Libyan Government to enhance security as 90% of planes at international airport are destroyed

90 percent of the planes parked at the Libyan Tripoli international airport, including a commercial plane are among the facilities hit by Sunday clashes around the Libyan international airport. This is according to Government spokesman Ahmed Lamine, who on Tuesday this week, added that the government was considering bringing in international help to boost security.

A control tower is also said to have been hit by attackers, who now include rival militias fighting to secure the transport hub. According to reports, Stability and Security Force militia group was targeting to seize the airport from control of Zintan rebel group from northwestern Libya. The latter has controlled the facility since Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was ousted in 2011.

Several Grad rockets are said to have landed on the airport facilities. The airport has since been closed.

Amidst poor security situation in Libya, the Libyan Arab Airlines said the crew of a damaged plane owned by Afriqiyah Airlines, its sister carrier, will now be operating from Misrata after its transfer from the international airport. International flights will be managed from the Misrata airpor

See The Bright Future

What has happened before has brought you to where you are. Yet the past has no control over where you can go from here.

Your past history does not create your future. The choices you make right now are what create the substance of that future.

Learn from your mistakes, but do not agonize over them. There is nothing you can do to change the fact that they happened, yet there is much you can do to move positively beyond them.

When you dwell on the past it holds you prisoner. When you let it go, that allows you to go anywhere you now choose.

People change, circumstances change, and you can change too. With each moment comes the opportunity to shake off the old assumptions and limitations, to give new purpose and meaning to life.

Give new energy, new effort, new commitment and determination to this day that you have the good fortune to be living. See the bright future that can be, and you will make it so.

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Positive Difference

Just because conditions are extremely challenging, doesn't mean you have to be negative about them. You have an opportunity to make a positive difference, and the best way to do that is to be the positive difference.

Let your attitude be based on the best possibilities, rather than dictated by the worst problems. When things are not they way you'd like them to be, then be completely different than the way things are.

Take it upon yourself to be the positive difference. Focus your energy on forging your way forward, and make the choice to take everything else in stride.

Be the difference, see a better world, and work to bring that better world to life. Be the difference, and make the positive difference that you're here to make.

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How World Cup Money Will Be Distrubuted: Germany To Get $35m

To the victors go the spoils and 1 percent of FIFA's 2014 World Cup revenue.

After Germany defeated Argentina in extra time of the final of the World Cup, not only did it get to hoist an 18-carat trophy, but it also hauled off a cool $35 million.

It’s fitting that the largest prize in World Cup history was distributed in the most expensive World Cup in history. Spain, winner of the 2010 World Cup, received $30 million.

That money is the only thing Germany gets to keep (except for bragging rights) since the expensive trophy stays with FIFA and teams are given a cheaper replica.

Argentina received $25 million as the runner-up, which is up from $24 million in 2010. The Netherlands earned $20 million for finishing third and Brazil earned $18 million for fourth place.

The United States earned $9 million for making it to the Round of 16. That money will go to each country’s soccer federation and it is at the discretion of each nation how to dole out the winnings.

That prize money is in addition to the $1.5 million each nation was given prior to the tournament for training, travel and other expenses. FIFA also has a pool $70 million to pay to the various clubs that employ the 736 club players in the tournament, which works out to $2,800 per player per day that the player was in the World Cup.

Here’s a look at the prize money distribution for the 2014 FIFA World Cup:

Group Stage (16 eliminated teams): $8 million each
Round of 16 (eight losers): $9 million each
Quarterfinals (four losers): $14 million each
Fourth place: $18 million
Third place:: $20 million
Runner-up: $24 million
Winner: $35 million

If it sounds like a lot of money is being dished out for the five-week tournament, it pales in comparison to what FIFA stands to make, which could be upwards of $4.5 billion thanks to broadcasting revenue, licensing, sponsorships and hospitality.

It’s also just a drop in the bucket for players such as Lionel Messi, who just inked a deal with Barcelona for more than $50 million per year.

It’s unclear how much Brazil, the host country, will take away in addition to its prize money, but it won’t be nearly as much as FIFA’s windfall and won’t come close to covering the estimated $14 billion in costs to build and renovate 12 stadiums, upgrade the country's infrastructure and pay for security.

And there’s probably not enough money in the world to make the country feel better about its last two games, which the Brazilians lost by a combined 10-1.

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Ghana: Transport fares up by 15%

Transport operators have announced a 15% increment in fares with effect from Monday July 14.

The new fare announced on Saturday, was reached after consultations between the Transport Ministry and the transport operators represented by the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC).

A joint statement to that effect was issued by the General Secretaries of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC), Stephen K. Okudzeto and Alhaji Aliu Baba respectively.

The releases noted the new transport fares cover intra-city (Trotro), inter-city (Long Distance) as well as Taxi Cabs.
 

World Cup 2014: Brazil vs Germany

World Cup 2014: Brazil vs Germany:

Quotes from Ghana soccer fans on social media
Bebeto, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Cafu, Romario, Captain Dunga and of course Pele are all like WTF IS GWANZON!!!

Please no additional time...it's way past the Brazillian bedtime...:-(

REQUEST TIME.....Pls call the German coach to request a goal for your love ones

Can they stop the match already before the Germans spell #AppearanceFee with goals???

Pls pls pls. Enough with the disgrace. ..aaahhhba.
Brazil Animguase33333 Parrrrrt 1 annnnnnd 2

I remember Germany won by 8 goals to nil in 2006 against Saudi Arabia....... Part 2 in da makingggg

Ooooooh Brazil what a shock

I can't believe my eyes ,7 paaa eeiii Brazil
I said it. B.R.A.Z.U.C.A. correctly spelt by the German Machine. Spelling  100% complete. NEYMAR JR spelling in progress..... 43% complete.

FIFA pls stop d game b4 Germany score10 wai,ooooooo,ghana do wel paaa 2 play draw wit Germany.

Respect to Coach Akwasi Appiah. The Germans didn't find it easy with the Blackstars.

We whipped Saudi Arabia 8-0 in 2002, lets see if we can equal or break that record . Haha
And some dreamers said this team were favorites to win the world cup. Anokwa