recorded shows while travelling.The company’s Slingbox device sends video from the living room to various phones, tablets and other devices. It’s like watching whatever is on your home TV wherever you are around the world.Although remote viewing is free on personal computers, a $15 SlingPlayer app is required for other devices. If you had both a phone and a tablet, that’s $30 on top of the cost of the Slingbox.With Thursday’s launch of a new entry-level model, the Slingbox M2, Sling Media is eliminating the app fees. But the device itself costs $200, compared with $150 for the M1 last summer.Besides free apps, the M2 also comes with free setup assistance. The hardware isn’t changing.The high-end Slingbox 500 model remains at $300 and comes with free apps, too.You still need an antenna or TV subscription, along with a digital video recorder to record shows.— Anick Jesdanun, AP Technology Writer read more
Following the successful commissioning of two surface main fan stations delivered on a turnkey basis at the end of 2013 to Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM) Maseve project — being built by the Western Bushveld Joint Venture (WBJV) — BBE Projects is now executing a subsequent order for an additional two fan stations. BBE Projects is a division of consulting engineering company Bluhm Burton Engineering. The second order is identical to the first, calling for one bifurcated and one trifurcated main fan station, incorporating two and three axial flow fans respectively, powered by 315 kW motors. As with the first order, the scope includes all structural, mechanical and electrical engineering design and specifications, all steel ducting, buildings, fan mechanicals, electric drives, instrumentation and control systems, as well as construction of the raisebore ventilation shaft collars and application of ground stabilisation around each collar. The BBE Projects team is on track to commission the new fan stations in January 2015. Formal construction of the WBJV Project 1 platinum mine, a shallow, high grade deposit, began in 2010. First production through the North twin decline system is scheduled to ramp up through 2015, with a targeted full 20-month ramp up to 160 000 t/mth run-of-mine (ROM) nameplate capacity. Two identical twin declines with immediate access to high grade ore are necessary to extract the most flexibility and value from the orebody. In collaboration with DRA, the primary EPCM contractor for the mine’s surface development, BBE Projects has planned the construction of the surface main fan stations in such a way that several tasks are executed simultaneously, ensuring the best possible delivery date. Environmental issues needing particular attention on these projects include mitigating the impact of noise and dust on the local farming community. Power during construction is being provided by on-site generators. “BBE Projects has forged an excellent long term relationship with DRA through our consultancy work, and we’re delighted to be working alongside them on turnkey projects for the first time,” says BBE Projects MD Richard Gundersen. “This further entrenches our total fan station capability in the market place and builds on other successful turnkey projects executed for major platinum and coal clients.” BBE Projects was created in response to increasing client demand for a full-spectrum turnkey contracting service in the field of mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling. Its team comprises mechanical, electrical, civil, process and project engineers with experience gained in the world’s deepest mines, across a range of commodities, supported by draughting, finance and administration personnel. BBE Projects focuses specifically on delivering complete and ready-to-operate systems to mining sector clients. The company is structured to deliver turnkey projects incorporating the design, supply, construction, commissioning and process performance guarantee of complete surface and underground ventilation, refrigeration and cooling systems. Particular areas of expertise include refrigeration and air cooling stations, energy saving schemes, thermal storage installations, main fan control and monitoring systems. “All manner of projects are undertaken, from greenfield sites to plant extensions and upgrades. Being totally independent, BBE Projects is able to offer the optimal solution using the best combination of selected equipment from a variety of suppliers.” read more
← Previous Story Anna Sen about Russian start: Trefilov isn’t crazy anymore Next Story → Golden Era of Claude Onesta Claude Onesta is MIZUNO WORLD HANDBALL COACH 2015! Amazing achievements of golden French generation is praised by the Jury consisted from the 29 handball journalists all over the world and handball fans, who were the last member of Jury.The 58-years old French coach is on the bench of the national team since 2001. A lot of major trophies are linked with his coaching knowledge, the last one, at World Championship 2015 in Qatar, where the “Experts” continued with their golden era.Onesta joined his player Nikola Karabatić on the throne in 2015 in Contest organized by Handball-Planet.comThe previous winners were Dagur Sigurdsson – 2011 (Fuchse Berlin), Alfred Gislason 2012-2013 (THW Kiel) and Ljubomir Vranješ – 2014.RESULTSVOTING PROCESSHandball-Planet team want to thank all media, teams, TOP players, coaches and handball fans worldwide for making our project so big this year! According to fantastic experience in the last three weeks, HP will soon announce the nominations for the MIZUNO World FEMALE HANDBALL PLAYER 2015. Claude Onesta MIZUNO WOrld Handball coach 2015 read more
Learning an instrument can be difficult–for most people, it’s a time-consuming and frustrating endeavor. However, Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Japan has teamed up with the University of Tokyo to create something that will literally take control of your hand and teach you how to play a song.The device is called PossessedHand, and it’s aptly named, since it appears that the user’s hand is possessed, a la Evil Dead style. The PossessedHand stimulates the muscles in your forearm by applying electrical stimuli to the muscles. Each muscle is stimulated with 28 electrode pads which flex the joints between the bones of each finger and also triggers wrist movement. The stimulation isn’t anything drastic. Emi Tamaki of the University of Tokyo told New Scientist that the stimulations are similar to a low-frequency massage stimulation that is commonly used.AdChoices广告The concept of stimulating people’s muscles with devices isn’t anything new. However, most are either invasive — using electrodes embedded into the skin — or glove-like. The latter would make it hard to play an instrument like the koto – a traditional Japanese stringed instrument which the team used to test the device. Tamaki and her team created instructions to send to the device on how and when to stimulate the player’s muscles to properly play the koto using all five fingers. During the tests, the team found that two beginner players made a total of four timing errors while using the PossessedHand, compared to 13 when playing the instrument without the device.Though the concept of having electrodes prompt your arm to move without you having any say about it can be slightly terrifying, Tamaki says that people will just get used to it once they see how convenient the technology is. The stimulations aren’t strong enough to actually move the fingers and wrist but are just enough to notify the player that it’s time to move this finger, or it’s time to bend the wrist.Besides being able to learn music, the PossessedHand could also help patients in rehabilitation to gain a wider range of movements. Physical therapists already use electrical muscle stimulation, but most of the existing devices can only help with basic movements.It will be interesting to see if people will actually be able to learn how to play instruments with the PossessedHand. There’s always a possibility that they’ll only be able to play certain songs they’ve learned with the help of the device, but won’t actually hold any real knowledge on how to play the instrument itself.Read more at Rekimoto Lab, via New Scientist read more
Alongside announcing a thinner and lighter PS Vita today in Japan, Sony has unveiled a rather unusual little box they are calling the PS Vita TV.It measures just 10 x 6cm in size and is around the same size as a deck of cards. It is equipped with an Ethernet port, HDMI-out, PS Vita card slot, and memory card slot, and aims to be a multi-function device that interacts with both your PS Vita and PS4, but can also be used alone with a DualShock controller.Probably the coolest feature it offers is the ability to play PS Vita games on your TV using a DualShock 3 controller. But that’s just the start. The PS Vita TV will allow you to stream video from services like Hulu and Netflix, play PS4 games via Remote Play using a DualShock 4, and play both PSOne Classics and PSP games, again through your TV. It also counts as the smallest PlayStation branded hardware ever released.It’s unclear exactly how Sony intends to position the PS Vita TV in the market. At $100 coupled with the media and game playing/streaming capabilities it could be a great competitor to Apple TV. Its tiny size also means you can plug it in and forget about it sitting next to your TV. Sony is also sweetening the deal by offering the device bundled with a DualShock 3 and 8GB memory card for $150. Not bad. All we need now is a release date and details of availability. read more
Post-mortem takes place on body of man discovered at Cork truck stop Gardaí are appealing for people who might have been in the area at the time to contact them. 9 Comments Short URL http://jrnl.ie/3251965 Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article Updated 8.25pmTHE POST-MORTEM has taken place on the body of a man found at a service station in Fermoy, Co Cork.The results have been passed to investigators.The man’s remains were earlier taken to Cork University Hospital for the post mortem by Dr Margaret Bolster, State Pathologist.The body was found last night after 10pm when gardaí were called to an incident at a truck parking area of the garage.An altercation is believed to have broken out between four men last night.TheJournal.ie understands an iron bar was found at the scene and gardaí suspect this was used during the incident.Another man in his late 30s was also injured the incident and he was taken to Cork University Hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.The victim, who is understood to have lived in the area, was found at the station on the Dublin Road at about 10.30pm last night.Two men, aged in their early 40s and late 20s, were arrested at the scene and are currently being held at garda stations in Fermoy and Mallow.Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, in particular any persons who were in the vicinity of Pyke Road/Dublin Road between the hours of 8.30pm and 10.30pm last night to contact the incident room at Fermoy Garda Station on 025 82100, the Garda Confidential Line 1 800 666 111 or any garda station.- With reporting by Michelle Hennessy and Aoife Barry.Read: Gardaí seize tractor found driving on three wheels >Read: Gardaí are still searching for gun after man dies in shooting > The man’s body was found at a truck parking area at the Fermoy garage. Image: Google Maps Wednesday 22 Feb 2017, 8:25 PM Feb 22nd 2017, 8:25 PM The man’s body was found at a truck parking area at the Fermoy garage. Image: Google Maps Share37 Tweet Email1 51,113 Views By Rónán Duffy read more
Evan Rachel Wood Just As Disturbed by Humanoid Sophia As Everyone ElseTop Movie and TV Trailers to Watch From SDCC 2019 Stay on target Westworld has one more episode left after last night. You can tell we’re getting close to a finale with the way the show keeps doling out the twists. Bernard is interviewing Maeve about the incident at the end of last week’s episode and finds the changes that have been made to her code. As he’s about to call for help, she grabs his hand and tells him she’s figured out that he’s also a host. When she finds he doesn’t know his true nature, she uses her new privileges to freeze him. She makes Bernard clear her for deployment back into the park and sends him off to find the truth about what he is.Bernard confronts Dr. Ford and demands access to his history. He says he’s figured out that Arnold built the most elegant bits of his code. He says that it’s possible that Arnold had a different purpose in mind for the hosts and that’s why Ford killed him. Bernard reveals he’s reanimated the Clementine host that can kill humans and has it hold Ford at gunpoint. Ford gives Bernard access to all his memories. We find out that he’s the one who attacked Elsie in the abandoned theater. At Bernard’s request, Ford sends him further and further back into his memories.Jeffrey Wright as Bernard (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO)William and Dolores have been captured by Logan and the confederados. William tells Logan that Dolores has desires and memories. He says it’s cruel to keep her in the park since she’s essentially a living creature. He wants Logan to speak with his contacts at the park about getting her out. Dolores says she doesn’t want out. After all, if it’s so great in the outside world, why do people keep visiting hers.Logan tries to convince William that Dolores isn’t real by cutting her stomach open, revealing the mechanical bits inside. Dolores falls to the ground and tells Logan that Arnold created the world to be a beautiful place and people like him ruin it. She grabs a knife and slices Logan across the face. She then grabs a gun and shoots a few confederados. William tells her to run, promising to catch up with her. When she’s gone, he tells Logan that he was right. That he understands Dolores was never really alive. Logan cuts William free and hugs him, celebrating the fact that they will be brothers.Logan wakes up the next morning to find all the confederados have been killed and torn apart. He finds William sitting alone among the corpses. William says he’s finally figured out how to play the game. He holds the knife to Logan’s throat and orders him to help find Dolores.Meanwhile, Teddy and The Man in Black are still tied up in the custody of the woman who turned out to be working for Wyatt. Teddy tells the story of how he and Wyatt shot up a town. The woman tells him to remember it again, and he realizes that he acted alone. The woman says when Wyatt comes back, Teddy will be at his side. She also says that Teddy isn’t ready for that, but will be in another life. She stabs him before telling The Man in Black that the maze isn’t for him and knocking him out.When he comes to, he has a rope around his neck attached to a horse. After he manages to cut himself free, Charlotte interrupts his roleplay. It turns out he’s a member of the board and Charlotte wants his vote to cut Ford out of the park. He agrees since it’s not Ford’s game he’s interested in playing. It’s Arnold’s.Evan Rachel Wood as Dolores (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO)Dolores finds the center of the maze inside a church. As she enters, she’s suddenly wearing a blue dress and the pews are filled with hosts hearing messages from Arnold. She steps into the confession booth, which turns out to be an elevator to an old host workshop. Corpses of hosts are strewn about the place, but Dolores starts having flashbacks. It would appear she’s been here before. She wears the blue dress in the past and speaks to the memory of Arnold. It’s at this point Ford shows Bernard his earliest memory, and we learn that Bernard was designed exactly in Arnold’s image. Bernard, for all intents and purposes, is Arnold. Dolores asks Arnold to help her. Arnold says she knows why he can’t. Dolores remembers that she killed Arnold. After she takes the elevator back up to the church, she finds it’s empty. The doors open and she’s confronted by The Man in Black.Bernard, now knowing everything about who he is, threatens to reactivate the decommissioned hosts. Ford says they won’t listen to him. To them, he is the bane of their existence. Ford says Bernard invented new ways to control the hosts that he had to steal. Ford asks Bernard once more to let him reset his memories. Bernard refuses and tells Clementine to shoot. She does not and Ford reveals he used the same backdoor that Bernard installed to control Clementine. He then takes the gun, gives it to Bernard and forces him to commit suicide.Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford. (Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO)With only one episode left in the first season, Westworld is starting to show more of its hand. There are many fans out there still convinced that the story happens in two timelines and that William eventually becomes The Man in Black. This episode seemed to provide further hints towards that being the case, but I still don’t buy it. After all, she can use guns while she is with William and her memory of the Man in Black is what allowed her to start using them. Also, if the twist turns out to be “Ha, we tricked you with editing,” that would be immensely disappointing. Of course, we now know Dolores has killed before, but that wasn’t necessarily with a gun.Conspiracy theories aside, Westworld continues to get better as it gets closer to its first season finale. Since they don’t have to build anticipation for a twist as much, there’s less meandering around in the desert and more action. The twists are even handled well. Whether or not you called Bernard being modeled after Arnold, the reveal was still presented in a way that caught us all off guard. That was partially accomplished by pairing it with the reveal that Dolores had been to the center of the maze before and that she was the one who killed Arnold. We’ll have to wait one more week to see what that means for her, William and The Man in Black. Hopefully, we also get some kind of resolution for Maeve’s story. She disappointingly didn’t have much to do this episode, other than recruit an outlaw for her eventual escape. Whether that happens this season or not, next week’s finale has a lot of loose ends to connect. read more
Stories are posted on the APRN news page. You can subscribe to APRN’s newsfeeds via email, podcast and RSS. Follow us on Facebook at alaskapublic.org and on Twitter @AKPublicNewsDespite shutdown, Trump administration continues work to begin oil drilling in ANWRElizabeth Harball, Alaska’s Energy Desk – AnchorageAs the partial government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration is making sure some Interior Department employees continue work on one of its biggest, most controversial priorities: opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.Legislation would put 90-day legislative session, PFDs in Alaska ConstitutionAndrew Kitchenman, KTOO – JuneauTwo constitutional amendments were among the first batch of legislative proposals released before the Alaska Legislature convenes on Jan. 15.Bill proposes federal aid to replace wood-burning stovesAssociated PressTwo U.S. senators have proposed legislation that would give federal aid to help Alaska residents and others across county to replace inefficient wood stoves.Bethel’s first cannabis shop is closer to opening – if it gets its paperwork doneKrysti Shallenberger, Alaska’s Energy Desk – BethelAnchorage’s recreational marijuana shop, ALASKAbuds, is inching closer to its first expansion in Bethel.Moose wanders into Alaska hospitalAssociated PressA moose wandered into a hospital building Monday in Alaska’s largest city, and Stephanie Hupton was ready with her phone camera.Bonuses of nearly $300,000 paid to pipeline corporation headAssociated PressThe president of the state-sanctioned Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has received performance bonuses totaling nearly $300,000 for work the past two years.Navy destroyer to be named after Ted StevensAssociated PressAlaska’s congressional delegation says the U.S. Navy plans to name a new destroyer after the late former U.S. Senator Ted Stevens, who died in a plane crash in 2010.Winter salmon trolling starts slow in Southeast AlaskaJoe Viechnicki, KFSK – PetersburgFrom October through the end of December, winter trollers had caught only around 5,500 king salmon. That’s almost 2,000 fewer kings than last winter’s catch during the same time period.Alaska Made: A new rule makes this easy-to-build gadget a required kit for the tackle boxLeila Khiery, KRBD – KetchikanA Ketchikan band has a rap song about rockfish recompression. And you’d better listen up, because their easy-to-build gadget will soon be required by regulation in Southeast.Names of Native teens added to plaque marking Denali summitAssociated PressThe names of two Alaska Native teenagers have been added to a plaque commemorating the first summit of North America’s highest mountain more than a century ago.An elementary school program is growing gardeners in JuneauZoe Grueskin, KTOO – JuneauCold, gray winter may be settling on Juneau, but kids at Riverbend and Glacier Valley elementary schools are still talking about the rainbow of fruits and vegetables they helped grow this summer.Minnesota adventurer Lonnie Dupre sets sights on Mt. HunterCasey Grove, Alaska Public Media – AnchorageDupre became the first person to solo climb Denali during January, back in 2015. He now has his sights set on Mount Hunter, 14,000-plus feet of what, Dupre says, is the steepest and most technical of the three great peaks in Denali National Park. read more
Hyderabad: On the second day of his visit to the city, BJP national president Jaya Prakash Nadda on Monday participated in a door-to-door membership drive as part of ‘Sangathan Parv Sadsyata Abhiyan’ at the EWS colony under the Musheerabad Assembly segment. The party working president along with party national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao and State president K Laxman, former MP G Vivekananda and other leaders visited Dr B R Ambedkar College at Baghlingampally and planted a sapling as part of the green initiative. During the door-to-door membership drive, Nadda signed the membership applications and admitted applicants as the primary members of the party. Also Read – Techie strangled to death in Hyderabad Advertise With Us Later, he left for New Delhi in the afternoon. Meanwhile, several academicians and intellectuals joined the party on Monday. They included Zia UI Haq Hisamuddin, a social activist and academic writer, Mudalkar Sandeep, an IT professional who is also a trainer and adviser on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime, Srinivas Prasad, an NRI and national president of Bharat Sadhana Samit and CEO of Times Green Energy of India Limited, Bala Murali Krishna Reddy, an IT professional and Laxmi Reddy, a political analyst were among those who joined the party in the presence of the state BJP president. read more