Επαφές Ομήρου με Βρετανούς πολιτικούς παράγοντες

Με συναντήσεις με τον σκιώδη Υφυπουργό Ευρώπης των Εργατικών Γκάρεθ Τόμας και τον Πρόεδρο της Βουλής των Κοινοτήτων Τζον Μπέρκαου άρχισε το πρόγραμμα της τρίτης και τελευταίας ημέρας της επίσκεψης του Γιαννάκη Ομήρου στο Λονδίνο.
Ο Πρόεδρος της Βουλής των Αντιπροσώπων και Πρόεδρος της ΕΔΕΚ είχε την ευκαιρία να ενημερώσει τους συνομιλητές του για τις τελευταίες εξελίξεις στο Κυπριακό και για την πορεία της κυπριακής οικονομίας, ενώ με τον κ. Τόμας συζήτησε πιο διεξοδικά και θέματα ΕΕ και πορείας ένταξης της Τουρκίας.

Παραιτήθηκε μέλος του ΔΣ των Κυπριακών Αερογραμμών

Την παραίτηση του από μέλος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου των Κυπριακών Αερογραμμών υπέβαλε σήμερα (17 Μαρτίου) ο Μάριος Ευθυμίου.



Σύμφωνα με ανακοίνωση που εξέδωσαν, μέσω Χρηματιστηρίου, οι ΚΑ, ως δημόσια εταιρεία εισηγμένη στο ΧΑΚ, ο κ. Ευθυμίου υπέβαλε την παραίτηση του μέσω επιστολής που απέστειλε στην εταιρεία.

ΧΡΗΜΑΤΟΔΟΤΗΣΗ 12 ΝΕΩΝ ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΩΝ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΩΝ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟΥ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΙΔΡΥΜΑ Α.Γ. ΛΕΒΕΝΤΗ

Ουσιαστική η συμβολή του Ιδρύματος Α. Γ. Λεβέντη στην ερευνητική δραστηριότητα
* του Καθηγητή Αθανάσιου Γαγάτση, Αντιπρύτανη Ακαδημαϊκών Υποθέσεων
IMAGEH γνώση, η έρευνα, η καινοτομία και η προσφορά στην κοινωνία αποτελούν τους κύριους άξονες δράσης του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, τα μέλη του ακαδημαϊκού προσωπικού επιτελούν σημαντικό έργο, με διεθνή αναγνωρισιμότητα, συμβάλλοντας στην επίτευξη των στόχων του Ιδρύματος. Οι εν λόγω δραστηριότητες περιλαμβάνουν, ενεργό συμμετοχή σε ερευνητικά προγράμματα, δημοσιεύσεις σε διεθνή περιοδικά, συμμετοχή και διακρίσεις σε διεθνή συνέδρια, εξασφάλιση ευρεσιτεχνιών και πολιτισμικές δράσεις. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, το Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου γίνεται όλο και περισσότερο γνωστό για την αριστεία του, κάνοντας ταυτόχρονα γνωστή και την Κύπρο σε διεθνές επίπεδο.

Limassol clubs keep up the pace

Limassol clubs AEL and Apollon kept up the pace in the title race yesterday with victories over Doxa Katokopia and Nea Salamina respectively.
Ivaylo Petev’s AEL were far from convincing in their 1-0 success at home to refugee club Doxa but did enough for the three points that keeps them one above second place APOEL – who were easy 2-0 victors over Ethnikos Achnas on Saturday. Christakis Christoforou’s Apollon continued to gain momentum as they push for a first league title since 2006 with a blistering second half display as they defeated in-form Nea Salamina 3-0 at the Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaca.
In other games on the weekend, Ermis Aradippou continued to defy the odds this season as they held Omonia to a 1-1 draw to stay three points above their fourth place rivals. Omonia’s second half header from Andre Schembri was quickly cancelled out by substitute Manu while Anorthosis Famagusta's disastrous run of form continued as they went down 2-0 to relegation battlers Aris Limassol.
At Tsirio Stadium in Limassol, AEL got off to the perfect start when Serbian forward Andrija Kaludjerovic stroked the ball home after Doxa keeper Michalis Morfis wasn’t able to deal with Monteiro’s cross.
A complacent AEL failed to create much after the opening goal and could have been punished had Portuguese striker Diogo Ramos done better when he was put clean through by Dani Tortolero.
Edu Oriol and Monteiro later went close at the other end with their efforts smothered by Morfis each time while Edwin Ouon almost gifted a goal for Doxa but Carlitos couldn’t make it count.
“I think we deserved the win as we controlled the play,”said Bulgarian boss Petev after the game. “The only thing I am not happy about was the complacency in front of goal after we took the lead.”
Third place Apollon, meanwhile, looked like they would drop two points away to Salamina but turned up the heat in the final 20 minutes to overwhelm their hosts and take the three points.
Hugo Lopez opened the scoring on 70 minutes before Roberto added a second on 86 minutes to finish off the contest. Greek defender Christos Karipidis added a third two minutes later to leave Apollon in the mix heading into the end-of-season playoffs.

Cyprus appoints new coach for National Sevens Team

By Andreas Vou

As part of their aim to develop and enhance the standard of rugby on the island, the Cyprus Rugby Federation has appointed Ruaridh Pye as Head Coach of the National Sevens Team.

The Moufflons, Cyprus’ senior rugby side, has set the bar extremely high with their incredible exploits in the European divisions. Breaking the world record for consecutive wins as well as achieving back-to-back promotions has put the nation on the rugby world map. However, the CRF wants to develop the sport broadly and evenly from grassroots right up to the top. In this way, there will not be a large gap between the various levels of its rugby teams and players coming through will not find the step up to the senior side too much of a challenge. As was the decision to enter a team in the U20 European Championships this summer, the appointment of a top class Sevens coach will further contribute to the professionalisation of the sport in Cyprus.

Having represented Edinburgh at all age groups and been part of the Scotland U19s and U21s squads, Pye’s playing career ended early following an injury and he immediately took to coaching. With a wealth of experience under his belt, he has extensive working knowledge of the Sevens Circuit at elite, invitational and international level. Pye is currently working with a number of teams on the circuit and continuing his own personal development alongside the wider Scotland Sevens Team who play on the IRB circuit, he is currently a development officer with the City of Edinburgh Council in Partnership with the Scottish Rugby Union.

Speaking to the Cyprus Rugby Federation’s official website, Pye said: “I am delighted to be appointed as Cyprus 7’s Head Coach. I am really looking forward to the new venture. I am under no illusions, it will be a challenge but one I am excited to be involved in and hope the players will be too. Over the next few weeks I will be getting to terms with the current programme and player base, where we are now as a nation and where we aspire to be. There is no better time to be involved in the game, with 7’s featuring in the Commonwealth Games in Scotland later this year and the Olympics in Rio 2016 the incentives are out there!”

Cyprus will compete in the FIRA AER Division A European Championship Sevens in Ukraine on May 31 and June 1, 2014 and Lithuania on June 14-15, 2014.

Strong 6.2 magnitude aftershock hits off northern Chile

Strong 6.2 magnitude aftershock hits off northern Chile People stay on higher grounds in a tsunami safety zone after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the region, in Iquique city, north of Santiago March 16, 2014.
By Eric Walsh

A strong aftershock 6.2 in magnitude struck offshore northern Chile early on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, following a 6.7 magnitude earthquake nearby on Sunday that caused only minor damage but led to brief evacuations along the coast.

The aftershock struck 47 miles (76 km) west-northwest of Iquique at 2:11 a.m. local time (0511 GMT) at a relatively shallow depth of 6.6 miles (11 km), USGS said.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Following the earlier quake, Chile’s massive copper mines, clustered in the mineral-rich North, appeared to be fine. Collahuasi, a partnership between Glencore Xstrata and Anglo American, located in the area, said operations were normal.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said following the earlier quake that there was no tsunami expected.

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Μετά από μήνες απουσίας από το διαδίκτυο, για λόγους που υποθέτω δεν αφορούν τους επισκέπτες του συναθροιστή, ήλθε η ώρα να ασχοληθώ λίγο με τον καημένο τον συναθροιστή που έχει αραχνιάσει. Περισσότερα από 60 ιστολόγια περιμένουν να περιληφθούν και αυτό θα πάρει λίγες μέρες.

Εν τω μεταξύ στείλτε μου ότι καινούριο κυκλοφόρησε τούς τελευταίους 6 μήνες στην κυπριακή μπλογκόσφαιρα και θα το συμπεριλάβω.