House Vows ‘No-error Passage’ of Oil & Gas Law
The House of Representatives has warned against the hurried passage of the Draft Petroleum Law currently before the Legislature amidst public outcry of it being deliberate.At a news conference yesterday Deputy Speaker Hans Barchue, scrutinizing the Draft Petroleum Act, said it was intended to secure the energy of the country where the future lies. “We need to take time to review this draft law before mistakes that were made by the country’s past leaders that plunged the country into bloodletting is repeated.”Rep. Barchue went on, “Our people need to be tolerant to ensure that revenues that will be generated from the country’s gas and oil benefit the country in every aspect of development.” Mr. Barchue, who also chairs the Draft Petroleum Law’s Nationwide Tour, stated that during the dissection of the Draft Petroleum Law, they have learned that the discovery of “gas” has been left out in the Draft Petroleum Law. He said the scrutinizing process of Draft Petroleum Law is in its third phase with the rewriting of the Petroleum Laws by international petroleum experts in consultation with “our national petroleum experts.”According to the Deputy Speaker, the hired experts and the national experts will shortly complete the new draft legislation that would also address pertinent issues including youth, education among others.He announced that the fourth phase will require the look-over of the “New Draft Petroleum Law” and the final phase will be the National Oil and Gas Conference wherein oil and gas experts as well as Liberians across the country will sit to validate the draft law.“At the end of the conference the House will pass the Petroleum Law,” Deputy Speaker Barchue said.Meanwhile, the Grand Bassa lawmaker used the platform to call for Liberians’ involvement in the discussion of the new petroleum law.He stressed that citizens’ involvement in the petroleum law discussion will strengthen the Lawmakers to enact a just law that will benefit every citizen in the Liberian society. According to him, the process requires a holistic approach so that when passed into law it will profit the country.He reminded reporters that the draft petroleum, which was submitted to the National Legislature by the National Oil Company, is currently before the House of Representatives for consideration. The draft legislation has already been passed into law by the Liberian Senate.Meanwhile, as part of the first phase in the process to ensure that the country’s gas and oil profit the country, the Grand Bassa County lawmaker said the House of Representatives took the draft law to the people through a nationwide consultation, bringing opinion leaders of the 15 sub political -division together.He said the sum of US$ 900,000.00 (nine hundred thousand United States Dollars) was used.The Deputy Speaker reminded the media that Liberia will not experience the needed levels of development unless development reaches the rural communities. Giving reason why his Steering Committee that spearheaded that nationwide oil consultation has not made a comprehensive report on the usage of the US$900,000.00 he replied; “We cannot give a comprehensive report on the usage of the amount in question simply because the process has not been concluded.” “The House of Representatives will give a detailed report to the Liberian people on the usage of the US$ 900,000.00 once the entire process has been concluded. “We would like to appeal to our people to give us a chance in this direction” Rep. Barchue pleaded. He at the same time dispelled claims from some quarters that the House of Representatives diverted the money, but in a rejoinder, Bachue told the press that the money was spent directly on the process and was not corrupted as being insinuated in some quarters.The second phase was a roundtable discussion which brought to the fore oil and gas experts from Ghana, Nigeria and the USA.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Nearly two months after construction work began, the main access bridge to the village of Bagotville, West Bank Demerara is taking shape. When completed, it will ease the periodic traffic congestions that have occurred since the bridge sank in June.Works on the $120 million main access bridge at Bagotville, WBD are moving apaceThe structure, which runs across the access channel into Canal Number One Polder, began to sink owing to heavy rainfall and erosion over the years. A temporary bridge built of greenheart lumber was constructed near the site to assist in the flow of traffic.When this newspaper visited the area on Sunday, steel and concrete were laid across the path from north to south, while an outline of an accompanying walkway was seen on the right side of the new structure. Construction works to the walkway on the opposite side were still ongoing.The Public Infrastructure Ministry had sought an additional $120 million under its bridges programme for reconstruction and critical rehabilitation works for the bridge, which links La Grange to Bagotville and several areas, including Canal Number One Polder and La Parfaite Harmonie Housing Scheme.After the bridge had initially sunk, those affected had pleaded with the Public Infrastructure Ministry to have the structure rehabilitated, since it was hindering the smooth flow of traffic and causing an unnecessary build-up.Guyana Times was told that the new steel-and-concrete structure would be able to withstand both corrosion and the weight of heavy-duty vehicles that often traverse the bridge, as opposed to the older structure, which was partly constructed out of wood. The project for the bridge’s rehabilitation was awarded to Gaico Construction.
Bielsa has got off to a pretty impressive start Tottenham v Brighton LIVE: talkSPORT commentary and team news for Boxing Day opener ALTERED smart causal Every current Premier League club’s best kit from the past decade gameday Leeds look good. Scarily good. Bielsa living up to his reputation so far— Ryan O’Meara (@_omeara_r) August 11, 2018 Bielsa’s going to transform Leeds, this is their year.— CS🏴 (@CanaryScots) August 11, 2018 Leeds are going up this year! 🔥🔥 Bielsa showing what he can do as a manager.— Daniel James (@DanielJJames2) August 11, 2018 Thought Bielsa at Leeds would be a disaster it’s turning out to be an absolute masterstroke.— AIex (@Charterz_) August 11, 2018 1 Bielsa’s Leeds have been a pleasure to watch here. Creating space all over the park when they have the ball. 4-1 up over Derby. It’ll be heartbreaking when he leaves in October for some bizarre or trivial reason.— Ronan Morrissey (@RonanXonkM) August 11, 2018 LATEST FOOTBALL NEWS If Bielsa doesn’t explode and walk and if Leeds don’t tire by January/February, they’ll be promoted.— Jurassic Mark 🦖🦕 (@MarkHoeppner) August 11, 2018 NEW ERA Tottenham predicted XI to face Brighton with Mourinho expected to make big changes possible standings How Arsenal could line up in Arteta’s first official game in charge – Ozil return? Best clips, calls and talkSPORT moments of 2019, feat Hearn, McCoist and more possible xi impact highlights But what’s more impressive is the manner in which they have done so, playing an expansive brand of attacking football rarely seen in the Championship.It has led many fans to suggest that, if they keep it up, Leeds will finally return to the top tier of English football: Marcelo Bielsa running away with the Championship. Leeds on their way to PL.— Guardiolista (@Guardiolista07) August 11, 2018 Marcelo Bielsa is working his crazy, intense magic at Leeds.The new Whites boss has watched his side breeze past two favourites for Championship promotion: beating Stoke 3-1 last weekend and thrashing Derby 4-1 this evening. How the Premier League table could change after the Boxing Day fixtures How Chelsea could line up against Southampton – what system will Lampard play? Leeds under Bielsa are already the best side to watch in England. It took a mere six weeks for him to work his magic turning this into an attractive attacking side.— Kartik Krishnaiyer (@kkfla737) August 11, 2018 Every Championship club’s best signing of the decade, including Taarabt and Dack
29 March 2016By Shamin ChibbaSouth African defensive midfielder Hlompho Kekana scored one of the best goals of the weekend when he shot from 70 yards out to beat Cameroonian goalkeeper Guy N’dy Assembe. Now, many are calling it a strong candidate for the FIFA Puskas Award for goal of the year.Media, fellow players, coaches and supporters took to Twitter to show their appreciation for the strike.Don’t think I’ve seen hlompo score a normal goal only crackers #kekana #bafanavscameroon— Roger Da Costa (@rogerdac) 26 March 2016Wow!! @Hlompho_Kekana take a bow!! Incredible goal — Dean Furman (@de4no22) 26 March 2016Wow !!!! What a goal!!! What a strike!!!! by Hlompo— Bernard Parker (@BernardParker) 26 March 2016Kekana also took to Twitter, to thank his supporters.Thanks everyone for the messages. Feel honored to make South Africans proud, and now we look ahead to the next game.— Hlompho Kekana (@Hlompho_Kekana) 27 March 2016Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba said it was one of the best goals he had ever seen and had a chance of winning the Puskas Award. “And if doesn’t win the (Puskas) award in world soccer, then I would say there is something wrong.”Bafana Bafana drew 2-2 in their Afcon qualifier against Cameroon in Limbe on Saturday, 26 March. South Africa twice gave up the lead to give the Indomitable Lions a draw.Watch Kekana’s wonder strike:British media have been in awe of the 30-year-old since Saturday. The Guardian newspaper likened his goal to David Beckham’s against Wimbledon on the first day of the 1996-97 Premier League season.South Africa’s Kekana scores Beckham-esque goal in Cameroon draw. @ed_aarons https://t.co/krAnIZIlCd (Pic: AP) pic.twitter.com/MVh8DsqzCI— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 26 March 2016Mirror Sport already believes Kekana has wrapped up the Puskas Award. Reporter Richard Innes suggested that it was even better than Beckham’s scorcher.“It’s not just that he scores from his own half. Plenty of players have got lucky with a long-rage ‘hit and hope’ in the past. This is not one of those instances,” he wrote. “There’s no luck involved; it is a very deliberate, brilliantly executed bit of skill. The Cameroon keeper doesn’t do much wrong; there isn’t even a lot of goal for Kekana to hit.”The game against Cameroon marked Kekana’s return to international football after two years. He said he had practised shooting from such range during his training sessions at Mamelodi Sundowns. “I’ve been practising that type of goal at my club for the past four months and am glad it all came together yesterday.“At training I would hit more than 10 such balls without success, so you can imagine the joy of that goal against such a powerhouse.”Siphiwe Tshabalala’s goal against Mexico in the 2010 FIFA World Cup opener at Soccer City was the first time a South African was nominated for the Puskas Award. However, he lost out to Turkey’s Hamit Altintop.Relive Tshabalala’s goal against Mexico:South Africa will host Cameroon at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium tonight. They will need to win their remaining three Group M matches if they are to qualify. They currently have two points from three games, five points behind leaders Cameroon.
Related Posts Top Reasons to Go With Managed WordPress Hosting Tags:#Location#web audrey watters The mobile social network Brightkite announced back in September that it would be focusing more on its group texting feature, but today the company announced that it will be officially dropping the check-in function altogether from its service. One of the earliest companies in the location-based social network trend, Brightkite calls today’s announcement to move away from check-in to focus on messaging “the next stage of our evolution.” Brightkite’s new Android app will roll out with a number of new features, including the ability for the service to be the default text messaging app, focusing on group messaging as well as photo and location sharing. But the new Android app will not have check-ins, posting or stream viewing, and Brightkite says that beginning next week these features will start disappearing from all its apps.Brightkite was an early mover in the “location” space, even coming first in a poll that asked ReadWriteWeb readers this spring which location-based service they planned to use at SXSW. One of the key features readers said they liked about Brightkite was its attention to privacy, allowing users to finely tune what location data they revealed and to whom. But since as location-based networks have taken off in popularity this year, Brightkite’s name has not made headlines quite like its competitors Foursquare and Gowalla have.According to Brightkite, this pivot will allow the company to focus on becoming “the default text messaging application on all phones” – which one might note, is a field no less crowded than location-based check-in services. For those who want to get their check-in data from Brightkite, you have until December 31 to download it via RSS.
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The wake of the Delicious debacle has been very fruitful for a few other services that occupy a similar Web curation space. One that popped up in the comments in our original post on Delicious was Trunk.ly, which sounded promising for not only offering to collect the links users share on social networks, but to make them searchable. Saving a bunch of links on “library school” is one thing, but being able to parse them out and subdivide them by search, that is where the beauty of data curation lies. Trunk.ly starts off by stating plainly that the nature of bookmarking is changing, that it’s now a “rolling social rumble of retweets, likes, favorites, sharing, commenting and general discussion… whenever you show some interest in a link by taking a social action on it (liking it, tweeting it), Trunk.ly is actively monitoring and sucks that link into your Trunk.” Micah Vandegrift is ReadWriteWeb’s research intern and a Master’s student in Florida State University’s School of Library and Information Studies. Upon completion of the degree in May of 2011 Micah hopes to work as a technology consultant in the library, archive, museum world, bridging the gap between emerging technologies and cultural institutions. And someday found The National Museum of Indie Music and Culture. Follow Micah at trunk.ly/micahvandegrift and @micahvandegrift.In a brief chat with CEO Tim Bull and CTO Alex Dong they described their vision for Trunk.ly as a “personal search engine.” Bull says, “We’ve got an aggressive roadmap that’s basically looking at all the ways you can share links with people – we want Trunk.ly to be there capturing those and storing them so you never lose a link again.” The key difference between Trunk.ly and Delicious is that while tags are still around they are not as central to the service. The links that are imported via your social feeds are indexed inside Trunk.ly, meaning when I recall that I read an article about hamburgers two weeks ago, I can search for “hamburgers” and it’ll pop up! In addition to the search function, it also has a social aspect where users can follow one another and search across other user’s Trunks. In comparison to a service like Pinboard, another curation app getting substantial buzz that offers similar features, the added bonus for Trunk.ly is not necessarily having to DO something (push a bookmarlet and add tags or descriptions) for it to grab links. After you connect whatever services you want to curate, Trunk.ly sucks the links in, there for your searching and referencing pleasure.Trunk.ly actually launched much earlier than planned in response to the vacuum left by the probably loss of Delicious, and as of today, it’s currently revamping its service, adding servers and features, to account for the flood of traffic. They have plans to connect with other social services like Digg and StumbleUpon, open their API, and add RSS functionality, Chrome extensions and more. For a project that has only been in the works since October, and one that launched under the gun, these ambitions seem pretty, pretty plausible.How does Trunk.ly compare with other curation Web apps? What experiences do you want or need from a bookmarking service? Tags:#Trends#web Related Posts guest author 1 8 Best WordPress Hosting Solutions on the Market
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Incessant rain lashed parts of Odisha on Wednesday causing inundation of several low-lying areas in the State.With the Meteorological Centre here forecasting more downpour till Friday, the State government has asked the district administrations to remain prepared to tackle a flood-like situation, officials said.Heavy rain since Tuesday, triggered by a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast, caused inundation of low-lying areas in State capital Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Puri and Balasore districts, officials said.While Bhubaneswar received 130 mm rain from Tuesday evening till Wednesday morning, Puri received 150 mm rain. Cuttack and Balasore’s Bhograi were lashed with 110 mm and 150 mm rain respectively during the period, the Met Centre said.Schools in Gajapati, Ganjam and Puri districts have been shut because of the heavy rain.State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi said the government is prepared to deal with water-logging or a flood-like situation that may arise.The district collectors have been instructed to take appropriate measures and keep the administrative machinery prepared to deal with any exigency.All the district Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) have been asked to operate round-the-clock and monitor the situation, the Revenue and Disaster Management Department said in an advisory to the district collectors.Apart from the forecast of heavy downpour till Friday, most parts of the State may receive light to moderate rain till Sunday.Issuing an ‘orange warning’ for Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Bhadrak and Ganjam districts, the Met Centre forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in several parts of the districts till Wednesday.‘Yellow warning’ was issued for Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Boudh and Dhenkanal districts where heavy rain may lash some areas till Wednesday, it said.Orange warning signals dangerous and stormy weather conditions requiring preparedness, while yellow warning necessitates people to remain alert.The MeT Centre has forecast heavy rainfall in Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Baragarh and Gajapati districts on Wednesday and Thursday and issued “yellow warning” for the areas on the two days. Some areas of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore districts are likely to receive heavy rain on Thursday and Friday while the intensity of the downpour may subside thereafter, it added.
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NEW YORK — Matt Harvey came out blazing, quickly putting aside any of those “dead arm” issues the New York Mets worried about.Throwing 99 mph heat, Harvey began with three perfect innings, striking out six. But then a bunt single broke the spell, and a three-run homer by rookie Justin Bour sent the Miami Marlins to a 4-3 victory on May 29.The Mets’ three-game winning streak ended while Harvey’s winless string extended to five starts.“Today, obviously felt better, felt stronger and like I was in control,” Harvey said. “And then I leave a pitch over the middle and try to throw a slider backdoor and it kind of spun back over the middle and it cost us the game. Cost me the game.”Harvey (5-3) struck out 11, but fell to 0-3 in his last five outings, a string that includes two games in which he pitched shutout ball before leaving in the late innings.The All-Star ace was coming off the worst start of his career, having been tagged for seven runs in four innings at Pittsburgh. After the game, the Mets said they worried the right-hander — coming back from Tommy John surgery this year — was having “dead arm” trouble.“We really have to recognize the fact that he was so, so good two years ago before he got hurt, so good, that that’s tough to live up to,” Manager Terry Collins said.“Having the surgery and coming back, 15, 16 months later, even though we know his arm is healthy, it may take him a little bit to regain what we saw a couple of years ago. We are so spoiled because he was so great that when he’s like everybody else and makes a couple of mistakes, we think there’s something wrong. There’s nothing wrong. He’s going to be fine,” he said.Dee Gordon led off the fourth with a bunt single that drew boos from the fans at Citi Field, and. broke the spell with a bunt single to lead off the fourth, and stole his 20th base — he tops the majors in batting and steals.Martin Prado followed with a walk and after Giancarlo Stanton flied out, Bour homered deep to right field. Bour has four homers and is hitting .361 since being promoted from Triple-A in late April.Harvey took off his glove and slapped it against his left hand as he walked to the dugout, and pounded his hand on the bench. “Nobody’s more frustrated than I am about the last two outings,” he said.As for the “dead arm” concerns, Harvey said “using that word for people is kind of alarming.”“I didn’t feel like I was dead. I felt like I was coming out of my mechanics,” he said.Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson homered for the Mets.Dan Haren (5-2) limited the Mets to four hits in seven innings.A.J. Ramos held on in the ninth for his third save as Miami stopped a three-game losing streak.Ruben Tejada led off with a single, moved up on a wild pitch and scored when Daniel Murphy hit a blooper between shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and left fielder Christian Yelich and hustled for an RBI double.Hechavarria was briefly shaken up after tumbling toward Yelich. Ramos struck out Michael Cuddyer and retired Wilmer Flores on a grounder for the final out.“I thought with the next two guys coming up, they seem to get big hits. I didn’t know about how we were going to win it, but I thought we’d tie it when Murph was standing at second, I thought one of the next two guys for sure was going to get a base hit,” Collins said.Prado added an RBI single in the fifth. Harvey gave up six hits in eight innings.Duda connected for his third homer in two games, a drive into the second deck in the fourth. Granderson homered in the sixth.(BEN WALKER, AP Baseball Writer)TweetPinShare0 Shares
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Travel services provider Thomas Cook India today said it has inked a three-year agreement with Seoul Tourism to promote Seoul as a leisure destination for outbound travellers from India. As a part of the pact, both parties will focus on a programme that includes product development and destination promotions to showcase Seoul as a vibrant leisure destination across various Indian traveller segments including, families, millennials, honeymooners, culture seekers and women travellers among others, Thomas Cook India said in a statement. “In a continued effort to bring new destinations and experiences to the Indian outbound travellers, we are delighted to partner with Seoul Tourism to promote the beautiful and culturally rich global city,” Thomas Cook India Marketing, Service Quality, Value Added Services & Innovation President & Group Head Abraham Alapatt said. Fashion and technology-forward but equally rich in culture and heritage, Seoul is a vibrant amalgamation of architecture, cutting-edge design, technology, cuisine and the outdoors, he added. Seoul Tourism and Sports Bureau Director General Ahn Joon Ho said, “We are very pleased to have a chance for a mutual long term partnership with Thomas Cook India in order to develop and promote Seoul as one of the top travel destinations for Indian tourists.” Shares of Thomas Cook India were today trading at Rs 269.95 per scrip on BSE, down 1.06 per cent from its previous close. PTI AKT ANS ANS