ORLANDO, Fla. — It was a season of Iowa State comebacks. And fittingly, that's how it ended for the Cyclones. Game MVP Rocco Becht scored from a yard out on fourth-and-goal with 56 seconds remaining and No. 18 Iowa State capped the best season in school history by rallying past No. 15 Miami 42-41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday. Becht finished with 270 passing yards and three touchdowns for Iowa State (11-2), a program that entered this season — the 133rd year of Cyclone football — never having won more than nine games in a year. “If you look at this team, it’s really who they’ve been all year,” coach Matt Campbell said. The win marked the fourth time in 2024 that Iowa State got a winning score with less than two minutes remaining. For this one, the Cyclones rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half — with Miami quarterback Cam Ward watching after a record-setting first half — to get win No. 11. Carson Hansen rushed for a pair of touchdowns for Iowa State. And as the MVP, Becht got the honor of choosing which flavor Pop-Tart was to be sacrificed in a giant toaster. “There's only one,” Becht said. “Cinnamon roll.” Ward passed for three touchdowns in his final college game, while Damien Martinez rushed for a career-high 179 yards for Miami (10-3), which dropped its sixth straight bowl game and lost three of four games to end the season — those three losses by a combined 10 points. "Disappointed that we couldn't pull out a victory," Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “These guys have always fought and always competed and this was no exception. ... It's painful. It's as painful as it gets when you don't win. But there's a lot to build on.” NEBRASKA 20, BOSTON COLLEGE 15: Dylan Raiola passed for 228 yards and a touchdown as Nebraska built an 18-point lead through three quarters and hung on for its first bowl victory since 2015. Raiola hit Emmett Johnson with a 13-yard TD pass on fourth down with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter for a 20-2 edge and the Cornhuskers (7-6) held on for the win at Yankee Stadium. Raiola completed 23 of 31 passes in front of a sizable Nebraska crowd that celebrated the team's first bowl win since topping UCLA in the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl and first winning season since 2016. Raiola completed passes to 10 receivers, including Jahmal Banks, who finished with four receptions for 79 yards. Grayson James finished 25 of 40 for 296 yards as Boston College (7-6). UCONN 27, NORTH CAROLINA 14: Joe Fagnano threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns to help the Huskies (9-4) beat the Tar Heels (6-7) at Fenway Park, embarrassing incoming coach Bill Belichick's new team in his old backyard. Mel Brown rushed for 96 yards for UConn and Skyler Bell caught three passes for 77 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown that gave the Huskies a 10-0 first-quarter lead. Chris Culliver returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, but that would be Carolina's only production in the first half. TCU 34, LOUISIANA 3: Josh Hoover passed for four touchdowns as the Horned Frogs (9-4) routed the Ragin' Cajuns (10-4) in Albuquerque. Hoover was 20 for 32 for 252 yards with an interception. Eric McAlister had eight catches for 87 yards and a TD for the Horned Frogs. TCU's defense also had a solid day, holding Louisiana-Lafayette to 209 yards, including 61 on the game's final possession. LATE FRIDAY LAS VEGAS BOWL USC 35, TEXAS A&M 31: Jayden Maiava threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kyle Ford with eight seconds left to give Southern California the victory over Texas A&M (8-5) in the Las Vegas Bowl. A graduate of Liberty High School in nearby Henderson and a transfer from UNLV, Maiava helped the Trojans (7-6) overcome a 17-point deficit.
Luigi Mangione gave advice on how to game the system he believes failed himDemocracy has been the framework for some of history’s most significant accomplishments and also some of its greatest challenges. It has survived civil war; economic expansions and contractions; natural disasters exacerbated by climate change; and rising income inequality. But if we want democracy to continue to function and thrive, the question we must ask is how can we strengthen it? A democracy is a system of government that represents the people through elected representatives, explains how it works, and gives citizens a voice in decisions about their communities, countries, and futures. It is a combination of principles like inclusiveness, popular control, considered judgement and transparency that distinguish it from other forms of governance. Democracies need citizen participation in elections, in civic responsibility, including volunteering and public discourse, so that they can be informed and make good choices for the common good. But that participation must be peaceful, respectful of the law and tolerant of different views, even when they disagree. Democracies must ensure that people’s fundamental rights are protected — freedom of speech and religion, the right to assembly and association, and the rule of law that protects them from oppression. They must provide equal opportunities to those who have been historically oppressed or discriminated against, so that they can be full participants in society. And they must protect the environment and all its resources, ensuring that everyone has a fair share of the world’s wealth. The problems that plague democracy today are complex. For example, politicians may use false information to gain support in the short run. This can cause voters to not fully understand the consequences of their votes. It’s important that politicians explain the trade-offs involved in their policies, which can often be difficult to grasp, and that citizens have access to independent sources of information – things like peer-reviewed research and investigative journalism. Similarly, democracies must be vigilant about preventing unfair trade practices and protecting their own ecosystems from external threats. They must be able to recognize and deal with ethno-nationalist movements that threaten to lead to protectionist policies that will hurt their own economies in the long run. Finally, democracies must be willing to change, to evolve and to take risks to keep pace with technological, demographic, and cultural change. They must be resilient and receptive to new ideas, and they need to build trust with their citizens so that they can solve big problems together. Democracy is not easy to define, but it is powerful in practice. It is an idea that has inspired some of the greatest thinkers in history — from Pericles in ancient Athens to Vaclav Havel in modern Czech Republic — and is the foundation for our most precious rights and freedoms. We need to work together to modernize democracy, and we must educate each generation so that it can live up to its potential. That means that we must continue to fight for democracy at all levels of society — at home, in our schools, and across the globe.
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The spirit of giving falls to this time of year. We are thankful for what we do have in November and in December we look forward to giving to others. One of the ways a person can give back to others is to donate to non-profit organizations. In this article, I will discuss what to look for in a non-profit or charitable organization and next month I will discuss some of my favorite organizations and why. First, look for an organization that supports your ideals or purpose. For example, the America Red Cross, which is known for blood donations and helping during a disaster. Have you or a loved one been touched by a disaster? This might resonate with you. So, to help you understand how a charitable organization works, first we need to know what type of organization it is. The most commonly talked about are 501(c)3. However, according to donorbox.org there are thirty-two different types of tax-exempt organizations that have significant impact on our community. A nonprofit is a legal entity that is created and operated for a collective, public, or social benefit. If a corporation has applied for and has been accepted by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 status, then the deductions are tax deductible. The most common as I said was 501(c)3 which, by definition, is a religious, charitable, scientific testing for public safety, literary, educational, fostering national or international amateur sports competitions, and preventing cruelty to children or animals. They must file 990 (type) tax returns each year. This is one area the IRS is going to look closely at in the next year and hold managing directors responsible for aligning with the rules that grant exemption from tax. The information must be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service and be made available to the public. It must have financial transparency with the 990s and the annual reports. It should have a mission statement and be visible to all. Also, a list of board members and paid employees. The best way to analyze an organization is to look at some common variables. What is the percentage of administrative expenses? This would include the highest paid employees. For a nonprofit, the administrative expenses should not be any more than 20 percent. Figuring as well how much does it cost to raise $100. There are some great charity websites out there that will provide you with the information. Pro Publica has a great website where you can search the larger organizations. So, the take aways for the Red Cross is that the officers collectively have a salary of $859,260. It has $3.22 billion in revenue and the administrative expenses are 2 percent of that revenue. For more information, donorbox.org and https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/ (Pro Publica) are great resources.Cowboys' Lamb to miss remainder of seasonMichael Croley | (TNS) Bloomberg News In the old days of 2016, when golfers visited the Dormie Club in West End, North Carolina — 15 minutes from the hotbed of American golf, Pinehurst — they were greeted by a small, single-wide trailer and a rugged pine straw parking lot. Related Articles Travel | A preview of some stunning hotels and resorts opening in 2025 Travel | Travel scams that can hurt your credit or finances Travel | Travel: Paddle the Loxahatchee River, one of two National Wild and Scenic Rivers in Florida Travel | 7 family-friendly ski resorts in the US that won’t break the bank Travel | It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel That trailer is now long gone. A gate has been installed at the club’s entrance and a long driveway leads to a grand turnaround that sweeps you past a new modern clubhouse that’s all right angles, with floor-to-ceiling glass. Seconds after you exit your car, valets are zipping up in golf carts, taking your name, then your bags, handing you keys to your own golf cart, and then zipping off to drop your luggage in the four-bedroom cottage where you’ll stay. A short walk past an expansive putting green you’ll find the pro shop — and then you’ll see the club’s most elegant feature: its golf course. The changes have all come about because Dormie Club was acquired in 2017 by the Dormie Network, a national group that owns seven private golf facilities from Nebraska to New Jersey. (“Dormie” is a word for being ahead in golf — the names were coincidences.) A key to the network’s success has been its ability to find clubs ripe for acquisition, with outstanding golf courses and existing on-site lodging or the room to build it, says Zach Peed, president of the company and its driving force. After investing in Arbor Links Golf Club in Nebraska City, Nebraska, in late 2015, Peed believed he saw an opening in the golf market: a new model of hospitality for traveling professionals who wanted a pure golf experience that eschewed the pools and pickleball courts of their home clubs. His clubs would become dream golf-only getaways for avid players and their pals. “Dormie Network’s concept was sparked by having played competitive golf in college, combined with an element of experiencing and understanding hospitality,” says Peed. “It made sense to blend the two to create golf trips that had more value than just playing golf. We want genuine hospitality to help create unforgettable memories and new friendships.” Part of that formula has been in the lodging strategy; in North Carolina, 15 four-bedroom cottages now are a short golf cart ride from the main clubhouse. In each, golfers all have their own king-size bed and en suite bathroom. A large common room is dominated by a flatscreen television along with a well-stocked bar and snacks. That ability to be both social, or tucked away in your room, extends to the expansive new clubhouse, where a high-ceilinged bar area with blond wood creates an inviting space for dining and drinking, and several hideaway rooms allow for more private diners with just your group. So far, their commitment to hospitality has been helping them expand in both membership and club usage in the increasingly competitive market for traveling golfers. Major players such as Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst Resort, and the Cabot Collection have created — or renovated — a new paradigm where golfers get dining and lodging that’s as showcase-worthy as the courses they play. Comfortable sheets and options beyond pub food aren’t luxuries anymore, but staples for many group trips. Dormie has answered that call by focusing on both the big details and the small ones, like having the dew wiped off each golf cart at dawn outside guest cottages before the day begins or having a tray of cocktails delivered to golfers as their final putt falls on the 18th green. These touches may seem over-the-top, but they stand out in a world where golf travel is increasingly popular — and expensive — after the pandemic lockdowns. Since 2020 there has been an explosion in participation in the sport, with new golfers picking up the game and avid golfers playing more: According to the National Golf Foundation, a record 531 million rounds were played in 2023, surpassing the high of 529 million set in 2021. Supreme Golf, a public golf booking website, reports in its latest analysis that the average cost of a tee time has increased to $49 in 2024 from $38 in 2019, a 30% increase. Those cost increases are also on par (pun intended) with the costs of private clubs and initiation fees during that same period, where membership rosters that were dwindling pre-COVID now have waitlists 50 to 60 people deep, according to Jason Becker, co-founder and chief executive officer of Golf Life Navigators, which matches homebuyers with golf course communities. “There’s been an absolute run on private golf. If we use southwest Florida as an example, where there are 158 golf communities, this time last November, only five had memberships available,” he said. That inability to find a club close to home has pushed avid golfers to look farther afield, choosing national memberships at clubs that require traveling, usually via plane, to play. Dormie has capitalized on this growing segment, offering two types of memberships: First, a national membership, where members pay an initiation fee and monthly dues just as they would at a local club, but instead of one club they have access to seven. The second option is a signature membership for companies, “which allows businesses to use our properties for entertainment needs and requires a multiyear commitment,” Peed says. The network also offers a limited number of regional memberships for those living within a certain distance of one of its clubs. Dormie Network declined to provide the cost of memberships or monthly dues and wouldn’t give membership numbers, but the clubs are structured to lodge roughly 60 golfers, max, on-site at any given property at any time. The total number of beds across the network’s portfolio of properties has increased from 84 in 2019 to 432 today. It saw a jump from 10,000 room nights in 2019 to 48,000 in 2023. This September, Dormie opened GrayBull in Maxwell, in Nebraska’s, Sandhills region. Dormie Network tabbed David McLay Kidd to build the course, who also built the original course at Oregon’s famed Bandon Dunes. Kidd says of the property GrayBull sits on, “It’s like the Goldilocks thing: not too flat, not too steep. It’s kind of in a bowl that looks inwards, and there are no bad views.” That kind of remote destination, where the long-range views are only Mother Nature or other golf holes, is what drives many traveling golfers these days. Peed says his team leaned on years of knowledge from Dormie’s acquisitions as they built GrayBull, which started construction in 2022. “We had an understanding of how our members and guests use the clubs that allowed us to take a blank canvas in the Sandhills of Nebraska and combine all of the greatest aspects of each Dormie property into one.” ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto appears on a timetable to decide on where to sign either before or during baseball’s winter meetings in Dallas, which start Sunday and run until Dec. 12. with the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays, a person familiar with the negotiations has said, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details were not announced. Soto’s agent, Scott Boras, asked teams to submit initial offers by Thanksgiving and says Soto has started to eliminate clubs from consideration. “He’s just got a lot of information to meld through,” Boras said Tuesday after the Los Angeles Dodgers’ news conference to introduce Blake Snell, another of his clients. “Juan is a very methodical thinker.” Soto is the top player available among . A four-time All-Star, Soto finished third in AL MVP voting after hitting .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks. He has a .285 career average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven major league seasons. Soto turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer from Washington in 2022, prompting the Nationals to trade him to San Diego, which then dealt him to the Yankees last December. Soto then combined with Aaron Judge to lead New York to the World Series, . In his pitch to teams, Boras highlighted that Soto joined Mickey Mantle as the only players with seven RBIs in a World Series at age 21 or younger when he was with Washington, and at 20 became the youngest player with five postseason homers. Soto’s .906 postseason OPS through age 25 topped Mantle (.900) and Derek Jeter (.852). How much money will Soto get? Soto is likely to seek a record contract, topping Shohei Ohtani’s with the Los Angeles Dodgers last December. That might not mean Soto gets more than $700 million, though. Because Ohtani’s deal included $680 million in deferred money payable through 2043, it can be valued by different methods. For instance, Ohtani’s contract is valued at $46.1 million per season ($461 million total) under MLB’s luxury tax system, which used a 4.43% discount rate. The players’ association uses a 5% rate, which puts Ohtani’s contract at $43.8 million per year. For MLB’s regular payroll calculations, a 10% discount rates values Ohtani’s deal at just $28.2 million. Which means if Soto gets even $462 million without deferred payments, there’s an argument that his deal is the most valuable in MLB history. By average annual value, pitchers and are tied for second in baseball history at $43.33 million as part of contracts they signed with the New York Mets, deals that expired at the end of the 2024 season. In terms of total value, Ohtani surpassed outfielder through 2030. MLB’s longest contract is outfielder through 2034. How could MLB’s luxury tax factor into team’s bids on Soto? The Mets, Yankees, Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies all are likely to enter 2025 having paid luxury tax for three straight years, putting them at the highest rate: a 50% surcharge on payroll between $241 million and $261 million, 62% from $261 million to $281 million, 95% from $281 million to $301 million and 110% for each dollar above $301 million. Toronto may have dropped below the initial tax threshold this year, pending final figures next month. If the Blue Jays did fall under, their rates next year would reset to 20%, 32%, 62.5% and 80% for the four thresholds. The winter meetings would be a fitting place for Boras to announce a record deal If Soto reaches or announces an agreement at the winter meetings in Dallas’ Hilton Anatole, it would be a familiar location for a big Boras deal. Alex Rodriguez’s record $252 million, 10-year contract with the Texas Rangers was announced in December 2000 at what then was called the Wyndham Anatole Hotel. A-Rod’s deal more than doubled MLB’s previous high, a $121 million, eight-year contract between pitcher Mike Hampton and Colorado that was announced just two days earlier. “In two days, we’ve doubled a new highest salary,” said Sandy Alderson, then an executive vice president in the commissioner’s office. “I don’t like the exponentiality of that.” Rodriguez was 25 at the time of the agreement with Texas, a free agent before entering his likely prime, like Soto. Besides Soto, which free agent hitters are available? Third baseman Alex Bregman, first basemen Pete Alonso and Christian Walker, and outfielders Anthony Santander and Teoscar Hernández are among the significant bats available to pursue and likely would interest some of the teams who fail to sign Soto. Bregman and Alonso, like Soto, are represented by Boras. ___ AP MLB:
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The opposition has boasted “massive savings” it can give families struggling with power bills, as the costings are revealed for its nuclear energy policy it will take to the election. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will on Friday detail the pricing of nuclear reactors, which is set to be $264 billion cheaper than Labor's renewables approach. According to analysis by Frontier Economics, the cost of the Coalition's nuclear will be $331 billion versus $595 billion for Labor's green push between now and 2050 as Australia continues to track toward net zero in its climate change fight. The price is significantly cheaper because the Coalition’s policy is due to the lesser need of new transmission infrastructure compared to what the government is chasing. It is also assuming coal-fired power stations can continue to run while contracts are decided and that electricity demands will not rise as quick as what Labor is predicting. The opposition’s forecast showed renewables would provide 54 per cent of electricity generation, with 38 per cent of that coming from nuclear in 2050. The remaining eight per cent is from the storage of gas. It would mean coal-fired power stations will continue to operate longer under the Coalition plan, before the first of seven sites are replaced by nuclear in the mid-2030s. Mr Dutton insisted a Liberal government would deliver “massive savings”. “The Coalition’s approach integrates zero-emissions nuclear energy alongside renewables and has, delivering a total system cost significantly lower than Labor’s,” he said. “This means reduced power bills for households, lower operating costs for small businesses, and a stronger, more resilient economy.” Under the nuclear plan, seven nuclear reactors will be built across the country. In June he revealed the proposed sites of the reactors will be at existing sites of aging coal-fired power stations, which are heading into retirement, in regional Australia. They include Tarong and Callide in Queensland, Liddell and Mount Piper in New South Wales, Port Augusta in South Australia, Loy Yang in Victoria and Muja in WA. The first two reactors are set to be built between 2035 and 2037 if they win the election. Mr Dutton told Sky News Australia earlier this week that his nuclear policy is “credible” and will make the country a “modern economy” to compete with other nations. Political Editor Andrew Clennell pressed the Opposition Leader on how he can bring down power bills, which the Albanese government has so far failed to do despite its election pledge, given it could take 10 years to build nuclear reactors. “We need to bring a significant amount of gas into the system. Coal is going to be in the system for longer than Labor’s admitting at the moment,” he said. “The damage the Labor Party is going to the Australian economy is staggering and particularly through their energy policy, manufacturers are fleeing our shores.” Coalition MPs will be briefed on the nuclear policy on Friday at 10am. Mr Dutton is then set to hold a press conference to reveal the costings. It will set up a heated debate between the opposition and the government on energy and climate change ahead of the federal election which must be held by May.None
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