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Alan Emtage now holds the honour Doctor of Science, honoris causa (D.Sc.) conferred upon by McGill University.

He attended McGill in 1983 as an undergraduate scholarship student and left the university eight years later with two degrees and “at the same established himself as one of the pioneers of the Internet.”

Presenting the highest honour which could be bestowed upon someone by McGill was Chancellor Emeritus The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, C.M., Q.C., LL.D.

Reading the citation, Professor Bruce Lennox, Dean of the Faculty of Science, McGill, said that it was Emtage who found a way to browse and access the millions of files that were now quickly being uploaded onto the Internet but for all intents and purposes, not easily accessible.

“Mr Emtage came up with the idea in 1989 to index the Internet and created a programme he called Archie. Archie is recognised as the world’s very first search engine.

“With Archie, what once took hours and hours of manual searching, could now be achieved in seconds. After completion of his MSc, Mr Emtage and his colleague Peter Deutsch cofounded the company Bunyip Information Systems, Inc. This was the first company in the world dedicated to information services on the Internet. He went on to play a leading role in web technologies.”

He chaired several working groups in the Internet Engineering Task Force including co-chairing the uniformed resource identifier working group which created the standard that is very familiar to all of you – the uniformed resource locators or more commonly known as URLs. This is the standard by which websites are accessed to this very day.”

With his company, Mediapolis, he showed the need for the advancement of social good while using the Internet as a tool, and made sure that is an inclusive platform.

In 2017, he became the first person from the Caribbean to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame – a most prestigious lifetime achievement award.

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As the days get closer, anxiety heightens.

Spectators wait impatiently with excitement to witness the world’s greatest players grace the football pitches of Qatar.

One of the countries who host several of the world’s best footballers is Belgium.

This group of players are known as Belgian’s “golden generation”, due to their dominant, individual performances across the top leagues in Europe, the UEFA Nations League and the 2014 and 2018 World Cup.

Despite not winning a major, international trophy, the “Red Devils” were ranked number one by FIFA from 2018, until 2021.

Currently ranked second in the FIFA World rankings, the Belgians will want to go beyond their third-place finish at the 2018 World Cup, as this maybe the final curtain call for members of the “golden generation”.

Country: Belgium

Capital: Brussels

Population: 11.5 million

Confederation: UEFA (Europe)

Group: F

Professional League: Jupiler Pro League

World Cup appearances:14 (2022)

Qualification status: Winners of UEFA Group E

Key players Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Spain), Eden Hazard (Real Madrid, Spain), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, England), Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid, Spain), Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan, Italy)

Coach: Roberto Martinez (Spanish)

Group mates: Croatia, Canada, Morocco

Predictions: Will finish as either group winners or runners-up to Croatia. Belgium is a contender for the 2022 title; the last chance for the “Golden Generation”.

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Geologist Professor Richard Robertson of the UWI Seismic Research Centre has reassured Vincentians that there is nothing to worry about with regards to the La Soufriere volcano.

Professor Robertson made the statement while speaking on NBC Radio’s Face to Face program this morning.

He said all is well with the volcano which is being continuously monitored.

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Professor Robertson explained that the vegetation at the summit of the volcano was destroyed following the April 2021 eruptions, which means that lahars and flooding will continue for some time.

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Kay’s life got flipped turned upside down in a matter of months, but her support network is strong and has held her up from the day she got her breast cancer diagnosis.

from the time, we got this diagnosis, everybody was onboard

Loop spotted the Team Kay shirts in the sea of pink shirts during the recent FCIB CIBC Walk for the Cure and got to chatting with participant Dawn, but it was Carol, the organiser, who told the full story.

Carol said that about 45 persons turned up for the walk to show that they are in this fight and on this journey with their beloved Kay, who is in her late 30s.

She said that Kay got her diagnosis within the last couple of months and everything moved quickly from there. Kay got a double mastectomy and “it was difficult for her”. So Carol said that their group of “older sisters” decided that they have to find ways to rally around her and show her they care and are here.

Kay got the surgery recently so she was not present at the walk, but for her Team, each and every one of them meant they had to complete it for their Kay. The hot sun at first and pouring rain in between did not dampen them their resolve. Carol said, “soaking wet, no one complained. It was all about Kay.” She said the walk was “symbolic. We are doing this one step at a time.”

She’s like a baby sister. It was a shock to everyone’s system

In their group chat it is about eight women and “from the time, we got this diagnosis, everybody was onboard.” And in that statement, Loop understood that Kay truly is not alone, her diagnosis was theirs in the most important sense.

Carol said, “Kay is the youngest in our group. She’s like a baby sister. It was a shock to everyone’s system.” She explained that it is understood that cancer does not pick and choose and age does not matter, but this happening to their baby K showed that “life is precious and fragile and you have to celebrate every moment, and having a support system is key”.

Since Kay’s diagnosis, Carol said that something has stood out even more for her and their group – “Checking-in is most important.”

In addition to helping Kay in this current chapter of her life, Carol said that the group of “sisters” have now learned so much more about cancer and through the Cancer Support Services (CSS), they are becoming part of a wider network of supporters for persons diagnosed with various forms of cancer.

Carol said CSS has introduced Kay to a lot of people and now, “we get involved in these fundraisers to help others on this journey.”

Good News Day on Loop News is November 10, 2022.

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