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Is President Trump prepared for President Xi?Bus that transported Whitefish students to speech and debate event catches fire in RonanTwelve months ago recruiters didn't believe in the depth of 2024's draft pool. But a lot can change over a year. With the full 2025 season to play for the 2007-born cohort, a glut of club-tied talent looms at the top of the crop. There's a nice balance of talls at the pointy end, including two ruckmen who could push into top five calculations. Amongst the top 10 names is Willem Duursma, the fourth sibling bound for the big leagues. South Australian midfielder Dyson Sharp is the early favourite to land at pick 1, but he has stiff competition from two Academy-tied talents up north. Zeke Uwland and Daniel Annable were electric for the Allies as bottom-agers and will have the Suns and Lions anticipating early bids. A host of club-tied prospects just missed out, including Kalani White (Suns Academy & Melbourne father-son), Thomas McGuane (Collingwood father-son), Bailey Banfield (West Coast father-son), and Noah Chamberlain (Swans Academy). There's every chance the first round extends towards 30 again given the quantity of club-tied draftees in 2025. This is ESPN's way-too-early top 10 power rankings ahead of the NBA fantasy. Sharp is a goliath in the clinches, at home when the going gets tough, and the game enters its chaos phase. His work for South Australia as a bottom-ager rivalled the likes of Sid Draper and Ben Camporeale, and he looked adept against senior bodies in his step up to SANFL level. Sharp doesn't get moved off the ball, lays crunching tackles and wields a damaging kick on the outside of stoppages. Uwland will land at Gold Coast alongside older brother Bodhi. He possesses a wicked left boot that picks out targets deep afield with penetration, and has the run and dash to play both off halfback and through the midfield. He averaged 23 disposals and six rebound 50s over the carnival in a starring role. Uwland was the only bottom-ager to earn All-Australian honours. Recruiters still aren't sure what Duursma will be at the next level. He isn't the disciplined wingman like Xavier or a mercurial forward like Zane. Rather, Willem is often at his best intercepting and rebounding off halfback. He oozes confidence with ball in hand and has the size, speed, and skills to get himself out of trouble. Duursma's athletic profile will ensure he's a high selection next year, but his output for club and state will determine if he lands at no. 1. There is no weakness to Annable's game as an inside midfielder. He wins a lot of ball, can take it from the inside to outside of contests with a burst of speed, and uses it beautifully off both feet. Annable is an elite midfield prospect that should have no issues adjusting to the next level of competition. He projects to be Brisbane's first top 10 academy prospect ever. Duff-Tytler is fully invested in a football career after turning his back on a promising basketball pathway. He moves exceptionally well for his size and loves the ball in his hands either through the ruck or up forward. His mobility and skills, plus tantalising ceiling as an athletic ruckman, could see him taken very early next year. Rodriguez is Western Australia's top talent in a strong 2025 cohort that should challenge for the national championships title. The lightning quick midfielder is silky with ball in hand entering the forward 50, picking out chests with both feet or taking on opponents with his dash. Rodriguez is a hard two-way runner and looks more accustomed to an outside midfield role where he can find time and space to damage. Addinsall earned best-on-ground honours in the Futures game on the MCG to put his name firmly in this frame despite missing out on Allies selection mid-year. The smooth-moving midfielder can operate across half forward as well where he has strong goal nous, but his clearance work and running capacity are the hallmarks of an impressive game. Addinsall is another Suns Academy star on the rise. Emmett is another ruck prospect sitting inside the top 10 bracket for clubs at this juncture. Equally adept up forward where he takes marks on the lead with an insane reach, his rate of development across the year was huge for the Chargers in their finals push. Emmett has skill with the ball and offers good follow-up on-ball. Onley is blessed with overwhelming power at 194cm. His strength in the clinches is extraordinary against junior competition, but he also has strong running ability and finesse to his game. It makes him an exciting midfield package where he throws his weight around, wins a lot of contested ball, and can impact aerially around the ground. Hibbins-Hargreaves just kicks goals. A brilliantly creative and classy operator in the forward 50 and up on a wing, his inventive play is matched with one-touch hands and precision ball use. He works into the right spots to find plenty of ball and ended up earning a champs call-up for a stacked Country side. Hibbins-Hargreaves may graduate on-ball this year for the Stingrays, but could still become a top 10 pick as a forward, such is his quality.
A source with direct knowledge of FIU's search for a coach said there has been no contact between the school and Ravens legend Ray Lewis.Littler, who won the Grand Slam of Darts last week, hit checkouts of 170, 164 and 136 as he threatened to overturn an early deficit, but Humphries held his nerve to win the last three legs. “I’m really, really proud of that one to be honest,” Humphries told Sky Sports. FOR THE SECOND TIME 🏆🏆 Luke Humphries retains his 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals title, beating Luke Littler 11-7 in the final. pic.twitter.com/QUhxvSbGeu — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2024 “I didn’t feel myself this week playing-wise, I felt like I was a dart behind in a lot of the scenarios but there’s something that Luke does to you. He really drives me, makes me want to be a better player and I enjoy playing him. “He let me in really early in that first session to go 4-1 up, I never looked back and I’m proud that I didn’t take my foot off the gas. These big games are what I live for. “Luke is a special talent and he was right – I said to him I’ve got to get these (titles) early before he wins them all. “I’d love to be up here and hitting 105 averages like Luke is all the time but he’s a different calibre, he’s probably the best player in the world right now but there’s something about me that never gives up. “This is a great way to go into the worlds.” HUMPHRIES GOES BACK-TO-BACK! 🏆 Luke Humphries retains his Players Championship Finals title! Cool Hand puts on an absolute clinic to defeat Luke Littler 11-7 in an epic final! 📺 https://t.co/AmuG0PMn18 #PCF2024 | Final pic.twitter.com/nZDWPUVjWE — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2024 Littler, who lost the world championship final to Humphries last year, said: “It was tough, missed a few doubles and if you don’t take chances early on, it’s a lot to come back. “I hit the 170 and the 164 but just didn’t have enough in the end. “It’s been a good past two weeks. I just can’t wait to go home, chill out, obviously practice at home for the worlds. That’s it now, leading up to the big one.”
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EVERY word Saints boss Ivan Juric said following his side's 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace, which leaves them rooted to the bottom of the table. What were your thoughts on the game and the performance? IJ: I think we start very well, scoring the goal. I think the first goal for me was a foul and it's very difficult to defend this kind of situation when they are pushing your goalkeeper. But first half, I think that we can do it better, the second balls, because the game was like long ball to Mateta and then who will win second ball, who will create this situation? And they were better for this than us and in the second half we did better in this kind of situation and we dominated a little bit the match. How much did the VAR decision change the game or should you respond better? IJ: Of course. We lost two games to set pieces. The second goal was like West Ham, a complete disaster, no? But the first goal for me is a foul, no? I don't understand why the referee doesn't give him the foul. How bad is Flynn Downes injury and did you miss him? IJ: I think we did. We played with (Joe) Aribo and Mateus (Fernandes) and for this game and I think it will be better to have others, no? Like a characteristic of even Mateus, he did second half very good. With Lesley (Ugochukwu) it was much better and we're missing Downes. Lesley hasn't played a lot lately and I was scared for injuries because he suffered in the past but he did a very good 40 minutes. Do you think you'll have Flynn back for Brentford? IJ: I hope so, yes. Mateus Fernandes is suspended now for the Brentford game, how big a loss is that? IJ: Today we lose and we are thinking about that. From tomorrow we are starting into next year. What is it that Adam Armstrong does that is so important for you? IJ: I think he's doing well in lots of situations but I think he can do it more in attack for me. But he's good, Today, (Kamaldeen) Sulemana did much better than against West Ham, he did some good things. Will Maxwel Cornet return to West Ham next month? IJ: I don't know yet about that. Is Armel Bella-Kotchap close to being ready to play? IJ: He's worked the last seven days with me and really seriously. He's really motivated and I think as a club we have a need for everybody. We will see this week. I am sure that he will work hard and then we will decide. I hope that we can use him in the future. Are you expecting a busy January transfer window? IJ: No, we are many, too many. If I understand well, we have to give players back or a loan and then decide to bring somebody.Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent. The ruling addressed a lawsuit filed by Dario and Shujen Politella against Windham Southeast School District and state officials over the mistaken vaccination of their child against COVID-19 in 2021, when he was 6 years old. A lower court had dismissed the original complaint, as well as an amended version. An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was filed on Nov. 19. But the ruling by Vermont's high court is not as far-reaching as some online have claimed. In reality, it concluded that anyone protected under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, or PREP, Act is immune to state lawsuits. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that schools can vaccinate children against their parents' wishes. THE FACTS: The claim stems from a July 26 ruling by the Vermont Supreme Court, which found that anyone protected by the PREP Act is immune to state lawsuits, including the officials named in the Politella's suit. The ruling does not authorize schools to vaccinate children at their discretion. According to the lawsuit, the Politella's son — referred to as L.P. — was given one dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic held at Academy School in Brattleboro even though his father, Dario, told the school's assistant principal a few days before that his son was not to receive a vaccination. In what officials described as a mistake, L.P. was removed from class and had a “handwritten label” put on his shirt with the name and date of birth of another student, L.K., who had already been vaccinated that day. L.P. was then vaccinated. Ultimately, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that officials involved in the case could not be sued. “We conclude that the PREP Act immunizes every defendant in this case and this fact alone is enough to dismiss the case,” the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling reads. “We conclude that when the federal PREP Act immunizes a defendant, the PREP Act bars all state-law claims against that defendant as a matter of law.” The PREP Act, enacted by Congress in 2005, authorizes the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a declaration in the event of a public health emergency providing immunity from liability for activities related to medical countermeasures, such as the administration of a vaccine, except in cases of “willful misconduct" that result in “death or serious physical injury.” A declaration against COVID-19 was issued on March 17, 2020. It is set to expire on Dec. 31. Federals suits claiming willful misconduct are filed in Washington. Social media users described the Vermont Supreme Court's ruling as having consequences beyond what it actually says. “The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that schools can force-vaccinate children for Covid against the wishes of their parents,” reads one X post that had been liked and shared approximately 16,600 times as of Tuesday. “The high court ruled on a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was forced to take a Covid mRNA injection by his school. However, his family had explicitly stated that they didn't want their child to receive the ‘vaccines.’” Other users alleged that the ruling gives schools permission to give students any vaccine without parental consent, not just ones for COVID-19. Rod Smolla, president of the Vermont Law and Graduate School and an expert on constitutional law, told The Associated Press that the ruling “merely holds that the federal statute at issue, the PREP Act, preempts state lawsuits in cases in which officials mistakenly administer a vaccination without consent.” “Nothing in the Vermont Supreme Court opinion states that school officials can vaccinate a child against the instructions of the parent,” he wrote in an email. Asked whether the claims spreading online have any merit, Ronald Ferrara, an attorney representing the Politellas, told the AP that although the ruling doesn't say schools can vaccinate students regardless of parental consent, officials could interpret it to mean that they could get away with doing so under the PREP Act, at least when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. He explained that the U.S. Supreme Court appeal seeks to clarify whether the Vermont Supreme Court interpreted the PREP Act beyond what Congress intended. “The Politella’s fundamental liberty interest to decide whether their son should receive elective medical treatment was denied by agents of the State and School,” he wrote in an email to the AP. “The Vermont Court misconstrues the scope of PREP Act immunity (which is conditioned upon informed consent for medical treatments unapproved by FDA), to cover this denial of rights and its underlying battery.” Ferrara added that he was not aware of the claims spreading online, but that he “can understand how lay people may conflate the court's mistaken grant of immunity for misconduct as tantamount to blessing such misconduct.” — Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck.
SeniorsPlus President and CEO Betsy Sawyer-Manter addresses a crowd Tuesday at the agency’s headquarters at 8 Falcon Road in Lewiston. SeniorsPlus has launched a $5.5 million campaign for a new building to provide more programming space. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON — With more than half of the funds already raised, SeniorsPlus launched its $5.5 million capital campaign to construct a building off Mollison Way for its programs. The Area Agency on Aging for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties operates programs to help older adults age in their homes. It is outgrowing its current spaces, according to CEO Betsy Sawyer-Manter. With $1.5 million in federal funds, thanks to U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, a $900,000 grant from Maine Connectivity Authority, funds from Androscoggin and Franklin counties, funds from Lewiston and other corporate and individual donations, the organization has just $2.1 million more to raise to meet its goal, according to Sawyer-Manter. “We think there’s a very generous community here in our area and we’re hoping that people will step up and help us make our goal,” she said. “I’d like to get this building built debt free, because I want all the services going forward to be, all the money to be used on the services and not have to be paying a mortgage, so the goal is to build it and have it be debt free.” With an ambitious goal to break ground this spring, the organization will continue to fundraise and reach its goal, even during construction, she said. Its Meals on Wheels program provides prepared meals to older adults; Its education program helps teach older adults about internet safety, how to use electronic devices, Medicare counseling, financial education and other topics. Now, volunteers struggle to work in the kitchen to prepare the meals at its current rented location, she said. A wall runs down the middle of the kitchen, making communication difficult, the freezers and coolers require a lot of bending and lifting, and the space is small. Meals on Wheels serves about 650 clients total and the organization has started to form a waitlist for the program because there is so much demand, she said. Holly Zielinski, SeniorsPlus board of directors chairperson, addresses people Tuesday at the agency’s headquarters at 8 Falcon Road in Lewiston. The agency has launched a $5.5 million campaign for a new building to provide more programming space. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal In the new building, the kitchen will be bigger, open and have walk-in freezers and coolers so volunteers can use rolling carts to move food, she said. Currently, there is only one space for education programs at its headquarters, making it impossible to schedule multiple classes at a time, she said. The new building will have a large education room that can be partitioned so more than one class at a time can be hosted. Upgraded technology will be one of the biggest additions in the new building, allowing older adults to use the internet, computers and other technology to conduct telehealth appointments, meet with lawyers and anyone they might need to communicate with but cannot do so from home, she said. Staying connected with people is a big part of aging well at home, she said. The stress caused by isolation can have negative health impacts on older adults, so the organization aims to help facilitate connections, friendships and social interaction. “What we’re very concerned about is social isolation and a lot of people are certainly very at risk of social isolation, if not, really in the midst of social isolation,” she said. “So all of the things that we do, whether it’s the meals being delivered to the home, the social dining aspect, people coming and attending a class that’s all protective factors against social isolation, which can help people have better health.” One of the capital campaign’s largest donors, Maine Connectivity Authority, supports organizations providing services to close the digital divide to populations who face large barriers getting connected to the internet or digital devices – older adults being one of those populations, according to Maine Connectivity Authority Digital Equity Manager Jessica Perez. The organization likes the efforts SeniorsPlus is making to educate older adults about digital matters, she said. “We’re really excited about the work that SeniorsPlus is doing and we are excited to support them in having services for older adults in Lewiston and beyond,” she said. “And we’re excited that we can collaborate with them on the elements related to digital equity, is what we call it, along with elements to bring older adults into the workforce, to ensure that they can manage their health successfully and to have educational opportunities for their enrichment and beyond.” The new building will also have a patio for Tai Chi, a space for volunteers to grab coffee and a snack, computers for clients and volunteers to use, a congregate dining room, along with other spaces in the building meant to connect people and provide better storage and organization for its programs, Sawyer-Manter said. Though nursing homes and assisted living facilities serve an important role, most older adults do not want to live in one of those facilities and having a place where they can socialize, learn and get help can increase their longevity and happiness, she said. “If we can keep people at home as long as possible, that’s what we want to do,” she said. “As independently as they can be and not everyone is independent, a lot of our Meals on Wheels folks are very disabled, they can’t make a meal for themselves, but they’re happy because they’re home, they’re with their pets.” Though many operations of its programs will be moved into the new building, its Wilton and Norway satellite offices will stay open. Some operations will still remain at its primary location on Falcon Road in Lewiston – the new building will be constructed adjacent to its primary office. To make a donation visit the Seniors Plus website . Comments are not available on this story. 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Everyone except you and me is getting ready to bring in the New Year with celebration so let me share quietly some ideas for 2025. Having spent the past two weeks meandering around and searching for inspiration, I have decided that the coming year will be a year of “Greater Risk”. Risk is defined as “a situation involving exposure to danger, harm, or loss”. But it also means “the probability of an event occurring” and “the impact that an event may have”. In 2025 we will witness increased risk in the broadest sense of the word; increased danger, increased probability of that danger occurring, and increased opportunities. This is across the spectrum of geo/local politics and governance and geo/local economics and commerce. “The risk of the risk happening will bring a great risk when it happens”. You might think that sentence is silly but here is a “Chinse proverb” from “The Biography of Dongfang Shuo” written in 200 AD. “If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cub?” The risk of entering the tiger’s den is that there is a high risk that you will suffer for the risk of obtaining a tiger’s cub. The Year of Greater Risk will encompass for us all aspects of risk from Risk Avoidance on to Risk Management and through to seeking out Risk Opportunities. I had previously written that I see 2025 as going to be a year of hard choices, that is having to make difficult decisions in choosing one of the presented options. Black and white, shades of grey, and “the lesser of two evils” are all around us. However, the hard choice/s that I am speaking of is different from choosing mango instead of banana for breakfast. In 2025, this is what I see happening. Two paths lie before me: one easier and one requiring more effort. The easy one is smooth and where I usually travel. The other is more outside my comfort zone but with both leading to the same place. I will pick the path that I usually avoided, replacing the potential for “immediate benefit” with long-term gains. That brings me to my personal strategy for 2025. This should be a year of increased self-sufficiency for all of us. That is not about raising your own chickens. It is about making your own milk tea. Ordering a milk tea delivered by motorcycle is one choice. Going to your kitchen and making it yourself is another option, a better choice for 2025. Anticipating and preparing for greater risk also comes back to my basic “survival” strategy: figure out the worst-case scenario and then make plans to survive and thrive in that situation. Even in an urban area, depending on your housing condition, you can have a separate water tank to store a three- or four-day supply. A basic generator is a bargain at less than P5,000 during a prolonged brownout. Seeking out risk with opportunities is also self-sufficiency and “hard choices” outside your comfort zone. My good friend Will Cabangon, President at AAA Southeast Equities, posted on August 1 his second half 2024 stock choices with the following results: PLUS (DigiPlus) up 61 percent, CBC (China Bank) up 60 percent, OGP (OceanaGold) up 7 percent, and APX (Apex Mining) down 20 percent with an equally weighted return of 27 percent. The PSEI during that period was off 2 percent. How much money did you make this year listening to the “experts”? You can make a bucket list of everything that is wrong in the world and the Philippines like one local pundit. Or find opportunities in a risky world and increase your wealth. Your choice. On June 2, 2025, the cycle trend goes into a yearlong uptrend forecasting increased volatility and “risk”. I guarantee that the next 18 months are going to see increased risk. What you do with that risk is your choice. Happy New Year, my friend. E-mail me at mangun@gmail.com. Visit my website at www.mangunonmarkets.com. Follow me on Twitter at @mangunonmarkets. PSE stock-market information and technical analysis tools provided by the COL Financial Group Inc.Some Coalition MPs have cold feet on the social media ban. Dutton will stare them downGroups tie up to establish leadership, management institute
