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South Carolina is starting the season where it finished off last year — ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 women's college basketball poll.
The Gamecocks received 27 of the 30 first-place votes in the preseason rankings from a national media panel Tuesday. South Carolina returns four starters from the national championship team that went undefeated last year, capping off the historic season over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the title game.
UConn is No. 2, USC is No. 3 and Texas and UCLA round out the top five.
South Carolina has been No. 1 in the preseason poll four of the past five years. Last season, they started sixth in the preseason before moving up to No. 1 for the remainder of the year.
“We knew we'd have a target on our backs this season as the reigning champions and this preseason ranking just confirms that,” South Carolina coach Dawn Staley told the AP. “We appreciate the recognition, but I know our coaching staff and our team are more focused on what we see in the gym every day. And that's every player working extremely hard to get better individually and as a team.”
UConn received two first-place votes. The Huskies have been ranked in the top 10 in the preseason poll for 30 straight years now. Geno Auriemma's team went through major injury issues last year but the Huskies look to be healthy for the most part to start this season.
Third-ranked USC is led by phenomenal sophomore guard JuJu Watkins and the team added two talented transfers in Kiki Iriafen and Talia von Oelhoffen. The Trojans, who received the other first place vote, have their highest ranking in the preseason since the 1982 and 1983 squads were No. 1 in the opening poll both years.
Texas welcomes back Rori Harmon, who was sidelined for most of last season with an ACL injury. She and Madison Booker give the Longhorns a solid 1-2 punch on offense. UCLA added its own solid group of transfers to a strong team with Charlisse Leger-Walker and Timea Gardiner joining Lauren Betts and Kiki Rice.
Notre Dame, LSU, Iowa State, North Carolina State and Oklahoma rounded out the first 10 teams in the poll. It's the second time in three seasons that the Cyclones have started this high in the preseason poll. The Sooners haven't been ranked this high in the inaugural poll of the season since 2010 when they were also 10th.
No. 24 Alabama is making its first appearance in the rankings since the final poll of 1999. The Crimson Tide haven't been in the preseason poll since 1998 (No. 9). The team has appeared in consecutive NCAA tournaments behind stars Sarah Ashlee Barker and Aaliyah Nye.
“We're very thankful for the mention, but want to take care of each day,” Alabama coach Kristy Curry said. “We are excited this season about the group and the way we finished last season.”
Stanford is unranked in the preseason for the first time since 1999. Hall of Fame Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer retired in April and was replaced by longtime assistant Kate Paye. It had been the second-longest active preseason streak behind only UConn.
New conference additions Texas and Oklahoma give the SEC seven teams in the Top 25. Joining them are South Carolina, LSU, No. 20 Ole Miss, No. 22 Kentucky and Alabama. The ACC and Big Ten each have six ranked teams while the Big 12 has four. UConn and Creighton give the Big East two teams.
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Kolkata, Oct 15 (PTI) An on-duty medical officer of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) was arrested on Tuesday evening from the 'Durga Puja Carnival' show organised by the state government for allegedly wearing a message t-shirt and a badge in solidarity with the doctors agitating over the RG Kar hospital incident.
Dr Tapabrata Roy, who was a part of the KMC medical team deployed for the state government programme, alleged he was detained from the Red Road by the police.
"I was not told by the police where they were taking me after I was called by them while I was performing my duty on the Red Road. They clicked several photos of me. I had shown them my official duty slip, posting me on the Red Road," he said after his release.
As the news of Roy's arrest spread, a large number of people, including his fellow medics, reached the Maidan police station, demanding his immediate release.
Amid mounting pressure, the police released him.
"I was released on a personal bond," said Roy, who was wearing a black t-shirt with the message 'sirdara bikri nei', which roughly translates to 'spine not for sale'.
He was also wearing a badge that said 'protiki anoshon' or 'symbolic hunger strike' in a show of solidarity with the junior doctors who have been on fast unto death for the last 11 days.
Without elaborating, an officer of the Kolkata Police told PTI that it was a "preventive arrest".
Roy is posted in KMC's ward 123, which comprises parts of the Barisha area in southwest Kolkata.
The stand-off between the doctors and the police over Roy's arrest added fresh fuel to the fire of protest that was lighted by the rape and murder of a medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
The state government organised the show with much pomp amid the fast unto death by the junior doctors, demanding justice for the deceased medic. PTI SCH SOM | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/on-duty-govt-medical-officer-held-for-wearing-t-shirt-badge-in-solidarity-with-protesting-docs-7317692 | 2024-10-15T17:53:57Z |
CyberKnight Appoints Samir Omar as GM Sales for KSA
Date
10/15/2024 9:45:22 AM
(MENAFN- cyber Knight Technologies) Dubai, UAE — October 15, 2024: CyberKnight, a leading cybersecurity value-added distributor (VAD) in the META region, is pleased to announce the strategic appointment of Samir Omar as GM Sales for Saudi Arabia. This key hire reflects CyberKnight’s commitment to expanding its presence in the Kingdom, building on its established leadership in the cybersecurity market, and addressing the increasing demand for Zero Trust Security solutions in the region.
With over 25 years of extensive experience in cybersecurity, Samir Omar brings a wealth of expertise in managing large-scale cybersecurity projects and driving business development across the Middle East and in the US. His deep understanding of the local market along with regulatory frameworks and directives will be critical in supporting CyberKnight’s mission to empower enterprise and government organizations with advanced security solutions and ensure compliance with the Kingdom’s governance requirements.
As GM Sales, Samir is responsible for driving CyberKnight’s business development strategy in KSA, working closely with strategic customers, partners, and government entities to ensure a robust cybersecurity posture for Saudi Arabia. With the rapidly evolving threat landscape and the Kingdom’s strong focus on digital transformation and innovation, CyberKnight remains dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity resilience in line with the objectives of Vision 2030.
“We are proud to welcome Samir Omar to lead our sales operations in Saudi Arabia, a pivotal market for us. His industry experience and knowledge, strategic thinking, and understanding of the unique cybersecurity challenges in the Kingdom are invaluable as we continue to expand our presence, elevate our partner and customer ecosystem, and support the local initiatives”, commented Wael Jaber, Chief Strategy Officer at CyberKnight.
“Joining CyberKnight at this exciting time is an incredible opportunity. Saudi Arabia is undergoing tremendous change, and I am honored to lead the CyberKnight sales organization to drive cybersecurity excellence for the Kingdom. I look forward to working closely with our valued vendors, customers and partners to deliver our innovative portfolio solutions that address today’s most pressing threat protection and compliance challenges”, responded Samir Omar, General Manager, KSA, at CyberKnight.
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Dean Cundey Will Receive a Lifetime Achievement Award From Director John Carpenter
The 24th Screamfest Horror Film Festival is set to conclude with a special double feature of two iconic films, The Thing and Halloween, on October 17 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The closing night will celebrate the legendary cinematographer Dean Cundey with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented by renowned director John Carpenter.
Cundey, known for his work on films like Jurassic Park, will be honored for his contributions to the horror genre, having worked on both The Thing and Halloween, among other classics. The evening will kick off with a screening of The Thing, a 1982 sci-fi horror film about a research team in Antarctica that discovers a terrifying alien creature. After the screening, Cundey will be presented with the award, followed by a showing of Halloween, Carpenter’s 1978 slasher film that introduced the world to the infamous Michael Myers.
Date: Thursday, October 17
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard. You can purchase tickets to the screening and award presentation on the Screamfest website.
This night promises to be a thrilling celebration of horror classics and a tribute to Cundey’s remarkable career. Special guests, including John Carpenter, are expected to attend the event. | https://westsidetoday.com/2024/10/14/double-feature-of-the-thing-and-halloween-to-close-screamfest-2024-honoring-dean-cundey/ | 2024-10-15T17:53:57Z |
Shirley Engelmeier Leads Business Leaders in Session on Why DEI Works, Showcasing InclusionINC’s Expertise
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Minneapolis, MN – Shirley Engelmeier, Founder and CEO of InclusionINC, led an impactful session with business leaders on 10/8 titled "A Conversation: Why DEI Works." Drawing from her latest book, Deliberate Disruption: Unraveling the Anti-DEI Ideology & Getting Back to Why DEI Works, Engelmeier emphasized the powerful role of inclusion in business success, while highlighting InclusionINC’s extensive expertise in "Inclusion as a Business Strategy."
The session explored the undeniable business benefits of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, offering participants actionable insights into how DEI drives performance, innovation, and market relevance. Engelmeier challenged organizations to refocus on the foundational question: Why is creating a culture of inclusion critical for business growth?
With InclusionINC’s comprehensive leadership programs and tailored e-learning solutions, the session demonstrated that inclusion, diversity and equity are critical for business success.
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR DEI
- Inclusion as a Driver of Business Growth: InclusionINC provides businesses with strategies to build a workforce that mirrors their diverse customer base,
increasing their ability to meet market demands and expand revenue.
- Enhancing Innovation and Productivity Through Inclusion: Engelmeier illustrated how inclusive workplaces foster a culture of innovation and
collaboration, leading to enhanced problem-solving, creativity, and overall business performance.
- Aligning DEI with Core Business Strategies: The session emphasized the need for companies to integrate DEI into their business objectives, and how
InclusionINC supports organizations in aligning these efforts to ensure sustainable success.
“Realigning on the Business importance of Inclusion Diversity and Equity: A Leadership Strategy”
In support of these efforts, InclusionINC has introduced a suite of learning solutions, designed to help organizations reconnect with the core principles of DEI. Through its Learning Over Time™ approach, InclusionINC offers customizable, long-term training programs to ensure lasting cultural transformation.
COMMUNICATING THE BUSINESS SIGNIFICANCE IS CRITICAL
Engelmeier stressed that communicating the business value of inclusion, diversity and equity is essential both within and outside the organization. She encouraged business leaders to:
- Internally: Make sure their employees understand how DEI contributes to the company’s growth and success, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose.
- Externally: Use communication and public relations to showcase the tangible benefits of DEI, including its impact on customer loyalty and competitive
positioning.
A TURBO CHARGER FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
Engelmeier reiterated that DEI is not just about doing the right thing; it’s about thriving in a rapidly shifting business landscape. By 2026, multi-racial and multi-ethnic markets will have a combined buying power of $7 trillion. “Inclusion is critical for survival in today’s economy,” said Engelmeier. “Companies that embed DEI as part of their core strategy will have the competitive edge to succeed.”
Engelmeier’s book, Deliberate Disruption, offers a roadmap for businesses to understand and capitalize on the value of DEI, positioning themselves for long-term success in an increasingly diverse market.
Deliberate Disruption: Unraveling the Anti-DEI Ideology & Getting Back to Why DEI Works is available on Amazon. For leadership or e-learning inquiries, interviews, or review copies, please contact Shirley Engelmeier at shirley@inclusion-inc.com or (612) 339-2202.
About InclusionINC:
Founded in 2001, InclusionINC is a leading consulting firm specializing in integrating "Inclusion as a Business Strategy." Known for its practical and results-oriented approach, InclusionINC has helped organizations build inclusive cultures that drive business success and market growth.
About Shirley Engelmeier:
Shirley Engelmeier is a globally recognized thought leader in DEI. With over 25 years of experience, she is an advocate for leveraging inclusion to enhance business performance and build resilient organizations.
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🔴 Rebel Roundup | Liberal MPs infighting, Samidoun listed as terror group, Canada-India feud
David Menzies and Sheila Gunn Reid react to the stories of the day in this edition of the Rebel Roundup livestream.
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Today, we're looking at infighting occurring in the Liberal caucus, as MPs are apparently infighting and plotting a revolt against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership of the party.
Plus, Canada and the U.S. have designated Samidoun as a terrorist organization following an incident where crowds chanted "death to Canada, death to America and death to Israel" and burned a Canadian flag.
And finally, we'll have a look at the deepening feud between the Canadian and Indian governments over Khalistani separatists.
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One’s got a big appetite, the other’s a bit of an introvert. China’s new panda diplomats touch down in DC
CNN
By Nectar Gan, CNN
Washington, DC (CNN) — Two giant pandas from China have landed in Washington, marking the first time the US capital has welcomed a new set of furry diplomats from Beijing in 24 years.
The FedEx cargo plane dubbed “Panda Express,” carrying Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3 years old, landed at Washington Dulles Airport at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday.
Amid tight security and heavy media coverage, two large metal boxes with the precious cargo were carefully lowered from the belly of the jet on a scissor lift and ferried to the terminal.
From there, the two pandas were trucked to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, where they will remain on loan for 10 years, with an annual fee of $1 million to support conservation efforts in China.
The Smithsonian’s previous pair of pandas returned to China with their cub last November when their lease expired. Their departure triggered a flood of tearful goodbyes and left the zoo’s panda exhibit empty for 11 months.
China’s renewed panda diplomacy with the US is a rare bright spot in the fraught relations between the world’s two superpower rivals – which have been marred by tensions over trade, technology, geopolitics and more.
While born in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, Bao Li has deep familial roots in Washington. His mother, Bao Bao, was born a celebrity at the National Zoo in 2013 and returned to China four years later. His grandparents, Meixiang and Tian Tian, lived at the zoo for 23 years until their lease ended last year.
“Bao Li has a huge personality. He reminds me a lot of his grandfather, Tian Tian,” said Mariel Lally, a panda keeper from the National Zoo who accompanied Bao Li and Qing Bao on the flight to Washington.
Lally spent the past 10 days getting to know the two pandas at a research base in Dujiangyan, a city nestled in the lush green mountains near the bears’ native habitat. And she could already see distinct characteristics about them that will charm a new generation of visitors.
Fans are already obsessed with Bao Li’s family history, she said. “But when people see his personality, they’re gonna go crazy. He’s energetic, he’s all about people, he’s just a lot of fun.”
The pilot of the FedEx jet bringing the pandas to their new home said Bao Li’s bubbly personality was evident even on the long flight.
“Every time anyone would enter the cargo area, he wanted to see who’s coming, and will they give me treats?” Capt. Deanna Martin told CNN.
Qing Bao, meanwhile, is the polar opposite and something of an introvert. She can often be found sleeping on her climbing structure or chilling in a tree, but she’s very alert when active.
“She’s very reserved,” Lally said. “She doesn’t always come when called because she would rather do her own thing. So, she’s a bit more independent than Bao Li.”
“She’s also a pretty tiny little bear, so people probably are really gonna love how petite she is,” she added.
A history of fascination with pandas
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo was the first in the US to exhibit the rare, cuddly animals as part of China’s “panda diplomacy” – a decades-long strategic tool to win partners, build goodwill and showcase soft power.
It began with US President Richard Nixon’s ice-breaking trip to Communist China during the Cold War. During that historic visit in 1972, first lady Pat Nixon was reportedly charmed by the pandas at the Beijing Zoo.
Weeks later, a pair of pandas, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, arrived at the National Zoo in Washington.
On their first day of public display, the two pandas drew a reported 20,000 visitors. Since then, giant pandas have become the zoo’s star attraction, drawing millions of visitors.
The zoo’s 24-hour Giant Panda Cam has garnered more than 100 million page views since its launch in 2000.
It went offline last November, when Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest cub Xiao Qi Ji left for China. And for the first time in 23 years, the giant panda exhibit at the National Zoo had become empty.
Competition among US zoos to bring in pandas – and the swooning crowds that follow them – is fierce. The San Diego Zoo received its own pair of Chinese pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, in June. On the same day Washington received its new pair, San Diego officials announced the launch of its own live panda cam.
The National Zoo’s gain was Atlanta’s loss, as Zoo Atlanta had to say goodbye to their four giant pandas earlier this month. Those pandas returned to China on the same FedEx jet that then turned around and transported Bao Li and Qing Bao – a round trip of over 10,000 miles.
Long haul flight filled with snacks
Much preparation was made for Bao Li and Qing Bao’s big journey across the Pacific Ocean.
A delegation from the Washington zoo came to the Chinese province of Sichuan to help with the transition.
Bao Li and Qing Bao were taken off public display and placed in quarantine on September 13, in a fenced-off zone away from the crowds of tourists.
Ren Zhijun, a Chinese keeper who has been caring for the two bears in quarantine noticed a big difference in their appetite. Bao Li, who loves bamboo shoots, can eat twice as much bamboo as Qing Bao, who counts carrots and apples as her favorite food.
Bao Li and Qing Bao spent their last few days in Dujiangyan spending time in their shipping crates, getting trained for their first long-haul flight.
The crates are built in a way that allows the keepers to pass bamboo, bamboo shoots, fruits and fresh water to the bears on the flight.
Before their departure from the Dujiangyan base, Bao Li appeared calm and composed as he slowly paced around the crate, while Qing Bao was more restless. She stood up and stuck her snout and paws out through the bars as her crate was forklifted onto the truck.
During a sendoff ceremony earlier on Monday near the base, the Washington zoo’s director, Brandie Smith, hailed half a century of collaboration between the Smithsonian and its Chinese partners on panda conservation.
“These beloved black and white bears are icons in Washington DC, and adored around the world,” Smith said. “Our team and legions of fans look forward to welcoming Bao Li and Qing Bao to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.”
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Three veterans whose cremains went unclaimed will be honored with a military ceremony on Tuesday at the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.
PFC Mario Nello DeVito, U.S. Army 1945-47, is one of the three veterans to be honored. He died in Bristol in 2000 at the age of 72.
PVT James Dickinson, U.S. Army 1941-43, died in West Haven in 1998, at the age of 80.
SP5(T) Richard Robert Thurston, U.S. Army 1964-67, died in 2022 in Simsbury, at the age of 79.
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Hearses will carry the three veterans’ cremains in a procession from the state Department of Veterans Affairs campus in Rocky Hill to Middletown for a ceremony with military honors.
The procession will begin at 10 a.m. and it will include a police and Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders motorcycle escort of the three hearses.
The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the State Veterans Cemetery at 317 Bow Lane in Middletown and the public is invited to attend.
Local
Immediately following the ceremony, the urns will be carried steps away and placed in a columbarium.
This will be the tenth ceremony since 2009 when Connecticut established new protocols to identify unclaimed cremated remains of honorably discharged U.S. veterans in the state’s funeral homes with the goal of providing them a dignified burial with full military honors.
Honor Procession Route
This is the route for the honor procession:
- Departs at 9:40 a.m. from the state Department of Veterans Affairs, 287 West Street in Rocky Hill
- From the north or south, take Interstate 91 to exit 23 West Street. Go east on West Street for two miles.
- The procession will exit the main gates and make a left onto on West Street, eastbound.
- Turn right onto Route 99 and continue straight onto Route 9 South through Middletown.
- Take exit 12, Silver Street
- Make a left at the end of the ramp onto Silver Street
- Take the first right over the bridge onto Eastern Drive, keeping the Connecticut Valley Hospital campus on your left.
- Make a left at the stop sign onto Bow Lane.
- Travel half a mile and the stone pillar entrance to the cemetery will be on your right. | https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/military-ceremony-will-honor-3-veterans-whose-cremains-went-unclaimed/3409627/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:00Z |
One’s got a big appetite, the other’s a bit of an introvert. China’s new panda diplomats touch down in DC
CNN
By Nectar Gan, CNN
Washington, DC (CNN) — Two giant pandas from China have landed in Washington, marking the first time the US capital has welcomed a new set of furry diplomats from Beijing in 24 years.
The FedEx cargo plane dubbed “Panda Express,” carrying Bao Li and Qing Bao, both 3 years old, landed at Washington Dulles Airport at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday.
Amid tight security and heavy media coverage, two large metal boxes with the precious cargo were carefully lowered from the belly of the jet on a scissor lift and ferried to the terminal.
From there, the two pandas were trucked to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, where they will remain on loan for 10 years, with an annual fee of $1 million to support conservation efforts in China.
The Smithsonian’s previous pair of pandas returned to China with their cub last November when their lease expired. Their departure triggered a flood of tearful goodbyes and left the zoo’s panda exhibit empty for 11 months.
China’s renewed panda diplomacy with the US is a rare bright spot in the fraught relations between the world’s two superpower rivals – which have been marred by tensions over trade, technology, geopolitics and more.
While born in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan, Bao Li has deep familial roots in Washington. His mother, Bao Bao, was born a celebrity at the National Zoo in 2013 and returned to China four years later. His grandparents, Meixiang and Tian Tian, lived at the zoo for 23 years until their lease ended last year.
“Bao Li has a huge personality. He reminds me a lot of his grandfather, Tian Tian,” said Mariel Lally, a panda keeper from the National Zoo who accompanied Bao Li and Qing Bao on the flight to Washington.
Lally spent the past 10 days getting to know the two pandas at a research base in Dujiangyan, a city nestled in the lush green mountains near the bears’ native habitat. And she could already see distinct characteristics about them that will charm a new generation of visitors.
Fans are already obsessed with Bao Li’s family history, she said. “But when people see his personality, they’re gonna go crazy. He’s energetic, he’s all about people, he’s just a lot of fun.”
The pilot of the FedEx jet bringing the pandas to their new home said Bao Li’s bubbly personality was evident even on the long flight.
“Every time anyone would enter the cargo area, he wanted to see who’s coming, and will they give me treats?” Capt. Deanna Martin told CNN.
Qing Bao, meanwhile, is the polar opposite and something of an introvert. She can often be found sleeping on her climbing structure or chilling in a tree, but she’s very alert when active.
“She’s very reserved,” Lally said. “She doesn’t always come when called because she would rather do her own thing. So, she’s a bit more independent than Bao Li.”
“She’s also a pretty tiny little bear, so people probably are really gonna love how petite she is,” she added.
A history of fascination with pandas
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo was the first in the US to exhibit the rare, cuddly animals as part of China’s “panda diplomacy” – a decades-long strategic tool to win partners, build goodwill and showcase soft power.
It began with US President Richard Nixon’s ice-breaking trip to Communist China during the Cold War. During that historic visit in 1972, first lady Pat Nixon was reportedly charmed by the pandas at the Beijing Zoo.
Weeks later, a pair of pandas, Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, arrived at the National Zoo in Washington.
On their first day of public display, the two pandas drew a reported 20,000 visitors. Since then, giant pandas have become the zoo’s star attraction, drawing millions of visitors.
The zoo’s 24-hour Giant Panda Cam has garnered more than 100 million page views since its launch in 2000.
It went offline last November, when Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest cub Xiao Qi Ji left for China. And for the first time in 23 years, the giant panda exhibit at the National Zoo had become empty.
Competition among US zoos to bring in pandas – and the swooning crowds that follow them – is fierce. The San Diego Zoo received its own pair of Chinese pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, in June. On the same day Washington received its new pair, San Diego officials announced the launch of its own live panda cam.
The National Zoo’s gain was Atlanta’s loss, as Zoo Atlanta had to say goodbye to their four giant pandas earlier this month. Those pandas returned to China on the same FedEx jet that then turned around and transported Bao Li and Qing Bao – a round trip of over 10,000 miles.
Long haul flight filled with snacks
Much preparation was made for Bao Li and Qing Bao’s big journey across the Pacific Ocean.
A delegation from the Washington zoo came to the Chinese province of Sichuan to help with the transition.
Bao Li and Qing Bao were taken off public display and placed in quarantine on September 13, in a fenced-off zone away from the crowds of tourists.
Ren Zhijun, a Chinese keeper who has been caring for the two bears in quarantine noticed a big difference in their appetite. Bao Li, who loves bamboo shoots, can eat twice as much bamboo as Qing Bao, who counts carrots and apples as her favorite food.
Bao Li and Qing Bao spent their last few days in Dujiangyan spending time in their shipping crates, getting trained for their first long-haul flight.
The crates are built in a way that allows the keepers to pass bamboo, bamboo shoots, fruits and fresh water to the bears on the flight.
Before their departure from the Dujiangyan base, Bao Li appeared calm and composed as he slowly paced around the crate, while Qing Bao was more restless. She stood up and stuck her snout and paws out through the bars as her crate was forklifted onto the truck.
During a sendoff ceremony earlier on Monday near the base, the Washington zoo’s director, Brandie Smith, hailed half a century of collaboration between the Smithsonian and its Chinese partners on panda conservation.
“These beloved black and white bears are icons in Washington DC, and adored around the world,” Smith said. “Our team and legions of fans look forward to welcoming Bao Li and Qing Bao to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.”
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PITTSBURGH — (AP) — Russell Wilson's time may be fast approaching in Pittsburgh.
Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Wilson is "in consideration" to be the starting quarterback when the Steelers (4-2) host the New York Jets (2-4) on Sunday night. The 35-year-old nine-time Pro Bowler has spent the past six weeks recovering from a calf injury he aggravated a couple of days before the season opener.
While Tomlin stressed that Justin Fields "has been really good" while filling in for Wilson and the team has "been really good at times," the NFL's longest-tenured coach added that good was "not to be confused with great."
Enter Wilson, who won the starting job at the end of training camp before tweaking the calf less than 72 hours before a Week 1 visit to Atlanta. Tomlin saw enough of Wilson in practice last week to have him serve as the backup behind Fields during a 32-13 win in Las Vegas, and there's a very real chance they could swap roles against the Jets.
“This is a competitive league, man,” Tomlin said. “We’re trying to position ourselves to be that team. And we got a player with talent who hadn’t had an opportunity to play. So we’re going to potentially explore those things.”
Fields has been efficient and occasionally spectacular during his six-week audition. He's also largely avoided the kinds of mistakes that were a common thread during his three years in Chicago, throwing just one interception in 160 attempts. His accuracy, however, had dipped of late. Fields has completed just 57% (29 of 51) of his passes over his past eight quarters, down from 69% (77 of 111) across the opening month of the season.
The Steelers are also 28th in passing and 20th in scoring, riding a soft(ish) early season schedule and a disruptive defense led by All-Pro linebacker T.J. Watt to a tie atop the AFC North with rival Baltimore. After a pair of home primetime games against the New York City area teams — the Jets on Sunday, the Giants on Oct. 28 — the sledding figures to get far heavier once the calendar flips to November and Wilson's resume may be too tantalizing for Tomlin to pass up.
Tomlin cautioned that the decision to give Wilson reps with the first team in practice this week has more to do with Wilson's experience and his resume than Fields' performance.
“Justin has been an asset to us," Tomlin said.
Just not enough of one for Tomlin to definitively hand the starting job to Fields outright. Tomlin declined to get into specifics on how he will divide the practice snaps with the first team and doesn't expect to make a decision on who will start against the Jets until later in the week.
"We’re just going to roll the ball out, let both guys work and make decisions from there," Tomlin said.
Fields' play has allowed the Steelers to bring Wilson — who turns 36 next month — along slowly. Wilson initially injured the calf when the team reported to training camp in July and there was a concern when he aggravated it that it could lead to something more serious.
Wilson has steadily improved and showed Tomlin last week that he could protect himself in practice. The next step will be knocking off whatever rust might remain from a month-plus of relative inactivity, though Tomlin doesn't sound overly concerned.
Whoever the quarterback is will likely be playing behind a seventh different offensive line combination in as many weeks with rookie center Zach Frazier out with an ankle injury sustained against the Raiders. Fields' mobility — he's already run for five touchdowns — has helped offset the constant churn in front of him. That's not a tool that Wilson has had since the height of his “Let Russ Cook” days with Seattle several years ago.
Asked how the offense might change with Wilson behind center, Tomlin smiled and said “it remains to be seen. And I think that’s one of the cute things about this discussion.”
NOTES: LB Nick Herbig (hamstring) will miss his second straight game. ... There's a chance OLB Alex Highsmith (groin), out since a win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sept. 22, could return. ... RB Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle) may also be available after missing two games.
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UK homeowners favour kitchen renovations over replacements, driven by cost savings and sustainability. This trend, enhanced by smart tech, fuels market growth.
Why replace when you can refresh? A kitchen makeover can transform your space, reduce waste, and save up to 80% of the cost of a full renovation-all without sacrificing style.” - Dean Signori
UNITED KINGDOM, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- New data from Sketch Spray reveals a growing trend in the home improvement industry: homeowners are increasingly opting for kitchen renovation versus replacement. Rising installation costs, the desire for sustainable practices, and economic uncertainty are driving more people to renovate rather than replace their kitchens entirely.
Industry Data Highlights a Shift
The kitchen furniture and fixture market reached a total value of £194 billion in 2023, with 1.3 million new kitchens installed. However, recent trends show a shift towards kitchen makeovers and renovations:
*The kitchen furniture market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2024 to 2028.
*68% of homeowners opted for partial kitchen renovations in 2023, up from 57% in 2021.
*The average cost of a full kitchen installation ranges from £8,000 to £15,000, with high-end installations reaching up to £25,000.
*In contrast, kitchen makeovers can cost as little as £800 to £2,000, representing up to 80% in savings compared to a full renovation.
Globally, the kitchen renovation market is expected to reach $170 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 4.3%, indicating a worldwide trend towards kitchen updates rather than full replacements.
Rising Costs and Consumer Behavior
Inflation and the rising cost of living have contributed to a shift in consumer spending habits:
*The UK inflation rate reached 10.1% in March 2023, the highest in 40 years.
*43% of UK homeowners prioritized cost when deciding on kitchen upgrades.
*62% of homeowners reported staying within or under budget for their kitchen renovations, compared to 51% in the previous year.
The cost of raw materials has also played a significant role in this shift. The price of timber, a key component in kitchen cabinetry, has increased by 30% since 2021. Similarly, the cost of metals used in kitchen appliances and fixtures has risen by 15% in the same period.
Sustainability Drives Renovations
Environmental awareness is growing, leading to more sustainable renovation choices:
*58% of renovating homeowners in 2023 incorporated eco-friendly options into their kitchen upgrades.
*The UK government aims to reduce carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels, influencing homeowners' renovation decisions.
*Energy-efficient appliances can reduce energy consumption by up to 30% compared to older models.
A survey found that 72% of consumers consider the environmental impact of their kitchen materials. This has led to a 40% increase in the use of recycled and upcycled materials in kitchen renovations since 2020.
A Flexible and Efficient Approach
Homeowners are seeking more flexible and less disruptive renovation options:
*76% of kitchen renovations in 2023 involved cabinet upgrades, with 42% opting for partial cabinet upgrades.
*The average time for a full kitchen renovation is 5-6 weeks, while a kitchen refresh can be completed in 3-5 days.
*35% of homeowners cited minimizing disruption as a key factor in choosing partial renovations over full replacements.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also influenced this trend. With more people working from home, 65% of homeowners reported wanting to minimize disruptions to their daily routines, making quick kitchen refreshes more appealing.
Market Preferences for Kitchen Makeovers
As more homeowners choose to refresh their kitchens, industry reports show a surge in demand for kitchen makeovers:
*The kitchen worktop market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% from 2023 to 2028.
*52% of kitchen renovations in 2023 focused on upgrading countertops, while 49% involved updating backsplashes.
*The market for kitchen cabinet refacing is projected to grow by 6.3% annually from 2023 to 2027.
Paint manufacturers have reported a 25% increase in sales of cabinet paint since 2021, indicating a growing trend in DIY cabinet refreshes.
Benefits of Kitchen Renovation Over Replacement
The advantages of kitchen renovation versus replacement are clear:
*Homeowners can save 30-50% on average by opting for cabinet refacing instead of full replacement.
*Kitchen renovations offer an average ROI of 72%, compared to 56% for full kitchen remodels.
*87% of homeowners reported improved functionality and livability after partial kitchen renovations.
Moreover, homes with recently updated kitchens sold 25% faster than those without, even if the updates were minor refreshes rather than full renovations.
The Rise of Smart Kitchen Technology
A new trend emerging within kitchen renovations is the integration of smart technology:
*45% of kitchen renovations in 2023 included the addition of smart appliances, up from 30% in 2021.
*The global smart kitchen appliances market is expected to reach $43 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 14.5% from 2022 to 2027.
*Voice-activated devices in kitchens have seen a 200% increase in adoption since 2020.
Popular smart kitchen upgrades include Wi-Fi-enabled refrigerators with inventory management systems, smart ovens that can be controlled remotely, and voice-activated faucets and lighting systems.
Conclusion
As homeowners become more conscious of both their budget and environmental impact, the trend toward kitchen renovations over complete replacements is expected to grow. The data shows a clear shift toward kitchen makeovers that emphasize cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and flexibility, allowing homeowners to refresh their existing kitchen without the need for a full remodel. With the added dimension of smart technology integration, kitchen renovations are becoming an increasingly attractive option for homeowners looking to modernize their spaces efficiently and effectively.
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Gurugram, Oct 15 (PTI) The Gururgram Police have recovered over 5,000 grams of marijuana from a courier parcel at the Amazon transportation services for delivery, officials said on Tuesday.
A senior police officer said that while checking the package on Monday, the employees at the Amazon transportation at Bhangrola village detected something unusual in the package and called the police.
Following this, the police opened the package and found 5,972 grams of marijuana, he said. A complaint was filed in the case.
"In the parcel, marijuana was packed in two different polythene. The marijuana was found in the packs which weighed 5,972 grams. Upon checking the details of the parcel, it was shipped to Raj Kumar Paramhans in Ludhiana, Punjab. The accused committed a crime by giving marijuana to Amazon to get it ordered", ASI Dharam Singh said in his complaint.
Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered under the Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act on Monday, police said. Further investigation is underway. PTI COR HIG HIG | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/over-5-kg-marijuana-recovered-from-courier-parcel-in-gurugram-7317557 | 2024-10-15T17:54:03Z |
Explore the Best Pumpkin Patches For a Festive Halloween Season
By Dolores Quintana
Spooky season has officially begun and local pumpkin patches are opening to welcome the public who are seeking family fun and the perfect pumpkin for their home. Almost every pumpkin patch comes with fun yet scary decor and lots of activities for the kids. It’s a great time to get into the Halloween spirit and celebrate fall with your loved ones. Check out the list below for the best pumpkin patches in West Los Angeles.
Brentwood Country Mart Honor System Pumpkin Patch
The Brentwood Country Mart’s annual Honor System Pumpkin Patch is now open. The Country Mart announced on Instagram that you can “choose your canvas—small, medium, or large, in a range of colors. Let the carving begin. Available until October 31.” It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of the other patches but has the virtue of being able to get in, select your pumpkin, pay for it, and leave quickly and easily.
Mr. Bones Pumpkins:
Mr. Bones Pumpkins, formerly a staple of West Hollywood, is now located at 3443 S Sepulveda Boulevard in Culver City. While the location is smaller, it does have onsite paid parking as well as fun activities including face painting, pumpkin decorating, a petting zoo, slides, a straw maze, giant rocking horses, food trucks, and a pumpkin village.
The patch opened for business last week and will remain open until October 30. For more information about parking please click here. Street parking is available, but be sure to check all posted signs to avoid parking tickets, particularly on College Blvd. The patch has a new mascot, a giant owl made of mini-pumpkins.
Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with entry closing at 7:30 p.m. Activities close between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. Mr. Bones does offer delivery services. Delivery is offered on weekdays only, please email us at info@mrbones.com for pricing.
Shawn’s Pumpkins
Shawn’s Pumpkins is another Culver City area patch and has changed its location this year to 3443 S. Sepulveda Boulevard. They allow pets, but only during the weekdays, and accept cash and credit cards. Your family will find bounce houses, pony rides, a chance to engage with adorable creatures in our petting zoo, a train ride, a mini straw maze, giant inflatable slides, games, kiddie rides, face painting, and numerous adorable photo-op spots. Admission is free on weekdays, but express tickets are available to avoid lines. Weekend admission is only $2.50 for anyone aged 15 and up. Parking is free but limited although there is street parking available.
They will be open until November 2, with hours varying from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. this week and expanding to 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. depending on the day of the week, with longer hours on the weekend. Shawn’s has a food stand that offers kettle corn, funnel cake, hot dogs, tacos, empanadas, pizza, agua frescas, sodas, and much more. Their food stands are open from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m on weekends.
Mr. Jack O’Lantern’s Pumpkin Patch
Mr. Jack O’Lantern’s Pumpkin Patch is located in West Los Angeles at 11404 Santa Monica Boulevard. In addition to being able to select your perfect pumpkin, the patch does sell food and beverages and has activities including pumpkin decorating, photo stations, pumpkin bowling, tumbling tombstones, candy corn hole, animal viewing and feeding, bouncy house, pumpkin putting, and a pumpkin smash. You can buy unlimited Jack Passes for unlimited access to all games and activities, one mini pumpkin, and one session of pumpkin decorating. The jack pass does not include pumpkin smash, spin it to win it, or tractor rides.
Mr. Jack O’Lanterrn’s Pumpkin takes orders online for pickup, delivers, and does custom carving and home and porch displays. It is open until October 31 and is open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. All of their locations including the ones in Brea and Torrance are open.
Lopez Ranch Pumpkins and Christmas Trees
Lopez Ranch Pumpkins and Christmas Trees has moved to Villa Marina Marketplace 13450 Maxella Avenue in Marina del Rey, across from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. They do not have a website, but they are open officially. Their Facebook page, which updates the patch’s hours and activities describes it as a “traditional, quaint old School neighborhood Pumpkin Patch in beautiful Marina del Rey!”
There is no charge for admission to the patch, but as their post on Facebook said, “A purchase is greatly appreciated.” Pets are welcome. On weekdays, the hours are listed as 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and on the weekends, noon. to 5:00 p.m., however, you can contact them for more information via email at LopezRanchLA@GMAIL.com or by phone at (323) 804-5618. | https://westsidetoday.com/2024/10/14/local-pumpkin-patches-open-for-fall-fun-and-family-activities-across-west-los-angeles/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:04Z |
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have built a strong building in the just-held assembly elections on the foundation they had laid in the Lok Sabha elections and it is now over to them to take the democratic journey forward.
Addressing a press conference here to announce the schedule of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls, he lauded the voters of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir for the good turnout.
He said the voter turnout has helped lay a strong foundation of democracy, and the passion showed by the people of the Union Territory is commendable.
During the course of his opening remarks, the CEC also referred to the steps taken by the poll authority to ensure money power and drugs do not disturb the level-playing field.
He said agencies have been asked to work in a cohesive and coordinated manner and share intelligence.
He said efforts are being made to dry up the inflow of drugs, liquor, cash and freebies. He also indicated taking harsh action against liquor and drug kingpins.
The CEC said a clampdown has been ordered on cash flowing covertly in vehicles disguised as police vans and ambulances.
Officials have been directed to check helicopters of all parties, star campaigners, leaders. PTI NAB NAB MNK MNK | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/over-to-people-of-j-k-to-take-democratic-journey-forward-cec-kumar-on-high-voter-turnout-in-ut-7317522 | 2024-10-15T17:54:05Z |
A new report indicates decades of anti-tobacco message appears to be getting through. Nationwide, the number of young people using e-cigarettes dropped by half a million over the last year, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey.
In Connecticut, 11.5 percent of high school students reported vaping in the last 30 days, according to a survey by the Connecticut Department of Public Health, up from 10.6 percent in 2021. Youth e-cigarette use in our state spiked in 2019 at 27 percent.
The state report also examines how teens are getting e-cigarettes.
More than 43 percent of high schoolers surveyed said they get vape products from family or friends, while 15.5 percent reported buying them at a vape or tobacco shop, and 10.8 percent said they get them at a store or gas station. Thirty-percent of students said they get e-cigarettes some other way.
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5 middle school students fall ill after possible ingestion of cannabis-laced edibles
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LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Five middle school students reportedly fell ill at a school campus in Northridge on Monday after they possibly ate cannabis-laced edibles, according to firefighters.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews were called to Nobel Charter Middle School, located in the 9900 block of Tampa Avenue, at around 2:20 p.m. after learning of the incident, according to a statement from the department.
They were called in regards to five female students that began to feel sudden sickness, the statement said.
While all five of the students were reported to be conscious and breathing upon firefighters’ arrival, hree of the girls were taken to a nearby hospital in fair condition. The other two were released to their parents or guardians after they were evaluated at the scene.
It’s unclear exactly what the students may have eaten that made them fall ill.
“Today, we became aware that five of our students may have consumed a banned substance. Emergency personnel were contacted, and students received medical attention,” said a statement from Los Angeles School Police. “The Los Angeles School Police Department is currently investigating this incident, and we are actively working with our local health partners.
In the statement, officers urged parents to talk with their children about substance abuse and the dangerous side effects that could come from the use of controlled substances.
“We need your help to educate our students about the harms that drugs can cause,” the statement said.
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Inclusion is critical for survival in today's economy. Companies that embed DEI as part of their core strategy will have the competitive edge to succeed.” - Shirley Engelmeier
MINNEAPOLIS, MN, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Minneapolis, MN – Shirley Engelmeier, Founder and CEO of InclusionINC, led an impactful session with business leaders on 10/8 titled "A Conversation: Why DEI Works ." Drawing from her latest book, Deliberate Disruption: Unraveling the Anti-DEI Ideology & Getting Back to Why DEI Works, Engelmeier emphasized the powerful role of inclusion in business success, while highlighting InclusionINC's extensive expertise in "Inclusion as a Business Strategy."
The session explored the undeniable business benefits of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, offering participants actionable insights into how DEI drives performance, innovation, and market relevance. Engelmeier challenged organizations to refocus on the foundational question: Why is creating a culture of inclusion critical for business growth?
With InclusionINC's comprehensive leadership programs and tailored e-learning solutions, the session demonstrated that inclusion, diversity and equity are critical for business success.
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR DEI
- Inclusion as a Driver of Business Growth: InclusionINC provides businesses with strategies to build a workforce that mirrors their diverse customer base,
increasing their ability to meet market demands and expand revenue.
- Enhancing Innovation and Productivity Through Inclusion: Engelmeier illustrated how inclusive workplaces foster a culture of innovation and
collaboration, leading to enhanced problem-solving, creativity, and overall business performance.
- Aligning DEI with Core Business Strategies: The session emphasized the need for companies to integrate DEI into their business objectives, and how
InclusionINC supports organizations in aligning these efforts to ensure sustainable success.
“Realigning on the Business importance of Inclusion Diversity and Equity: A Leadership Strategy”
In support of these efforts, InclusionINC has introduced a suite of learning solutions, designed to help organizations reconnect with the core principles of DEI. Through its Learning Over TimeTM approach, InclusionINC offers customizable, long-term training programs to ensure lasting cultural transformation.
COMMUNICATING THE BUSINESS SIGNIFICANCE IS CRITICAL
Engelmeier stressed that communicating the business value of inclusion, diversity and equity is essential both within and outside the organization. She encouraged business leaders to:
- Internally: Make sure their employees understand how DEI contributes to the company's growth and success, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose.
- Externally: Use communication and public relations to showcase the tangible benefits of DEI, including its impact on customer loyalty and competitive
positioning.
A TURBO CHARGER FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
Engelmeier reiterated that DEI is not just about doing the right thing; it's about thriving in a rapidly shifting business landscape. By 2026, multi-racial and multi-ethnic markets will have a combined buying power of $7 trillion.“Inclusion is critical for survival in today's economy,” said Engelmeier.“Companies that embed DEI as part of their core strategy will have the competitive edge to succeed.”
Engelmeier's book, Deliberate Disruption, offers a roadmap for businesses to understand and capitalize on the value of DEI, positioning themselves for long-term success in an increasingly diverse market.
Deliberate Disruption: Unraveling the Anti-DEI Ideology & Getting Back to Why DEI Works is available on Amazon. For leadership or e-learning inquiries, interviews, or review copies, please contact Shirley Engelmeier at ... or (612) 339-2202.
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American figure skater Ilia Malinin has been doing gymnastics off the ice much of his life, one of the many reasons why he can so effortlessly land the dazzling quadruple jumps that made him a world champion at just 19 years old last March.
It is also why Malinin has been able to so seamlessly incorporate the backflip into his program.
Once banned in competition for its inherent danger, the backflip and all other "somersault type jumps" were removed from the restricted list by the International Skating Union after last season. And almost immediately, they began to pop up in lower-level competitions, including the Lombardia Trophy last month, when Malinin landed one on the way to victory.
But what about more important competitions, such as Skate America, which opens the Grand Prix season Friday night in Allen, Texas? Or the world championships in March in Boston, the last one before the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy?
“I’m definitely planning to keep it," said Malinin, the first skater ever to land the 4 1/2-revolution quad axel in competition. “I’m thinking of ways to really level it up as well in the future, like adding a twist or some crazy other combination.”
At the Lombardi Trophy, Malinin landed the backflip late in his free skate, set to “I'm Not a Vampire” by Falling in Reverse. He also landed five quads over two clean programs to outdistance Japanese rivals Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato.
“I’ve been doing it off-ice for four or five years now," explained Malinin, who took the backflip to the ice at first by using support ropes to help guide his landing. “I was doing gymnastics and it started to become muscle memory.”
Many skaters, including reigning Olympic champion Nathan Chen of the U.S., have been doing backflips in exhibitions for years. And in January, French skater Adam Siao Him Fa was so far ahead during his free skate at the European championships that he added one to his program, even though he knew it would cost him points.
The most famous backflip in competition came during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan. Surya Bonaly, who knew she would finish out of the medals, landed one on a single blade in her free skate — that particularly flip is now named for her.
Skate America is the first of the six Grand Prix events that lead up to the Grand Prix Final in December in France. And with the Winter Games just over a year away, the primary contenders for Olympic medals will begin to rise to the fore.
Russian and Belarusian athletes once again are banned from competing because of the war in Ukraine.
Kaori Sakamoto of Japan, who will begin her season at Skate Canada later in the month, is trying to become the first woman to win four straight world titles since Carol Heiss won five in a row from 1956-60. Scott Hamilton of the U.S. was the last skater to win four in a row, capturing every title from 1981-84.
Worlds runner-up Isabeau Levito will be at Skate America with American teammates Bradie Tennell and Elyce Lin-Gracey, while Alysa Liu — the 2022 U.S. Olympian fresh off a two-year retirement — will open her Grand Prix season at Skate Canada.
Two-time defending ice dance world champs Madison Chock and Evan Bates are back with their eyes on winning their first gold medals in the event at the Milano-Cortina Olympics. The duo were fourth at the Beijing Games. They did finally receive their team gold medals as part of the U.S. squad that were held up by the Russian doping investigation at the Paris Olympics.
“We’re headed for Milan," said Chock, who along with Bates are known for their avante-garde skating style. "We’re still inspired and finding new things in our skating, and it feels great to keep improving.”
Their biggest rivals are Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada and Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy.
Reigning world champs Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will begin their Grand Prix seasons on home soil at Skate Canada. Their biggest competition will be Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara, who took silver at worlds, along with Sara Conti and Niccolo Macii of Italy and Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany.
U.S. pairs champions Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea will be in the Skate America field this weekend.
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New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be making her electoral debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, with the party fielding her for the November 13 bypoll.
She had extensively campaigned for her brother Rahul Gandhi who contested and won two seats in the Lok Sabha general elections -- Wayanad (Kerala) and Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh).
An MP can hold just one seat. Rahul Gandhi decided to retain Rae Bareli, necessitating a bypoll in Wayanad.
The Election Commission on Tuesday announced the bypoll will be held on November 13.
"Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal to nominate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as party candidate for the Lok Sabha bye-election from Kerala," the party said in an official release.
This will be the electoral debut for Priyanka Gandhi (52), who has been keen to contest elections for sometime.
The Congress also announced Rahul Mamkootathil from Palakkad and Ramya Haridas from Chelakkara assembly constituency for the upcoming bypolls. PTI SKC TIR TIR | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/priyanka-to-make-electoral-debut-from-wayanad-cong-fields-her-for-nov-13-bypoll-7317654 | 2024-10-15T17:54:12Z |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched an internal investigation into the agency's handling of repeated sanitary violations at a Boar's Head plant in Virginia tied to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Tuesday that USDA's Inspector General Phyllis Fong is conducting an inquiry into why the deli meat processing plant was allowed to continue operating after federal and state inspectors found dozens of food safety rule violations and reported "disturbing conditions at the plant."
Previously released records revealed officials with the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service flagged issues including mold, insects, dripping water and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment throughout the site.
“USDA took virtually no action — allowing Boar’s Head to continue business as usual at its chronically unsanitary Virginia plant — despite finding repeated serious violations," Blumenthal said in a statement.
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The Senator said the IG's investigation will look into whether proper corrective and enforcement actions for reported violations were taken and to assess whether the agency has an effective process to "identify, elevate and address recurring non compliances" in order to reduce the risk of tainted products from entering the food supply.
At least 10 people have died and nearly 60 others in 19 states have been sickened by the listeria strain that was traced back to the Jarratt, Virginia, plant. Illnesses were reported between late May and late August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. All of those who fell ill were hospitalized.
In July, the Sarasota, Florida-based company recalled more than 7 million pounds of deli meat distributed to stores across the country. That came days after an initial recall of more than 200,000 pounds of Boar's Head products. Two months later, the company announced on Sept. 13 that it was closing the Jarratt plant and discontinuing production of liverwurst.
At the time, a spokesperson for Boar's Head said in a statement to NBC News that the company "deeply regret[s] the impact this recall has had on affected families." The spokesperson added that food safety is the company's "absolute priority."
According to the documents, the Agriculture Department reported "heavy meat build up" on a hydraulic pump in the plant and on the motor of an inspection line on Aug. 8, 2023, NBC News reported. During an inspection on June 10, inspectors found flies "going in and out" of pickle vats, "small flying gnat like insects were observed crawling on the walls and flying around the room" and "7 ladybugs, 1 beetle like insect, and 1 cockroach like insect" in the same room.
On Jan. 9, "black mold like substance." with some spots being "as large as a quarter," was discovered at the plant, according to the documents.
Inspectors reported four more instances of finding mold, and in one case mildew, in the plant in June and July.
In all, Agriculture Department officials had logged 69 instances of noncompliance with federal regulations at the plant from Aug. 1, 2023, through Aug. 2, 2024.
Boar's Head is facing several lawsuits filed by victims and their families.
Blumenthal and Rep. Rosa DeLauro, also of Connecticut, called on the Agriculture and Justice departments to “work closely” to determine whether to bring criminal charges against Boar's Head in connection with the crisis. It wouldn't be the first time a food-poisoning outbreak resulted in criminal and civil penalties.
In 2020, Chipotle agreed to pay a record $25 million to resolve criminal charges over tainted food that sickened more than 1,100 people in outbreaks between 2015 and 2018. In 2015, former Peanut Corporation of America executive Stewart Parnell was sentenced to 28 years in prison after an outbreak of salmonella in his company's peanut butter killed nine people and sickened more than 700. | https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/national-international/usda-internal-investigation-deadly-boars-head-listeria-outbreak/3409637/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:12Z |
Interactive Webinar to Offer Tips on Coexisting with Coyotes and Mountain Lions
Los Angeles residents who are concerned about the appearance of wild animals, like coyotes and mountain lions, in their neighborhoods are invited to participate in an upcoming virtual informational session on local wildlife, hosted by Los Angeles Animal Services.
The session, which will take place on Tuesday, October 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m, aims to help the community better understand and coexist with wildlife in the area, and will be led by LA Animal Services Wildlife Specialists.
The interactive webinar will cover essential tips on how to safely interact with wildlife and protect pets from potential hazards. Those interested can register in advance here and a confirmation email will follow with details on how to join the session.
For more information and to register, visit the LA Animal Services website. | https://westsidetoday.com/2024/10/15/la-residents-invited-to-virtual-wildlife-safety-session-hosted-by-la-animal-services/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:11Z |
Northern California doctor creates directory to connect people living with hidden disabilities
By Rachel Wulff
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DAVIS, California (KOVR) — One Northern California doctor is looking to connect people living with hidden disabilities and illnesses with each other.
Dr. Rebecca Lobo came up with the idea recently while preparing for a Sjogren’s summit. The idea is that those suffering from the disease have a hard enough time dealing with illness, much less marketing their product or business.
Lobo said that opening up about her Sjogren’s diagnosis and developing her skincare line made her realize that “business and how you do business is not really set up for people with hidden disabilities.”
She said physical or financial limitations impact one’s ability to get their business off the ground.
“What I noticed is that on my journey, I had to really scrounge to find resources to help me,” she noted.
So she created a guide for small business owners like herself called the “HIDDEN” directory,” which stands for The Hidden Illness and Disability Directory of Entrepreneurs and Nurturers.
“If you have a hidden illness or a disability and you are looking for support, all the services and products offered by other people in the community are in one place so you don’t have to expend a bunch of energy to find those people,” Lobo said.
Dr. Susan Masterson was one of the first vendors. She, too, has Sjogren’s. She said realizing she had the disease was a gift.
Masterson slowed down and left her full-time job as a psychologist to consult others with hidden diseases. She has written books and offers instruction on lifestyle and nutrition for those suffering from auto-immune diseases.
“So if you can start feeling like you have something in your control, finally then it starts to snowball,” she said. “And you start to get better at taking care of yourself and you start to feel rewarded by taking good care of yourself.”
Masterson is elated to join the directory.
“We don’t have big advertising budgets and we want to work,” she said. “We want to contribute.”
She knows there is strength in numbers and knowing support is a click away.
Lobo invited the public to join the directory and shop there.
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The following are the top rated Energy stocks according to Validea's P/E/Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Peter Lynch. This strategy looks for stocks trading at a reasonable price relative to earnings growth that also possess strong balance sheets.
CONSOL ENERGY INC (CEIX) is a mid-cap value stock in the Coal industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 93% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: CONSOL Energy Inc. is a producer and exporter of high-Btu bituminous thermal coal and metallurgical coal. It owns and operates longwall mining operations in the Northern Appalachian Basin. Its flagship operation is the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, located over 26 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, near the city of Washington and the borough of Waynesburg all in Pennsylvania, and consists of three deep longwall mining operations: the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine and the Harvey Mine, as well as a centralized preparation plant. Its segments include the PAMC and the CONSOL Marine Terminal. The PAMC includes the Bailey Mine, the Enlow Fork Mine, the Harvey Mine and a centralized preparation plant. The PAMC segment's principal activities include the mining, preparation and marketing of bituminous coal, sold primarily to industrial end-users, metallurgical end-users and power generators. The CONSOL Marine Terminal segment provides coal export terminal services through the Port of Baltimore.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of CONSOL ENERGY INC
DORIAN LPG LTD (LPG) is a small-cap value stock in the Water Transportation industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 93% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Dorian LPG Ltd. is a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipping company. The Company and its subsidiaries are focused on owning and operating very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that transport liquefied petroleum gas globally. Its fleet consists of 25 VLGCs, including one dual-fuel 84,000 cubic meters (cbm) ECO-design VLGC (Dual-fuel ECO VLGC), 19 fuel-efficient 84,000 cbm ECO-design VLGCs (ECO VLGCs), one 82,000 cbm modern VLGC, three time chartered-in dual fuel Panamax size VLGCs, and one time chartered-in ECO VLGCs. It provides in-house commercial and technical management services for all of its vessels. Fifteen of its ECO VLGCs, including one of its time-chartered-in ECO-VLGCs, are fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems to reduce sulfur emissions. It also has entered into a shipbuilding contract for a newbuilding very large gas carrier / ammonia carrier (VLGC/AC) with a cargo carrying capacity of 93,000 cbm. Its subsidiaries include Dorian LPG Management Corp. and Dorian LPG Finance LLC.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of DORIAN LPG LTD
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP (MPC) is a large-cap value stock in the Oil & Gas Operations industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 74% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Marathon Petroleum Corporation is an integrated, downstream energy company. The Company operates through two segments: Refining & Marketing and Midstream. The Refining & Marketing segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks, including renewable feedstocks, at its refineries in the Gulf Coast, Mid-Continent and West Coast regions of the United States. The Company sells refined products to wholesale marketing customers domestically and internationally, to buyers on the spot market, to independent entrepreneurs who operate primarily Marathon branded outlets and through long-term supply contracts with direct dealers who operate locations mainly under the ARCO brand. The Midstream segment gathers, transports, stores and distributes crude oil, refined products, including renewable diesel, and other hydrocarbon-based products principally for the Refining & Marketing segment via refining logistics assets, pipelines, terminals, towboats and barges, and others.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP
ECOPETROL SA (ADR) (EC) is a large-cap value stock in the Oil & Gas Operations industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 74% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Ecopetrol S.A. is an oil company. The Company operates in Colombia, Peru, Brazil and the United States Gulf Coast. The Company's segments include Exploration and Production, Transportation and Logistics, and Refining, Petrochemicals and Biofuels. The Company's Exploration and Production segment includes exploration, development and production activities in Colombia and abroad. The Company's Transportation and Logistics segment includes the transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil and other refined products, including diesel and biofuels. The Company's main crude oil pipeline systems' operating capacity is approximately 1.34 million barrels per day (BPD). The Company's main refineries are the Barrancabermeja refinery, which it directly owns and operates, and a refinery in the Free Trade Zone in Cartagena that is operated by Reficar S.A., a subsidiary of the Company. The Company also owns and operates two other minor refineries: Orito and Apiay.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of ECOPETROL SA (ADR)
ATLAS ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC (AESI) is a mid-cap growth stock in the Construction - Raw Materials industry. The rating according to our strategy based on Peter Lynch is 72% based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation. A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock and a score above 90% typically indicates strong interest.
Company Description: Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. is a producer of locally sourced 100 mesh and 40/70 sand used as a proppant during the well completion process. The Company's sand reserves are located in Winkler and Ward Counties, Texas, within the Permian Basin and operations consist of proppant production and processing facilities, including one facility near Kermit, Texas (the Kermit facility), a second facility under development at the Kermit location, and a third facility near Monahans, Texas (the Monahans facility). Its Kermit and Monahans facilities have a total combined annual production capacity in excess of 10.0 million tons. The Company is also engaged in operating a logistics platform that is designed to enhance the safety and sustainability of the oil and natural gas industry within the Permian Basin. This includes the Dune Express, an overland conveyor infrastructure solution under construction, coupled with its fleet of fit-for-purpose trucks and trailers.
The following table summarizes whether the stock meets each of this strategy's tests. Not all criteria in the below table receive equal weighting or are independent, but the table provides a brief overview of the strong and weak points of the security in the context of the strategy's criteria.
Detailed Analysis of ATLAS ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC
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Popular Fan Fiction Writer Makes Bold Leap to Novels with Infernis Duology
Ruin is a captivating romantasy that masterfully blends steamy tension with breathtaking world-building.” - Amanda Richardson, USA Today Bestselling Author of DissentAUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Well-known for her Harry Potter-inspired fan fiction, writer Gillian Eliza West is making her first foray into full length novels. The first book in her Infernis Duology, RUIN , is a true slow burn romance featuring an enemies to lovers storyline and nods to multiple mythologies. With its own unique world, language, and lore, Ruin provides readers a depth that is not often found in other mythological retellings and fantasy romance novels. This novel is an exploration of fear and grief, the way those emotions can fester and change a person into something unrecognizable, and how the path back to finding oneself is often to face what one fears most.
The main character Oralia Solis has not felt the touch of another in 245 years without them crumbling to ash at her feet. Cursed by the bite of a daemoni, she has been sequestered away for the greater good of Aethera by her adopted father, King Typhon. When Oralia flees the palace of Aethera after her power is let loose with deadly results, rival king Renwick recognizes her potential as a weapon and aids her escape.
King Renwick rules the kingdom of Infernis, and he is touch averse. Renwick is the god of the dead and though he cannot be destroyed, he can be killed and resurrected. However, each time he is resurrected, he loses a small piece of his soul. By the time Oralia meets him, he cannot feel anything besides grief, shame, and a cold sort of anger.
Oralia finds herself the prisoner of the man she has been taught to fear most, and Renwick is surprised to find there is more to this princess than her untamed powers. Despite the gulf of secrets and magic between them, Renwick cannot deny the pull he feels towards her, and Oralia struggles to resist the one person who cannot only survive her touch but craves it.
As Oralia uncovers the truth of her parentage and masters her magic, she will discover that the power to raze or save either Aethera or Infernis lies in her hands. War between the two kingdoms looms, and she must decide who she can trust and which she wants more: power or love.
“I have experienced quite a lot of loss in my life which has caused me to become afraid and anxious. So, I felt very passionate about writing a story about what it is like to not only face your fears but also become them and find out what's on the other side. I am very excited for my fans to meet Oralia and Renwick,” says Gillian Eliza West.
West has created a rich fantasy story with impeccable spice and mythological inspiration. To learn more about the book and author, please visit: GillianElizaWest
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Gillian Eliza West, debut author of Ruin: The Infernis Duology Book One, lives in Austin, Texas. With a passion for mythology that has taken her around the world despite her fear of flying, she strives to infuse her stories with a similar kind of wonder and magic. Her first foray into writing for an audience was fan fiction, allowing her to hone her skills as a storyteller. When she is not working on her debut duology, you can find West snuggled up with her dog, Walter, and a book or her favorite fanfic. To learn more, please visit GillianElizaWest or follow her on Instagram @GillianEliza or TikTok @gillianeliza_.
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Early in my career, I was fortunate to work in Australia, a country that gives all employees a three-month holiday after ten years at the same company.
Wonderful as this was, it came at a difficult time for me: I had a new boss, and I wasn't feeling very secure in my job. Nonetheless, I set off for three blissful months exploring the outback with my family in a camper van.
When I returned, I expected to be fired. Instead, I found that my team had excelled, and my boss was very happy with them - and with me. This experience taught me a valuable lesson: much of what I'd been doing previously as a leader was probably unhelpful.
I decided to double down instead on things that could help my team achieve even more, rather than diving into details on things they could do perfectly well without me.
Research shows that my experience wasn't unique. Leaders who focus on helping their teams are consistently rated as highly effective.
Micro-managers and people-pleasers are not.
The research also suggests that leaders are often unaware of the impact their behaviour has on others. Taking a few months off is one way to learn about your impact, but it's easier just to ask!
Earlier this year my company, Transforming Engagements, started gathering feedback for leaders in Rwanda using a survey from Human Synergistics International called Leadership/ImpactAE.
So far, we've received feedback from the reports, peers and superiors of 26 leaders. Most of these leaders are executives, nearly half are female and the majority work in finance, public agencies or the service sector.
A very positive result from the feedback is that Rwandan leaders rank in the top 20% globally for encouraging constructive behaviours that are associated with high leadership effectiveness (like achievement and development).
They also encourage aggressive defensive behaviours that reduce effectiveness (like competition and opposition) at levels slightly above average.
Passive defensive behaviours are also associated with low effectiveness, and these are well above the norm for the leaders in our sample, especially conventional which ranks in the top 10%.
Conventional behaviour prioritises adherence to rules, discourages innovation and maintains the status quo. The overall profile of our leaders suggests that they may be working at cross purposes, encouraging beneficial and counterproductive behaviours at the same time.
Leaders' actual behaviour is often different to what they themselves see as the ideal. In our data, this is apparent with conventional and competitive behaviours. Competitive behaviour is focused on outperforming internal rivals at the expense of collaboration.
Leaders encouraging competition motivate people to exaggerate their achievements and undermine the performance of others. In their own survey responses, leaders said it was ideal to encourage conventional and competitive behaviours at a level below the global average.
But respondents rated them as above average on both.
We also saw differences in behaviour between leaders that respondents rated as most effective and those rated as least effective. The most effective leaders encouraged less competitive and less oppositional behaviour than the least effective.
Oppositional behaviour includes being hard to impress, elevating your status through fault finding and blaming others for performance problems.
Interestingly, there wasn't much difference between the most and least effective leaders on passive behaviours like conventional. This suggests that passive behaviours are hard to change or not strongly associated with lower effectiveness in Rwanda.
The findings above are consistent with anecdotal evidence I've seen in my consulting practice. Leaders that try to introduce new initiatives in Rwanda can face a wall of resistance. Colleagues seem very quick to explain why innovations will fail or displease important stakeholders.
There's also a low tolerance for failure, with great attention paid to achieving short-term metrics and much less to developing ideas that could transform the company's long-term fortunes.
The key message from this research for any leader in Rwanda is to take comfort that you are already doing many of the things necessary to make your organisation successful. To reach the next level of leadership effectiveness you should probably do less, not more.
Give people space to experiment and do things their way, even if this makes you feel uncomfortable. Reserve your judgement for the rare things that are truly problematic and look past little details that really don't matter in the greater scheme of things.
If my experience is anything to go by, you will be delighted by what your team comes up with when you stop interfering in their work. And you will have much more time for the people that matter most in your life.
The writer is a is CEO of Transforming Engagements (TES) Ltd, a Kigali-based consultancy that helps organisations prosper through positive leadership. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150664.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:16Z |
Gopeshwar, Oct 15 (PTI) Prohibitory orders were imposed in Gauchar and Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Tuesday after tension built up following a minor argument between two groups of different communities over scooter parking, officials said.
A minor dispute over parking a scooter in the morning in Gauchar located on the Badrinath National Highway escalated into a fight between two groups, they said.
Administrative and police teams reached the spot to restore peace.
Chamoli District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said that taking cognisance of the matter, necessary action has been taken and police force has been deployed in Gauchar and Karnaprayag.
He said the situation is under control but being constantly monitored.
"We request all the citizens to exercise restraint and maintain mutual brotherhood," Chamoli Superintendent of Police Sarvesh Panwar said.
Police has registered a case in the matter on the complaint received from one party. PTI COR ALM ALM MNK MNK | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/prohibitory-orders-imposed-in-uttarakhands-gauchar-karnaprayag-7317601 | 2024-10-15T17:54:18Z |
Paula: Dan, it’s great to be back with you to talk college hockey in this season’s second installment of TMQ. Even though the season is young, there’s a good deal to dig into, both on and off the ice.
Last week, Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger began a discussion about the implications of the NCAA granting eligibility to Canadian major junior players and I’d like to hear your thoughts on that later in the column, but for our first conversation of the season, I’m throwing out the word that so many fans despise and so many coaches use: parity.
And, honestly, the conversation about the NCAA’s proposal and the P-word intersect, especially when terms like “blue bloods” and “elites” come into play.
What transpired on the ice this past weekend brings me to it, though. One week after Stonehill upset Merrimack, Lindenwood – a team with six wins last season – split with Wisconsin, a 4-2 win Friday and a 3-2 overtime loss Saturday. The Lions didn’t trail in that series and only lost when Daniel Laatsch scored the game-winner with 18 seconds to spare in OT.
On the other end of the PairWise spectrum (so to speak), Boston College and Michigan State split a pair of games in Munn Ice Arena, with each team exploding for three second-period goals in its win: 3-0 for BC on Friday, 4-3 for the Spartans Saturday.
There were 16 games decided by a single goal and four OT ties, several come-from-behind wins, and some other notable results, like Omaha beating Minnesota 2-1 in overtime for the Ice Breaker title and Merrimack shutting out Minnesota State 1-0.
Is this an early harbinger of a season that will produce many surprises and upsets? Is this a sign of some teams – from up and down conference standings – starting where they left off at the end of 2024-25? Or is it too early to make much of anything here?
Dan: Based on the child-based crash emanating from the other side of the wall, talking about college hockey is exactly where I’d like to be right about now, so welcome back to another wonderful season where you and I get to play hooky from our responsibilities while we talk about the best and fastest game on Earth.
Paula: As someone living at a latitude nearly identical to Niagara Falls, Ont., and about 78 miles northwest of Windsor, Ont., I think it’s cute that you see Canada a strictly northern proposition, Dan.
I’m also an easy drive between two Ontario Hockey League teams that play right here in Michigan, the Saginaw Spirit and the Flint Firebirds.
All chiding aside, that geographic perspective that echoes a kind of Canadian invasion is a fascinating metaphor for this moment in college hockey. There is a two-camps mentality at play here that I fall victim too as well, but I’m not sure that an either-or model holds up to scrutiny.
Players in the major juniors are still college-aged kids, and I don’t think that giving them NCAA eligibility differs much from the way current NCAA players are allowed to be drafted and remain NCAA eligible.
Yeah, I know that players in the major juniors are playing professional hockey – but they’re not getting rich doing so, and in many cases, they’re not being developed well. The Canadian major junior leagues have histories of lying to players about pay, bonuses, and reimbursement for college tuition should they forego the NCAA route for the major juniors.
I really dislike seeing people – especially young people – exploited for the profit of others.
That is why I’m fully behind the NIL. I understand the relationship between big collegiate sports programs like football and how smaller programs (fencing, wrestling) are funded, but exploiting student-athletes to do so is wrong.
There are too many people profiting from the play of young athletes – in the NCAA, in major junior hockey – who are not the athletes themselves. That’s what it really comes down to for me.
One potential area of worry for me is the continued manipulation of players who come to the NCAA from major junior hockey. These are players who will have had greater exposure to all of the people who want to exploit their careers. Not only will those individual student-athletes need protection from such exploitation, but so will the programs they enter.
The lines between amateur and professional are already blurred in sports in so many ways, and as an old lady, I’m surprised by how little that bothers me. What does trouble me is money. From betting culture to access, there are too many ways in which sports culture can be corrupted to profit individuals at the expense of collegiate players.
There’s more to this in my mind, too, but I’m still working to articulate it accurately. I’m not sure this I followed the way you were steering things, Dan, but that’s where I went.
Dan: That’s an interesting take. I’m not really sure where I was heading with this, but I really like the idea of hashing out the CHL vote in the framework of the kids’ ages. Also, for the record, anything west of the 128-Mass Pike interchange for a Boston-area guy is New York. The fact that I moved outside that exit and live in the same county as where I grew up – with its multiple orange line MBTA stops – made me recalibrate my whole geographic orientation in Massachusetts.
Shoutout the 24 people reading this who understood that sentence… also shoutout the Big Ten and NCHC fans who just imploded at me waxing poetic over New England in the fall.
Paula: I hear you, Dan. It’s a weird new landscape that we’re navigating. So much has changed in recent years – the COVID eligibility, the portal, NIL, now the prospect of major junior players – and it’s quite dizzying.
One more thing before I leave this topic altogether. I’ve been hearing the term “blue bloods” bandied about, with Ohio State coach Steve Rohlik talking about it a little on the record last week and whispers about the term in other places.
I’ve never liked the idea of the “elites” in college hockey, the implication that some programs are better because of something inherent to their identity rather than to certain very real circumstances, and the term “blue bloods” kind of shakes me. From covering the old CCHA, I remember the disparity among big name and lesser-known programs within the same conference. While some programs in our tenure of covering DI hockey have remained perennial powerhouses, programs wax and wane – and not all schools are endowed with equal resources.
That is all I’ll say about that.
I also want to circle back to the AIC-Ohio State series. I think that the college hockey world in general saw that as a challenge for the Yellow Jackets, but I saw it as equally challenging for the Buckeyes. I think that series alone got my brain thinking about parity.
But to answer your question: there are a few series right within the conference I cover that I’m anticipating pretty eagerly.
Because the Big Ten is so small and there’s quite a bit of nonconference play for B1G teams in the first half, what happens in December may count a lot toward March and April.
I’m really looking forward to the Michigan State-Minnesota series Dec. 13-14 to end the first half and then the Frozen Confines games Jan. 3-4 at Wrigley Field. I see the Spartans as national contenders this year, and I’m pretty certain that Bob Motzko and his staff will have the Gophers in shape in no time, so what happens in Minneapolis in December may impact the Big Ten conference race.
Six of B1G Hockey’s seven teams will play a total of four games in Wrigley Field, something that will certainly draw attention to college hockey. Outdoor games that count are always interesting, so there’s that.
One single game that I’m looking forward to is Michigan State vs. Michigan Feb. 8 at Little Caesars Arena. I don’t think that people outside of the area where I live understand how big a deal this game is between the Spartans and Wolverines on NHL ice. Even before Michigan State began its rebuild, this game routinely drew enormous crowds, often selling out. It’s an event – and it’s a more meaningful one now because of the excellent work that Adam Nightingale and his staff have done at MSU.
Down the stretch, too, Ohio State has a chance to play spoiler as the Buckeyes end their season with series against Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.
How about you? What are you looking forward to?
Dan: You know, I’m going to go off the board here because I genuinely enjoy the simplest form of tradition. For me, it’s the same thing week-in and week-out, so getting that cup of coffee before a broadcast is one of those things that I miss when I’m not at the rink. I live for the postgame meet-up and the decompression in equipment rooms, and grabbing that caffeinated beverage in between periods or ahead of the opening puck drop cleanses my soul from the outside world. I know it’s cliche, but I feel like I’m home when I do it, like the year never really ended even as it’s starting anew. | https://www.uscho.com/2024/10/15/tmq-rehashing-a-fantastic-weekend-of-hockey-while-also-exploring-some-of-the-biggest-issues-like-the-chl-and-nil/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:18Z |
A Soldier Lodged A Complaint About His Superiors During Training, So They Hazed Him To Teach Him A Lesson
by Matthew Gilligan
I was never in the military, but I can imagine that it would be a pretty bad idea to annoy or upset your superiors.
Sounds reasonable, right?
But I guess not everyone feels the same way…
Check out how this man in the Army got even with a soldier who should’ve probably kept his mouth shut.
Army Revenge Story.
“A little background first: This story happened to my dad while he was in the Army shortly after Vietnam ended.
My dad went to OCS (Officer Candidate School) and was a captain in an Artillery unit.
I’ve heard him throw around terms like 10th Mountain Division and Rangers a ton while I was growing up and his uniforms say stuff like that.
I’m an Army brat but I never joined since it has no appeal to me.
I don’t know a ton about how things work in the Army and so I might get a few of the details wrong since I am retelling the story based off of what I remember him saying while growing up.
My dad was a Captain when this all happened at Fort Sill. Sorry to all you Army guys that will see something is off in my story.
I don’t know exactly how Army bureaucracy works.
Joes would be trained by my dad’s Top SGT that he nicknamed Top and they were great friends up to the day Top passed away in the early 2000’s.
My dad and Top would show these guys how to fire artillery and do the math that comes into shooting the gun and how to stack ammo for it and do charge bags etc.
There are specific rules about this kind of work.
One thing you’d never do is stack rounds on the deck of the Howitzer. A Howitzer from what I understand is a giant gun capable of shooting something like 30 miles away.
Not stacking the rounds on the deck was beaten into everyone’s heads and there was this one guy (we’ll call him Timmy) that simply didn’t care and would stack it on the deck anyways.
One day they were firing off the Howitzer and Timmy put some giant 8 inch rounds on the deck.
When this gun is fired I guess the whole deck and everything will jump and go back like 3 ft.
Which can cause these rounds to flip over and possibly detonate whatever is loaded into the heads of them like explosives, which is why you never do that.
My dad sees this happen and then sees Top jump down Timmy’s throat about safety etc and Timmy is unfazed.
Later that week my dad gets a call from his superior saying they need to meet.
Oh, boy…
My dad meets with his superior and he says that Timmy has lodged a complaint against my dad and Top because they “constantly single me out for their problems” or something to that degree.
My dad’s superior says that he thinks the complaint got lost in the mail as he throws it in the trash.
My dad said he got the hint that he needed to do something about Timmy since he was endangering everybody and now making written complaints that were downright lies.
Instead of getting into a paper war to get Timmy discharged over safety violations my dad decided good ole fashion hazing would work better.
Fast forward a few weeks and my dad and the Joes are in foxholes and doing some type of war game in a huge Oklahoma field on base.
It’s pouring rain and they are just sitting tight for a reason I can’t remember.
My dad calls Timmy over and says “Timmy, you see that stop sign down the road (about 2 miles away)?” Timmy says “yes sir!”
My dad says “run down to it and report back if it’s raining.” Timmy runs down and back and says “Sir, it’s raining, sir.”
My dad says “very good, Timmy. Get back to your hole.” Timmy makes a face of displeasure and my dad says “Timmy, is there a problem?”
Timmy says that there isn’t but it ****** my dad off for some reason and so he decides Timmy is lonely.
My dad says “Timmy, are you lonely in your foxhole!? Do you need a companion!?”
LOL.
Timmy says “Sir, no, Sir” and my dad says “bull ****, you look lonely!”
Dad then tells Timmy to find the biggest rock he can carry and report back immediately.
Timmy comes back about 10 minutes later with a rock the size of a watermelon and my dad says “outstanding, Timmy! You’ve found a friend. Go back to your hole with your new BFR (Big ******* Rock).”
Timmy goes back to his foxhole and puts the rock down at his feet in the foxhole.
Top goes over to where Timmy has a foxhole and says “Timmy! You selfish *******! (Or something to that degree). You didn’t did a foxhole for your BFR! Do you want your BFR to ***!?!?!”
Timmy says no and then starts digging a second foxhole.
This sounds exhausting.
Fast forward a few days and they are back in the barracks and Timmy has been dragging around his BFR for the whole time.
Digging foxholes for it, carrying its ammo etc.
All the Joes have to fall into a line in the morning where my dad will look them over and tell them if something looks wrong, go over the war game results or plan another one or something to that degree.
Timmy shows up late running with his BFR. Top goes over to Timmy and says “Timmy, why are you and BFR late!?” Timmy says he couldn’t run as fast or something.
My dad then comes over and says “Timmy, this is unacceptable and if I let you get away with this, then it’ll set a bad example for the rest of the men.”
My dad then tells Timmy “You and your BFR are getting too friendly and you’re missing roll call because of it. It’s time for you to break up with your BFR and do a more important task.”
This kid was really going through it…
My dad instructs Timmy to go set his BFR free into the wild and come back with a push broom.
Timmy runs over to a field about 200 yards away and sets the BFR down and then grabs a nearby broom and comes back.
My dad says “Top, do you see all this sunshine on the sidewalks?” Top says “Yes, sir I do, it’s a **** shame.”
My dad looks at Timmy standing there with a new broom and he says “Timmy, today I need you to sweep all this sunshine off the sidewalks. Don’t come out to the field until it’s done.”
Timmy starts sweeping the sidewalks and my dad and the rest of the men go out into the field to do training or something.
It was a long day for Timmy…
Later that evening, about 10 hrs later, they are coming back and Timmy is pushing a block of wood on the sidewalk. He had swept so much that the bristles had worn off.
It was dusk or close to it and some of the sidewalk had a shadow from the nearby buildings cast on it. My dad says “Timmy, outstanding work. Fall in.”
Timmy never lodged another complaint after that and eventually got kicked out of the Army for sleeping on the lawn of the barracks from drinking.
I guess two strikes for that and you’re done…at least back then.”
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This person spoke up.
Another individual wasn’t a fan of this place…
And this Reddit user shared a story.
He probably should’ve kept his mouth shut…
Lesson learned a bit too late.
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The County Supervisors of Los Angeles Recognize the Day Earlier in the Week
The Los Angeles City Council voted to make Los Angeles one of the first major U.S. cities to officially recognize National Coming Out Day on Friday, a move hailed as a “historic moment” by City Council member Nithya Raman as reported by CBS News. The City of Philadelphia is one of the only other cities in the country that recognizes National Coming Out Day.
Raman highlighted the significance of the day during a presentation, which was first celebrated on October 11, 1988. It was founded by LGBTQ+ activists Jean O’Leary and Robert Eichberg to commemorate the first anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Additionally, Los Angeles County supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn sponsored a motion that proclaimed Oct. 12 as National Coming Out Day in Los Angeles County. The motion also declared that the Los Angeles County Library and the Department of Arts and Culture will officially promote LGBTQ events and programs during LGBTQ History Month on Tuesday, October 8.
During the event, Raman also recognized the owners of the Black Cat Tavern in Silver Lake, one of whom Lindsay Kennedy attended, a site tied to early LGBTQ+ civil rights protests, and PJ Brescia, founder of BabyGay, a nonprofit that celebrates the coming out process through storytelling.
“Today marks a significant occasion as Los Angeles becomes the first major city to officially acknowledge National Coming Out Day,” Raman said. “This day is a joyful reminder of the diverse and inclusive nature of our city, and L.A.’s longstanding history as a hub for queer culture and activism.”
Raman emphasized the importance of this recognition, noting the surge in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country, with 530 bills introduced in the past month alone. She underscored the need to protect and uplift LGBTQ+ communities, particularly in light of these challenges. | https://westsidetoday.com/2024/10/15/los-angeles-city-council-votes-to-officially-recognize-national-coming-out-day/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:18Z |
More than 800 service members ejected from US military under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ receive honorable discharges
By Haley Britzky, CNN
(CNN) — More than 800 records of service members who were kicked out of the military under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy were recently upgraded to receive honorable discharges, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday.
“Just over a year ago, I announced that the Department would, for the first time, begin to proactively review the military records of former Service members discharged during ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ because of their sexual orientation who might have been eligible for upgrades to the characterization of their discharge or changes to their reason for separation but had not yet applied,” Austin said. “After a year of exceptional work, the Military Department Review Boards directed relief in 96.8% of the 851 cases that they proactively reviewed.”
Austin announced in September 2023 that the Pentagon would be “initiating new outreach campaigns” to reach LGBTQ+ service members who may have been discharged based on their sexual orientation. Congress officially repealed the policy, which prohibited openly bisexual, gay, or lesbian individuals from serving in the military, in 2011.
A service member’s discharge status determines what benefits they are eligible for after military service. An individual who has received a discharge characterized as other than honorable or under bad conduct, for example, may not receive full benefits from the Veterans Affairs.
Last year, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said troops “were given discharges that may have denied them access to veterans’ benefits like home loans, healthcare, GI Bill tuition assistance, and even some government jobs.”
Austin said Tuesday that with the hundreds of changes recently made in the proactive review, 96% of all service members who were kicked out of the military under “don’t ask, don’t tell” — and who served long enough to receive a merit-based characterization of that service — now have an honorable discharge.
“We will continue to strive to do right by every American patriot who has honorably served their country,” Austin said Tuesday.
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CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Woods Fund Chicago is proud to announce that Michelle Morales, the organization's dynamic and visionary President, will be honored with the prestigious 2024 Professional Grantor Award. This recognition, bestowed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Chicago Chapter), celebrates Michelle's profound impact on the philanthropic sector and her steadfast commitment to fostering equity, justice, and community empowerment.
Under Michelle's leadership, Woods Fund Chicago has become a powerful catalyst for systemic change, championing the voices of those who have historically been marginalized and ensuring that all communities have access to the resources and support they need to thrive. Her guidance and advocacy have been instrumental in steering the organization toward its vision: to help create a society where people of all racial and ethnic groups - across all levels of social and economic status - are empowered and have a voice to influence policies that impact their daily lives, and where all communities are free of poverty and racism.
“Michelle's commitment to equity is evident in every facet of her work,” said Anton Seals, Jr., Chair of the Woods Fund Board of Directors.“Her ability to see beyond immediate needs and address the systemic inequities facing Black and Brown communities impacted by racial injustice has inspired not only the staff and board but also the broader philanthropic community. This award is a testament to her enduring dedication to social justice and transformative change.”
Michelle's deep roots in community advocacy and her unwavering focus on lifting up grassroots organizations have redefined what it means to be a grantmaker. She has championed initiatives that tackle the root causes of poverty, racism, and oppression and ensured that community-led solutions are prioritized and valued. Her work extends beyond traditional philanthropy; it amplifies the leadership of those most impacted by inequities and supports their efforts to drive structural change.
“I am deeply honored to receive the 2024 Professional Grantor Award,” said Michelle Morales.“This recognition is not just for me but for my Woods Fund team as well as all the passionate advocates, leaders, and community members who work tirelessly to dismantle systems of oppression and build a more just society. Woods Fund Chicago's commitment to racial justice remains steadfast, and we will continue to stand alongside communities to build a world where every person can live with dignity and agency.”
This award underscores Woods Fund Chicago's impact and the leadership of Michelle Morales in the philanthropic sector. Additionally, it highlights Michelle's contributions as a beacon for others in the sector, showing that when philanthropy is grounded in community, real and lasting change is possible.
The Professional Grantor Award will be presented to Michelle Morales at the 48th Annual Philanthropy Awards on October 18, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Isaie Niyitanga, a motorcycle taxi operator in Kigali, pays Rwf180,000 in insurance premiums per year for his motorbike that was manufactured five years ago.
However, he fears that by December 2024, when his motorbike surpasses five years, his premium will rise to Rwf230,000.
"Insurance premiums are soaring. It [gradually] increased from Rwf40,000 in 2017/2018 to Rwf180,000 currently (for a motorcycle that is not more than five-years old)," he said.
His motorbike is covered by insurance firm Radiant, which is considered the largest insurer of such vehicles in Rwanda.
Insurance companies attribute the rise in premiums to relatively high risks associated with motorcycles as well as the subsequent compensations to victims.
But motorcycle taxi operators argue that the situation is exaggerated, describing insurers' pricing as unfair to them.
"[Owners] of motorbikes involved in accidents are often not compensated by insurance companies because they argue that motorcycle taxi operators are in the wrong," Niyitanga said.
Also, he said, the accidents involving motorcycles implicate cars, but often the former are to blame, unfairly, pointing to an existing stereotype that 'abamotari n'ubundi bagenda nabi' - which loosely means motorcycle taxi operators drive recklessly.
"I have been driving a motorcycle for five years, but I have never caused an accident," he said, calling for the reduction of motorcycle insurance premiums, and decrying a situation where such premiums are higher than those paid for the cover of some cars that carry more people than motorbikes.
Desiré Safari, another motorcycle taxi-operator, has to pay Rwf180,000 for his three-year old motorcycle - but he said he incurs Rwf190,000 to settle it up through instalment arrangement as he cannot afford a single payment.
Generally, he said, insurers are reluctant to provide motorcycle cover, with the reason they put forward being the reported high motorbike involvement in accidents.
He told The New Times he has been a motorcycle taxi operator for five years, but never been involved in an accident that required compensation from his insurer.
For him, the high insurance amounts, coupled with other expenses including income tax payment and fuel costs, undermines the profitability of a motorcycle taxi operator.
"Insurance reduction should be considered to offer a relief to motorcycle taxi operators," he said, also questioning insurers' rates for motorbikes that are in some cases higher than those for cars.
The Deputy Managing Director of Radiant, Ovia Kamanzi Tuhairwe, told The New Times that the increasing motorcycle insurance premiums result from the high number of accidents in which they get involved in.
"It is because of many accidents that make us incur excessive expenses on compensation that are beyond our capacity," she said, adding that this is a common issue for all insurance companies.
Charlotte Kamanzi, Chief Commercial Officer, and acting CEO of SONARWA General Insurance, also said the high motorbike insurance premiums issue is common on the market, pointing out that it stems from high accident rates among motorcycle drivers.
"There are many accidents, and we think reducing them requires continuously teaching them [motorcycle taxi drivers] how to drive carefully on the road," she said.
The Spokesperson of Rwanda National Police, ACP Boniface Rutikanga, told The New Times that from January to August, 2024, "we recorded 3000 accidents, 57% of which were motorcycle accidents."
Some motorcycles [taxi operators], he said, were driving without documents, including insurance certificates.
"During this period, at least 100 [people] sustained injuries and 150 property damages that would need insurance compensation," he observed, indicating that properties in question include motorcycles, cars, and infrastructure like electrical poles.
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Regarding compensations, Radiant's Tuhairwe said the claims ratio of each insurance product - such as for motorcycle, fire, and health cover among others - should not exceed 60 per cent of the collected premiums.
Claims ratio is the percentage of claims costs incurred (compensations paid) in relation to the premiums earned.
"But you realise that the claims ratio for motorcycles is very high; you find that we are at 120 per cent, while we should not exceed 60 per cent. Yet we are regulated companies, there is a regulator [the central bank] that sets such rates," she said.
Such data suggests that Radiant's expenses on compensations to motorcycle accident victims are 20 per cent higher than the premiums collected.
In 2021, Radiant paid more than Rwf2.9 billion for 3,561 cases (compensation claims), compared to Rwf3 billion for 4,470 cases in 2022, Rwf2.4 billion for 4,306 cases in 2023, and Rwf2.3 billion for 3,287 cases for the period up to September of 2024, according to statistics from the insurance firm.
The case for compensating victims in the informal sector
Tuhairwe said that expenses on compensations to victims of accidents involving motorcycles - under third party liability insurance coverage - are high, especially when the people in question are young.
This is the case because such compensations are based on the number of an affected person's years up to the retirement age, which is 65.
She said a minimum amount of Rwf3,000 is considered daily when compensating an accident victim whose salary is not known - such as when they did not have a formal employment (lack an employment contract showing their salary), or were jobless - which means more than Rwf1 million per year.
The Rwf3,000 was set by the Supreme Court in a 2016 case ruling as the minimum amount of money to be generally considered the daily compensation for an accident victim. It was in response to a lack of minimum wage that considers market realities, in Rwanda's legislation..
If the victim is 20, for instance, they have 45 years to the retirement age. This implies that they shall get Rwf45 million as compensation - even when they do not have a job.
She suggested such an amount should be reviewed, estimating that if it is revised downwards, it may somehow result in a reduction in motorcycle insurance premiums, accordingly. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150665.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:22Z |
Pune, Oct 15 (PTI) Several functionaries of the local unit of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP offered to resign on Tuesday in protest after the party's city chief Deepak Mankar was denied nomination to the Maharashtra legislative council in the Governor's quota.
Seven new members of the council were administered the oath of secrecy earlier in the day, including two nominees of the party led by Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Pawar, namely, Pankaj Bhujbal and Idris Naikwadi.
"More than 600 party workers, functionaries and office-bearers offered their resignations as Deepak Mankar was denied the MLC seat. We are resigning from our posts and not from the party. We trust Ajit Pawar to do justice to the party workers. We will meet him when he comes here after two days and offer our resignations," said local leader Datta Sagare.
Nitin Shinde, another NCP leader, said Mankar was denied the opportunity despite his honest and dedicated work for the party.
"The demand to make him an MLC was made multiple times. By not giving him the opportunity, injustice has been done to party workers and that is why we are offering resignations," said another worker.
Mankar was not reachable for his comment. PTI SPK KRK | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/pune-ncp-functionaries-unhappy-over-denial-of-mlc-seat-to-mankar-offer-to-quit-7317666 | 2024-10-15T17:54:24Z |
Sky Sports to show 25 games in December and January, including: Tottenham vs Chelsea, Man City vs Man Utd, Brighton vs Palace, Spurs vs Liverpool, Liverpool vs Man Utd, Arsenal vs Aston Villa and Man City vs Chelsea; stream every top flight game on Sky with a NOW TV Pass
Tuesday 15 October 2024 16:30, UK
Manchester United's away trips to Liverpool and Manchester City headline the 25 matches of festive football to be shown live on Sky Sports during December and January.
Pep Guardiola's City will meet United on Sunday December 15, with kick-off at 4.30pm. United will then travel to Anfield to face Arne Slot's Liverpool on Sunday January 5, with kick-off at 4.30pm.
Sky Sports will also show Tottenham's home games with Chelsea - kick-off at 4.30pm on Sunday December 8 - and Liverpool at the same kick-off time on December 22, in big games affecting the title race and top four battles.
Arsenal's London derbies at Fulham and Crystal Palace will also be live on Sky Sports, with the Gunners travelling to Craven Cottage on Sunday December 8, kick-off 2pm - before their trip to Selhurst Park on Saturday December 21, kick-off 5.30pm.
The Gunners' trip to Brighton on Saturday January 4 and home game with Unai Emery's Aston Villa on Saturday January 18 will also be shown live on Saturday Night Football, kick-off for both games at 5.30pm.
Sky Sports will also show two away reunions for Enzo Maresca as he takes Chelsea to former club Leicester on Sunday December 29, kick-off 2.30pm, before facing Guardiola's City on January 25, kick-off 5.30pm.
The Monday Night Football fixtures over the festive period include the M23 derby between Brighton and Crystal Palace on December 16, an East Midlands derby between Wolves and Nottingham Forest on January 6.
Wolves' London trips to West Ham on December 9 and Chelsea on January 20 will also be Monday night fixtures, which all kick-off at 8pm.
Sixteen out of the 20 Premier League teams will play on Boxing Day (December 26) with only Brighton vs Brentford and Arsenal vs Ipswich moved to the evening of December 27.
Saturday October 19
Bournemouth vs Arsenal, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday October 20
Wolves vs Man City, kick-off 2pm
Liverpool vs Chelsea, kick-off 4.30pm
Friday October 25
Leicester City vs Nottingham Forest, kick-off 8pm
Saturday October 26
Everton vs Fulham, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday October 27
Chelsea vs Newcastle, kick-off 2pm
Arsenal vs Liverpool, kick-off 4.30pm
Saturday November 2
Wolves vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday November 3
Tottenham vs Aston Villa, kick-off 2pm
Man Utd vs Chelsea, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday November 4
Fulham vs Brentford, kick-off 8pm
Saturday November 9
Brighton vs Man City, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday November 10
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle, kick-off 2pm
Chelsea vs Arsenal, kick-off 4.30pm
Saturday November 23
Man City vs Tottenham, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday November 24
Southampton vs Liverpool, kick-off 2pm
Ipswich vs Man Utd, kick-off 4pm
Monday November 25
Newcastle vs West Ham, kick-off 8pm
Friday November 29
Brighton vs Southampton, kick-off 8pm
Saturday November 30
West Ham vs Arsenal, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday December 1
Chelsea vs Aston Villa, kick-off 1.30pm
Liverpool vs Man City, kick-off 4pm
Saturday December 7
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday December 8
Fulham vs Arsenal, kick-off 2pm
Tottenham vs Chelsea, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday December 9
West Ham vs Wolves, kick-off 8pm
Saturday December 14
Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday December 15
Bournemouth vs West Ham, kick-off 2pm
Manchester City vs Manchester United, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday December 16
Brighton vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 8pm
Saturday December 21
Crystal Palace vs Arsenal, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday December 22
Fulham vs Southampton, kick-off 2pm
Tottenham vs Liverpool, kick-off 4.30pm
Sunday December 29
Leicester vs Man City, kick-off 2.30pm
West Ham vs Liverpool, kick-off 5.15pm
Monday December 30
Manchester United vs Newcastle, kick-off 8pm
Saturday January 4
Brighton vs Arsenal, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday January 5
Fulham vs Ipswich, kick-off 2pm
Liverpool vs Manchester United, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday January 6
Wolves vs Nottingham Forest, kick-off 8pm
Saturday January 18
Arsenal vs Aston Villa, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday January 19
Everton vs Tottenham, kick-off 2pm
Ipswich vs Man City, kick-off 4.30pm
Monday January 20
Chelsea vs Wolves, kick-off 8pm
Saturday January 25
Man City vs Chelsea, kick-off 5.30pm
Sunday January 26
Crystal Palace vs Brentford, kick-off 2pm
Aston Villa vs West Ham, kick-off 4.30pm
Please note the following games are not shown on Sky Sports:
Man City vs Everton - kick-off 12.30pm
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace, kick-off 3pm
Chelsea vs Fulham, kick-off 3pm
Newcastle vs Aston Villa, kick-off 3pm
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham, kick-off 3pm
Southampton vs West Ham, kick-off 3pm
Wolves vs Manchester United, kick-off 5.30pm
Liverpool vs Leicester, kick-off 8pm
Brighton vs Brentford - December 27, kick-off 7.30pm
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Huge Reservoirs Of Water Found Under Mars’ Surface
Astronauts and scientists have been keen to push the reaches of humanity as far as Mars for decades now, but there have been obvious stumbling blocks.
One of those is whether or not there could be sources of water on Mars – and this new discovery could be a game changer in that regard.
That’s because geophysicists have discovered what amounts to a huge ocean just below the surface – one that could even harbor life.
They used seismic data taken by NASA’s InSight Lander and determined it holds enough liquid to cover the planet in a mile of water.
The catch?
It’s too deep to access by any means we currently have.
The ocean is inside a layer of rock that’s 7-13 miles deep, beneath Mars’ outer crust, which would mean drilling to a depth no one ever has before on Earth.
Armageddon flashbacks, anyone?
If we could access it, though, researchers like study co-author Michael Manga think it could be harboring life on the red planet.
“Water is necessary for life as we know it. I don’t see why the underground reservoir is not a habitable environment. It’s certainly true on Earth – deep, deep mines host life, the bottom of the ocean hosts life.”
We know water once existed on the surface, due to the existence of dried-up river channels, deltas, and lake beds that are visible. An abrupt change of climate 3.5 billion years ago changed all of that.
Theories on what happened range from a loss of magnetic field, an asteroid impact, or microbial life that led to climate change.
Finding out which of these theories are accurate has been an important mystery to solve.
That is what led to using the data from the InSight lander to search for clues.
They used it to map out the “thickness of the crust, the depth of the core, the composition of the core, even a little bit about the temperature within the mantle.”
The deeper crust seems to be fragmented igneous rock that contains more than enough liquid water to fill the oceans. So instead of disappearing all of those millions of years ago, the water seeped below the surface.
The deepest hole ever dug on earth was 7.6 miles deep (the Kola Superdeep Borehole), so we have a ways to go if we’re going to search for life down there.
NASA is on it, though, and is soliciting proposals from private companies that could help speed up a mission timeline.
If you thought that was interesting, you might like to read about a second giant hole has opened up on the sun’s surface. Here’s what it means.
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Supreme Court divided in case of a trucker fired after taking CBD elixir
By John Fritze, CNN
(CNN) — The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Tuesday in the case of a former commercial truck driver who was fired after a failed drug test he said was caused by a “CBD-rich medicine.”
A decision in the case, expected next year, could determine the ability of Americans to collect substantial damages under an anti-mob law if they lose their job after being injured by products.
The question before the court involved whether the driver, Douglas Horn, was permitted to file his lawsuit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, Act, which authorizes civil lawsuits – and allows plaintiffs to collect triple damages – for business or property harms.
After just more than an hour of argument on Tuesday, it appeared the case could divide the court’s conservative justices, some of whom seemed sympathetic to Horn’s position and others who were wary of opening up the ability for people to seek large awards for run-of-the-mill injury claims.
Medical Marijuana Inc., and other companies involved in distributing the CBD product, argued Horn’s injury was a personal one – and therefore not a business or property harm as required in the law. That drew sharp pushback from the court’s liberal wing, especially Justice Elena Kagan.
“If you’re harmed when you lose a job, then you’ve been injured in your business, haven’t you?” Kagan asked the lawyer for the companies. The law, Kagan said, “just says if you’ve been injured by a RICO violation in your business, which includes your employment, then you’re entitled to threefold damages.”
But several of the court’s conservatives, including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared concerned about opening a floodgate of RICO lawsuits for relatively minor injuries.
Kavanaugh described Horn’s position as representing a “dramatic, really radical shift in how tort shifts are brought throughout the United States.”
Horn worked as a commercial trucker for 14 years but suffered debilitating pain after a serious accident. He came across an ad for a new “CBD-rich medicine” called “Dixie X” that proclaimed to have no THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Horn tried the product in 2012 and failed his drug test weeks later.
He sued in the Western District of New York in 2015, alleging in part that Medical Marijuana Inc., and other companies involved in the distribution of Dixie X, violated the Controlled Substances Act and engaged in mail and wire fraud.
A federal district court ruled against Horn, but the New York-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals allowed his suit to move forward. The company appealed to the Supreme Court a year ago, arguing in part that the RICO Act never contemplated “garden-variety products-liability” suits.
Allowing Horn to sue, the company has said, would vastly expand the number and type of “civil RICO” lawsuits.
President Richard Nixon signed the federal RICO Act in 1970 to give prosecutors more power to go after the heads of organized crime families. Several states have enacted their own versions of the law. In Georgia, prosecutors are attempting to use a state RICO law to prosecute former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results there.
The federal law also permits private lawsuits by individuals who were “damaged” in “business or property” in certain circumstances.
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Chandigarh: The panchayat polls in Punjab saw incidents of clashes, including firing, as the voting to elect gram panchayat members concluded amid tight security arrangements on Tuesday.
Voting for the posts of "sarpanch" and "panch" through ballots started at 8 am and concluded at 4 pm, officials said.
Though the overall poll percentage is yet to come, districts such as Fazilka, Sangrur, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala and Mohali saw a voter turnout of 67.26 per cent, 67.53 per cent, 68 per cent, 58.9 per cent, 57.99 per cent, 59 per cent and 65.15 per cent respectively.
The counting of votes took place at the polling stations, the officials said.
A firing incident was reported outside a polling booth in Sohan Sain Bhagat village in Tarn Taran district, leaving a man injured. Mandeep Singh was rushed to a hospital where his condition was stated to be out of danger.
A police official said a scuffle took place between two groups, adding that the matter is being investigated.
Another firing incident was reported from Khudda village in Patiala district, leaving one person injured.
A police official said several unidentified people arrived at a polling booth, allegedly manhandled the polling staff and took away a ballot box.
Subsequently, they left the ballot box behind in a nearby field, the official said.
Villagers alleged that some people tried to capture the booth. Congress MP Dharamvira Gandhi, who visited the spot, alleged that some unidentified people took away the ballot box and tore ballot papers as he demanded strict action in the matter.
In Kotla Mehar Singh village in Moga, gunshots were fired in the air.
A station house officer in Patiala's Patran was injured after unidentified people pelted stones outside a polling station in Karimpur village. The incident took place after some villagers tried to enter the polling booth after the voting was over and police stopped them.
In Ballagan village in Amritsar's Rajasansi, two groups clashed and pelted stones at each other at a polling booth.
Two warring groups clashed and pelted stones at each other in Moga's Masitan village. Similarly, two groups clashed in Kapurthala's Sawal village.
At a polling booth in Lohke Khurd village in Ferozepur's Zira, an unidentified person threw ink in a ballot box in an apparent bid to spoil the ballot papers. An official said the incident has been brought to the notice of senior officials for further action.
In Nawanshahr's Chakk Kalan village, a woman candidate sought cancellation of the voting after finding the incorrect printing of a poll symbol allotted to her.
Sub-Inspector Lakha Singh (53), who was posted on election duty at Dhilwan village in Barnala district, passed away, a police official said.
After he felt uneasy, he was taken to a hospital where he died, the official added.
Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, along with his son, cast his vote in Khudian village in Muktsar district while Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains exercised his franchise in Gambhirpur village in Anandpur Sahib.
The State Election Commission cancelled the polling in Dalla and Pona villages in Ludhiana's Jagraon sub-division due to technical reasons. The next date of polling in these villages would be announced later, the officials said.
A total of 19,110 polling booths, including 1,187 marked as hyper-sensitive, were set up for the election. The state has 13,225 gram panchayats.
Polling for the posts of "sarpanch" was held in 9,398 gram panchayats. A total of 3,798 candidates were already elected unopposed for the posts of "sarpanch".
Elderly people, women and youngsters were seen standing in queues outside several polling booths since the morning.
The polls were held without the symbols of political parties as a consequence of the Punjab Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2024 passed by the Assembly last month.
A total of 1.33 crore people were eligible to vote.
There were 25,588 candidates in the fray for the posts of "sarpanch" and 80,598 nominees contested the polls for the posts of "panch", the officials said.
Around 96,000 personnel were deputed on election duty.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appealed to people on Monday to exercise their franchise.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed a bunch of petitions filed against the panchayat polls. The pleas were filed on several grounds, including challenging the ward demarcation, delimitation, regarding grievances about poll symbols, extension of time for nominations and rejection of nomination papers.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the panchayat polls on grounds of alleged irregularities in the nomination process, saying there will be "chaos" if courts start staying elections on polling day. | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/punjab-panchayat-polls-witness-incidents-of-clash-firing-7317603 | 2024-10-15T17:54:26Z |
Kylian Mbappé rejects Swedish rape claim
October 15, 2024French football star Kylian Mbappé has reacted furiously to reports in Sweden that he is the subject of a rape investigation that Swedish prosecutors opened on Tuesday.
Mbappé has not been named by the authorities, but Swedish media, including newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen and public broadcaster SVT, all reported on Tuesday that the 25-year-old Real Madrid striker was the target of the investigation after a night out in Stockholm last week.
"In response to media reports about a suspected rape in Stockholm, the prosecutor can confirm that a criminal report has been submitted to the police," Sweden's Prosecution Authority said in a statement, adding that the alleged incident occurred at a hotel on October 10.
Citing anonymous sources, Expressen reported that Mbappe was "reasonably suspected" of rape and sexual assault, the lower of two degrees of suspicion in the Swedish legal system.
Aftonbladet and SVT backed up the report, which Mbappé's representatives have emphatically denied.
"Today, a new slanderous rumor is starting to spread across the web from the Swedish media," they said in a statement to the French news agency AFP. "These accusations are completely false and irresponsible, and their propagation is unacceptable."
The statement added that "all necessary legal action will be taken to reestablish the truth."
Mbappé links rape reports to PSG wage dispute
Mbappé himself appeared to draw a link between the reports, which he dismissed as "fake news," and an ongoing dispute with his former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
Mbappé claims that he is owed €55 million ($60 million) in wages by the Qatari-owned French champions and was scheduled to attend hearing before a French league committee on Tuesday. A decision is expected on October 25.
"It's becoming so predictable," Mbappé posted on X on Monday, adding: "[And] on the eve of the hearing, as if by chance," accompanied by a winking emoji.
A source close to PSG told AFP that it would "ignore" Mbappe's claim that there was any link between the reports in Sweden and his dispute with the club.
Mbappé was not selected for France's Nations League wins against Israel (4-1) and Belgium (2-1) during the international break, hence the private trip to Stockholm instead.
Les Bleus head coach Didier Deschamps said the reports were "not a good thing for the national team" but appeared to defend Mbappé, warning: "You had better take a bit of a step back before publishing anything and everything, but these things happen so often," he said. "There are things that are not difficult to verify, but if you credit any old thing …
"In any case I am not going to talk to him about it. He [Mbappé] is big enough to know how to communicate."
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Republicans certainly have been making note recently of key statements by senior leaders in the Democratic Party that have been viewed as undermining the campaign of Kamala Harris. They’ve even been using them in ads promoting former President Donald Trump’s campaign, sometimes including nothing more than a statement by a Democrat, and Trump’s confirmation that he approved the message.
It’s those with the Biden name, the Clinton name, and others, who have been unleashing startlingly anti-Harris comments recently.
And now former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has put into words what he believes is going on:
“We’re in the early stages of watching her collapse,” says @newtgingrich of Kamala Harris. “It’s just my hunch …. that sometime in the last two weeks, Joe and Jill looked at each other and thought, you know, wouldn’t it be a great legacy if Joe’s the only guy ever to beat Trump?… pic.twitter.com/fPHLBTLThN
— 2WAY (@2waytvapp) October 11, 2024
He explains, “We’re in the early stages of watching her collapse. … It’s just my hunch … that sometime in the last two weeks, Joe and Jill looked at each other and thought, you know, wouldn’t it be a great legacy if Joe’s the only guy ever to beat Trump? And I think the stuff he’s done to undermine her in the last ten days is pretty amazing.”
It is a report at Revolver.news that has assembled a list of those incidents.
“To the casual onlooker, it’s clear that the old guard of the Democrat Party – people like the Bidens and the Clintons—have no love for Kamala Harris. In fact, if you’re paying even the slightest bit of attention, you’ll notice the old guard is actively sabotaging her. Whether intentional or not, their disdain for Kamala and the way she ‘rose to power’ is leading to some serious backstabbing,” the report said.
It cited Joe Biden’s decision just weeks ago to wear a MAGA hat, linked directly to President Donald Trump’s Make American Great Again campaign.
Then, while Harris is desperately trying to find some way to separate herself from the Biden-Harris administration failures, for which she was the “border czar” and responsible for the failed multi-billion dollar campaign to link rural America to the web, Biden is putting her resoundingly in his camp.
After all, he confirmed he and she are “singing from the same song sheet.”
Then she attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his actions following Hurricane Helene, and Biden defended and praised him.
“But Joe’s not the only one, folks. Bill Clinton is now shuffling around the campaign trail, and he’s made some eyebrow-raising moves to sabotage Kamala, just weeks away from Election Day. It’s hard to tell if these are the actions of senile men who don’t have a clue, or if they’re actually lucid, making well-calculated moves against a power-hungry woman who’s never earned anything on her own merits,” the report said.
Clinton recently confirmed what Republicans have said for years: Democrats want open borders and mass illegal immigrant actually to replace American voters:
Bill Clinton: “We got the lowest birthrate we’ve had in well over a hundred years, we’re not a replacement level, which means we’ve gotta have somebody come here if we want to grow the economy.”
Democrats want to replace American citizens with migrants.
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) October 14, 2024
And he confirmed the Biden-Harris campaign to do that has brought misery to Americans, such as the family of Laken Riley, killed by an illegal alien. He said Riley probably would be alive had Harris, as Biden’s “border czar,” insisted that those entering the U.S. be properly vetted.
NEW: Former President Bill Clinton says Laken Riley would be alive if Kamala Harris and Joe Biden did proper vetting before letting illegals in.
Riley was k*lled by an illegal immigrant who illegally entered the United States in 2022 under Kamala Harris.
The comments came while… pic.twitter.com/Zu2V6oPiRR
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 14, 2024
The report explained while Biden is undermining Harris, “it’s Bill Clinton who’s really going full throttle in destroying Kamala. He’s plunging the dagger right into the heart of her flailing campaign. As we mentioned, he’s out on the trail for Team Kamala, and while he’s out there – looking like he’s been rode hard and put away wet – he’s also telling the country that Kamala Harris is pushing the Great Replacement Theory. That’s the theory that (correctly) claims globalists are letting their countries be overrun by migrants and illegals to create new demographics and voting blocs while erasing white people and the middle class.”
The report explained those seniors in the Democrat party “believe they know she led a soft coup against Joe Biden, and now they’re paying her back for the dirty work. From Biden contradicting her at every turn to Bill Clinton throwing out the truth bombs about her failed leadership and border disaster, it’s obvious they’re doing some sneaky stuff under the radar to make sure she never gets anywhere near the Oval Office.”
Harris’ “soft coup” happened when elites in the party decided to throw Biden under the bus and install Harris as the party’s candidate this year, without her ever winning a single primary vote. | https://www.wnd.com/2024/10/watching-her-collapse-newt-gingrich-chuckles-at-how-top-democrats-are-trashing-kamala/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watching-her-collapse-newt-gingrich-chuckles-at-how-top-democrats-are-trashing-kamala | 2024-10-15T17:54:26Z |
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In today's complex fiscal landscape, Kansas counties are looking for innovative tools to streamline their budgeting processes and improve transparency.” - Bruce Chladny, Executive Director of the Kansas Association of CountiesMAYNARD, MA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- ClearGov, the leading budgeting and planning solutions provider for local
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The Kansas Association of Counties' mission is to advance effective, responsive county government in Kansas. Founded in 1975 as an instrumentality of its member counties, KAC serves county governments through legislative representation, technical assistance, leadership, and professional education.
ClearGov is already helping multiple counties in Kansas improve their budgeting process. This partnership will increase their exposure and enable the company to help even more of the state's 105 counties looking to modernize their processes. Additionally, ClearGov has an exclusive partnership with NACo (National Association of Counties) and several other state associations as the organizations' preferred budgeting solution.
KAC is also partnered with other NACo EDGE programs, including Nationwide, the NACo High-Performance Leadership Academy, and three+one, which further highlights the value of such partnerships in providing solutions to county governments.
ClearGov's comprehensive Budget Cycle Management suite automates and simplifies the entire budget process, from budget creation and approval to visual elements and publishing on public-facing communication tools that are ADA-optimized to ensure accessibility for all citizens. The cloud software eliminates error-prone spreadsheets, increases collaboration, provides full transparency, and saves government and finance teams countless hours annually.
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In a landmark moment for Rwanda Television, "Shuwa Dilu" has burst onto the screens as the country's first-ever situation comedy (sitcom). Since its debut on Canal Plus, this pioneering series has been met with overwhelming enthusiasm, quickly becoming a must-watch family fixture.
A production by Zacu Entertainment, "Shuwa Dilu" aims to reflect the everyday lives of Rwandans through a comedic lens, turning ordinary household drama into moments of shared laughter and joy.
The show's warm reception speaks volumes about its ability to connect with viewers on a personal level. The sitcom, "Shuwa Dilu" has successfully tapped into a previously unfilled niche in local entertainment. Its primary goal being to showcase how everyday drama can be handled with humor, resonates deeply with audiences, who find themselves reflected in the show's relatable scenarios and characters.
According to Zacu Entertainment CEO Wilson Misago, "Shuwa Dilu" is at its core driven by the local streaming platform's vision to create a sitcom that mirrors the everyday experiences of Rwandan households.
The show's premise revolves around the idea that domestic drama, when viewed through a humorous lens, can be both entertaining and exciting for viewers.
One of the show's strongest assets of the series is its stellar cast. "Shuwa Dilu" brings together established comedic talents Gratien Niyitegeka, famously known as 'Seburikoko' and Ramadhan Benimana, commonly known as 'Bamenya' and rising star Eric Nsabimana, mostly known as 'Nsabi'.
Explaining what sets this series apart, Misago said the series stands out because of its sitcom format, focusing on a home environment filled with both drama and comedy. Unlike other projects, "Shuwa Dilu" digs deep into everyday life with a lighter, humorous approach, exploring relatable themes through a comedic lens.
"The most rewarding part has been seeing the chemistry between the cast members come alive. Watching how their individual comedic styles blend together to create something greater than the sum of its parts has been truly fulfilling," says Misago.
"As the show progresses, I see the characters deepening their relationships with each other, with more complex and fun storylines emerging. The friendships will grow, and the situations will evolve, bringing in new characters, challenges, and comedic elements to keep the show fresh and exciting."
Misago says the feedback has so far been incredibly positive. Viewers are really enjoying the show, especially the humor and the relatable situations the characters find themselves in.
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Directed by Roger Niyotita, "Shuwa Dilu" is set in a modern, relatable urban environment, with most of the scenes taking place inside a cozy rented house.
The house, with its living room, kitchen, bedrooms and makeshift massage room, acts as the main stage for all the funny interactions and misunderstandings. It's a warm, familiar setting that mirrors the lives of many, which makes the show visually inviting and easy for viewers to connect with.
Looking ahead, Misago envisions the show evolving with deeper character relationships, more complex storylines, and the introduction of new characters to keep the content fresh and engaging. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150666.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:28Z |
The Unofficial Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Handbook Performs Well and Records A Double Win for Indie Author
First-Time Author and Indie Publisher Sheri L Neilson Earns International Acclaim, Winning Two NYC BIG BOOK AWARD® Categories For Eras Tour Concert Handbook
An eye-catching editorial and timeless keepsake for Swifties, celebrating the unforgettable Eras Tour experience.”
BROOKLYN, NY, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Evidence Publishing is proud to announce that "Love Stories & Bejeweled Snakes: Era to Era: The Unofficial Taylor Swift Concert Handbook" has been recognized with two awards at the prestigious NYC Big Book Award. The book won in both the Young Adult Nonfiction and Book Interior Design Nonfiction categories, bringing its 2024 awards total to seven, since its release just eight months ago. — Ted Olczak, Publisher of the Independent Press Award magazine
The NYC Big Book Award, judged by a panel of industry experts including publishers, writers, editors, designers, booksellers, and librarians, celebrates overall excellence in independent publishing. This year, the competition saw record participation from authors and publishers around the world, with entries across 100 categories from countries such as Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
“We are honored to be recognized by the NYC Big Book Award in two such competitive categories,” says Sheri L Neilson, author and founder of Evidence Publishing. “What began as a personal project for our family has become a keepsake connecting Swifties worldwide. 'Love Stories & Bejeweled Snakes captures the magic of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour,' and celebrates the cultural phenomenon it has become.”
The book is a vibrant, interactive handbook chronicling Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour through the lens of a fan. It features career highlights, performance details, costume illustrations, fan chants, concert planning tips, checklists, journal prompts, and more. It has quickly become a cherished keepsake, resonating deeply with fans and judges.
“The Eras Tour redefined the concert experience, uniting millions of fans and boosting economies at every stop. I wanted to create something that would give fans a guide to elevate their experience and help capture the unmatched connection of the Swiftie community,” says Neilson.“Years from now, I hope flipping through the pages of this book will transport readers back to those incredible Eras Tour moments–that’s the real power of the book: it’s a time capsule of joy, fandom, and shared love for Taylor’s music.”
The NYC Big Book Award received submissions from a diverse array of participants, including well-established authors, small and large presses, and first-time indie authors. Renowned publishers like Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Leadership, and Flatiron Books were among the entrants, making these wins especially meaningful for Neilson and her team.
“We were delighted to see so many quality publishers and authors from around the world participate this year. I can't wait to share these books with a global readership,” said awards sponsor Gabrielle Olczak.
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The FA has accelerated its search to name Gareth Southgate's successor as England manager; Thomas Tuchel has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich in May; the FA made an initial enquiry for Pep Guardiola but he is not currently an active candidate
Tuesday 15 October 2024 17:26, UK
The FA is in talks with representatives of Thomas Tuchel with the German coach in pole position to become the new England manager, Sky Sports News has been told.
Tuchel has been out of work since May when he left Bayern Munich, and Sky Sports News reported two weeks ago that there had been no formal approach from the FA - to Tuchel or to a number of the other leading candidates - including Jurgen Klopp, Graham Potter and Eddie Howe.
However, it is thought that the FA has accelerated its search for a successor to Gareth Southgate in recent days, after the Nations League defeat to Greece and interim manager Lee Carsley's confused messaging over his future.
Sources close to Tuchel have confirmed what has been a "very strong approach" by the FA, with them spelling out to the German why he would appeal.
Beyond outlining his history of winning decisive games, they also noted Tuchel's improvement of young players throughout his management career, while playing high-octane football.
Whilst there was an initial enquiry to Pep Guardiola's people, shortly after Southgate resigned in July, we have been told there has been no further developments in that area, and the Manchester City manager, whilst he is hugely admired by senior figures at the FA, is not currently thought to be an active candidate.
It now appears that Tuchel is the FA's primary choice, and he could quickly be confirmed in the role if negotiations progress well - though much of the detail about his contract has yet to be agreed.
FA technical director, John McDermott, is known to want a coach with a proven track record of winning trophies, which is where Tuchel scores highly: he has won league titles with both Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, and the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup with Chelsea.
It is thought that, even though Tuchel was technically placed on gardening leave by Bayern, the FA would be required to pay no compensation to the German giants.
If appointed, Tuchel would be only the third non-English manager of the men's England team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.
Sky Sports News senior reporter Rob Dorsett:
"It is significant news because in the last couple of days, the media has been awash with talk about Pep Guardiola becoming the new England manager.
"My understanding is that it's very unlikely to happen and that Thomas Tuchel is now in pole position to take over from Gareth Southgate. My information is that the FA are in talks with his representatives as we speak.
"We talked a lot about the different perspectives of FA chief executive Mark Bullingham and technical director John McDermott. My understanding is Bullingham would have liked an English or home-grown coach to take over as the men's national team manager.
"But McDermott wants a manager who wants to win a trophy and that's how this next England manager will be judged. This group and generation of players is good enough to win a major international trophy, they came very close under Southgate.
"Having left Bayern Munich in strange circumstances, it would be an interesting step for Tuchel in his coaching career. You tend to think of England managers and national team managers being in the latter stages of their careers, but if the FA can get Tuchel over the line, it wouldn't be that.
"He's in his prime, his CV is extraordinary, he has been at three of the biggest clubs in European club football and he's won trophies at all of them.
"From the FA's perspective, there is no absolute rush. The World Cup qualifiers, which are the next big games for England, do not start until March. What's happened in the media in the last couple of days or weeks is questioning whether Lee Carsley is going to take the job or whether he is going to take the job.
"But it will be controversial because he is foreign and and because he's German in particular. With the rivalry between England and Germany, that will be controversial among a large number of England fans and the media as well.
"But let's not get ahead of ourselves: these are talks. He is in pole position but there's still a lot of ground to cover in terms of contracts, negotiations between Tuchel and the FA. It's not a done deal, but a significant move forward in England's search for a new manager.
"It could be done quickly if they reach an agreement in negotiations, I've been told. It certainly could happen in time for England's Nations League games next month."
England captain Harry Kane on Thomas Tuchel and the links to England:
"Until it's announced obviously I can't really comment, but we have to wait and see.
"Obviously, I know Thomas well from last year. Fantastic coach, fantastic person, so I am sure the guys at the FA will contact me when they know more about it."
Sky Sports' Sam Blitz:
"Thomas Tuchel has a wide-ranging CV and is one of Europe's most experienced managers. But a crucial factor in him getting the England job is his relationship with Harry Kane.
"The England captain is the Three Lions' all-time record goalscorer with 68 goals but is currently playing below his usual standards.
"Kane has been substituted in each of his last seven England appearances - including a pretty limp display in the Euro 2024 final, where questions were raised about his fitness levels.
"What better way to reignite Kane's international career by bringing in the statistically best coach of his club career, from a goalscoring perspective?
"At Bayern Munich, Kane scored 44 goals in 45 matches under Tuchel, which came to a goal every 89 minutes - the England captain was pretty much guaranteed to be on the scoresheet every game.
"The 2-1 home defeat to Greece, which Kane sat out due to injury, also shone a light on what England could look like after Kane has gone. The Three Lions were not only poor in attack but in creativity too - they had just two shots on target.
"Tuchel has not been completely perfect when it comes to Kane. He infamously took the England captain off with Bayern leading 1-0 at Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final due to back complaints. Moments after Kane came off, Real Madrid scored twice to win 2-1, with Bayern's best striker on the bench in response.
"But for all the potential controversy that could arise from Tuchel's arrival at England, the nation's most important player could be getting a big boost." | https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/13233817/thomas-tuchel-to-england-former-chelsea-and-bayern-munich-manager-in-pole-position-for-job-with-the-fa-in-talks | 2024-10-15T17:54:31Z |
‘She proceeded to evict me, change the key cards, and call the police.’ – Woman Said She Got Kicked Out Of A Hotel Because She Had Her Service Dog With Her
by Matthew Gilligan
Well, this escalated quickly…
A TikTokker posted a video and talked about how things went sideways when she stayed at a hotel with her partner and her service dog.
The woman said that she and her husband told the hotel workers they had their service dog with them when they checked in.
She said she and her husband were scheduled to stay at the hotel for 10 days and in the middle of her stay, the manager told her that they would be kicked if their service dog didn’t ad here to the hotel’s pet policies.
She said hotel workers came into her room more than once without letting them know and that she tried to talk to the hotel manager multiple times before things got ugly.
She said, “Instead of admitting there was a [mistake] on their end, she proceeded to evict me, change the key cards, and call the police.”
Take a look at the video.
@v.1333 WoodSpring Suites St Louis St Charles Missouri General Manager Sarah Brodeur. She is now going by Sarah Faith and is not allowing staff to give her name. They are instructed to say the manager is “Ashley”. Sarah and her team were informed on multiple occasions (check in being the first) that I have a service dog. My husband informed them that my dog is required for my disability and what my service dog performs. Throughout our 10 day stay Sarah phe proceeded to flood us with notices and warnings which stated that if he didnt adhere to hotel pet policy we’d be evicted. after multiple occasions of them entering our room without notice or consent. multiple warnings about our service dog not adhering to pet policy. And multiple request to speak with her (3 requests) I came down to speak to her. Instead of admitting there was a msitake on their end she proceeded to evict me, change the key cards, and call the police. Then run away into the office behind the front desk. Scared, I called the police first in fear of a trespassing charge and in fear of my stuff in my room being thrown out. Due to my medications and valuable belongings. I called my husband and he came down from work and went to speak to her again about our dog being a service animal and how it was unfair and wrong for her to do this then she proceeded to shut the door in his face and a plastic poster flew off and hit him in the chest. As you can see here, she acknowledges it by stating he was in the way. We then walked out and the police arrived. We explained all this to the police, and annoyed they regurgitated over and over how they were just the middle man, couldnt do anything. Rushed us and reminded us how they could actually be saving lives instead of that when i asked for their patience. She informed the cops she wanted us about by 12. My husband rushed to ask for someone to cover him at his job and borrowed someone elses car to get there. we arrived by 3 and our personal stuff had been gone through and bagged. I am missing $1500 worth of vaulabes. I feel wronged and honestly disappointed at this. How many others has there been? How many more will there be? Times are different and the way karen, i mean Sarah B. Carried and carried herself cant go on. The company has and did nothing to resolve my issue, in short they claim their hands are tied. No refund. I was evicted in 2 hours due to having a service dog. I am a veteran, i am a proud veteran at that, but this isnt what anyone fights for. Its what we fight against. this is a blatant violation of the American with Disabilities Act. Violation of American freedoms. And tyranny at its finest. Please sharke, like, repost. #karen #viral #karensoftiktok #viral #karenalert #fyp #americanswithdisabilitiesact #adadiscrimination #illegal #ada #servicedog #veteran #ptsd #serviceanimal #raiseswareness #servicedog #discrimination #missouri #stlouisarea #stcharles #woodspringsuitessuck @woodspringsuites
Now let’s see how folks reacted on TikTok.
One viewer didn’t hold back.
Another person shared their thoughts.
And this viewer is a fan of Choice Hotels.
What the heck is going on here…?
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Why the Harris campaign has spent $11 million on a Facebook page with 1,000 followers
By Donie O’Sullivan and Casey Tolan, CNN
(CNN) — As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris feverishly chase undecided voters in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, millions of people in battleground states are being served ads on Facebook and Instagram from an obscure page calling itself “The Daily Scroll.”
The social media ads, which are adorned with a nondescript logo resembling a pair of checkmarks, have promoted news articles from mainstream outlets including CNN, ABC and NBC, showing easing US inflation, cheaper insulin prices, and the consequences of state abortion bans.
But the ads on Meta-owned platforms aren’t being paid for by any news outlet — they’re a product of Harris’ presidential campaign, which has spent heavily on social media platforms and embraced influencers to power her online efforts against Trump.
Since Harris launched her bid for president this summer, her campaign has spent more than $11 million on Facebook and Instagram ads to promote The Daily Scroll into users’ feeds, a CNN analysis found. That made it the second biggest page by spending on political or social issues ads in the last 90 days, after only Harris’ main campaign page.
The Harris campaign spent another $900,000 on ads from a similar news aggregator page dubbed “Headlines 2024.”
The ads promoting The Daily Scroll have appeared on screens at least 700 million times, according to data from Meta’s Ad Library, with about 97% of views coming from seven battleground states: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina.
All the ads include a disclaimer that they are “paid for by Harris for President,” and they do not appear to violate Meta’s rules for political advertisers.
The Daily Scroll and Headlines 2024 pages are just a small part of a much wider effort to reach undecided voters across all forms of media, Kevin Munoz, a Harris campaign spokesperson, told CNN. Promoting news stories is just one of many digital strategies the campaign is using, in addition to traditional online display ads and short video clips to target voters on YouTube and other platforms, he said.
Overall, the Harris campaign has far outspent the Trump campaign on Meta’s platforms, spending nearly $80 million on ads since this summer, compared with about $9.4 million from Trump’s campaign and associated fundraising committees.
Unlike the Harris campaign’s main Facebook and Instagram accounts, the ads run by The Daily Scroll and Headlines 2024 aren’t soliciting donations, and most of them aren’t directing users to the campaign’s website. Instead, the Harris team is using the ads to promote select news stories from major media outlets that reflect well on the Democratic presidential nominee and poorly on Trump.
In recent months, the campaign has spent more than $2 million on The Daily Scroll to promote an ABC News story about slowing inflation — a major voter concern ahead of the election — which was viewed about 120 million times by Facebook and Instagram users in battleground states, according to the Meta database.
“Good news for consumers – price increases have cooled significantly as inflation reaches the lowest point in over three years,” the ads declared.
Other news reports promoted by the page include an NBC News article on Trump boasting that his crowd sizes rivaled that of Martin Luther King Jr., a CNN video of Harris speaking the day after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, and a story from The Guardian reporting that the Project 2025 conservative policy blueprint will “gut labor rights.” The campaign spent more than $300,000 on ads promoting each of those reports.
While the thousands of ads in the social media campaign have appeared in users’ feeds hundreds of millions of times, The Daily Scroll account itself appears dormant, with only a handful of public posts and roughly 1,000 followers. Headlines 2024 is even more sparse, with only about 100 followers and no posts at all. This is because Meta allows advertisers to run ads that don’t appear on the main feeds of the pages they are associated with.
“The ads are clearly labeled as being paid for by the Harris campaign; there is nothing obviously deceptive about them,” said Peter Loge, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, who previously worked in the Obama administration. “There is no generic-sounding PAC associated with them.”
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Eaton India announced the doubling of its electrical manufacturing facility in Puducherry, which was inaugurated by the company chairman and CEO Craig Arnold.
The new 1.20 lakh sq. ft facility includes a 1 lakh sq. ft shop floor dedicated to power distribution product lines, along with 20,000 sq. ft for utilities and supporting infrastructure, the power management company said in a statement.
The expanded facility extends Eaton’s manufacturing footprint in Puducherry to over 2,60,000 square feet. With this expansion, Eaton aims to double the production capacity of its power distribution assembly lines, manufacturing critical products such as Air Circuit Breakers, Molded Case Circuit Breakers and Fuses. These products are essential to serve key segments such as Data Centres, Industrial, Infrastructure and large projects from utilities.
“The new facility significantly enhances our ability to support the growing demand for localised products, especially in high-growth sectors such as Data Centres and large-scale Industrial projects,” Eaton India Electrical Sector MD Syed Sajjadh Ali said.
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 15, 2024 /CNW/ -- Today, alwaysAI, a leader in computer vision solutions, announced a technical integration with Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in cloud video surveillance. The integration of alwaysAI's computer vision technology to the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) empowers customers to leverage a wide range of advanced computer vision applications.
alwaysAI's computer vision applications can detect people, objects, and events in real-time, offering critical insights for enterprise businesses in retail, transportation, restaurants, warehousing and logistics, and other industries. Additionally, alwaysAI's event capture technology enables customers to document significant events for future analysis, utilize advanced analytics to generate actionable insights, and set up automated alerts and notifications. Businesses use these capabilities to implement practical improvements in real-time.
"We are thrilled to partner with Eagle Eye Networks to bring our advanced computer vision applications to their industry-leading video surveillance platform," said Marty Beard, Co-Founder and CEO of alwaysAI. "This collaboration empowers enterprises across various sectors to harness the full potential of computer vision, driving smarter decisions and improved operations."
"Eagle Eye Networks customers can now leverage alwaysAI's powerful computer vision capabilities using their existing surveillance systems," said Tijmen Vos, Eagle Eye Networks VP of Product Management. "The seamless integration delivers real-time monitoring, analytics, and actionable insights that enhance productivity, security, and operational efficiency."
About Eagle Eye Networks
Eagle Eye Networks is the global leader in cloud video surveillance, delivering cyber-secure, cloud-based video with artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics to make businesses more efficient and the world a safer place. Businesses of all sizes utilize the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) to centralize their video surveillance and obtain better security and operations. Purpose built for the cloud and AI, the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS addresses customers' security and operational needs with unlimited scalability, simple usage-based subscription pricing, advanced analytics, integrated AI, and an open RESTful API platform delivering flexibility. Eagle Eye sells through a global network of resellers and integrators. Founded in 2012, Eagle Eye is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Amsterdam, Bangalore, and Tokyo. Learn more at https://www.een.com.
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alwaysAI® offers world-class, customizable computer vision solutions that provide the real-time, actionable data needed to help businesses across all industries improve their operations. We help you work smarter. For more information, schedule a meeting with an AI Expert.
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Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray who was admitted to a Mumbai hospital for a check-up was discharged on Tuesday evening, a party functionary said.
On Monday, Thackeray's son and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray had said his father was visiting Sir H N Reliance Hospital for a planned detailed check-up and he was well.
Uddhav Thackeray, a former chief minister, would be leading his party in the assembly polls scheduled for November 20. PTI PR KRK | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/uddhav-thackeray-discharged-from-hospital-after-check-up-7317690 | 2024-10-15T17:54:32Z |
Recchuitis say local people drew them to open new Baja-style restaurant here
A taste of cuisine from around the ocean has come to Clinton with the arrival of Burrito Shak, and at the center of the new restaurant is a couple with love for Sampson County.
Paul Recchuiti and his wife Lisa are the owners who opened up shop in the new complex located at 1285 Sunset St. The pair aren’t originally from Sampson but came to know the county after a work opportunity brought them to the area. They instantly feel in love with the community, they attested, and with a long-held desire to always run their own restaurant, opening up Burrito Shak here was the perfect fit.
“Oh, my God, my wife came here as a psychology instructor,” Recchuiti said. “She had a full time job at Samson County Community College back in 2019 and that was how we got introduced to Clinton. It was one of those things where my wife is from a small town in Pennsylvania. Seeing Sampson County, it just brought us back to where, essentially, I spent a lot of my university days, back when I was courting her.”
It was the memory of that strong emphasis on community that led Recchuiti and his wife to Sampson and the realization that they wanted to be here and bring something new to Sampson.
“As for why we wanted to open here, for us, it was just the sense of community in Sampson, which is so strong,” Recchuiti said. “People are polite. It brings you back that feeling of what America is supposed to be. Also, it was one of those things where we ate at a Burrito Shak and we decided we wanted to bring it to Clinton. We know a lot of people who had been to the beach from Clinton and were wowed by it there; they tried it and had commented on it. So we thought that a nice, fresh option with different types of food, like a little Baja Fresh and a little California type food, would be, hopefully, something that people here in Clinton would enjoy.”
Considering the long lines of smiling customers since Burrito Shak opened just under two weeks ago, it seems as if people have welcomed the restaurant and its owners with open arms.
Opening in Clinton speaks volumes about the Recchuitis’ love for Sampson County because the pair have been all over the world.
”I spent over 30 years in my other profession as an international CPA consultant with PAX,” Recchuiti explained. “I’ve been, as I was counting the other day, in over 75 countries. I worked for one of the big four firms called KPMG, and my wife always was very supportive. We’ve moved, I believe, to 17 places; we’ve lived on three continents, but one of the things that we’ve always wanted to do as a couple is a restaurant.
“And so, I was able to retire from corporate and she was able to take some time off teaching,” he added. “Now, here we are, in the place that we wanted to be, surrounded by a community that’s just been very welcoming; it’s truly a fantastic place to live.”
When it comes to opening a restaurant, there’s plenty of options the couple could have chosen, especially if it was to bring something new to the area. Burrito Shak, Recchuiti said, the story and their first experience came from his son.
“I remember I was at Jersey Mike’s getting a sandwich, and I called up my son and said,’hey, what do you want from Jersey Mike’s?,”’ Recchuiti recalled. And he said, ‘what I really want, dad, is a burrito. Of course, I then asked him where do you get that? And he simply said, ‘look up and across the street, there’s a Burrito Shak.
“My first thought was, that’s a weird name, but I said, sure, so I got him a burrito. Then the very next day for lunch, he asked could I get him something again from Burrito Shak?”
It was that second trip that caught Recchuiti’s eye, particularly when it came to the stlye of the restaurant. And that, he said, is what sparked the idea to finally pursue his and his wife’s dream of owning a restaurant.
“So I went in there with my wife, and the vibe, the colors, the music, the menu, we thought, Oh my God!,” Recchuiti said. “Then we tried the food, and we were like, oh my goodness, this, this is something we can get our hands around. It’s also Hampstead-based so it’s a North Carolina grown business.
“We contacted them afterwards and we met the requirements, and I was told later that they rejected a lot of people,” he said. “But for some crazy reason, they chose a woman with a master’s in psychology, who was an instructor at Sampson Community College, and a gentleman, who had led teams all over the world, but never been in the restaurant business, at least not since I was working at Denny’s during the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift everyday back in college.”
While Burrio Shak is based in the state, it’s a place often found around the coast. And for those unfamiliar with what California- stlye food is about, Recchuiti broke down some of those menu items.
“First off, Clinton has amazing restaurants, and I will say that Alfredo’s, you cannot get many places better anywhere,” he attested. “I grew up in Boston, in Philadelphia, I lived for seven years in Chicago, and I have brought friends down to Alfredo’s for the Italian food, because it’s just so tremendous. When it comes to Mexican restaurants, like authentic Mexican restaurants, we have a tremendous variety, just from what we have here in the community.
“As for Burrito Shak, this type of Baja fresh food, it’s where you can get something light and it’s different,” he continued. “I mean, we have various sauces, with the lime sour cream, the avocado sour cream and then other things, like the jalapeno barbecue. All that kind of brings what we serve together with some really fresh ingredients. You have about 13 different toppings that you can put on top of what you order as well, and we make it all fresh daily.”
As for his personal favorite, though a tough choice, Recchuiti pointed to their chicken nachos or a straight Rincon, which comes in a burrito or a bowl. As for Lisa, he said it was the Aloha because of their pineapple salsa.
While they’re just a few weeks into opening, Recchuiti said they are already planning for the future.
“Well, we eventually hope to be able to do online ordering. That is a big goal, and a lot of people have asked for it,” he stated. “My wife likes to say, ‘if we do online ordering, maybe it’ll lessen the lines we’re having.’ Me, though, I say, maybe it’ll just increase everything, because you’ll have the people who, right now aren’t even ordering, who are waiting for the online. Then also added to that are others that will start using the online when it gets going.
“Either way, we are going to get there, but right now we’re focusing on training the staff,” he said. “So our goal is to get faster in our service, but keep the quality where it’s at, and continue to consistently deliver excellent tasting food each time with exemplary customer service.”
All the while never forgetting to offer that laid back atmosphere — that of being in a shak on the beach.
“We want to keep that positive vibe of when you’re at a shak; I mean, you’ve got surfboards right there on the wall,” Recchuiti said, laughingly pointing to some of the wall art. “It’s all about no problems, it’s all about just coming in here and forgetting about your worries, eating some good food and just being able to step away from reality for a little bit.”
Running the restaurant and seeing it thrive isn’t the Recchuitis only focus either, as they both have a another strong desire — getting involved in the community.
”Definitely we want to do that,” he stressed. “We joined the Y, and we’ve been speaking with John (Adams, YMCA excutive director) over at the Y about ways to get involved,” he said. “We recently catered one of his events over ther. That’s something that we want to do more of. Over at the high school, we’re sponsors for the athletic boosters, and then we also just sponsored a golf tournament.
“I do want to get over to the superintendents and speak to them to see if there’s certain things maybe that the schools need, that maybe we can donate,” Recchuiti said. “I want to donate also to the help areas that, perhaps, sometimes don’t get funds like other places do. Because again, the community is important, and we do want to be a part of this community because that’s what makes Sampson, Sampson. So if anyone has any suggestions, I’d love to hear.”
It was talk of community that brought him back around to his thoughts of gratitude for this community helping the couple make their dreams come true.
“Really, HN Carr, they did the outfit here and were tremendous to work with,” Recchuiti said. “They and all the tradesmen under them were just amazing to work with. I cannot say enough good things about all of them. Again, it’s the community, it’s the people in the area that have come together. Our staff here, when we interviewed, the outpouring of applications was phenomenal. The people that we brought in here have been working and have just been getting inundated with everyone coming in, keeping the positive attitude and the no problem vibe going on.
“That’s really what has been making this place so special, because again, for Lisa and I, it’s about the community within the community, and that’s what so wonderful about this whole thing.”
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Pension & Wealth Management Advisors Expands Retirement Plan Advisory Team
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WALTHAM, MA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- Pension & Wealth Management Advisors (“PWMA”), a provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, is pleased to announce the addition of Andrew J. Powers to their team as a Retirement Plan Advisor.
Drew brings with him over 30 years of experience in the retirement and financial planning industry, specializing in the development and management of corporate retirement plans. In his new role, Drew will be responsible for working with plan sponsors to ensure that their plans are well designed to serve the needs of their employees while meeting their fiduciary responsibilities.
"We are thrilled to have Drew join our team," said George P. Webb, CEO at PWMA. "His expertise in retirement plan advising aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver tailored, client-focused retirement plan advice and solutions. We're confident that his experience and dedication will significantly benefit our clients and enhance our retirement advisory capabilities.” Powers will be working with Brian T. Gasbarro and Alexondra Foster as part of the firm's dedicated retirement plan advisory team."
Drew is an active industry participant and is currently serving as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to help resolve securities related disputes. FINRA's mission is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets as a not-for-profit self-regulatory organization for the industry.
Drew has previously worked with Aetna Capital Management, John Hancock, USI and other retirement plan providers and advisory firms, where he was instrumental in designing and managing retirement plan solutions for both small and large companies. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, as well as a Chartered Financial Consultant designation (accredited by the American College of Financial Services).
"I am excited to join the talented team at Pension & Wealth Management Advisors and contribute to their continued success," said Powers. "I look forward to working closely with clients to help them navigate the complexities of managing their retirement plans."
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Pension & Wealth Management Advisors is a Registered Investment Advisor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. PWMA provides advisory expertise in Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Institutional Advisory services to help clients optimize their investment opportunities. Learn more at pensionwealth .
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After a hiatus that spanned almost a year, rising artiste Willy Pascal Mucyo Murekaze, popularly known as WaKera, has finally returned to the game with a new song 'Nzaza'.
This comes after the singer, who doubles as a video producer at The New Times, started producing Afro Gakondo, a fusion of Gakondo sounds, largely made up with traditional instruments, with a modern touch of Afrobeats.
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According to WaKera, 'Nzaza' recounts the heartfelt story of a man in a long-distance relationship who deeply misses the woman he loves.
The song, he says, also captures the essence of longing and the emotional weight of being separated by distance through powerful lyrics that reflect on shared memories of lovers in a long-distance relationship.
"Nzaza emphasizes the importance of trust and communication in such situations, as promises and regular check-ins become vital. It's a message of love, longing and unwavering commitment," the artist told The New Times in an exclusive interview.
The three-minute song, produced by Jimmy Pro at Level 9 Records, is WaKera's ninth single, which he personally directed, shot and edited, balancing multiple roles from cinematography to acting and singing.
'Nzaza' is currently attracting the attention and admiration of many music listeners, including prominent figures such as Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe, and award-winning musician Tom Close, both of whom shared the song on their social media platforms.
Nduhungirehe was particularly impressed by the song and described the composer as "a new talent in town."
"Their support has encouraged me to aim higher and I will continue to push forward without giving up," said WaKera, reflecting the song reception.
Starring in the song's visualizer is local actress and journalist Eliane Irakoze.
'Nzaza' is available on all major streaming platforms, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Audiomack, Deezer, Boomplay, and more.
Mucyo WaKera is a Rwandan musician known for creating a unique blend of Afro sounds that fuses Afrobeat, Afrozouk, Afropop, Gakondo, and Afro RnB.
His music brings together the vibrant rhythms of African drums, soulful melodies, and the rich cultural heritage of Rwanda. With each release, Mucyo takes listeners on a captivating sonic journey, offering a fresh take on African music. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150667.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:34Z |
Thomas Tuchel, who has managed Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, has been among the bookmakers' favourites for the England job since Gareth Southgate stood down; would he be the right fit? Sky Sports' Peter Smith assesses his credentials...
Tuesday 15 October 2024 17:57, UK
Thomas Tuchel looks in pole position to become England manager - so does the German have the skills and attributes required to finally deliver silverware for the national team?
Here we examine his impressive career to date and in particular his time at Chelsea to see what it tells us about his prospects if he takes charge of the Three Lions, including…
Covid. The Super League. Russia's war with Ukraine. An asset freeze. A takeover.
Thomas Tuchel should not have any trouble with the scrutiny, weight of responsibility and myriad topics an England manager is subject to questions on after his time at Chelsea.
While interim England boss Lee Carsley has struggled to show he can cope with the inquisition of the media, delivering muddled answers on whether or not he wanted the permanent role after initially seeing off questions about his decision not to sing the national anthem, Tuchel is an impressive operator in front of the media.
It is hard to imagine a more strenuous set of off-field circumstances for a football manager to have to cope with than those he faced at Chelsea, but the German repeatedly brought honesty, integrity and personality to his press conferences during his time at Stamford Bridge. It was admirable leadership in the most trying of circumstances.
The credit to Tuchel is that, when he was sacked by Todd Boehly and co in September 2022 his reputation was enhanced, both in terms of his work as a coach and as a figurehead for a football club.
With his additional high-profile experiences at Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and most recently Bayern Munich, there can be few managers who know better how to deal with the microscopic analysis made of operators at the very top end of world football and the challenges they face.
The England role is perhaps the most intensely scrutinised of them all - but there can be few coaches better prepared for that element of the job.
There will be many England fans disappointed the FA has again looked to foreign shores when appointing the national team manager. But, in footballing terms, there is good reason to be excited by what Tuchel can bring to the table.
A Champions League winner. A Bundesliga champion and treble-winner in France. But beyond the silverware and awards this is a coach capable of diving deep into tactical detail, motivating and uniting players for the cause and managing the message to the media. He ticks all the boxes.
"You have zero knowledge about football."
There was the customary Louis van Gaal glare as the then-Netherlands boss hit out at a journalist for suggesting Tuchel was playing defensive football at Chelsea.
It was the international break of September 2021 and Chelsea's canny Champions League final win over Man City, in which they had ceded possession but clinched the title with Kai Havertz's goal on the break, were fresh in the memory. Pep Guardiola's side were shut out but Tuchel - whose Chelsea side had kept 18 clean sheets in his first 24 games in charge - had been incorrectly profiled, argued Van Gaal. "With 5-3-2 you can attack very well and hats off to Tuchel for showing it."
Tuchel chuckled as we discussed that viral video during a sit down at Chelsea's Cobham training base a few days later. "He has this kind of brutal honesty which is what I really love," Tuchel said of Van Gaal, the former Man Utd boss.
Gareth Southgate was much maligned for his style of play during his time in charge of the Three Lions. Not long ago the thought of an England manager taking his country to consecutive Euros finals but still being criticised would have seemed unthinkable. Yet clearly the demand is to win and win well. Make the most of this generation's abundance of attacking talent... all while maintaining the balance Carsley so badly lost against Greece.
Can Tuchel be that man to entertain and win? Or will he be deemed too defensive, like Southgate?
"Well, what is defensive and what is offensive? I think you can debate for hours and for weeks and in the end for years," he said as our discussion led on to football philosophy.
"For me it's more to stay active. If you take the Champions League final, we had not a lot of possession and of course we had to defend because of the quality of Man City but we never were passive. We never just parked the bus in front of the goal.
"I had some games in Paris with PSG with ridiculous amounts of ball possession," Tuchel continued. "But we could not speed it up, we could not accelerate in [a certain] game. So it felt like we controlled it, but it didn't feel like attacking football.
"So what is attacking football? One of the best transition teams was Jurgen Klopp at Dortmund and with Liverpool in the last years. Sometimes they don't have much ball possession, but then you see these fast attacks… and they have these fast attacks because they defended deep before.
"It's important that it's attractive, that it's active and it's intensive and you can show these attributes in all parts of the game, in the moment where you defend, and also when you attack."
These are the fundamentals which drive Tuchel's football philosophy.
That interview - one of many conducted with Tuchel during his short but dramatic time in charge of Chelsea - came on the back of a remarkable rearguard defence at Anfield. Chelsea had been leading Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool but Reece James was sent off moments before half-time and the resulting penalty levelled the match. Incredibly, Chelsea kept Liverpool at bay during the following 45 minutes with 10 players.
Tuchel put that draw down to the spirit created within the group: "This glue that holds everything together. You cannot even measure it but it has to be there."
The challenge will be to create bonds and resistance levels like that at international level when contact time with players is much reduced to the everyday interactions of club football. But the image of Tuchel pacing the Anfield away dressing room floor, cracking his fist into the palm of his other hand and barking "come on, we can do this" during half-time, with the odds against his side, is a powerful one.
It is an intensity Tuchel brings on match days, when, according to insiders, he shifts from his usual quick-witted, joke-cracking persona into a more serious straight-talking version of himself.
The energy he brings to those decisive days is powerful - and hard to shake out. "When everybody was asleep after a late game and I was sure I could not sleep until 2am, 3am because of the emotions, I had to run to sweat it out and then it was easier for me to sleep," he told me during another conversation.
Running is a release. As well as those post-match middle-of-the-night workouts, Tuchel also regularly heads out on early-morning jogs. The search for those holistic benefits sum up the approach he brings to his coaching, to his life.
"It's about discipline," says the lean former defender. "It's what you demand from yourself. It's important… and it's quite a challenge for me because I can get lazy and be a person that finds a lot of excuses not to go for a run and not to get out of bed early!
"I try to build routines to get up early and do it every day, to sweat and to demand it from yourself. It's a certain type of discipline that helps you be more reliable, live more healthy and also be able to recover faster.
"I had for many, many years the impression that if I would do this I'd be asleep the whole morning but it's actually the other way! I feel much, much better when I do it."
As this picture of Tuchel's mindset emerges, it is little wonder he has had run-ins through his management career with players or executives who do not match the levels he expects and demands.
There was a well-documented falling out with CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke at Borussia Dortmund, where Tuchel also had chief scout Sven Mislintat banned from the training ground. There was a headline-grabbing clash with Kylian Mbappe during a game for PSG, although his disagreements with sporting director Leonardo were more substantial. While at Chelsea, the breakdown in his relationship with Boehly led to his departure. There were bust-ups at Bayern too, with a reported clash with Joshua Kimmich contributed to Tuchel's exit.
But if a reputation for division and confrontation precedes Tuchel, sources insist it is an unfair reflection of the relationships he builds. Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia and technical advisor Petr Cech were allies, while the Chelsea players trusted Tuchel and committed wholly to his instructions, as evidenced by that brilliant Champions League triumph.
Some players were sidelined but a united group was brought together.
In a role which has the divisive element of player trading removed and Tuchel is permitted near-complete control on the team's operations, the prospect of significant bust-ups and fallings-out may be reduced.
For a manager who so clearly wears his heart on his sleeve on the touchline - who can forget that infamous handshake with Antonio Conte? - it is no surprise to hear how hurt and upset Tuchel was after the cup final defeats to Liverpool, both times on penalties, during his Chelsea tenure.
But it is illuminating to learn of Tuchel's reaction to his greatest success. In the aftermath of that Champions League final victory over Man City in Porto, Tuchel stepped back, allowing his players to take the limelight. He passed his winners' medal onto a colleague - albeit later returned. "To share it with everybody is incredible. We made it. Wow. I don't know what to feel," he told the media, 12 months on from losing at the same stage with PSG.
It is perhaps a reflection of Tuchel's more insular nature. The diligent coach who pores over Expected Goals data to understand trends in his team's play. The football-addict who consumes footage from across Europe in his spare time. And for whom, when all that work pays off, it is the moment to allow others to be congratulated.
Tuchel certainly revels in the detail of his coaching sessions. He will have weeks and months to assess players, consider positions and combinations and training sessions in international football.
Whether that is to his benefit or detracts from the development of his ideas is to be seen but his methods have so far garnered respect in the game. Klopp is another high-profile admirer. "He's a fantastic coach, you can really see his influence," the former Liverpool boss has said of the man who followed him at Mainz and Dortmund.
The immediate assumption if he takes charge of England is that it will be a return to a back-three, the system which delivered early success for Southgate but seemingly had to be replaced for his side to take the next step.
But just because that was Tuchel's formation of preference during his most successful period at Chelsea does not mean it is a system he is wedded to.
He played a four-man defence for the majority of his spells at Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Bayern Munich. Instead, it is flexibility and adaptability which is the real essence of Tuchel's set-ups.
Players' positions are reimagined - think Ruben Loftus-Cheek playing wing-back against Real Madrid's Vinicius Jnr in the Bernabeu - and interpretations of positional roles are tweaked: from high and wide full-backs at PSG and wing-backs at Chelsea to full-backs coming into more central areas rather than overlapping at Dortmund and inverting at Bayern. Those wing-backs helping to form a back five has been a feature in big games, too.
A double pivot in front of the defence was a preference at Chelsea, with Tuchel keen on building up his team's possession numbers but also protecting against counters, although a sole holding player was used at Bayern where the Bundesliga giants dominated possession in most contests.
Will Angel Gomes continue in the role for England? Or will Tuchel prefer Declan Rice, who took on a more forward-running remit away to Finland last time out?
Tuchel's defensive midfield is also supplemented by aggressive front-foot defenders stepping out from centre-back - in John Stones, Marc Guehi and Levi Colwill, Tuchel would certainly have strong options to recreate that.
His views on Harry Maguire will be interesting, especially as he backed Eric Dier despite the former Tottenham man being cast aside at Spurs. Up top, Harry Kane registered his career-best scoring rate under Tuchel last season. Expect the England captain to remain the focal point of the attack.
So what are the issues of concern?
Looking back on his time at Chelsea, certainly the departure of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen hurt the team and Tuchel, with their defensive numbers far worse in the second half of his reign.
Tuchel was also guilty of over-thinking or searching for unusual solutions during the final months of his tenure, with a 4-4-2 set-up leading to defeats to Southampton and Leeds, while Hakim Ziyech was strangely sent to left wing-back during Tuchel's final game against Dinamo Zagreb.
Goalscoring was an issue too. Chelsea scored more than twice in a match on 20 occasions during his 100 matches in charge. During the same period, Liverpool achieved the feat 32 times, while Pep Guardiola's Man City did it 58 times.
Goalscoring was less of a problem last time out at Bayern, though, with the team top scorers last season with 94 goals in 34 games.
Just as in press conferences, Tuchel usually comes up with a convincing answer on the pitch to his critics.
There will be plenty of those if he becomes England manager. Just ask Southgate about that. But Tuchel has the potential to take this team one step further than his predecessor. | https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/13234111/england-manager-search-is-master-tactician-thomas-tuchel-the-man-to-carry-three-lions-to-glory | 2024-10-15T17:54:37Z |
Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena has approved the acquisition of land measuring 1688 square metre (sq. mt) at Khanpur village in south Delhi on Tuesday. This will clear the hurdles in the completion of Aerocity - Tughlakabad corridor of Metro Phase-I, lying unresolved since 2020.
The L-G has also approved the transfer of land measuring 1600 sq. mt. belonging to the Education Department for a year to DMRC in lieu of a rent of ₹13.37 lakh. This decision will facilitate the construction of inter-change station on the RK Ashram - Majlis Park and Indraprastha - Inder Lok corridors of the Delhi Metro.
This vacant land will be used for construction activities for development of the underground station at Idgah Road, to be named as Nabi Karim Metro Station. The underground station will be constructed below the piece of land being transferred to DMRC and once the construction is completed, it will be handed back to the Education Department.
The land to be acquired at Khanpur has been pending for more than four years and once the acquisition takes place, the Aerocity - Tughlakabad Metro corridor will be completed in a period of about one year. This in turn will make it easy for people commuting from densely populated colonies of south-east Delhi to the airport and other locations and in the process, address the issue of traffic jams on the Mehrauli - Badarpur Road.
Similarly, once developed, the Nabi Karim inter-change station will help seamless metro travel for people commuting on the heavily traversed RK Ashram - Majlis Park and Indraprastha - Inder Lok corridors of the Delhi Metro.
Published - October 15, 2024 11:15 pm IST | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/hurdles-in-aerocity-tughlakabad-metro-corridor-construction-cleared-as-l-g-approves-land-acquisition/article68757432.ece | 2024-10-15T17:54:38Z |
'THE PATH WE WALK' SHOWCASES STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND THE JOURNEY TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES
STONEY CREEK, ON, Oct. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Canadian footwear brand Baffin unveils 'The Path We Walk', a new creative ad showcasing the brand's partnership with the Canadian Football League (CFL). Developed in partnership with creative agency Elemental®, the campaign honours the spirit of determination that defines both outdoor explorers and professional athletes, reflecting on a shared drive to conquer every obstacle – on the field or in the wilderness.
At the heart of 'The Path We Walk' lies a powerful parallel between adventurers braving nature's elements in Baffin boots and CFL players navigating the competitive football landscape. The ad opens with breathtaking shots of Canadian environments – forests, snowy trails, and muddy paths. The commentary begins, stating "The path we walk is tough. But so are we." As the scene shifts between these rugged outdoor adventures and the fast-paced intensity of a CFL game, the message is clear: no matter where the challenge lies, the will to succeed fuels the journey.
Visually connecting the beauty and toughness of outdoor exploration with the electric energy of CFL games, 'The Path We Walk' brings viewers from snow-laden mountains to cheering stadiums. Showcasing the resilience and passion shared by fans of both Baffin and the CFL, the ad solidifies the uniting quality of achieving the extraordinary, from a football player scoring a touchdown to a hiker reaching the peak of a mountain.
In November 2022, Baffin and the CFL launched a multi-year partnership, making Baffin the Official Boot of the league and the Grey Cup. Driven to create products with exceptional quality, cutting-edge technology, and unyielding durability, Baffin provides customers with unmatched comfort and performance, whether they are braving the elements to support their favourite team or exploring the great outdoors.
"For the past two seasons, we have been reflecting on what unites Baffin, the CFL, and Canadians. We've highlighted the unifying experience of embracing the cold of a Canadian Winter and the passion we share for sport, our country and what we do. While our paths may be different, our core experiences are so often the same," says Mark Hubner, Senior Vice President at Baffin. "'The Path We Walk' celebrates the fortitude of Canadians who forge ahead in the face of adversity. The strength, both mental and physical, that each of us must cultivate in our own unique mission. Because it's the hurdles we encounter, the hardships we weather, and the setbacks we experience that ignite our pursuit of excellence."
Founded in the Hamilton community of Stoney Creek in 1979, Baffin's expertise is drawn from decades of experience providing Canadians with footwear that protects them in diverse conditions and applications. Baffin has a longstanding partnership with the local Hamilton CFL team as the official boot of the Tiger-Cats and Tim Hortons Field.
The campaign will be promoted across all owned social media channels by both Baffin and the CFL and will be advertised digitally through performance marketing channels. You can view the full ad here.
Baffin Ltd. is an innovative, leading outerwear company based in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada with a core focus on technically advanced footwear and high-performance apparel. Baffin designs, develops, and field tests footwear in the most demanding environments on the planet and is focused on being a global leader in footwear within the Outdoor, Industrial and Hunt and Fish categories. Baffin Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canada Goose Holdings Inc.
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Haridwar, Oct 15 (PTI) Underworld don Prakash Pandey serving life sentence in Almora jail was on Tuesday expelled from the seers' body Juna Akhara more than a month after being initiated into monkhood.
The action against the don, popularly known as PP, is based on the report of a committee constituted by the Akhara to look into the incident of monkhood administered to him inside the jail by two seers who claimed they were from Haridwar, Juna Akhara's international patron Mahant Harigiri said.
The Akhara took seriously the initiation of PP in jail and formed an investigation committee of five saints under the chairmanship of Mahant Prem Giri, he said.
The committee submitted the investigation report to the Akhara on Monday after which senior saints of the Akhara discussed the matter. On Tuesday, PP was expelled from the Akhara, Mahant Harigiri told PTI.
He said the saints who initiated Prakash Pandey in jail were fake saints.
Pandey has nothing to do with Juna Akhara now, Harigiri said.
Two seers who said they were from Haridwar performed the "diksha" ceremony in the jail and gave Pandey a rudraksha garland and a kanthi, a sacred beads necklace.
They renamed the gangster as Prakashanand Giri and gave him the responsibility of several monasteries or mutths. PTI COR ALM ALM KSS KSS | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/underworld-don-pp-expelled-from-haridwar-seers-body-month-after-being-initiated-into-monkhood-7317705 | 2024-10-15T17:54:38Z |
Neighbor Wanted His Property To Seem Larger So He Could Sell For More, But This Kid’s Dad Made Sure He Told The Truth By Clearly Marking The Correct Property Line With A Junkyard Car
by Matthew Gilligan
The revenge stories on Reddit are always pretty solid, but I gotta say, I think this one is the cream of the crop!
It’s yet another tale of a neighbor who deserved what they got.
I think you’re gonna agree with me after you read it…
So, what are you waiting for?!?!
Take a look at what happened!
Dishonest neighbor finds himself unable to sell his house.
“Years ago my neighbor was trying to sell his house during the fall and he was selling it for incredibly more than it was worth…. almost six figures higher.
To make the property seem worth that figure he would wake up early in the morning and take a leaf blower and blow the leaves past his front lawn into our backyard and then some.
It made it seem like his “front yard” went all the way to our driveway and also included our beautiful tree older than all the homes in the area combined.
We never had a backyard fence because his kids were my age and we’d all play on the swing attached to that tree together we were all cool.
That’s interesting!
My dad wasn’t too keen on this because he didn’t want to get in a property dispute with the new owner so he found the official property lines and guess what?
His “front lawn” ended about 3 feet from his house.
So my dad bought some little stakes with orange ribbon and hammered them into the ground to show where the actual property line was.
Next day they were gone, thrown into the woods that surround us.
My dad fetched them, nailed them back in and knocked on the door asking him to cut the ****.
Next day gone once again with a passive aggressive note on our door (my dad is a rather intimidating guy when frustrated and he was apparently too scared to be confrontational) saying we need to just be cool with it and let him do his scam so he can sell the house.
Their dad wasn’t messing around.
My dad then decided to up the ante and went to a hardware store and bought 4 12 ft iron rods, took out his ladder, and used the backside of an axe to nail it about 8-9 ft INTO THE GROUND.
He then watered the grass or did something so it couldn’t just be yanked right out.
So now there were just four ugly rods poking out of the lawn with bright orange ribbon tied to the top.
My family goes away for a weekend came back Monday and all four are gone tossed into the woods and our backyard in those four spots are trashed with little holes from when he spent hopefully a long time digging those bad bois up.
Obviously my dad was furious and he just silently stood there for about 20 minutes with a burning rage deep inside and our entire family could him scheming.
He turned around hopped back in the car and disappeared for hours only to return with a tow truck coming behind him.
LOL.
He popped over to a junkyard, found essentially a FRAME of a car and bought it for its worth in metal, and then had it SHIPPED to his backyard which he plopped just before the property line.
My dad walked into our house like a great conqueror saying “let’s see him throw THAT into the woods”
The neighbor showed up later that afternoon followed by prospective buyers who just stood him his driveway gawking at the junker four feet from the house.
He tried to brush it off and as soon as they left he came over just yelling about how he was going to call the cops on us and home association for depreciating the value of his property.
To which my dad said sure go ahead and I’ll let them know about what you’ve been pulling for the past few weeks.
Eventually they came to the agreement that the junker would leave the yard if he PAID to have it removed and shipped away.
Ever since then he stopped messing with the yard and stopped messing with the leaves.”
Check out what Reddit users had to say about this.
One reader had a lot to say.
This person chimed in.
Another reader shared a story.
And this person chimed in.
This dad was not going to let it slide.
And he was well within his rights.
If you liked that post, check this one about a guy who got revenge on his condo by making his own Christmas light rules.
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According to the “Chance Card” which was picked up from the center of the game board, I was permitted to move my game piece – the wide brimmed top hat – to St. Charles Place; and this savvy card shark was two hundred dollars richer since I passed “Go” on my way to the centrally located Brooklyn neighborhood.
Unfortunately for me, I was forced to fork over one hundred and fifty smackeroonies upon realizing another player already owned that particular piece of rental property which had two houses built on it, thereby leaving me with only fifty bucks to add to my dwindling bank account.
So much for my good fortune!
To an average passerby, they might’ve thought that I was playing a highly contentious game of “Monopoly” with my little sisters in the underbelly of our Cape Cod-style home.
However, my younger siblings and I were accompanying the blond-haired minister as he collected the monthly rent checks for the Pentecostal church’s pair of rental properties which were situated along Orchard Avenue – a beautiful tree-lined street – directly behind the colossal red-brick building with stained glass windows.
Of course, we weren’t all that interested in learning what it meant to be a hospitable landlord in the mid-size industrial city north of Pittsburgh; but these members of a newly organized chapter of “Busybodies Anonymous” were rather curious to meet the new renters – the Jones family – as they happily moved into their brand new digs next to the alley.
With a large plate of chocolate chip cookies, we were warmly greeted by Mrs. Debbie Jones at the entrance of the two-story Victorian as her oldest – five-year-old Bobby – peered from behind his mother’s apron followed by a pair of three-year-old twins – Jeannie and Jackie – and the youngest of the bunch – two-year-old Brandi; after which Mr. Robert Jones stepped off the moving truck carrying a bedside nightstand.
I’m Rev. Cecil A. Price and these are three of my four children.
“We’d like to cordially welcome you to the neighborhood,” proclaimed Dad as he stepped back to let the curly brown-haired gentleman pass through the main portal. “Since you’re moving in today, you may bring a check for first and last month’s rent over to the church parsonage on Monday; but I’m here to offer up my services if you guys need help with anything.”
“That’s a very generous offer,” acknowledged the woman of the house upon shaking the tall clergyman’s hand. “Considering three of my brother-in-laws decided to pitch in with our most recent move, I think we’ll pretty much have the U-Haul truck unloaded by lunchtime; but that tray of scrumptious cookies looks mighty tempting.”
“We helped our mother bake these after breakfast this morning,” boasted this mild-mannered sixth grader while handing the white porcelain plate to the dark-haired brunette. “Upon discovering youns had four wee ones of your own, I figured they would like to sink their teeth into these delicious homemade treats fresh from the oven.”
Do not hesitate to send this trio of chatterboxes back to our house if they become too burdensome.
They’ll be a nice distraction for my little brood.
Immediately after the Bible scholar bid a fond farewell to the new neighbors as they continued the laborious task of unpacking the storage container on wheels, the little band of merrymakers played follow the leader into the heart of the home for a delicious mid-morning snack around the kitchen table.
Once everyone under five feet tall washed down the last bite of a soft-baked chocolate chip cookie with some ice-cold “mow juice,” the new kids on the block were chomping at the bit to show these newfound friends the sleeping quarters high above their heads.
Since this was the first time our club members had been inside this particular church rental property, we relished the idea of receiving a grand tour of the wood-framed structure from its new inhabitants.
Lead the way!
At the top of the ornate staircase featuring carpeted steps and turn-of-the-century hand-carved spindles, I spotted a full bath sandwiched in between two spacious bedrooms that already had bed frames set up – a double bed in one and three twin beds with each of the girl’s names carved into the headboards in the other.
Where’s your bedroom, little man?
“Me thought you’d never ask,” responded Bobby Jones, III before leading me to an enclosed stairwell at the end of the hallway. “When we runned up the steps earlier this morning, I’s thought me was gonna have to share with my little sisters; but then my’s Dad showed me my berry own bedroom at the tippy top of the house.”
Shut the front door!
“I never would’ve guessed youns had a walk-up attic,” I stammered while walking over to three arched dormers on the opposite side of the steps. “If you had all the right materials, this place is long enough to put in a bowling alley; and these windows are the perfect vantage point from which to spy on the entire neighborhood.”
Directly after noticing four miniature-sized doors – two on both sides of the staircase and another pair on either side of the dormers – in the knee wall surrounding the private oasis, I had a strange feeling that those tiny access panels at opposite ends of the large room were somehow connected; and in order to prove my theory, these brave explorers went on a little expedition.
Indeed, my hypothesis was on point!
Due to the hip roof design, the knee wall attics were all connected.
“I’m bugging out,” I thought after bringing up the rear on the way down the enclosed staircase to reunite with our younger sisters. “If the church parsonage had a walk-up attic like this, I could’ve had a secluded retreat in my very own bedroom; and then I would’ve had the best of both worlds.”
Upon closing the door at the bottom of the steps, a revelation hit me like a bolt of lightning – I never even thought to look for a devil’s peak!
Mark S. Price is a former city government/county education reporter for The Sampson Independent. He currently resides in Clinton. | https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/99682/advance-to-orchard-avenue | 2024-10-15T17:54:38Z |
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ARU is the U.S. leader in specialty Property product development, underwriting, loss control, and technology.
ARU announced today the Promotion of Amanda Bryant to Director of Operations to continue driving key operational and growth initiatives.
ARU's culture of lifelong learning has propelled me forward in my career and operations expertise. I'm excited to continue to enhance ARU's operational excellence and uphold our unwavering commitment.” - Amanda Bryant, Director of OperationsWINSTON-SALEM, NC, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- ARU , the U.S. leader in specialty Property product development, underwriting, loss control, and technology, announced today the promotion of Amanda Bryant, ARM, ANFI, BPM, LGBC, to Director of Operations. This achievement is just the latest professional recognition for Bryant in recent years, which also includes being selected to speak in a panel of flood insurance experts at the National Flood Conference, and being named Florida's“Best Independent Insurance Agency Director” by Acquisition International Magazine.
Bryant joined ARU in 2022, which was both her first role in a specialty underwriting business and a critical inflection point for the company. At the time, ARU faced a massive scaling challenge due to rapid growth that was well ahead of schedule. In her role as the company's first (and only) operations professional, Bryant led and managed dozens of mission-critical initiatives to establish standards and documentation, improve processes and technology, and implement new tools supporting scale. A highlight among many standout milestones was the on-budget and on-time launch of a white-labeled admitted Farmowners product, which involved substantial manual data conversion and the implementation of a new policy administration system. In addition, Bryant performed as a core ARU hiring and general HR leader during a time when employee headcount has more than quadrupled, growing from 10 to nearly 50.
“Amanda has impressed me so much in our time working together,” commented ARU CEO William“Will” G. Johnson III.“She was already an accomplished insurance professional before she joined us, and I had high hopes for her – but the positive impacts of her commitment to professional growth have been well beyond my expectations. Of note, while Amanda's personal and professional passion for continuous improvement already radiates so many positive vibes at ARU, it is her genuine care and empathy for the people around her that add so much weight to her contribution. Her leadership has been absolutely instrumental to the company's growth and success, and I am grateful to be able to rely on her as a trusted collaborator. I know Amanda will continue to exceed expectations in her new role, and it is a privilege to be able to grow alongside her.”
Bryant added,“Transitioning from a 15-year tenure on the agency side to a dynamic MGA environment has been one of the best and bravest professional choices I've ever made. ARU's culture of lifelong learning has inspired and propelled me forward in my career and my insurance operations expertise. I'm incredibly excited to continue to enhance ARU's operational excellence and uphold our unwavering commitment to our partners and policyholders.”
Bryant holds an Associate in Risk Management (ARM), Associate in National Flood Insurance (ANFI), and Business Process Management (BPM) designations, and is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Prior to joining ARU, she served as Director of Operations at National Flood Insurance, LLC, during which time the agency was voted Agency of the Year by NU Property Casualty 360. Her expertise has been featured in several notable media outlets including the Miami Herald and One America News Network.
ARU was founded in 2016 and has grown rapidly due to proprietary methods focused on building sustainable underwriting portfolios. ARU uses fundamental scientific principles, granular weather metrics, proprietary technology, and niche expertise to maintain a sustainable and profitable risk portfolio of historically challenging Property risks. ARU serves a diverse network of retail producers, wholesalers, and insurers, providing not only traditional underwriting and loss control services, but also technology, product development, operational support, and reinsurance capacity.
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Rwanda's first hyperspectral satellite is being built, according to the TRL Space CEO and founder, Petr Kapoun.
Wikipedia defines hyperspectral satellites as a smart, lightweight, and technologically advanced versions of present-day satellites that reduce production and launch cost while expanding the depth of information received.
The satellite is designed to support agriculture and environmental monitoring, providing detailed data on crop health, soil moisture, and plant chlorophyll levels.
Kapoun noted the development on October 11 during the Space Exploration Evening, an event organised, in Kigali, in collaboration with Rwanda Space Agency and UNISTELLAR.
ALSO READ: The untapped potential in Rwanda's space economy
The event featured the CubeSat Mission Design Challenge, which provided students from Green Hills Academy, Carnegie Mellon University Africa, Riviera High School, and Lycée de Kigali, with the opportunity to think creatively and collaborate on developing practical solutions for real-world space challenges.
Kapoun said: "We don't just want to provide space technologies; we want to build them here, using local engineers and transferring knowledge from Europe to Rwanda. We're currently working on constructing the country's first satellite," he said.
Once complete, the 10-kilogram hyperspectral satellite will orbit the Earth at 510 kilometres, transmitting data back to Rwanda Space Agency. This information will be accessible to ministries, institutions, and students, fostering new innovations and applications.
ALSO READ: Rwandan firm inks satellite solutions deal with Polish space company'
The company is investing in the local workforce, with seven engineers already working full-time, and aims to establish a laboratory and testing facilities by January.
The satellite is expected to take around 20 months to complete, with a launch planned from Florida in the U.S. using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. TRL Space also plans to launch up to five more satellites for Rwanda, with a long-term goal of commercialising satellite services across Africa.
"We've invested approximately one million US dollars into this project so far, and we're confident about the return on investment," Kapoun said, noting the company's commitment to developing Rwanda's space infrastructure and training local engineers.
In addition to building the satellite, TRL Space is committed to engaging Rwanda's youth. Kapoun announced plans to organise hackathons centred around the satellite's data, encouraging students to develop new applications for sectors like agriculture and urban planning.
"We want to inspire students to see how space technology can solve real-world problems. It's not just about hardware but also about the data and applications that can emerge," he added.
ALSO READ: Rwanda Space Agency: Creating opportunity for emerging space economy
Gaspard Twagirayezu, the CEO of Rwanda Space Agency, added: "We want to raise awareness about space technologies and show students the potential they have to impact sectors like agriculture and disaster management," he added.
He emphasised that although the Space Exploration Evening was a smaller event involving only four schools, it is part of a growing outreach program that aims to involve more students in the future.
Twagirayezu said that the agency plans to offer internships to students who participated in the event, allowing them to work alongside professionals to see their ideas come to life in real-world applications.
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire praised TRL Space for its commitment to Rwanda and its role in developing local talent. "Your efforts in building the necessary capabilities across our economy are deeply appreciated," she said.
Addressing the young participants, Ingabire expressed admiration for their potential as future leaders in Rwanda's space industry. "In you, we see the future Rwandan astronauts. Today is just the beginning of your journey, and we are here to support your ambitions.
"This should fuel your curiosity as you continue learning and innovating. It's not just about building technology; it's about understanding how it can solve real-world problems," she said.
Ingabire emphasised that the government is committed to scaling space education and outreach programmes across Rwanda, ensuring that more students have the opportunity to explore careers in space technology. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150668.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:40Z |
Scotland are winless in their last nine competitive fixtures; they host Portugal at Hampden Park in the Nations League on Tuesday night; Connor Barron has been added to the squad with James Forrest out
Tuesday 15 October 2024 16:14, UK
Steve Clarke believes Scotland can "change the mood about the place" with a positive result against Portugal in the Nations League on Tuesday.
The Scots are winless in their last nine competitive games and fell to a defeat against Croatia in Zagreb after what would have been a late equaliser was ruled out for offside following a VAR check.
They return to Hampden Park on Tuesday to take on Portugal as they look for their first victory in Group A1.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted the late winner when the sides met in Lisbon in September, while Scotland had already lost to Poland by a one-goal margin in their group opener in Glasgow.
Rangers midfielder Connor Barron is the latest call-up to the squad with Celtic's James Forrest withdrawing injured.
Despite the disappointing start and a number of regulars unavailable, Clarke insists his players are confident of taking something against Roberto Martinez's side.
"They do believe in themselves," Clarke said.
"The players understand we're playing difficult opponents, they understand the squad could be stronger.
"I don't speak about it too much because I think it's disrespectful to the boys that are in the squad. We have to concentrate on who we have here.
"We have to go out against Portugal and be good at everything in the game, to go out and get the result that might just change the mood about the place."
He added: "After 20 years in the international wilderness, this group of players have been to two major tournaments.
"They've got promotion to the top level of this Nations League. I don't understand why people would be doubting this group.
"It's a tough moment, no doubt about it. But we believe in ourselves."
Goalkeepers: Craig Gordon (Hearts), Jon McCracken (Dundee), Robby McCrorie (Kilmarnock)
Defenders: Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen), Grant Hanley (Norwich), Liam Lindsay (Preston North End), Ryan Porteous (Watford), Anthony Ralston (Celtic), Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), John Souttar (Rangers), Jack McKenzie (Aberdeen)
Midfielders: Ryan Christie (Bournemouth), Ben Doak (Middlesbrough), Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps), Billy Gilmour (Napoli), Andy Irving (West Ham), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Scott McTominay (Napoli), Lewis Morgan (New York Red Bulls), Connor Barron (Rangers)
Forwards: Ché Adams (Torino), Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City), Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen)
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Canada's Credit Unions Celebrate 20th Consecutive Win for Best Customer Service at the 2024 Ipsos Financial Service Excellence Awards
Milestone Victory Underscores Credit Unions' Unwavering Dedication to Exceptional Member Service
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - For the 20th consecutive year, Canada's credit unions have been recognized as the recipient of the Ipsos Financial Service Excellence Award 2024 for Customer Service Excellence among all financial institutions. This incredible two-decade streak reinforces the credit union sector's longstanding commitment to delivering outstanding, member-centric service and its pivotal role in fostering strong community relationships.
"Winning this award for 20 years in a row is a testament to the relentless focus credit unions place on serving their members. It highlights our dedication to going beyond financial services, emphasizing personal connections and member financial well-being," said Jeff Guthrie, President & CEO of the Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA). "The recognition from Ipsos underscores that our Profits-for-People approach continues to set us apart in the financial sector."
A Record Year of Recognition
In addition to being honoured for Customer Service Excellence, Canada's credit unions were acknowledged in several other categories this year, securing a total of six Ipsos awards, reflecting the diverse and exceptional service they provide to members across the country.
Award categories include:
- Customer Service Excellence (solo win)
- Values My Business (solo win)
- Financial Planning & Advice
- Branch Service Excellence (solo win)
- Online Banking Excellence
- Live Agent Telephone Banking Excellence
These accolades highlight the innovative, community-focused approach that credit unions continue to bring to the financial services industry.
About the Ipsos Financial Service Excellence Awards
The Ipsos 2024 Financial Service Excellence Awards are derived from the combined program year results of quarterly Customer Service Index (CSI) surveys ending September 2024. Sample size for the total 2024 CSI program year was 47,946 completed surveys yielding 71,649 institution ratings. The CSI survey has been conducted since 1987.
About the Canadian Credit Union Association
The Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA) is the national trade association for Canada's credit unions, caisses populaires (outside Quebec), and regional Centrals. Representing 185 credit unions and caisses populaires with $312 billion in assets, CCUA provides advocacy, research, education, compliance and other support to its members. CCUA is dedicated to the success of credit unions and promoting their values of supporting local communities. To learn more, visit www.ccua.com.
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Pilibhit (UP), Oct 15 (PTI) A female leopard was found dead on Tuesday in the Haripur range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve and is suspected that the animal died after a fight with a tiger, forest department officials said. A forest department patrolling team that found the leopard's body informed higher officials about it. They reached the spot and started an investigation, officials said.
The body of the leopard has been sent for the postmortem.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve Deputy Director Manish Singh said, "In the preliminary investigation, tiger footprints were found, so it seems that she died in a fight with a tiger. Postmortem report will reveal more details." He said investigation revealed that there are many tiger footprints around the spot, and it is feared that the female leopard died in a fight with a tiger. PTI COR ABN ABN SKY SKY | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/up-leopard-found-dead-in-pilibhit-tiger-reserve-7317580 | 2024-10-15T17:54:44Z |
Twenty-five years after it was introduced when the then Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and Railway Minister George Fernandes dedicated Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. to the nation, the Mangaluru Central-Mumbai LTT-Mangaluru Central Matsyagandha Express will get LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) coaches from February next.
The late Vajpayee and late Fernandes had flagged off Matsyagandha Express while dedicating KRCL on May 1, 1998, in Mumbai. It was the first passenger service train to run on the completed KRCL network of 741 km. Covering 882.5 km in about 17 hours, the Matsyagandha was a game changer in passenger transportation along the Karnataka coast. Thousands of coastal people settled in Mumbai had to endure either a 30-hour bus journey or 40-hour train travel via Kadur.
While Train No. 12620 Mangaluru Central-Mumbai LTT Express gets LHB coaches from February 17, its pairing service, Train No. 12619 will run with LHB coaches from February 19, 2025, according to Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division. As the service has rake sharing arrangement with Train No 16347/348 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangaluru Central-Thiruvananthapuram Express, these services too would get LHB coaches from February 16 and 19 respectively.
Patrons’ demand
As the Southern Railway continued to operate the services with old ICF rakes, patrons had demanded introduction of LHB rakes for the premium train.
Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary on August 19 had written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stating the Matsyagandha Express was very close to people of coastal Karnataka. It was the first passenger train launched during the commissioning of KRCL network and continues to be a matter of pride for the people along the west coast. While patrons celebrated its silver jubilee last year, the ongoing dissatisfaction with the ageing ICF coaches persists, Mr. Poojary had said.
Rickety coaches
Close on the heels of Mr. Poojary’s letter, the ceiling of a 3-AC coach of Matsyagandha Express fell while a passenger managed to duck in time and avoid getting hurt in August this year. Chinmay Kole was travelling Train No. 12619, Mumbai LTT-Mangaluru Central Matsyagandha Express in B1 coach when the incident occurred. When he was entering the coach after buying snacks at an en-route station, the ceiling fell in, he had said.
Coach composition
Consequent to LHB conversion, the Matsyagandha Express would have four 2-tier AC, two each 3-Tier AC and 3-Tier Economy, eight sleeper class, four general second class, one each brake van cum luggage and one generator car coaches.
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We’re just days away now from the opening of early voting, those few weeks where local Boards of Election open up a handful of precincts across the county so voters can cast their ballot on the day of their choosing. What’s more, it’s also a time when those not yet registered can do so, getting a chance at a one-two punch — registering and then turning right around and marking those ballots.
We urge every eligible Sampson County resident to, first of all, register to vote, and then, second of all, actually exercise their right as an American.
The early voting period opens Thursday, Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. and continues Monday through Friday until Saturday, Nov. 2.
Early ballots can be cast at three locations across the county: Sampson County Agri-Exposition Center, in Prestage Hall, located at 414 Warsaw Road, in Clinton; Newton Grove Fire Station, 313 W. Weeksdale St., in Newton Grove; and Harrells Activity Center, 891 Ward Road, in Harrels.
The precincts will be open 8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. except Saturdays (Oct. 26 and Nov. 1), when the hours will be 8 a.m.until 3 p.m.
Election Day voting will take place at all precincts Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In addition to the all-important presidential and gubernatorial races, there are judges to consider, state House and Senate members to select and a last-minute twist to what we thought was an already decided Dist. 4 county commissioners race, where a last-minute candidate has launched a write-in campaign.
In every case, whether on the national level or right here at home, we need to give serious consideration to this election and make wise, well-researched choices.
While we did Q&As in the primaries for the local races, and ran a story on the last-minute write-in candidate who suddenly decided he wanted to be part of a commissioners race after, we assume, the primary didn’t swing his way, we will offer one final Q&A on the contested House race between incumbent representative William Brisson and challenger Josh Harrell in the next week or so.
We hope voters will pay attention to what candidates’ responses are, and were, and do their due diligence to cut through any jargon, the fear-mongering and the half-truths to find the facts, and then, armed with those facts, vote accordingly. Don’t just take our stories at face value; research what candidates say for yourselves.
As finders of fact, our job at the local newspaper is to encourage people to search for the truth, and while we don’t endorse candidates, we do endorse facts and we do encourage voters not to succumb to the heady elixirs that people with their own personal agendas will try to sell as truth potions.
As sad as it is, politics forces all sides to sling mud to get the attention of voters. That is why fact-finding and truth searching is so important. Getting in the weeds and cutting through the mud will help you find the truth.
All candidates talk about saving money and not raising taxes. But delve deeper. If their platforms also include hefty expenses, ask yourself where the money will come from, how it will be funded. Even grants, for example, run out and programs either end or wind up in the budget.
All increases eventually come out of voters’ pockets by virtue of tax hikes or utility rate spikes, or cuts to some services to increase others. Nothing comes without a cost no matter who says differently. You cannot borrow from Peter to pay Paul over and over again.
And don’t allow candidates or their string-pullers to scare you into casting your ballot.
We have nothing to fear. Sampson County is a great place to live, work and raise a family. For our population, we have a wealth of things to be thankful for, including a great hospital, good and growing public services, dependable law enforcement, remarkable first responders and expanding roads.
More can be done, certainly. It is our job to determine whether those in office have the best chance of growing our county or if it’s time for new blood with different ideas to take the reins.
The proof lies with the truth, the lack of agendas and the person or persons you, as a voter, believe has the very best interest of our county, our state and our nation and its people at heart. What they have done in the past should help us figure that out. Not the words, but the actions.
Arm yourself with the facts and please, most importantly, exercise your right to vote. | https://www.clintonnc.com/opinion/op-ed/99681/with-early-votingcomes-chanceto-cast-a-ballot | 2024-10-15T17:54:44Z |
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PENN VALLEY, PA, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire / -- The upcoming Appalachian Hydrogen & Carbon Capture conference on November 7 presents an opportunity for contracting companies to position themselves at the forefront of a rapidly evolving industry. As the Appalachian region prepares for a hydrogen -powered future, contractors must be ready to capitalize on the immense potential this shift brings.
Why Attend?
Significant Growth Opportunities:
The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) represents a staggering $925 million investment, with the potential to create an estimated 18,000 construction jobs. Contractors who attend this conference will gain insights into upcoming projects and position themselves to secure a share of this massive economic opportunity.
Network with Industry Leaders:
The conference will feature a full slate of industry experts as speakers. This presents a good networking opportunity for contractors to connect with key decision-makers, potential clients, and partners in the hydrogen and carbon capture sectors.
Stay Ahead of the Curve:
Attendees will learn about the latest developments in hydrogen technology, carbon capture, and storage methods. This knowledge is crucial for contractors looking to adapt their services to meet the unique requirements of these innovative projects.
Prepare for the New Hydrogen Era:
The conference will allow companies to understand their potential roles in the emerging hydrogen economy, both in terms of supplying products and services for new projects. This foresight is essential for contractors aiming to diversify their offerings and remain competitive in a changing market.
Understand Regulatory Landscape:
With significant federal funding and support behind hydrogen initiatives, EPC contractors must navigate a complex regulatory environment. The conference will provide valuable insights into safety, security, and regulatory requirements specific to hydrogen and carbon capture projects.
Don't miss this chance to be part of the region's energy transformation. Register now for the Appalachian Hydrogen & Carbon Capture Conference on November 7 and ensure your company is ready to build the future of clean energy in Appalachia.
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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will soon introduce a new law against sellers who "hide their identity" and mix human waste or inedible material in food items and beverages, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.
Imprisonment and fine will be ensured against those who violate the law and action should be taken considering such crimes as cognizable and non-bailable, the chief minister said, adding that sellers will be mandated to put up a signboard with their names at the establishment.
Adityanath, according to a statement, made the announcement during a meeting here to discuss the proposed new law to put a permanent stop to the incidents of adulteration of food items such as juice, dal and roti by mixing human waste or inedible material, recently reported in various parts of the country.
He said such incidents are "horrific" and have an adverse effect on social harmony and health of the consumers, according to the release.
"Such nefarious attempts cannot be accepted at all," he added.
Keeping in view the importance of ensuring the purity of food items and maintaining the confidence of consumers, it is necessary to make strict laws, Adityanath said, directing officers to prepare "clear" regulations to prevent such incidents in hotels, restaurants, dhabas, and street food stalls.
Stating that every consumer has the right to get necessary information about the sellers of the food and beverages they consume, the chief minister said it should be mandatory for the establishment owners to put up a signboard with their names.
It should be mandatory for all the personnel working in the food establishment to wear an identity card and there should be a provision for the strictest punishment against those who use pseudonyms and give wrong information, the release said.
The chief minister said every food establishment should compulsorily install a sufficient number of CCTV cameras for continuous monitoring of the kitchen and dining areas. The footage for at least one month should be made available at all times on demand by the district administration, he added.
It should be made compulsory to cover the head, wear a mask and gloves while cooking food in the kitchen and serving it in the food establishment, the statement said.
The food business operator should provide the details of the personnel working in the establishment to the department concerned, Adityanath said, adding that if any person in the establishment is confirmed to be an intruder or an illegal foreign citizen, strict action should be taken against them.
Clear provisions should be made in the law in this regard, he directed officials. | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/up-to-bring-law-to-prevent-food-adulteration-mandate-owners-name-on-signboard-cm-adityanath-7317577 | 2024-10-15T17:54:46Z |
Apple TV+ is running full speed ahead on Slow Horses: The Emmy-winning spy drama has been renewed for a sixth season.
The show that stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a group of dysfunctional British spies — unaffectionately known as the Slow Horses — just had its fourth season premiere on Sept. 4. It was renewed for a fifth season earlier this year.
"Audiences around the world have fallen in love with the Slow Horses, and I'm delighted that Gary Oldman will be leading this star-studded cast on another acerbic and action-packed adventure," said Apple TV+'s Jay Hunt.
Season six is adapted from Joe Country and Slough House, respectively the sixth and seventh novels in Mick Herron's "Slough House" book series.
All four seasons of Slow Horses hold a perfect 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, the streamer points out.
The six-episode sixth season will see "the Slow Horses on the run as Diana Taverner embroils them all in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge," Apple teases.
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Rwanda's APR women and men volleyball clubs emerged winners of the 2024 Nyerere International Volleyball tournament that concluded in Moshi, Tanzania, on Monday, October 14.
Peter Kamasa's APR women won the trophy after seeing off Tanzania Prisons in three sets (25-20, 25-23 and 25-21) in the final to finish the campaign unbeaten. They have now dethroned Rwanda revenue Authority (RRA) who had won the 2023 edition.
In men's category, APR came from a set down to complete a 3-1 final comeback against Rukinzo to retain the trophy they won in 2023.
The army side lost first set 19-25 before winning three consecutive sets 25-19, 25 -18 and 25-19 to successfully avoid an upset against the Burundians.
Organised by Tanzania Amateur Volleyball Association (TAVA), the week-long multidiscipline event, also known as Nyerere Cup, is held every year in honour of former Tanzania President Julius Nyerere. This year's edition was held in Moshi.
The tournament attracts teams from several countries, primarily from East Africa, including Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. The 2024 edition attracted 14 men's teams while the women's category had four participating teams. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150669.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:47Z |
Melissa Reddy explains why Sir Alex Ferguson will be stepping down from his position as global club ambassador of Manchester United. | https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/13234105/manchester-united-why-sir-alex-has-stepped-down-from-man-utd-position | 2024-10-15T17:54:50Z |
TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - CEO Outlook Magazine has named the Chief Executive Officer of the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario (NPAO), Dr. Michelle Acorn, as one of the Top 20 Visionary Canadian CEOs 2024 at the forefront of their respective industries.
"I am honored to receive this recognition," said Dr. Acorn. "As a Nurse Practitioner myself, working with other Nurse Practitioners and NPAO is incredibly rewarding. I'm focused on supporting Nurse Practitioners as healthcare leaders who deliver high-quality, timely, and life-saving care for their patients every day."
Dr. Acorn is dedicated to enhancing care for health equity-seeking and underserved populations including rural, remote, and racialized communities. She is a proud advocate for greater integration of Nurse Practitioners in the healthcare system to improve accessibility to primary care and ensure patients receive the support they need, when and where they need it. NPAO firmly believes that Nurse Practitioners perform crucial work that can help address the healthcare crisis in Ontario but represent an underutilized resource under the status quo.
"We are seeing tangible improvements in recognition of Nurse Practitioners as key contributors to the healthcare system, but there's still more work to be done," said Acorn. "We are committed to working with the provincial government to improve the integration of Nurse Practitioners into the healthcare system and connect patients across the province to timely, high-quality care."
Dr. Acorn is an inaugural Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, the American Academy of Nursing, the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, and the Queen's Institute in the United Kingdom. Throughout her career, Dr. Acorn has also received several prestigious recognitions for her contributions to healthcare and the community. Her full feature in CEO Outlook Magazine can be found here.
About: Established in 1973, NPAO works to represent Nurse Practitioners in primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare settings in Ontario. As nurse practitioners working for nurse practitioners, NPAO strives to deliver exceptional healthcare for all, grounded in the belief that nurse practitioners make critical contributions to healthcare systems, and Ontarians' quality of life.
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As Chennai grapples with heavy rains once again, a wave of community spirit surges through as residents come together as volunteers with many non-governmental organisations stepping up to distribute free food, provide essential aid, and rescue those stranded in waterlogged homes.
Jenny Raja, who runs R.S. Annai Happy home in Avadi, has been tirelessly wading through the waterlogged streets of Vyasarpadi, Pallikaranai, and parts of Avadi for the past eight years. “Alongside friends, we have started distributing essentials like milk powder, water bottles, biscuits, mosquito coils and candles to those affected,” says Ms. Jenny.
Meanwhile, in Adyar, N.S. Krishnamoorthi, owner of Prems Graama Bhojanam, has reopened his hotel for optional payment, “Since 2015, I have seen how challenging the rain are for senior citizens living alone. We have continued our optional payment system this year too, to support those in need.”
R. Seetha Devi, founder of Street Vision Trust, prepared more than 400 lunch packets for people in areas such as Velachery, Pulianthope, Madhavaram, Vysarpadi and Pattalam on Tuesday. “Once we are done with the meals, we will start a bedsheet drive at public spaces like Marina beach and bus stands. We are also helping to relocate those at risk to Corporation shelters,” she says. Similarly, M. Sarathkumar, founder of Valiyaridhal foundation, is leading volunteers in distributing bedsheets, bread, food, and umbrellas for those without shelter.
Ameerdeen M. and his brothers, residents of Korattur, have started getting calls from their neighbourhood, and parts of Anna Nagar, Padi and Ambattur for the milk packets that they have been distributing, specifically focusing on families with children.
Vaishnavi Jayakumar from Chennai Cares has tried flagging the inaccessibility of safety material and crisis information, and to improve the access to emergency resources for the visually impaired residents to the Greater Chennai Corporation, a critical yet often overlooked need during times of crisis.
Additionally, canine rescues took place on Tuesday. K. Ramesh from MES Road Ganapathipuram Welfare Association, along with four volunteers. rescued a dog and her six puppies from drowning near the Tambaram railway ground.
Published - October 15, 2024 10:52 pm IST | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/civic-efforts-in-full-swing-for-chennais-rain-relief-and-rehabilitation/article68757065.ece | 2024-10-15T17:54:50Z |
Saudi Cargo signs a cooperation agreement with Cluster2 Airports Company to Enhance Air Cargo Operations
Date
10/15/2024 9:45:55 AM
(MENAFN- Global Advertising) Saudia Cargo signed a pivotal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cluster2 Airports Company to establish a strategic partnership.
The strategic partnership between the two companies aims to strengthen logistics operations by focusing on several key areas comprising: implementing new destination launches and expanded freight capacities introduced by national carriers; optimizing land transportation between airports to ensure seamless connectivity across the region; adopting competitive pricing strategies tailored to key sectors and seasons while streamlining operational processes to reduce costs and enhance the customer experience; driving growth and awareness through joint marketing initiatives; and fostering innovation and business intelligence through knowledge exchange and the development of new logistics solutions.
Commenting on the groundbreaking signing, Teddy Zebitz, CEO of Saudia Cargo, said: “We are excited to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cluster2 Airports Company. This strategic partnership is designed to drive local content growth, elevate air cargo transport services, and optimize logistics operations across our network. By joining forces, we are strengthening our logistics capabilities and contributing to the economic development of the Kingdom. We are confident that this collaboration will deliver significant benefits to our stakeholders and create value for the wider community by elevating logistics capabilities in the Saudi airports.”
Ali AlMasrahi, CEO of Cluster2 Airports Company added, “This collaboration with Saudia Cargo enables us to offer cutting-edge solutions that will enhance the efficiency and reliability of logistics services across Saudi airports. Our collaboration will contribute significantly to supporting Saudi Arabia’s goals by strengthening the logistics sector, enabling seamless trade and transportation, and enhancing the infrastructure needed to meet the aspirations of the logistics sector.”
The partnership reflects a concerted effort to align with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 through expanding logistics capabilities, supporting the growth of domestic and international trade, and leveraging the combined strengths of Saudia Cargo and Cluster 2 Airport.
About Saudia Cargo:
Saudia Cargo stands as a leading national cargo carrier, headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Leveraging the strategic advantage of the country’s location, it serves as a highly efficient aerial bridge connecting the East and the West, seamlessly bridging continents. Our extensive reach encompasses approximately 100 airport destinations and 250 customer destinations across four continents, establishing us as a pivotal player in the global air cargo industry.
With a legacy spanning over seven decades and a commitment to a 'human-first' approach, Saudia Cargo has consistently upheld its esteemed reputation as one of the world's most dynamic cargo carriers. This reputation is underpinned by a rich history of innovation and resilience.
Our robust alliance with SkyTeam Cargo, the world's largest consortium of air cargo carriers, connects us to an impressive network of 150 freighter destinations in addition to nearly 800 passenger destinations worldwide.
Saudia Cargo's access to a modern fleet of Boeing freighter aircraft expedites the transportation of diverse cargo types, including e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, high-value shipments, hazardous materials, and perishables. The company's enduring dedication to humanity, reliability, and agility has been instrumental in driving its remarkable growth trajectory, which continues to expand significantly.
For further information, please visit saudiacargo.com.
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Amritsar, Oct 15 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal spokesperson Virsa Singh Valtoha on Tuesday resigned from the party after the Akal Takht issued directives to expel him from the SAD, finding him "guilty of character assassination" of the Sikh clergy.
Akal Takht Jathedar, Giani Raghbir Singh, had summoned senior SAD leader Valtoha and taken action against him during an emergency meeting.
Valtoha was summoned to appear on Monday and was directed to produce proof to back his allegation that the jathedars are under pressure of the BJP-RSS and some others in matters pertaining to SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
After the directive to the SAD, Valtoha said he voluntarily resigns from the primary membership of the Akali Dal.
"I resign from the primary membership of the party. At the same time, I want to make it clear I am an Akali and Akali blood flows through my veins," he said.
Valtoha had reportedly questioned the delay by the Sikh clergy in announcing the 'tankhah' (religious punishment) to the SAD chief.
On August 30, the Akal Takht had declared Sukhbir as 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct) for the "mistakes" committed by his party's government from 2007 to 2017.
On Monday, the jathedar of the Akal Takht, which is the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, directed SAD's working president Balwinder Singh Bhunder through an edict to expel Valtoha from the party within 24 hours and terminate his membership for 10 years.
Valtoha submitted his written clarification and an apology by appearing in person. But the Sikh clergy, which also included Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, found Valtoha guilty of character assassination of the Sikh clergy.
"... However, his statement has damaged the respect and 'maryada' of the Akal Takht," read the edict. PTI JMS SUN KSS KSS | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/valtoha-resigns-from-sad-after-akal-takht-issues-directive-to-expel-him-from-party-7317634 | 2024-10-15T17:54:52Z |
Tuesday morning Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced the finalists for the 2024 Gold Glove awards, the league's top defensive honor. There are three finalists at each position in each league and 60 total finalists. The Gold Glove winners will be announced Sunday, Nov. 3, during an ESPN broadcast at 8:30 p.m. ET.
There is both a statistical and voting component to Gold Gloves. The statistical component is approximately 25% of the selection criteria. The voting is done by the 30 MLB managers and six coaches per team, and counts as the remaining 75% or so. Managers and coaches are not allowed to vote for players on their team, and only vote on players in their league. Utility Gold Gloves and team Gold Gloves are awarded using a statistical formula only.
Here now are the 2024 Gold Glove finalists.
American League
Pitcher
Griffin Canning, Los Angeles Angels
Seth Lugo, Kansas City Royals
Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals
Catcher
Freddy Fermin, Kansas City Royals
Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
Jake Rogers, Detroit Tigers
First base
Nathaniel Lowe, Texas Rangers
Ryan Mountcastle, Baltimore Orioles
Carlos Santana, Minnesota Twins
Second base
Andrés Giménez, Cleveland Guardians
Nicky Lopez, Chicago White Sox
Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
Shortstop
Brayan Rocchio, Cleveland Guardians
Anthony Volpe, New York Yankees
Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
Third base
Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
Ernie Clement, Toronto Blue Jays
José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
Left field
Colton Cowser, Baltimore Orioles
Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians
Alex Verdugo, New York Yankees
Center field
Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox
Jake Meyers, Houston Astros
Daulton Varsho, Toronto Blue Jays
Right field
Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox
Jo Adell, Los Angeles Angels
Juan Soto, New York Yankees
Utility
Willi Castro, Minnesota Twins
Mauricio Dubón, Houston Astros
Dylan Moore, Seattle Mariners
National League
Pitcher
Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
Luis Severino, New York Mets
Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies
Catcher
Patrick Bailey, San Francisco Giants
Gabriel Moreno, Arizona Diamondbacks
Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
First base
Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves
Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks
Second base
Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Bryson Stott, Philadelphia Phillies
Brice Turang, Milwaukee Brewers
Shortstop
Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs
Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies
Masyn Winn, St. Louis Cardinals
Third base
Nolan Arenado, St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants
Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies
Left field
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Arizona Diamondbacks
Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
Brandon Marsh, Philadelphia Phillies
Center field
Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies
Blake Perkins, Milwaukee Brewers
Jacob Young, Washington Nationals
Right field
Sal Frelick, Milwaukee Brewers
Jake McCarthy, Arizona Diamondbacks
Mike Yastrzemski, San Francisco Giants
Utility
Brendan Donovan, St. Louis Cardinals
Enrique Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers
Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh Pirates | https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2024-mlb-gold-glove-finalists-yankees-juan-soto-phillies-bryce-harper-among-60-nominees/ | 2024-10-15T17:54:53Z |
The Future of Financial Services Summit, held last week in London, brought together industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers to explore how AI is transforming the financial sector. This event focused on moving beyond the hype to examine real-world applications of AI, particularly in areas such as credit decisioning, financial inclusion, and the broader transformation of the financial services value chain.
As a panelist, I had the opportunity to discuss AI's role in shaping Africa's financial landscape, with a particular emphasis on leveraging technology for greater inclusion and resilience.
During the panel, I shared insights into how AI has transitioned from a conceptual tool to a powerful driver of change in the financial services industry. AI is no longer just a buzzword, it's now a critical component of the financial ecosystem, revolutionising processes such as credit decisioning, risk assessment, and personalised customer interactions. For Africa, where traditional banking systems often fall short in reaching the unbanked, AI offers unique solutions that could redefine financial access and equity.
A tool for financial inclusion
One of the central themes of the panel discussion was the role of AI in driving financial inclusion, a crucial issue for Africa, where millions remain unbanked or underbanked. With my background in building digital platforms and banking solutions for smallholder farmers, I highlighted the potential of AI to develop tailored financial products that cater to individuals who have historically been excluded from formal financial systems.
For example, AI can leverage non-traditional data sources like mobile usage patterns or social media behaviour to evaluate creditworthiness. This is particularly important in Africa, where many people do not have formal credit histories but do have mobile phones or other digital footprints.
By analysing these data points, AI can create personalised credit scoring models, allowing financial institutions to extend loans to people who were previously considered too risky. This shift from a reliance on traditional credit scores to AI-driven insights has the potential to unlock access to credit for millions of Africans, fostering entrepreneurship and economic growth.
Transforming insurance through AI
Beyond lending, AI is also revolutionising the insurance industry in Africa by making microinsurance more accessible. For many low-income individuals and smallholder farmers, traditional insurance models are either unaffordable or unsuitable.
AI allows insurers to develop microinsurance products that are affordable and tailored to the specific needs of customers. By using AI to analyse individual behaviour and patterns, insurers can offer usage-based insurance, where customers pay premiums based on actual use rather than fixed rates. This approach ensures that insurance becomes a feasible option for those with limited incomes, thereby expanding coverage across the continent.
This AI-driven shift towards personalised, data-based insurance solutions is especially impactful in sectors like agriculture, where farmers face high risks due to climate change and fluctuating market conditions.
By offering insurance products that reflect the unique risks faced by smallholders, AI can enhance resilience in African agricultural sectors, helping farmers recover from crop losses or adverse weather events.
Enhancing efficiency in financial services
Another major point of discussion was the potential of AI to enhance operational efficiency within financial institutions. This is particularly relevant for Africa, where many banks and financial service providers face high operational costs that are passed on to customers. AI-driven automation can significantly reduce these costs by streamlining routine tasks such as data entry, compliance checks, and fraud detection.
For instance, AI-powered fraud detection systems can identify anomalies in real-time, preventing fraudulent transactions and enhancing security. By reducing the time and resources required for manual reviews, financial institutions can allocate their efforts to more complex and high-value activities, such as customer engagement and strategic growth. This not only improves efficiency but also enhances the customer experience by making transactions faster and more secure.
AI's ability to predict customer needs and behaviours further supports financial institutions in offering tailored products. With AI analytics, banks can anticipate when a customer might need a loan or insurance, providing personalised recommendations that improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. These capabilities are especially valuable in competitive markets where customer retention is critical to maintaining a competitive edge.
Navigating ethical and regulatory challenges
However, as highlighted during the panel, the widespread adoption of AI in financial services is not without challenges. Ethical considerations, such as data privacy and algorithmic transparency, are significant concerns that must be addressed to build customer trust.
In the context of Africa, where regulatory frameworks are still evolving, these challenges are particularly pronounced.
It is essential for regulators and financial institutions to work together to ensure that AI applications are implemented responsibly. This means establishing clear guidelines for data use, ensuring transparency in decision-making processes, and preventing biases in AI algorithms that could inadvertently exclude certain populations.
The panel emphasised that while the risks associated with AI must be managed, the potential benefits especially in terms of financial inclusion are too significant to ignore.
For Africa to fully harness AI's potential in financial services, policymakers must adopt a balanced approach that promotes innovation while safeguarding consumer rights. This involves updating regulations to accommodate new technologies and fostering a collaborative environment where the private sector and regulators can co-create solutions.
Looking ahead
The discussions at the Future of Financial Services Summit underscored that Africa is at a critical juncture in leveraging AI for economic transformation. With the right investments in digital infrastructure and supportive regulatory frameworks, the continent can become a leader in AI-driven financial services.
Countries need to prioritise building robust digital infrastructures, such as expanding internet access and mobile connectivity, to ensure that AI-powered services can reach remote areas. Additionally, investing in AI education and training will be crucial for developing the local talent needed to drive innovation in the financial sector.
Governments must also work to create a conducive environment for AI start-ups, especially those focusing on financial inclusion. By offering incentives, such as tax breaks and grants for AI-based solutions, they can encourage more local and international investment in this burgeoning field. These efforts can transform Africa's financial landscape, making it more inclusive, efficient, and resilient.
As the continent continues to embrace digital transformation, collaboration between the private sector, governments, and international partners will be key to ensuring that AI delivers on its promise of economic resilience and growth for all. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150670.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:53Z |
Ana Diekroger, 2024 Junior Fire Chief
Congratulations to fifth grader Ana Diekroger on being named the 2024 Junior Fire Chief! The junior chief earns the title by winning the annual fifth-grade essay contest on Fire Prevention Week's theme, which this year is "Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You."
As is tradition, Ana arrived at school today in the front seat of a Lakewood Fire Department truck with the school's students and staff there to greet and cheer her on. Ana also read her winning essay at the Fire Department Recognition Ceremony on Oct. 6. Well done, Ana!
Volume 20, Issue 20, Posted 12:21 PM, 10.15.2024 | https://lakewoodobserver.com/read/2024/10/15/ana-diekroger-2024-junior-fire-chief | 2024-10-15T17:54:53Z |
While the original Joker had been compared to Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, that film's acclaimed screenwriter Paul Schrader wasn't impressed with Todd Phillips' panned sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux.
In a chat in Interview magazine, Schrader said he got to the theater to see the movie, but "I saw about 10 or 15 minutes of it. I left, bought something, came back, saw another 10 minutes. That was enough."
He added, "It's a really bad musical."
When pressed for details, he had some choice words for Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, as well as their respective characters Joker/Arthur Fleck and Harley Quinn.
"I don't like either of those people," he sniffed.
"I don't like them as actors. I don't like them as characters. I don't like the whole thing. I mean, those are people who, if they came to your house, you'd slip out the back door."
The Oscar-nominated writer used to be a film critic, and it seems other critics agree with his review: Joker: Folie à Deux has a 33% from them on the aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
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In this background, companies like Okta (OKTA) and Globant (GLOB) are shining through for a number of reasons. First, they have adopted a subscription model, thus enhancing the predictability and stability of performance. Second, they are leveraging AI, which will help offset the ongoing economic weakness. Being the backbone of the digital economy, it’s hard to see this industry doing badly over the long term. The diversity of players in this group leads to some dissonance.
Valuations have come down in recent months.
About the Industry
The Internet Software & Services industry is a relatively small industry primarily involved in enabling platforms, networks, solutions and services for online businesses and facilitating customer interaction and use of Internet based services.
Top Themes Driving the Industry
- The level of technology adoption by businesses impacts growth. While some companies have already built their platforms, facilitating the development and use of artificial intelligence, others are scrambling to catch up in order to stay competitive. This is further accelerating the adoption of technology that can help collect and analyze data, whether on premise or in the cloud. Additionally, today we have many more cloud-first companies than ever before. Therefore, there is steadily increasing demand for software and services delivered through the Internet.
- Despite recent rate cuts, the economy continues to slow down, which isn’t good news for an industry that thrives on a strong economy. No matter what the other variables – and there are many considering the motley crowd that makes up this group – an economic slowdown always leads customers to make do with less, i.e. buy less software. Additionally, the geopolitical tensions in Europe have a bearing on oil prices and supply chains, and therefore, contribute to the volatility and uncertainty within the economy. This means that the outlook for 2024 is still a bit cloudy.
- Given the colorful international politics and the resultant volatility in international markets, there is notable impact on company performance. The fact that they also serve a very broad spectrum of markets also makes it difficult to predict specific outcomes for the group, as a whole. Therefore, players increasingly prefer a subscription-based model, which brings relative stability to their businesses, especially when the companies have critical offerings. The ability to retain subscribers and raise prices as necessary is proving to be the key to success in the current environment.
- The higher volume of business being operated through the cloud and the increasing demand for enabling software and services involves infrastructure buildout, which increases costs for players. This causes great fluctuations in profitability as new infrastructure is depreciated and fresh debt is serviced. So even for those players that see revenue growth accelerate, profitability is often a challenge.
Zacks Industry Rank Indicates Deteriorating Prospects
The Zacks Internet – Software & Services industry is housed within the broader Zacks Computer and Technology sector. It carries a Zacks Industry Rank #159, which places it in the bottom 36% of the 250-odd Zacks classified industries.
The group’s Zacks Industry Rank, which is basically the average of the Zacks Rank of all the member stocks, indicates that the industry is seeing some tough times. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperforms the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
The industry’s positioning in the bottom 50% of Zacks-ranked industries is because the earnings outlook for the constituent companies in aggregate is deteriorating. For both fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the aggregate estimate revisions trend was more or less steady up to March, dropping sharply in April and then again in August. The group’s aggregate earnings for 2024 are now down 15.7% from Oct. 2023, while the 2025 estimate is down 23.2%.
Before we present a few stocks that you may want to consider for your portfolio, let’s take a look at the industry’s recent stock-market performance and valuation picture.
Industry's Stock Market Performance Relatively Weak
The Zacks Internet – Software & Services Industry has lagged both the broader Zacks Computer and Technology Sector and the S&P 500, particularly since last November.
The aggregate share price of the industry dropped 4.6% over the past year compared to the broader sector’s increase of 38.6% and the S&P 500’s increase of 32.4%.
One-Year Price Performance
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Industry Slightly Overvalued
While many of the individual players are still posting losses, the industry as a whole continues to generate profits. Therefore, on the basis of forward 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, we see that the industry is currently trading at a 22.6X multiple, which is a 2.5% premium to the S&P 500 and a 15.5% discount to the technology sector. At current levels, it is also trading at a slight premium to its median level of 21.9X over the past year.
The industry has traded in the range of 20.6X to 23.2X over the past year, as the chart below shows.
Forward 12 Month Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
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2 Stocks Worth Considering
Okta, Inc. (OKTA): Okta provides a wide range of identity, and access and authentication solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, universities, non-profits and government agencies within the U.S. and abroad. Its products are sold through a direct sales force and channel partners. It is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
There was continued momentum in Okta’s business in the last quarter. The recurring revenue model is shaping up well with particular strength at large customers. Apart from developing a compelling product line, Okta has been building relationships with its most significant customers, and management has said that the average size of deals through these partners was over 3X the size of its average direct deal.
Bundling products as a platform is another growth strategy that is working well. As customers buy more software, their dependence on OKTA products increases, and retention rates tend to climb. Current (revenue to be recognized in the next 12 months) RPO (remaining performance obligation) grew 13% in the last quarter. The non-current portion of RPO also grew substantially. Therefore, revenue visibility remains excellent. Overall, its million-dollar-plus deals was the fastest growing segment.
That’s not to say that the softness in the broader economy is not affecting Okta. Despite recent rate cuts, companies expect continued softness and most of its customers are rationalizing their software expenditure. This is a negative for future revenue growth. While macro concerns limit upsell opportunities, management expects the dollar based retention rate to drop only a point to 110% in the next quarter.
Shares of this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) company are down 9.9% over the past year. Its 2025 (ending January) and 2026 estimates jumped substantially (19 cents and 10 cents, respectively) from the levels 60 days ago, of which only a couple of cents of increase in both years occurred in the last 30 days. Analysts expect revenue and earnings for the current fiscal year to increase a respective 13.1% and 61.9%, followed by 9.9% revenue growth and 10.1% earnings growth the following year.
Price and Consensus: OKTA
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Globant S.A. (GLOB): Globant is a technology services provider with global operations. It provides a broad range of solutions including some combination of software and services, including digital, enterprise technology, ecommerce, AI and other solutions and services directly, as well as through collaborations with AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft, Oracle, SalesForce, SAP and ServiceNow technology solutions. Its focus industries include media and entertainment, professional services, technology and telecommunications, travel and hospitality, banks, financial services and insurance, consumer, retail and manufacturing and health care. Globant is headquartered in Luxembourg.
In the last-reported quarter, the company generated strong revenue growth across all regions and verticals, particularly in media, sports and entertainment. Artificial intelligence-driven revenues are growing into a significant contributor with AI-related revenues growing nearly 130%.
Shares of this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company are up 8.6% over the past year. Its 2024 estimate increased 6 cents in the last 60 days, while the 2025 estimate increased 9 cents. A penny of this increase in both years was attributable to analyst revisions in the last 30 days. Analysts expect revenue and earnings for the current fiscal year to increase a respective 15.1% and 11.7%, followed by 15.5% revenue growth and 16.3% earnings growth the following year.
Price and Consensus: GLOB
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Government of Canada announces funding to improve the sustainability and competitiveness of Canadian cereals
WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Cereal crops are a staple of Canada's agricultural sector. Last year, we exported 29.8 million tonnes of wheat, barley and oats, valued at $13.8 billion, and demand continues to grow.
To support the competitiveness and sustainability of Canadian cereals, today, Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced up to $7.3 million in funding to Cereals Canada through the AgriMarketing Program and the AgriScience Program – Projects Component, two initiatives under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Cereals Canada is receiving up to $6,660,817 through the AgriMarketing Program to increase market access, improve customer support, and expand exports through initiatives like technical exchanges, market research, and knowledge sharing among stakeholders.
Through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component, Cereals Canada is also receiving up to $674,249. This funding will support research on how environmental conditions impact cereal crop quality during the growing season. It will also expand milling expertise, establish oat quality standards, and compare Canadian wheat with international competitors to strengthen Canada's place in the global market.
By sharing key insights on the performance, functionality, and marketability of Canadian cereals with customers, producers, and partners, these projects will drive market growth. At the same time, by investing in research to help farmers adapt to environmental challenges, they will further build on Canada's reputation as a reliable supplier of high-quality, sustainable cereal grains.
Quotes
"Our cereal farmers are a cornerstone of Canada's agricultural sector and work so hard to grow top quality grain. With this funding, we're not only helping them stay competitive, but also making sure that Canadian grains continue to meet our high standards here at home and around the world. This vitally important investment will support the growth, sustainability, and future of cereal farming in Canada."
- The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
"This investment is about supporting our farmers and securing the future of Canadian cereals in a competitive global market. By backing research and market growth, we're ensuring that our grains remain world-class and that our agricultural sector continues to thrive in a sustainable way."
- Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Special Advisor for Water and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South
"We are grateful for the support from the Government of Canada for applied research and market access initiatives that will benefit Canadian wheat, durum, barley, and oat growers, and the value chain as a whole. This funding enables us to amplify our resources, maintain and grow markets, and foster industry relationships and advocacy, helping to ensure the long-term competitiveness and sustainability of Canada's cereals industry."
- Dean Dias, CEO, Cereals Canada
Quick facts
- In the last five years, Canada exported wheat to almost 100 countries with some of the largest buyers being in the United States, Indonesia, China and Japan.
- According to Statistics Canada, 2023 wheat exports were nearly $12 billion, and 2023 oat exports were $725 million.
- Cereals Canada is a longstanding recipient of departmental funding, having most recently received over $3 million in funding through the AgriMaketing Program under the previous Canadian Agricultural Partnership framework.
- Cereals Canada is a national, not-for-profit organization representing the cereal grains sector, focused on enhancing the competitiveness of Canadian cereals both domestically and internationally.
- The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a $3.5-billion, 5-year agreement (2023 to 2028), between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food and agri‐based products sector.
- The AgriMarketing Program, under the Sustainable CAP, supports national agricultural sectors to increase and diversify exports to international markets and seize domestic market opportunities.
- The AgriScience Program, under the Sustainable CAP, aims to accelerate innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector, and Canadians.
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Over the last four decades, a team of government physical medicine and rehabilitation professionals have been quietly working to bring back the smiles on the faces of thousands of patients.
Established in 1979, the Government Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (GIRM), K.K. Nagar - which is attached to Madras Medical College (MMC) - has been offering comprehensive rehabilitation services - medical, social and vocational rehabilitation to persons with locomotor disabilities. It was upgraded to a Centre of Excellence for rehabilitation in January 2023, according to doctors.
The institute receives nearly 300 outpatients a day and has a bed strength of 130; at any given point of time, there are 40 to 50 in-patients. A huge chunk of patients seeking comprehensive rehabilitation training are those who had undergone amputations, persons who sustained spinal cord injuries, those who suffered strokes and those with traumatic brain injury. In fact, the hospital offers interventional pain and spasticity management for patients with musculoskeletal pain as outpatient treatment, said P. Thirunavukkarasu, Director and Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, GIRM, MMC.
The team comprises six doctors - one professor, one associate professor and four assistant professors - with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) qualification, 15 postgraduate medical students (five seats in MD PMR offered/year), 13 staff nurses and three nursing superintendents, 11 physiotherapists, 27 prosthetics and orthotics technicians, and a vocational counsellor.
Dr. Thirunavukkarasu said, “At the outpatient department, we treat persons with any musculoskeletal pain from head to foot. We make an assessment, diagnose and treat patients. Three interventions are done here - ultrasound-guided interventional procedures, C-Arm with steroids and platelet-rich plasma performed by PMR physicians,” he said. In addition, disability assessment and certification are done here.
The institute has standardised protocols in place for rehabilitation of amputees, those with spinal cord injuries and stroke. In the domain of neuro rehabilitation, doctors treat patients with spinal cord injuries - paraplegia and quadriplegia - with the aim of making them independent. “We need to avoid deep vein thrombosis in such patients. We enable them to move themselves to gain independent mobility. Many come with lack of bladder and bowel control. We train them for both bladder and bowel management. We also look at wheelchair mobility in which patients learn to transfer from the bed to wheelchair,” he said.
Patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury sequelae are also assessed and treated. For persons who had suffered strokes, the institute offers electrical muscle stimulation and electromyographic biofeedback, a rehabilitation technique that helps a person understand their muscle activity through visual feedback. Recently, the institute added virtual reality rehabilitation equipment costing ₹35 lakh. This enabled balance training, mirror training and cognitive training in patients, he explained.
Rehabilitation of amputees is a key focus area of the institute. Under the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), the institute has been providing upper limb prosthesis and lower limb prosthesis to enable ambulation. Patients, on registration, undergo pre-prosthetic training and post-prosthetic training that includes level walking, assessment of gait by way of treadmill walking, walking on slopes and climbing stairs. So far, 120 prostheses have been given under CMCHIS.
To complete the process of rehabilitation, GIRM has a vocational counsellor on campus and there are plans to coordinate with the Government of India’s Vocational Rehabilitation Centre to identify and train persons. This is not all. More equipment is in the pipeline for GIRM. This includes transcranial magnetic stimulation, robotic arm, radio frequency ablation therapy and urodynamic study.
“Rehabilitation is not about the physical condition alone. Social, economic and vocational independence is crucial for a person. We want people to get back into society after rehabilitation,” Dr. Thirunavukkarasu observed.
One of the recent interesting cases at GIRM was how a bilateral upper limb amputee was assessed for four-wheeler driving with suggested custom modification using foot for driving.
Published - October 15, 2024 11:16 pm IST | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/professionals-at-work-to-bring-back-smiles-of-patients/article68756389.ece | 2024-10-15T17:54:56Z |
'A giant voice for Africa': Rwandan President Kagame on Mboweni as tributes pour in from African leaders
'His legacy will live on for generations to come'
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has described former South African finance minister Tito Mboweni as “a giant voice for Africa and a champion of continental integration” in his tribute to him after his passing on Saturday.
Mboweni, aged 65, passed away in a Johannesburg hospital on Saturday after a short illness.
“Tito Mboweni was a giant voice for Africa and a champion of continental integration. His counsel was invaluable in the effort of reforming the AU, and in recent years he dedicated his energy to implementing the reform as chair of the AU Peace Fund. His legacy will live on for generations to come,” said Kagame.
Other leaders across Africa have shared tributes to honour Mboweni’s contributions to SA and the continent as a whole.
Namibian President Dr Nangolo Mbumba expressed sadness at Mboweni’s passing.
“He exemplified African excellence, having served as the first black governor of the South African Reserve Bank in a post-apartheid SA. His life was one of exemplary service to the people of SA and the region,” he remarked.
Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission, shared his shock and sorrow, noting Mboweni’s influence on SA's post-1994 economic policies and his leadership in AU reforms.
“His rigorous leadership and strategic vision to the AU Reforms and the AU Peace Fund cannot be overstated. Hamba kahle [go well], my brother,” Mahamat said.
During a meeting of the SA-Namibia Bi-National Commission, Namibian minister of international relations and co-operation Peya Mushelenga took a moment to honour Mboweni, saying: “We are starting off our meeting on a sad note. We extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of SA for their great loss.”
Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of the AU Development Agency-NEPAD, described Mboweni as an exceptional leader whose contributions were immeasurable.
“His excellency was an exceptional leader whose contributions to SA and the African continent at large were immeasurable. His visionary leadership at the helm of the AU Peace Fund played a pivotal role in advancing peace and stability across Africa,” she said.
Bekele-Thomas emphasised the legacy left by Mboweni and offered prayers for his family and the people of SA.
“His passing is not only a profound loss to his family and loved ones but also to the AU, SA and all who had the privilege of working with him. His unwavering dedication to public service and his efforts to foster economic growth and peace will leave an indelible legacy,” she said.
Tributes continue to pour in reflecting Mboweni's impact on the continent, on his work shaping economic policies and advocating for peace and integration.
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JERUSALEM – Two of the principal actors in the unfolding drama in the Middle East – namely Israel and Hezbollah/Iran – are facing shortfalls of a very different, but equally significant nature, as the material toll of more than a year of fighting begins to be more keenly felt.
Reports emerged Tuesday about Israel’s stockpiles of Iron Dome interceptor missiles, a particularly alarming development as the country’s response to Iran’s most recent ballistic missile attack on Oct. 1 – in whichever form it will take, and the defense establishment has telegraphed it will be significant – and the likely retaliation from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
If it fired 181 projectiles – allegedly to avenge the twin eliminations of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and long-time Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah – it is likely a significant strike against its interests in Iran, will draw a greater response.
It is precisely for this reason the United States has agreed to locate Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile-defense systems in Israel in advance of that expected retaliatory strike.
For Israel, the year-long offensive and defensive campaign it has waged seems to be beginning to take its toll. Although the rocket fire from Gaza has almost entirely dried up, it is in the northern arena, battling Iran’s Lebanese Shiite proxy Hezbollah, where the IDF has tried to counter the constant rocket barrages, in which an excess of 100 rockets and drones are launched daily.
ISRAEL RUNNING OUT OF IRON DOME MISSILES
Dana Stroul, a former senior U.S defense official, warned that stockpiles of interceptor missiles aren’t limitless and that Israel faces a race against time to restock its supplies before they run out.
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“Israel’s munitions issue is serious,” said Dana Stroul, a former senior U.S. defense official with responsibility for the Middle East, according to a report in the Financial Times.
“If Iran responds to an Israel attack [with a massive air strike campaign], and Hezbollah joins in too, Israel air defenses will be stretched,” she added, noting that U.S. stockpiles are not limitless.
“The U.S. can’t continue supplying Ukraine and Israel at the same pace. We are reaching a tipping point.”
Boaz Levy, chief executive of Israel Aerospace Industries, a state-owned company that manufactures Arrow interceptors used to shoot down ballistic missiles, said that production lines are running triple shifts to meet demand.
“Some of our lines are working 24 hours, seven days a week. Our goal is to meet all our obligations,” Levy said, according to Israel HaYom, adding the time required to produce interceptor missiles is “not a matter of days.”
Israel’s multi-layered missile defense system has been working overtime for 12 months. The Iron Dome interceptors have successfully taken down a significant proportion of Hamas and Hezbollah’s rockets, although several projectiles – including so-called suicide drones – have gotten through to devastating effect.
The 12 children playing soccer in Majdal Shams at the end of July and the attack on the Golani infantry division training base on Sunday spring readily to mind. Meanwhile, David’s Sling has downed heavier rockets from Lebanon, and the Arrow system has blocked missiles emanating from Iran.
The results of even a slight degradation of Israel’s defensive capabilities can be severe, highlighted by Iran’s Oct. 1 attack, wherein Israel’s largely sole attempts to repel the missiles was significantly less successful than the similar strike on April 13. Nearly three dozen missiles hit Israel’s Nevatim air base, according to open-source intelligence analysts.
Some Israeli defense analysts have expressed a growing concern about what a coordinated Iranian and Hezbollah attack might mean, in terms of prioritizing how the interceptors are deployed.
Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that repeated and sustained Israeli airstrikes have hit Hezbollah cash reserves, according to Voice of America.
The Iranian terrorist proxy relies on three key funding channels: Al-Qard al Hasan, or AQAH, a Hezbollah-owned quasi-bank operating without a government banking license; licensed Lebanese commercial banks; and cash from Iran, researchers told the broadcaster, according to the Jewish News Syndicate.
Israel targeted AQAH in its initial airstrikes during the current campaign in Lebanon. They hit Hezbollah’s “cash storage centers, including a large part of the AQAH vaults,” leaving the group in a “financial crisis,” VOA reported.
Not only have Hezbollah’s fighters fled from their southern Lebanon stronghold, the people and institutions upon whom they relied to pay them are having serious difficulties doing so. In addition, wealthy Hezbollah backers – according to Lebanese bankers – have fled, mainly to Europe or Gulf States, fearful the IDF might target them next, which is also drying up a source of liquidity in the terrorism pipeline.
Another source of capital has been literally plane loads of cash flying in from Tehran (a tactic that’ll be familiar to many of the Obama-era apparatchiks, currently staffing the dying embers of the Biden administration). Following Israel’s Sept. 27 warning it would not allow hostile flights carrying weapons to land at Beirut airport, the very next day an Iranian flight from Tehran did a U-turn over Iraqi airspace. | https://www.wnd.com/2024/10/whose-supply-will-dry-up-first-israels-iron-dome-interceptors-or-hezbollahs-cash-reserves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whose-supply-will-dry-up-first-israels-iron-dome-interceptors-or-hezbollahs-cash-reserves | 2024-10-15T17:54:57Z |
Emrill awarded the first Dubai Chamber of Commerce ESG Label
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(MENAFN- IHC) Emrill, a leading UAE-based integrated facilities management services provider, has been awarded the first ESG Label issued by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. This prestigious accolade signifies Emrill's commitment to sustainability and excellence in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
The award ceremony took place on Monday, October 7, 2024, during Dubai Chamber of Commerce's annual Sustainability Week. Emrill received recognition alongside 26 other companies, underscoring its dedication to sustainable business practices aligned with the UAE's vision for a greener future.
This award represents Emrill's inaugural recognition in the ESG domain, reflecting the diligent efforts and commitment of its entire team. By successfully fulfilling the stringent criteria established by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, Emrill has demonstrated its resolve to positively impact the environment and society. Central to this commitment is Emrill’s 'United for Sustainability' initiative, which encompasses targeted sustainability programmes aimed at minimising the environmental impact of the organisation’s operations.
A cornerstone of this initiative is Emrill's advanced Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) platform. This sophisticated, centralised system tracks, analyses, and consolidates data related to environmental performance, energy consumption, water usage, waste management, social impact, and greenhouse gas emissions. By harnessing technological advancements, Emrill enhances decision-making processes and proposes strategic improvements that empower clients to elevate the sustainability performance of their projects.
Stuart Harrison, CEO of Emrill, said: “Receiving the Dubai Chamber of Commerce ESG Label is a proud moment for the Emrill team. It underscores our dedication to sustainability and reinforces our commitment to driving positive change within our industry. Our advanced ESG platform is instrumental in this journey, allowing us to not only track our performance but also to guide our clients towards more sustainable operations.”
In addition to its technological advancements, Emrill has introduced 'Sustainability Champions' within its workforce to promote sustainability on-site, actively engaging employees in eco-friendly initiatives. The organisation also participates in community-focused sustainability projects, including greenhouse initiatives and campaigns aimed at reducing plastic usage. Emrill remains committed to integrating sustainability into its operations while fostering a culture of innovation that aligns with the UAE's sustainable development goals.
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Chennai, Oct 15 (PTI) The well marked low pressure area over Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Tuesday evening and it is expected to cross coast near Chennai on October 17 morning, the India Meteorological Department said.
In a post on 'X,' the IMD said that the well marked low pressure area moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a depression and lay at 17.30 hours over southwest Bay of Bengal, about 490 km east-southeast of Chennai, 500 km east-southeast of Puducherry and 590 km southeast of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.
"It is likely to move west-northwestwards and cross north Tamil Nadu-South Andhra Pradesh coasts between Puducherry and Nellore, close to Chennai during early morning of 17th October as a depression," the Met department added. PTI VGN ROH | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/well-marked-low-pressure-area-intensifies-into-depression-imd-7317510 | 2024-10-15T17:54:58Z |
Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and APR women basketball clubs will present Rwanda in the upcoming FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship which will take place in Zanzibar from October 27 to November 1.
The competition will bring together nine clubs from different countries in the FIBA Zone 5 including Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Egypt, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Rwanda.
Rwanda will be represented by APR and REG, who finished the 2024 season as champions and runners-up in the domestic league.
ALSO READ: Basketball: REG crowned women's league champions
The tournament serves as a qualifier for the 2024 FIBA Africa Champions Cup for Women bringing together 10 women's basketball clubs from across the continent. | https://allafrica.com/stories/202410150671.html | 2024-10-15T17:54:59Z |
New Book Alert: 'Here Lyeth' Debuts Offering a Fresh Take on Spiritual Fantasy
Johanna Frank explores timeless themes through a supernatural lens, challenging genre conventions and reader expectations.
The supernatural becomes a mirror for our deepest human experiences where past and present collide, inviting readers to explore the timeless questions of who we are and where we belong.”
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Breaking new ground in speculative fiction, Johanna Frank's "Here Lyeth" takes readers on a journey through time, faith, and identity. This novel artfully bridges the gap between spiritual and secular fiction, offering a unique blend of supernatural elements and profound real-life values.— Reader Views
Set in a 17th-century Germanic village, "Here Lyeth" weaves historical elements with supernatural fantasy. The protagonist, Lexxie, discovers she was taken from her birth family as an infant, igniting a chain of events spanning centuries. Time-traveling spirits and witch hunts add thrilling dimensions to a story that explores themes of family, identity, unworthiness, and the need to belong.
"In 'Here Lyeth,' supernatural elements serve as metaphors for real-life struggles," Frank explains. "Lexxie's journey mirrors our own search for identity and purpose in a complex world." By blending historical context with fantastical elements, Frank creates a world both familiar and wonderfully strange, appealing to both religious and secular readers.
Reflecting on her inspiration, Frank states: "Life doesn't end at the grave. Sometimes, it's only the beginning. I wanted to explore the murky space between faith and fantasy, offering readers both escape and deeper truths." This approach challenges current trends in fantasy and spiritual fiction, positioning the novel uniquely in the literary landscape.
Frank, one of Canada's emerging authors in spiritual fantasy, walks a fine line between general fantasy and faith-based fiction. Her work aims to innovate and transcend traditional boundaries, catering to a hungry market of curious readers who don't want to be preached to but are open to exploring spiritual themes through fantasy.
"Creative balance is the place to be right now," Frank asserts. "There are powerful messaging opportunities in that murky space beneath the divisive link that feels uncomfortably too real in today's world."
"Here Lyeth" is now the first book of 3 in Frank's Lifeline Fantasy Series, introducing a world where boundaries between past and present, life and death, are fluid. While each book will stand alone, the series connects through themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the power of choice.
Frank's novels resonate with 'in-betweeners,' those curious and open-minded adventurers seeking reflective, thrilling reads that explore life beyond conventional boundaries. As one reviewer aptly put it: "Wow, a religious fantasy that's actually good!"
Complementing this praise, Amazon readers note of Frank’s work:
• "The plot twists and turns, building suspense and keeping readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. Recommended!"
• "There is a complexity that is not forced upon, but more something that you discover as you are reading, which is what I think good world building should be. Also, there are some well thought out biblical allusions, which I am a fan of."
• "Author Johanna Frank's vision of the afterlife is both inventive and grounded, weaving religious overtones into a narrative that is inherently fantastical. This unique blend adds depth to the story, making it an engaging read for those who enjoy feel-good fantasy with a spiritual twist."
"HERE LYETH" [ASIN: B0CWZHSMFR (ebook), ISBN: 978-1738290703 (print), MARROW PUBLISHING, NOVEMBER 2024] is available now for pre-order. It’s a small-scale supernatural fantasy with big, real-life values, telling a story of rewiring unworthiness and searching for a place to belong. With its official release date set for November 1, 2024, readers can secure their copy now through Amazon.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Johanna Frank is an author known for her fantasy fiction with a spiritual dimension, blending whimsical storytelling with deeper, meaningful themes. Her writing often explores the relationship between heaven and earth, focusing on celestial realms, moral struggles, and the battle between good and evil. Frank's works include “The Gatekeeper's Descendants,” part of the Lifeline Fantasy Series, which introduces readers to a world of supernatural elements, complex characters, and allegorical themes.
Frank's debut series is noted for its soulful and adventurous tone, using fantasy as a means to tackle philosophical and theological ideas. Her writing also focuses on character development and emotional depth, often incorporating everyday struggles with a mystical twist. Her second book, "Jophiel's Secret," continues in this vein, telling the story of a fallen angelic figure navigating both earthly and heavenly realms.
Her books appeal to readers who enjoy a mix of fantastical elements, spiritual reflection, and moral storytelling. Frank has expressed her goal to write fiction that brings lightness and inspiration to readers by using heavenly imagination to help cope with life's challenges.
To learn more about Johanna Frank and her works, you can visit her official website, www.JohannaFrankAuthor.com.
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Celebrate Active Aging Week: Explore The Seven Dimensions Of Healthy Aging
Join the City of Lakewood and our local partners for a week of exciting events promoting health and wellness for older adults! Together, we’ll explore the Seven Dimensions of Wellness:
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Physical
- Professional
- Social
- Spiritual
- Environmental
Don’t miss the highlight of the week—Active Aging Community Day on Wednesday, October 2, at Lakewood Park, featuring a variety of fun activities!
For more information, visit www.lakewoodoh.gov/active-aging-week or call 216-529-5061.
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Dan + Shay have a big announcement coming. And no, you don't have to wait "10,000 hours" for it.
The duo hopped on Instagram to share that they're dropping "the announcement we've been teasing for 10 years" on Thursday at 9 a.m. CT.
"What do you think it could be?" they asked fans on their post.
Most took to the comments to guess a Christmas album or a world tour announcement. Fellow country singer Russell Dickerson joined in the fun and wrote, "SANTA ZADDY!!! A 69 convertible too!"
All will be revealed soon on Dan + Shay's socials.
Dan + Shay's latest album is Bigger Houses, which features the #1 hit "Save Me the Trouble," and its title track and follow-up single, which is now in the top 15 of the country charts.
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Minister MacAulay announces research funding for an innovative, sustainable poultry sector
GUELPH, ON, Oct. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, the Honorable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, toured the University of Guelph's research facilities to meet with researchers and learn about their innovative work in support of a sustainable poultry sector. As part of his visit, Minister MacAulay highlighted that the Government of Canada is delivering an investment of $5,155,608 to the Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
This funding will allow the CPRC to partner on research that will ensure poultry welfare at all levels of the production chain, meeting the consumer demand for healthy and safe poultry products, and decreasing the environmental impacts of poultry farms—including ambient air quality, emissions, and the effect on humans and birds in the surrounding area.
Some examples of Cluster activities include upcycling Canadian fruit waste to develop novel feed ingredients, managing environmental conditions to reduce the risk of avian influenza, researching alternatives to antimicrobials, and optimizing feed to reduce particulate matter emissions.
Research funding in the poultry sector is crucial for the continued development of sustainable practices and improved animal welfare.
Quotes
"Investments in research are vitally important to the future of our agricultural sector. By making sure our hardworking poultry farmers are using best practices and adopting innovative solutions, we're not only strengthening our economy, we're building a resilient industry that meets the needs of consumers, while protecting our environment for generations to come."
- The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
"This new injection of funding from AAFC will ensure continued innovation and excellence in research that benefits the entire Canadian poultry supply chain. Research will focus on three main areas – environment and climate change, economic growth, and sector resilience – looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, find innovative approaches to disease management, and improve the overall strength of the poultry sector."
- Caroline Wilson, Executive Director of the Canadian Poultry Research Council
Quick facts
- The Canadian poultry industry contributed about $5.5 billion in farm cash receipts in 2021, with over 2,800 chicken producers, 1,200 egg producers, 513 turkey producers, and 232 hatching egg producers across the country.
- The CPRC leads the industry in its national research endeavours and seeks to address national poultry and egg research priorities, driven by the National Research Strategy for Canada's Poultry Sector.
- The CPRC has delivered the three previous poultry clusters and is made up of five members: the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, the Egg Farmers of Canada, the Turkey Farmers of Canada, the Chicken Farmers of Canada, and the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors.
- The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a $3.5-billion, 5-year agreement (2023 to 2028), between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture, agri‐food and agri‐based products sector.
- The AgriScience Program, under the Sustainable CAP, aims to accelerate innovation by providing funding and support for pre-commercial science activities and research that benefits the agriculture and agri-food sector, and Canadians.
- The AgriScience Program - Clusters Component supports projects intended to mobilize industry, government and academia through partnerships, and address priority national themes and horizontal issues.
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Taiwan detected a record 153 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island, official data showed on Tuesday (October 15, 2024), after China held a day of large-scale drills.
The aircraft was spotted in the 25 hours to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday (October 15, 2024 (2200 GMT Monday), the Defence Ministry said in a statement — the most for a single day.
Beijing deployed fighter jets, drones, warships and coast guard boats to encircle Taiwan on Monday (October 14, 2024), with Taiwan responding by dispatching "appropriate forces" and placing its outlying islands on heightened alert.
Taiwan condemned China's actions as "irrational and provocative", and the U.S. called them "unwarranted".
Japan said on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) it had expressed its "concerns" to China over the drills, and scrambled fighter jets near its southern island of Yonaguni.
"The government is closely monitoring the related activities with great interest, and has conveyed Japan's concerns to the Chinese side," deputy chief cabinet secretary Kazuhiko Aoki told reporters.
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) urged China "not to cause trouble for no reason and become a troublemaker that undermines peace and stability".
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and insisted on Monday (October 14, 2024) it will never renounce the use of force to bring the island under its control.
Beijing has ramped up military pressure on Taipei in recent years to accept its claims of sovereignty over the island, and Monday (October 14, 2024) represented the fourth round of large-scale drills in just over two years.
Taiwan's Defence Ministry also recorded 14 Chinese navy ships in the latest 25-hour period, slightly fewer than the 17 announced Monday (October 14, 2024) afternoon.
Of the aircraft spotted, 111 crossed the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait that separates mainland China and Taiwan, the figures showed.
'Unwarranted'
The United States said China's actions on Monday (October 14, 2024) were "unwarranted" and risked "escalation" as it called on Beijing to act with restraint.
China said the drills, dubbed Joint Sword 2024B, were held in areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan. Beijing declared them over by around 6:00 pm on Monday (October 14, 2024), about 13 hours after they started.
China said the exercises served as a "stern warning to the separatist acts of 'Taiwan Independence' forces".
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, has been more outspoken than his predecessor Tsai Ing-wen in defending Taiwan's sovereignty, angering Beijing, which calls him a "separatist".
In his National Day speech on Thursday (October 10, 2024), Lai vowed to "resist annexation" and insisted that Beijing and Taipei were "not subordinate to each other".
Lai pledged Monday (October 14, 2024) to "protect democratic Taiwan and safeguard national security".
In late May, three days after Lai's inauguration, China launched Joint Sword-2024A, an apparent precursor to the latest drills. People in Taipei appeared to be unfazed by the exercises.
"To denounce and threaten with military force is not a big deal and we don't think it is possible that it will invade us with force," 78-year-old retiree Lai Chih-wai told AFP.
"It's not there yet. Their action is like dogs barking."
The dispute between China and Taiwan dates back to a civil war in which the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek were defeated by Mao Zedong's communist fighters and fled to the island in 1949.
China and Taiwan have been ruled separately since then.
Published - October 15, 2024 11:13 pm IST | https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/taiwan-detects-record-153-chinese-military-aircraft-after-drills/article68757741.ece | 2024-10-15T17:55:02Z |
'Cartier boxes empty': police accused of stealing jewels in Llandudno
'We could see individuals jumping up and running out the back door'
Police implicated in alleged theft of jewellery worth millions from a mansion in Llandudno appeared in court on Tuesday in Cape Town.
Jacobus Groenewald, 44, Bradley Minnaar, 28, Mthuthuzeli Mafanya, 33, and Bathandwa Soldati, 38, face charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances in the Wynberg magistrate's court. Their fingerprints were found at the house in the upmarket suburb after the incident on September 14.
The court earlier heard testimony from Groenewald, who denied involvement. He had received information from informants, he said, about Nigerian nationals who were at the house, in the country illegally, and wanted by Interpol.
“The informants took us to an address in Llandudno where access was gained to this house by simply jumping over the wall and opening the gate from the inside,” said Groenewald.
Informants said they should wear balaclavas as one informer was known to the suspects.
“When we entered the house, someone saw us and made our presence aware to the rest of the occupants ... someone warned them that we were coming and there was a scatter at the back. We could see individuals jumping up and running out the back door,” he testified during their bail hearing.
He shouted, “South African police, get down!”
Groenewald walked through the house. One woman and two men were brought to the ground floor by his colleagues.
Groenewald was the only SAPS member with a firearm. The house was searched for ID documents and municipal correspondence about an address where drugs had allegedly been kept.
“We searched the premises and split into three groups where the individuals were with us for them to see that nothing had been planted. When I got to the main bedroom, I opened the cupboards where there were multiple Rolex and Cartier boxes and expensive jewellery boxes which were all empty,” said Groenewald.
He told the court nothing was found except an identification card. While in the room, a security company arrived after receiving received complaints about activity on the property.
The case was postponed to Wednesday.
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(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nationally recognized law firm Berger Montague PC informs investors that a lawsuit was filed against Metagenomi Inc. (“Metagenomi” or the“Company”) (NASDAQ: MGX) on behalf of purchasers of Metagenomi securities between February 6, 2024 and September 26, 2024, inclusive (the“Class Period”) .
Investors that suffered losses from METAGENOMI (NASDAQ: MGX) investments can follow the LINK below for more information regarding the lawsuit:
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Investors who purchased or acquired METAGENOMI securities during the Class Period may, no later than NOVEMBER 25, 2024 , seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class.
According to the lawsuit, Metagenomi and its senior executives misled investors regarding the Company's prospects, including its relationship with Covid-19 vaccine developer, Moderna.
In its IPO offering documents, Moderna touted its long-standing business relationship with Moderna and multiple four-year research programs agreed to between the two companies.
On May 1, 2024 – less than three months following the IPO – Metagenomi announced that it and Moderna had "mutually agreed to terminate their collaboration" agreement. Analysts noted the timing of the announcement and that the Moderna partnership was a critical part of Metagenomi's core thesis. Shares declined from a closing price of $7.04 per share on May 1, 2024 to a close of $6.17 per share on May 2, 2024, and have continued to decline. At the filing of the lawsuit, shares were trading slightly above $2.00 per share.
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Surguja, Oct 15 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman was killed and three others, including her husband, were injured in a lightning strike in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district on Tuesday, an official said.
The incident occurred when the victim, Manita Toppo, her husband, and others were harvesting paddy in their field at Ulkiya village, said Patthalgaon Block Medical Officer James Minj.
The injured persons, including a 15-year-old boy, were rushed to the civil hospital at Patthalgaon in the neighbouring Jashpur district, he added.
The kin of the deceased will be provided compensation. PTI COR NSK | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/woman-killed-three-injured-in-lightning-strike-7317512 | 2024-10-15T17:55:04Z |
Less than a week after being eliminated by the NL East rival New York Mets in the NLDS, the Philadelphia Phillies have extended manager Rob Thomson's contract through the 2026 season, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski announced Tuesday. Dombrowski also confirmed the entire coaching staff will return in 2025.
"I think we have a good coaching staff, primarily. They do a very efficient job. They did lead us to 95 wins," Dombrowski said when asked why no changes will be made to the coaching staff. "Anytime you have a disappointing finish, which we did, (we consider making changes). It's also hard to put that on their backs."
Thomson, 61, took over as Phillies manager in June 2022 after the club fired Joe Girardi. He led the team to the NL pennant that year and the NLCS in 2023, but this year they lost in the NLDS. Overall, the Phillies are 250-185 (.575) under Thomson, which is a 93-win pace. Philadelphia had baseball's second-best record in 2024.
Managers and coaches get blamed whenever a team loses in the postseason, that is true in every sport, but for the Phillies, their bullpen simply did not give them a chance in the NLDS. The bullpen allowed 17 runs in 12 2/3 innings in the four games and every reliever who appeared in the series allowed a least one run.
Additionally, Nick Castellanos and Bryce Harper went a combined 11 for 29 (.379) with three doubles and two homers in the four games. The rest of the Phillies went 13 for 100 with one double and one homer. The bullpen didn't do its job and neither did the majority of the lineup.
Changes are coming to the Phillies' roster this offseason, but the magnitude of those changes is unknown. Thomson and his coaching staff will remain, however. The Phillies have handled their first piece of offseason business. | https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/phillies-extend-manager-rob-thomson-retain-full-coaching-staff-despite-nlds-exit-vs-mets/ | 2024-10-15T17:55:05Z |
Celebrating Patricia Wellborn
On Saturday, September 21st, a Celebration of a Life Well Lived was hosted by the Lakewood Black Caucus on behalf of Patricia Wellborn, President. The celebration was held from 12 noon - 3:00 pm at the Lakewood Presbyterian Church where members, family, and friends gathered around to honor her for the work she has done as a social activist and a community leader, founder of the Lakewood Black Caucus in 2021.
Ms. Wellborn’s presence in the community was recognized by Lakewood City Council on September 21st during the celebration and she was given a Resolution by Cindy Strebig, Ward 3 Council person. Another Resolution was presented to her on Monday, October 7th, signed by all City Council members.
The celebration included moments of grace and remembrance as videos of Ms. Wellborn with family and friends provided glimpses of her life from childhood until now. Snapshots of her life were captured in stories that were shared by a number of guests along with photos and mementos placed all around the room.
There was a spirit of joy and frivolity as good times were shared interspersed with moments of sadness in the realization that Ms. Wellborn’s battle with cancer prevents her from continuing to serve. She has been a kind and fearless leader who has responded to the ultimate call to serve while keeping alive a sensitivity to the movement of the spirit of love in service to humankind, with courage and strength that has inspired those who have had the honor of working with her in the Greater Cleveland area and beyond. | https://lakewoodobserver.com/read/2024/10/15/celebrating-patricia-wellborn | 2024-10-15T17:55:06Z |
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that all young Indian Police Service officers will have to work with a ruthless approach to eliminate anti-national activities.
Interacting with the probationers of the 2023 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) here, Shah said the time has come that the police make its best efforts to protect the fundamental rights of the country's citizens.
He said the police system should be alert to minimise crimes happening within the borders of the country and deliver justice to citizens in the shortest possible time.
"Now is the time to protect the rights of citizens and make efforts to prevent atrocities against them," he said.
The home minister said that protecting the rights of the poor, children and women are of prime importance.
He said the security of the nation does not mean only the security of the border.
"The nation is made of its citizens. The security of the citizen is the basis of the security of the nation," he said.
Shah said when he talks about security, it is not limited to the security of life and property, but the security of the rights given to the citizens by the Constitution too.
"The Constitution has given equal rights to the poorest of the poor as are enjoyed even by the prime minister of the country, and police officers have a lot of responsibility to protect their rights," he said.
He told the IPS probationers that there is no work that cannot be improved and there is no work that is less important.
The biggest medal for any police officer posted as SP in his youth will be that he is remembered by the people of his district for his good work for many years to come, he said.
"All young officers will have to work with a ruthless approach to eliminate anti-national activities," he said.
While doing police work, he said, the security of the nation should always be in the officers' mind and their eyes should always be open to ensure the security of the nation.
Shah said as the home minister of the country, he can definitely say that now no one has the courage to insult India's borders and the army.
"We have done a lot to provide tight security to our borders and it is being done," he said.
The home minister said earlier Jammu and Kashmir, Northeast and Left Wing Extremism-affected areas were the three sore areas, but now security forces have achieved success in reducing violence by 70 per cent in these three places.
He said now Indian agencies have complete dominance in these three hotspots.
Referring to the new criminal laws, he said that in five years, the new laws will be fully implemented in every police station across the country, including with installation of technology, development of software and training.
After that, the process of justice will be completed within three years after the FIR is registered, he said. PTI ACB TIR TIR | https://www.newsdrum.in/national/young-ips-officers-have-to-work-with-ruthless-approach-to-end-anti-national-acts-amit-shah-7317691 | 2024-10-15T17:55:06Z |
The New York Jets just keep digging the hole deeper.
They put everything into one shot this season with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. They're 2-4, one of the most disappointing teams in the league. They have fired their coach, Robert Saleh, and in their first game without him they made a month's worth of mistakes and lost a big game to the Buffalo Bills.
If the Jets had won that game, Tuesday's trade for Davante Adams would have made more sense. Now it just seems like they're chasing losses.
The Jets sent a conditional third-round pick that can become a second to the Las Vegas Raiders for Adams. The whole Adams situation isn't the best look for the Raiders either, but we'll come back to that. For now it's the Jets, already all-in, reaching in their pocket to put more chips in the middle but with a bad hand.
There's a scenario in which this all works out for New York. But you have to tell a fairly unbelievable story to get there.
Jets' Davante Adams trade doesn't solve their issues
Adams essentially replaces Mike Williams as the Jets' No. 2 receiver, a few months after the Jets signed Williams to a $10 million deal as part of their veteran shopping spree. In a perfect world Adams is the All-Pro that Aaron Rodgers remembers from his Green Bay Packers days. In reality, he's a 32-year-old receiver whose numbers were way down last season — 1,516 yards and 15.2-yard average in 2022 to 1,144 and 11.1 in 2023 — and is joining a new team in midseason.
By the time Adams gets going in the Jets offense, if he ever does, it might be too late.
Adams could be a big help, giving the Jets a needed secondary option in the passing game after Garrett Wilson (though Allen Lazard has been quite productive) and it could help the Jets take off. But what's the real ceiling for this team?
The Jets are two games behind the Bills now, and the Bills have a road win over New York for tiebreaker purposes. if the Jets don't rally to overtake the Bills in the AFC East, the fight for a wild card spot might not be as tough as first anticipated due to down seasons from the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins. Prudently, the Jets would have been better off looking toward what comes next rather than shipping off what might be a top 75 draft pick.
For this to all feel like a success, Adams would have to have a nearly immediate impact, reverse a troubling downward career trend, the 2-4 Jets would have to go about 8-3 to make the playoffs, then in the playoffs they would have to get on a hot streak against division winners who look way better than them right now. Maybe Jets fans would be happy with a playoff appearance and a one-and-done exit. It has been 14 years since they made it at all.
But even for that, the Jets would have to be a different team than they've shown the past six weeks. Adams doesn't fix all the issues with penalties, he won't make the offensive line better and he won't help kicker Greg Zuerlein out of his slump either.
Why didn't the Raiders trade Adams before?
The Raiders side makes more sense. They aren't paying any more of Adams' salary in the trade. That makes the dead cap hits a manageable $13.67 million this year and $15.7 million in 2025 according to Spotrac. It's a significant cap savings for a player that had a $44.1 million cap hit coming next season.
But the whole situation has been odd. The Raiders don't have many stars and Adams was a player who was front and center late last season in getting Antonio Pierce the permanent head coaching job. If the Raiders did want to move away from one of their only marketable stars just two years after a major trade for him, why not do it in March when his value would have been higher? Switching lanes three games into the season, when the Raiders aren't any better or worse than expected, makes it seem like Las Vegas doesn't have a plan. Getting a conditional third for Adams is fine but it's not transformative. At least there's more salary cap room for next season, although probably no enticing quarterback to spend it on.
Maybe it works out for everyone. The Jets make the playoffs with a new-look offense. The Raiders wisely use all that extra salary-cap space next offseason to take a big step in their never-ending rebuild. But at the moment, it's hard to find a clear winner to Tuesday's big trade. | https://www.y100fm.com/news/national/davante-adams-trade/77SOYV6Q5QAIMQGCDXHSND6WWQ/ | 2024-10-15T17:55:06Z |
Actor Sreenath Bhasi’s driving licence stands suspended for a month in connection with an incident last month in which a car driven by the actor allegedly knocked down a two-wheeler rider who ended up with a fractured foot.
The Ernakulam Regional Transport Officer’s action comes in the wake of a report by the Ernakulam Central police. The actor will have to attend a road safety class.
The said incident took place along Park Avenue Road on September 8. According to the petitioner, the car did not stop following the incident. The actor on his part, sources said, claimed that he did not realise that such an accident had occurred. The police identified the car only days after the incident with the help of CCTV footage.
Published - October 15, 2024 11:16 pm IST | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/actor-sreenath-bhasis-driving-licence-suspended-for-a-month/article68758046.ece | 2024-10-15T17:55:08Z |
Parks Canada launches Indigenous Stewardship Policy, strengthening Indigenous connections to protected lands, waters and ice. Français
MALLORYTOWN LANDING, ON, Oct. 15, 2024 /CNW/ - Today, The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced his support of the Indigenous Stewardship Policy—prior to participating in a Ceremony at Thousand Islands National Park to honour and enact the policy with members of the Mohawks of Akwesasne and members of the Parks Canada Indigenous Stewardship Circle.
This policy, which recognizes and supports Indigenous stewardship in all places Parks Canada plays a role in administering, will strengthen the connections between Indigenous Peoples and the protected lands, waters and ice located within their traditional territories, treaty lands and ancestral homelands—and advance measures identified in the Government of Canada United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan.
Co-developed in close collaboration with the Indigenous Stewardship Circle, a diverse group of Indigenous leaders, the Indigenous Stewardship Policy will guide the implementation of the Indigenous Stewardship Framework and create conditions that support cultural continuity, cultural safety, and healing for Indigenous Peoples.
The new policy is grounded in four key principles:
- Respect for Indigenous Rights, duties, and responsibilities: Acknowledging and respecting Indigenous rights and titles as recognized by Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution, both historic and modern treaties, and by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This includes supporting Indigenous-led conservation and ensuring Indigenous voices are at the forefront of decision-making.
- Fostering ethical spaces: Establishing and maintaining respectful relationships, grounded in truth-telling and culturally safe spaces. This also means that Parks Canada will work with Indigenous Peoples to support stewardship that is informed by Indigenous knowledge and worldviews.
- Nurturing healthy, respectful relationships: Supporting co-management arrangements where Indigenous governments and communities and Parks Canada work together as equals and in ways that respect Indigenous laws and protocols.
- Ensure continuity of Indigenous culture and language: Indigenous stewardship of lands, waters and ice is place-based and distinct. This means that approaches will be shaped by the local context and will foster the safeguarding of cultural practices, languages, and ways of life.
This policy will apply to all places Parks Canada plays a role in administering, including national historic sites, national parks, national marine conservation areas, and other protected heritage areas. It furthers Parks Canada efforts to pursue a respectful approach to the management and governance of protected areas that aligns with Indigenous ways of stewarding lands, water, and ice. This renewed approach is based what Parks Canada has heard for years from Indigenous partners, the evolution of Parks Canada's relationships with Indigenous Peoples and the legal landscape of Indigenous rights.
Quotes
"The Indigenous Stewardship Policy is a significant step by the Government of Canada to meet the commitments made through the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan. This policy represents a true partnership between Indigenous Peoples and Parks Canada, where Indigenous knowledge systems, governance structures and stewardship practices will guide our collective efforts."
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault,
Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada.
"In numerous heritage places and in a variety of ways, First Nations, Inuit and Métis partners have resumed the stewardship of lands, waters and ice with Parks Canada's support. This policy formalizes Parks Canada's role in supporting Indigenous stewardship, and ensures more equitable, effective and collaborative stewardship between Indigenous communities and Parks Canada at all protected places from coast to coast to coast. Members of the Indigenous Stewardship Circle are proud of the relationships we've developed with Parks Canada, and we recognize and celebrate the significance of today's event to honour and enact this policy."
Cindy Boyko
Chair, Indigenous Stewardship Circle and Haida Nation Member
Quick Facts
- The Indigenous Stewardship Policy is innovative in its approach in that it was developed in ethical space and reflects Indigenous and western worldviews of stewardship and conservation. Values and principles will guide implementation of the proposed policy through place based Indigenous Stewardship plans and strategies.
- Examples of Indigenous-led conservation include Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories, where the Łutsël K'é Dene First Nation leads stewardship efforts, and in Prince Edward Island where the establishment of Pituamkek National Park Reserve has been made possible with Lennox Island and Abegweit First Nations.
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SOURCE Parks Canada (HQ)
Contacts: Hermine Landry, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, 873-455-3714, Hermine [email protected]; Media Relations, Parks Canada, 855-862-1812, [email protected] | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/parks-canada-launches-indigenous-stewardship-policy-strengthening-indigenous-connections-to-protected-lands-waters-and-ice--883500767.html | 2024-10-15T17:55:08Z |
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