Special to the Inquirer Gonzales Mayor Steve Sucher — a “Santa” at heart — made a grand entrance at the Legacy Ranch Kids children’s party hosted and sponsored by Debbie and Steve Marshall, friends and family! Santa arrived with a billowing “Ho! Ho! Ho!” and jingle bells too! The children ran to greet him as they escorted Santa and Mrs. Claus to their seats by the Christmas tree. Santa had a patient ear as he listened to what the children wanted this year. There were hundreds of toys to choose from for all ages. The children and staff enjoyed food…
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India replaced South Africa in the second spot after their 2-0 series win over Bangladesh. The second cycle of World Test Championship is in its final leg and India’s 2-0 win in Bangladesh has caused some significant movement in the points table. A look at how the top contenders are placed for the final.Points table after Mirpur Test TeamPoints wonTests playedPoints contestedPercentage pointsTests leftAus1201315676.92%6Ind991416858.93%4SA721113254.55%4SL641012053.33%2Eng1242226446.97%0WI541113240.91%2Pak561214438.89%2NZ28910825.93%4Ban161214411.11%0How has the Bangladesh-India series altered the standings?India’s 2-0 win in Bangladesh means they move up to the second place displacing South Africa, who lost to the table toppers Australia in Brisbane last week. India started the…
Primate of The Church of The Lord Worldwide (TCLW), Most Reverend Rufus Okikiola Ositelu, has advised all Nigerians to embrace the best in all spheres of life and shun any form of ethnic, political and religious sentiments. Ositelu made this known at the special thanksgiving service on his election as president of the World Council of Churches (WCC) for Africa by delegates at the 11th WCC General Assembly on September 5, in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the Victory Night Ground of the church, Ogere Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway last Saturday. Speaking at the event graced by dignitaries from all walks…
By Diana Pang There are two different English names near Chung Ying Street (中英街, China England Street), a historical location on the Hong Kong—mainland China border. Car Park Street, a translation of the Chinese name (車坪街), can be seen on the old T-shaped sign while the newer sign reads Che Ping Street, the transliteration of the Cantonese. So what happened there? From right to left: The traditional way of writing Chinese can be seen on the 1930s signage on the right. Photo: Diana Pang. The street was the terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway’s short-lived Sha Tau Kok branch in the early 20th century. Sometime…
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — The Walkers live in a modest home in Lehigh Acres but it’s an efficient space, one with the markings of children who have grown up or still with plenty of years to grow. The house is one full of love, from toys to children’s books to clothing. Now on five years of living in Southwest Florida after moving from the West Palm Beach area, Dyecol and Taneasha Walker offer ministry at the Word of Life Open Bible Church, just a few blocks from their home. Those Sundays and Wednesday nights focus on leading others in worship.…
Nigeria has been selected as the hub for grains and other food commodities in West Africa and among member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, disclosed by this at a workshop organised by the ministry in collaboration with the Islamic Organisation for Food Security. He noted that based on this, food commodities, particularly grains, would be distributed from Nigeria to other countries during times of food insecurity in the affected countries. The workshop was put together to address the global issue of food security and agricultural development, particularly…
Harold W. Bulman was born on July 9th, 1935 to Annette Hamblin and Christopher Geoffrey Bulman in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although his mother was born in Buenos Aires and his father in Barcelona, both parents, and Harold, always considered themselves British and were part of the large Anglo community in Buenos Aires. Harold attended bilingual education elementary schools, followed by an all-Spanish high school, playing cricket in local leagues with his older brothers Maurice and Derek. Harold graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1958, with a degree in public accounting. In 1959, Harold was working for an accounting firm in Argentina…
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David Warner has insisted he never considered stepping down from the Perth or Adelaide tests despite how much his mental state was affected by the painful process to try to overturn the lifetime leadership ban imposed on him by Cricket Australia. The conflict between Warner, CA and its independent conduct commissioners, who insisted on a public hearing to go over the events of 2018 and whether the opener’s ban should be overturned, came to light on the eve of the Adelaide test against West Indies. CA’s insistence on an independent process, despite the fact its board had the constitutional power…
In this piece, we will take a look at the twelve most advanced countries in Africa. For more countries, head on over to 5 Most Advanced Countries in Africa. Africa is one of the richest continents in the world when it comes to natural resources. The continent has vast resources of valuable metals such as cobalt, gold, platinum, and coltan. However, at the same time, it is also one of the least developed regions in the world, as years of colonialism, strife, political uncertainty, and conflicts have hampered the continent with the world’s youngest population from growing.However, Africa’s young population…