MESSENGERS OF PEACE, Dialogue among Peace Messengers: It takes a village
The spread of the Ebola virus in Liberia started with a single individual from Guinea. Now it takes a global village to contain it. We are constantly reminded of the spread of the Ebola virus from DRC, Sudan, Uganda, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, USA and Spain.Given my rudimentary knowledge of Ebola virus, we can now categorize Ebola Virus Disease as a pandemic rather than an epidemic. The Ebola pandemic affects us all. The death of one person affected by the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) affects all of us.In the words made famous by John Donne-1624 Meditation 17 Devotions upon-Ask not for whom the bell tolls-“No man is an island entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent. A part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less. As well as if a promontory were. As well as if a manor of thine own. Or of thine friends were. Each man’s death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.”The message in the above poem is simply the connectivity in this pandemic and how a more concerted and comprehensive effort would be required to tackle the spread of Ebola. You may think you don’t know someone who is affected-or you may feel you’re not affected. You’re wrong. Everyone is affected and should be involved in the fight against Ebola.It takes a village to dispel rumors, educate its masses, provide supportive but precautionary care, mobilize its young people and provide facilities for the disposal of its deaths. It is only when we get the buy-in of the village that we can begin to turn the curve in the fight against Ebola Virus Disease.We need a village chief to help oversee the coordination, supervision and implementation of the ever-changing protocols for EVD. We need, according to Mike Rawlings, Dallas Mayor, “to minimize fears and maximize facts. We need to deal with facts not fears.Notice the use of the word “We”. The battle against EVD is not and would never be the responsibility of one person, government or international organizations. It is the collective responsibility of all. This crisis calls for an approach that would engage the entire population as we begin to come into grips with socio-cultural events. A village model that provides empirical information on knowledge, attitude and practices, including norms and beliefs that affect people and confidence to act would be critical to prevention and control programmes.We need to be on a trajectory to begin to meet up with the Ebola virus. We also need a sense of community that places emphasis on food security, improved access to water, electricity and roads. The bottom-line is to use all of our collective capabilities to control the spread of EVD and prevent other villagers from infection.To control and prevent the continuous spread of Ebola, we do not need a field of villages that are disconnected. We need a committed village to connect, have a different attitude and behavior to common up with a common vision before it is too late. According to Richard Quest, of CNN Quest means business, “stopping Ebola outbreak would take Doctors, Drugs and Dollars” before it is too late.When we are proactive, thoughtful and adaptive, we will emerge from this pandemic and trying times stronger than ever before. As young people, we should be part of the villagers and not take any risk that would put us in harms way. We should be our brothers and sisters keepers. People are having trouble feeding their families and more educational outreach programmes would be needed to engage the Liberian populace.Until next week, when we come to you with another article on: “Ebola Politics” to control Ebola, Peace First, Peace above all else, May Peace prevail on earth.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
The remains of the Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Cape Palmas, Most Reverend Boniface Nyema Dalieh, will be removed from the Samuel A. Stryker Funeral Home today at 3:00PM and taken to the Sacred Heart Cathedral for the Office of the Dead Mass at 6:00PM.According to a communication signed by Most Reverend Archbishop of Monrovia, Lewis Jerome Zeigler, following the Mass this evening, the remains of the Bishop Emeritus will be taken to Harper on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, where wake keeping will be held at the St. Teresa Cathedral on Thursday, starting from 6:00PM .On Friday, May 16, 2014 at 10:00AM in the St. Teresa Cathedral, the Funeral Mass of the Resurrection will take place to be followed by interment on the Cathedral grounds.According to the Catholic Archdiocese, Bishop Emeritus Dalieh passed away at about 8:00pm on Friday, April 25, 2014, at the Engelwood Hospital in New Jersey, United States of America, in his 81st year.Bishop Dalieh was born in Yederobo, Pleebo-Maryland County on December 9, 1933.The news of the passing of Bishop Dalieh comes barely a year following the home-going of another Bishop Emeritus, His Grace Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, after several years of inactivity due to illness.Bishop Dalieh was ordained to the Priesthood on July 11, 1965 at the young age of 31 as Priest of Cape Palmas. At age 40, Priest Dalieh was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas on December 17, 1973, and was immediately raised to the position of Titular Bishop of Talaptular; a year later, on March 17, 1974, Bishop Dalieh was ordained Bishop, Titular Bishop of Talaptular.At age 48, on December 19, 1981, Bishop Dalieh was appointed Bishop of Cape Palmas, and in accordance with the Catholic doctrine, the aging Bishop was retired as Bishop of Cape Palmas on October, 15, 2008 at age 74 years, eight months.Having served as a Priest for 48 years, and Bishop for 40 years, Bishop Emeritus was called by his maker at age 80 years, four months for his reward.Bishop Andrew Jagaye Karnley is currently serving as Bishop of Cape Palmas.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
UPDATE as of 8:30 pm – Hydro says power will be restored by 9:30.FORT ST. JOHN, BC – There is a large power outage in Fort St John.Approximately 3,600 people are without power. There is no estimate for when power will be restored.- Advertisement -For updates visit bchydro.com/outages
Austria v Hungary: Euro 2016 live stream commentary on talkSPORT LIVE ON talkSPORT: Austria v Hungary – click here for commentary from Bordeaux from 5pm (BST) on 14 June 2016.Euro 2016: Every Goal, Every Game, Every Day on talkSPORTThe Magyars are back!It’s the Hungarians’ first tournament since the 1986 World Cup and they’re in France hoping for a ‘miracle’ against neighbours Austria.There is plenty of history between the two teams, who have played each other 137 times, on and off the pitch and Hungary boss Bernd Storck believes they’re underdogs for the Group F fixture.They are also likely to create history with goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly, 40, becoming the oldest ever player at a European Championship.Austria, meanwhile, will be hoping the likes of David Alaba, Christian Fuchs and Marko Arnautovic can get them victory as they return to the tournament for the first time since hosting in 2008.Whatever the result, we think both sets of fans will be enjoying the wine, which Bordeaux is famous for.Confirmed team news:Austria starting XI: Almer, Klein, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Fuchs, Baumgartlinger, Alaba, Harnik, Junuzovic, Arnautovic, JankoSubstitutes: Lindner, Garics, Ilsanker, Okotie, Suttner, Prodl, Wimmer, Schopf, Hinterseer, Sabitzer, Jantscher, OzcanHungary starting XI: Kiraly, Fiola, Guzmics, Lang, Kadar, Gera, Nemeth, Nagy, Kleinheisler, Dzsudzsak, SzalaiSubstitutes: Dibusz, Korhut, Elek, Bode, Lovrencsics, Pinter, Nikolic, Stieber, Priskin, Bese, Gulacsi, JuhaszListen live, via talkSPORT.com, on radio (1053 or 1089AM, and DAB), on your television or through our app. 1
15 Ben Chilwell – 5 – Beaten far too easily on the left for Germanys opening goal, but was not helped by the England midfield. Ran the left flank well and tried to aid his teammates in attack. Mason Holgate – 4 – Beaten far too easily for Germanys second goal. Holgate looked shaky at the back, and has struggled throughout the entire tournament. 15 Will Hughes – 8 – Excellent on the ball but something of a liability without it, many of Englands best attacks went through the new Watford signing. He showed off his vision with some superb creative passes, including the pull back that led to Abrahams goal. England Under-21s have been knocked out of Euro 2017 by Germany as they suffered a 4-3 penalty defeat in Poland.Demarai Gray and Tammy Abraham scored in between Selke’s opening goal and Platte’s late equaliser, taking the game to extra-time.Germany dominated the added half hour, but failed to break the Young Lions’ resistance, meaning the match went to penalties.And it was Nathan Redmond who had the deciding kick, but he failed to beat Pollersbeck in the Germany goal from 12 yards.So, how did Aidy Boothroyd’s men perform in the semi-final?Click the right arrow, above, to see talkSPORT’s England Under-21s player ratings… Calum Chambers – 6 – Horrifically out of position for Germanys opening goal, losing Selke in the penalty area far too easily. Solid enough aside from that mistake, having formed an impressive partnership with Mawson. 15 Jordan Pickford – 6 – click the right arrow to see the remaining player ratings – Could do nothing about either of Germanys goals, and did well with everything else he faced. Once again showed off his superb distribution. 15 15 15 Lewis Baker – 6 – The game somewhat passed Baker by in the first-half, but he changed position in the second period and was much more influential in both defensive and offensive passages of play. He has not displayed his true talent at this tournament. 15 Demarai Gray – 7 – His fine finish levelled the game just before half-time. An energetic presence on the flanks, Gray did not shy away from defending when forced to. Substitute: John Swift – 4 – Looked completely off the pace when brought on. The game passed Swift by, and it is not a coincidence Germany started to dominate when he was introduced. Nathaniel Chalobah – 6 – Performed brilliantly considering he started the game following a late fitness test. He shielded the defence very well, and did all he could do before leaving the field after 65 minutes. 15 Substitute: Nathan Redmond – 4 – Looked ineffective in regulation time, and remained a peripheral figure in the added half hour. Not a good showing considering Redmond should have been one of Englands freshest players when introduced. Missed the all-important penalty kick. 15 James Ward-Prowse – 6 – A constant threat from set-pieces, with his superb dead ball delivery causing Germany major defensive problems. However, from open play he struggled with the game largely passing him by. Failed to ever get his foot on the ball and dictate play as he has shown he can do. 15 Substitute: Dominic Iorfa – 6 – Shored up the defence and looked to create chances with a series of driving runs down the right flank. 15 15 15 15 Tammy Abraham – 7 – Saw one powerful header well saved, and impressed when tasked with holding the ball up. His goal was a classic poachers finish. Struggled at times when isolated in the final third. Substitute: Jacob Murphy – 6 – Provided renewed energy and an attacking impetus when introduced, but failed to create anything of note in the final third. 15 Alfie Mawson – 7 – Looks a real talent. Mawson reads the game expertly and is not afraid to use his body to full effect. He could be an outside shot to make the next senior England squad. 
The famous Ford of Fishers on Fanad Head in the hands of Kelvin Keys and Kevin Gallinagh at the Topaz Donegal Rally. Photo Brian Mc DaidThe Donegal International Rally has been dealt a huge blow after sponsor Topaz announced it will not be renewing its sponsorship after this year’s event, which takes place in June.The news will be a huge blow to the famous rally which has enjoyed a great relationship with Topaz for the past six years.Paul Candon, Marketing and Corporate Services Director at Topaz, said the Company’s sponsorship of the event had been of tremendous benefit to the Topaz brand and indeed the Rally. “We have enjoyed a very fruitful relationship with the Rally and the Donegal Motor Club over the last six years. As an Irish owned and managed Company we were delighted to support an event which enjoys huge support from the people of Donegal and the rallying community all over Ireland.“The Sponsorship of the Donegal International Rally played a huge part in assisting us with establishing our brand in the North West and Northern Ireland. I would like to thank the DMC, the drivers and their support teams, the thousands of volunteers who help out with the Rally every year and the people of Donegal for their tremendous support for the Rally and Topaz over the years. As well as seeing some fantastic rallying, we also made many friends and visited some beautiful parts of the country” Candon said.Candon also pointed out that in order to facilitate the Donegal Motor Club in its search for a replacement sponsor it would not be insisting on branding of the event this year.Damian Crawford, Chairman of the DMC thanked Topaz for their wholehearted support of the Rally over the last six years. “Our experience with Topaz has been fantastic. Their involvement has led the Rally to a professional standard, and developed its standing internationally. It now stands as the pre-eminent event in the Irish Motorsport calendar, the only three-day International Rally in Ireland, and one of only two in the British Isles.”“We’re happy that the Donegal International Rally has played its part in establishing the Topaz brand, and that Topaz chose the Rally as part of that process. We’ve learned a lot, in particular the commercial opportunities the Rally provides, and their flexibility on the branding of this year’s Rally is greatly appreciated.”“We are now in contact with interested parties for the future, and everyone in Donegal Motor Club, and all who enjoy the Donegal Rally, will want to join me in thanking Topaz for their sponsorship and enthusiasm. They’ve been a joy to work with.” Crawford said. HUGE BLOW FOR DONEGAL INTERNATIONAL RALLY AS TOPAZ PULL OUT was last modified: March 29th, 2013 by StephenShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:sponsorshipTopaz Donegal International Rally
A meeting of Letterkenny no.1 Celtic supporters club will take place this Wednesday the 13th of August at 8pm in Station House Hotel Letterkenny. All current members are asked to attend the meeting, and anyone interested in joining the club are welcome to attend the meeting. DD NOTICE: LETTERKENNY CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT was last modified: August 12th, 2014 by Mark ForkerShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:celtic fcletterkennyNoticessoccerSportSupporters Meeting
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been taken to Letterkenny General Hospital this evening afer a road accident in the south of the county.The teenager was knocked down on the Mountcharles by-pass.Gardaí from Donegal Town and ambulance crews attended the scene. The boy’s condition is now said to be stable.Earlier four people were hurt in a road accident on the Derry Road in Letterkenny.Two cars were involved in that incident.Meanwhile Gardaí in the county are appealing for motorists driving overnight to be extra careful as heavy rain and winds of up to 70km/hr are lashing the county. TEENAGER RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER ROAD ACCIDENT was last modified: March 7th, 2012 by BrendaShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)
A MAN behind behind a €50k rampage through holiday homes in Inishowen will be sentenced in July, a court heard.Bernard McDaid broke into the homes along with two other men – Ashley Nicholl and a third man on the run from Gardai – during a drunken orgy of destruction on January 31st 2010.The men wrecked the houses in Moville, Malin and Culdaff which belonged to holiday-home owners from the North and Britain. The men destroyed kitchens, stairs, living rooms, smashed mirrors and broke fridges and televisions during the rampage.In total they caused more than €56,000 worth of damage to the four properties.Bernard McDaid was named by his co-accused and a finger print linked him to crime scenes.McDaid was drunk and high on drugs at the time.Nicholl was jailed for two years last summer for each of the four burglaries with all sentences to run concurrently, with the last year suspended.When McDaid, 21, appeared in court in November, he told the judge that he had been offered a job working for a kitchen company and hoped to take it up.“I was very stupid and I was taking ecstasy,” he said, apologising for what he had done.Judge O’Hagan said he wanted to see proof of a job and adjourned sentence.Today counsel for Damian Crawford said his client had appeared in court last week when the date had been set, but that McDaid had since returned to England.He said McDaid’s job offer from a kitchen company had also fallen through because he was banned from driving, and had decided instead to take a job on a building site in London.Judge John O’Hagan said he will pass sentence in July.HOLIDAY HOME RAMPAGE THUG SENTENCE DEFERRED was last modified: February 4th, 2014 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:Bernard McDaiddrug addictInishowen rampageLetterkenny Circuit Courtthiefthug
Seconds out, round two.Pull up your ringside seat and get ready for the latest instalment of your friendly neighbourhood west London derby.As you may have heard by now, QPR go toe to toe with Chelsea at Loftus Road for the second time in three months as the pair clash in Saturday’s fourth-round FA Cup tie.In the first game we had two red cards, a plethora of yellows and a shock win for Rangers – even if they were outplayed by nine men for the majority of it.Oh, and John Terry was alleged to have racially abused Anton Ferdinand.Apart from that, it was pretty dull.Last time around Rangers had the element of surprise, with Chelsea seemingly unaware this was a London derby.“Hopefully amidst all the bad feeling a football match will break out and if it does, expect Fernando Torres to miraculously rediscover his shooting boots.”They began to get the picture when they stepped off the team coach into a bear pit, while their Spanish playmaker quickly realised the art of taking a corner while a baying mob are breathing down your neck is not simply a case of mind over Mata.Once they threw caution to the wind, the Blues looked a formidable outfit but QPR somehow held on for what was arguably Neil Warnock’s greatest win at the club.This time, the game will have the added spice (like it needs any) of former Chelsea darling Mark Hughes at the helm looking to put one over his old paymasters.Sparky has been busy this week, signing Taye Taiwo on loan from AC Milan and Manchester City’s Nedum Onuoha.I already tried cracking the lame gag that if QPR win on Saturday, Hughes will order his players to do a lap of Onuoha, but after the pasting I received on Twitter, rest assured I won’t be repeating it on here.Chelsea, meanwhile, have gone off to Mallorca for some warm weather training ahead of Saturday’s game, although if they wanted to properly acclimatise they’d have been better off soaking in the white hot atmosphere of Mount Vesuvius.The two clubs took the unusual step of issuing a joint statement warning fans about their conduct at the match, while there were rumours that Ferdinand had been asked to shake Terry’s hand – although if I were him I’d adopt the Elvis Costello stance and let it dangle.The bookies meanwhile, never ones to miss a trick, were giving odds of 20/1 that the pair swapped shirts afterwards. I think more accurate odds would be slim to none and slim’s left town.Just in case fans hadn’t got the message, QPR issued a reminder on their website the day after the statement, which read: “Queens Park Rangers Football Club is committed to confronting and eliminating discrimination, whether by reason of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability, nationality, religion or belief or gender reassignment.”All very admirable, but where exactly does marital status fit in to the insults category?Bound to score.Can’t say I’ve ever heard anyone shout: “Oi, you @!*@$!* divorcee, do you want some?”Hopefully amidst all the bad feeling a football match will break out and if it does, expect Fernando Torres to miraculously rediscover his shooting boots.The Spaniard has netted five goals in 42 appearances for the Blues so far – or £10m a pop if you prefer – and has long since broken David Blaine’s 40-day world record for doing nothing inside a box.But QPR are usually very accommodating when it comes to helping players rediscover their form – or hosting Loftus Road parties for champions elect on the final day of the season, so Torres will never have a better chance of filling his boots.The striker mis-fired again in last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Norwich, with manager Andre Villas-Boas insisting he was simply “unlucky”.Sorry, AVB, I don’t buy that. If you want proper misfortune, I’ll refer you to the words of Tommy Cooper: “I’ve always been unlucky – I once had a rocking horse and it died.”Rangers meanwhile enjoyed back-to-back wins for the first time this season as the rather fortunate defeat of MK Dons was followed by a more comprehensive victory over Wigan.Tommy Smith and Akos Buzsaky held their own goal of the day competition, while Joey Barton was playing his first game since his Twitter rant at Warnock.Booed by some Warnock loyalists and serenaded with “Joey Barton, he Tweets what he wants” by others, the midfielder had a decent enough game, given that he’d missed the last three through suspension.Personally I think he should put down Nietzche and George Orwell for a while and drink in the words of that other well-known philosopher Ronan Keating, who sagely opined “You say it best when you say nothing at all”.This week Barton joined representatives from every Premier League club in naming their favourite books as part of a worthy initiative aimed at encouraging children to read.He opted for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but the choice that caught my eye was made by Newcastle’s Mike Wiliamson – Bob Wilson’s Ultimate Collection Of Peculiar Sporting Lingo.Words fail me.Follow Chris on Twitter