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Alexander Djiku, Ghanaian defender was expelled for gambling.
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Following an enquiry into sports betting among French Football players, Alexander Djiku, a defender for Ghana, was suspended by the league.
Strasbourg player Djiku will miss his team's Ligue 1 match against Paris Saint-Germain on December 28 due to a match suspension, but he might be available to play against Troyes on January 2 instead.
The 28-year-old is reportedly one of 76 players and officials who disobeyed the rule of conduct regarding athletes' participation in sports betting and were punished.
The offenders will immediately serve their punishments once it was determined that they broke the regulations during the 2020–21 season.
"These offences were committed even though, together, the LFP and the UNFP (the players' union) have carried out awareness or information campaigns with the clubs on a daily basis," wrote the LFP in its press release.
"The Commission recalls that the actors of the competitions organized by the FFF or the LFP (in particular the players, coaches, managers of professional football clubs) have a general ban on betting, online or in physical networks, on all football competitions, whether domestic or foreign." the official statement read.
The vice captain of Strasbourg has played 14 times for his team so far this year.
Djiku played twice for Ghana during the recently finished 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Houston's Jazz Envoys Describe A Vibrant Scene Deluged, And Worry For Its Future
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Brenda Harland, the mother of Eric Harland, took this photo from her porch in the Pleasantville neighborhood of Houston.
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Kendrick Scott opened his first set on Tuesday night, at the Jazz Standard in New York City, with a pensive new composition titled "Home." It had a bittersweet melody, a waft of dark harmony, and a beat defined both by chop and flow. "I'm just going to send this out as a meditation for everybody in Houston, Texas right now," said Scott, a drummer, as he introduced the tune.
His band, Kendrick Scott Oracle, is stocked with serious talent, each musician a distinguished leader in his own right. Among them is guitarist Mike Moreno who, like Scott, originally hails from Houston, and has been keeping an anxious watch on the events of the past week.
The catastrophic wake of Hurricane Harvey has stretched across East Texas and into Louisiana, taking lives and uprooting tens of thousands of others, while causing billions of dollars in damage and disruption. But the flooding in Houston has been a specific worry for that city's jazz diaspora, which includes some of the most important artists of the present era.
In effect, there's no way to tell the story of jazz in our time without talking about Houston, even though it doesn't have the legacy sheen of a place like New Orleans, Chicago or New York. "You can't point to a jazz club, really, in Houston," pianist Robert Glasper, a three-time Grammy winner, said by phone this week. "But Houston probably has more jazz musicians that are relevant on the scene now than any other city."
Those musicians all have families back home, and in the days since Harvey made landfall last week, a lot of energy has been devoted to checking up on them, and on each other. Glasper's father, who lives in Beaumont, lost a friend to floodwaters there. But Glasper, like the half-dozen other musicians I spoke with, considers his family fortunate. "We've been on a thread of text messages making sure everybody is cool," he said, "me and Jamire Williams, Eric Harland, Chris Dave, Kendrick, Jason Moran."
Notwithstanding Moran, another pianist, every name Glasper lists is an esteemed drummer-bandleader who has helped evolve the pulse of the music. Harland, the big brother of the bunch, was alarmed to see pictures taken by his mother on Saturday, as water was rising around his childhood home.
"There was a moment when I realized I couldn't get back there," he said on Wednesday night, after his efforts to travel to Houston from New York were forestalled. (He made it as far as Dallas-Fort Worth.) "You just want to cry, but you can't. I'm not the one going through it; if anybody should be crying, it's them."
Harland's mother was evacuated by FEMA before the flooding worsened, and she'll be assessing the damage in the coming days. She resides in the Pleasantville neighborhood of northeast Houston, which is also where Moran's grandfather lives. (He made it out safely too.)
"I have maybe hundreds of family members in Houston," said Moran, who among other things is the artistic director for jazz at the Kennedy Center. "Nearly all of them are, miraculously, OK. But I have so much concern about how the city rebuilds after this. And it's not only physically, but psychologically — the trauma of having all this water inundate a livelihood. Kind of like what we saw happen with Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. These are bastions of southern creativity that could, all of a sudden, be washed away."
That fretful focus on the near-future is a prevailing theme now. "What concerns me is the aftermath," said pianist Helen Sung. She grew up in southwest Houston, which saw considerable flooding from Brays Bayou. (Her parents, first-generation immigrants, are safe.)
Kendrick Scott was raised partly in Meyerland, another area that experienced devastating flooding. (He said his father, in Missouri City, had been shut in by water but was well-provisioned.) Scott has a unique perspective on the cultural implications of the storm, as a longtime associate of New Orleans-born trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard.
On the 2007 Blue Note album A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina), Scott helped Blanchard create a poignant reflection on the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. And before his set at the Jazz Standard, 12 years to the day after the breach of levees in New Orleans, Scott voiced wariness about any comparison between that moment and this one.
"I'm actually searching my feelings to see how I feel," he said. "I need more information. It's been so dark that I've just been talking to my family, instead of looking at the news."
Houston's jazz infrastructure is a curious thing, at once diffuse and deeply entrenched. There are a handful of clubs that feature jazz, with a focus on local talent. Cezanne, on the second floor of a building in the Montrose neighborhood, plans to reopen this Friday with the Bruce Saunders Quartet. Also back in business are Café 4212 and Phil & Derek's Restaurant and Jazz Bar. But assessing the recovery of the scene isn't as simple as ticking off a list of venues.
"Jazz musicians in the city play everywhere," said Moran. "They play at the restaurant, they play at the church, they play at the bar. Or the theaters downtown, like the Wortham. And people live all over the city."
Downtown Houston's theater district, the second-largest in the nation, was flooded with water from Buffalo Bayou; earlier this week the Houston Chronicle drew a parallel to Tropical Storm Allison, which submerged much of the district in 2001. The Wortham Center, home to the Houston Ballet and Houston Grand Opera, saw floodwaters in its underground spaces, including storage areas and dressing rooms.
The Wortham Center is home to much of the concert programming by Da Camera of Houston, which specializes in jazz and chamber music. "We are a member of Theater District Houston, which consists of seven presenting organizations," said Sarah Rothenberg, Da Camera's artistic and general director. "We've been having conference calls since Monday about the state of the buildings. It's too soon to know anything."
Da Camera has been a major conduit between ex-Houstonians and the city's jazz community. A few years ago, the organization initiated the Jason Moran Homecoming Residency, an annual program that brought Moran not only into concert halls but also (and more to the point) into local schools. "These are students who are in elementary and middle school who had gotten curious about music," Moran said. "All these future musicians who will now have to watch their parents deal with trying to get their lives back together."
The more fortunate among them will likely attend the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), which has been the single most important factor in Houston's ascendant influence on the jazz landscape. The school's legendary former band director, Robert "Doc" Morgan, mentored more than one generation of musicians now in circulation.
A photograph from 1997 depicts the HSPVA Jazz Octet, with members including Glasper, Scott, Moreno, saxophonist Walter Smith III, and bassist Mark Kelly. (Kelly is now a member of The Roots, which serves as a reminder that the HSPVA's impact extends far beyond jazz — and not just as the alma mater of Beyoncé.)
There's a strong pipeline from HSPVA to jazz conservatory programs. Several years ago, alumni established DocFest, a reunion concert that raises money for the Helen and Bob Morgan Jazz Scholarship Fund at the New School in New York. This year's DocFest, featuring keyboardist Bob James, was originally scheduled for this Friday, and had to be postponed.
But Warren Snead, the current director of jazz studies at HSPVA, said that school was scheduled to resume on Sept. 11. "I've heard from my principal that there was some minor flooding but nothing that wasn't manageable," he said.
Snead, who lives south of Meyerland, has been keeping track of students and former students, some of whom have endured serious flooding. "If you live in Houston, you're going to know somebody who was affected by the flood," he said. (Chris Walker, one of the alums who started DocFest, lives in a neighborhood that received mandatory evacuation orders.)
Still, Snead spoke with resilient understatement on the city's recovery. "I don't see a mass exodus of musicians or anything like that," he said. "There really is a cool vibe in the city about working together and getting things back on track."
Moreno, among others, echoed this sentiment. "The city's going to bounce back, there's no doubt about it," he said. "Some of my friends in Houston have been going out and doing what they can to help."
Musicians in the Houston diaspora, meanwhile, are weighing options — and in some cases, looking ahead to their return. This year is the 30th anniversary of Da Camera, with a new season that happens to bear the theme "No Place Like Home." The first jazz concert in the series, on Oct. 6, will feature the Robert Glasper Experiment. Future concerts on the calendar include Harland (with saxophonist Charles Lloyd) and Sung (with the Mingus Big Band).
"We're living in a time where the whole idea of home is so fragile," Rothenberg said. "As soon as you talk about home you're also talking about its opposite — homelessness and exile. These things feel even more powerful now, as this city looks around and so many of our Houstonians do not have a home."
At the same time, musicians like Scott are looking to Houston with at least an idea of home clear in mind. Moran put it this way: "We who love Houston so much, who have departed the city and carried its name outside to the rest of the world, we owe a great debt to the city. And it might be our time to figure out a way to do something concrete."
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The Theosophical Society-Madras
The Theosophical Society was founded on 17 November 1875 by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott. The founders travelled extensively in India & Ceylon. They established the Spiritual Centre at Adyar,Madras(Chennai). Mrs.Annie Besant played a pivotal role in the vigorous and steady growth of the Society. She gave a great lead in making Theosophy practical, urging members to theosophize the various fields: religious, social, economic, political. For this purpose she instituted the Theosophical Order of Service, and the Sons of India, 1908. The Headquarters at Adyar were enlarged by the purchase of Blavatsky and Olcott Gardens. During a recent visit to Chennai we took a walk around the beautiful campus of the Society spread over several acres. Some of the pictures taken on this tour are presented below:
The Temple of Light - foundation stone laid in 1920 by Annie Besant and consecrated in 1925 by J.Krishnamurthy.
Closeup of the The Temple of Light sanctum
Another View of the Temple The sprawling campus of the Theosophical Society Cactii
The glorious stone archway to the Banyan Cluster
Another Amazing Banyan Cluster (The biggest one in Asia is in Bangalore!) This one measures 250 ft by 238 ft and the total area measuring 59,500 sq.ft. it has been the centre of many notable gatherings of the Theosophical Society.
The beautiful Church inside the Society
Entrance to the Zoroastrian Temple - two majestic lions
The Zoroastrian Temple A grand old tree stump Butterflies helping themselves to delicious nectar
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Glimpses of Kerala in Monsoon
On Sunday I took a trip to Palakkad district in Kerala. I drove from Coimbatore to Kozhinjampara, Chittor, Tattamangalam, Kollengode, Payyalore, Kunissery, Chathapuram,Kalpathy & Lakshminarayanapuram. I visited the Brahmin Agraharams in the villages in most of these places. The sky was heavily overcast & it was raining intermittently - in fact Kerala had been lashed by heavy rains for the past two weeks . The journey took me through interior Kerala countryside. There was lush greenery everywhere. One could see abundance of coconut palms, banana plantations, inundated paddy fields, rivers, ponds, paddy birds & glimpses of the Western Ghats (mountains). The atmosphere was exhilirating and energising. The scenery was magnificent & breathtaking. I could not resist the temptation of stopping my car ever so often to inhale the fresh air & take some memorable shots.
Beautiful Beaches of Kerala
Shown below are shots of the Mazhupillingad & Thalayi beaches on the Western Coast off Cannanore District of North Kerala. The beaches are clean and uncluttered and are seldom frequented except by fishermen. These are among the most beautiful beaches in India perhaps anywhere in the world. The State of Kerala is truly called Swamiyude Swantham Nadu (in Malayalam the language spoken in Kerala) or 'Gods Own Country". As per legend Kerala was formed when Lord Parasurama threw his axe northwards from Kanyakumari - the southern most tip of India. The area between the Kanyakumari and the point where the axe fell became Kerala. Parasurama was considered the sixth among the ten avatars (reincarnations) of Lord Mahavishnu one of the three major Hindu Gods. Kerala is also know in the legends as 'Parasurama Kshetram' or the place created by Lord Parasurama.
Mazhupillingad Beach
Mazhupillingad Breach
Waves breaking on Mazhupillingad Beach
Another shot of Mazhupillingad Beach
Muzhupillingad Beach - white sand and coconut grove
Waves on Thalayi Beach
Boat with fishing net about to embark on fishing expedition
Thalayi Beach - Fishing Nets under repair
You may like to read an earlier blog on the subject of beaches - the Kapad beach where Vasco de Gama had landed and thought he had "discovered" America in 1498: http://sankriti.blogspot.com/2007/03/calicut.html
Tavarakere Village
On our return from Ramohalli to Bangalore, we decided to take a different but longer route via Tavarakere Village. This road was definitely superior. We briefly stopped over at the Tavarakere Sunday morning bazaar, a typical dusty village environment with a lot of hustle & bustle. On sale were vegetables, ground nuts,corn, fruits, meat, fish, poultry, sheep & a range of miscellaneous items. While the ladies were busy driving a good bargain and picking up farm fresh vegetables, I wandered around. My camera shutter kept clicking away and I succeeded in getting some delectable shots of a typical Indian countryside market.
Banyan Cluster
Mylapore Temple
Kalpathy Heritage Village


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Think Justice Blog June 03, 2014
Orleans Parish Prison Why Smaller Means Safer
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A jail cell covered in blood after an inmate-on-inmate assault. Unsupervised inmates playing with a handgun and injecting themselves with drugs. An inmate's suicide caught on surveillance video that no deputy was watching. These are the images and stories captured in an hour-long public television documentary that examines the violence and troubling conditions of detention at Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), New Orleans's jail. It is these conditions that led inmates and the U.S. Department of Justice to seek a consent decree that last fall mandated significant changes to bring the facility in line with constitutional standards. This public awareness and the consent decree in turn crystallized the opportunity to transform OPP into a smaller, less expensive, and ultimately safer facility.
Fixing the safety issues at the jail should be among New Orleans's top priorities for two reasons. First and foremost, people currently detained in OPP and deputies are at risk of being harmed. "Our clients' lives are on the line, literally, every day," says Katie Schwartzman of the MacArthur Justice Center—which represents OPP inmates in the class action lawsuit seeking improved conditions that led to the decree. All inmates, regardless of their status, have a right to be housed in safe and humane conditions and should not live in fear for their lives. Second, the burden that changes at OPP could have on taxpayers—who pay a high price to incarcerate people in these conditions—must be considered. Our incarceration bill could double when the improvements mandated by the consent decree are implemented.
One way to rapidly increase safety and avoid additional costs is to reduce the number of people detained in the jail. New Orleans is the nation's historical urban leader in local detention rate, and most OPP inmates are detained while awaiting trial, whether for violent charges or minor misdemeanors. Many of these people pose little risk to public safety, but remain in jail because they cannot afford to post bond. Putting in place policies to identify when people are unnecessarily detained and developing non-detention alternatives for non-violent offenses could drastically reduce the jail population without endangering communities. Not only would this allow people to remain productive members of their families and communities when they do not pose a risk, it would improve the detention conditions for those who remain detained without spending the millions of dollars necessary to fix and operate a bigger jail. With fewer inmates to house, the staff-to-inmate ratio would increase across the board, drastically improving services available to inmates and reducing the likelihood of violent incidents erupting because of a lack of supervision. "How much money do we have that we are willing to devote to the jail as opposed to substance abuse, mental health treatment, to address homelessness issues, jobs, etc?" asks Mary Howell, a civil rights attorney, about the appropriate size of our jail.
Advocates for reform at OPP point to a lack of accountability to explain the slow progress at the jail since implementation of the consent decree. But the issues there are so widespread that they cannot be addressed overnight. This is a unique opportunity for the residents of New Orleans to demand that inmates in the jail be treated humanely and to make clear to elected officials their support for a right-sized jail that only detains people when absolutely necessary. The Mayor and City Council are eager to find ways to increase the safety of all New Orleans residents while saving the city money: this is an opportunity to show city government that a smaller, safer jail is something New Orleans residents support.
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Wolha Chudzienka ( ur. 12 maja 1992) – białoruska kajakarka. Dwukrotna medalistka olimpijska.

W 2012 i 2016 zdobyła olimpijski brąz w kajakowej czwórce na dystansie 500 metrów. W 2012 osadę tworzyły również Nadzieja Lapieszka, Iryna Pamiałowa i Maryna Litwinczuk, w 2016 Lapieszka, Marharyta Machniewa i Litwinczuk. Na mistrzostwach świata wywalczyła cztery złote medale, dwa srebrne i pięć brązowych. W 2019 był czterokrotną medalistką igrzysk europejskich. Była wielokrotną medalistką mistrzostw Europy (złoto w K-4 500 m w 2011 i 2015, srebro w 2012 w K-2 200 m, K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m, w 2016 w K-4 500 m, w 2017 w K-1 500 m oraz w 2018 w K-1 500 m i K-4 500 m, brąz w K-2 200 m w 2011 oraz w K-4 500 m w 2013).

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Velo Essex hopes to recreate the popularity of the Tour de France with a 'Grand Tour of Essex' (Image: PAGEPIX LTD)
One of the biggest mass-participation events in the county's history is heading to Essex this autumn.
Vélo Essex will see three closed-road routes filled with thousand of cyclists of all ages and abilities on Sunday September 20 as part of a 'Grand Tour of Essex'.
There will be 15,000 places available for the event with a choice of 100, 50 and three-mile courses - all starting in Chelmsford. You can pre-register here to be in with a chance of taking part.
The longer routes will begin in Hylands Park and re-trace Stage 3 of the Tour de France which came to the county in 2014. The Free Family Ride - for all ages and abilities - will start and finish in Admirals Park.
In addition to the three routes there will be a Cycling Festival within Hylands Park across the weekend. It will feature cycling-themed activities, live music, food, drink and camping.
Vélo Essex will pass through Finchingfield as did the 2014 Tour de France
So where will the Vélo Essex route go?
Organisers have worked hard to re-trace the 2014 Stage 3 course with nearly half of the 100-mile route using the same roads as before. The 100-mile Vélo Essex route will pass through Braintree, Dunmow and Saffron Walden - reaching as far north as Ashdon.
Meanwhile the 50-mile route will cover half the course - passing through the Rodings, Felsted and Broomfield. With just 1,200 meters of climbing on the 100 mile event and 600 meters on the 50 mile option, both routes are very achievable to any level of rider.
The Vélo Essex course will be split into 100 and 50-mile routes
What about the Free Family Ride?
While 15,000 places are available across the 50 and 100-mile routes, thousands more cyclists of all abilities are expected to join the Free Family Ride.
It will take place from 10.30am-2.30pm on the Sunday and start in Admirals Park. Like the other routes, the three-mile course will be on completely closed roads.
How will Essex benefit?
With more than half of the riders likely to travel from outside Essex, the event is expected to bring significant business to local shops, restaurants and hotels. As well as shining a spotlight on all the beautiful countryside that the county has to offer, Vélo Essex is expected to raise millions of pounds for a range of local and national charities.
Vélo Essex is expected to see a huge influx of visitors to the county in September
The event has officially partnered with Prostate Cancer UK and the Active Essex Foundation - a local charity promoting opportunities for everyone to take part in physical activity and sport. Other charities to benefit include the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity plus hundreds of others chosen by the thousands of riders themselves.
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How do I find out about the road closures?
The organisers will roll out a business and resident communication strategy aimed at raising awareness of the Vélo Essex road closures. Vélo Essex will also work closely with individuals and businesses to overcome access issues caused by the closures.
More information and contact details are listed on the Vélo Essex website.
Families can take part in a free three-mile ride starting in Admirals Park, Chelmsford
Who is backing Vélo Essex?
Vélo Essex has already received the backing of both Chelmsford City and Essex County Councils. Chelmsford is already planning a host of community events around Vélo Essex to encourage people of all ages to take up cycling.
The launch has also been supported by Captain of the winning 2003 Rugby World Cup England team, Martin Johnson CBE, and former Captain of the England and Essex County cricket teams, Graham Gooch OBE. Essex-born professional UCI World Tour rider Alex Dowsett has also been signed up as an official ambassador for the event.
Supporters are expected to pack the route to cheer on Vélo Essex cyclists
He said: "I'm really proud to be part of Vélo Essex. While many other pros would move to warmer shores to train over the off-season, I've always believed that Essex is one of the most beautiful places to ride in the World and opted to stay and train here.
"I can't wait for everyone else to see all that Essex has to offer."
What do the organisers say?
Richard Relton, from Vélo Essex, added: "This brand new sportive will offer thousands of riders of all levels of ability an unforgettable experience of riding through the beautiful county of Essex on completely closed-roads.
"We're confident that this event will continue the legacy of cycling within Essex - inspiring thousands of riders of all ages and abilities throughout the county to take part and reap the benefits of cycling on a more regular basis."
Vélo Essex will take place on traffic-free roads
How much does entry cost?
Entry costs:
100 Mile: £79
50 Mile: £49
Family Ride: Free
To view the routes in full and pre-register for Vélo Essex visit their website at www.veloessex.com
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