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#1 Posted : Sunday, March 04, 2018 8:49:52 AM(UTC)
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NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Five parks in New York City' s less wealthy neighborhoods will receive 150 million U.S. dollars for upgrades, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio in a recent news conference.


The funding will go to major improvements like new soccer fields, running tracks and hiking trails to the five parks, one in each of the city's five boroughs.


The parks include Saint Mary's Park in the Bronx, Highbridge Park in Manhattan, Betsy Head Park in Brooklyn, Astoria Park in Queens and Freshkills Park on State Island, and were selected based on historical underinvestment, high surrounding population and potential for park development, according to city officials.


The effort was aimed to tackle the long existing problems that wealthier neighborhoods have their parks well financed and maintained, while parks in poorer neighborhoods got neglected, said de Blasio.


LONDON Air Max 1 Sale , Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- It's a small-town railway station,off the beaten track in a far-flung corner of remote NorthernEngland. It stands at the gateway to one of Britain's mostmountainous areas, the scenic Lake District.


Despite its remoteness the station is regarded by many as themost romantic railway station in Britain, perhaps even the world.Couples make the long pilgrimage to Carnforth to propose marriage Air Max Sale ,others make a detour on their honeymoon.


And it is all to do with a British film made 70 years ago whichshowed two of the country's superstars of the 1940s parting on theplatform of Carnforth station as they realise their illicit loveaffair has to end. Their encounters took place beneath the largeold fashioned station clock in the station's refreshment room thatkeeps good time to this day.


Next year sees the 70th anniversary of the making of the famousromantic film, Brief Encounter which stunned nation as World WarTwo drew to a close.


The kisses and embraces, with pin-up star Trevor Howard lockedin romantic clinches with leading lady Celia Johnson - him playinga doctor, her in the part of a married Nike Air Max 95 Sale Outlet , middle class housewife -are still talked about today. Even today fans of the film debateabout whether the pair actually consummated their illicitrelationship.


The fate of Carnworth Station this week generated a major debatein the Houses of Parliament, with numerous references made in thehistoric chamber to that famous storyline love affair.


The local Member of Parliament David Morris on thursday won thedebate in the British Parliament to ask for the full-lengthplatforms at the famous station to be re-instated.


Currently the station is used as a modest branch line to connectwith mainline trains in the nearby city of Lancaster.


But thanks to a team of volunteers and fund raisers CarnforthStation is enjoying a renaissance among travellers and fans of theepic film.


Morris reminded MPs that In the 1940s, Carnforth was a bustlingjunction station connecting the north, south Nike Air Max 90 Sale Outlet , east and west of thecountry. But the demise of the steam trains in the 1960s led to thestation being downgraded.


He told politicians: "The station has a rich history. Thestation clock is an iconic part of that film - I am sure that manyMPs are familiar with the romantic scenes that occurred in front ofit."


More than 5,000 people have signed a public petition toParliament calling for the station's original status, with fulllength platforms, to be re-instated.


Another MP Nike Air Max 1 Sale Outlet , Lilian Greenwood, even recited some of the linesfrom the film, recalling that Celia Johnson's character describedthe station refreshment room "the most ordinary place in theworld".


She added one line uttered by the leading lady in the film asshe agonised over her torment: "This can't last. This misery can'tlast."


Latest figures from Britain's Rail Regulator show that 2067,000passengers used Carnforth station this year Nike Air Max Sale Outlet , 40,000 more than in2010.


Although the station is legendary among fans of 'BriefEncounter' the politicians say the upgrading of the station isaimed at improving the economic vitality of the area.


Whether the station will be fully re-instated to its 1940s glorydays has yet to be decided. Enditem


LAGOS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Newly appointed Nigeria's Super Eagles head coach Samson Siasia has assured that the consortium of coaches put together for the team would secure a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ticket.


Siasia gave the assurance in Abuja shortly after the Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced his appointment.


He said the experience of the coaches, who include 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup winner Emmanuel Amuneke Air Max 95 Sale Outlet , as well as Salisu Yusuf and Alloy Agu, would see the team through.


Both Yusuf, as assistant coach, and Alloy Agu Air Max 90 Sale Outlet , as goalkeepers trainer, had served under Sunday Oliseh who quit earlier on Friday.


A consortium of coaches, led by Siasia, was appointed on Friday by the NFF on interim basis following the resignation of Sunday Oliseh earlier in the day.


Siasia will work with Yusuf Air Max 1 Sale Outlet , Amuneke and Agu for the upcoming 2017 AFCON qualifiers against Egypt next month.


Siasia steered the Nigerian under-20 team to the African title in 2005 and led the team to the runner-up spot at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in The Netherlands the same year.


He also led the under-23 men's team to the silver medal in the 2008 Olympics.


Two months ago, he had led Nigeria to win the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal which ensured the country's qualification for this year's Olympics in Rio, Brazil.


Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 133 people and leaving more than 200 injured Air Max Sale Outlet , officials said Monday.



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