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  • QPR manager: Eradicating Racism Will Be Difficult

    QPR manager Mark Hughes has warned it will be almost impossible to completely rid football of racism.

    More than 30 players from eight Premier League clubs chose not to support the annual Kick It Out campaign over the weekend by refusing to wear a T-shirt.

    Among them was QPR defender Anton Ferdinand, who was racially abused by Chelsea captain John Terry last season.

    Hughes said: “It’s very difficult to eradicate totally. Let’s hope that will happen but we will be a lot greyer.”

    Ferdinand was joined by team-mates Djibril Cisse, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Nedum Onouha and Junior Hoilett in making his protest at the perceived lack of action about racism during the warm-up before Sunday’s 1-1 draw Everton – three visiting players, Victor Anichebe, Sylvain Distin and Steven Pienaar also chose not to wear the T-shirts.

    “My understanding at the beginning of the week was that everyone was going to comply,” said Hughes.

    “But a lot of people have made stands and possibly some of our guys felt that they needed to stand shoulder to shoulder which I think you have to accept.

    “Any campaign that looks to address an ill in our game and in society needs to be supported irrespective of the fact of whether they are doing enough or not.

    “[Some] players feel it’s time to make a stand and try and affect the authorities in terms of what they’re doing, and if it does that and they are better in fighting racism in sport then it’s a good thing.”

    Everton manager David Moyes backed his trio of players, although he conceded he did not necessarily agree with them.

    “I spoke to the players and they decided it was their decision,” Moyes said.

    “I listened to their reasons and I told them my reasons why I thought they should [back the campaign by wearing a T-shirt] but ultimately it’s one of these things. They have to make that decision.”

    Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand, Anton’s brother, incurred the wrath of his manager Sir Alex Ferguson by electing not to wear a T-shirt prior to their game against Stoke on Saturday.

    Ferguson felt he had been embarrassed by Rio’s decision and that he had let the club down after having said on Friday that “everyone should be united”.

  • Japan Makes Phone Call Translater App

    In Japan , an app offering real-time translations is to allow people in Japan to speak to foreigners over the phone with both parties using their native tongue.

    NTT Docomo – the country’s biggest mobile network – will initially convert Japanese to English, Mandarin and Korean, with other languages to follow.

    It is the latest in a series of telephone conversation translators to launch in recent months.

    Lexifone and Vocre have developed other products.

    Alacatel-Lucent and Microsoft are among those working on other solutions.

    The products have the potential to let companies avoid having to use specially trained multilingual staff, helping them cut costs. They could also aid tourism.

    However, the software involved cannot offer perfect translations, limiting its use in some situations.

  • Japan Makes Phone Call Translater App

    In Japan , an app offering real-time translations is to allow people in Japan to speak to foreigners over the phone with both parties using their native tongue.

    NTT Docomo – the country’s biggest mobile network – will initially convert Japanese to English, Mandarin and Korean, with other languages to follow.

    It is the latest in a series of telephone conversation translators to launch in recent months.

    Lexifone and Vocre have developed other products.

    Alacatel-Lucent and Microsoft are among those working on other solutions.

    The products have the potential to let companies avoid having to use specially trained multilingual staff, helping them cut costs. They could also aid tourism.

    However, the software involved cannot offer perfect translations, limiting its use in some situations.

  • Ngororero Residents want Satinsyi Bridge Fixed

    The collapse of a major Bridge connecting sectors in Ngororero and Nyabihu districts has been a cause of concern among residents in the area.

    Residents say they are carried on peoples backs to cross river Satinsyi.

    The sick have to be carried across the river because the ambulance can access some areas across.

    The affected residents include those of Ngororero sector, Matyazo Sector and other parts of districts of Nyabihu and Musanze.

    School students are also finding it difficult to cross over the river to attend their studies.

    Residents want the Bridge fixed and seeking compensation caused by the collapse of the bridge which led to destruction of houses nearby.

  • Ngororero Residents want Satinsyi Bridge Fixed

    The collapse of a major Bridge connecting sectors in Ngororero and Nyabihu districts has been a cause of concern among residents in the area.

    Residents say they are carried on peoples backs to cross river Satinsyi.

    The sick have to be carried across the river because the ambulance can access some areas across.

    The affected residents include those of Ngororero sector, Matyazo Sector and other parts of districts of Nyabihu and Musanze.

    School students are also finding it difficult to cross over the river to attend their studies.

    Residents want the Bridge fixed and seeking compensation caused by the collapse of the bridge which led to destruction of houses nearby.

  • Breast Cancer Cases Increasing

    Rwanda is recording a rise in cases of breast cancer.

    According to the division in charge of fighting Non Communicable Diseases at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), since 2009 the cases have increased.

    Dr Leonard Kayonde, Director of Cancer Diseases Unit said though the prevalence of breast cancer is still unknown, there are cases that have been reported, and documented.

    “There 66 cases in 2009, 79 cases were reported; in 2010 and 103 cases of breast cancer were recorded in 2011,” he said.

    Medics have not established the real cause of cancer but there are risk factors that cannot be prevented; aging, genetic risk factors (inherited), family history, personal history and menstrual cycle, among others.

    However, there are lifestyle risks which individuals can avoid in order to prevent breast cancer like oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement therapy, alcohol use, obesity, high fat diets, physical inactivity, and smoking among others.

    Oda Nsabimana a cancer survivor and a mother of four had the risk factor of age but up to now she is not aware of what caused breast cancer.

    “By then I was 41 years of age and I had stopped breast feeding my baby five months ago. I touched my breast and I felt a small swelling, I immediately had to visit the doctor,” she said adding the subsequent test proved she had the disease.

    The world has dedicated October as month for cancer awareness and several activities are being done in different parts of the world.

    In Rwanda, in observance of the month, awareness/fund raising event has been organised for Sunday, October 28, a walk aimed at raising awareness for breast cancer. “Ulinzi Walk” has been also organised on the same day to be followed by discussions, breast self examination demonstration, and health exercises.

    “In regards with screening we carry out Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) performed by community health workers, and other providers, primarily at the health centre level,” said Kayonde, explaining the purpose of the campaign.

    NewTimes

  • Breast Cancer Cases Increasing

    Rwanda is recording a rise in cases of breast cancer.

    According to the division in charge of fighting Non Communicable Diseases at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), since 2009 the cases have increased.

    Dr Leonard Kayonde, Director of Cancer Diseases Unit said though the prevalence of breast cancer is still unknown, there are cases that have been reported, and documented.

    “There 66 cases in 2009, 79 cases were reported; in 2010 and 103 cases of breast cancer were recorded in 2011,” he said.

    Medics have not established the real cause of cancer but there are risk factors that cannot be prevented; aging, genetic risk factors (inherited), family history, personal history and menstrual cycle, among others.

    However, there are lifestyle risks which individuals can avoid in order to prevent breast cancer like oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement therapy, alcohol use, obesity, high fat diets, physical inactivity, and smoking among others.

    Oda Nsabimana a cancer survivor and a mother of four had the risk factor of age but up to now she is not aware of what caused breast cancer.

    “By then I was 41 years of age and I had stopped breast feeding my baby five months ago. I touched my breast and I felt a small swelling, I immediately had to visit the doctor,” she said adding the subsequent test proved she had the disease.

    The world has dedicated October as month for cancer awareness and several activities are being done in different parts of the world.

    In Rwanda, in observance of the month, awareness/fund raising event has been organised for Sunday, October 28, a walk aimed at raising awareness for breast cancer. “Ulinzi Walk” has been also organised on the same day to be followed by discussions, breast self examination demonstration, and health exercises.

    “In regards with screening we carry out Clinical Breast Exam (CBE) performed by community health workers, and other providers, primarily at the health centre level,” said Kayonde, explaining the purpose of the campaign.

    NewTimes

  • Akon To Bring Full Band at Kenya Performance

    Akon will have an entourage of around 18 pax when he performs in Nairobi this coming weekend.

    During a press conference via Skype on Friday, the US-based Senegalese hit maker said that he was coming with a full band, including a production team and wardrobe team.

    Some of his production crew will be in Nairobi before the musician touches down on Thursday, to start planning for the weekend show that will be happening at the Carnivore Grounds.

    Akon spoke to journalists for close to an hour, where he intimated that he would be open to having Kenyans on his distribution arm Kon Live ‘Africa’, which is specific to the continent.

    “If you bump into me or anyone in my team, you’re welcome to give us a CD or a demo,” he said, explaining that his organisation has designed an online platform that musicians can use to make themselves known to the label.

  • Akon To Bring Full Band at Kenya Performance

    Akon will have an entourage of around 18 pax when he performs in Nairobi this coming weekend.

    During a press conference via Skype on Friday, the US-based Senegalese hit maker said that he was coming with a full band, including a production team and wardrobe team.

    Some of his production crew will be in Nairobi before the musician touches down on Thursday, to start planning for the weekend show that will be happening at the Carnivore Grounds.

    Akon spoke to journalists for close to an hour, where he intimated that he would be open to having Kenyans on his distribution arm Kon Live ‘Africa’, which is specific to the continent.

    “If you bump into me or anyone in my team, you’re welcome to give us a CD or a demo,” he said, explaining that his organisation has designed an online platform that musicians can use to make themselves known to the label.

  • M23 to Resume Fighting

    Uganda has requested M23 rebels in DRC not to resume fighting.

    The rebels had last week threatened to resume fighting against the DRC army.

    Okello Oryem, Uganda’s State minister for Foreign Affairs said, “I would urge the M23 to remain calm and collected because the peace process is still going. Let them cease fire as President Yoweri Museveni had told them.”

    The rebels stopped fighting in August after President Museveni met them in Kampala and told them to talk with the Kinshasa government.

    However, the leader of M23, Bishop Runiga Lugerero, told a press conference at the weeekend in Bunagana that Congolese President Joseph Kabila was not willing to talk peace.

    The rebel commander said his group was also opposed to the deployment of an international neutral force proposed after a series of meetings between leaders of countries which form the International Conference for Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) chaired by President Museveni.