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Searching for info on how to watch all of the college football postseason action now that bowl season and the College Football Playoff are upon here? Below, we highlight how you can watch all nine games involving teams from the Big 12.
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How to Watch EFL Championship Soccer Today: TV & Live Streaming Links - Monday, January 1
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST|Updated: 57 minutes ago
Plymouth Argyle versus Watford is a game to watch on a Monday Championship slate that includes plenty of exciting contests.
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EFL Championship Soccer Streaming Live Today
Watch Sunderland vs Preston North End
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Searching for info on how to watch all of the college football postseason action now that bowl season and the College Football Playoff are upon here? Below, we highlight how you can watch all nine games involving teams from the Big 12.
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Big 12 Games on TV This Week
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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
The queen announced during her New Year’s speech that she would abdicate on Jan. 14th, which is the 52nd anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen paid tribute to the 83-year-old monarch, offering a “heartfelt thank you to Her Majesty the Queen for her lifelong dedication and tireless efforts for the Kingdom.”
Margrethe is the “epitome of Denmark” Frederiksen’s statement read, and “throughout the years has put words and feelings into who we are as a people and as a nation.”
The 6-foot-tall (1.82-meters-tall), chain-smoking Margrethe has been one of the most popular public figures in Denmark, where the monarch’s role is largely ceremonial. She often walked the streets of Copenhagen virtually unescorted and won the admiration of Danes for her warm manners and for her talents as a linguist and designer.
A keen skier, she was a member of a Danish women’s air force unit as a princess, taking part in judo courses and endurance tests in the snow. Margrethe remained tough even as she grew older. In 2011, at age 70, she visited Danish troops in southern Afghanistan wearing a military jumpsuit.
As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.
Denmark has Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy, which traces its line back to the Viking king Gorm the Old, who died in 958. Although Magrethe is head of state, the Danish Constitution strictly ruled out her involvement in party politics.
Yet the queen was clearly well-versed in law and knew the contents of the legislation she was called upon to sign.
She received training in French and English from her earliest years, as well as Swedish from her mother. In addition to archaeology, she studied philosophy, political science and economics at universities in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Cambridge along with the London School of Economics and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Ever since his birth on May 26, 1968, Frederik André Henrik Christian has been the heir to the Danish throne.
He is the oldest son of Queen Margrethe and her late French-born husband, Prince Henrik, who died February 2018. Frederik, 55, has a younger brother, Prince Joachim.
Since the age of 18, he has served as regent whenever his mother was outside the kingdom and carried out official duties, shaking hands with thousands and receiving foreign dignitaries.
“In the new year, Crown Prince Frederik will be proclaimed king. Crown Princess Mary will become queen. The kingdom will have a new regent and a new royal couple. We can look forward to all of this in the knowledge that they are ready for the responsibility and the task,” the prime minister’s statement said.
(AP) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2250316/denmarks-queen-margrethe-ii-to-step-down-from-throne-on-jan-14.html | 2024-01-01T04:13:54Z |
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New Minister of Agriculture appointed
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - From now on the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be headed by Saparkhan Omarov, Kazinform has learnt from the Akorda's press service.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the decree appointing Omarov as the new Minister of Agriculture on Monday. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-minister-of-agriculture-appointed_a3501837/ | 2024-01-01T04:13:57Z |
Judge allows new court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over objections from the NAACP.
Attorneys for the civil rights organization had sued on behalf of several Jackson residents, saying the new court undermines democracy because local voters or local elected officials won't choose its judge or prosecutors.
The new Capitol Complex Improvement District Court will have a judge appointed by the state Supreme Court chief justice and prosecutors appointed by the state attorney general - officials who are white and conservative.
In a ruling filed late Sunday, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate dismissed requests to block the new court, which was created by the majority-white and Republican-controlled Mississippi Legislature. Jackson is governed by Democrats.
"None of the Plaintiffs has alleged that he or she is in actual or imminent danger of experiencing any concrete and particularized injury resulting from the establishment of the CCID Court or the challenged appointment of a judge or prosecutors for that court," Wingate wrote.
Under a law signed by Republican Gov. Tate Reeves during the spring, the new court will come into existence Jan. 1 and will have jurisdiction in a part of Jackson that includes state government buildings and some residential and shopping areas.
FILE - U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate smiles, Aug. 19, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Wingate ruled Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, that he will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, over objections from the NAACP. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Reeves and legislators who support the new court say it is part of an effort to control crime in Jackson - a city that has had more than 100 homicides for each of the past three years, in a population of about 150,000.
The Capitol Complex Improvement District Court will have the same power as municipal courts, which handle misdemeanor cases, traffic violations and initial appearances for some criminal charges. People convicted in most municipal courts face time in a local jail. Those convicted in the new court will be held in a state prison, near people convicted of more serious felony crimes.
Most municipal judges are appointed by city officials. Jackson has a Black mayor and majority-Black city council. The judge of the new court is not required to live in Jackson.
Legal arguments in the case touched on racial discrimination, public safety and democracy.
In response to plaintiffs' saying they do not feel represented by the chief justice or attorney general, Wingate wrote that they failed to prove they had ever complained to local officials or that local officials had been open to listening.
"Further, had the local officials been so obliging, this court is mystified why Jackson´s system of criminal justice is in the deplorable shape it is in, with an overcrowded docket requiring defendants to jettison any notion of a speedy disposition," Wingate wrote.
NAACP attorneys intend to appeal the ruling.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch's office will continue to defend the law and "perform our duties to help protect the people of Jackson from stifling, suffocating crime that plagues the city," chief of staff Michelle Williams said Sunday.
The state law creating the new court also expands the patrol territory for Capitol Police. The state-run police department previously patrolled near state government buildings in downtown Jackson, but the new law added other parts of the city, including more affluent residential and shopping areas.
In September, the Mississippi Supreme Court struck down the part of the same law that would have required the state chief justice to appoint four circuit judges to serve alongside the four elected circuit judges in Hinds County. The county includes Jackson and is also majority-Black and governed by Democrats.
Justices wrote that longstanding Mississippi law allows the chief justice to appoint some judges for specific reasons, such as to deal with a backlog of cases. But they wrote that "we see nothing special or unique" about the four appointed Hinds County circuit judges in the 2023 law, "certainly nothing expressly tethering them to a specific judicial need or exigency."
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Associated Press/Report For America reporter Michael Goldberg contributed to this report.
FILE - Civil rights activist and Jackson resident Frank Figgers prepares to enter the Thad Cochran U.S. Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., May 22, 2023. Figgers opposes a Mississippi law that would create a court in part of Jackson with a judge and prosecutors who would be appointed rather than elected; in a ruling Dec. 31, 2023, a federal judge allowed the state to go ahead with creation of the court. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12915693/Judge-allows-new-court-Mississippis-majority-Black-capital-rejecting-NAACP-request-stop-it.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:13:58Z |
Bowl season and the College Football Playoff are here, with eight games involving teams from the Pac-12 on the schedule. For details on how to watch all of the postseason action, read on.
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NBA Injury Report & Inactives Today - Monday, January 1
For Monday's NBA games, which players are sidelined, and which are expected to suit up and hit the court? Here's a look at the updated injury report, which covers every team around the league.
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Today's NBA Injury Report
Knicks vs. Timberwolves Injury Report
3:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on NBA TV, MSG, and BSN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Knicks Injuries: Mitchell Robinson, C: Out For Season (Ankle)
Timberwolves Injuries: Jaylen Clark, SG: Out (Achilles)
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Raptors vs. Cavaliers Injury Report
7:30 PM ET on Monday, airing on SportsNet and BSOH (Watch this game on Fubo)
Raptors Injuries: Garrett Temple, SG: Questionable (Ankle), Christian Koloko, C: Out (Respiratory)
Cavaliers Injuries: Ricky Rubio, PG: Out (Personal), Ty Jerome, SG: Out (Ankle), Evan Mobley, C: Out (Knee), Darius Garland, PG: Out (Jaw)
Rockets vs. Pistons Injury Report
8:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on Space City Home Network and BSDET (Watch this game on Fubo)
Rockets Injuries: Jabari Smith Jr., PF: Questionable (Ankle), Tari Eason, SF: Questionable (Leg), Dillon Brooks, SG: Out (Oblique), Victor Oladipo, SG: Out (Knee)
Pistons Injuries: Monte Morris, PG: Out (Quadricep), Isaiah Stewart, C: Out (Toe)
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Bucks vs. Pacers Injury Report
8:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on BSWI and BSIN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Bucks Injuries: Jae Crowder, SF: Out (Groin), Thanasis Antetokounmpo, SF: Out (Personal), MarJon Beauchamp, SF: Questionable (Illness)
Pacers Injuries: Bruce Brown, PG: Questionable (Knee)
Jazz vs. Mavericks Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on KJZZ and BSSW (Watch this game on Fubo)
Jazz Injuries: Simone Fontecchio, SF: Questionable (Illness)
Mavericks Injuries: Seth Curry, SG: Questionable (Illness), Kyrie Irving, PG: Questionable (Heel), Maxi Kleber, PF: Out (Toe)
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Suns vs. Trail Blazers Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on AZFamily and ROOT Sports NW+ (Watch this game on Fubo)
Suns Injuries: Nassir Little, PF: Out (Knee), Damion Lee, SG: Out (Knee)
Trail Blazers Injuries: Robert Williams III, C: Out For Season (Knee), Anfernee Simons, SG: Questionable (Illness), Shaedon Sharpe, SG: Questionable (Adductor), Deandre Ayton, C: Questionable (Knee), Duop Reath, C: Questionable (Back)
Nuggets vs. Hornets Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on ALT and BSSE (Watch this game on Fubo)
Nuggets Injuries: Vlatko Cancar, PF: Out (Knee), Aaron Gordon, PF: Questionable (Face/Hand), Reggie Jackson, PG: Questionable (Calf)
Hornets Injuries: Mark Williams, C: Questionable (Back), LaMelo Ball, PG: Out (Ankle), Gordon Hayward, SF: Out (Calf), Frank Ntilikina, PG: Out (Leg)
Clippers vs. Heat Injury Report
10:30 PM ET on Monday, airing on BSSC and BSSUN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Clippers Injuries: Mason Plumlee, C: Out (Knee), Kawhi Leonard, SF: Questionable (Hip), Moussa Diabate, PF: Out (Hip)
Heat Injuries: Dru Smith, SG: Out For Season (Knee), Jimmy Butler, SF: Out (Foot), Josh Richardson, SG: Questionable (Back), Kyle Lowry, PG: Questionable (Head), Haywood Highsmith, SF: Questionable (Jaw), Caleb Martin, SF: Questionable (Ankle)
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Three more people were detained Sunday in connection with a reported threat of an attack on the Cologne Cathedral over the holidays, German authorities said.
The detentions came only days after a 30-year-old Tajik man was detained in relation to an alleged plot to attack the world-famous cathedral by Islamic extremists in the western German city.
The suspects were detained in the western cities of Duisburg, Herne and Dueren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and their apartments were also searched there. No details about their identities were released.
All of the detained suspects — including the Tajik who was arrested last week — allegedly belong to a larger network that included people across Germany and in other European countries, according to Cologne police chief Johannes Hermanns, German news agency dpa reported.
The attack was supposed to have been carried out with a car loaded with explosives, local media reported.
Cologne police said in a Sunday news conference that the cathedral’s underground parking garage had been searched and that explosives detection dogs had been deployed — but nothing was found. Since the early morning, the entrance and exit of the underground garage had also been checked for suspicious activity.
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Interior Minister Herbert Reul called the latest detentions a “success, for which I would like to thank the investigators.”
Islamic extremists have always been active, but they are currently more active than usual and the Catholic cathedral was a prime target for them, Reul said, according to dpa. “The police always try to be a few steps ahead,” he added.
Police had received information about a planned militant attack on Cologne Cathedral shortly before Christmas. The attack was to be carried out on New Year’s Eve.
The city’s world-famous cathedral has been under high protection for a week and the threat led to the closure of the house of worship for tourists since Christmas Eve.
Usually, more than 100,000 tourists visit the cathedral in the last week of the year. In recent days, only worshippers were allowed to enter the building for Mass, but they had to go through thorough security checks involving sniffer dogs.
On Sunday evening, around 1,000 police officers were on duty around the cathedral as revelers began celebrating the end of 2023.
Reul, the state interior minister, encouraged people to celebrate and not stay at home despite the attack threat.
“Islamist terror is still a threat on German streets,” he said. “We have often suppressed that. And whenever there is a one-off event like this, we are all very electrified again.”
However, it would be wrong to panic, said Reul. “I say: Celebrate! Behave yourselves! Take care — and enjoy the transition into the new year.”
(AP) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/2250320/german-officials-detain-3-more-suspects-in-connection-with-terror-attack-threat.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:00Z |
Filecoin (FIL) traded up 16% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM ET on December 31st. One Filecoin coin can currently be purchased for approximately $7.10 or 0.00016675 BTC on major exchanges. Over the last seven days, Filecoin has traded 24.9% higher against the dollar. Filecoin has a market cap of $3.48 billion and approximately $831.17 million worth of Filecoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last 24 hours:
- KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 2.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00000968 BTC.
- Aidi Finance (BSC) (AIDI) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Zoo Token (ZOOT) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0652 or 0.00000239 BTC.
- CareCoin (CARES) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0809 or 0.00000297 BTC.
- Kitty Inu (KITTY) traded 1.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $95.84 or 0.00338062 BTC.
- Hokkaidu Inu (HOKK) traded 1.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0004 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- Lego Coin (LEGO) traded up 31.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0100 or 0.00000023 BTC.
- Jeff in Space (JEFF) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $2.75 or 0.00010076 BTC.
- Lumi Credits (LUMI) traded up 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0080 or 0.00000019 BTC.
- AXIA Coin (AXC) traded down 0.1% against the dollar and now trades at $13.43 or 0.00048094 BTC.
Filecoin Coin Profile
Filecoin was first traded on October 14th, 2020. Filecoin’s total supply is 1,960,991,266 coins and its circulating supply is 489,968,666 coins. Filecoin’s official website is filecoin.io. Filecoin’s official Twitter account is @filecoin and its Facebook page is accessible here. Filecoin’s official message board is filecoin.io/blog.
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New ministers of Kazakhstan take oath of office
"I do solemnly swear before the people and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to devote all my abilities and knowledge to the economic and spiritual development of my country, the Republic of Kazakhstan, to strictly observe the Constitution and the laws of the state, to follow the rule of law and justice, civil, interethnic and interfaith harmony in all my actions, to serve truly to the people of Kazakhstan, to strengthen the statehood and stature in the world community," Minister of Education and Science Kulyash Shamshidinova, Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Roman Sklyar, Minister of Agriculture Saparkhan Omarov, and Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov said taking oath.
"Dear Colleagues, I congratulate you and wish you success in work," Askar Mamin, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, said in turn. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-ministers-of-kazakhstan-take-oath-of-office_a3502017/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:04Z |
Frankie Collins scores 25 with 6 steals; ASU erases 16-point deficit, beats Cal 71-69
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Frankie Collins scored 17 of his career-high 25 points in the second half to help Arizona State rally from a 16-point second-half deficit to beat California 71-69 Sunday night.
Cal (4-9, 0-2) has lost 18 in a row to conference opponents, including a 69-52 loss to Washington State in the first round 2023 Pac-12 Tournament.
Collins, a 6-foot-1 junior, who went into the gave No. 4 nationally in steals per game (2.92), made 10 of 17 from the field, 3 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with six steals. Arizona State (7-5, 1-0 Pac-12)
Grant Newell hit a jumper that gave the Golden Bears a 14-point lead with 8:59 left in the game but they made just 1 of 5 from the field and committed five turnovers over the next five-plus minutes. Kamari Lands scored all his 11 points, including three 3-pointers, in a 22-6 spurt that gave the Sun Devils a 64-62 lead with - its first since 2-0 - with 3:12 to go. Fardaw Aimaq answered with a three-point play before Collins hit a jumper and Jaylon Tyson made two free throws to put Cal in front 67-66 with 1:25 remaining. Jose Perez had a jumper in the lane blocked by Jalen Celestine but Alonzo Gaffney's put-back dunk with 43 seconds left gave Arizona State the lead for good.
After a turnover by Tyson on the other end, Collins made a layup with seven seconds to go that gave the Sun Devils their biggest lead of the game at 70-67. They immediately fouled and Jalen Cone hit two free throws to cut the deficit to a point before Collins - a 59% free-throw shooter this season - made 1 of 2 from the foul line to cap the scoring with 4.5 to play.
Tyson, who missed a contested potential winning 35-footer at the buzzer, had 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and six steals for the Golden Bears and Aimaq added 17 points and 14 rebounds. Kennedy finished with 11 points and Nelson 10.
Cal heads to Los Angeles to play at Southern California on Thursday and at UCLA on Saturday. Arizona State plays host to Utah on Thursday.
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Local College Football Bowl Season TV Schedule & Streaming Info in Kentucky
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 3:59 PM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
On the 2023 college football postseason slate, fans of schools in Kentucky should have their eyes on the Louisville Cardinals versus the USC Trojans in the Holiday Bowl.
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College Football Games to Watch in Kentucky on TV This Week
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: Monday, December 18
- Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Old Dominion (-4.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Clemson Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: TIAA Bank Field
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Clemson (-3.5)
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Local College Football Bowl Season TV Schedule & Streaming Info in Kentucky
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:59 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
On the 2023 college football postseason slate, fans of schools in Kentucky should have their eyes on the Louisville Cardinals versus the USC Trojans in the Holiday Bowl.
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College Football Games to Watch in Kentucky on TV This Week
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: Monday, December 18
- Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Old Dominion (-4.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Clemson Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: TIAA Bank Field
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Clemson (-3.5)
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The IDF is making strategic changes to their deployment in the Gaza Strip in anticipation of a prolonged conflict with Hamas that will stretch throughout 2024, according to IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.
“We are adjusting the fighting methods to each area in Gaza, as well as the necessary forces to carry out the mission in the best way possible. Each area has different characteristics and different operational needs,” Hagari said, emphasizing the tailored approach the IDF is taking for each sector in Gaza.
With the new year approaching, Hagari underscored the need for long-term military preparedness. “Tonight, 2024 will begin. The goals of the war require lengthy fighting, and we are prepared accordingly,” he said.
The IDF is also focusing on “smart” management of its forces. Hagari mentioned that reservists would be allowed to return home to support the economy and recuperate, while standing army troops would continue their training to become commanders.
“We are continuing the training of officers and commanders… after their experience in combat, they are returning to training and will join the army’s line of commanders when they finish,” he explained.
This temporary return of reservists is also viewed as a strategy to bolster the economy and prepare for future operations.
“It will result in considerable relief for the economy, and will allow them to gain strength for operations next year, and the fighting will continue and we will need them,” Hagari added.
Hagari addressed recent successes in Gaza, noting that IDF troops had neutralized members of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force in Khan Younis, some of whom were involved in the October 7 massacres. Regarding the coordination between ground and air forces, he said, “There isn’t one case where ground forces did not receive support from the air or extraction under fire.”
This statement comes in response to claims by some ministers regarding insufficient air support for ground troops.
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Top 25 College Football Streams & TV Channel Info | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 3:46 PM EST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Among the best games on the 2023 bowl game schedule is the No. 3 Texas Longhorns taking on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl.
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How to Watch AP Top 25 Games
No. 24 James Madison Dukes at Air Force Falcons
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 23
- Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Air Force (-2)
Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 23 Tulane Green Wave
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Virginia Tech (-11.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Texas A&M Aggies at No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: NRG Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Oklahoma State (-3.5)
No. 17 SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: SMU (-13)
No. 19 NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Kansas State (-3)
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats at No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners
- Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Alamodome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Arizona (-2.5)
No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Notre Dame (-5.5)
No. 9 Missouri Tigers at No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: AT&T Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Ohio State (-4)
No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Penn State (-6)
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 4 Florida State Seminoles
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Georgia (-22.5)
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 13 LSU Tigers
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Raymond James Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: LSU (-8.5)
No. 18 Liberty Flames at No. 8 Oregon Ducks
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: State Farm Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Oregon (-17.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1 Michigan Wolverines
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Rose Bowl
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Michigan (-1.5)
No. 3 Texas Longhorns at No. 2 Washington Huskies
- Time: 8:45 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Caesars Superdome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Texas (-3.5)
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Naomi Osaka wins her opening match on return to elite tennis at the Brisbane International
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Naomi Osaka´s first win at the elite level since becoming a mother didn´t come easily. It did come on Day 1 of the year, though. So that was two items Osaka checked off the list Monday for her comeback to professional tennis.
The former No. 1-ranked Osaka was broken while serving for the match at 5-3 in the second set and needed three match points before converting in the tiebreaker for a 6-3, 7-6 (9) victory over Tamara Korpatsch in the first round of the Brisbane International.
"I was super nervous the whole time," Osaka, 26, said of her comeback match against the 28-year-old German player.
A two-time Australian and U.S. Open champion, Osaka pulled out of last year´s Australian Open in Melbourne before later revealing she was pregnant. The U.S.-based Japanese player and her partner, rapper Cordae, became parents to daughter Shai in Los Angeles in July.
Osaka had only played one game since her first-round exit at the 2022 U.S. Open. She was leading Daria Gavrilova 1-0 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September of that year before the Australian retired from the match with injury.
Osaka said she has a renewed focus on living in the moment when it comes to her tennis.
Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a shot in her match against Tamara Korpatsch of Germany during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
"The last couple years that I played before I had my daughter, I didn´t return as much love as I was given," she told the crowd at Pat Rafter Arena. "So I really feel like that´s what I want to do in this chapter.
"I just really appreciate people coming out and people knowing me and cheering for me.
Reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostapenko, Victoria Azarenka, Sofia Kenin and Sloane Stephens are also in the 64-player women's draw at the Brisbane International, one of the key tune-up events for the Australian Open in Melbourne.
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Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after winning a point in her match against Tamara Korpatsch of Germany during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Tamara Korpatsch of Germany plays a shot in her match against Naomi Osaka of Japan during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)
Naomi Osaka of Japan serves in her match against Tamara Korpatsch of Germany during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12915709/Naomi-Osaka-wins-opening-match-return-elite-tennis-Brisbane-International.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:11Z |
Top 25 College Football Streams & TV Channel Info | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Among the best games on the 2023 bowl game schedule is the No. 3 Texas Longhorns taking on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl.
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How to Watch AP Top 25 Games
No. 24 James Madison Dukes at Air Force Falcons
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 23
- Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Air Force (-2)
Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 23 Tulane Green Wave
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Virginia Tech (-11.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Texas A&M Aggies at No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: NRG Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Oklahoma State (-3.5)
No. 17 SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: SMU (-13)
No. 19 NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Kansas State (-3)
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats at No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners
- Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Alamodome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Arizona (-2.5)
No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Notre Dame (-5.5)
No. 9 Missouri Tigers at No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: AT&T Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Ohio State (-4)
No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Penn State (-6)
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 4 Florida State Seminoles
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Georgia (-22.5)
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 13 LSU Tigers
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Raymond James Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: LSU (-8.5)
No. 18 Liberty Flames at No. 8 Oregon Ducks
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: State Farm Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Oregon (-17.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1 Michigan Wolverines
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Rose Bowl
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Michigan (-1.5)
No. 3 Texas Longhorns at No. 2 Washington Huskies
- Time: 8:45 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Caesars Superdome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Texas (-3.5)
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First Trust Growth Strength ETF (NASDAQ:FTGS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 37,600 shares, an increase of 86.1% from the November 30th total of 20,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.
Institutional Trading of First Trust Growth Strength ETF
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Park National Corp OH increased its position in First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 164.9% in the third quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 233,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,548,000 after buying an additional 145,305 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Growth Strength ETF in the third quarter worth about $2,798,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its position in First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 49.1% in the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 97,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,329,000 after buying an additional 32,284 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF in the second quarter worth about $2,211,000. Finally, Herold Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of First Trust Growth Strength ETF by 63.9% in the third quarter. Herold Advisors Inc. now owns 23,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $569,000 after acquiring an additional 9,340 shares during the period.
First Trust Growth Strength ETF Stock Down 0.3 %
FTGS traded down $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $27.23. The company had a trading volume of 7,726 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,611. The business has a 50-day moving average of $25.36 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.42. The company has a market cap of $35.40 million, a P/E ratio of 14.15 and a beta of 1.11. First Trust Growth Strength ETF has a 1 year low of $20.19 and a 1 year high of $27.46.
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The IDF believes that the war will not succeed in fully eliminating the threat of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel, Army Radio reported on Sunday morning.
According to IDF officials familiar with the issue, although the ground operation in Gaza has considerably reduced the rocket launch capabilities of Hamas and other terror groups in the Gaza Strip, rocket fire may continue even if the war ends with all its objectives achieved.
The sources say that the IDF had success in striking long-range launchers but will not be able to reduce short-range fire at the Gaza border area to zero.
“The IDF compares what will happen in Gaza in the coming years to Operation Defensive Shield in Yehudah and Shomron – a long process of clearing the area of pockets of resistance and terror cells, with security control on the ground, but not with zero terror – but rather a state of ‘controlled terror,’” the report said.
A senior IDF officer says that “even two years from now, it’s possible the residents of the Gaza envelope will hear Red Alert sirens.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250201/idf-says-war-wont-fully-eliminate-rocket-fire-from-gaza.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:13Z |
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Durant scores 31 points, Beal adds season-high 25 to help Suns beat Magic 112-107
PHOENIX (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Bradley Beal added a season-high 25 and the Phoenix Suns won their third straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 112-107 on Sunday night.
Beal was playing in just his eighth game this season because of back and ankle injuries. The three-time All-Star - acquired in an offseason trade with Washington - shot 10 of 13 from the field, including a powerful dunk in the third quarter.
Orlando trailed for a big chunk of the evening but rallied to cut it to 89-87 heading into the fourth. Paolo Banchero led the Magic with 12 points in the third on 5-of-7 shooting.
Gary Harris hit a long 3-pointer early in the fourth to give Orlando a 96-95 lead - its first since early in the first quarter.
The Suns would recovered, using a 17-6 run to build a 10-point lead and regain control. Durant shot 12 of 21 from the field and added five rebounds and five assists. Devin Booker scored 21 points and Jusuf Nurkic had 19 points and 13 rebounds. The Suns' backups scored only six points, all by Chimezie Metu.
Banchero led the Magic with 28 points, while Franz Wagner added 27. Wendell Carter Jr. had 17 points off the bench.
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant shields the ball from Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The Suns played a second straight game with their star trio of Durant, Beal and Booker. The three All-Stars combined for 22 points on the way to a 37-24 lead after one quarter. Phoenix settled for a 67-58 lead at halftime.
Phoenix also welcomed back guard Josh Okogie, who missed six out of the past eight games because of an ankle injury.
The Magic were playing without guard Markelle Fultz (knee) and forward Jonathan Isaac (hamstring).
UP NEXT
Magic: At Golden State on Tuesday night.
Suns: Host Portland on Monday night.
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives on Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris (14) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, right, drives on Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) dunks over Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) drives on Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen, right, shoots over Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12915713/Durant-scores-31-points-Beal-adds-season-high-25-help-Suns-beat-Magic-112-107.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:17Z |
New TV channel Dombyra presented in Almaty
The content of the new TV channel is aimed at popularizing high quality Kazakh traditional music.
According to director of Dombyra TV channel Kanat Yerzhigitov, the new-format TV channel will promote traditional songs and musical instruments of the Kazakh people.
"The program of the TV channel will be in Kazakh. We will cover the art of outstanding representatives of Kazakh traditional music, modern trends of development of folk music, history of traditional instruments and so on," Yerzhigitov said.
"Dombyra is a sacred musical instrument... The Head of State declared the first Sunday of July as the National Day of dombyra. I hope that the new TV channel will promote our traditional culture among our youngsters," Kazakhstan's Merited Artist Ramazan Stamgaziyev said at the presentation. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-tv-channel-dombyra-presented-in-almaty_a3500687/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:18Z |
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Maariv reported that dozens of IDF soldiers who fought in Gaza have been diagnosed or are suspected of having leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease spread by the bites of infected sandflies.
According to the report, the soldiers were referred to dermatologists after developing lesions or sores on their skin and were referred to dermatologists who tested them for leishmaniasis – a very painful inflammatory skin infection that lasts for many weeks and if left untreated, can cause scars.
Some of the soldiers were pulled from active duty and were referred to skin clinics.
“Leishmaniasis has been a national scourge for several years,” said Prof. Eli Schwartz, a specialist in internal and travel medicine at the Sheba Medical Center and president of the Israeli Association for Tropical Diseases, who has been researching and treating leishmaniasis patients for years. “We treated many soldiers who contracted leishmaniasis during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014 and the phenomenon returned at the beginning of the current war.”
According to Prof. Schwartz, the infections did not occur in Gaza, but in the Gaza envelope. “The area has been infested for years with rodents that carry the parasite in their bodies and with the sandfly which is particularly common there. The soldiers were infected mainly at the beginning of the war when the weather conditions in October were summer – when the sandflies are very active.”
The leishmania parasite is transmitted to humans through the bite of the tiny sandfly. One fly can sting a person several times, usually at night, and each bite leaves an inflamed and painful lesion that does not heal on its own. In some cases, treatment of the condition requires the soldier to be removed from active duty due to the complex treatment that is carried out only in hospitals. Lesions that are left untreated aren’t life-threatening but will leave permanent scars.
“Israel is a record-holder in leishmaniasis and not much was done at the beginning of the war – when the infections were at their peak – to prevent infections,” Prof. Schwartz added. “We are seeing the results in the last few weeks, when the lesions develop a few weeks after soldiers were bitten. Despite our warnings for years, not much has been done in the country to eradicate the many infections.”
The IDF said in response: “In all IDF units, various actions are taken to prevent leishmaniasis among soldiers, including the distribution of leaflets on the subject and mosquito repellents to soldiers in field units. Environmental prevention activities were carried out in any area where the presence of mosquitoes or soldiers with bite marks were reported.”
“All patients suffering from suspicious symptoms are examined by a military dermatologist, receive appropriate treatment and are referred as needed to a dedicated leishmaniasis clinic. The IDF has a limited stock of Leshcutan ointment [used to treat leishmaniasis], the production of which was stopped last year, and in the future treatment will be provided by a similar preparation that will provide an alternative treatment. For the most part, leishmaniasis lesions do not prevent the continued activity of treated soldiers. Complex cases are evaluated individually by a dermatologist.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250205/idf-soldiers-in-gaza-diagnosed-with-leishmaniasis.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:19Z |
Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:BDL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 600 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the November 30th total of 300 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.
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Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Flanigan’s Enterprises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 24th.
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Shares of Flanigan’s Enterprises stock traded down $0.03 on Friday, reaching $25.72. The stock had a trading volume of 781 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,117. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Flanigan’s Enterprises has a fifty-two week low of $24.80 and a fifty-two week high of $34.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.87 and a beta of 0.63.
About Flanigan’s Enterprises
Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of full-service restaurants and package liquor stores in South Florida. It operates in two segments, Package Stores and Restaurants. The company operates package liquor stores under the Big Daddy's Liquors name, which offer private label liquors, beer, and wines; and restaurants under the Flanigan's Seafood Bar and Grill service mark that provide alcoholic beverages and full food services.
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DALLAS, Texas — Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region's most powerful Democrat, died Sunday. She was 88.
President Joe Biden, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and many other leaders issued statements about her death after her son posted about it on Facebook. The Dallas Morning News also confirmed her death with an unnamed source close to the family. No cause of death was given.
Biden hailed her "immense courage" and called her "an icon and mentor to generations of public servants, through whom her legacy of resilience and purpose will endure."
"She was the single most effective legislator Dallas has ever had," the mayor said in a statement. "Nobody brought more federal infrastructure money home to our city. Nobody fought harder for our communities and our residents' interests and safety. And nobody knew how to navigate Washington better for the people of Dallas."
Eddie Bernice Johnson served in the House for three decades after becoming the first registered nurse elected to Congress and first Black chief psychiatric nurse at Dallas' Veterans Affairs hospital. She went on to become the first Black woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and she also led the Congressional Black Caucus. She left office in January after repeatedly delaying her retirement. Before Congress, she served in the Texas legislature.
"For three decades, Chairwoman Johnson was a powerful force in the United States Congress, always focused on the future," House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said in a statement, praising Johnson as "a tenacious trailblazer, a talented legislator and a devoted public servant."
Johnson used her committee leadership position to fight against Republican efforts to block action on climate change. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford said Johnson was also "a fierce advocate for expanding STEM opportunities to Black and minority students" who also played a key role in helping the Biden administration pass a major package of incentives for computer chip manufacturers.
She was born in Waco and grew up in the segregated South. Dallas' once-segregated Union Station was renamed in her honor in 2019.
Her own experience with racism helped spur her to get involved in politics. She recalled that officials at the VA hospital were shocked that she was Black after they hired her sight-unseen, so they rescinded their offer for her to live in a dorm on campus. She told The Dallas Morning News in 2020 that officials would go into patients' rooms ahead of her to "say that I was qualified."
"That was really the most blatant, overt racism that I ever experienced in my life," she told the newspaper.
Johnson nearly quit but decided to stick with it.
"It was very challenging," she said. "But any job where you're an African American woman entering for the first time would be a challenge. They had not hired one before I got there. Yes, it was a challenge, but it was a successful venture."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.apr.org/politics-government/2023-12-31/former-u-s-rep-eddie-bernice-johnson-dies-at-88 | 2024-01-01T04:14:23Z |
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By Cassandra Morgan, Jacob Shteyman and Keira Jenkins
The threat of dangerous flooding has returned as heavy rain batters parts of south-east Queensland in a soggy start to the new year.
Intense falls in some areas could lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash floods, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday morning.
Flash floods could also impact northern NSW, with residents in Lismore, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, Byron Bay, Casino and Kyogle told to stay informed about developing conditions.
Persistent showers are expected to continue throughout Monday with potential three to six-hourly rainfall totals between 80mm and 160mm and 24-hourly totals exceeding 250mm.
“Localised intense rainfall is possible under areas of persistent heavy thunderstorms,” the bureau said.
After previous criticism of the SMS warning system, Gold Coast council issued an alert soon after midday warning that Pimpama River, Coomera River, Nerang River, Mudgeeraba Creek, Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek were rising rapidly.
“Dangerously heavy rainfall is resulting in flash flooding across the city,” the SMS read.
“Monitor the situation and prepare to move to higher ground.”
Further north, heavy falls are forecast for Coolangatta, Logan, Beenleigh, Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook in Queensland.
Upper Springbrook on the Gold Coast had already recorded almost 300mm of rain in the 12 hours to 7am on Monday, while 165mm fell at both Binna Burra and Worongary Creek.
“The heaviest rainfall will be associated with shower and thunderstorm activity, which is likely to be hit-and-miss in nature across the warning area,” the bureau said.
“There is significant uncertainty in the movement and timing of features but at this stage the heavy rainfall risk may persist into Tuesday morning and may extend further north.”
– AAP | https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/heavy-rains-flood-threat-dampen-start-to-new-year-in-south-east-20240101-p5euhf.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:23Z |
How to Watch EFL Championship Soccer Today: TV & Live Streaming Links - Monday, January 1
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST|Updated: 57 minutes ago
Plymouth Argyle versus Watford is a game to watch on a Monday Championship slate that includes plenty of exciting contests.
Watch your favorite EFL Championship team this season on ESPN+ and Fubo!
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Watch Sunderland vs Preston North End
- Game Time: 7:30 AM ET
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Watch Plymouth Argyle vs Watford
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Watch Sheffield Wednesday vs Hull City
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Make sure you're following along with EFL Championship action all year long on Fubo and ESPN+!
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Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis lead the Kings to a 123-92 victory over the Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Malik Monk scored 27 points, Domantas Sabonis added 13 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists and the Sacramento Kings routed the Memphis Grizzlies 123-92 on Sunday night.
De'Aaron Fox scored 24 for the Kings, who won their second straight. Sabonis recorded his sixth triple-double of the season. Sacramento shot 50% overall and 52% from beyond the arc before both teams went to the reserves to close out the game. Monk was 10 of 13 from the field and missed just one of his five 3-point shots.
Jaren Jackson led Memphis with 18 points. Desmond Bane, Ja Morant and Luke Kennard finished with 17 points apiece as the Grizzlies lost their third in a row.
The Grizzlies returned home after a 2-2 trip, losing the last two against the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. For the first time, Memphis had most of its roster available against the Kings, except for frontline players Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke, who are dealing with long-term recoveries.
Kennard was one of those returning after missing 20 games with a left knee bruise.
The Kings were coming off a 117-110 win over Atlanta on Friday in which Fox had 31 points and they put up 70 points in the first half, shooting near 50%, including 9 of 19 from outside the arc.
Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) dribbles the ball defended by Memphis Grizzlies guard Vince Williams Jr. in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
The Kings opened the second half on a 15-3 run that stretched the lead to 85-61 as Memphis missed its first eight shots in the quarter. Sacramento outscored Memphis 31-21 in the third period for a 101-79 lead.
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Kings: Open a four-game homestand against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.
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Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart (36) defends against Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Luke Kennard (10) drives to the basket defended by Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter (9) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) elevates to shoot defended by Sacramento Kings center Alex Len and Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter, left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant passes defended by Sacramento Kings center Alex Len (25) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, defends Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. elevates to shoot defended by Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis, center, and guard De'Aaron Fox (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) shoots defended by Sacramento Kings guard Chris Duarte (3) and forward Domantas Sabonis in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12915719/Malik-Monk-Domantas-Sabonis-lead-Kings-123-92-victory-Grizzlies.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:24Z |
16:46, 14 February 2019 | GMT +6
New U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan appointed
ASTANA. KAZINFORM William Moser has been appointed as the U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan.
"Congratulations to Ambassador William Moser on his swearing in on February 12, 2019. Please join us in welcoming our new U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan!," the Facebook account of the U.S. Embassy Astana reads. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-u-s-ambassador-to-kazakhstan-appointed_a3498297/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:25Z |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – In front of a sellout crowd of over 10,000, the Komets ended 2023 with a whimper in a 6-4 loss to Toledo on Sunday.
After winning six of their last seven games heading into the weekend, the Komets end the calendar year with three straight losses.
Sam Craggs put the Walleye on the board eight and a half minutes into the first period. The Komets answered back with a power play goal from Xavier Cormier four minutes later. However, goals from Riley Sawchuk and Trenton Bliss put Toledo ahead 3-1 at the end of the first period.
Toledo also outscored Fort Wayne, 3-1, in the second period to take a 6-2 lead to the second intermission. Ture Linden scored his fourth goal in three nights for the only Komets goal in that frame.
Despite the large deficit, the Komets outplayed the Walleye in the final period. Jack Gorniak cut into Toledo’s lead with a goal early in the third period. Jack Dugan followed that up with a goal in the final minutes, but the Komets couldn’t close the deficit any further.
Fort Wayne looks to bounce back Wednesday at the Kalamazoo Wings. That game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. | https://www.wane.com/sports/komets/komets-skid-into-new-year-with-6-4-loss-to-toledo/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:26Z |
How to Watch EFL Championship Soccer Today: TV & Live Streaming Links - Monday, January 1
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 9:12 PM CST|Updated: 1 hour ago
Plymouth Argyle versus Watford is a game to watch on a Monday Championship slate that includes plenty of exciting contests.
Watch your favorite EFL Championship team this season on ESPN+ and Fubo!
How to Watch More Sports Today
EFL Championship Soccer Streaming Live Today
Watch Sunderland vs Preston North End
- Game Time: 7:30 AM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: Watch on ESPN+!
Watch Plymouth Argyle vs Watford
- Game Time: 10:00 AM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: Watch on ESPN+!
Watch Sheffield Wednesday vs Hull City
- Game Time: 12:15 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: Watch on ESPN+!
Make sure you're following along with EFL Championship action all year long on Fubo and ESPN+!
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbko.com/sports/betting/2024/01/01/efl-championship-live-stream/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:25Z |
Let me start by saying that even if a pickle jar is marked as containing “kosher pickles,” it does not necessarily mean that the pickles are actually kosher to eat. And it’s not just pickles. “Kosher style” restaurants may serve chicken soup with matzah balls, but that does not mean that the food is kosher.
“Kosher” usually refers to something that is permitted according to Jewish dietary laws. With pickles, however, “kosher” merely denotes a specific pickling style. Pickles, like any other product, need to be certified kosher. The good news is that most major kosher pickle producers in the US are certified kosher.
History of the Kosher Pickle
Pickles have been around for a very long time. In the pre-refrigeration era, one of the best ways to preserve something was through pickling it.
According to one theory, cucumbers originally came from India and were first pickled in the Tigris Valley.1 Cucumbers are mentioned in the Bible as one of the foods the Jews ate when they were slaves in Egypt.2
Fast-forward to the late 1800s and early 1900s, when many Jewish immigrants arrived in the United States and introduced a unique recipe for pickles—which would become known as “kosher pickles” or “kosher dills.” Cucumbers were placed in a large wooden barrel of water, together with dill, garlic, spices and kosher salt,3 and were left to ferment. Depending on how long they fermented, the finished product would be called either “half sours” or “full sours.”
At first, these pickles were sold on pushcarts, then shops started selling them straight out of the barrel, and eventually a whole industry developed. Pickles prepared in a style that resembles those of the original Jewish pickle-makers have become known as “kosher pickles.”
Garlic, Salt and Vinegar
Officially, genuine kosher pickles are naturally fermented in a salt brine (usually from kosher salt) and flavored with garlic. It has been speculated that one reason for the use of salt over vinegar is that vinegar poses various kashrut concerns since, for example, it can come from wine, which has special kosher considerations.
Nowadays, it seems that many companies do add vinegar to their “kosher pickles.” In fact, according to the USDA’s database of products,4 some companies don’t even add garlic (or at least a significant amount of it) to their “kosher pickles.” So some of these “kosher pickles,” while they may actually be certified as kosher to eat, are not genuine “kosher pickles” . . . go figure! | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4059906/jewish/Why-Are-Kosher-Pickles-Kosher.htm | 2024-01-01T04:14:26Z |
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The Israeli government on Sunday morning approved the appointment of Energy Minister Yisrael Katz as the new foreign minister, replacing Eli Cohen, who will now serve as energy minister. Both politicians are members of the Likud.
The switch was made in accordance with the rotation agreement signed by the Likud party prior to the establishment of the Netanyahu government. According to the agreement, the two men will now switch roles for the next two years and then switch again in 2026, the last year of the government’s term.
The move was approved at the government’s weekly Cabinet meeting.
It was also decided at the meeting that Cohen will continue to serve as a member of the political security cabinet.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250211/yisrael-katz-replaces-eli-cohen-as-foreign-minister.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:26Z |
Looking back at January 2, 1999
The Balgownie Hotel was preparing for its own version of schoolies later this week.
With HSC results not being posted out to around 6000 South Coast students until January 5, police were expecting crowds out either celebrating their results or drawing their sorrows.
One regular place to celebrate had been the Balgownie Hotel and manager Brett Cooper was expecting it to be bigger than New Year's Eve.
On the last day of 1998, there were around 400 people in the hotel but he was expecting at least 3000 at the Bally on January 5.
"The tradition continues," Mr Cooper said. "This is our 31st year and ... there are a lot of concerns from the community. We've had to work with the licensing police closely this year because there has been some trouble in the past."
Security staff would be manning all entry points and people would have to show ID before they would be allowed in.
"They need a photo licence, an RTA proof-of-age-card or a passport," Mr Cooper said. "They're the only three forms we will accept."
Mr Cooper said the pub has spent $1500 on security for the night, which included 12 security guards who will be placed around nearby shops and residences to protect them.
There would also be four licensing police officers present on Tuesday night.
"They will be there to target anti-social behaviour, underage drinking and any other offences that may occur," Mr Cooper said.
"We're asking young people to go out and enjoy themselves but be conscious of the amount of alcohol they consume and what affects it will have on their judgement."
Elsewhere in the Mercury on January 2, the City Coast Credit Union unveiled its fourth drive-thru ATM.
The credit union has opened the first drive-thru ATM in Australia at its Auburn Street headquarters in 1995, then followed it up with others at Bulli on the Princes Highway, and on King Street at Warrawong. The newest ATM is at the Northgate Centre in Fairy Meadow.
The idea for the ATMs came from a research trip to the United States, where they were fairly common.
"When we looked into it we frankly couldn't believe nobody had thought to do it in Australia," credit union marketing manager Grahame Sweeney said. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8472121/the-mercury-in-1999-balgownie-hotel-ready-for-big-hsc-party/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:26Z |
Despite conflict, Thai labourers eye Israel’s farmlands for higher wages
The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, hasn’t deterred Thai labourers from seeking employment in Israel’s farmlands. Their decision to remain or return to work in Israel is primarily driven by the substantial financial benefits they can accrue.
Satid Prom-u-narot, 37 years old, highlighted the stark disparity in wages between the two countries. “On average, I can earn about 600 baht for about two hours of work in Israel. To get that amount in Thailand, I would need to work for a full day. I may even earn less,” he stated.
Although Satid’s camp was attacked by militants, he and his fellow Thai workers escaped unharmed. Despite initial concerns about his safety, Satid decided to return to Israel after spending a week in Thailand. He reasoned, “I have mechanical skills, so I earn a living by working odd jobs like installing air-conditioning, electrical wires, and CCTV systems. But I cannot save a lot of money for my family. I will go to Israel to complete my five-year contract.”
Labour Ministry figures reveal that approximately 30,000 Thais were working in Israel under the Thailand-Israel Cooperation on the Placement of Workers programmes before the conflict ensued. The government repatriated 9,475 Thais, but around 20,000 chose to stay. In an effort to assist the repatriated workers, the government offered each worker 15,000 baht (US$435.79) from its fund and 50,000 baht (US$1,452.64) from an emergency fund for aid. Additionally, low-interest loans of up to 150,000 baht (US$4,357.93) were made available to help workers clear any debts owed to job brokers or to pursue other careers, reported Bangkok Post.
Despite these measures, some, like Satid, opted to return to Israel. He shared that he earned approximately 60,000 baht (US$1,743.17) per month, or up to 90,000 baht (US$2,614.76) with overtime in Israel. He also highlighted his employer’s kindness and understanding as additional reasons for his decision to return.
A 43 year old woman from Buri Ram, who chose to stay in Israel during the conflict, corroborated the financial benefits of working there. She mentioned the 1,000 shekels (about 10,000 baht (US$290.53)) incentive given by her employer to dissuade workers from leaving.
Although Israel is considering increasing quotas for foreign workers from Sri Lanka, Moldova, Kenya, and Malawi to address labour shortages in the agriculture sector, Thai workers believe that they remain the preferred choice due to their farming skills.
A Thai worker cautioned against fraudulent job offers on social media, advising prospective workers to wait for official announcements from the Employment Office in their province.
Samran Thuratham, a 41 year old from Udon Thani, expressed a longing to return to work in Israel, despite having returned to Thailand due to his family’s concerns for his safety. He admitted, “While living in Udon Thani for a month, I realised I would have a better future in Israel.”
Therefore, despite the ongoing conflict, the lure of better wages and working conditions has compelled Thai labourers to choose Israel over Thailand.
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NBA Injury Report & Inactives Today - Monday, January 1
For Monday's NBA games, which players are sidelined, and which are expected to suit up and hit the court? Here's a look at the updated injury report, which covers every team around the league.
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Today's NBA Injury Report
Knicks vs. Timberwolves Injury Report
3:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on NBA TV, MSG, and BSN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Knicks Injuries: Mitchell Robinson, C: Out For Season (Ankle)
Timberwolves Injuries: Jaylen Clark, SG: Out (Achilles)
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Raptors vs. Cavaliers Injury Report
7:30 PM ET on Monday, airing on SportsNet and BSOH (Watch this game on Fubo)
Raptors Injuries: Garrett Temple, SG: Questionable (Ankle), Christian Koloko, C: Out (Respiratory)
Cavaliers Injuries: Ricky Rubio, PG: Out (Personal), Ty Jerome, SG: Out (Ankle), Evan Mobley, C: Out (Knee), Darius Garland, PG: Out (Jaw)
Rockets vs. Pistons Injury Report
8:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on Space City Home Network and BSDET (Watch this game on Fubo)
Rockets Injuries: Jabari Smith Jr., PF: Questionable (Ankle), Tari Eason, SF: Questionable (Leg), Dillon Brooks, SG: Out (Oblique), Victor Oladipo, SG: Out (Knee)
Pistons Injuries: Monte Morris, PG: Out (Quadricep), Isaiah Stewart, C: Out (Toe)
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Bucks vs. Pacers Injury Report
8:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on BSWI and BSIN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Bucks Injuries: Jae Crowder, SF: Out (Groin), Thanasis Antetokounmpo, SF: Out (Personal), MarJon Beauchamp, SF: Questionable (Illness)
Pacers Injuries: Bruce Brown, PG: Questionable (Knee)
Jazz vs. Mavericks Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on KJZZ and BSSW (Watch this game on Fubo)
Jazz Injuries: Simone Fontecchio, SF: Questionable (Illness)
Mavericks Injuries: Seth Curry, SG: Questionable (Illness), Kyrie Irving, PG: Questionable (Heel), Maxi Kleber, PF: Out (Toe)
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Suns vs. Trail Blazers Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on AZFamily and ROOT Sports NW+ (Watch this game on Fubo)
Suns Injuries: Nassir Little, PF: Out (Knee), Damion Lee, SG: Out (Knee)
Trail Blazers Injuries: Robert Williams III, C: Out For Season (Knee), Anfernee Simons, SG: Questionable (Illness), Shaedon Sharpe, SG: Questionable (Adductor), Deandre Ayton, C: Questionable (Knee), Duop Reath, C: Questionable (Back)
Nuggets vs. Hornets Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on ALT and BSSE (Watch this game on Fubo)
Nuggets Injuries: Vlatko Cancar, PF: Out (Knee), Aaron Gordon, PF: Questionable (Face/Hand), Reggie Jackson, PG: Questionable (Calf)
Hornets Injuries: Mark Williams, C: Questionable (Back), LaMelo Ball, PG: Out (Ankle), Gordon Hayward, SF: Out (Calf), Frank Ntilikina, PG: Out (Leg)
Clippers vs. Heat Injury Report
10:30 PM ET on Monday, airing on BSSC and BSSUN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Clippers Injuries: Mason Plumlee, C: Out (Knee), Kawhi Leonard, SF: Questionable (Hip), Moussa Diabate, PF: Out (Hip)
Heat Injuries: Dru Smith, SG: Out For Season (Knee), Jimmy Butler, SF: Out (Foot), Josh Richardson, SG: Questionable (Back), Kyle Lowry, PG: Questionable (Head), Haywood Highsmith, SF: Questionable (Jaw), Caleb Martin, SF: Questionable (Ankle)
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Vikings make halftime quarterback switch from Jaren Hall back to Nick Mullens
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell benched starting quarterback Jaren Hall at halftime of Sunday night's game against Green Bay with the Packers leading by 20 points and Minnesota's playoff hopes dwindling.
Nick Mullens replaced Hall, who went 5 of 10 for 67 yards and two turnovers in his second career start. Minnesota entered the game needing a victory to still have a strong chance of reaching the postseason.
The switch to Mullens was O'Connell's third quarterback change in four weeks - all for reasons related to performance.
Since losing Kirk Cousins to a season-ending Achilles tendon tear in Week 8 at Green Bay, the Vikings have used three quarterbacks, a direct reflection of the team´s 7-8 record coming into the week and its four losses in the past five weeks.
Hall, the fifth-round draft pick out of BYU, was the first replacement for Cousins, starting the next week at Atlanta. But Hall suffered a concussion early in the game, leading to Joshua Dobbs getting an opportunity. Dobbs, who had just arrived in a trade from Arizona, provided a temporary spark, leading Minnesota to a pair of wins.
But then Dobbs struggled and was replaced by Mullens in the second half in a win against the Los Angeles Raiders. Mullens had six turnovers in two starts, both losses, leading to O'Connell deciding on Hall as the starter for Sunday night.
Minnesota Vikings' Nick Mullens looks to throw during the second half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
But Hall was ineffective, throwing an interception and losing a fumble and leading two other drives that led to punts. He only completed one pass to star receiver Justin Jefferson as the Vikings fell behind 23-3.
Minnesota entered the night with an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth with wins in its final two games. The Vikings close the season at NFC North champion Detroit.
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Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell watches during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Minnesota Vikings' Jaren Hall drops back during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
Minnesota Vikings' Nick Mullens throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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NBA Injury Report & Inactives Today - Monday, January 1
For Monday's NBA games, which players are sidelined, and which are expected to suit up and hit the court? Here's a look at the updated injury report, which covers every team around the league.
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Today's NBA Injury Report
Knicks vs. Timberwolves Injury Report
3:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on NBA TV, MSG, and BSN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Knicks Injuries: Mitchell Robinson, C: Out For Season (Ankle)
Timberwolves Injuries: Jaylen Clark, SG: Out (Achilles)
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Raptors vs. Cavaliers Injury Report
7:30 PM ET on Monday, airing on SportsNet and BSOH (Watch this game on Fubo)
Raptors Injuries: Garrett Temple, SG: Questionable (Ankle), Christian Koloko, C: Out (Respiratory)
Cavaliers Injuries: Ricky Rubio, PG: Out (Personal), Ty Jerome, SG: Out (Ankle), Evan Mobley, C: Out (Knee), Darius Garland, PG: Out (Jaw)
Rockets vs. Pistons Injury Report
8:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on Space City Home Network and BSDET (Watch this game on Fubo)
Rockets Injuries: Jabari Smith Jr., PF: Questionable (Ankle), Tari Eason, SF: Questionable (Leg), Dillon Brooks, SG: Out (Oblique), Victor Oladipo, SG: Out (Knee)
Pistons Injuries: Monte Morris, PG: Out (Quadricep), Isaiah Stewart, C: Out (Toe)
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Bucks vs. Pacers Injury Report
8:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on BSWI and BSIN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Bucks Injuries: Jae Crowder, SF: Out (Groin), Thanasis Antetokounmpo, SF: Out (Personal), MarJon Beauchamp, SF: Questionable (Illness)
Pacers Injuries: Bruce Brown, PG: Questionable (Knee)
Jazz vs. Mavericks Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on KJZZ and BSSW (Watch this game on Fubo)
Jazz Injuries: Simone Fontecchio, SF: Questionable (Illness)
Mavericks Injuries: Seth Curry, SG: Questionable (Illness), Kyrie Irving, PG: Questionable (Heel), Maxi Kleber, PF: Out (Toe)
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Suns vs. Trail Blazers Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on AZFamily and ROOT Sports NW+ (Watch this game on Fubo)
Suns Injuries: Nassir Little, PF: Out (Knee), Damion Lee, SG: Out (Knee)
Trail Blazers Injuries: Robert Williams III, C: Out For Season (Knee), Anfernee Simons, SG: Questionable (Illness), Shaedon Sharpe, SG: Questionable (Adductor), Deandre Ayton, C: Questionable (Knee), Duop Reath, C: Questionable (Back)
Nuggets vs. Hornets Injury Report
9:00 PM ET on Monday, airing on ALT and BSSE (Watch this game on Fubo)
Nuggets Injuries: Vlatko Cancar, PF: Out (Knee), Aaron Gordon, PF: Questionable (Face/Hand), Reggie Jackson, PG: Questionable (Calf)
Hornets Injuries: Mark Williams, C: Questionable (Back), LaMelo Ball, PG: Out (Ankle), Gordon Hayward, SF: Out (Calf), Frank Ntilikina, PG: Out (Leg)
Clippers vs. Heat Injury Report
10:30 PM ET on Monday, airing on BSSC and BSSUN (Watch this game on Fubo)
Clippers Injuries: Mason Plumlee, C: Out (Knee), Kawhi Leonard, SF: Questionable (Hip), Moussa Diabate, PF: Out (Hip)
Heat Injuries: Dru Smith, SG: Out For Season (Knee), Jimmy Butler, SF: Out (Foot), Josh Richardson, SG: Questionable (Back), Kyle Lowry, PG: Questionable (Head), Haywood Highsmith, SF: Questionable (Jaw), Caleb Martin, SF: Questionable (Ankle)
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In 1812 Napoleon’s Grande Armée invaded Russia, with the self-proclaimed “liberator’s” aim to bring the whole of Europe under his hegemony.
Around that time, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi wrote to one of his disciples:
If B[ona]p[arte] will be victorious, Jewish wealth will increase, and the prestige of the Jewish people will be raised; but their hearts will disintegrate and be distanced from their Father in Heaven. But if A[lexander] will be victorious, although Israel’s poverty will increase and their prestige will be lowered, their hearts will be joined, bound and unified with their Father in Heaven. And this shall be your sign: in the near time, the apple of your eyes will be taken from you . . .1
The chassid to whom this letter was addressed, Rabbi Moshe Maizlish of Vilna, was no mere bystander to these events. At Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s behest, Reb Moshe served as a spy for the Russians, passing on information he picked up in the French general command, where he worked as an interpreter, to the czar’s generals.2
When Napoleon’s advancing armies approached Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s hometown of Liadi, the rebbe was forced to flee. The rebbe left Liadi with sixty wagons carrying his extended family and many of his chassidim, escorted by a troop of soldiers attached to the convoy by express order of the czar.
A few miles out of Liadi, the rebbe suddenly requested from the officers accompanying the convoy that they provide him with a light carriage, two good horses, and two armed drivers. Taking along some of his own people, the rebbe rushed back to Liadi. Upon arriving back at his own home, he instructed that a careful search be made to see if any of his personal items had been left behind. After a thorough search, a pair of worn-out slippers, a rolling pin and a kneading bowl were found in the attic. The rebbe instructed that these be taken along, and that the house be set on fire. He then blessed the inhabitants of the town, and quickly departed.
No sooner did the rebbe leave the town than the first scouts of the French army entered Liadi from the other side. Shortly thereafter, Napoleon himself, accompanied by his generals, arrived at the rebbe’s residence, only to find the house engulfed in flames. A proclamation was issued throughout the town and the surrounding villages promising a generous reward in golden coins to anyone who could produce an object belonging to the Jewish rabbi, or a coin he had received from the rebbe’s hand. But nothing was found.
For more than five months, as Napoleon advanced across Russia, took Moscow, and then embarked on his disastrous retreat, the rebbe’s entourage wandered from town to town and from village to village, only narrowly avoiding the swath of carnage cut by the French army as it moved through the country.
The rebbe rode in the third wagon. In the first wagon sat his grandson, Rabbi Nachum, with two military officers. Whenever they would arrive at a crossroads, the entire procession would halt while Rabbi Nachum walked to the third wagon to asked Rabbi Schneur Zalman which way to proceed. At times, the rebbe would reply without moving from his seat; other times, he would walk to the crossroads, lean on his staff, and meditate for a while before issuing his directive.
On one occasion, Rabbi Nachum erred in his understanding of the rebbe’s instruction, and the convoy took the wrong turn. When the error was revealed, Rabbi Schneur Zalman instructed that they continue along the road already taken, but said with great regret in his voice: “How fortunate it is when the grandson follows the grandfather; how unfortunate it is when the grandfather must follow the lead of the grandson.”
Many trials and tribulations followed that wrong turn in the road, culminating in their arrival in the town of P’yene.
The rebbe’s convoy arrived in P’yene in the dead of winter, on the 8th day of Tevet, 5573 (December 1812). P’yene was a good-sized town, consisting of some three hundred large houses and courtyards, many of which were empty as the men were away at war. The generous townspeople provided housing and kindling free of charge to the refugees.
Ten days later, the rebbe fell ill. On 24 Tevet, motzaei Shabbat (Saturday night) following Shabbat Parshat Shemot, at 10:30 in the evening, after reciting the havdalah prayer marking the close of the holy Shabbat, he returned his soul to its Maker.
Shortly before his passing (by one account, “after havdalah, several minutes before giving up his soul in purity to G‑d”) the rebbe penned a short discourse titled “The Humble Soul.”
“For the truly humble soul,” Rabbi Schneur Zalman wrote, “its mission in life lies in the pragmatic aspect of Torah, both in studying it for oneself and explaining it to others, and in doing acts of material kindness in lending an empathizing mind and counsel from afar regarding household concerns, though the majority, if not all, of these concern things of falsehood . . . For although the divine attribute of Truth argued that man should not be created, since he is full of lies, the divine attribute of Kindness argued that he should be created, for he is full of kindnesses . . . And the world is built upon kindness.” | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/465708/jewish/The-Passing-of-Rabbi-Schneur-Zalman-of-Liadi.htm | 2024-01-01T04:14:32Z |
11:15, 14 February 2019 | GMT +6
New Vice Minister of Culture and Sport appointed
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Yeldos Ramazanov has been appointed as new Vice Minister of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazinform has learnt from primeminister.kz.
Born in 1971 in Karaganda city, Mr. Ramazanov is a graduate of the Moscow State University and the Buketov Karaganda State University.
He began his professional career back in 1992 in commercial sector and national companies. Prior to the recent appointment he held the post of Vice President of "Judo Federation" Republican Social Association. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-vice-minister-of-culture-and-sport-appointed_a3498139/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:32Z |
A new document from the IDF’s Home Front Command details the dangers facing Israel on its eastern border and raises the concern that Hezbollah’s attacks from the north are intended to distract from the real attack that will come from the east, Hakol HaYehudi reported on Sunday.
The document, based on known sources, says that the assumption that Syrian President Bashar Assad will prevent Iran from launching another front from Syria is baseless as he does not have control over most of the areas near Israel’s border. Although Assad has reportedly rejected launching a front from Syria, his statements may be intended to mislead Israel and leave it unprepared for a surprise attack.
The document also raises the fear of Israeli-Arabs cooperating with the enemy, with the assumption that if an invasion occurs, it will begin on the other side of the Yarmuk River, which runs in Jordan, Syria and Israel, with forces continuing into Israel by foot or by cars driven by Arabs from the Israeli side of the border.
The Jordanian army recently began practicing military maneuvers in the Yarmuk area. Israeli residents of nearby yishuvim fear that the maneuvers are preparation for an invasion of Israel, chas v’chalilah.
Although the authors of the article explain the Jordanian army’s excuses for the exercises, claiming that “the existence of Messianic right-wing elements within the Israeli government who see Jordan as part of the complete Land of Israel or as an alternative to a Palestinian state causes great unrest in Jordan,” they do not rule out the possibility that the exercises are intended to prepare the enemy for an “action inspired by the Hamas invasion of Israel’s south on October 7th.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250231/idf-document-outlines-risk-of-major-attack-from-jordan-syria.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:32Z |
FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ:FTAIN – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,300 shares, an increase of 91.7% from the November 30th total of 1,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.
FTAI Aviation Trading Down 0.7 %
FTAIN traded down $0.17 on Friday, hitting $24.21. The company had a trading volume of 6,870 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,805. FTAI Aviation has a 12-month low of $18.99 and a 12-month high of $24.79. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.58.
FTAI Aviation Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 1st were paid a $0.5156 dividend. This represents a $2.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 30th.
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FTAI Aviation Ltd. owns and acquires infrastructure and related equipment for the transportation of goods and people worldwide. It operates through two segments, Aviation Leasing and Aerospace Products. The Aviation Leasing segment owns and manages aviation assets, including aircraft and aircraft engines, which it leases and sells to customers.
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Justin Tatum has done enough to warrant having the interim removed from his title and being appointed the Illawarra Hawks next coach.
That's the view of another interim coach in Scott Ninnis, whose Adelaide 36ers were beaten 91-84 by the Hawks at WIN Entertainment Centre on New Year;s Eve.
Ninnis said the Hawks form since Tatum took over the coaching reigns from Jacob Jacomas had been nothing short of outstanding.
"It's been outstanding, the turnaround they've had, it's been nothing short of amazing," he said.
"I don't think there's anything interim about him. I think he's shown and proven enough that he deserves his job moving forward."
Tatum appreciated the support but stressed he was focused on the here and now and getting the Hawks to win as many games as possible.
"I always consider myself as a coach. When I came here my label was assistant coach and now I'm interim," he said.
"I understand that but when I go into that locker room every day, when I go to practice every day, these guys know I'm their head coach. I'm the guy in charge and we go from there.
"So what my title is, we never talk about, we never look at it, that's for us down the road.
"I'm these guys coach from now until whenever, but I'm fine with whatever people say, interim, head coach or just my first or last name, I'm good with it."
The Hawks have improved to a 7-9 win'loss record heading into this Friday night's clash against South East Melbourne Phoenix in Wollongong.
But Tatum was far from happy with the Hawks win against the 36ers, the fifth from seven games since he was appointed interim coach.
He was especially disappointed with Illawarra's first quarter against Adelaide.
"I wasn't happy first quarter. The guys understand that we're not starting like we want. We want to dominate the whole game," Tatum said.
"And so with our energy and our sense of awareness, I had to get on the guys a little bit about allowing teams to get into their groove and being able to compete and play with us, which then makes it a longer game for us.
"So I really wasn't happy with the beginning of the first half. We made adjustments second half, in the first four to five minutes of the third quarter.
"The third quarter was great for us with four consecutive stops in a row. We made buckets off those stops and were able to gain that momentum like we wanted to do in the first half." | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473429/anything-but-interim-adelaide-coach-praises-illawarra-hawks-justin-tatum/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:33Z |
Ex-deputy inspector accused of premeditated murder in Wang Thonglang
Accusations of premeditated murder, illegal firearm possession and use, and owning a firearm without permission, have been levelled against a police officer, following the fatal shooting of a businessman on an expressway in Wang Thonglang district. The officer, a former deputy inspector of Hua Mak station, identified as Pol Lt Narongwat Thachata, was employed by the victim as a driver. The incident took place late on Friday night.
Yesterday, Pol Lt Narongwat was handed over to the Criminal Court for the commencement of his 12-day detention period, as divulged by Pol Col Jessada Yangnok, the commander of Wang Thong Lang police station. With the approval of the Criminal Court, the investigation into the case continues to widen.
Given the severity of the allegations and the potential for the officer to abscond, authorities have rejected Pol Lt Narongwat’s bail application. The 25 year old officer was apprehended on Saturday in the Don Muang area, following the alleged murder of Krit Saruwaranon on the Chalong Rat Expressway. His duty as a police officer has since been suspended.
Krit, a 30 year old entrepreneur in the property and legal sectors, had retained the services of Pol Lt Narongwat as his driver and security guard for five months before the fatal shooting. The police officer claims he sought additional employment to help pay off a debt of 2 million baht (US$58,105), reported Bangkok Post.
Pol Lt Narongwat relayed to investigators that Krit had reneged on a promise to assist him in settling his debt and securing a promotion within the force. Although he admits to threatening Krit on several occasions, he maintains that Krit’s refusal to provide financial aid led to the murder.
According to the investigation, after fatally shooting Krit and leaving his body on the expressway, the suspect abandoned the van they were travelling in at Soi Rang Nam. He then hailed a taxi to a rental room in the Don Muang district. An expressway worker present at the scene reported witnessing a heated argument between the two men next to the parked van, followed by Pol Lt Narongwat shooting Krit five times.
Krit suffered lethal injuries to his forehead, right hand, right arm, and right leg. On the scene, police recovered 50,000 baht (US$1,452) in cash, several valuables, and five bullet casings. Pol Lt Narongwat, visibly distressed and tearful throughout his detention yesterday, had no family members present. While he declined to respond to journalist inquiries, he did express remorse for his actions. Moreover, Pol Col Jessada disclosed that the officer confessed to the crime, stating that he had demanded 20 million baht (US$581,057) from Krit, aware of Krit’s substantial savings of 100 million baht (US$2,905,288).
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Pacers vs. Bucks: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - January 1
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- The Bucks' +193 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.1 points per game) is a result of scoring 125.0 points per game (second in the NBA) while giving up 118.9 per outing (24th in the league).
- The Pacers have a +55 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.8 points per game. They're putting up 126.6 points per game, first in the league, and are giving up 124.8 per contest to rank 29th in the NBA.
- These teams score a combined 251.6 points per game, 7.9 fewer points than this matchup's point total.
- These teams together allow 243.7 points per game, 15.8 fewer than this matchup's total.
- Milwaukee has compiled a 15-17-0 ATS record so far this year.
- Indiana has won 17 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 14 times.
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Mason Marchment has 3 goals and an assist in Stars' 8-1 rout of Blackhawks
DALLAS (AP) - Mason Marchment had three goals and an assist, Scott Wedgewood made 24 saves to improve to 11-2-2 and the Dallas Stars routed the Chicago Blackhawks 8-1 on Sunday night to complete a two-game set.
Tyler Seguin had a goal and two assists and Roope Hintz, Ryan Suter, Craig Smith and Sam Steel also scored. The Stars matched a season high in goals in their sixth consecutive home victory, two nights after topping the Chicago 5-4 in overtime at American Airlines Center.
Wedgewood made his seventh consecutive start since Jake Oettinger went down with a lower-body injury early in Dallas´ game Dec. 15.
Philipp Kurashev scored for the Blackhawks. They have lost 11 consecutive road games (0-10-1) and have the second-fewest points in the NHL at 24.
Connor Bedard, Chicago´s 18-year-old star, assisted on the power-play goal 39 seconds into the third period for his rookie-leading 33rd point.
Petr Mrazek allowed six goals on 32 shots. He was replaced almost five minutes into the third period by Arvid Soderblom, who gave up two goals on 10 shots.
Dallas Stars defenseman Ryan Suter (20) celebrates after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Hintz had a hat trick Friday and scored again 4:46 into the third period Sunday for his team-high 15th of the season.
Marchment's first hat trick of the season came with 1:02 to play on a goal that caromed off the leg of Chicago's Jarred Tinordi. Marchment also scored 16 seconds before the end of a Chicago penalty midway through the second period for a 5-0 lead. He also connected with 5:31 left in the third.
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Blackhawks: At Nashville on Tuesday night.
Stars: Host Montreal on Tuesday night.
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Dallas Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) defends as Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Isaak Phillips (41) takes a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) shoots against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek (34) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski (16) shoots as Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Kevin Korchinski (55) defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Dallas Stars center Ty Dellandrea and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) chase the puck behind the goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) and Dallas Stars center Ty Dellandrea (10) battle for the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Isaak Phillips (41), Dallas Stars defenseman Ryan Suter and defenseman Miro Heiskanen chase the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Nick Foligno (17) takes a shot from behind the goal as Dallas Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Nick Foligno tries to set up a shot against Dallas Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Dallas Stars goaltender Scott Wedgewood defends as Chicago Blackhawks center Ryan Donato (8) takes a shot in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12915735/Mason-Marchment-3-goals-assist-Stars-8-1-rout-Blackhawks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:37Z |
Abraham was promised that his children would become like the stars of the heavens. But first, they would have to descend to Egypt, where they were swallowed alive.
There is a mystery here, a great secret.
It began when G‑d created a monster. He called it darkness.
Then He formed us, creatures of earth, and breathed within us His own breath of life. He charged us, “Go fight with this monster. Destroy it, or it will destroy you.”
But darkness declared itself master of the universe, the default state of all things. It said, “Go ahead, pretend to fight me, until you too sink back into the abyss of meaninglessness upon which all reality is painted.”
From our very beginning, we have fought. Sometimes we win. We shine a light, and darkness retreats back into its cave. Yet we turn our backs for a moment, and darkness has returned.
Sometimes we lose. Sometimes the monster swallows us alive. As Egypt swallowed the Children of Israel.
Yet the divine breath never leaves us, even within the monster’s bowels. And so, being swallowed alive turns out to be our most potent strategy, the only one, indeed, that wins.
Because it is only from within that truth can emerge. It is only when you get under the skin of your enemy, learn to think as your enemy, to feel what it is to be this enemy, that you can redirect this enemy's powers. So too, only from within the monster of darkness can its secret be made known.
That is why you must not fear when darkness overtakes you; you must not be dismayed when it claims victory. For it is all with purpose, a glorious purpose.
Wise Solomon said, “One man shall rule over another—for his own demise.” The Zohar explains: When the power of darkness rules over us, it is defeating itself.
As Ancient Egypt defeated itself to become a story of the Torah. As did each dark empire that devoured us come to learn from us, to emulate our ways, and to carry human progress one step closer to its fulfilment at the end of days, when all will become light, wisdom, and peace.
That is the entire point of the exercise, to bring about a wonder that could only happen through our agency and through this struggle of ours:
That eventually we will unveil darkness and discover its true identity. We will no longer call it evil, but divine mystery. The shadow of a G‑d who is the true background of all things, who just is because He is.
For in truth, there is nothing else but Him. | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4988039/jewish/Swallowed-Alive.htm | 2024-01-01T04:14:38Z |
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday excoriated South Africa for demanding that the International Court of Justice investigate Israel for “genocide.”
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday morning, Netanyahu said: “I would like to say a word about South Africa’s false accusation that Israel ‘is perpetrating genocide.’ No, South Africa, it is not we who have come to perpetrate genocide, it is Hamas, who would murder us all if only it could. In contrast, the IDF is acting as morally as possible – it is doing everything to avoid harming civilians while Hamas does everything to harm them, using them as human shields.”
“And I ask: Where were you, South Africa, and others who are preaching at us – where were you when millions were murdered and uprooted from their homes in Syria, Yemen, and other areas? You weren’t there because everything you are doing now is only hot air, lies, and evil. We will continue our defensive war, which is unparalleled in its justice and morality.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250241/watch-netanyahu-to-south-africa-where-were-you-when-millions-were-murdered-in-syria-and-yemen.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:39Z |
14:33, 07 February 2019 | GMT +6
New Vice Minister of Education and Science named
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Talgat Eshenkulov has been appointed as Vice Minister of Education and Science, Kazinform reports.
Mr. Eshenkulov will be responsible for the issues of higher education and science.
Born in 1978, he is a native of Zhambyl region.
He is a graduate of the Dulati Taraz State University, the Kainar University and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Throughout his professional career, Mr. Eshenkulov held various posts in the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education and Science, the Supreme Council, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and more.
Prior to the appointment he was the Chairman of the Committee for Control in the sphere of education of the Ministry of Education and Science. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-vice-minister-of-education-and-science-named_a3495893/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:39Z |
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There were the shocking moments in 2023, sportspeople behaving badly and, of course, the heart-breaking moments.
But there's also been light amid the shade.
The light came into your lives in a multitude of ways - via Mother Nature, the sheer kindness and thoughtfulness of people, sheer happenstance and, of course, some moments were just out and out good fortune.
Her are some of the moments that made us smile - inwardly and outwardly - over the past 12 months.
Surfers stunned as humpback whales drop in
A group of surfers had more than good waves to talk about after surfing a popular break north of the Illawarra.
A massive humpback whale surfaced close to them and put on a show, spurting water high into the air from its blowholes at Voodoo Point near Cronulla.
Check out more glorious images from the incredible experience right here
It was a sportsfest that was just fun
Just like there are cat people and dog people there are sports fans and, well, err, non-sports fans.
But for a few weeks in July and August, the line between fans and non-fans seemed to blur. For that we thank the women footballers of the world.
Yes, it helped that the Matildas were a seemingly grounded, reasonable bunch of athletes who seemed more kickabout than prima donna. It also helped that they were pretty talented, but the World Cup was more than that.
Thousands of people wanted to have skin in the game. Of course live sites across the country were packed when the Aussies featured, but still thousands turned up to watch. For instance, France-Jamaica in Sydney ended up a scoreless draw - but it was played in front of a crowd of 39,000. More than most NRL matches.
And, of course, there was Sam Kerr, Caitlin Foord, Mackenzie Arnold, Mary Fowler and all the now household names in green and gold.
Let our own football guru Jordan Warren remind you of some of the best parts of that wonderful month in 2023: The best moments of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Sometimes it's just about the coincidence
The idea of finding a message in a bottle on a beach is about as old-school as it gets.
There were heartstrings tugged aplenty back in February when a Gerringong diver found exactly that at Murrays Beach.
He, too, was pretty excited.
"I just went: 'Oh my God! this is unbelievable.' We've all heard these stories but you never come across anything like it."
The letter was written more than 800 days earlier - by a little girl from Canberra.
And, you'll never guess where her grandparents live - yup, guessed it: Gerringong.
This one's a major coincidence
Well, maybe a spooky coincidence ...
When a random buzzing was heard at Jamberoo Public School's library, principal Chris Speirs went to investigate. Try as he might, he couldn't find the problem.
For one reason or anther the earliest an electrician could make it was Thursday. The date was September 21, 2023.
It turns out the sparky found time capsules (as well as the buzzing noise) in the ceiling. Time capsules from 1998 with instructions for them to be opened after 20 years - in 2018.
Obviously that date had come and gone but there was a date that was familiar: the capsules were sealed on September 21.
So precisely 25 years later, in font of the student body and their families, the capsules were opened.
The comedian who made one woman's night
If live interaction, mid-performance, makes you break out in an anxious sweat, think again.
UK funnyman Jimmy Carr walks a fine line - and he issued a warning from the WIN Entertainment Centre stage that he sailed close to the edge.
But it was he who made one audience member's night - by publicly calling her out.
Imagine $20k a month for 20 years ...
A Wollongong woman was the only division one win in a "Set for Life lottery draw" in the first week of 2023.
For her troubles she won $20,000 every month for the next 20 years.
"We've been trying to come to terms with the insane news ever since. I've never won anything in my life, so winning this this is absolutely amazing," the woman said.
Not such a bad way to start your winnings ways.
But what about a massive one-day payout?
It turns out buying lottery or Lotto tickets in the Illawarra isn't such a bad idea - particularly if you buy them in Dapto.
The 2530 postcode sold four major winning tickets in the 11 months to the end of November 2023.
That includes dual success for NewsXpress Dapto at Dapto Mall.
One winner collected $100,000 at back in June and another mystery winner pocketed a whopping $2.5m early in September. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473446/the-heartwarmers-of-2023-from-messages-in-bottles-and-time-capsules-and-whales/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:40Z |
New year’s eve chanting ceremony at Ayutthaya’s Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon temple
On December 31, Buddhist devotees convened at the significant Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon temple in Ayutthaya province for the annual New Year’s Eve chanting ceremony. The evening event included meditation and listening to Dhamma preaching, culminating in the chanting of Buddhist mantras to usher in the New Year.
The attendees, dressed in white, came as families and young individuals. The temple arranged the chanting ceremony around the historic Chai Mongkhon Pagoda, constructed after King Naresuan’s victorious battle and named for the auspicious victory it represents. This arrangement was to invite prosperity for the forthcoming New Year.
In addition to the ceremony at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, over 500 temples across Ayutthaya province hosted similar New Year’s Eve chanting ceremonies, reported Khao Sod. Devotees flocked to these temples to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one in a distinctly Thai tradition. These events were marked by a serene and joyous atmosphere, epitomising merit-making in its purest form.
Everyone came in white, as families and young individuals, to participate in the ceremony. The temple, along with more than 500 others across Ayutthaya, offers this peaceful and joyous event as a way to send off the old year and welcome the new one in a distinctly Thai way.
The ceremony is conducted around the Chai Mongkhon Pagoda, a historical monument built after King Naresuan’s victorious battle, symbolising auspicious victory. Holding the ceremony here is a way of inviting prosperity for the upcoming New Year.
This annual event, steeped in tradition and filled with serene rituals, provides a unique insight into Thailand’s cultural fabric, specifically its Buddhist practices and beliefs. As the New Year begins, these ceremonies, whether at Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon or other temples across Ayutthaya, continue to serve as a beacon of peace, tranquillity, and communal unity.
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Foegele has 2 goals, career-high 5 points in Oilers' 7-2 rout of Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Warren Foegele had two goals and a career-high five points, Leon Draisaitl scored for the third straight game and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Anaheim Ducks 7-2 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to five.
Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse each had two assists, and Ryan McLeod had a goal and an assist. Evander Kane, Zack Hyman and Brett Kulak also scored for Edmonton. Calvin Pickard stopped 28 shots.
Connor McDavid had an assist and needs two points to reach 900 for his career.
The Oilers have won 15 of 21 games since Kris Knoblauch took over as coach.
Max Jones and Frank Vatrano had the goals for Anaheim, which has dropped four of five on its eight-game homestand. John Gibson made 32 saves.
Edmonton had a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes before it broke open the game with three goals during the first 12 minutes of the second period. Draisaitl made it 3-1 at 1:48 when he hammered in a one-timer from Nurse at a nearly 90-degree angle. Draisaitl put the puck inside the near post and just beyond Gibson's glove for his 17th goal of the season.
Edmonton Oilers left wing Warren Foegele, right, celebrates his goal with center Ryan McLeod during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Foegele then scored the next two in the period for his second multi-goal game of the season. Foegele also helped open the scoring 4:15 into the game when he passed from behind the net to McLeod, who put the puck past Gibson. It was McLeod's seventh of the season and fifth in five games.
Jones tied it 1-all five minutes later on a rebound in front after Pickard made a pad save on Ryan Strome´s shot. It was his first goal in 14 games and fourth of the season.
Kane produced the go-ahead goal at 17:22 on a wraparound, his 14th of the season.
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Oilers: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Ducks: Host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
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Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid takes the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Brett Kulak, right, puts Anaheim Ducks left wing Ross Johnston into the boards during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl, left, falls while under pressure from Anaheim Ducks center Sam Carrick during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Anaheim Ducks left wing Max Jones, left, celebrates his goal with center Trevor Zegras, center, as Edmonton Oilers left wing Warren Foegele skates away during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais, left, scuffles with Anaheim Ducks center Sam Carrick during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-12915737/Foegele-2-goals-career-high-5-points-Oilers-7-2-rout-Ducks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:43Z |
Jewish tradition seems to be fixated on Egypt; specifically, with leaving Egypt.
Much of the Five Books of Moses tells the story of the events leading up to and following the Israelites’ enslavement and subsequent exodus from Egyptian bondage. The impact of these events frames and fashions the formative stages of Jewish history.
In fact, the exodus shows up repeatedly in the Torah as the rationale behind many of the mitzvot, including the major Jewish festivals (not just Passover), all of which commemorate different aspects of the exodus.
There is even a specific mitzvah to remember the exodus every single day!1
Based on the above, one may be justified in asking: Why does the flight from Egypt, which occurred over three thousand years ago, occupy such a central place in Jewish consciousness? Why haven’t the Jewish people moved on from this ancient enemy as they have from so many other tyrannic oppressors that have since come and gone? Why keep returning to this particular trauma from their distant past?
According to Chasidic teaching, like all parts of the Torah, the exodus is not just an isolated episode from ancient history; rather, it is a perpetually relevant paradigm for life in the present. As our Sages teach2 : “In every generation (and, indeed, every day), one is obligated to see themselves as if they had personally left Egypt.” Egypt and the exodus thus exist within the Jewish psyche not only as a particular geographic location and historic event but also as a state of mind and central focus of self-awareness.
To understand this more deeply, we must go down to Egypt ourselves.
The Hebrew word for Egypt, Mitzrayim, is made up of the same Hebrew letters as the word meitzarim, which means limitations,3 symbolizing the areas in our lives where we feel stuck or constricted. In a personal sense, then, the exodus from Egypt implies an internal process of liberation, moving us beyond our own emotional, psychological, and physical limitations, which are often self-imposed.
The first step out of such internal bondage is the recognition and acknowledgment that our circumstances and capabilities are not fixed and that a different reality is always possible.
For example, since the 1990s and until recently, most psychologists believed that willpower was a limited resource that is subject to fatigue and is depleted with repeated use. Experiments consistently demonstrated the veracity of this hypothesis, until a new study4 showed that those previous observations held true only for those who already believed that willpower was limited.
Those with a “growth mindset”5 never exhibited any signs of dwindling self-control or motivation, regardless of how much willpower they exerted in working towards their goal.
This supports the idea that the beliefs we bring to a particular situation have the power to either create self-imposed boundaries or to break down the walls of existing assumptions.
As the saying goes: “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right!”
In addition to such perspectival elasticity, the quality of emotional receptivity is also crucial to the exodus story.
For instance, the Hebrew letters of the name Pharaoh, who enslaved the Jewish people in Egypt, can be rearranged to spell oreph, the neck.6 In Jewish mystical sources, the narrow channel of the neck represents a precarious place of potential constriction and blockage between the mind and the heart.
Healthy people generally form emotional reactions to acquired knowledge and understanding, which is what motivates them to act and change. Pharaoh is stuck; his heart is impenetrable and incapable of reacting meaningfully to the inescapable truths unfolding before his very eyes, even to the point of self-destruction and the ruin of his country! This blockage is reflected in the Torah’s description of Pharaoh’s heart as “hardening,”7 a peculiar expression that isn’t found in reference to anyone else in the Torah.
Pharaoh’s inflexibility, despite witnessing the ten plagues, which brought Egypt to its knees, reminds us of Earl Landgrebe’s quip at the Watergate hearings: “Don’t confuse me with the facts! I’ve already made up my mind.”
In contrast, Pharaoh’s daughter, Batya, was moved by the cry of an endangered infant and was unable to stand by idly in the face of injustice. In violation of her father’s genocidal decree, she retrieved the Israelite baby from the water and called him Moshe (Moses) because from the water meshisihu—I drew him out.8
True to the spirit of his name, time and again, Moses, too, was emotionally impacted by the injustices he witnessed around him, leading him to “draw out” and rescue those suffering persecution.
Unlike Pharaoh, Moses’ heart was open and receptive to the truth before his eyes, regardless of how that truth might impact his personal life. Therefore, Moses is not just the political opponent of Pharaoh, he is his psycho-spiritual nemesis, as well. His mission to bring the Jewish people out of Mitzrayim (Egypt) represents our personal struggle to liberate our soul-potential from the grips of our own meitzarim (constrictions).
The overarching theme of escaping one’s limitations reaches its crescendo in the climax of the exodus,9 at the Splitting of the Sea. This miraculous episode has come to symbolize the notion that many of the obstacles we perceive in our lives that seem impossible and impassable are not truly insurmountable and can be overcome with faith, fortitude, and forward movement.
If Egypt represents the tyranny of self-limiting beliefs and behaviors, the exodus signifies our spiritual journey towards expansive perception and limitless potential.
Therefore, we return to the story of the liberation from Egypt year after year, and day after day, in order to remind ourselves of this essential truth and translate it into practice.
We must never stop striving for freedom, because yesterday’s peak can become today’s prison cell.
This is the essence of what it means to leave Egypt.
In Jewish thought, Egypt is not merely a geographical location but also a limited state of mind that we must continually strive to transcend and leave behind.
A businessman who was becoming close to Chabad once told the Lubavitcher Rebbe: “I don’t see myself growing a beard or wearing Chasidic garb. Is there still a way I can call myself your Chasid?” The Rebbe replied with a smile, “Anyone who wakes up each morning and asks himself, ‘How can I become better today than I was yesterday, and better tomorrow still,’ I am happy to call my disciple.” | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/5784168/jewish/Inhibition-Mitzrayim.htm | 2024-01-01T04:14:45Z |
The IDF on Sunday released new footage showcasing the operations of the Commando Brigade’s Maglan unit in Khan Younis, in Gaza’s southern region.
The IDF said the unit recently carried out a raid on a school in the area, which had been reportedly used by Hamas operatives to launch attacks on Israeli troops, during which its forces encountered gunfire from Hamas terrorists positioned within the school.
The IDF’s search of the premises led to the discovery of a rocket launcher, various documents, and other equipment linked to Hamas.
The IDF also reported additional raids in the Khan Younis area, where they uncovered weapons stored in civilian homes.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250266/watch-idf-fights-off-terrorists-uncovers-hamas-rocket-launcher-and-equipment-in-khan-younis.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:45Z |
Colorado mom wanted for killing 2 of her children arrested in United Kingdom
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - A mother wanted in connection with the deaths of two of her children has been arrested in the United Kingdom, according to police.
Colorado Springs Police say Kimberlee Singler was taken into custody without incident.
On December 19, just after midnight, police responded to a call about a burglary in the 5300 block of Palomino Ranch Point.
When police arrived, they found two children, a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, dead inside the residence.
Singler and an 11-year-old girl were found with injuries and taken to a local hospital. All three children are Singler’s children.
As the investigation continued, a warrant for Singler’s arrest was issued on December 26. The arrest warrant included charges of murder in the first degree, child abuse, and assault.
A $10,000,000 bond was set by the court.
Copyright 2023 KKTV via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kkco11news.com/2024/01/01/colorado-mom-wanted-killing-2-her-children-arrested-united-kingdom/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:46Z |
New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people
Ahead of World Hearing Day (3 March), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have issued a new international standard for the manufacture and use of these devices, which include smartphones and audio players, to make them safer for listening, the WHO official website reads.
"Given that we have the technological know-how to prevent hearing loss, it should not be the case that so many young people continue to damage their hearing while listening to music," says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. "They must understand that once they lose their hearing, it won't come back. This new WHO-ITU standard will do much to better safeguard these young consumers as they go about doing something they enjoy."
Over 5% of the world's population - or 466 million people - has disabling hearing loss (432 million adults and 34 million children); impacting on their quality of life. The majority live in low- and middle-income countries. It is estimated that by 2050 over 900 million people - or 1 in every 10 people - will have disabling hearing loss. Hearing loss which is not addressed poses an annual global cost of US$ 750 billion. Overall, it is suggested that half of all cases of hearing loss can be prevented through public health measures.
Features of safe listening devices
The Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard recommends that personal audio devices include:
"Sound allowance" function: software that tracks the level and duration of the user's exposure to sound as a percentage used of a reference exposure.
Personalized profile: an individualized listening profile, based on the user's listening practices, which informs the user of how safely (or not) he or she has been listening and gives cues for action based on this information.
Volume limiting options: options to limit the volume, including automatic volume reduction and parental volume control.
General information: information and guidance to users on safe listening practices, both through personal audio devices and for other leisure activities.
The standard was developed under WHO's "Make Listening Safe" initiative which seeks to improve listening practices especially among young people, both when they are exposed to music and other sounds at noisy entertainment venues and as they listen to music through their personal audio devices. The WHO-ITU standard for safe listening devices was developed by experts from WHO and ITU over a two-year process drawing on the latest evidence and consultations with a range of stakeholders, including experts from government, industry, consumers and civil society.
WHO recommends that governments and manufacturers adopt the voluntary WHO-ITU standard. Civil society, in particular professional associations and others that promote hearing care, also has a role to play in advocating for the standard and in raising public awareness about the importance of safe listening practices so that consumers demand products that protect them from hearing loss. The WHO-ITU toolkit for implementation of the global standard for safe listening devices provides practical guidance on how to do this. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-who-itu-standard-aims-to-prevent-hearing-loss-among-1-1-billion-young-people_a3500846/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:46Z |
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Who'd have imagined the Hawks would be remotely in the post-season discussion when the club sacked coach Jacob Jackomas seven weeks ago?
At the time, perhaps only Justin Tatum himself read a whole lot into his desire to turn an interim stint as head coach into a full-time gig. Yet here we are, the Hawks 5-2 under Tatum as care-taker and in the play-in discussion.
Having faced an uphill task to keep a downtrodden fan-base engaged for the remainder of the campaign, being in the frame was all the front office could have reasonably asked for when it dropped the axe on Jackomas' tenure.
But can the Hawks really reach the post-season?
There's a push for Tatum to be rubber-stamped as the club's next head coach, but he also would not be the first interim coach to enjoy a honeymoon period. At the same time, it's hard to imagine tougher circumstances in which to step into your first professional head coaching role.
Tatum's personal stocks are unquestionably on the rise, not to mention a PR dream for NBL HQ.
Given the job he's done thus far, his head coaching ambitions may not hinge on the Hawks seeing post-season action, but it's worth running the rule over Illawarra's realistic prospects based on what we know.
The play-in game-changer
After some initial scepticism, this writer is a play-in convert. There was a lot to be said for the brutal playoff cut of previous seasons, given the way many of the country's other elite competitions continually reward mediocrity in handing out post-season berths.
With the league expanding, and with how evenly teams are matched, the play-in unquestionably adds a welcome new dimension to the second half of an NBL season, as seen by the hype around the Hawks rebooted run.
This season may tell a different story, but using last season as a guide, teams need to finish with a positive win-loss ledger in order to reasonably expect to feature in the play-in.
South East Melbourne and Perth secured the fifth and sixth seeds respectively with a 15-13 ledger. Melbourne United also went 15-13 and missed out by a single bucket on percentage.
Getting above .500 may or may not be required this season, but using it as a gauge, the Hawks would need to win eight of their remaining 12 games to match last season's qualifiers.
Why they can
The Hawks have games in hand when it comes to play-in rivals having played the equal least amount of games (with New Zealand) in the league at the end of the calendar year.
Cairns (9-11) have burned four more games in their schedule, while the Phoenix (9-10) and Bullets (8-11) are both three games further down the road.
The Hawks have an even 6-6 home-road split over the remaining 12 games. There are four teams in a logjam for the bottom two play-in berths and the Hawks have all three others at home, while last-placed Adelaide make a second visit to Wollongong in round 16.
It's certainly no easy task, but the opportunity to get above .500 at the direct expense of play-in rivals is there if they can continue momentum under the Tatum.
Why they can't.
The flip-side to having the most games to come is the fact they have to be crammed into a demanding schedule, including an incredibly tough run home.
They play three of their last four games on the road, including a clash with the Breakers in New Zealand and finish their campaign against league-leaders United in Melbourne. Their lone home game in that run is against second-placed Perth in Wollongong.
Playing the big guns late in the season isn't always a curse given the trend of coaches resting stars over the final few games once a top-two or top-four berth is safely locked away, but the Hawks will need to show plenty of resilience to get over the hump.
In the immediate term, Tatum's squad takes on the Phoenix at home this Friday before tackling a stretch of three games in six days, including a Tasmania-Brisbane road double in the space of 48 hours in round 15. They face the same turnaround four days later, albeit at home against Cairns and Adelaide.
By comparison, Cairns have a 4-4 home away split to finish but, barring a two-day swing between games in round 16, the Snakes have four six-day turnarounds and a nine-day lead into a penultimate round road trip to Perth. They also finish their season at home to United on six days' prep.
South East Melbourne have five of nine games to come at home, but six against top-four opposition. Following Monday's road clash with Tasmania, the Breakers have six of their last 10 games at home and finish on the road against Adelaide.
Brisbane appear all but out of the running at 8-11, with five of their remaining nine games coming on the road.
The must-wins
After giving away such a poor start to the season, the Hawks can afford few losses, period. Looking at the overall schedule, though, there are some games they simply cannot drop.
Any home defeat over the final stretch of the season could spell the end for their post-season hopes. However, remaining undefeated at home is not beyond the realms of possibility.
Of the current top four sides, only Perth will visit Wollongong over the remainder of the season. On form and current ladder position, Brisbane, New Zealand and Sydney present opportunities to jag a win on the road.
The odds of a full strength United side taking the floor in their final outing of the year also appear long if previous seasons are any guide, though coach Dean Vickerman may choose to spare any weary stars a road trip to Cairns 48 hours earlier instead.
The key man
Justin Robinson.
The one-two punch of Sam Froling and Gary Clark in the front-court has proven the Hawks most bankable ace this season, including the recent resurgence. Seemingly unlocked in Tatum's system, Tyler Harvey continues to do Tyler Harvey things.
It leaves Robinson as the big gun yet to truly fire. Having spent time with five NBA franchises, the 26-year-old boasts a stellar pedigree, but looked to be on borrowed time with Jackomas two months ago. He's shown positive signs under Tatum, his composed closure of his side's Christmas-Day victory over Sydney a case in point.
The fact he's still yet to hit the heights most expected of a player of his calibre is something of a silver lining with 12 games to play. The aforementioned schedule means the Hawks will need to find something extra over down the final stretch of the season.
As the big gun with still the most gears to move through, Robinson holds the key his team's chances of featuring in the post-season. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473470/can-illawarra-hawks-reach-nbl-post-season-under-justin-tatum/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:46Z |
In Pictures: Revellers welcome 2024 across the UK
Revellers have gathered across the UK to welcome in the new year.
Weather warnings for wind and rain had been issued for parts of England and Wales for New Year’s Eve, with people urged to pack a rain jacket for the countdown.
Fireworks light up the sky over the London Eye (Aaron Chown/PA)
Fireworks explode over Edinburgh Castle (Jane Barlow/PA)
But crowds flocked to organised events in London and other cities, such as Edinburgh and Newcastle, to enjoy spectacular fireworks and light shows.
The crowd get their pictures of the fireworks over the London Eye in central London during the new year celebrations (Victoria Jones/PA)
People at the London Eye in central London during the new year celebrations (Victoria Jones/PA)
Revellers in central London ahead of midnight (Victoria Jones/PA)
Welcoming in 2024 on the banks of the Thames in London (Victoria Jones/PA)
Visitors from Brazil ahead of the celebrations (Jane Barlow/PA)
Visitors from Spain ahead of Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)
Laser lights projected onto the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead (Owen Humphreys/PA)
University students from Japan in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)
Mia Hickey and Soirse Daly watch performers at Dublin Castle (Brian Lawless/PA)
People watch performers during the new year celebrations (Brian Lawless/PA)
Performers during the new year celebrations (Brian Lawless/PA) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12915653/In-Pictures-Revellers-welcome-2024-UK.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:50Z |
New Year’s prayer ceremony attracts tourists at Khao Yai National Park
Tourists gathered for a New Year’s prayer ceremony at a temporary tent area on Khao Yai National Park‘s Rong Mountain. Amid the chilly weather, with temperatures dropping to 11 degrees Celsius at midnight of January 1 numerous tourists participated in the Buddhist chanting and New Year’s prayers.
Despite the cold weather, tourists flocked to join the New Year prayers, welcoming 2024 or the Year of the Big Snake. Following the monks’ ceremony, they spread their loving-kindness to all creatures, tourists, and Khao Yai National Park officers, wishing them happiness along with a Buddhist water blessing for auspiciousness, reported Khao Sod.
On the morning of January 1, a ceremony was held to offer dry food and rice to ten monks for blessings. Tourists then relaxed and enjoyed the world’s seventh-ranked ozone-rich natural heritage before returning to their work routines the following day.
Immerse yourself in celebration and cultural richness with these extraordinary New Year’s events and spiritual activities across Thailand. Surround yourself in the vibrant tapestry of Thai identity as CNN International’s global New Year’s Eve Live celebrations unfold at the iconic Wat Arun in Bangkok. Under the banner of Wichit Arun, this extravaganza promises a mesmerising display of fireworks, illuminating the rich cultural heritage of Thailand. Set against the enchanting backdrop of Nagaraphirom Park, Bangkok, Wichit Arun on December 31 will feature a nine-act fireworks showcase, each a radiant portrayal of Thai culture.
Wat Arun, a symbol of Thailand’s prestige and religious significance, takes centre stage as part of the Thailand Winter Festivals, offering a unique blend of tradition and innovation. Beyond Bangkok, iconic locations like Iconsiam and Centralworld host Amazing Thailand Countdown 2024, promising unforgettable nights with renowned artists and spectacular firework displays. Venture to Nakhon Ratchasima for the Korat Winter Festival & Countdown 2024 or join the grand festivities at Thae Pae Gate and Central Festival in Chiang Mai.
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What You Need to Know About Snow on Shabbat
If you live in a cold climate like I do, there comes a point in the winter when you barely notice the snow. You walk in it, you shovel it, and you salt it when necessary without giving it much thought. But on Shabbat, there are special rules and considerations to be aware of. Here’s what you need to know.
Is It OK to Touch Snow?
As a general rule, any item that is unfit to be used on Shabbat should not be handled. This classification is known as muktzeh, “cast aside.”
According to most halachic authorities, clean snow is not considered muktzeh1 because you could use the melted snow to, say, wash your hands or water your animals.
However, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein2 and others argue that since we don’t commonly use snow today, it’s considered muktzeh.
Of course, if the snow is so dirty that it’ll be useless once melted, everyone agrees that it’s muktzeh and can’t be handled.3
Read: What Is Muktzeh?
Can I Walk on Snow on Shabbat?
When you walk on snow, you normally crush it. And when you crush snow, you may melt it. So can you melt snow on Shabbat?
Well, you can’t crush snow in order to get water, just like you can’t squeeze a fruit to produce juice.
However, you can put snow (or an ice cube for that matter) into a drink or bowl of soup to cool it down, even though it’ll melt and produce water.4 Why? Some authorities say this is OK because you did nothing to make it happen.
But there is a stricter opinion that if the melted snow becomes distinct (such as if it is not placed into a cup filled with drink), it may be forbidden, even after the fact.
The halachah follows the first opinion (that it can be melted even if it will become a distinct liquid), but it’s customary to follow the stricter approach and only melt snow directly into another liquid.5
Now, this is all about simply allowing the snow to melt on its own.
But crushing snow to make it melt is an issue. But there is no problem with crushing snow if you’re not trying to produce water,6 so you can break off a piece of snow, or walk on it without worrying about the water that may form in your footprints.
Some say this is the case even if your shoes are wet and you can be certain that some snow will melt. Why? Because avoiding walking where snow might melt is completely impractical. However, some say that if you can easily avoid situations where you know you’ll be causing snow to melt, you should do so.7
What About Clearing Snow?
Though clean snow isn't usually muktzeh, shoveling on Shabbat is tricky due to potential issues with carrying in public domains and the strenuous nature of the task. Let’s dig in!
Carrying in the Public Domain
On Shabbat, we can’t “carry” things between public and private domains (defined as a space surrounded by an eruv), nor can we carry things for more than four cubits (approximately six feet) within a public domain.
So shoveling the sidewalk, or even your front driveway, may be forbidden, since these unenclosed spaces are often considered to be a karmelit, which is treated similarly to public space from a halachic standpoint.
Read: Why Don’t We Carry Outside an Eruv?
Hard Work
Another potential issue with shoveling snow on Shabbat is that it’s hard work, and the Mishnah8 prohibits moving large objects on Shabbat because of the exertion. However, exertion is permissible on Shabbat if it will facilitate a mitzvah. Based on this, many teach that shoveling would be permitted if it would allow people to get to synagogue (provided that there are no issues with carrying).9
Digging
But there is another thing to consider. It’s forbidden to dig on Shabbat or create or smoothen out ridges in the dirt.
Hard snow: According to many authorities, including the Shulchan Aruch Harav,10 if the snow has hardened and become attached to the ground, it’s considered part of the ground. Removing it would be similar to digging something out of the ground, which is prohibited on Shabbat.
Some say that this would be overridden in extremely dangerous situations.11 But even then, it would be ideal to ask a non-Jew to do this for you,
Soft snow: If the snow is soft, you would be allowed to remove it, provided it is on a hard surface like a sidewalk or driveway. However, shoveling on mud would be problematic because you may end up smoothening out the dirt, which is forbidden.12
Salting: If there’s no question of carrying, you can sprinkle salt on areas where you can reasonably expect people to walk in order to prevent slipping. But you should wait until after Shabbat before salting little-used walkways.13
In all of the above scenarios, you can have this work done by a non-Jew—even many of the things you may not ordinarily do yourself (such as shoveling the snow in a karmelit) .14 And even when you may do things yourself, it would be best to ask a non-Jew in order to avoid potential pitfalls.
Can We Play in the Snow or Make Snowballs?
As previously mentioned, if your snow play involves carrying the snow outside of an eruv, it’s a no-go. Also, if the snow is muktzeh (such as filthy snow), playing would obviously be an issue.
But how about playing with clean snow in an enclosed yard? Is that an issue?
We’ve already discussed that mashing or pressing the snow can be an issue if it produces water.15 Many are not concerned about that, especially in this case where the amount of water produced is negligible.16
Building a snow fort or snowman constitutes boneh, “building,” which is forbidden on Shabbat.17 Some extend this to snowballs as well, 18 while others are lenient, arguing that boneh is mostly limited to more permanent structures.19
In practice, most authorities are strict and would not allow the forming of snowballs on Shabbat.20 Some are lenient for kids below the age of nine, but most are not.21
One clever way to avoid the issues is to build your snowballs and forts before Shabbat, which would make them acceptable for Shabbat play, provided that there is no issue of carrying outside of an eruv.22
Can I Brush Snow off My Clothes?
You’ve come home from a snowy walk to synagogue. Can you brush off the snow from your hat and coat? Vigorously or strenuously shaking snow off a garment can potentially be an issue of melaben, “laundering,” which is prohibited on Shabbat.
Instead, gently shake the snow off.23 If the snow has already melted into the garment or hat, then just let it dry out. | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/6260226/jewish/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Snow-on-Shabbat.htm | 2024-01-01T04:14:51Z |
A Tel Aviv resident named Roi Yifrach has been charged with the theft of military and police weaponry amidst the chaos following the October 7 Hamas attacks in southern Israel. Yifrach, 35, is accused of exploiting the disorder in the aftermath of the attacks with the intention of selling the stolen arms on the black market.
In the weeks following October 7, Yifrach impersonated various law enforcement and security personnel, including a police officer, an officer in the elite Yamam counterterrorism unit, and a Shin Bet operative. His deception went undetected as he moved around the area near the Gaza border, using a fake ID. Remarkably, Yifrach was even photographed with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the military’s assembly areas and had interactions with soldiers and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The charges against Yifrach include several weapons offenses and theft under aggravated circumstances. According to the charge sheet, he is responsible for stealing an IDF assault rifle, two smoke grenades, 14 stun grenades, a pistol from a police officer, dozens of ammunition cartridges, three detonators, and other equipment.
The stolen items were concealed at his home in Tel Aviv. The police, acting on received information, conducted a search of Yifrach’s residence, where they discovered and seized the stolen arms.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250273/major-security-lapse-tel-aviv-man-forged-shin-bet-id-took-photos-with-netanyahu-galant-stole-weapons.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:51Z |
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,570,000 shares, a decline of 25.8% from the November 30th total of 12,900,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,940,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.4 days.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts recently commented on TV shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. from $3.90 to $3.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 13th. UBS Group cut their target price on shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. from $6.00 to $3.40 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 4th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $12.00 target price on shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. in a research note on Friday, October 13th. TheStreet cut shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. from a “c-” rating to a “d+” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 28th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the company from $5.00 to $4.70 in a research note on Thursday, October 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.42.
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Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. Stock Performance
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE:TV – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 27th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.12). Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. had a negative return on equity of 10.26% and a negative net margin of 19.27%. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.11 billion. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. will post -0.05 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. in the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. by 181.1% during the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 4,129 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. bought a new stake in Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. during the 1st quarter worth about $111,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. during the 1st quarter worth about $117,000. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. bought a new stake in Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,000. Institutional investors own 37.47% of the company’s stock.
About Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Grupo Televisa, SAB. operates as a media company in the Spanish-speaking Mexico and internationally. It operates through three segments: Cable, Sky, and Other Businesses. The Cable segment operates cable multiple system that provides basic and premium television subscription, pay-per-view, installation, Internet subscription, and telephone and mobile services subscription services, as well as sales local and national advertising services; and telecommunication facilities, which offers data and long-distance services solutions to carriers and other telecommunications service providers through its fiber-optic network.
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Shellharbour sisters Jynaya and Indiana Dos Santos couldn't stop smiling when they shared the pitch together for the first time for Sydney FC in the A-League Women's competition.
Elder sibling Jynaya headed home the match winner for the sky blues against Wellington at the weekend. The moment was made even more special when her younger sister Indiana was brought on as a substitute in injury time to see out the victory.
It was a self-confessed tough slog in her first season with Sydney FC, but Jynaya Dos Santos doesn't go down that easy.
The 18-year-old netted her first goal for Sydney FC against Wellington and picked the perfect time to score it. In a match that was all supposed to be about the return of Figtree junior Mackenzie Hawkesby, Dos Santos stole the show coming off the bench to give her team a 1-0 result.
Jynaya made her debut for Sydney in November 2022 but that was her sole cap for the entire campaign due to injuries. The match at Allianz Stadium last Friday marked her second appearance for the sky blues.
She was called upon from the bench by coach Ante Juric and with the deadlock still not broken, Dos Santos headed home the match winner.
It was also a special moment for the whole Dos Santos family, with both Jynaya and Indiana on the pitch for the first time together in the ALW.
"As soon as she came onto the field we just couldn't stop smiling," Jynaya said.
"My mum was crying a lot. It was the first time we'd played together in the A-League. We played together in the AFC Championship but this one was just really good."
The elder Dos Santos said that her first season as a professional was as tough as they came. She said scoring the match winner at home was something that she thought may never happen
"Those things don't come that often and I don't take them for granted and I just enjoy the moment," Jynaya continued.
"It's really good but I've just got to keep working hard and hopefully get another opportunity like that.
"It meant a lot because last season was hard. There were a lot of doubts. I was doubting myself everyday, but I just had to try and stay strong. It's not just a physical game, it's more of a mental game as well.
"My family got me through it. And at the time Indiana was doing really well so I was positive for her, but it was also hard for me as well.
"Hopefully if I just keep working hard myself I can get on the team sheet again and come on as a substitute. A bonus would be being in the starting 11, but I think that'll take a bit of time. So maybe [my role is] coming on and impacting the game like I did in the previous game."
Both Dos Santos sisters earned their first professional contracts last season where Sydney completed the premiership/championship double.
In 2022/23 Indiana became Sydney FC's youngest ever goalscorer at 15 years and 170 days old. The now 16-year-old played a vital role in the team's grand final victory against Western United.
It has not gone all Sydney's way this season, but the win against the high-flying Phoenix went a long way in surging them up the ladder.
FC sits fifth in the competition and will have a short turnaround against Canberra on Wednesday, January 3, before taking on the Mariners away on Sunday, January 7. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473474/jynaya-and-indiana-dos-santos-take-to-the-field-for-the-first-time-for-sydney-fc/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:53Z |
New Zealand to offer free mental health support to youths
The Piki pilot, previously referred to as the Integrated Therapies Pilot, will support 18 to 25 year olds with mild to moderate mental health needs, Health Minister David Clark said in a statement.
"It's not always easy for younger people to navigate the challenges they face, or to know where to turn to for help when they need it. Free access to counselling services and other mental health support for 18 to 25 year olds will make a real difference," Clark said.
Three quarters of all lifetime cases of mental illness are developed by 24 years of age, he said, adding that "by intervening early to support good mental health and wellbeing, we can help prevent small problems becoming major issues."
The Piki pilot will cater to people that might otherwise struggle to get help because they cannot afford it, the services are not appropriate, or because their needs are not recognized, the minister said, adding the initiative aims to strengthen existing services, expand access options and the range of therapies available for this group of young people.
"Trained young people will be able to help other young people through a unique peer support program," Clark said, adding people will be able to access the pilot through self-referral, contact through the government-funded mental health support line 1737, seeking help from district health boards or their general practitioners, school referrals, among others.
The pilot will be evaluated by the University of Otago. | https://en.inform.kz/news/new-zealand-to-offer-free-mental-health-support-to-youths_a3496979/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:53Z |
Banks of the future will use AI to influence financial decisions, say experts
Next-generation banks will use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to influence people’s financial decisions, spot potentially vulnerable customers, train call centre staff and even run social media accounts.
The complex technology could “touch almost everything that goes on at a bank”, according to Tom Merry, the head of banking strategy at Accenture.
The UK banking industry has been using AI for years, such as through predictive models which detect fraud and analyse risks.
But more banks are starting to test the use of generative AI, where complex models can create something completely new based on a vast set of data.
More than half of businesses view generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a good opportunity for their business, a survey has found (Alamy/PA)
It has been cutting through into the mainstream with chatbots like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard.
The tech is “exciting but scary” for bank bosses who are “wary” of its risks, said Mr Merry, who works with lenders on their transformation strategies.
But he said he has had more requests from banking firms who are keen to experiment with the tech.
This could mean using people’s personal spending and banking data to design a bespoke product for a customer, or “nudging” through online banking toward making small decisions to improve their financial strength.
It could also see banks experiment with voice recognition technology – meaning AI can pick up on the sentiment of a caller and potentially spot if they sound vulnerable or distressed, prompting staff to increase engagement.
Elsewhere, Mr Merry suggested that generative AI can go as far as managing banks’ social media platforms, or training human resources and call centre staff such as through “avatars” to role play interactions.
Peter Rothwell, KPMG’s UK head of banking, pointed out that customers will need to trust that their data is being used for the right reasons if generative AI is to be adopted more widely.
“The more a bank knows about you, the more help it can be in terms of helping you manage your key outcomes,” he told the PA news agency.
“But that requires trust, and data security, and reliability.”
For example, a bank receiving a credit card application from a customer could nudge them towards a short-term overdraft instead, using AI and based on what they know about their financial situation.
“In order to get to that point … I need to trust that they’ve got my best interests at heart, rather than theirs,” Mr Rothwell said.
But some research suggests that the banking industry still has a long way to go when it comes to engaging with customers.
A poll conducted by Eligible, an AI platform for banks, found that nearly a quarter of people in the UK said they had received no communication from their bank that was personalised to their financial situation, leading them to ignore it altogether.
Zahra Hassan, Eligible’s co-founder, said AI can be used to detect how well a person understands a financial product and therefore spot potentially vulnerable customers.
“Based on this, we can start to form views on the likelihood that they could struggle to meet their payments,” she said.
“AI has the power to transform customer support from a reactive relationship to a proactive one.”
It comes as Britain’s largest high street lenders have axed hundreds of branches across the country as they shift toward mobile banking.
Research from KPMG UK found that about a fifth of UK consumers have not visited a bank branch in the past year, up from 14% in 2022.
Just 13% of respondents had visited a branch in the prior week when the survey was conducted last month, compared with 18% the year before.
And just over a third of adults now consider an app that is simple to use as being the more important interaction they have with their bank, higher than the quarter who said so last year. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12915663/Banks-future-use-AI-influence-financial-decisions-say-experts.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:14:56Z |
“Now, I am going to begin a sentence, and I want you to finish it. OK?” I say in the speech to my daughter’s graduating class.
The girls nod.
“Here goes: ‘Shema Yisrael…’” There is an audible nervous giggle. Of course, they finish the sentence: “Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem echad.” These are religious girls from Israel. They’ve known the Shema—the eternal proclamation of all Jews—from almost before they were born.
As stories emerge from the October 7th massacre, many survivors recall those moments when they held onto Shema Yisrael as tightly as they held onto their weapons. And in many cases, it was the only weapon they had. They whispered or shouted or closed their eyes and moved their lips over and over again—”Shema Yisrael, Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem echad.”
Benni Chasson lived on Kibbutz Kissufim. He and his wife spent hours and hours in their “safe room,” until soldiers arrived to rescue them at 4:00 in the morning. Were they terrorists or Israelis? He wasn’t sure.
“Finish this sentence,” he told the soldier outside: “Shema Yisrael …”
And the soldier answered, “Hashem Elokeinu, Hashem Echad.” Finally, they felt safe to open the door.
When a child starts to talk, we are instructed to teach them two verses that are fundamental to our faith: “The Torah that Moses commanded us is a heritage for the congregation of Jacob” (Deut. 33:4). And: “Hear, O Israel: The L‑rd is our G‑d; the L‑rd is One” (Deut. 6:4).
Throughout the ages, “Shema Yisrael” has pushed the Jewish People forward, but in every time period, it has taken on different nuances.
One man went to save his wife, who was working as a security guard at the Supernova party on October 7th.
“I grabbed my guns and ammunition and jumped into the car. I shouted ‘Shema Yisrael!’ as I raced past terrorists, bullets flying all over,” he recalled. He eventually saved his wounded wife and others and drove straight to the hospital. The Shema was an integral part of his ammunition.
When Abraham came onto the scene 3,836 years ago, people worshiped multiple gods. Through logical analysis, Abraham affirmed that there is only one G‑d. Later, the Jewish people had a compulsion to worship idols. We cannot fully understand this addiction because eventually G‑d nullified this powerful urge, but Shema Yisrael was always the Pledge of Allegiance to One G‑d.
The Shema is our guide, our declaration of faith. Its recitation twice daily (morning and evening) is a biblical commandment.
Another survivor describes his escape in the car: “I pushed my wife’s head down, said Shema Yisrael, and roared out of there with one hand on the wheel. Bullets whizzed by from every direction.”
The Greeks believed that after the Creator formed the universe, he left it to its own devices—like a clock that is wound up and then left alone. We do not believe this. As Jews, we believe that there is only one true entity, one G‑d who is the essence of everything.
Everything in the universe is completely dependent on G‑d. G‑d created the universe a long time ago, but He also perpetually recreates it. Were He to remove this life-giving force, all would cease to exist.
Four friends spent hours and hours running from the terror, from bullets and grenades and even axes—hiding, running, driving, hiding, until they were finally rescued. One of them said, “The only weapon I had was Shema Yisrael.”
Noach Hertz was an Israeli fighter pilot held captive in Syria after the 1973 Yom Kippur attack. He had lost a leg when he was ejected out of his airplane and was imprisoned for eight months.
"There is one moment I will never forget,” he said in an interview. “I was very cold, I had severe infections, and I felt that I was exhausted. I looked at the door and began to cry bitterly … I shouted Shema Yisrael …” Although Hertz was not Torah observant at that time, he knew how to say the Shema.
“The next morning I woke up and saw that I was alive, that I didn't die, and I decided … that I would maintain optimism. Thus I passed another day and another with hope and conversations. I sang to myself, shouted things, whistled and felt that my soul was free, that maybe I was imprisoned but my spirit was not broken."
After he was freed, Hertz and his wife continued the journey he began in prison, ultimately becoming completely Torah observant.
In an individual’s life, as in Hertz’s life, Shema Yisrael can take on different meanings.
As a youth growing up in Colorado, I myself would sit on top of mountains and contemplate the Oneness of everything. When I found out that Shema Yisrael is about Oneness, I was astounded that it fit in with my vision of spirituality.
I grew older and moved to Israel. I became a mother and then a grandmother. I had more worries, and I saw more inconsistencies in the world. But I learned about two aspects of G‑d: G‑d is merciful and G‑d is the strict judge. The Shema synthesizes these two aspects of G‑d.
As an observant Jew, I try to see G‑d’s hand in everything, even the bad stuff. Although our brains are too minute to understand this concept completely, G‑d brings both good and evil into the world. When we cover our eyes as we say Shema, we hide the apparent dichotomy, the apparent separateness—in order to proclaim His Oneness.
There is a prayer we say from Rosh Hashanah until Yom Kippur called “Avinu Malkeinu.” Two of the verses sound quite similar:
“Our Father, Our King, act for the sake of those who were murdered for Your Holy Name.
“Our Father, Our King, act for the sake of those who were slaughtered for your Oneness.”
A survivor of World War II once said, “I’ll tell you the difference between the two: When the Nazis forced us to dig a ditch and then stand in front of it, they began shooting from right to left. The Jews who stood on the right were only able to say, ‘Shema Yisrael Hashem …’ They were only able to proclaim G‑d’s Holy Name. But those who stood on the left side reached the word ‘Echad’, and thus were able to proclaim G‑d’s Oneness.”
Shema Yisrael is the sword and the shield of the Jewish people that we have held onto for millennia.
Sometimes I ask myself, if I were in a life-threatening situation, G‑d forbid, would I have the presence of mind to say “Shema Yisrael,” to die like a Jew?
Did the victims of October 7th have the time and/or the consciousness to say Shema? Only G‑d knows.
“The Jewish people will win this war,” said Yoni Asher, whose wife and two daughters were held captive in Gaza. He was speaking to the parliament of the European Union. Then, in front of all the EU representatives, Yoni stood up and declared: “Shema Yisrael—G‑d is One!” | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/6260234/jewish/From-the-Gas-Chambers-to-Gaza-Shema-Was-on-Our-Lips.htm | 2024-01-01T04:14:57Z |
Israel Channel 12 news aired previously unseen footage from the Hamas attack on October 7, showcasing the extent of the terror group’s infiltration into southern Israel.
The footage, which was captured by Hamas members, depicted terrorists moving freely for several hours in the region, including incursions into Kibbutz Sufa and other nearby communities.
The video material was obtained by Israeli authorities from the body cameras of the gunmen. This footage provides a rare and direct insight into the actions and movements of the Hamas members during their incursion into Israeli territory.
(YWN World Headquarters – NYC) | https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/2250325/unfathomable-footage-new-video-shows-hamas-terrorists-roaming-freely-in-israel-on-oct-7.html | 2024-01-01T04:14:58Z |
Pink line monorail extends free service during conductor rail repair
The Pink Line monorail, currently in its trial phase, has prolonged its complimentary service till this Saturday as it continues with the repair of its conductor rail. This extension follows an inspection led by Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote, who visited the ongoing work from Chaeng Wattana-Pak Kret 28 Station (PK08) to Nonthaburi Civic Centre Station (PK01). The intent is to ready the Pink Line for full commercial operations and to monitor the progress of the conductor rail’s repair.
The assessment was done in response to an incident on December 24, where a segment of the conductor rail detached from its beam and fell onto a road. As a consequence, seven stations from Nonthaburi Civic Centre Station (PK01) to Pak Kret Bypass Station (PK07) were shut down for two days.
Surapong Piyachote disclosed that operators are now procuring fastener parts for the conductor rail. As a result, the railway tracks at four stations, from the Civic Centre to Samakkhee Station (PK04), are functional on only one side. Passengers commuting from Civic Centre Station need to switch trains at the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) Station (PK05) if they wish to halt at Min Buri Station (PK30).
In terms of the free trial, Piyachote revealed that the ministry, along with several entities including North Bangkok Monorail (NBM), the line providers, agreed to prolong the free trial from January 2 to January 6. The full fares will be effective from January 7.
Surapong Laoha-Unya, a board director of NBM, stated that during the repair of the faulty section, the fare will be reduced to between 13–38 baht (US$0.38-1.10), equivalent to a 15% discount, from the suggested normal rate of 15–45 baht (US$0.44-1.31), reported Bangkok Post. The standard fare will be reinstated once the repairs are concluded.
On December 30, NBM inaugurated the line’s interchange link with the MRT’s Purple Line at the Civic Centre Station, as well as the connection with BTS’ Green Line at Wat Phra Si Mahatat Station, added Piyachote.
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Nippy weather to continue in Kazakhstan through Friday
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazhydromet has issued a weather forecast for the next two days, Kazinform correspondent reports.
According to weather forecaster Ainur Kayinbayeva, Kazakhstanis should not expect any warm spell in next two days.
"Cold weather will persist in most of the country the next two days. However, the passage of atmospheric fronts moving eastwards will bring snowfalls, snowstorm, strong winds, and a rise in air temperatures," the forecaster added. | https://en.inform.kz/news/nippy-weather-to-continue-in-kazakhstan-through-friday_a3495531/ | 2024-01-01T04:15:00Z |
A man has died following a horror single-vehicle crash at Maddens Plains.
The man was driving southbound on Appin Road, around 500 metres west of the Princes Highway turnoff, when his car left the road at around 8.25am on January 1, 2024.
A female motorist travelling in a separate car behind the man saw his vehicle slide off the road in the wet and foggy conditions and disappear down an embankment.
"It looks like he's come out of the fog and done a sweep off the road, over an embankment and flipped the car," NSW Ambulance Inspector Norm Rees said.
The vehicle crashed and rolled into trees and was completely enclosed by branches. One tree had to be chain sawed down to allow emergency services to access the car.
"He [the driver] was trapped significantly in the vehicle," Insp Rees said.
The male driver, who is aged between 38 and 45 years, was declared deceased at the scene.
No other people were in the vehicle.
The road was wet at the time of the crash and it had been drizzling rain earlier in the morning.
Emergency services remain at the scene and traffic is affected in both directions. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473525/man-dies-in-horror-new-years-day-crash-at-maddens-plains/ | 2024-01-01T04:14:59Z |
Energy bill price hike takes effect as record numbers struggle with debt
A £94 increase to the average household energy bill has come into effect after Ofgem increased its price cap in response to rising wholesale prices.
The regulator’s price cap has risen by 5% from the previous £1,834 for a typical dual fuel household to £1,928, driven almost entirely by rising costs in the international wholesale energy market due to market instability and global events, particularly the conflict in Ukraine.
Households that have not yet done so are urged to submit meter readings to their supplier as quickly as possible to ensure they are charged correctly.
Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley has acknowledged that many people are currently having a “difficult time” and that “any increase in bills will be worrying”.
But he said the rise was a result of the wholesale cost of gas and electricity rising, “which needs to be reflected in the price that we all pay”.
Ofgem has made it clear to suppliers that it expects them to identify and offer help to those who are struggling with bills.
The energy price cap sets a limit on the maximum amount suppliers can charge households in England, Wales and Scotland for each unit of gas and electricity (Alamy/PA)
The increase comes after the regulator unveiled plans to lift the price cap from April in order to help suppliers recover nearly £3 billion in debts from customers who cannot pay.
The watchdog is proposing a one-off price cap adjustment of £16, equivalent to around £1.33 a month, to be paid between April 2024 and March 2025, and wants energy companies to use the extra funding to support struggling customers and write off bad debts.
The energy price cap sets a limit on the maximum amount suppliers can charge households in England, Wales and Scotland for each unit of gas and electricity.
Energy in Northern Ireland is regulated separately.
The headline price cap figure is an average across households rather than an absolute cap on bills, so those that use more will pay more.
The rise puts hopes for relief from the cost-of-living crisis on hold, and follows Chancellor Jeremy Hunt making no mention of any further help from the Government to offset household energy bills.
It comes as Citizens Advice said it was helping record numbers of households with energy debt and seeing more people than ever who could not afford to top up their prepayment meter.
Simon Francis, co-ordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, said: “Struggling households are facing an assault from all sides. Energy bills are going up just as winter bites hard, Christmas debts have to be paid off and the ongoing wider cost-of-living crisis continues into another year.
“Ofgem needs to abolish this January price hike. The cruel impact of a change in bills at this time of year can’t be underestimated.
“Unaffordable energy prices are here to stay and even in winter 2024/25, energy bills are expected to be 60% higher than winter 2020/21. This means the UK Government needs to take much more action to help people stay warm this winter and every winter through increased support for home insulation and cheaper renewable energy.”
Warm This Winter spokeswoman Fiona Waters said: “Without additional support, it will be anything but a happy new year for people trapped in Britain’s broken energy system.
“We need to see the UK Government introduce an emergency energy tariff for vulnerable households and a help to repay scheme for those in energy debt.
“Failure to avert this cold homes crisis will lead to pressure on the NHS, a mental health catastrophe and additional winter deaths caused by living in cold, damp homes.”
However, in a glimmer of hope for households, latest forecasts suggest the energy bills for the typical household will fall to £1,660 from the start of April, reflecting international gas prices dropping in recent weeks, and then to £1,590 from July before rising slightly to £1,640 from October next year.
Dr Craig Lowrey, principal consultant at Cornwall Insight, said: “Current forecasts of price cap dips later in the year may offer a small light at the end of the tunnel.
“The recent stabilisation of international energy markets has trickled down to April’s price cap predictions, raising hopes that this downward path will continue throughout the remainder of 2024.
“However, history has shown that the wholesale energy market is highly volatile, and unexpected global events can lead to spikes in energy prices, ultimately feeding through to household bills – as we saw this time last year.
“Whether concerns in the Red Sea become heightened, or another potential disruption to supply occurs, there are no guarantees the price cap will not rise again.”
Dr Lowrey added: “Ultimately, waiting and hoping that we will avoid another global incident that sends energy prices climbing is not a sustainable strategy for Government.
“To achieve substantial reductions below pre-crisis levels, we must focus on long-term strategies which increase domestic renewable energy sources and reduce our reliance on volatile imports.” | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12915665/Energy-bill-price-hike-takes-effect-record-numbers-struggle-debt.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:15:03Z |
Holo (HOT) traded down 4.6% against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM Eastern on December 31st. One Holo token can now be purchased for $0.0024 or 0.00000006 BTC on popular exchanges. In the last seven days, Holo has traded up 5.1% against the US dollar. Holo has a total market capitalization of $417.43 million and $19.53 million worth of Holo was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.
Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours:
- KILT Protocol (KILT) traded down 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00000970 BTC.
- Aidi Finance (BSC) (AIDI) traded 2.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC.
- Zoo Token (ZOOT) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0652 or 0.00000239 BTC.
- CareCoin (CARES) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0809 or 0.00000297 BTC.
- Kitty Inu (KITTY) traded up 1.9% against the dollar and now trades at $95.84 or 0.00338062 BTC.
- Hokkaidu Inu (HOKK) traded up 1.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0004 or 0.00000001 BTC.
- Lego Coin (LEGO) traded up 31.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0100 or 0.00000023 BTC.
- Jeff in Space (JEFF) traded down 2.2% against the dollar and now trades at $2.75 or 0.00010076 BTC.
- Lumi Credits (LUMI) traded 1.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0080 or 0.00000019 BTC.
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The portion of Shemot begins by enumerating the children of Jacob that descended into Egypt with him, and then curtly states, “Now Joseph died, as well as all his brothers, and all that generation.”1
This narrative always reminds me of an adorable story from the Old Country about a man who was both incredibly hospitable and miserly. He relished having guests at his table but didn’t want them to eat anything. He would put a spread of delicious dishes before them, and then, to prevent them from eating, he would bombard them with questions: “Where are you from? How are things in your town?”
Remarkably, he seemed to know everyone. “How is Moshe the butcher? How is Dovid the tailor? How’s the rabbi? How’s the shamash? How’s the banker?”
He skillfully kept his guests engaged in conversation while he savored his meal, ensuring that once he was done, the table was cleared, leaving no opportunity for his guests to eat.
One day, a poor man arrived in town and heard about this wealthy man who set out a lavish spread but prohibited his guests from indulging. This newcomer was astute. Sitting down at the table adorned with delectable food, the host promptly interrupted and asked him where he was from. As the guest mentioned his hometown, the wealthy man launched into his usual barrage of questions:
“How’s Moshe the tailor?” asked the host.
“He’s dead,” replied the guest.
“Oy! How’s Rueven the butcher?” asked the host.
“Dead,” replied the guest.
“Terrible! How’s Chaim the rabbi?” asked the host.
“Dead,” replied the guest.
Upon hearing this news, the host was visibly shaken. It seemed that everyone he knew in the town had passed away. He couldn’t fathom it. As he sat there digesting the news and mourning for his departed friends and acquaintances, the guest indulged in course after course, relishing a meal unlike any he had experienced before.
Finally, the host mustered some strength. “My friend,” he said, regaining his composure, “I must ask. How is it possible that everybody from your town is dead?”
The poor man, taking a sip of wine and clearing his throat, responded with a grin, “When I’m eating, the whole world is dead!”
Forgetting Joseph
Back to our parshah: After informing us that Joseph and his entire generation died, the next verse states, “The children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and increased and became very very strong, and the land became filled with them.”2 According to Rashi, citing the Midrash, they were giving birth to sextuplets—six babies at a time.
But then a strange thing happened. A new king ascended the throne of Egypt, and this new Pharaoh “did not know Joseph.”3
How could he not know Joseph? Joseph ruled Egypt for 80 years and saved the entire country from famine!
There is a debate between the two great Talmudic sages, Rav and Shmuel, on this matter. One argues that the new Pharaoh was indeed a new king, while the other contends that it was the same Pharoah as before, but he acted as if he didn’t know Joseph.
How did this lack of recognition manifest? Pharaoh and his cabinet proceeded to deliberate on what to do about “the Jewish Problem.”
What Jewish problem? Did the Jewish people offend the Egyptians? Were the Jews disloyal in some way?
Certainly not. On the contrary, they contributed positively to Egypt’s success. Joseph, in particular, literally saved the country. The Jews were exemplary citizens—kind, considerate, and educated.
So, what was “the Jewish Problem”? It was simply that the Jewish people existed. This marks the first recorded instance of antisemitism in the Torah—hatred toward the Jews purely because of their Jewish identity.
As we know, the Egyptians then proceeded to enslave the Jewish People and subject them to severe persecution.
Fast forward a couple of hundred years, and G‑d appeared to Moses at the burning bush, instructing him, echoing the famous lyrics, “Go down Moses, way down to Egypt-land, tell old Pharaoh, let my people go!”
Moses responded by asking G‑d, “When the Jewish people ask, ‘Who is G‑d? What is His name?’ What should I tell them?” G‑d’s response to Moses was to tell the Jewish People, ““I will be what I will be.”4 Rashi explains that G‑d was saying He will be with the Jewish people not only in their current exile in Egypt, but also in the future exiles.
Our sages taught that the Jewish people experienced four exiles throughout the ages: the Babylonian exile, the Greek exile, the Median exile, and the Roman exile—which has lasted nearly 2,000 years. G‑d told Moses to tell the Jewish people, “I have never abandoned you, and I will never abandon you. I am with you in Egypt; I will be with you forever.”
The Antidote to Antisemitism
I’ve always asked the age-old question: Why don’t they like the Jews? What have we done? We’re nice people. Wherever we go, we contribute. Wherever we go, we help. Wherever we go, we’re loyal.
We didn’t harm Egypt, or Persia, Media, Greece, or Rome. On the contrary, we always contributed. The same goes for Spain, Germany, Poland, Russia, and sadly the list goes on and on. So why the antisemitism?
The Rebbe5 shared a profound insight on this topic, drawing a connection to the Purim story. The wicked Haman, that evil prime minister, approached King Ahasuerus, and said, “Your majesty, the Jewish people are bad people. They don’t contribute to your country. I will pay you ten thousand silver pieces if you let me destroy them.” Surprisingly, Ahasuerus responds, “You can keep your money and you can take the Jews.”
He didn’t even accept the payment.
The Talmud,6 quoting this episode, delves into a discussion about who hated the Jewish People more, Haman or Ahasuerus. The question is then answered with a parable about two farmers. The first farmer had a large mound of dirt in his field, and the second farmer had a deep pit. The first farmer proposed, “Let me put my extra dirt in your field, and I will pay you.” The second farmer responded, “I have a pit in my field, and your dirt will help me. You don’t have to pay me.”
The Rebbe posed the question: what new insight do we gain from this parable? It seems to be the same story, adding nothing we didn’t already know. But, the Rebbe points out, it’s not just the same story—it’s a lesson in the two paradigms of antisemitism.
One approach is to say the Jewish people are a “mound,” elevated above everyone else: the Jews have all the money; the Jews control the media; the Jews control Wall Street. The Jews control everything.
Then there’s the second approach, asserting that Jews are a “pit,” living off everyone else. They don’t work; they just collect welfare. They’re derelict. All they do all day is study. They are a drain on the economy and don’t contribute.
The Rebbe explains that the parable teaches us an important lesson. The problem is not that the Jews are a mound, and the problem is not that the Jews are a pit. The problem is that they hate the Jews.
And antisemitism cannot be fixed by trying to solve the supposed problem. Some argue: “If they hate us because we’re successful, maybe we should lie low and act poorer?” Others suggest: “If they hate us because we lie low, maybe we should act wealthier and be better citizens?”
The only proper response to antisemitism is to be who you are, walk with your head held high, and be proud of your Judaism.
This is what G‑d told Moses to tell the Jews: Before the Final Redemption, there will be more exile, and there will be more antisemitism. But I will be there with you; I will never abandon you. Wherever you go, walk with your head held high! Continue to contribute, continue to be hardworking, and continue to be the wonderful person you are. This is how you earn the respect of G‑d and man, and this is how you face antisemitism.
The King’s Name
Two businessmen once approached the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad, whose yahrtzeit we observe around this time of year. “We are in deep trouble,” they began, and explained: “We supply uniforms to the Tsar’s army and have been unjustly accused of supplying inferior-quality uniforms by our competition. We’re being accused of treason. We are about to go to St. Petersburg for our trial, and although we have hired the best lawyers, it’s not looking good!”
“I want to ask you a question,” said the Alter Rebbe. “The Talmud says that kingship here on earth mirrors kingship in heaven. How do we see that?” The two businessmen did not know the answer, nor could they understand what this had to do with their problem. “I will tell you the answer,” continued the Alter Rebbe. “Just as G‑d’s name is written one way, yet we read it differently out of respect, the king has his given name, yet, out of respect, we call him ‘Your Majesty, the Tsar.’” With that, the Alter Rebbe blessed them, and they left his presence.
The businessmen were disappointed. They had come to the Rebbe for advice, or even better, a miracle, and all they got was a speech. With no choice, they traveled to St. Petersburg. There, their attorney informed them that the situation looked bleak, and his only advice at that point was to approach the Minister of Justice and beg for mercy. “The Minister of Justice is a relatively nice guy,” said their lawyer, “and every day, he takes a ride in his horse and carriage through the park. I suggest you stop him, throw yourself at his feet, and beg him to have mercy on you.”
Reluctantly, the two followed his advice and went to the park. Upon seeing the minister’s horse and carriage, they fell to the ground, begging for mercy. “Your honor,” they exclaimed, “we didn’t do it! We are innocent people! Please, have compassion upon us and our children!”
“Stand up,” the minister instructed them, “You seem to have made a mistake. You probably think that I am the Minister of Justice. However, I am the Minister of Culture. So, I cannot help you with your legal issues.”
“However,” he continued, “you seem to be learned people, and perhaps you can help me with something. If you do, I promise to put in a good word for you with my friend, the Minister of Justice.”
The minister went on, “The Tsar has given me three days to come up with the answer to a question he has about a Jewish teaching. The Talmud says that kingship here on earth mirrors kingship in heaven, and the Tsar wants to know how is that so. I’ve been researching and looking and I cannot find an answer.”
The two businessmen were shocked! “We do know the answer!” they told him excitedly. “Just as G‑d’s name is written one way in the Torah and is pronounced differently out of respect, so, too, the king has a given name, yet we call him “His Majesty, the Tsar” out of respect. The Minister of Culture was very pleased with their explanation, and needless to say the story had a happy ending.
“I will be who I will be,” declared G‑d to Moses when antisemitism first emerged nearly three-and-a-half thousand years ago. “I will be what I will be.” This name of G‑d, resonating through every era of exile and persecution, served as the beacon by which the Jewish people recognized their Divine connection. True to His unwavering promise, G‑d stood by us then, and throughout every subsequent exile.
Let us walk confidently with heads held high, proudly demonstrating our identity as the children of Israel—those who once descended into Egypt, endured slavery and persecution, were redeemed by G‑d, and gifted His Torah. Despite all of the baseless and cruel hatred directed at us, we persevered, over and over again, and we will continue to persevere, until the Final Redemption, may it be speedily in our days! Amen. | https://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/6260240/jewish/The-Real-Answer-to-Antisemitism.htm | 2024-01-01T04:15:03Z |
Thai public sentiment: 2023 economic challenges impact happiness levels
A recent year-end poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) has revealed that while a majority of the Thai populace were content with their personal lives in 2023, about a third expressed discontentment with the economic challenges that the nation faced in the same year.
The poll, executed telephonically from Dec 12-20, engaged a diverse group of 1,310 participants. These individuals, all aged 18 and above, came from various educational backgrounds, professional fields and income brackets.
On the subject of overall contentment, slightly over 42% of those surveyed expressed that they were fairly happy. This sentiment primarily stemmed from the quality time they spent with their families, their state of good health, employment stability, and freedom from debt-related issues.
In stark contrast, approximately 28% of the respondents disagreed, attributing their unhappiness in 2023 to the nation’s prolonged economic downturn, their low earnings, the escalating cost of living, and lingering political uncertainties.
Only a fraction above 18% of those polled declared that they were very happy. This group attributed their joy to factors such as secure and lucrative employment, excellent health, and harmonious relationships with family and other relatives.
Meanwhile, about 10% of those surveyed shared that they were thoroughly unhappy, citing reasons such as job scarcity, debt problems, low income, skyrocketing living costs and health-related issues.
When queried about the most aggravating issue in 2023, a significant majority approximately 59% chose economic troubles. This was followed by political uncertainties (25%), high energy costs (21%), health concerns (20%), and drug trafficking (20%), reported Bangkok Post.
Further issues that elicited annoyance included low prices for farm products (16%), crime and safety (14%), environmental issues and natural disasters (12%), social conflicts (11%), corruption (10%), traffic (8%), the justice system (6%), bureaucracy (5%) and international conflicts (5%). The survey thus offers a comprehensive insight into the various challenges that the Thai populace faced in 2023 and their corresponding levels of contentment or discontentment.
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Nomadic culture exhibition to be presented in the Czech Republic
Nursan Alimbay said about the development of the culture and museum in Kazakhstan. Besides, he told about the details of the upcoming exhibition which will consist of two parts. The first part concenrs the culture of the early nomads (9BC - 3AD) and the second part is about historical ethnography of the Kazakhs. The exposition will include archaeological exhibits of the era of the ancient Saka, Huns and Turks, including the Golden Man, the Kazakh MFA's press service reports.
The place of honour will be taken by the so-called "Scythian Triad": armaments, horse harnesses and masterpieces of the Scythian-Siberian animal style, made in gold and bronze. In the central place of the exposition, there will be represented the yurt in full decoration - the central symbol of nomadic type of economic and cultural activity.
The primary purpose of the event that will be held at the pick of the tourist season in Prague from June to July is to familiarize the Czech public and numerous foreign visitors with the history, diversity and life of the Kazakh nomadic culture and the contribution of nomads to the development of the world's and European civilization.
As a part of the opening of the exhibition, it is planned to organise an international scientific-practical conference "Human being, Animal, Flora in the Culture of Eurasian Nomads" with the participation of leading Kazakhstani, Czech, German, French, Hungarian, Russian, Mongolian scientists and Turkologists.
The National Museum of the Czech Republic is the oldest museum institution in the country. "A treasury of the national culture", was built in 1818 in the era of national revival and the romantic cult of "antiquities". In the summer of 2011, the central building of the National Museum was closed for the 8-year renovation. On October 28, 2018, on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of independent Czechoslovakia, the historic building of the National Museum reopened its doors for guests. The exhibition from Kazakhstan will be the first foreign exposition after the building's reconstruction. | https://en.inform.kz/news/nomadic-culture-exhibition-to-be-presented-in-the-czech-republic_a3498741/ | 2024-01-01T04:15:07Z |
Are you travelling along the South Coast but have no clue where to stop for lunch or afternoon bevvies?
Here's a curated list of some of the highest-rated hotels, as voted by locals themselves, with classic feeds and special offerings accompanied by often-breathtaking views.
The Dromedary, Central Tilba
Lovingly known as The Drom by locals, the pub is located south of Narooma near the charming inland village Tilba Tilba. It's open all week and all year except Christmas Day. On Mondays, the pub stays open till late for local firefighters to have a well-deserved post-training drink.
"We're a colourful pub full of colourful characters. What makes us special, we think, is that the people make the town, and the Drom is the literal and emotional heart of this place," pub co-owner Susan Gray said. "You can feel it as soon as you walk in the door."
Ms Gray said they had put much effort into having their own Tilba Brewing Co beer and rhubarb gin to go with their food.
The hotel is also on a mission to promote the local live music and arts culture. As a result, it promises free live music every Sunday afternoon, rain or shine, all year round.
"It's important to us, and the locals and tourists love it - we even have several talented musos on our staff. We have a donated acoustic guitar on the wall, and they will break into an impromptu jam session now and then, often with a visiting tourist or two joining in," Ms Gray said.
"And all this is only three hours and about 130 years away from Canberra."
The Milton Hotel, Milton
With a contemporary Australian menu, award-winning craft beers brewed on-site and soothing views, the Milton Hotel is a restored historic pub in the centre of town.
It prides itself on not having gambling distractions. Instead, it has plenty of comfortable seating, warm lighting and a mouth-watering selection of proteins, all cooked in its wood-fire oven. Its kitchen is one of the recipients of the Good Food Guide's chef's hat this year.
"I don't know many other breweries that have hatted restaurants. It's nice to step that game up a little bit," venue manager Dean Pitt said.
Mr Pitt said the hotel was an extension of their own personal hospitality as they like to satiate guests with beers they like to drink and food the way they like to cook it.
"We're just doing what we love. It's very homely and everything's really tasty," he said. "We don't have games rooms, there's no pokies. What we're trying to do here is create a venue where people can come and sit, talk and hang out."
Canberrans are good of supporters of the Milton's home brews. Vendors around town, (Plonk and Brew Nation) have Dangerous Ales beers on tap and in the fridge.
Why not pay a visit to the place it comes from? Try its most popular beers - the Crispy Boi Lager and the Backyard Pale Ale.
Additionally, the Milton is soon going to have an outdoor cinema in January 2024.
The Lakeview Hotel, Merimbula
The Lakeview Hotel, located within the heart of the Bega Valley Shire, slakes the thirst and appetites of more than 10,000 locals.
It's one of the most popular South Coast watering holes with an unrivalled location. It has seven motel rooms and the manager lives on site. It also has a public bar, bistro, gaming room, beer garden, bottle shop and a cellar.
"The hotel's long-term owners, Dennis Souter and Peter Toscam, had been running it for 15 years but felt the time was right for the hotel to have an injection of new energy and possible development in 2018 when [they] sold to the Macdougall family who operate hotels in Sydney," the hotel's licensee, Curt Pahl, said.
The location comes with some history as the original licence on the site was granted some 100 years ago.
"The hotel is an industry showpiece and offers high-quality food, beverage, accommodation and entertainment," Mr Pahl said.
The Bermagui Hotel, Bermagui
This historic pub offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere, blending history with coastal hospitality. The hotel is also family owned and managed.
With a focus on fresh seafood and great steaks, the menu includes a selection of ocean delights alongside classic pub favourites.
"The chefs are now cooking on real fire thanks to a recently installed wood-fired grill," owner Yannis Gantner said.
While the building has been tastefully updated, it's all about the stunning view of Horseshoe Bay and Guluga Mountain. It has waterfront accommodation, which was recently fully renovated and awarded best deluxe pub accommodation in NSW and Australia by the Australian Hotels Association in 2022.
"Rooms feature contemporary furnishings, with a coastal feel echoing the blues of the ocean, crisp bed linen and divine private ensuite bathrooms," Mr Gantner said. "The popular ocean view rooms have a private balcony overlooking the water. Relax with a glass of wine and watch whales frolic in the bay as the sun goes down."
The Tathra Hotel, Tathra
This hotel has often featured in lists of best beachfront hotels in Australia. It was taken over in late 2015 by co-owners Cliff Wallis and Sayaka Mihara. They have since done a major renovation of the whole property.
It didn't take long to become the locals' beloved watering hole with a lively atmosphere, great views and a wonderful pub menu. Our resident explorer Tim The Yowie Man has penned quite a few words on this iconic pub.
The owners' claim to fame is that they had removed all poker machines and gambling from the venue to concentrate on the traditional offerings of hotels: accommodation, food and beverages.
"We're still going strong despite the predictions of many," Mr Wallis said.
Ms Mihara said, "We are currently on the last stage of renovation - a small theatre/events space."
Also on our list of bests:
- Oyster Farmer's Daughter, Narooma (exquisite seafood)
- Monarch Hotel in Moruya (described as an amazing time capsule)
- Hotel Australasia in Eden (a heritage building, newly renovated and reopened)
- Lynch's Hotel, Narooma (newly taken over by the Merivale group)
- Quarterdeck at Narooma (newly taken over by the Merivale group) | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473586/best-south-coast-hotels-for-food-and-views/ | 2024-01-01T04:15:06Z |
More big companies set to collapse in 2024, industry experts warn
More big firms are likely to go bust next year amid the “double whammy” of high borrowing costs and pressure on consumer budgets, according to insolvency experts.
Administrators and restructuring specialists also warned the PA news agency that high-growth companies such as tech firms could be among those facing financial turbulence.
It comes after another year of tough economic conditions resulted in increased business failures during the year.
Official figures from the Insolvency Service earlier this month showed the total of company failures over the first 11 months of 2023 was more than reported during the entirety of 2022.
PwC’s head of insolvency David Kelly said both the construction sector and business services industries each saw almost a fifth of total insolvencies.
He said he therefore expects these areas to “remain the hardest hit in 2024”.
Hospitality and retail have also contributed to business failures as they have been impacted by higher energy prices, pressure on consumer finances and borrowing costs.
Around 17% of all insolvencies have come from the hospitality sector and 14% have come from retailers.
This included high-profile failures such as the administration of Wilko, which had operated 400 shops and employed more than 12,000 workers.
Paperchase, Planet Organic and Le Pain Quotidien were also among those to enter insolvency during 2023.
Rob Hornby, partner and managing director of AlixPartners, said he expects company insolvencies to continue apace in 2024.
“We are expecting next year to be a big year for insolvency,” he said.
“That is likely to be across the board, both in terms of geographies and sectors.”
The director at the restructuring and advisory specialist said typically high-growth areas, such as technology, could see turbulence as financing comes under increased pressure.
Paperchase shut its branches after tumbling into administration (David Davies/PA)
Mr Hornby said: “I personally think we are definitely seeing an element of the dotcom bubble repeating itself.
“Since before the pandemic, there was plenty of investment money around, with VCs (venture capitals) worried about missing out.
“You ended up with some areas of tech, for example, where you had more competitors funded in one space than were ever likely to succeed sustainably in the longer term.
“Now some of that funding is running dry, you will start to see consequences.”
Mr Hornby and Richard Fleming, managing director and head of restructuring for Europe, at Alvarez & Marsal, both said they expected more firms to use restructuring plans this year in an effort to avoid full administrations.
Nevertheless, Mr Fleming said there was potential for some large failures next year as those with large debt burdens face particular pressure due high interest rates.
“We are expecting a similar level of insolvencies overall in 2024, but we should see an increased number of larger cases,” he said.
“The impact of higher interest rates will increasingly be felt by companies who need to service their debt and by households on their mortgage payments.
“Therefore, we’re expecting a double-whammy impact on companies across the UK, with a slowdown in consumer demand and higher borrowing costs, all putting stress on margins.” | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-12915667/More-big-companies-set-collapse-2024-industry-experts-warn.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:15:09Z |
1. The Cairo Geniza Is a Trove of Over 400,000 Fragments
As its name suggests (see next fact), the Cairo Geniza is a trove of 400,000 documents, most of them of sacred Jewish nature, which were found in historic Old Cairo (Fustat). Its breathtaking size has provided an unending source of discovery and research for more than 100 years, and the sheer diversity of its contents provides thousands of windows into the lives of Jews in Egypt and beyond.
2. Genizah Means “Treasure”
According to Jewish law, Torah texts (and any text containing G‑d’s name) may not be discarded. Known as shaimos, they are instead to be respectfully stored away and/or buried. A genizah, which means “depository” or “hidden treasure” is a place where shaimos are collected. As one can imagine, in addition to worn books, these troves often attract additional sundry documents that did not actually need to be there.
3. Much of It Was Found in the Ben-Ezra Synagogue
The Ben Ezra synagogue, which was destroyed and rebuilt several times over its long history, was originally founded by a group of Jews who followed the (now defunct) traditions of the yeshivahs of the Land of Israel, as codified in the Jerusalem Talmud. They built a large attic, which functioned as a geniza for hundreds of years before being emptied by researchers in the 19th century.
Read: 15 Synagogue Facts
4. It Was First Explored by Yaakov Sapir
The first record of an outsider exploring the contents of the Geniza was in 1864 by Rabbi Yaakov Sapir, a resident of Jerusalem, who traveled as far as Australia to collect funds for the Jews of the Holy Land. A scholar and researcher, he also found and published several significant Torah texts during the course of his travels. A notable example is the Midrash Hagadol, which he found in possession of the Jews of Yemen.
5. There Were a Number of Genizas in Cairo
The bulk of what is now known as the Cairo Geniza originated from the attic of the Ben Ezra synagogue. However, there were a number of smaller caches of documents discovered elsewhere. A significant geniza in the Karaite synagogue in Cairo was explored by Russian scholar Abraham Firkovich. Additionally, small collections were found buried in various other locations.
6. The Lion’s Share Was Taken to England
About 25,000 manuscript fragments were taken to England by Elkan Nathan Adler, a researcher and collector whose father was British Chief Rabbi Lanthan Marcus Adler. He was soon followed by Schneur Zalman (Solomon) Schechter, then a professor at Cambridge University, who carted off most of what remained of the treasure to study. Today, a number of institutions have significant collections of Geniza material, including the University of Cambridge (which has the largest collection), the University of Oxford, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and the University of Manchester.
7. Its Contents Were Stored in the Synagogue’s Courtyard
In the late 1800s, the Ben Ezra Synagogue was rebuilt by Cairo's Jewish community. While the work was in progress, the contents of the attic were unceremoniously dumped in the Synagogue's courtyard. They lay exposed to the elements for a number of weeks until they were placed back inside the (rebuilt) attic. During this time, many manuscripts were damaged by exposure and/or carted off to be sold to antique dealers.
8. It Contains Maimonides’ Writings
Maimonides lived, studied, and taught in Fustat, and was known to pray in the Ben Ezra synagogue. It’s no surprise then, that the Geniza contains many of his writings, some of which were hitherto unknown. Examples include this fragment of a (start of a) commentary on the Jerusalem Talmud, the Mishneh Torah in his own handwriting, and more.
Read: 20 Maimonides Facts
9. It Contains Yannai’s Poetry
Almost lost to history, Yannai was a tremendously influential composer of poetic prayers (piyyutim) which were treasured for hundreds of years. Some of his innovations include the use of rhyme and signing his name in the acrostic. One reason some of his output had been discarded was because it was composed to correspond to the (discontinued) Jerusalemite custom of completing the Torah reading over the course of three years.
10. Some of It Is From the Talmudic Era
While much of the Geniza’s content was created during the years it functioned, some is significantly older. Some items—such as this fragment of a Torah scroll—date as far back as the days of the Talmud, making them many hundreds of years older than the attic in which they were preserved.
11. It Contains Evidence of Everyday Life
Of course, not everything in the Geniza is of sacred nature. It also contains personal letters, receipts, contracts, doodles, scribbles, and just about anything else one can imagine. Viewed today, they provide a fascinating picture of the everyday life of Jews and their neighbors in centuries past.
An example would be this grocery shopping list—including sumac, tahini, oil, salt, and wood for fuel—all on the back of a torn-up divorce document.
12. It Contains Dozens of Languages—Even Yiddish
One example is a slip of paper on which Maimonides—an accomplished physician—had written down some herbs, not in his native Arabic or Hebrew, but in Latin. Although the majority of its texts are in Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Syriac, Ladino, Greek, and other languages common (and uncommon) in the Middle East, the Geniza even has a handful of Yiddish letters written by Rachel Zusman of Jerusalem to her son in Cairo in the mid-16th-century. A quintessential Yiddishe Mamma, she chastises her son for not writing often enough and minces no words in pleading with him to join her in Jerusalem.
13. The Music of Ovadiah Puzzled Researchers
One of the most deliciously mysterious pieces found in the Geniza was a Hebrew song about faith in G‑d, written in the script used by Jews in the Middle East during the 12th century. Puzzlingly, it was accompanied by musical notes used in the Christian churches of Europe. Who could have written it? The reply was found in a fragment of an autobiography of a fascinating convert to Judaism known as Ovadiah the Norman Convert.
Read: The Mystery of Ovadiah
14. The Original Hebrew Ben Sirah Was Discovered There
Ben Sira is part of what is known as the Apocrypha—works of Jewish wisdom that were not included in the 24 Books of the Hebrew Bible. In fact, it was when two sisters, Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson, found a piece of Hebrew Ben Sirah (which they could not identify) that scholars realized what a treasure the Geniza was. This work—quoted numerous times by the Sages—had only survived in Greek. Thanks to the Geniza (and the Dead Seas Scrolls), at least six sections of Ben Sira in Hebrew have been rediscovered.
15. A Palimpsest Is a Double Treasure
A palimpsest is a manuscript on which the original writing had been erased so that the parchment could be used again. Today, scholars use ultraviolet light to discern the older, erased writing over which the newer text has been written. In this sample, one can see that piyyutim of Yannai had been written over a Greek translation of Kings attributed to Aquilas the Convert. Fun fact: Greek is the only language other than Hebrew in which a kosher Torah may be written.
16. Lost Midrashim Were Discovered
The sages of the Mishnah composed various Midrashim, including those that focused on sourcing halachah from the Biblical text. Many of these texts were lost over the years, and we only know of their existence because they have been cited in other texts. Bits of these lost Midrashim (such as Sifra on Numbers and Mechilta on Deuteronomy) were found in the Cairo Geniza.
17. Up to 40% of the Geniza Comprises Liturgical Poems
While the High Holiday prayerbook has been pretty much solidified, in times gone-by, rabbis and poets were constantly composing new poems for holidays and other occasions. Often synagogues would pride themselves on their unique piyyutim (a Hebrew-Greek word related to “poetry”). This is evidenced by the huge trove found in the Geniza.
18. Scholars Have Devoted Decades to the Geniza
With so many books, letters, documents and fragments, the Geniza has provided scholars with many lifetimes worth of work to do. One of the most prominent was Dr. S.D. Goiten (1900-1985), who devoted the final four decades of his life to the Geniza and published many books on its contents.
Want to become a Geniza researcher? Much of it has been put online by Princeton University as part of the Geniza Project | https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/6260245/jewish/18-Facts-About-the-Cairo-Geniza.htm | 2024-01-01T04:15:10Z |
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Hong Kong Technology Venture Company Limited (OTCMKTS:HKTVY – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the November 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.
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Shares of HKTVY traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.66. The company had a trading volume of 600 shares, compared to its average volume of 60. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.73. Hong Kong Technology Venture has a 1-year low of $6.37 and a 1-year high of $17.30.
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Ohh, if it's after midday on New Year's Day and you're not up and it, you might need some help.
A little bit of over-excitement in the celebration stakes on December 31 will do it.
These suggestions are not medically sound, but reliably handed down by, shall we say, people with experience in elongated celebrating.
Hang tough.
Milk: Whether its plain, choccy-flavoured, in a smoothie or straight from a cow, get that milky goodness down you and watch it soothe away your pains.
Exercise: Get up! Resist the temptation to never move again and down a litre of water before getting on the bike, pulling on the runners or doing whatever you do to sweat the demons out of you.
Garlic bread: Many people settle on the holiest of breads. Of course, it's fantastic at any other time, so why not when you have a nuclear hangover? The hot tip was to have it before going to bed, but hey, at this stage - you've got to do what you've got to do!.
Hot chippies: Preferably from a fish and chip shop and we're reliably informed if you partner these with a diet coke, several Zooper Doopers and heading back to bed you'll be right as rain.
Weird and whacky: One hot tip is (apparently) Mamee noodles and orange juice - hey, it was good as a seven-year-old from the tuckshop; another colleague swears by activated charcoal mixed in water - we're not so sure what that is but it sounds healthy.
Hydralite and paracetamol/ibuprofen: Get it in you before bed and just hope for the best.
One of them should help.
Fear not, January 2 will be here before you know it. | https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8473622/new-years-hangover-cures-milk-exercise-and-more/ | 2024-01-01T04:15:13Z |
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Northern, southern Kazakhstan to see snowy weather in coming days
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The atmospheric fronts going from European Russia and from the areas of Central Asia will have a decisive influence upon the weather in most regions of Kazakhstan in next three days, Kazinform cites Kazhydromet Weather Service.
The northern regions will see snowfall, blizzard, and strong gusty wind. As for the southern regions, fog, ice slick, snowfall, and a mix of snow and rain are possible. The air temperatures will be close to long-term annual average, and even higher in some areas. | https://en.inform.kz/news/northern-southern-kazakhstan-to-see-snowy-weather-in-coming-days_a3501683/ | 2024-01-01T04:15:14Z |
Celtics use big third quarter to club Spurs
Jayson Tatum poured in 25 points and Jaylen Brown added 24 as the visiting Boston Celtics put away the game in the third quarter of a 134-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.
The Celtics, the No. 1 team in the NBA, won their season-high-tying sixth straight game, while San Antonio, at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, dropped its second consecutive contest.
Boston led by 12 at halftime but pulled away with a dominating third quarter in which it outscored the Spurs 40-23. Brown had 16 of Boston's points in the period while Tatum added 10, including seven in the final 2:05 of the quarter, after which the Celtics were up 105-76.
Boston cruised in the final period, stretching its lead to as many as 37 as both teams mainly rested their starters.
Derrick White scored 17 points for the Celtics, with Kristaps Porzingis hitting for 14, Luke Kornet producing 12 and Sam Hauser tallying 11.
Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 22 points. Victor Wembanyama added 21 and Malaki Branham had 11. San Antonio played without Keldon Johnson (back spasms) and Zach Collins (sprained right ankle).
Brown's driving layup with 5:33 to play in the first quarter granted the Celtics a 21-12 lead. Boston was up by as many as 11 in the frame before a 3-pointer by Sandro Mamukelashvili at the 1:32 mark pulled the Spurs within 30-22 after 12 minutes of play.
San Antonio closed the gap to 42-35 just over 3 1/2 minutes into the second quarter on Wembanyama's pullup jumper. Branham's three-point play with 5:33 remaining in the quarter got the Spurs to within four before Boston scored the next seven points to move the margin back to double digits at 55-44.
The Celtics pushed their lead to 15 points on White's 3-pointer with 27.3 seconds remaining and owned a 65-53 advantage at the break.
Tatum led the Celtics with 15 points before halftime while White had 13. Wembanyama paced the Spurs with 15 points and Vassell added 11 in the first half.
--Field Level Media | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-12915645/Celtics-use-big-quarter-club-Spurs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2024-01-01T04:15:16Z |
Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as managing editor at Chabad.org, the world’s largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. He lives in Chicago, Ill., with his family.
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