Celtic ‘We played like Under-12s’ – Celtic’s Rodgers frustrated by PSG drubbing Rob Lancaster Last updated 2 years ago 06:57 13/9/2017 FacebookTwitterRedditcopy Comments(0) Getty Images Celtic UEFA Champions League Celtic v PSG PSG The Bhoys boss believes his side made childish mistakes in a first half where the Ligue 1’s stars ran rampant at Parkhead Brendan Rodgers was left seething by a first half he said was played by an “Under-12 team” after Celtic were thrashed 5-0 by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.Beaten 7-0 away at Barcelona in their opening group fixture in last season’s Champions League, the Glasgow side conceded three goals before the break at Parkhead against a rampant PSG.Celtic 11/2 to beat Ross County Article continues below Editors’ Picks ‘I’m getting better’ – Can Man Utd flop Fred save his Old Trafford career? Why Barcelona god Messi will never be worshipped in the same way in Argentina Lyon treble & England heartbreak: The full story behind Lucy Bronze’s dramatic 2019 Liverpool v Man City is now the league’s biggest rivalry and the bitterness is growing Edinson Cavani scored twice while Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also found the net for the big-spending French club, with Celtic defender Mikael Lustig helping out the visitors with an own goal in the closing minutes.While admitting PSG were impressive, Rodgers felt Celtic showed their big-name opponents too much respect, particularly in a one-sided opening half.”This is a level where you have to look after the ball – we didn’t do that in the first half. We played like Under-12s. It’s confidence, it’s belief,” he told reporters.”We could have been better in the first half, we were too passive, didn’t press well enough and stood off.”In the first half-hour of the second half, we were much better but you can always concede against players of that quality. It’s a phenomenal squad that Paris have but I was proud of the players in the second half and the supporters were terrific tonight, they kept encouraging us.”At this level you have to make the ball work, and you have to have that belief. In that opening period, there was too much space, the physicality wasn’t what it should have been – whoever we were playing, it wasn’t what we would like.”It’s a tough lesson, a harsh lesson for us. This is a level which is all about learning for us, and tonight we’ll learn from that.”0-5 – Celtic’s 0-5 loss to Paris Saint-Germain is their heaviest home defeat ever in European competition. Destroyed. pic.twitter.com/vS3Fdp88DG— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 12, 2017The 5-0 defeat is Celtic’s heaviest in European competition, although Rodgers saw enough in the second half to suggest his side can still compete in a group that also includes Anderlecht and Bayern Munich.”I’m not worried about records. Tonight we were playing against world-class opponents, but in the second half – it’s always easy to play at 0-3, I want them to start like that,” the former Liverpool manager added.”If we get better we can achieve the main aim, which is European football after Christmas.” read more

Manager in the Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Division of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Nicola Russell, says the DBJ is committed to ensuring efficient public-private partnership (PPP) transactions.She was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on April 17 at the agency’s head office.“The Development Bank of Jamaica is the central implementing agency for the Government of Jamaica’s Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Programme. The DBJ primarily provides transaction management and secretariat support to ministries, departments and agencies in the development of public-private partnership and privatisation transactions,” Mrs. Russell explained.She pointed out that the DBJ frequently reviews its processes to ensure efficient PPP transactions.“Within any process or system, there are always things that can be done to improve same and to make the process more efficient. The DBJ is continually reviewing its policy and processes. We actually revised our policy in December 2017 to acknowledge the role of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC) in public-private partnership project transactions,” Mrs. Russell noted.She informed that the DBJ does its due diligence when conducting PPP transactions.“We don’t just look at financial viability but we look at whether the public-private partnership project is legally and technically feasible, socially and environmentally sustainable,” Mrs. Russell explained.Since 2009, the DBJ has successfully completed 24 transactions and facilitated approximately US$1.071 billion in investments, being US$262.7 million in the sale price and US$808 million in capital investments by the private sector.“We are currently working on several public-private partnership and privatisation projects, including the Wigton Windfarm privatisation transaction, NET School Solar public-private partnership project, Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant public-private partnership project, NWC Northern Parishes Non-Revenue Water public-private partnership project, Jamaica Mortgage Bank privatisation and JPSCo privatisation,” Mrs. Russell noted.Some of the more notable PPP project transactions conducted by the DBJ are the Norman Manley International Airport and the Kingston Container Terminal public-private partnerships. Manager in the Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Division of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Nicola Russell, says the DBJ is committed to ensuring efficient public-private partnership (PPP) transactions. She was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on April 17 at the agency’s head office. “The Development Bank of Jamaica is the central implementing agency for the Government of Jamaica’s Public-Private Partnership and Privatisation Programme. The DBJ primarily provides transaction management and secretariat support to ministries, departments and agencies in the development of public-private partnership and privatisation transactions,” Mrs. Russell explained. Story Highlights read more

They added more flowers, candles and teddy bears to a memorial propped up against a light standard in front of the house.“What brought me here was those children that lost their lives,” said Fran Kirby, who brought flowers. “It’s a shame for those children, and those parents. I don’t even understand how anybody could tell a parent (their children had died).”Her friend Heather Bennett was in tears as she talked about her own three-year-old boy.“It hit home,” she said.Iain McLaren and Kristen MacDiarmid said they moved into the neighbourhood two years ago and wanted to show their support to the community that had welcomed them.“When you hear about these things in the media, you think these happen so far away, but today it happened so close and to have it happen to a family that’s from Syria, it’s just a devastating blow to the neighbourhood,” McLaren said.Crawford said the emotional gathering was an important gesture for the people who came and for the grieving parents who couldn’t.“It speaks volumes to the family — a father who can’t be here right now and the mother who is by her husband’s side,” he said. “It just shows that we as a community are standing together and here for this family.”A funeral for the children is expected Wednesday or Thursday.The Canadian Press HALIFAX — Dozens of people gathered outside the charred remnants of a suburban Halifax home Tuesday night to mourn the loss of seven children killed in a fast-moving fire and to show support for the injured, grieving parents left behind.They carried flowers and wept openly in the frigid darkness, looking for solace in the company of neighbours and listening to a Christian pastor attempt to gather community strength for the Muslim refugees from Syria beginning to make a new life in Canada.Josh Crawford sang “Amazing Grace” and said they all needed to draw upon their faith to recover from the tragedy.“The next couple of days are going to be hard, but it’s going to be the weeks and the months to come that this family is going to need you the most,” said Crawford, whose mother teaches at the school attended by the two oldest children.The fire struck not long after midnight on Tuesday morning. Neighbours said they were awoken by a woman’s screams and looked out to see flames that quickly engulfed the entire upper floor.Our Firefighters worked fought hard and worked well in difficult conditions. As we investigate this tragedy, we appreciate the patience of our residents as we search for the origin and cause of the fire. Information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.— Halifax Fire (@hfxfire) February 19, 2019The family had only lived in the Quartz Drive home for a few months, having moved into Halifax from Elmsdale, N.S., to take advantage of language training and other immigrant services.They had fled war-torn Syria and, with the help of a private sponsorship group, came to Canada in September 2017. A spokesperson for the group said the family had planned to return to Elmsdale next month.Natalie Horne, vice-president of the Hants East Assisting Refugees Team, identified the father as Ebraheim Barho and the mother as Kawthar Barho. She said the children who died are: Ahmad, 14; Rola, 12; Mohamad, 9; Ola, 8; Hala, 3; Rana, 2 and Abdullah, who was born in Canada in November.Ebraheim Barho, who was badly burned while trying to rescue his kids, was fighting for his life Tuesday. Kawthar Barho was also injured, but is expected to survive.The call to gather for the vigil went out on a community Facebook page and more than 100 people responded. read more

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church held its first Sunday mass amid tight security, three weeks after devastating suicide attacks on three churches and luxury hotels that killed over 250 people on the Easter Sunday. Regular services were cancelled across all churches after the deadly suicide attacks claimed by the Islamic State. However, the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith conducted private Sunday services in the past two weeks, which were broadcast live on national television. Cardinal Ranjith announced Thursday that mass would be held in his diocese from Sunday. Also Read – Saudi Crown Prince Salman ‘snubbed’ Pak PM Imran, recalled his private jet from US: ReportIt was just this morning (Sunday) that churches resumed their normal Sunday services since the attack, residents said. Security has been beefed up across Sri Lanka after the April 21 attacks on three churches, two of them Catholic, and three luxury hotels. Authorities did not allow any vehicles into the compound of the churches and worshippers were asked to bring only minimum baggage. The security forces are conducting round the clock security operations since the attack in the crackdown on radical Muslims with links to the bombings. Also Read – Iraq military admits ‘excessive force’ used in deadly protestsThree main churches which were conducting Easter Sunday mass were attacked by suicide bombers. Armed guards have been stationed outside hotels, churches, Buddhist temples and mosques across the country since the attacks. On April 30, Cardinal Ranjith said that public mass in Sri Lanka would resume from May 5 and no bags will be allowed inside as part of the tight security measures. However, Sri Lanka’s Catholic church announced on May 2 that it has cancelled all Sunday mass in churches across the island nation until further notice after warning of more possible attacks. Nine suicide bombers, including a woman, carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels, killing 258 people and injuring over 500 others on the Easter Sunday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, but the government has blamed local Islamist extremist group, the National Thawheed Jama’ath (NTJ), for the bombings. read more

Have your pancakes and eat them, too, with the launch of IHOP’s delivery service.The restaurant chain last week began a nationwide expansion of its IHOP ‘N GO online ordering platform, which will soon include home delivery in a handful of cities.Starting next week, IHOP is partnering with Amazon and DoorDash to test the distribution of cooked-to-order meals in select cities in California, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, and Utah.It is unclear exactly which lucky locations will get early access; keep an eye on IHOP.com for more details when the program kicks off later this month.This rollout builds on the recent unveiling of patented carryout packaging—modular, nesting components with ventilation and minimal movement—designed to “protect the integrity” of all-day breakfast foods on the go.(Lurking somewhere in that sentence is a sarcastic line waiting to be delivered. But people—there are buttermilk pancakes and hash browns on the line!)“We looked at every aspect of our IHOP ‘N GO business and focused on creating an exceptional guest experience from start to finish,” company president Darren Rebelez said in a statement.“We developed state-of-the-art packaging that keeps our signature foods … warmer longer; an online ordering system that lets guests customize their meal, just like in an IHOP restaurant; [and] test partnerships with leading delivery companies that we know our guests are using today,” he continued.A mobile app is expected to hit digital stores by the end of 2017,” to make it effortless to find and order food quickly,” Rebelez added.Online ordering is now available at some 1,700 IHOP restaurants across the US.Consumers can expect only the best from the pancake house, which created a rigorous certification process to ensure staff members are experts on every aspect of the new IHOP ‘N GO program.“As we get ready to celebrate our 60th anniversary in 2018, our expanded and enhanced to-go offering is just one of the many ways we’re looking to best meet the ever-changing needs of our guests,” Rebelez said.As part of the promotion, customers can take advantage of a limited-time offer for $5 off your first online order of $25 or more using the code IHOPNGO. Tell them I sent you. (And order extra French toast for me.) Let us know what you like about Geek by taking our survey. read more