Ghana shines at 5th Bank of Africa Bamako International Marathon

The fifth Bank of Africa (BOA) Bamako International Marathon saw Ghana?s three-man team give a good account of itself, with ace runner Raja Lagble taking the silver medal behind Kenya?s Muturi Karanga.

Another Kenyan, Daniel Kamei took the bronze, while Ghana?s other runners, Akakiya Atampure and William Akuka placed 8th and 27th respectively.

This was contained in a press release from BOA and copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra on Tuesday.

It said the nation?s three-man team Raja Lagble, Akakiya Atampure and William Akuka took part in the event through the kind sponsorship of the Bank of Africa, Ghana.

The event, a traditional marathon of 42.195km, featured more than 2000 runners and 11 other African countries and was organized under the theme, ?Solidarity with Mali,? in view of the months-long conflict in the northern part of the country, involving armed Islamist groups.

The release said runners in the race were drawn from countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d?Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal and Tanzania.

Regarded as one of the toughest marathon races in Africa because of the rather warm and dry conditions under which it is held, this year?s BOA International Marathon was run at a much quicker pace than last year?s race.

The first three runners in this year?s race all posted faster times than last year?s winner. Kuturi Karanga (2hrs: 27 minutes, 6 seconds), Raja Lagble?s (2hrs: 29 minutes, 1 seconds), and Daniel Kimei?s (2hrs: 29 minutes, 56 seconds) were all much faster than the 2hrs 33 minutes 29 seconds set by Niger?s Kabirou Dan-Mallam in last year?s event. In fact, last year?s winner?s time would have placed a lowly 6th position this year.

The bank?s sponsorship which was over GH?20, 000.00 covered the flight tickets, four-day 3-star lodging as well as per diem for the three athletes, Semiu Ayinde Atambala, a coach and Kennedy Boakye-Ansah, a Journalist.

Mr Kofi Fumey, Head of Marketing and Corporate Communication at BOA, said their outfit will continue to support the sport and as a Bank rooted in Mali we are doing this to show our solidarity with the people of Mali.

Mr Fumey said the Bank of Africa is committed to unearthing and developing untapped talents in athletics, particularly long distance runners across the Continent of Africa.

It said Ghana?s team to the Mali event was selected by the Runathon Ghana Foundation, based on athletes? performances in its inaugural 50km Race for Peace Ultra Marathon, held in December 2012.
The Runathon Ghana Foundation is a non-governmental, not-for-profit sports development organization established by Eric Adae, a former elite long distance runner in Ghana.

This is the second time the Bank of Africa ? Ghana is sponsoring Ghanaian athletes to the BOA International Marathon. Last year?s sponsorship saw Godwin Adukpo and Kassim Mohammed placing 3rd and 5th respectively. GNA

Source: http://vibeghana.com/2013/02/13/ghana-shines-at-5th-bank-of-africa-bamako-international-marathon/

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The Blog of Phyz: Who changed California's physics reference sheet?

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Town in mourning after the world's largest crocodile dies

MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? A remote southern Philippine town has gone into mourning over the death of the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, even though it was blamed for the deaths of several villagers.

Bunawan town plans to preserve the remains of the 1-ton crocodile, named Lolong, in a museum to keep tourists coming and stop the community from slipping back into obscurity, the mayor said Monday.

Lolong was declared dead Sunday after being found floating on its back with a bloated stomach in a pond in an ecotourism park which had begun to draw tourists, revenue and development because of the immense reptile, Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said.

"The whole town, in fact the whole province, is mourning," Elorde said. "My phones kept ringing because people wanted to say how affected they are."

Wildlife experts will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death, he said.

Guinness World Records had proclaimed it the largest saltwater crocodile in captivity last year, measuring the giant at 6.17 meters (20 feet 3 inches). The reptile took the top spot from an Australian crocodile that measured more than 5 meters (17 feet) and weighed nearly a ton.

Estimated at more than 50 years old, the crocodile was named after a government environmental officer who died from a heart attack after traveling to Bunawan in Agusan del Sur province to help capture the beast.

Even though Lolong was blamed for the deaths of several villagers over the years, Bunawan villagers grew to love the giant reptile because it came to symbolize the rich biodiversity of the marsh where it was captured. The vast complex of swamp forests, shallow lakes, lily-covered ponds and wetlands is home to many animals, including threatened species such as the Philippine hawk eagle.

Various religious groups offered prayers Monday and spiritual leaders also planned to perform a tribal funeral rite, which involves butchering chickens and pigs to thank forest spirits for the fame and other blessings the crocodile has brought, Elordie said.

The rite is to be held at the ecotourism park, where the reptile was a star attraction, drawing foreign tourists, scientists and wildlife journalists to Bunawan, a town of 37,000 people about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila.

The crocodile's capture in September 2011 sparked celebrations in the town. It was caught with steel cable traps during a hunt prompted by the death of a child in 2009 and the later disappearance of a fisherman. Water buffalos have also been attacked by crocodiles in the area.

About 100 people led by Elorde pulled the crocodile from a creek using ropes and then hoisted it by crane onto a truck.

Philippine officials had planned to construct a road to the park to accommodate the growing number of tourists, Elorde said.

He said Lolong will be preserved so tourists and villagers can continue to marvel at it.

"I'd like them to see the crocodile that broke a world record and put our town on the map," Elorde said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-town-mourns-largest-captive-crocodile-005603826.html

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Sony Xperia Z has a killer battery life

The Xperia Z can count battery life in its ?win? column, following a Feb. 11 report from Android Authority, citing a Russian Twitter account, which says that the next big thing from Sony ?outperforms? a lot of solid devices in terms of longevity.

The Xperia Z comes with a 2330 mAh battery that translates to a whopping 11 hours of talk time and up to 550 hours of standby time, based on Sony?s estimates. Now, we?ve got word that the device?s battery life does impress.

According to Android Authority, citing AnTuTu battery tests, the Xperia Z does better than?devices like the ?HTC Incredible S, the Motorola Milestone, the Galaxy S2 or the LG Optimus 2X. They also came across a Russian tweet that had this to say about the Xperia Z?s battery life:

?Tests of the work of the new smartphone # Sony RT @ playd: 4-core Full HD Xperia Z lives longer than Xperia V. pic.twitter.com/RlvoRGKc?

And just to ?make sure that the Xperia Z keeps going, Sony included a feature called Battery Stamina mode which ?allows it to preserve battery life by automatically turning off functions you don?t need to be active when the display goes to sleep and turning them back on when the handset wakes up.?

The feature is something that users can reportedly customize, allowing them to program what it should and?shouldn?t?shut down while the phone is not in use.

We expect more tests and observations to come up within the coming days as the Xperia Z starts to make its rounds across different markets. Be sure to check back for more updates!

Are you interested in picking up the Xperia Z? Would you be willing to give up your current phone for this new top-of-the-line offering from Sony? Let is know in the comments below!

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Source: http://www.tapscape.com/sony-xperia-z-has-a-killer-battery-life/

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Check For appFigures Brings App Metrics And Sales Data To The iPhone

App development firm?Lemon Labs?just?released a new iOS application aimed at mobile developers in need of tracking their app downloads and other metrics while on the go. The tool, which uses the appFigures API, offers an alternative to services like App Annie, Distimo?or even?appFigures‘?own website – none of which?today offer their own native mobile experiences. AppFigures, for those unfamiliar, is a popular service for taking data from iTunes Connect, Google Play and other app stores, and putting it into a more usable format for developers. Lemon Lab’s new app, “Check for appFigures,”?solves the problem of having to browse the appFigures desktop-sied website using an iPhone, by bringing key statistics to a downloadable iOS application. The app offers a clear and simple overview of importnat metrics like app downloads, updates, and sales. It also allows developers to quickly see these figures for various date ranges, including “all time,” “last 24 hours,” and 1, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. The app includes not just the numbers, but charts, too. Lemon Labs co-founder and CEO Tomas Dirvonskas, who runs the Lithuania-based firm, tells us that the app was built out of personal need. “We ourselves use appFigures, and got tired of looking at the full site via iPhone when tracking downloads of the apps,” he says. “So as appFigures have open APIs, we just built a tool for ourselves and put a small price tag on it.” The app makes all these stats available for a one-time fee of $3.99,?Dirvonskas says, which is for lifetime access to these numbers. NY-based AppFigures.com, meanwhile, offers developers tiered pricing for based on how many apps developers track. AppFigures’ co-founder Ariel Michaeli?also vouches for the app via blog post, calling the Check app “as beautiful as it is simple,” and noting how easy it is to swipe between the various screens. Although the app itself is iOS-only, it’s capable of aggregating data from the Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon, which is an advantage over the platform-specific iTunes Connect app, for instance. Developers will need an account with AppFigures to use this app, obviously. Those who do can then download the app?here on iTunes.

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Tornado rakes southern Mississippi, damages university

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A swarm of tornadoes tore through several counties in southern Mississippi and Alabama on Sunday, injuring at least 10 people and ripping apart hundreds of homes and other buildings, including parts of the University of Southern Mississippi, authorities said.

The Forrest County seat of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the adjacent town of Petal, both about 100 miles southeast of Jackson, the state capital, bore the brunt of storms that struck less than an hour before dark.

The tornado that plowed through the Hattiesburg area was believed to have reached three-quarters of a mile in diameter at times, said Anna Weber, a National Weather Service meteorologist.

The weather service counted three separate twisters in south-central Mississippi on Sunday evening, Weber said.

In neighboring southwestern Alabama, authorities reported a flurry of seven tornadoes across three counties, including one that damaged 46 homes in Clark County, Weather Service meteorologist Keith Williams said.

About 100 houses or more were damaged or destroyed in Petal, Mississippi, alone, and several businesses were hard hit there as well, including a hardware store reduced to rubble, Mayor Hal Marx told Reuters.

He said a number of residents suffered minor injuries but no one was reported seriously hurt. "Mostly people are just shaken up and in shock," he said.

Jeff Rent, a spokesman for the state Emergency Management Agency, said he had reports of at least 10 people injured throughout four stricken Mississippi counties, including eight who were taken to hospitals in Marion County.

Emergency management officials said no firm estimates of property losses were immediately available. Power outages were widespread.

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND HIGH SCHOOL HARD HIT

CNN broadcast photos of several homes in Hattiesburg badly mangled from the storm, some with roofs and exterior walls ripped open.

Emergency management spokesman Greg Flynn said a search-and-rescue team from the nearby town of McComb was being called in to help look through debris for anyone who might be trapped.

On the Hattiesburg campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, alma mater of retired National Football League star quarterback Brett Favre, the storm damaged several buildings, including a performing arts center and an alumni house, the university said in a statement.

The twister also heavily damaged a high school stadium complex and blew a truck onto the school's baseball diamond, officials said.

Kris Walters, 40, a Baptist minister for the USM campus, said he and two of his children took shelter in a closet with a mattress on top of them until the storm passed, adding that his house escaped serious damage.

"I have lived here 40 years, and this is the first tornado I have ever seen like this," he told Reuters.

Joby Bass, a university professor interviewed on CNN, said the porches on his house "peeled off" and trees toppled onto his roof as he and his dogs huddled in a closet for safety.

"A lot of houses on this street are completely roofless," Bass said. He said the campus was largely empty because students had an extended weekend to celebrate Mardi Gras. The university said no injuries were reported on campus.

Video footage showed what appeared to be a large, gray tornado, filmed from a distance, churning through town as a cloud of debris swirled around it.

Rent, the state emergency management spokesman, said Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant had declared a state of emergency in four Mississippi counties - Forrest, Lamar, Marion and Lawrence - and other areas hit by the storms.

The Hattiesburg area also suffered heavy property damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

(Reporting by Emily Le Coz, Kaija Wilkinson and Chris Francescani; Additional reporting and writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/tornado-causes-damage-mississippi-town-hattiesburg-004637934.html

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McGraw gives family a new home on 'Cake Boss'

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Tim McGraw and Buddy Valastro greet Marine Chris Chaput on "Cake Boss."

By Drusilla Moorhouse, TODAY contributor

When it comes to generous gestures, Tim ?McGraw really takes the cake. Monday night's new episode of "Cake Boss" is dedicated to the country superstar's partnership with Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping members of the military and their families.

As Tim's mom Betty (aw!) explains to baker Buddy Valastro in the preview clip below, her son has been awarding a house to a military family during each stop of his 2012 tour. ?

Before his performances, Tim hosts a meet-and-greet before presenting the keys to the mortgage-free house to his surprised guests. At a New Jersey performance, the Grammy winner enlists Buddy to design a cake for the event.

Buddy incorporates the theme with Tim's new single, "Truck Yeah," constructing a cake house in the back of the flatbed truck. ?

"This is not just a cake," Tim announces to injured Marine Chris Chaput and his wife, Roseanna. "This represents a real house that you guys are gonna get."

"It means we can have a baby now," Roseanna says while fighting back tears. "We just got married and have been waiting to get a house so we can have a baby."

Talk about having your cake and eating it, too!

"Cake Boss" airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on TLC.

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