Disputed penalty gives Burkinabe victory

Johannesburg (AFP) - Aristide Bance converted a disputed late penalty to give Burkina Faso a 3-2 home win over Algeria Saturday in the first leg of a World Cup Africa play-off.

Essaid Belkalem appeared to have his arms behind his body when the ball struck him four minutes from time in Ouagadougou.

But a Zambian assistant referee insisted it was a hand-ball and Bance made up for having an earlier spot-kick saved.

Algeria host Burkina Faso on November 19 in the return match and the overall winners qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The home team suffered an early blow when defender Bakary Kone was forced to retire with a thigh injury and Steeve Yago came on.

A free-kick tapped to Bance offered the giant striker a sight of goal, but his rising shot offered no danger in clear, hot conditions.

Algeria settled quicker and mounted numerous attacks without seriously threatening to score at a near-full 40,000-seat Stade du 4 Aout.

Burkina Faso seemed nervous with one corner so over-hit by captain Charles Kabore that it went out of play on the far touchline.

The 'Stallions' then carved open the Algerian defence with clever, short passes only for a vital one inside the box to go astray.

But as the opening half passed the half hour, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations star Jonathan Pitroipa began to stamp his authority on a game needing a lift.

He won a penalty as the first half drew to a close when Belkalem from English second-tier club Watford floored him with a wild tackle.

But Adi Mbolhi, who appeared to move off his line too soon, dived left to make a two-hand save from a hard Bance kick.

However, the Burkinabe did take the lead two minutes into stoppage time as Pitroipa met a Jean-Noel Lingani cross and his header landed in the far corner.

Algeria began the second half strongly and were level on 50 minutes when Sofiane Feghouli fired past Daouda Diakite from close range after Islam Slimani set him up.

The cagey play of the early stages had given way to more adventurous football from both teams and Burkina Faso and Algeria scored again within five minutes.

Djakaridja Kone put the 'Stallions' ahead once more by powering forward from midfield and firing wide of Mbolhi into the far corner.

But a flying Carl Medjani header off a corner gave Diakite no chance and the teams remained level until Bance atoned for his earlier penalty miss.

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Official Funeral for Mayor George Lee

Thursday, 10 October 2013 10:21

Former Mayor of Portmore, George Lee, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government of Jamaica.

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the announcement during the weekly Jamaica House Media Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on October 9.

Minister Falconer informed that Cabinet has approved an official funeral for

Mr. Lee, who died on September 29 in Florida after a period of illness. The funeral service will take place at The Power of Faith Ministries, Portmore, on Thursday, October 17, at 11:00 a.m.

Mayor Lee was serving his second stint as Mayor of Portmore, having also served as Councillor of the Greater Portmore North Division.

“George Lee will be remembered for his exemplary services to local government and was the lead campaigner for the development of the Portmore Municipality.  He played a critical role in the programmes and projects of the Social Development Commission, twinning arrangements between the Municipality and local and international development partners, as well as building partnerships with private and public entities,” Minister Falconer said.

She also noted that the former Mayor was a major proponent of issues related to citizen safety and security having led the establishment of Portmore’s Parish Safety and Security Committee.

Mayor Lee, who died at the age of 74, is survived by wife Anieta Lee, daughter Claudette Lee, and stepsons, Rojah and Andrew Teck.

 

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12 hurt when vehicle crashes into pedestrians at California beach

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In this image take from a security camera, pedestrians scatter as a car drives along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles on Saturday.

By Gil Aegerter, Staff Writer, NBC News

A hit-and-run driver plowed into pedestrians walking along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 11 others, fire officials and police said.

A possible suspect was detained and a vehicle of interest seized, Lt. Andrew Neiman of the Los Angeles Police Department told NBCLosAngeles.com.

The driver had fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, police said.?Security camera video captured a dark-colored car speeding off the boardwalk as people scrambled out of the way.?

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The incident happened around 6 p.m. PT at the end of Dudley Avenue, where it intersects Ocean Front Walk just before the beach.

Twelve people were injured, and one of them later died. Nine others?were hospitalized and two received minor injuries, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey told NBCLosAngeles.com.

The injured were "all believed to have been pedestrians on the boardwalk," according to a?tweet from the LAFD.

"The vehicle appeared to be moving purposefully down the boardwalk, according to witnesses," Humphrey?told the Los Angeles Times.?

The Venice Beach boardwalk is one of Southern California?s main visitor attractions, featuring hundreds of street vendors, performers, beachgoers and tourists on the crowded stretch of galleries, restaurants and tattoo shops.?

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Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth not planning wedding, says Noah Cyrus

That may be because there simply aren't any wedding plans to speak of. The couple is seemingly?still together, after a rough beginning of the year, but are no closer to walking down the aisle. That was confirmed by Miley's little sister, Noah Cyrus.While speaking to reporters at the 2013 Do Something Awards, Noah says, "They're not planning yet." That doesn't mean she's doesn't have ideas for her big sister, though. According to Us Weekly, Noah hopes to be Miley's maid of honor when the wedding finally happens. "It better be a very, very cool dress that I have," she says, "because I want to rock a dress."

The couple first got engaged in May 2012. They have been dating since 2009.

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SIC hopes its three-way proposal will settle ?40m housing debt for good

The SIC is hoping for feedback from Scottish housing minister Margaret Burgess next week on a proposed three-way solution to eliminate its ?40 million housing debt ?once and for all?.

During last week?s cabinet visit, the council?s political leader Gary Robinson presented the new pro?posal to local government minister Derek Mackay.

It would see the local authority receive ?10 million from West?minster, which has benefited from over ?300 billion in revenues from North Sea oil since the 1970s. The SIC would match that sum to halve the debt and, critically, allow coun?cil house rents ?to be kept at an affordable level?.

Subsequently, the mooted deal would see the Scottish government hand over ?10 million in housing grants between 2016 and 2018. The SIC would provide a ?similar sum? in the form of ?land value and fund?ing for housing development?, Mr Robinson said, ?which would pave the way for new affordable homes to be built in Shetland.?

A petition by this newspaper calling on the two governments to resolve the debt, built up during the first oil boom in the 1970s, has been signed by 2,288 people.

Presented with that evidence last week, Mr Mackay said it was plain to see the strength of community feeling about what many islanders view as an historic injustice. He said the SNP government remained ?open-minded? about finding a solution, and vowed to do what he could to get the Tory-Lib Dem coalition back around the table.

Mr Robinson said this week: ?We have taken the initiative to try to break the deadlock on Shetland?s historic housing debt problem and secure a better future for our tenants in terms of affordable and available housing.

?We are pleased that the Scottish government has taken our proposal away to consider in more detail and we hope that they can encourage the UK Government to sit down and discuss the matter.?

He hopes Ms Burgess will be in a position to give initial feedback when she visits the isles on Wednesday (7th August).

?The position we have put for?ward is, in our minds, one that could settle the housing debt debate once and for all.?

SIC housing chief Anita Jamie?son said a solution to the debt is ?long overdue and is crucial to protecting our tenants, by ensuring that we can provide a quality service that meets their needs and expect?ations at an affordable rent?.

Members and officials have warned rents could rise by 10 per cent or more in April 2014 if nothing is done to address the debt.

Ms Jamieson said: ?The views of our tenants were well captured by the Shetland Tenants Forum?s recent survey. We also need to find ways of investing in new housing supply to meet the growing needs of those on the waiting list. The proposal put forward is designed to find a sustainable way forward.?

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GOP in key states tries to slow anti-abortion push

MILWAUKEE?Abortion is still legal but getting one in many states will be difficult if laws passed this year are upheld by the courts. In a march through conservative legislatures, anti-abortion Republicans passed a wave of new restrictions that would sharply limit when a woman could terminate a pregnancy and where she could go to do so.

The push brought the anti-abortion movement closer to a key milestone, in which the procedure would become largely inaccessible in the three-fifths of the country controlled by Republicans even if still technically legal under Roe vs. Wade.

But rather than continuing to roll across the GOP heartland in synch with the pro-life movement's plan, the effort may now be hitting a wall. The obstacle comes not from opposing Democrats but from GOP leaders who believe pressing further is a mistake for a party trying to soften its harder edges after election losses last year.

The resisting Republicans include governors and top legislators in more than a half-dozen states, including some of the largest and most politically competitive in the party's 30-state coalition. They are digging in to stop the barrage of abortion proposals, hoping to better cultivate voters not enamored with the GOP's social agenda.

"It's a huge mistake if your ear is not in tune where people are," said Republican state Sen. Dale Schultz in Wisconsin, who is trying to fend off more abortion legislation in the state's GOP-controlled legislature, even though he says he personally supports it. "And we were pushing people too fast. All we're going to do is panic people and this is going to blow up if we don't begin to moderate on some of this stuff."

The Ohio Senate president, Republican Tom Neihaus, blocked a bill in November that would have banned abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

"I just didn't think it was appropriate," said Niehaus, a supporter of earlier anti-abortion measures. "It's a distraction from our primary focus of getting the economy back on track."

But anti-abortion leaders say they are determined to push on into more Republican strongholds, taking advantage of the party's majority status.

"It is definitely the case that the future for us lies beyond what is considered your traditional pro-life states," said Dan McConchie, vice president of Americans United for Life, which circulates model legislation to state lawmakers.

The dissension, strongest in the Midwest and southern border states, is flaring as the GOP prepares for competitive races in the contested regions next year. The anti-abortion movement is poised to press for constitutional amendments giving legal rights to fetuses, bans on abortions based on gender, and an end to abortion exceptions for victims of rape and incest.

Anti-abortion Republicans have gotten more than 170 new abortion laws passed in 30 states since the party won control of a majority of statehouses in 2010. This year's push was highlighted by some of the strongest restrictions yet passed in North Dakota, Arkansas and Texas.

The key measures banned abortions after approximately six weeks, 12 weeks or 20 weeks, depending on the state; required women to see the fetus on an ultrasound; required doctors to have hospital admitting privileges; and required clinics to have full hospital-type facilities. More than a dozen GOP states in the South and West adopted all or most of the package.

If the new laws are upheld by the courts, many providers would close. Only six of the 42 abortion clinics in Texas are expected for remain open, serving the nation's second largest population. Already, only one clinic remains open in Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

In the midst of the push, Republican legislatures in Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and several other swing states enacted restrictions, but not the tougher ones. Republican majorities in Florida did not add new restrictions and leaders don't expect to. In Virginia, a key anti-abortion measure didn't pass. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in North Carolina is balking at more action.

GOP officials there object to the idea of legislating abortion repeatedly and to proposals they consider extreme.

"We just passed the biggest abortion bill in Wisconsin in 15 years," said Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman, among the chamber's leading anti-abortion crusaders. "But to ask our members to do that again, they might not have the stomach for that."

In these states, GOP leaders say they are worried about alienating women and young people, who disproportionately favor abortion rights. These groups voted in lesser numbers than usual for GOP candidates last year. Democratic President Barack Obama won the women's vote by 11 percentage points.

Nationally, most voters approve of restrictions on abortion but 54 percent think it should be legal in most or all cases, according to a poll conducted in July by the Pew Center for People and the Press. The support for abortion rights was 10 percentage points higher in the Great Lakes and South Atlantic regions than in the South.

In Michigan, "There's just not a whole lot of legislative things left do" on abortion, said GOP Senate President Randy Richardville. "We lean conservative, but we're not crazies."

Michigan's Republican House Speaker Jase Bolger blocked one tough abortion bill this year and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed another last year, which opponents are now trying to circumvent with a ballot initiative.

But abortion rights supporters say that even if the GOP's anti-abortion push loses momentum, the measures already passed in Republican states will have a major impact on women seeking abortions.

"Even if this wave of restrictions stops, it's not like access will be restored," said Elizabeth Nash, the state policy analyst for the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.

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'Abenomics' Serving Up The Same Old Medicine In Japan?

In Japan, stocks are up as a result of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus policies, known as "Abenomics" ? but not much else has changed.

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In Japan, stocks are up as a result of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic stimulus policies, known as "Abenomics" ? but not much else has changed.

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Ever since Japan's stock market bubble burst in the early 1990s, the country's economy has been stuck in a deflationary spiral. Wages and prices kept going down ? and so did consumer spending.

After all, would you buy something today if you knew it was going to be cheaper tomorrow?

But when he came to power last December, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he could fix the problem, after two "lost decades."

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans for reviving Japan's ailing economy are yielding mixed results so far.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans for reviving Japan's ailing economy are yielding mixed results so far.

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His mix of economic policies was soon dubbed "Abenomics." The government says they have begun to revive the country, while economists say the results have been mixed.

Kozo Yamamoto, a lawmaker with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, organized a series of study sessions where "reflationists," including himself, persuaded Abe to use monetary policy aggressively.

"The most important thing is to change the people's expectation on the inflation rate," Yamamoto says. "Many Japanese had deflationary expectations. Then nobody consumes and nobody invests, because in the future, prices will go down."

Japan has pumped nearly $1.5 trillion into the economy by printing more money and buying back government bonds ? an attempt to create inflation, which is what Abe officials say the country needs. And it has increased public spending by $100 billion, which will be used to improve Japan's infrastructure and for public works projects.

The policy has driven up the stock market, and thanks to a weaker Japanese currency, exports are up as well.

? I would rename it 'absolutely bad economics'. I think it is just a ploy to create a bubble economy, in the hope ... that people will forget the deflationary reality that is pressuring them.

- Economist Noriko Hama

The government says inflation is now at its highest level in nearly five years, and the economy grew at an annual rate of about 3 percent between April and June.

But many Tokyoites say Abe's policies have not yet affected them, and they're still waiting to see which way the economy goes before they make any big purchases or investments.

"I don't feel that the economy is really picking up, at least not for me, personally," says Daisuke Okada, a canned coffee salesman, as he takes his lunch break in Tokyo's Shinbashi district.

"But I do get the sense that some companies and consumers now have a more positive outlook on the economy, and they're acting on it more than before," he adds.

What would affect him, Daisuke says, is if the government raises taxes to offset its massive debt.

Up in Tokyo's working-class Kameido neighborhood, Abenomics seem to be having even less impact. "We sell daily necessities here. I think probably we'd be the last people to ever benefit from Abenomics," says local supermarket owner Tatsuhiro Mizuno.

Tatsuhiro Mizuno runs a supermarket in the working-class neighborhood of Kameido. He says he hasn't seen much change in sales recently, although he notes that imported foods are now more expensive.

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Tatsuhiro Mizuno runs a supermarket in the working-class neighborhood of Kameido. He says he hasn't seen much change in sales recently, although he notes that imported foods are now more expensive.

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Mizuno takes great pride in offering his customers the lowest prices he can, considerably lower than in central Tokyo. A hand-lettered sign in his office sums up his philosophy: "Conserve everything."

Mizuno says he hasn't seen any rise in people's wages or any change in their spending habits. Some imported foods are now more expensive. But he refuses to pass the extra cost on to his customers.

"Our customers are very price conscious," he says. "Even a few yen's difference matters to them. I'm sure they'd be uncomfortable paying more. So actually, we cover the price rise for them."

Some economists note that fuel and food prices are the only ones going up. All other prices are still declining, suggesting that domestic demand is still weak.

Noriko Hama, an economist at Doshisha University in Kyoto, argues that much of Japan's stimulus money has gone into creating a stock market bubble, much like that of the late 1980s, while ordinary consumer prices continue to fall.

"I would rename it 'absolutely bad economics,' " she says dryly. "I think it is just a ploy to create a bubble economy, in the hope, I suppose, that people will forget the deflationary reality that is pressuring them."

Hama says Abe's policies ? which she characterizes as supply-side neoconservatism ? are designed to preserve the collusion between government and "Japan Inc." that has been a hallmark of the Liberal Democratic Party's rule for decades.

Customers browse at a clothing shop in Tokyo. Prices for most consumer goods haven't risen in recent years ? but neither has spending.

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Customers browse at a clothing shop in Tokyo. Prices for most consumer goods haven't risen in recent years ? but neither has spending.

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"It's very much Rip van Winkle economics," Hama says, "dreaming about the days of strong exports, supported by a cheap yen; economic growth being sustained by public works spending, government picking winners and losers among industries."

She also notes that Abe has promised deregulation that will make it easier for companies to fire workers, or turn them into temporary workers, who now account for 38 percent of the labor force. They often do the same work as full-time workers, but without equal pay and benefits.

Some prominent foreign economists have hailed Abenomics as a model for developed economies to follow.

But Hama says that Abenomics threaten to make a very few people wealthy, while leaving most ordinary Japanese behind, and she says that's not something worth emulating.

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