jpark malate NBA Spread and Total Picks for Today, December 30Of the total 24 PS4-Orbital Experiment Module (POEM-4) payloads which will be flown onboard the PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission, four have been developed by Karnataka-based academia and start-ups. The PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission is likely to be launched by ISRO by the end of this month from Sriharikota. The four payloads are: RVSat-1 payload, BGS ARPIT (Amateur Radio Payload for Information Transmission), RUDRA 1.0 HPGP and GLX-SQ payload. Microbiological experiment The RVSat-1 payload is developed by R.V. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, and aims to perform a microbiological experiment under microgravity conditions in Low Earth Orbit. “RVSat-1 will measure the growth kinetics of a gut bacterium, ‘Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron,’ in space and generate a comprehensive growth curve of the bacterium under space conditions, supplemented with prebiotics, and compare it with Earth-based data. This experiment provides valuable data for understanding human physiology in space and astronaut health and well-being during crewed missions. The data collected from the experiment has diverse applications such as the development of effective antibiotics against resistant strains, waste management, recycling and bioremediation processes critical for space exploration,” ISRO said. Amateur radio satellites The BGS ARPIT payload is developed by SJC Institute of Technology, Chickballapur, and it is a multimode message transmitter payload that can transmit audio, text, and image messages from a satellite to the ground using FM modulation and the VHF band. “It is designed to provide amateur radio satellite services globally,” the space agency said. Developed by space start-up Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., RUDRA 1.0 HPGP’s primary objectives are to demonstrate a high-performance green propulsion system, sustain steady-state thruster firing for a minimum of 50 seconds, and monitor the thermal profile of the propulsion system. The GLX-SQ payload developed by GalaxEye Space Solutions Private Limited demonstrates the generation, capture, and processing of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images in a space environment. Walking robotic arm In addition the mission will also see the launch of payloads such as Relocatable Robotic Manipulator-Technology Demonstrator (RRM-TD), also known as the Walking Robotic Arm. The RRM-TD is India’s first space robotic manipulator with walking capability, Compact Research Module for Orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) payload which is envisioned as a multi-phase platform to develop and evolve ISRO’s capabilities for growing and sustaining flora in extraterrestrial environments. “Designed as a fully automated system, a 5 to 7-day experiment is planned to demonstrate seed germination and plant sustenance until the two-leaf stage in a microgravity environment,” ISRO said. Also onboard is the Amity Plant Experimental Module in Space (APEMS) payload is developed by Amity University, Mumbai, which is designed to study growth-related changes in plant callus using the ‘Spinacia oleracea’ model under microgravity (space environment) and Earth gravity (natural environment) Of the 24 payloads flown in this POEM-4 mission, 14 payloads are from ISRO centres and 10 payloads are from various academia and start-ups. Published - December 22, 2024 10:10 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit ISRO / technology (general) / space programme

Christmas and the holiday season can bring about special memories that you hold on to. You may remember visiting family and friends. Remember special toys that Santa brought you. Special foods that you have only this time of year. These special memories are part of your family traditions. Traditions are a key to strong families because they build strong relationships between generations. It may include attending Christmas programs. Attending Candlelight church services. It may be sharing the preparation of a special recipe. The important part is the conversation that takes place about who first made it and how this recipe tradition got started. Be sure to share your special memories with your children, grandchildren and friends. Traditions also make the holidays special just by bringing people together. Even though traditions are important, they can cause stress as well. Don’t be afraid to bend them a bit if necessary. Including traditions from all family members, even those who are new to the family and bring with them traditions that may seem foreign to you but are tradition to you. Don’t become stressed by a tradition, make it fit your situation. Here are some tips for your Holiday traditions. Just because Grandma made all the food from scratch for Christmas dinner doesn’t mean you have to. Don’t feel guilty about buying food for a special meal, especially if time is limited. Use recipes that are simple or ones you are familiar with. Serve fewer foods. Let family members help, when someone offers to bring part of the meal, say yes. Remember others who are less fortunate. You can volunteer to serve a holiday meal to a family or person who you know may be alone. Donate your time to a food pantry or hosting a food drive. Take a break from technology. While you may be tempted to look at your phone. Put it away and take time to be with family and friends. You don’t have to exchange gifts to be with others at Christmas. Being together and visiting can be the best gift. Stay positive, not every family tradition is good. Sometimes they can bring tension and challenges. Be sensitive to this and don’t give up of family ties. Adapt to change. This might be a time to alter some of those traditions. Maybe compromising to generational differences in the family. Source: Ohio State Extension

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday promised that he would pursue the demand for establishing an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) either in Mandya or Mysuru region, with the Centre. “Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda fought for bringing the IIT to Hassan. Finally, the IIT was granted to the State and was set up in Dharwad. The demand for another IIT in the State will be taken up with the Centre,” the Union Minister said, while responding to a memorandum he received from Dinesh Gooli Gowda, MLC, for setting up an IIT near Krishnaraja Sagar in the district or in Mysuru region, at the valedictory function of the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana here. “After fighting for over 15 years, the State was granted the IIT. I am with the people on the demand for another IIT,” he said. Mr. Kumaraswamy pointed out that he was also making serious efforts to bring industries to Mandya, Tumakuru, and the North Karnataka districts to generate employment for the local youth. If the State government cooperated with his Ministry, efforts would be made to establish industries in the region and provide jobs to the youth, who are facing unemployment, he said. Sammelana in Delhi He said the Kannada Sahitya Parishat can consider holding a Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in New Delhi. “Before KSP president Mahesh Joshi demits office, the sammelana can be organised in Delhi,” Mr. Kumaraswamy felt. The Union Minister said he was making sincere efforts to revive Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Ltd. (VISL) and the watch manufacturing company Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) after he took over the Ministry in the Narendra Modi Cabinet. A sum of ₹15,000 crore was essential for reviving VISL and HMT. The process of their revival was under way, he added. Published - December 22, 2024 08:39 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit

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NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of ordinary shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) between January 24, 2024 and October 15, 2024, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important January 13, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline. SO WHAT: If you purchased ASML ordinary shares during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the ASML class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=31159 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for more information. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than January 13, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers. DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the issues being faced by suppliers, like ASML, in the semiconductor industry were much more severe than defendants had indicated to investors; (2) the pace of recovery of sales in the semiconductor industry was much slower than defendants had publicly acknowledged; (3) defendants had created the false impression that they possessed reliable information pertaining to customer demand and anticipated growth, while also downplaying risk from macroeconomic and industry fluctuations, as well as stronger regulations restricting the export of semiconductor technology, including the products that ASML sells; and (4) as a result, defendants’ statements about ASML’s business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. To join the ASML class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=31159 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm , on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/ . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Contact Information: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.com

During her time as a high school teacher, Alison Pappavaselio says she saw firsthand the negative impacts of unfettered technology access. When the 35-year-old’s own children, now 4 and 6, showed an interest in music, she decided to do things differently. Instead of a tablet, smartphone or even a smart speaker, Pappavaselio handed her older child a used Walkman she purchased on eBay and a handful of cassette tapes. "I went a little bit more into the technology that I grew up with because it felt safe to me,” said Pappavaselio, who lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. "But you do have to teach them not to rip the tape out.” Some modern parents are trying to give their children access to music without the temptations of a screen and internet access. Facing a lack of stand-alone options, they’re digging into their pasts and dusting off Walkmen, portable CD players and record players, along with their own dated album collections. Some are experimenting with voice-activated speakers such as Amazon’s Echo and Google Home, while others are relearning how to rip MP3s. While some adults are just nostalgic for their own childhood experiences with music, others want to protect their children’s attention spans or minimize screen access before the teen years. According to Pew Research, the vast majority of teens are online every day, with 96 percent saying they check it daily. Almost half say they’re online constantly. Even the way children discover music has changed. They still hear hits on the radio during car rides and get recommendations from friends, but they’re also picking up artists and songs from video games such as "Fortnight” or the algorithms in their music apps. A broad affection for ’80s music, however, has made their parents old collections cool again. - - - The consolidation of technology into smartphones and tablets has made screens nearly impossible to avoid. They have become so powerful, they’ve made a number of stand-alone devices practically obsolete: home phones, alarm clocks, point-and-shoot cameras and voice recorders. And, of course, the dedicated portable music player. Apple discontinued traditional iPods in 2017, and most online music consumption has migrated from buying music files to streaming subscriptions - something Apple also sells. The old devices still have some loyal users, but they take a little work to get running. More recent iPods can usually be fired up to work with iTunes, assuming you have all the relevant cables and ports on your computer. Some might need battery replacements, which you can get from a third party like iFixIt. There are also third-party apps for giving them a second life like Rockbox. When Eileen Keribar İsvan’s 8-year-old daughter wanted a way to listen to music on the bus to school, she knew just where to look. İsvan’s mother had an old iRiver MP3 player that was up and running with a pair of fresh batteries. "Part of the charm for me was giving her something that takes a little bit more effort,” said İsvan, a Montessori preschool teacher who lives in Istanbul. "And it’s a very sensorial experience, music. It’s better when you can isolate it from any distractions.” Stores still sell some new digital music players, often for less than $50. Where do kids get MP3s in a post Napster world? You can still buy them, but at 50 cents to a dollar a piece, that can add up quickly. Multiple parents we spoke to use free tools that turn YouTube music videos into MP3s, or burn their own old CDs. Local libraries also have free options for downloading music files; all you need is your library card. Even the companies trying to fill the gap left by the iPod are embracing old ways. The Yoto ($100) and Yoto Mini ($70)are simple music devices aimed at younger listeners. The devices are designed to look like retro toy radios. Children pop in small cards for the music they want, which you purchase separately - just like the old days. It also has a tiny screen that shows different images as the music plays, for a splash of screentime. "My daughter, who’s 41⁄2, will just keep pressing the button so it stays illuminated,” says Pappavaselio. The company recently issued a recall for it smaller Yoto Mini players sold between November 2021 and April 2024 as the batteries could overheat and even catch fire. But the company says old players can get a replacement battery and new devices are not at risk. Another fresh option is the $115 Mighty, a digital music player that kids like because they load it up with a handpicked Spotify or Apple Music playlist instead of listening to their parents’ favorites from the 1900s. It can hold more than 1,000 songs and looks like an iPod Shuffle. "To give your kids access to find their own taste in music is so important and was such a rite of passage,” says Rachel Childers, a musician with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. "Learning about yourself and what you’re drawn to is one of the cool things about growing up.” - - - Screen time experts say that it’s not necessarily the amount of time a child spends on a screen that’s worrying, but the quality of that time. For example, a FaceTime chat is better than watching videos, and creating or reading are better than social media. Music falls on the positive end of the spectrum, but the experience is still different on tablet or phone. For some parents, it’s not the screens but tech companies’ opaque algorithms. Childers and her musician husband naturally expose their kids, 9 and 12, to music through their jobs and practicing at home. When it came to access, they tried to move away from apps feeding their kids artists. During the pandemic, their son started watching music videos on his school Chromebook and got into ’80s hair metal and Gene Simmons, but they wanted to expand his horizons. "For us that’s translated to taking YouTube off things,” said Childers. "It’s the opposite of deciding your own taste. It’s a computer’s idea of your own taste fed to you.” Now their kids have access to a record player, a CD player, an extensive library of classic rock CDs, and a transparent FM/AM radio from the MoMA Design Store. "I don’t think I am as opposed tostaring at the screen of Spotify as I am to staring at a screen of ‘Fortnight,’” says Chris Mayfield, a 51-year-old musician and UX designer. For his two children, Mayfield has been experimenting with the right balance of control and freedom when it comes to technology. The family tried a Bark Phone and Mighty player but eventually let the 12-year-old be more in control of his own digital life. He’s now obsessed with Peter Gabriel and The Police. Professor of music education Sarah Perry isn’t worried about her son, 11, looking at screens as he listens. Perry has cycled through all the classics, giving him a CD player and an old MP3 player. Now he’s on an old iPhone set up just for music where he likes to read lyrics, something not so different from how Perry used to listen. "I remember sitting on the bus and listening on my headphones, and we’d bring the album cover and look at the lyrics and sing,” says Perry. "He’s doing the same thing, he’s just looking at it and scrolling through it.”

Pakistan forms negotiation committee to engage with Imran Khan’s PTIMillions of substandard homes are making older people sick, a damning report suggests. New analysis lays bare the scale of Britain’s poor-quality housing with one in five living in accommodation that could be making existing health conditions worse. The Centre for Ageing Better says 4.5 million people aged 50 and over with a condition aggravated by the cold reside in a home with one or more serious problems - including 2.8 million aged between 50 and 70 and 1.7 million aged 70 and above. The charity warned the NHS cannot function efficiently​ and the economy grow​, while the crisis intensifies. Chief executive Dr Carole Easton said: “Our latest research shows that our poor-quality housing crisis is putting people with health conditions in their 50s, 60s and beyond, in harm’s way. “This is obviously terrible for those individuals who live in homes that carry a very real risk of making them sick, particularly when winter comes around. “But it is also very bad news for the country. Older workers living in homes that are making their health conditions worse are going to be less likely to be able to work and help grow the economy. Older people whose serious health conditions are made worse by their homes will require treatment, putting additional winter pressures on our health system. “All could be averted if we tackled poor-quality housing with the urgency and priority it demands.” Experts looked at those aged 50 and over with a range of conditions impacted by substandard living conditions including respiratory diseases, congestive heart failure, asthma, heart disease and neurological disease. Housing problems included rising damp, water leaks, bad condensation, electrical or plumbing problems, rot and decay, being too cold in the winter and structural issues. Data shows one in three lives in a home with a housing problem including one in seven who report having three or more issues. The highest proportion of older people with health and housing problems are living in the rented sector, but the largest number, totalling 2.2 million people over 50, own their home outright. Older renters with a health condition are up to three times more likely to have five or more issues with their home than someone 50 or over who owns their home outright. Analysis was carried out by the National Centre for Social Research using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. The new crisis is the latest to hit old people after millions had their £300 Winter Fuel Payment snatched by the Labour government in September. And it comes despite repeated warnings from charities about how pensioners had been ignored and forgotten. By the end of this parliament in 2029 there will be 14.6 million people aged 65 and over - an 11% increase on the 13.2 million today. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK, said: “For me, a disappointment of the General Election campaign was the almost total lack of discussion about the implications of an ageing population. It’s one of the most significant trends impacting our country and the world, yet you wouldn’t think so from the political debate. What’s more, when it is mentioned at all it is often described in doom-laden terms whereas, in reality, living longer is something we should all celebrate – it’s certainly preferable to the alternative. “We need politicians, on all sides, to be better informed about the views and experiences of older people and, frankly, to care more about older people’s outcomes and be bolder about acting to help them.” A recent poll found three in four of those aged 65 and over do not believe society understands the issues facing today’s retirees. In one of the final acts before Parliament was dissolved Caroline Nokes, the then Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, wrote to then Minister for Women and Equalities and now Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, saying: “Despite the UK’s ageing population and the fundamental challenges and opportunities this presents there is insufficient focus on ageing and older people...I believe the case for a Commissioner for Older People’s Rights in England is now overwhelming.” She added: “There is strong evidence of very high prevalence of harmful ageist attitudes and discrimination across UK society. In every area we examined, there was evidence that ageism is not treated as seriously as other forms of discrimination, despite a wealth of evidence on its harms to individuals and society.” Her committee launched an inquiry in 2023 to examine whether discrimination and stereotyping, like characterising older people as helpless or wealthy “boomers”, was preventing them from participating fully in society. Pensioners champion and Peer Baroness Ros Altmann, 68, was set to be made Minister for Ageing in 2015, but the move was vetoed by the Department for Work and Pensions. She said: “Many just want old people to disappear. And the frenetic pace of life these days has left so many feeling marginalised. Decisions affecting their lives are made by people more than half their age and the emphasis on technology to access vital services like car parks, banks and helplines has seen them left cast adrift. We need someone to take this issue by the scruff of the neck and stand up for this generation.” If she had been appointed to the Cabinet Office position as expected, Baroness Altmann would have become a public ambassador for ageing issues, holding the Government and public and private service providers to account. Her appointment was scrapped after opposition within the government. The list of concerns for OAPs is long and growing daily. Technology is widely seen as a modern day cure-all but relatively few older people own a smartphone. The social care crisis remains a huge worry for millions who are petrified of having to flog the family silver, and denying loved ones an inheritance, to pay for care. The State Pension remains the lowest in Europe and there are few opportunities for those who want to continue working past retirement age to retrain. Dr Easton said: “Ageism is the most widespread form of discrimination in the UK.” A government spokesman said: “Despite the challenging inheritance faced by this government, through our Plan for Change we’re taking action to improve housing conditions across all tenures and ensure homes are decent, safe and warm – especially for the most vulnerable. “We’re consulting on reforms to the Decent Homes Standard next year to improve the quality of social and privately rented housing and introducing Awaab’s Law to both sectors to tackle damp, dangerous and cold conditions for all renters in England. “Our Warm Homes Plan will also help people find ways to save money on energy bills and deliver cleaner heating, with up to 300,000 households to benefit from upgrades next year.”

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Can Sir Keir Stramer stop giving endless speeches after 5 months of failure & plummeting polls...& just get to work?A case has been registered against the close aide of Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge , Raju Kapanur and five others in connection with hatching a conspiracy to kill BJP MLA Basavaraj Mattimadu and other leaders, police said on Sunday. The case was registered based on a suicide note by a civil contractor, Sachin Panchal, who had mentioned that the Congress leaders had connived to kill Mattimadu, Siddalinga Swami of Andola Math, BJP leaders Manikanth Rathod and Chandu Patil. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for Panchal, a contractor from Bidar, allegedly ended his life by lying down in front of an approaching train on Thursday. In his suicide note, he had accused Kapanur and his aides of making death threats. 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"The death note written by Panchal, a contractor from Bidar who committed suicide due to harassment by Minister @PriyankKharge's right-hand man, Raju, reveals alarming and serious information that he had given 'Supari' (contract killing) to kill our MLA Basavaraj Mattimadu, BJP leaders Chandu Patil, Manikantha Rathod and Andola Swami," the party's state president B Y Vijayendra said in a statement. Vijayendra and senior BJP functionaries on Sunday evening visited Panchal's residence and spoke to the family members. Priyank Kharge, who is the son of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, hit out at the BJP for making baseless allegations against him and politicising Panchal's death. He said nowhere in Panchal's death note is his name mentioned, and added that there were financial transactions between Panchal and Kapanur which need to be investigated. Amid mounting pressure, Priyank Kharge met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence 'Cauvery' in Bengaluru. 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HDK promises to pursue demand for IIT in Mandya‘I was lied to when I was in dental school’: Dentist says he won’t perform another root canal. Then he says the real reason whyJapan's ministry of economy, trade and industry has reportedly proposed a Nissan-Honda merger for some time. Perhaps the ministry should send Terry Gou - the Taiwanese billionaire who owns Foxconn Technology Group - a Christmas card to thank him for showing an interest in acquiring Nissan, otherwise, Nissan and Honda may still be courting each other without getting married. Nissan's disgraced former boss Carlos Ghosn told the media that he suspected Honda of being a reluctant partner in the deal that is yet to be formally announced. However, according to Japanese media Nikkei, Honda was so unhappy with Gou's ambition over Nissan that it decided to push for the merger. So, which report is closer to the truth? If Nikkei is to be taken as more authoritative, the Japanese government should say thank you to Gou. That's because, first, its dream to see Japan's second and third largest automakers come together was about to become real and, second, Gou's takeover attempt unexpectedly provided a catalytic effect. In the face of an imminent announcement of the deal, Gou was reported to have suspended acquisition talks. It is apparent that Tokyo does not want to see another major Japanese brand fall into the tycoon's hand. Gou's takeover of major Japanese TV manufacturer Sharp has been less than successful, with the firm's share price currently standing at less than one tenth of its peak and the company ceasing to be a major TV-panel producer. In the interview, Ghosn was extremely critical of Nissan and the reported deal, saying: "In my opinion, it's a desperate move. "It's not a pragmatic deal because, frankly, the synergies between the two companies are difficult to find. There is practically [nothing] complementary between the two companies. They're in the same markets. They have the same products. The brands are very, very similar." Ghosn may not be totally wrong as the two companies are undoubtedly very similar. On one hand, Honda is proud of its engineering and, according to Ghosn, Nissan is also good at engineering. If they were to come together to become part of each other, which technology would be adopted? Would this bring about a power struggle, given the nature of Japanese corporate culture? Ghosn's criticism was full of cynicism at the same time, which should not be difficult to appreciate in view of the total breakdown in relationship between him and the company he led for many years. Several years ago, Ghosn had to escape from Japan to avoid financial accusations that he strongly denied. Nonetheless, it is believed that many analysts would agree with him that Chinese automakers have been rising quickly to become formidable competitors, especially in the area of electric vehicles that, according to the European Union, has been heavily subsidized by the Chinese government. It is ironic because Nissan was the automaker to mass produce the world's first EVs. Nissan and Honda are under pressure to team up to secure a larger size to generate the needed economic scale to face competition. The Nissan-Honda marriage would be followed by more similar exercises in the sector.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington was minding his own business during practice recently, doing his due diligence while running his route when the ball suddenly came his way. Washington wasn't sure what option he was on the play. he certainly wasn't first. Probably not even second. Maybe not even third. Washington was on the back side all by his lonesome while a sea of wide receivers and running backs zig-zagged across quarterback Russell Wilson's field of vision. Only, Wilson didn't like what he saw. Not enough to throw it anyway. So he pivoted to his left and found Washington wide open for a big gain. Asked if he was surprised to find the ball in his hands, Washington nodded. “A little bit,” he said. “I don't know. I don't know what was going on with the other people.” Wilson did. He almost always seems to these days for the first-place Steelers (9-3), who find themselves atop the AFC North behind the play of their resurgent 36-year-old quarterback, who has taken a decidedly democratic approach to resurrecting his career. The nine-time Pro Bowler threw the ball to 10 different players while piling up 414 yards last week against the Bengals . Sure, mercurial star George Pickens got the ball. But so did Washington. And third tight end MyCole Pruitt. And wide receiver Ben Skowronek, who turned his second catch of the season into a 23-yard gain on a drive that ended with one of Wilson's three touchdown passes. “You never know when it’s coming your way,” Skowronek said. Not with Wilson at the controls. Fourteen different players have at least one catch this season for the Steelers. That includes Mike Williams, whose lone grab a month since being acquired from the New York Jets is a 32-yard rainbow for the winning score in the final minutes against Washington. It also includes Skowronek, who spent the early portion of the season on injured reserve and worried he'd sort of lost his place in line while he rehabbed. Skowronek and his teammates have quickly learned that with Wilson, there is no “line." During his six starts since returning from a calf injury, Wilson has thrown it wherever, whenever. “It’s like in baseball,” said Wilson, a former minor league second baseman. “You’ll never hit a home run if you don’t swing. And I really believe that you’ve got to swing, you’ve got to trust guys. You’ve got to be able to trust yourself.” Something that hasn't been an issue for Wilson for years, even if he arrived in Pittsburgh at a crossroads following an abrupt fall from grace in Denver. The Steelers couldn't sign Wilson to a one-year deal for the veteran minimum fast enough, and Wilson wasted little time building a rapport with players who were relative strangers. What began with throwing sessions in San Diego has morphed into team dinners and Friday nights where Wilson and first-year offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will hole themselves up in the team facility poring over tapes and bouncing ideas off each other until their wives call wondering where they are. On game days, that work manifests itself in various ways. It's tight end Pat Freiermuth drifting toward an open area while Wilson scrambles, as he did two plays after Skowronek's grab for a 25-yard touchdown. It's Wilson calling an audible at the line of scrimmage late against Cincinnati to hit Van Jefferson for a 43-yard gain that led to a clinching field goal. It's not just good for the stat sheet, it's good for the vibes. “Morale is a big part,” Smith said. Guys who want to be invested. Spreading it around is beneficial in a myriad of ways. It means players don't feel they are “decoys on every play,” as Smith put it. It also means once you put it on film, it means opponents have to find a way to defend it. And the more things an opponent has to defend, the better for an offense, particularly one led by a quarterback who will make his 195th start on Sunday when Cleveland (3-9) visits. “Russ has seen every coverage,” Skowronek said. “He’s ran all these concepts before. So he knows progressions like probably the back of his hand.” Besides, Wilson knows he can't just preach about the importance of being unselfish without practicing it a little bit too. That means giving opportunities to those who have worked for it, no matter where they might fall on the depth chart. “I think that the best part about it is that we’re all super close,” Wilson said. “And I think that bond is really everything too, and just the understanding of each guy and the relationships that we have together, it’s fun. We’re having a great time.” It sure looks like it. The Steelers are averaging a healthy 28.7 points since Wilson recovered from a calf injury that forced him to watch the first six games from the sideline. For the first time in a long time, Pittsburgh no longer has to rely exclusively on its defense to get by. While Mike Tomlin will never get comfortable with the idea of getting into a shootout — blame his defensive coaching roots before taking over in Pittsburgh in 2007 — it's nice to know his team can match opponents score for score if necessary. Another one could be looming against the Browns, who piled up more than 500 yards in a loss to Denver on Monday night. If one materializes, Wilson is ready to do whatever is necessary and find whoever is necessary, regardless of pedigree, salary or resume. “We got to love that part of it,” Wilson said. “We can’t fear it. We’ve got to want it. We’ve got to expect it. We’ve got to embrace it. We’ve got to challenge that. We’ve got to be in those moments and be locked into that moment. I think we do an extremely good job of that.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflStocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth gain in a row. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% and was solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week's loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 352 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1% as of 2:05 p.m. Eastern. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump's victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. “Overall, market behavior has normalized following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 10.8% after handily beating analysts' third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 2.2% after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 3.3% after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.7%. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 were gaining ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.2%. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $3.6 trillion behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 5.6%. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.8% following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. European markets were mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.40% from 4.42% late Thursday. In the crypto market, Bitcoin hovered around $99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts' expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It's still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers' inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6%, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. 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