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The United Nations' world food price index surged to its highest level since April 2023 in November, marking the largest increase in 19 months. The surge has been primarily driven by rising vegetable oil prices, data released on Friday showed. The price index, compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to monitor global food commodities, climbed to 127.5 points, up from a revised 126.9 points in October. This represents a 5.7% increase compared to the same month last year. The vegetable oil index saw a significant rise, increasing by 7.5% from October and 32% from the previous year, primarily due to concerns over reduced palm oil production caused by excessive rainfall in Southeast Asia. Prices of Soybean oil rose due to stronger global demand, while rapeseed and sunflower oil saw price hikes. Also read: Nicobar Coconut, Andaman Karen Musley Rice get Geographical Indication tags On the other hand, other food price indexes experienced declines. Cereal prices fell by 2.7% from October, driven by weaker wheat and rice prices, while sugar prices dropped by 2.4% due to the onset of sugarcane crushing in India and Thailand and easing concerns over Brazil's crop prospects. In a separate update, the FAO marginally revised its forecast for global cereal production in 2024, lowering it from 2.848 billion metric tons to 2.841 billion, which represents a 0.6% drop from the previous year. Despite this decline, the 2024 production is expected to remain the second largest on record. Also read: Iconic 11th century fish and meat markets in London to be shut The FAO projected a 0.6% increase in global cereal utilization to 2.859 billion tons for the 2024/25 season, reflecting growing consumption. Consequently, the FAO anticipates the cereal stocks-to-use ratio will decrease slightly to 30.1% by the end of the 2025 season, down from 30.8%, but still indicating a "comfortable level of global supply."

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High school teams get ballcarriers to the ground better than this. Baker Mayfield (24 of 30, 294 yards) ran for a TD and then mocked the Giants with DeVito’s signature hand gesture. To the victors go the taunting. Bucky Irving (12-87) led a 156-yard rushing attack. A missed tackle by Bobby Okereke set up the first Bucs TD. Okereke did force a fumble on Sean Tucker that forced Tampa to settle for a field goal. Tyler Nubin had a nice pass breakup on Mike Evans in the first quarter but the rookie safety whiffed several times. An illegal-contact penalty on Deonte Banks led to a Bucs TD. Banks seemed content to allow receivers to catch the ball in front of him and then try to make the tackle. Adoree’ Jackson blatantly dragged down Evans for a 23-yard pass interference penalty. D.J. Davidson had a fumble recovery. Grade: F Special Teams Jamie Gillan’s first punt put the Bucs back on their 16-yard line. His next punt sailed 53 yards and out of bounds on the Tampa 18. He put three down inside the 20. Good kickoff coverage to pin the Bucs back on their 2-yard line. No field goal attempts for the Giants. Grade: B Coaching If we hear “We had a good week of practice’’ one more time we’re going to have to throw something against the wall. Whatever Brian Daboll is selling, his players aren’t buying — and it is getting worse. It smacked of desperation to see Daboll go for it on fourth-and-1 on the Giants 37 late in the first quarter. As for defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, what exactly is his unit good at doing? Tackling is terrible, pass rush is suspect and stopping the run is optional. Grade: FSYDNEY, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duck Creek Technologies, the global intelligent solutions provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced a new partnership with Suncorp, one of Australia’s and New Zealand’s largest general insurers. Duck Creek will deliver cloud-native, low-code core insurance delivery solutions as part of Suncorp’s recently announced ‘digital insurer’ policy transformation program. Duck Creek’s SaaS solutions will replace multiple on-premises legacy systems and help Suncorp achieve its customer-outcome and value focused strategies. The multi-year agreement for Duck Creek policy, billing and Clarity (data, insights and AI) solutions is an important milestone, and will underpin the next era of technology modernisation and process simplification for Suncorp. Duck Creek's cohesive and comprehensive suite is expected to reduce Suncorp’s technological complexity, support their ability to deliver enhanced customer value and personalisation, and improve operational efficiency. Suncorp aims to develop more customer-centric, data-driven and brand-specific propositions and experiences without the associated complexity; and deliver value to market faster and more efficiently across its personal and commercial brands in Australia and New Zealand. “Modernising our core insurance platforms will help us deliver innovative and affordable customer propositions, simplify and streamline our operations, and importantly enable our people,” said Lisa Harrison, Chief Executive Consumer Insurance at Suncorp. “Through a rigorous RFP process, we selected Duck Creek as it has a proven track record both globally and locally.” “This is a multi-year program designed to roll out new capabilities in a safe, smart and efficient way. We have assigned dedicated business and technical leadership to work alongside Duck Creek and our integration partner, with strong governance structures and oversight. “We look forward to a successful ongoing partnership with Duck Creek to help deliver this important program,” Ms. Harrison said. “Suncorp is pushing the boundaries of insurance innovation. They appreciate that they’re not in the business of just insuring assets, but of delivering confidence and better experiences and outcomes for their policyholders,” said Christian Erickson, Managing Director (APAC) of Duck Creek Technologies. “Duck Creek’s vision, to transform insurance technology, helping insurers be smarter, faster and more efficient, and provide the best protection for people and businesses, is aligned with Suncorp’s, as a future-focused and protection-driven insurer. This makes us ideal partners and we’re honored to be a part of helping deliver Suncorp’s strategy. 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Media Contacts: Duck Creek Chris Hamilton chris.hamilton@duckcreek.com Suncorp James Spence James.spence@suncorp.com.auFormer Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah has already found a new program in Duke, while Mississippi State's Michael Van Buren Jr., Wisconsin's Braedyn Locke and Cal’s Fernando Mendoza are exploring changes of their own in the transfer portal . Mensah, a redshirt freshman with three years of eligibility remaining, told ESPN on Wednesday he has transferred to Duke. He attended the Blue Devils men's basketball game against Incarnate Word on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils (9-3) will face Mississippi in the Gator Bowl, but without 2024 starting quarterback Maalik Murphy and backup Grayson Loftis, who also entered the portal. Mensah, viewed as one of the top players in the portal, threw for 2,723 yards and 22 touchdowns and completed 65.9% of his passes. 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Dozens of liquor shops shuttered after voters OK wine sales in grocery stores; hundreds more expectedYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — EJ Farmer scored 16 points as Youngstown State beat Detroit Mercy 73-64 on Sunday for their seventh victory in a row. Farmer had three steals for the Penguins (9-5, 4-0 Horizon League). Gabe Dynes scored 12 points while going 4 of 5 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds and four blocks. Nico Galette had 10 points. Orlando Lovejoy led the Titans (5-10, 1-3) with 23 points and three steals. Legend Geeter and TJ Nadeau both scored eight. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have again restructured quarterback Deshaun Watson's massive contract to create salary-cap space and give them future flexibility, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Friday. Watson has been limited to just 19 games in three seasons because of an NFL suspension and injuries with the Browns, who signed him to a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract in 2022. The restructuring allows the team to spread out the salary-cap hit after the 2026 season, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team does not disclose contract specifics. The 29-year-old Watson has two years remaining on his contract with an average of $46 million a year. The move to restructure his deal will not preclude the Browns from adding talent at the quarterback position in 2025, the person said. Watson played in only seven games this season before suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon. He's 9-10 as a starter with Cleveland. The Browns (3-12) have been a major disappointment this season after making it to the playoffs a year ago behind Joe Flacco, who was signed as a free agent after Watson suffered a season-ending shoulder injury. Watson had surgery in October and is expected to make a full recovery. While the team hasn't disclosed its plans at quarterback, it's assumed Watson will be in the mix to be the starter next season. It's also possible the Browns will draft a quarterback in the first round. The team hasn't had a first-round pick the past three years after trading three to the Houston Texans to acquire Watson, who was once considered one of the league's elite QBs. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL‘Had to’: What alleged killer really wantedFianna Fail and Fine Gael eye independent TDs as option to secure Dail majority

Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich all advanced to the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals with with two games to spare on Thursday. Late substitute Lina Hurtig scored the winner in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Juventus in London. Khadija Shaw scored twice for City in a 2-1 win at Swedish club Hammarby. City stayed perfect in Group D with four victories and reached the last eight for the first time since 2021. Bayern Munich was held 1-1 at Vålerenga in Norway and still earned a quarterfinal berth after Juventus' loss. Arsenal, Bayern and City join Chelsea, Lyon and Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. Two-time defending champion Barcelona routed Austrian champion St. Pölten 4-1. The Catalan club trails City by three points in their group and is in a strong position to advance. Bayern tops Group C with 10 points, Arsenal has nine followed by Juventus (3) and Vålerenga (1). Man City responded to its first loss of the season, 2-0 at Chelsea in the Women's Super League on Saturday. Still without injured star Vivianne Miedema , Shaw took charge, proving her scoring instincts after half an hour. The forward scored from inside the penalty area with a deflected shot that flew over goalkeeper Anna Tamminen to frustrate more than 20,000 noisy fans at the Stockholm Arena in the Swedish capital. Ellen Wangerheim equalized soon after the interval from close range to rejuvenate the crowd but Shaw struck again to restore the lead just minutes later. This time, she delivered a powerful right-footed finish from the edge of the area. Bayern dominated possession but could not translate it into goals until the 75th minute. It had to rely on substitute Jovana Damnjanović, who gave the visitors a late lead after connecting on a pass from Giulia Gwinn. The Norwegians, who have retained their domestic title, equalized in the 88th on Elise Thorsnes' header following a corner. Pernille Harder, who found the back of the net five times for Bayern in the previous three games, could not do it again on Thursday and was substituted. Hurtig came on with 10 minutes remaining and made her presence immediately felt with several headers. She finally made the breakthrough with a minute remaining in regulation, tapping in from close range after Juventus’ poor clearance of a low cross by Stina Blackstenius. Hurtig won the Italian title with Juventus in 2021 and 2022 before joining the Gunners. Juventus seemed to learn a lesson from its 4-0 loss to Arsenal last week as its defense held firm till Hurtig’s arrival. In an 11-minute span in the first half, Francisca Nazareth netted twice and 18-year-old Vicky Lopez scored once to put Barcelona in control. Nazareth's double was followed by Lopez hitting the third with a shot high into the net for her first Champions League goal. Alexia Putellas made it 4-0 in the second half, finishing a fast attack that tore apart the defense in Vienna. It was her 200th goal for Barcelona and the 100th the club scored in the Champions League’s group stage. Valentina Mädl, an 18-year-old forward, netted a consolation goal for the hosts. Barcelona has scored 20 goals in its past three games and can still become the first club to win its group in all four years since the introduction of the format. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

HUMBOLDT – For many residents of Humboldt, attending a council meeting may not be possible. Since 2020, the City of Humboldt started livestreaming all of their council meetings for the public to be able to watch the proceedings. Mayor Rob Muench said, ”BHP contributed money to a number of municipalities in the region around the Jansen Lake project so residents could stay informed when the public wasn’t able to attend meetings.” Livestreaming council meetings have now made it very simple and easy for community members to stay informed on what is upcoming for city projects and what the council is discussing for the City of Humboldt. Muench said the equipment cost approximately $20,000 when it was first purchased. Prior to 2020, the City was already streaming meetings more simply with just audio as they had installed a microphone previously. Muench said, at times, technology doesn’t always work and there was a bit of a learning curve. The benefits Muench said are, “Transparency for the public. Also, the media can cover meetings remotely and record quotes from meeting participants.” For city staff, it has made it easier to do minutes from the recording and provides the ability to refer to past meetings. “I think this has been a positive move overall and has increased council’s transparency.” Since the start of livestreaming council meetings, the public has become more engaged and informed on the decision-making process for various projects. The public can view council meetings by going to the City of Humboldt’s webpage.

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BEIRUT — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group's heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war. An Israeli bomb squad policeman carries the remains of a rocket that was fired from Lebanon on Sunday in Kibbutz Kfar Blum, northern Israel. Some of the rockets reached the Tel Aviv area in the heart of Israel. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on an army center killed a Lebanese soldier and wounded 18 others in the southwest between Tyre and Naqoura, Lebanon's military said. The Israeli military expressed regret, saying that the strike occurred in an area of combat against Hezbollah and that the military's operations are directed solely against the militants. Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines. Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned the latest strike as an assault on U.S.-led cease-fire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war. Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of the Gaza Strip ignited the war there. Hezbollah has portrayed the attacks as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians and Hamas. Iran supports both armed groups. The Israeli police bomb squad inspects the site after a missile fired from Lebanon hit the area Sunday in Petah Tikva, outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes at Hezbollah, and in September the low-level conflict erupted into all-out war as Israel launched airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon and killed Hezbollah's top leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The Israeli military said about 250 projectiles were fired Sunday, with some intercepted. Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service said it treated seven people, including a 60-year old man in severe condition from rocket fire on northern Israel, a 23-year-old man who was lightly wounded by a blast in the central city of Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv, and a 70-year-old woman who suffered smoke inhalation from a car that caught fire there. In Haifa, a rocket hit a residential building that police said was in danger of collapsing. The Palestine Red Crescent reported 13 injuries it said were caused by an interceptor missile that struck several homes in Tulkarem in the West Bank. It was unclear whether injuries and damage were caused by rockets or interceptors. Sirens wailed again in central and northern Israel hours later. Israeli airstrikes without warning on Saturday pounded central Beirut, killing at least 29 people and wounding 67, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. A flock of birds flies above the smoke from Israeli airstrikes Sunday in Dahiyeh, Beirut. Smoke billowed above Beirut again Sunday with new strikes. Israel's military said it targeted command centers for Hezbollah and its intelligence unit in the southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, where the militants have a strong presence. Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,700 people in Lebanon, according to the Health Ministry. The fighting has displaced about 1.2 million people, or a quarter of Lebanon’s population. On the Israeli side, about 90 soldiers and nearly 50 civilians have been killed by bombardment in northern Israel and in battle following Israel's ground invasion in early October. Around 60,000 Israelis have been displaced from the country's north. The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to the Lebanese c... The European Union’s top diplomat called Sunday for more pressure on Israel and Hezbollah to reach a deal, saying one was "pending with a final agreement from the Israeli government.” U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in the region last week. Josep Borrell spoke after meeting with Mikati and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who has been mediating with the group. Borrell said the EU is ready to allocate $208 million to assist the Lebanese military. But Borrell later said that he did not “see the Israeli government interested clearly in reaching an agreement for a cease-fire" and that it seemed Israel was seeking new conditions. He pointed to Israel’s refusal to accept France as a member of the international committee that would oversee the cease-fire's implementation. The emerging agreement would pave the way for the withdrawal of Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops from southern Lebanon below the Litani River in accordance with the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the monthlong 2006 war. Lebanese troops would patrol with the presence of U.N. peacekeepers. With talks for a cease-fire and hostage release deal in Gaza stalled, freed hostages and families of those held marked a year since the war's only hostage-release deal. “It’s hard to hold on to hope, certainly after so long and as another winter is about to begin," said Yifat Zailer, cousin of Shiri Bibas, who is held along with her husband and two young sons. Around 100 hostages are still in Gaza, at least a third believed to be dead. Most of the rest of the 250 who were abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack were released in last year's cease-fire. Talks for another deal recently had several setbacks, including the firing of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who pushed for a deal, and Qatar’s decision to suspend its mediation. Hamas wants Israel to end the war and withdraw all troops from Gaza. Israel has offered only to pause its offensive. The Palestinian death toll from the war surpassed 44,000 this week, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count. On Sunday, six people were killed in strikes in central Gaza, according to AP journalists at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. How often do you buy something online ? A couple of times a month? A couple of times a week? A couple of times a day? Everybody's answer will be different, but collectively, it's done a lot: Online retail accounted for over $1 trillion of purchases in the U.S. in 2022 and a record $277.6 billion in the second quarter of 2023 alone. Retailers ranging from titans like Amazon and Walmart, down to local small-town shops work very hard to land their share of that business. Sadly and inevitably—so do criminals and scammers. At any given moment, they operate millions of bogus sites. So how can you spot those fake online shopping sites? Spokeo provides a guide. In the early days of the internet , it took some genuine skills to set up a website, but those days are gone. A quick search will show that there are lots of apps and services offering websites on a prefabricated "fill in the blanks" basis, and most web hosts provide those tools as part of the service when someone signs up with them. It's even easier on social media . If you were opening a "side hustle" business tomorrow from your home, you could set up your own Facebook page tonight in under an hour, with exactly zero knowledge of websites. Once that page is set up, you just need to throw a few dollars in the direction of Facebook's advertising department, and they'll start advertising your page to users. It's no harder to promote a website, except in that case, you'd give your advertising dollars to Google. This is a simplified overview, but the main point holds: Establishing a presence online has become a very democratized process, open to anyone with minimal skills and even the smallest budget for advertising. That's been a boon for legitimate entrepreneurs, but it also makes life very easy indeed for scammers. There are multiple types of bogus websites . Some are imposters, created to look very much like a legitimate commercial or government site that you're familiar with, such as Amazon or Netflix. Others don't imitate a specific site, but instead attempt to capture the look and feel of those sites in general (whether that be a retail site, a government or bank page, or even something relatively shady like a gambling or porn site). Next, scammers find ways to drive traffic to their site. Often that's through phishing texts or emails, but deceptive ads on social media or search engines like Google and Bing work just as well. Once a browser arrives at the criminals' site (or, in some cases, downloads their app), any number of bad things can happen. One is that they'll download malware onto your devices, which can capture passwords or steal personal information. A more straightforward risk is that the browser will cheerfully enter their personal and banking/credit card information, thinking they're making a legitimate purchase. That's largely why fake online shopping sites are so dangerous, and so useful to scammers and identity thieves. Most bogus sites share some or all of those characteristics, but shopping sites are a very specific type of bogus site with some quirks of their own. One characteristic to count on—whether the website directly impersonates a major retailer like Amazon, a niche retailer like MEC, or just positions itself as an anonymously general retail site—is that it will offer unusually low pricing on high-demand products. That might be a mass-market item like the latest gaming console, a suddenly in-demand item that's unavailable through normal channels (remember trying to get masks and sanitizing wipes during COVID-19?), or something as mundane as disposable diapers or high-capacity computer drives. Whatever the product, the advertised price will be low enough to get attention. The bogus site will have any number of ways to transfer a browser's money to its coffers, depending on the scammers' intentions and skillset. A few of the most common include: These are all aside from the potential to infect devices or steal payment information . Sites focused on identity theft might consider a faux purchase to be just the added gravy. How common is online shopping fraud? Well, the news is pretty bad. The FTC's 2022 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book recorded over 327,000 online shopping complaints, the fourth-highest category for overall complaints and second among fraud categories. You would expect these sites to be more prevalent during the final quarter of the year, corresponding to the holiday gift-giving season—Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas itself—and they are, but that doesn't mean you can relax during the other nine months of the year. The Anti-Phishing Working Group, or APWG, identified nearly a million fake or phishing websites during the first quarter of 2022 alone (not a busy time of year for shopping), for example. To be clear, only 14.6% of those were eCommerce sites, but that still translates to well over 140,000 bogus shopping sites. The true number is almost certainly higher because the APWG only tracks the ones that use a phishing approach. Many opt to simply buy advertising instead (or as well), and those won't be captured in the APWG's statistics. However you slice it, there's a definite risk of encountering these sites when you shop. The good news is that bogus shopping sites aren't hard to spot, once you're aware of the risk. They aren't built for permanence; scammers pull them together quickly and cheaply and then abandon them once they stop producing.That "just good enough" approach leaves plenty of visible signs you can detect. Below, here's what to look for when recognizing fake online shopping sites. Bad images Bogus sites don't have direct access to the real products' manufacturing images, so they resort to copying and pasting from legitimate sites. \That means bogus sites' product images (and often their fake logos, if they impersonate a legitimate site) are fuzzy and low-res. A URL that's slightly "off" Imposter sites obviously can't have the same URL as the legitimate site, so they'll usually have a URL that looks right, but isn't quite. They might have a typo in the name, or incorporate the real company's name into their URL in a non-standard way ("myfakesite.amazon.com.123xyz.com"), or—sneakiest of all—use a letter from a different language's character set , which looks the same to the eye, but not to the computer. Broken links The scammers may have simply copied and pasted user interface elements from a legitimate site, in which case many links on the site may be broken (or simply not clickable). Lots of missing elements A legitimate retail website will have several pages of legalese, often starting with a pop-up about its cookie policy or privacy policy. You should certainly expect to see a detailed document spelling out shipping policies, return and refund policies, and similar details. If those are missing or brief and vapid, it's probably a fake site. Limited options for payment Sites that plan to take your money and run will often show oddly specific payment options, from wire transfers to gift cards to cryptocurrency. The thing those payment methods have in common is that it's very difficult to get money back once it's spent. Sites geared around capturing your personal or payment information, on the other hand, may insist on getting your credit card. Typos, grammar, and linguistic errors Simple, silly language errors are often a red flag. Scammers may not be native English speakers, and it shows up in awkward or sometimes inappropriate phrasing. 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SLT-Mobitel wins Gold Award – Telecommunications sectorTORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 21, 2024-- Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirmed that HawkEye 360 Cluster 11 has been successfully launched and deployed in orbit. The three-satellite Cluster is the fourth integrated by HawkEye 360 at its Virginia facility under the SFL Flex Production Program. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241221327651/en/ HawkEye 360 Cluster 11 satellite undergoing vibration testing at its facility in Virginia. (Photo credit: HawkEye 360) Cluster 11 launched into a sun-synchronous orbit on December 21, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, aboard the SpaceX Bandwagon-2 mission. Ground control has established communications with the three satellites. The launch brings to 33 the total number of satellites developed for HawkEye 360 by SFL. HawkEye 360, headquartered in Herndon, VA., selected SFL to develop its radio frequency (RF) detection Clusters due to the importance of attitude control and formation flying by multiple spacecraft for accurate RF signal geolocation. Since launching the Pathfinder (Cluster 1) satellites in 2018, HawkEye 360 has cemented its position as the global leader in space-based RF data and analytics for GEOINT and Electronic Intelligence (ELINT). SFL introduced the Flex Production program to support the ambitious business models of NewSpace companies. It gives customers the option of contracting SFL to develop the first satellite, or cluster, at its Toronto facility. SFL can then assist the customer in setting up subsequent mass production at their own, or third-party, site. However, development can shift back to SFL when a new spacecraft design or technology update is requested. “Flex Production enables NewSpace companies the opportunity to leverage SFL’s Microspace expertise while satisfying the aggressive financial requirements of their business models,” said SFL Director Dr. Robert E. Zee. For HawkEye 360 Pathfinder, Clusters 2-6 and 9, SFL handled the entire development process including integration and testing at its Toronto facility. SFL is currently developing Cluster 12 with technology updates in Canada as well. HawkEye 360 conducted integration of the RF signal detection payload with the 30-kg SFL DEFIANT bus for Clusters 7, 8, 10, and 11 at its Virginia plant with technical guidance from SFL. Cluster 13 is now undergoing integration in Virginia. Established in 1998, SFL has developed 82 operationally successful smaller satellite missions totaling more than 350 cumulative years in orbit. Another 27 missions are now under development by SFL, which offers a complete suite of nano-, micro- and small satellites – including high-performance, low-cost CubeSats – that satisfy the needs of a broad range of mission types from 3 to 500 kilograms. For a comprehensive list of SFL high-performance satellite platforms, please visit https://www.utias-sfl.net/satellite-platforms/overview/ . About Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) ( www.utias-sfl.net ) SFL generates bigger returns from smaller, lower cost satellites. Small satellites built by SFL consistently push the performance envelope and disrupt the traditional cost paradigm. We build quality small satellites at low cost that work the first time and enable NewSpace companies to mass produce through our Flex Production program. Satellites are built with advanced power systems, stringent attitude control and high-volume data capacity that are striking relative to the budget. 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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Marcus Adams Jr. had 21 points in CSU Northridge's 72-69 overtime win against Montana State on Saturday night. Patrick McMahon split a pair of free throws to pull Montana State to 70-69 with 18 seconds left in overtime. Jordan Brinson made two free throws on the ensuing possession for the Matadors before Brian Goracke missed a 3-point attempt for the Bobcats to end it. McMahon also split a pair of free throws with two seconds left in regulation to tie it 64-all. Scotty Washington missed a 3 for the Matadors to force overtime. Adams also grabbed seven rebounds for the Matadors (6-2). Keonte Jones added 11 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, and four blocks. Washington finished with nine points. Agbonkpolo led the Bobcats (3-5) with 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Tyler Patterson added 12 points for Montana State. Brandon Walker also had 11 points and five assists. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Election results are impacting travelers’ 2025 international trip plansGanderbal, Nov 30: Government Degree College Ganderbal hosted an annual alumni meet–2024 in the conference hall of the college on Friday bringing together former students and staff to celebrate and reconnect. The meeting was attended by about 30 alumni from various batches coming together to relive their memories and share experiences. The programme was organised by IQAC of the college and the proceedings of the programme were conducted by Dr Sheikh Tanveer Salam (Coordinator IQAC). The programme started with recitation of Quranic verses by Parvaiz Ahmad Wani. Spiritual presentations were followed by the presidential address of Principal of the College, Prof Fouzia Fatima highlighting the importance of engaging alumni for the overall development of college, referring alumni as the backbone of college. This was followed by a power point presentation of Dr Sheikh Tanveer Salam to brief the audience about the growth of college both in academic excellence and infrastructural augmentation over the years right from its inception. Dr Mairaj Ahamad Bhat, Assistant Professor of Political Science and President Alumni Association of GDC Ganderbal briefed about the status of registration of Alumni Association of GDC Ganderbal under the name “Shehjaar” and highlighted the need for passing a joint resolution to strive for addressing some challenges faced by the college like occupation of half of west campus of college by Central University of Kashmir, water logging of west campus, need for indoor sports hall and separate Women’s college in Ganderbal. Prof Mairaj then invited other prominent alumni like Bilal Ahamad Wani (social activist), Feroz Ahamad (Inspector JKP), Zahoor Ahamad Mehdi and Mehraj (National Awardee Sarpanch) for sharing their experiences as students of the college. The programme concluded with a formal vote of thanks extended by Dr Sheikh Shubeena (AP Veterinary Technology and Member IQAC). The programme was a resounding success. The joyous moments were captured through photographs leaving participants eagerly anticipating the next gathering.

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CORK, Ireland , Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls International plc (NYSE: JCI ) (the "Company" or "Johnson Controls"), a global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced the pricing of its offering of €500 million senior notes due 2033. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment, redemption or refinancing of outstanding commercial paper and other near-term indebtedness. General corporate purposes may also include acquisitions, additions to working capital, repurchase of ordinary shares, dividends, capital expenditures and investments in the Company's subsidiaries. Tyco Fire & Security Finance, S.C.A., a subsidiary of the Company, is the co-issuer of the notes. The closing for the transaction is expected to occur on December 11, 2024 , subject to certain customary closing conditions. BofA Securities, Crédit Agricole CIB and ING are serving as joint lead book-running managers to facilitate the transaction. Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley are also serving as book-running managers and ANZ, Danske Bank, ICBC Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and TD Securities are serving as co-managers of the offering. The offering of the notes is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, prospectus and related prospectus supplement. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the base prospectus may be obtained by contacting BofA Securities Europe SA at 1-800-294-1322; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank at 1-866-807-6030; or ING Bank N.V. at +31 20 563 8185. Investors may also obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov . This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. About Johnson Controls: At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Building on a proud history of nearly 140 years of innovation, we deliver the blueprint of the future for industries such as healthcare, schools, data centers, airports, stadiums, manufacturing and beyond through OpenBlue, our comprehensive digital offering. 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One of the pillars for building a virile nation is spirituality. We have neglected this to our ruin. The role of religion in ushering in the industrial revolution that swept across what is today known as Europe is well documented by history. The strong bond between the early church and the Greeco/Roman Empire was not for fun, it was about substance. It was about the inevitability of the spiritual in achieving a healthy society. We know the various interplays that took place between the church and various emperors of the Roman Empire before one of them finally accepted Christianity as a partner in progress and as long as the collaboration lasted the empire thrived and remained very healthy. More judgements curbed the animalistic tendencies in every man. Someone once said, “If you give a man the best in education and deny him moral training, you end up producing a monster.” A critical assessment of the history of development of many nation-states would show this statement to be very true. When the mind is open, psychologists after so many empirical studies have told us, it will be so ready to receive whatever influences flying around. In this condition it is more susceptible to negative vices often prevalent in natural settings. Doing evil is like pulling down an edifice that took several years to build. Destruction is easier than construction. The struggle between England and Anglicanism on the one hand, and the Romans and Catholicism on the other was only about national independence and pride. It bordered also on the place of pure spiritualism in national development. When the British created a class system, which suggested that except a person climbed into the Republican grade, one had no societal standing, hence no contributions to make. Those below were in ordinary, plain language sub-humans. This created a system that was not only inhuman and therefore unacceptable, it was a provoker of all that could destabilize a society and it did cause much problem to the British Empire. America came to be from the ashes of the controversy as the church pushed for change. Those who couldn’t stand the messy situation packed their belongings and left in search of New World and new country – that is the America, which is today pushing the frontiers of freedom in every corner of the globe. Space won’t allow one talk about the place of religious puritans, “The Great Awakening” crusade and the making of modern America. It is a rich and positive history to read. Most, if not all the cardinal constitutional law and civil jurisprudence of America have their roots in Christian principles and rules. We have neglected the spiritual side, and like one observed earlier, it has become too costly. In the course of an argument with someone just last week, he said: “Even men and women who profess major faiths have been in the business of running down the country.” He began to reel out leaders with Christian names in highly placed public positions. The answer one gave was simple and direct: “Most of those people are Christians by accident of birth” – just individuals born into Christian families which in truth doesn’t qualify one as a member of the household of faith. He didn’t understand and we hadn’t the advantage of time to enable me give him further explanations. One has seen friends bear the name ‘Musa’ and you ascribe Islam to him and the person quickly says, “No I am not a Moslem.” Yet names for a greater part of the world is of great significance. Take for example Chukwuemeka. The mere mention of the name takes one’s mind straight to the Southeast. The same goes with Toyin, which would point to Southwest. Politics of identity is embedded in us but our formal education and non-formal tutorship guide us on how we fight this conflict. In all it will require valour which flows from plenty of discretion. It is foolish to rise and punch your “brother” in eyes when it should be very obvious if your senses are still in place that he could become blind as a result of that action from your part. That would reckless we all know. One can’t easily remember the particular sage who said, “there is an external force that pushes men to act in ways contrary to sane thinking.” In the Christian faith it is a strong belief our names unleash forces that propel our behavior. We take a few examples. In Isaiah 9:6-7, the Bible announces the coming of Jesus and it was emphatic on the name: “He will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace.” Jesus turned out to be all that. Abram, meaning “exalted father” stayed just so in his idolatrous family until he was 70 years old, no achievement receiving vain glory until God intervened beginning with a change of name from Abram to Abraham before he gained fruitfulness. Jacob meant a supplanter; he walked the earth that way until God came to change the name to Israel and he birthed modern Israel. Sarai had to be changed to Sarah before a lady who had passed menopause could get a child. Esau was to be senseless, and so for food he gave away his birthright. Reuben’s case is very pathetic far more than the rest. The spirit of the old Jacob had a strong hold on him even in ripe adult life. His father was a supplanter so Reuben came to be, talk of ancestral curse and here we have a classical example to work with. Biblical Reuben was careless and ruthless, a horrible combination to find in one person. Bible says he was unstable. He went after his father’s concubine, Bilhad, who had given birth to two children for the father. Reuben “knew” the lady and from that point he lost himself and a kingdom. He lost his father’s blessing, his position as first son and his tribe, which was to be the first was relegated downwards. All because of one act of indiscretion. When we calculate and make plans to build a modern Nigeria it is very crucial we take spiritual aspect as serious as the physical dimension. Definitely, there is more to earthly journey than what our physical senses can comprehend.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have applied to become members and several other countries have expressed interest in joining. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system . The dollar represents roughly 58% of the world’s foreign exchange reserves, according to the IMF and major commodities like oil are still primarily bought and sold using dollars. The dollar's dominance is threatened, however, with BRICS' growing share of GDP and the alliance's intent to trade in non-dollar currencies — a process known as de-dollarization. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy." At a summit of BRIC nations in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of “weaponizing” the dollar and described it as a “big mistake.” “It’s not us who refuse to use the dollar,” Putin said at the time. “But if they don’t let us work, what can we do? We are forced to search for alternatives.” Russia has specifically pushed for the creation of a new payment system that would offer an alternative to the global bank messaging network, SWIFT, and allow Moscow to dodge Western sanctions and trade with partners. Trump said there is "no chance" BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen "should wave goodbye to America.” Research shows that the U.S. dollar's role as the primary global reserve currency is not threatened in the near future. An Atlantic Council model that assesses the dollar’s place as the primary global reserve currency states the dollar is “secure in the near and medium term” and continues to dominate other currencies. Trump's latest tariff threat comes after he threatened to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% tax on goods from China, as a way to force the countries to do more to halt the flow of illegal immigration and drugs into the U.S. He has since held a call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, who said Thursday she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned home Saturday after meeting Trump, without assurances the president-elect will back away from threatened tariffs on Canada.

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Digital shacklesSuchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26. Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products. “We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time,” said a statement from OpenAI. Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said “appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation.” The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide. His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a “happy, smart and brave young man” who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends. Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT. “Suchir’s contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn’t have succeeded without him,” said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what made him such an exceptional engineer and scientist was his attention to detail and ability to notice subtle bugs or logical errors. “He had a knack for finding simple solutions and writing elegant code that worked,” Schulman wrote. “He’d think through the details of things carefully and rigorously.” Balaji later shifted to organizing the huge datasets of online writings and other media used to train GPT-4, the fourth generation of OpenAI's flagship large language model and a basis for the company's famous chatbot. It was that work that eventually caused Balaji to question the technology he helped build, especially after newspapers, novelists and others began suing OpenAI and other AI companies for copyright infringement. He first raised his concerns with The New York Times, which reported them in an October profile of Balaji . He later told The Associated Press he would “try to testify” in the strongest copyright infringement cases and considered a lawsuit brought by The New York Times last year to be the “most serious.” Times lawyers named him in a Nov. 18 court filing as someone who might have “unique and relevant documents” supporting allegations of OpenAI's willful copyright infringement. His records were also sought by lawyers in a separate case brought by book authors including the comedian Sarah Silverman, according to a court filing. “It doesn’t feel right to be training on people’s data and then competing with them in the marketplace,” Balaji told the AP in late October. “I don’t think you should be able to do that. I don’t think you are able to do that legally.” He told the AP that he gradually grew more disillusioned with OpenAI, especially after the internal turmoil that led its board of directors to fire and then rehire CEO Sam Altman last year. Balaji said he was broadly concerned about how its commercial products were rolling out, including their propensity for spouting false information known as hallucinations. But of the “bag of issues” he was concerned about, he said he was focusing on copyright as the one it was “actually possible to do something about.” He acknowledged that it was an unpopular opinion within the AI research community, which is accustomed to pulling data from the internet, but said “they will have to change and it’s a matter of time.” He had not been deposed and it’s unclear to what extent his revelations will be admitted as evidence in any legal cases after his death. He also published a personal blog post with his opinions about the topic. Schulman, who resigned from OpenAI in August, said he and Balaji coincidentally left on the same day and celebrated with fellow colleagues that night with dinner and drinks at a San Francisco bar. Another of Balaji’s mentors, co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, had left OpenAI several months earlier , which Balaji saw as another impetus to leave. Schulman said Balaji had told him earlier this year of his plans to leave OpenAI and that Balaji didn't think that better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence “was right around the corner, like the rest of the company seemed to believe.” The younger engineer expressed interest in getting a doctorate and exploring “some more off-the-beaten path ideas about how to build intelligence,” Schulman said. Balaji's family said a memorial is being planned for later this month at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California, not far from his hometown of Cupertino. —————- EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. —————-- The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP’s text archives.

Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to be ambassador to FranceSuchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT and later said he believed those practices violated copyright law, has died, according to his parents and San Francisco officials. He was 26. Balaji worked at OpenAI for nearly four years before quitting in August. He was well-regarded by colleagues at the San Francisco company, where a co-founder this week called him one of OpenAI's strongest contributors who was essential to developing some of its products. “We are devastated to learn of this incredibly sad news and our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time,” said a statement from OpenAI. Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment on Nov. 26 in what police said “appeared to be a suicide. No evidence of foul play was found during the initial investigation.” The city's chief medical examiner's office confirmed the manner of death to be suicide. His parents Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy said they are still seeking answers, describing their son as a “happy, smart and brave young man” who loved to hike and recently returned from a trip with friends. Balaji grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and first arrived at the fledgling AI research lab for a 2018 summer internship while studying computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. He returned a few years later to work at OpenAI, where one of his first projects, called WebGPT, helped pave the way for ChatGPT. “Suchir’s contributions to this project were essential, and it wouldn’t have succeeded without him,” said OpenAI co-founder John Schulman in a social media post memorializing Balaji. Schulman, who recruited Balaji to his team, said what made him such an exceptional engineer and scientist was his attention to detail and ability to notice subtle bugs or logical errors. “He had a knack for finding simple solutions and writing elegant code that worked,” Schulman wrote. “He’d think through the details of things carefully and rigorously.” Balaji later shifted to organizing the huge datasets of online writings and other media used to train GPT-4, the fourth generation of OpenAI's flagship large language model and a basis for the company's famous chatbot. It was that work that eventually caused Balaji to question the technology he helped build, especially after newspapers, novelists and others began suing OpenAI and other AI companies for copyright infringement. He first raised his concerns with The New York Times, which reported them in an October profile of Balaji . He later told The Associated Press he would “try to testify” in the strongest copyright infringement cases and considered a lawsuit brought by The New York Times last year to be the “most serious.” Times lawyers named him in a Nov. 18 court filing as someone who might have “unique and relevant documents” supporting allegations of OpenAI's willful copyright infringement. His records were also sought by lawyers in a separate case brought by book authors including the comedian Sarah Silverman, according to a court filing. “It doesn’t feel right to be training on people’s data and then competing with them in the marketplace,” Balaji told the AP in late October. “I don’t think you should be able to do that. I don’t think you are able to do that legally.” He told the AP that he gradually grew more disillusioned with OpenAI, especially after the internal turmoil that led its board of directors to fire and then rehire CEO Sam Altman last year. Balaji said he was broadly concerned about how its commercial products were rolling out, including their propensity for spouting false information known as hallucinations. But of the “bag of issues” he was concerned about, he said he was focusing on copyright as the one it was “actually possible to do something about.” He acknowledged that it was an unpopular opinion within the AI research community, which is accustomed to pulling data from the internet, but said “they will have to change and it’s a matter of time.” He had not been deposed and it’s unclear to what extent his revelations will be admitted as evidence in any legal cases after his death. He also published a personal blog post with his opinions about the topic. Schulman, who resigned from OpenAI in August, said he and Balaji coincidentally left on the same day and celebrated with fellow colleagues that night with dinner and drinks at a San Francisco bar. Another of Balaji’s mentors, co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, had left OpenAI several months earlier , which Balaji saw as another impetus to leave. Schulman said Balaji had told him earlier this year of his plans to leave OpenAI and that Balaji didn't think that better-than-human AI known as artificial general intelligence “was right around the corner, like the rest of the company seemed to believe.” The younger engineer expressed interest in getting a doctorate and exploring “some more off-the-beaten path ideas about how to build intelligence,” Schulman said. Balaji's family said a memorial is being planned for later this month at the India Community Center in Milpitas, California, not far from his hometown of Cupertino. —————- EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. —————-- The Associated Press and OpenAI have a licensing and technology agreement allowing OpenAI access to part of the AP’s text archives.

Target must face shareholder lawsuit over Pride backlash, US judge rulesDirect Line founder Sir Peter Wood says Aviva must raise its offer By ALEX BRUMMER CITY EDITOR Updated: 16:50 EST, 30 November 2024 e-mail View comments Amanda Blanc needs to raise her bid for insurer Direct Line by 'several hundred million pounds' if the Aviva boss is to secure control of its rival, founder Sir Peter Wood says. Speaking to The Mail on Sunday from his Palm Beach mansion in Florida, near to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago, he also expressed frustration at Direct Line losing its way. 'I made it the world's most efficient insurance company', he said, describing how he eliminated the middleman in the form of the insurance broker. 'It's sad it's been run so badly. After I left, the HR department multiplied ten times. It didn't develop a female brand, multi-car or multi-family policies, and just seemed to go backwards.' Wood says staying off comparison websites was a mistake, adding: 'They should have made Direct Line a premier product, where people answer the phone immediately and you got an individual giving you personal attention.' Swoop: Aviva boss Amanda Blanc bid £3.3 billion for Direct Line RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Aviva purchase of Direct Line 'to push up prices' Direct Line shares surge as insurer rejects Aviva's £3.3bn... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account He expressed sympathy for chief executive Adam Winslow's effort to turn it around, saying: 'He is trying to do a good job, but it's a three or four year job.' On Thursday, Direct Line rejected Aviva's £3.3 billion bid, whereby shareholders would receive £1.12p a share in cash and 0.28 of a new Aviva share for every Direct Line share held. DIY INVESTING PLATFORMS AJ Bell AJ Bell Easy investing and ready-made portfolios Learn More Learn More Hargreaves Lansdown Hargreaves Lansdown Free fund dealing and investment ideas Learn More Learn More interactive investor interactive investor Flat-fee investing from £4.99 per month Learn More Learn More Saxo Saxo Get £200 back in trading fees Learn More Learn More Trading 212 Trading 212 Free dealing and no account fee Learn More Learn More Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence. Compare the best investing account for you Share or comment on this article: Direct Line founder Sir Peter Wood says Aviva must raise its offer e-mail Add comment Some links in this article may be affiliate links. If you click on them we may earn a small commission. That helps us fund This Is Money, and keep it free to use. We do not write articles to promote products. We do not allow any commercial relationship to affect our editorial independence. More top storiesUncovered: Luxury lifestyle of US lawyer set to cash in on car loan scandal

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Nick Kern came off the bench for 20 points and 13 rebounds as Penn State remained unbeaten with an 85-66 thumping of Fordham in a semifinal of the Sunshine Slam on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Nittany Lions (6-0), who will play either San Francisco or Clemson for the tournament title on Tuesday, put four other players in double figures. Zach Hicks scored 16 points, while Puff Johnson added 15. Ace Baldwin and Yanic Konan Niederhauser each chipped in 12 points. Penn State sank nearly 53 percent of its field goal attempts and earned a 38-30 advantage on the boards, more than enough to offset missing 12 of its 32 foul shots. Four players reached double figures for the Rams (3-4), led by 15 points apiece from Jackie Johnson III and reserve Joshua Rivera. Romad Dean and Jahmere Tripp each added 13. Fordham was as close as 56-49 after Tripp made a layup with 14:25 left in the game. But the Nittany Lions responded with a 16-1 run, capped with a layup by Kern for a 22-point lead at the 9:33 mark, and they never looked back. The main storyline prior to tipoff was whether Penn State could continue its torrid early start that saw it come into the day leading Division I in steals and ranked second in scoring at 98.2 points per game. The Nittany Lions certainly played to their billing for most of the first half, establishing a 21-8 lead at the 10:08 mark via Hicks' three-point play. Fordham predictably struggled early with the pressure defense, committing four turnovers in the first four minutes. But the Rams got their bearings over the last 10 minutes and made some shots. They got as close as four on two occasions late in the half before Penn State pushed the lead to 42-34 at the half. The officials were busy in the half, calling 23 fouls and administering 27 free throws. --Field Level Mediamaison baccarat

Awareness session on education system held Rawalpindi:An awareness session was held here on Tuesday at Women University Rawalpindi, Sixth Road, under the auspices of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) and Punjab's Cantab Publishers, regarding the transition of exams in Punjab to a conceptual examination model. Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikander Hayat graced the event as the chief guest. The session was attended by Chairman BISE Rawalpindi Muhammad Adnan, Chairman Lahore Board Mian Zahid, Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Secretary Higher Education Dr. Farrukh Naveed, Vice-Chancellor Women University Rawalpindi, CEO Education Rawalpindi Amanullah Khan, Controller of Examinations Rawalpindi Board Tanveer Asghar, Professor Shazia Naeem, Dr. Naeem, vice-chancellors of other universities and, teachers, and a large number of distinguished guests. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed emphasised the importance of proper education and training for students to guide them in the right direction. Professor Shazia Naeem stated that Pakistani children are not lacking in talent; however, instead of turning them into rote learners, we need to equip them to face new technologies through conceptual learning. Dr. Naeem highlighted that there is no shortage of opportunities in Pakistan. While governments create policies, their implementation often lags behind. He stressed the vital role of teachers, as they bear the significant responsibility of educating and training students. Without proper training for teachers, students cannot be guided effectively. He further added that the education system needs to transition matriculation to O-level and intermediate to A-level standards, emphasising the need for changes in examinations. Teachers are tasked with shaping the nation, and the curriculum is the core of any institution. Dr. Naeem stated that we need children equipped with modern technology and able to benefit from it. The current education system must change, as it does not prepare children for self-reliance. This is the era of computers, where robots have started to take over many tasks. He also referenced Lord Macaulay's examination methods, where questions were based on critical thinking, contrasting them with the lack of such practices in current education. Despite having a comprehensive National Education Policy, implementation is hindered by the monopoly of the textbook board. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Education Minister Sikander Hayat are seriously working on introducing conceptual exams for students and have established a task force for this purpose. Conceptual learning, they believe, will enable children to compete in modern technology. The Education Minister announced that the government is launching a teacher training program and highlighted the need for practical learning. He stated that school and college heads will be empowered and all issues in the education department will be resolved within the next three months. Collaboration with Google is also underway to transform the system. Only education, he said, can produce good citizens and good human beings.Homelist Introduces the LH1 Forest Light Full Spectrum Eye-Care Floor Lamp: A Groundbreaking Lighting Solution for Eye and ComfortPM Internship Scheme: 6.21 lakh applications received for 1.27 lakh opportunitiesThe Ajyal Film Festival 2024, organised by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), continues its activities with an array of filmmakers sharing their cinematic journeys and stories behind their works. On this occasion, the DFI organised a press meeting with Oscar-nominated photographer and filmmaker Misan Harriman, and Jianjie Lin, the director of the film *Brief History of a Family. "I've never heard of a major film festival opening with a film about Sudan, where the world witnesses the largest loss of lives," says Harriman. "That Ajyal recognised it by opening with *Sudan, Remember Us, to me is an extremely revolutionary moment." He was further moved by the fact that Ajyal 2024 was bringing *From Ground Zero, set against the backdrop of the ongoing war on Palestine, with 22 short films created by filmmakers from Gaza. "I have many colleagues in Gaza, some of them no more, and to see the reality of what is happening reflected in real-time in this way is crucial,” he added. An ambassador for Save the Children, Harriman said that the films at Ajyal reflect the reality of Palestinian children, adding that the event's ethos intersects with his own commitments from documenting the hunger crisis in north Africa to the migrant crisis in Sicily. The founder of “What We See”, Harriman said it has evolved as a “web 3” phenomenon, and he is leveraging the platform to integrate technology and culture to create a level playing field that helps the vulnerable. Through his work as a photographer and filmmaker, Harriman challenges conventional narratives and advocates for social change. "When there is injustice, I turn my lens to that," he said. Harriman, whose journey as a photographer began at age 40 when he was gifted a camera by his wife, is today one of the most influential voices in contemporary photography. His work gained global recognition during the Black Lives Matter protests, where his powerful images captured the raw emotion and humanity of the movement. "I was shooting my own trauma," Harriman said. "I see the invisible scars in the people I photograph and it feels like taking their pain and holding it." "When I'm shooting something I love, it's not just about the highlights and shadows," he added. "As the great photographer Robert Frank said, 'The eye should learn to listen'. Throughout my life, my eye has learned to listen deeply." From shooting a British *Vogue cover to his Oscar nomination for *The After, his short film about grief and healing, Harriman's work focuses on underrepresented voices and stories. "I could have just been the guy who shot the *Vogue cover, going from yacht to castle to party," he said. "But I didn't want my daughters growing up with a father who only chased fame and fortune. I shot heroes who risked everything to bring change." Harriman shares Ajyal's mission of nurturing meaningful dialogue through art. "We have to decide to decolonise our minds and look for the truth,” he said. “In today's world, simply telling the truth has become a revolutionary act." Jianjie Lin, the director of *Brief History of a Family (China, France, Denmark, Qatar), shared the view that human concepts are global. "This is my first feature and it observes the familial structure and how it reacts to social change,” he said. “The movie addresses the one-child policy and how it affected middle-class families who are figuring out their new life with the anxiety of losing everything.” “It also talks about the individual's identity versus what parents may impose on their children,” he added. Lin said that what makes Ajyal special is how it includes young people in the conversation, adding that the support by the DFI helped him reach global audiences, with members of the team he worked with coming from different backgrounds. – QNA Related Story Powerful lineup at Ajyal Monday 'Voices from Palestine' at Ajyal 2024

Finalists revealed for South Wales Health and Care Awards Carer in the Home AwardAlberta’s government says it will invest up to $50 million to support the creation of a first-in-Canada drilling test site to support technology development in the oil, gas, geothermal and lithium industries. The Alberta Drilling Accelerator is intended to be an open-access, industry-led site where companies can test drilling technologies at deep depths, high temperatures and varying rock types. A location for the hub site has yet to be determined. While no binding contracts have been signed, the province says several companies have expressed strong interest in serving as anchor tenants, including Calgary-based geothermal company Eavor Technologies, Tourmaline Oil Corp. and international oilfield service supermajor Halliburton. The money the province is providing will come from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program, which Alberta’s heavy emitters are required to pay into as part of the province’s industrial carbon pricing system. The provincial government says the Alberta Drilling Accelerator could start drilling in 2026.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming “border czar” on Thursday, with the Democratic mayor expressing an enthusiasm to work with the incoming administration to pursue violent criminals in the city while Trump promises mass deportations. The mayor's meeting with Tom Homan, who will oversee the southern and northern borders and be responsible for deportation efforts in the Trump administration, came as Adams has welcomed parts of the president-elect's hardline immigration platform. Adams told reporters at a brief news conference that he and Homan agreed on pursuing people who commit violent crimes in the city but did not disclose additional details or future plans. “We’re not going to be a safe haven for those who commit repeated violent crimes against innocent migrants, immigrants and longstanding New Yorkers,” he said. “That was my conversation today with the border czar, to figure out how to go after those individuals who are repeatedly committing crimes in our city.” Homan said the two connected as career law enforcement officers and that he came away from the meeting with “a whole new outlook on the mayor.” “I’ve called him out this past year, many times, about being more of a politician than a police officer. I was wrong,” Homan said during an interview with Dr. Phil McGraw on his Merit TV network. “He came through today as a police officer and a mayor that cares about the safety and security of his city.” The meeting marked Adams' latest and most definitive step toward collaborating with the Trump administration, a development that has startled critics in one of the country's most liberal cities. In the weeks since Trump’s election win, Adams has mused about potentially scaling back the city’s so-called sanctuary policies and coordinating with the incoming administration on immigration. He has also said migrants accused of crimes shouldn’t have due process rights under the Constitution, though he eventually walked back those comments. The mayor further stunned Democrats when he sidestepped questions last week on whether he would consider changing parties to become a Republican, telling journalists that he was part of the “American party.” Adams later clarified that he would remain a Democrat. For Adams, a centrist Democrat known for quarreling with the city's progressive left, the recent comments on immigration follow frustration with the Biden administration over its immigration policies and a surge of international migrants in the city. He has maintained his positions have not changed and argues he's trying to protect New Yorkers, pointing to the law-and-order platform he has staked out throughout his political career and while running for mayor. At his news conference Thursday, Adams reiterated his commitment to New York’s generous social safety net. “We’re going to tell those who are here, who are law-abiding, to continue to utilize the services that are open to the city, the services that they have a right to utilize, educating their children, health care, public protection,” he said. “But we will not be the safe haven for those who commit violent acts.” While the education of all children present in the U.S. is already guaranteed by a Supreme Court ruling, New York also offers social services like healthcare and emergency shelter to low-income residents, including those in the country illegally. City and state grants also provide significant access to lawyers, which is not guaranteed in the immigration court as they are in the criminal court. Still, Adams’ recent rhetoric has been seen by some critics as an attempt to cozy up to Trump, who could potentially offer a presidential pardon in his federal corruption case. Adams has been charged with accepting luxury travel perks and illegal campaign contributions from a Turkish official and other foreign nationals looking to buy his influence. He has pleaded not guilty. Homan, who was Trump’s former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, also met this week with Republicans in Illinois, where he called on Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, to start negotiations over how Trump's mass deportation plans, according to local media. While meeting with Adams, Homan said, “We traded ideas, we traded, strategies. He told me what he liked and didn’t like about immigration policies. ... There’s things we don’t agree on, but we agree on the most important things.” Separately, New York City officials this week announced continued efforts to shrink a huge emergency shelter system for migrants because of a steady decline in new arrivals. Among planned shelter closures is a massive tent complex built on a federally owned former airport in Brooklyn, which advocates warned could be a prime target for Trump's mass deportation plan. Elsewhere, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are rolling out proposals that could help Trump carry out his promised deportations. Izaguirre reported from Albany, New York.Vikings staying on track and in control behind Sam Darnold's composure and confidenceSafe Supply Streaming Co. Ltd. Announces Board Member Resignation

Tweet Facebook Mail Scuffles and fistfights broke out between ruling party and opposition lawmakers in Serbia's parliament overnight, weeks after a deadly rail station roof collapse that ignited tensions in the Balkan state. The opposition wanted to discuss who is responsible for the crash that killed 15 people in the northern city of Novi Sad on November 1, while governing officials, who have a majority in Serbia's legislature, sought to adopt a bill on next year's state budget. The opposition displayed a banner showing a red hand print reading "blood is on your hands". The ruling party responded with a banner accusing the opposition of wanting "war while Serbia wants to work". READ MORE: Special counsel Jack Smith drops election subversion case against Donald Trump  A fight broke out in Serbia's parliament amid a heated debate. (AP) Scuffles erupted when the two sides tried to grab each other's banner. The rail station, a major hub, was recently renovated as part of a Serbian-Chinese partnership. Critics allege that corruption, poor oversight and inadequate construction work contributed to the tragedy. The collapse has fueled widespread anger toward the government and protests, becoming a flashpoint for broader dissatisfaction with Serbia's authoritarian rule. There are growing public demands for transparency while the country undertakes large infrastructure projects, mostly with Chinese state companies. READ MORE: Tourist yacht sinks in high waves, 17 people missing  The opposition accused the government of having blood on their hands. (AP) Serbia's parliament speaker Ana Brnabic yesterday accused the opposition of wanting to come to power by force with help from outside. "There is not a hint, not a grain of doubt, that these are people who are well organised, who were trained quite well, I believe paid well, to create chaos in Serbia and destabilise our country," she said. Serbia's autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic said on Instagram that the "daily bullying" and "the savage behaviour" of the opposition would not be tolerated. READ MORE: Judge delays sentencing decision for killer Menendez brothers  "I want to reassure the citizens and tell them that we will respond to their rudeness, rudeness and arrogance with even more work in the future." he said. "Today they tried to prevent pensioners from receiving their increased pensions, public sector employees from their increased salaries. They won't succeed." Opposition leader Dragan Djilas said the speaker had "shut down" the parliament by refusing to allow a debate on who's responsible for the tragedy. "She started with that when she refused to put on the agenda the request of more than 80 members of the opposition for a debate on confidence in the government because of the murder and crime in Novi Sad," Djilas said. DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP : Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play .The Memphis Tigers made two technical free throws in the final minute of their overtime victory over UConn Huskies. The Memphis Tigers won the game by, well, two points in a 99-97 final. But UConn head coach Dan Hurley doesn't believe his technical foul cost his team the game. "I think it was the s--ty calls," he said, per Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. "I would expect to come to play in an event, and I don't know too many back-to-back national championship teams that get that type of a whistle." He also said he believes the technical was issued because he fell to the ground protesting an over-the-back call on an offensive rebound, adding "what I gave the cameras today was Oppenheimer" when discussing how he comes across on camera. "That was a joke," Hurley said of the technical, per Brendan Marks of The Athletic. "I mean, I just watched it ... I had a lot of issues with what went on in the game ... For that call to be made at that point in the game is a complete joke." He didn't stop there when complaining about the whistle: This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .

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PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIVE WITH INDATADALLAS (AP) — Kevin Miller had 24 points in SMU's 98-82 victory over Longwood on Sunday. Miller also added five rebounds and seven assists for the Mustangs (11-2). Yohan Traore added 20 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the free-throw line while and grabbed 11 rebounds. Matt Cross shot 6 for 10 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 19 points. The Mustangs prolonged their winning streak to seven games. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

The normally reliable centre-back passed the ball into his own net in the 26th minute after failing to spot goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s positioning. But a brilliant turn and finish on the hour mark from Daizen Maeda changed the game and ultimately earned the Scottish champions a 1-1 home draw. On the opener, Rodgers said: “Mistakes happen and it was just unfortunate. He’s played that pass a million times and it’s gone back and then we’ve been able to play forward. It was just one of those unfortunate moments in the game that happens. “But he’s a really, really tough character. He’s a great guy, he picked himself up. He was really strong and aggressive again in the game and got on with it and had a real bravery in the second half, because he was the one carrying the ball forward for us to start the attack.” Despite the gift, Brugge were worthy of their lead and Rodgers admitted his side were too passive in their pressing in the opening half. Some tactical tweaks – and the introduction of Paulo Bernardo – helped Celtic dominate after Maeda’s equaliser, although Brugge had a goal disallowed for a marginal offside. “I can only credit the players for the second half, because we had to fight,” Rodgers said. “And we’re still one of those teams that’s really pushing to try and make a mark at this level. So to make the comeback, score the goal, play with that courage, I was so pleased. “You want to win but I’ve been here enough times to have lost a game like that, but we didn’t. We showed a real strong mentality and we kept pushing right to the very end and the players did well. “I thought they showed great courage in the second half because we weren’t at our level in the first half. Sometimes a game like that can get away from you, but it didn’t. “We stayed with it, showed that determination, showed that mentality, never to quit, to keep going. And then we were much, much better, much freer in the second half. “So we’re on eight points, nine to play for. We’re still very much on course to get to where we want to get to and still three games to go.” Rodgers added: “It’s 20 games now and we’ve won 16 and drawn three and lost one, so it shows you the mentality is there, and especially at this level, you need to have that.”New York Giants hand Shedeur Sanders an awkward wait after college superstar’s bold gamble

Nick Kern came off the bench for 20 points and 13 rebounds as Penn State remained unbeaten with an 85-66 thumping of Fordham in a semifinal of the Sunshine Slam on Monday in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Nittany Lions (6-0), who will play either San Francisco or Clemson for the tournament title on Tuesday, put four other players in double figures. Zach Hicks scored 16 points, while Puff Johnson added 15. Ace Baldwin and Yanic Konan Niederhauser each chipped in 12 points. Penn State sank nearly 53 percent of its field goal attempts and earned a 38-30 advantage on the boards, more than enough to offset missing 12 of its 32 foul shots. Four players reached double figures for the Rams (3-4), led by 15 points apiece from Jackie Johnson III and reserve Joshua Rivera. Romad Dean and Jahmere Tripp each added 13. Fordham was as close as 56-49 after Tripp made a layup with 14:25 left in the game. But the Nittany Lions responded with a 16-1 run, capped with a layup by Kern for a 22-point lead at the 9:33 mark, and they never looked back. The main storyline prior to tipoff was whether Penn State could continue its torrid early start that saw it come into the day leading Division I in steals and ranked second in scoring at 98.2 points per game. The Nittany Lions certainly played to their billing for most of the first half, establishing a 21-8 lead at the 10:08 mark via Hicks' three-point play. Fordham predictably struggled early with the pressure defense, committing four turnovers in the first four minutes. But the Rams got their bearings over the last 10 minutes and made some shots. They got as close as four on two occasions late in the half before Penn State pushed the lead to 42-34 at the half. The officials were busy in the half, calling 23 fouls and administering 27 free throws. --Field Level Media

Drivers eagerly awaiting the reopening of the reversible center lanes on the Kennedy Expressway will have to wait a little bit longer. Reopening the express lanes, and the conclusion of the second of three years of construction on the highway, has been pushed back to January. Though lane closures began weeks earlier than usual this spring and work was initially slated to wrap up in the fall, integrating the technical components of the access system to the reversible lanes proved to be more complicated and time consuming than expected and pushed back the reopening date, officials with the Illinois Department of Transportation said. “The remaining work, which includes the configuring and connecting of the individual components to the overall system, is currently being completed behind the scenes,” said Jonathan Schumacher, IDOT’s bureau chief of construction. “Which is why it seems like there’s nobody out there working when you drive through the work zone.” IDOT now expects to reopen the lanes the week of Jan. 13. The agency plans to begin testing the reversible lane access system Jan. 2. The reopening of the lanes will mark the completion of the second year of the $150 million, traffic-snarling rehab of the Kennedy. The project, paid through the state’s capital program, is rehabbing 7.5 miles of the 10-lane highway from the I-94 split south to downtown. All told, it will include work on 36 bridges and the express lanes, replacing overhead signs, upgrading lighting, paving and painting. It has also included painting and installing new lighting at the Hubbard underpass between Ohio and Lake streets downtown. The first phase of the work took place in 2023 in the inbound, or southbound, lanes , leaving two closed at a time between March and December and the express lanes open only heading toward downtown. This year work moved to the express lanes and Hubbard’s Cave downtown beginning in March, and in spring work is set to begin on the outbound, or northbound, lanes. Once construction restarts, two outbound lanes will be closed at a time, and the express lanes will be open only heading north from downtown. This year’s work on the express lanes included both bridge repair and pavement work, and work on the system that controls access to the lanes, which was last upgraded in 1996. Many of the gates controlling access to the lanes will look similar to previous versions, Schumacher said, but the work is intended to make the system more reliable. The access system’s technology is being updated and will now be able to be controlled remotely from IDOT’s communications center. The bridge, pavement and sign work was finished in the fall, Schumacher said. Crews replaced 90,000 feet of power cable and installed some 150,000 feet of fiber optic cables, 120 gates and 54 cameras, he said. Since then, the focus has been on the express lane access system, including electrical and software work. That includes connecting individual pieces to the larger system, and getting the various components to work together and integrating closed circuit TV cameras into the system has taken longer than expected, Schumacher said. All the pieces of the system have now been installed, he said. “We are fully aware of the inconvenience this has been to the motorists,” he said. “However, this last step is crucial to the safety of those driving using the system. We need to ensure the system works properly and safely before we can open it to traffic.” While the lanes remained closed to the public, drivers might have seen the express lanes in use during the Democratic National Convention this summer. The Secret Service requested access to the lanes , but the gate system that controls access to the lanes was not yet working so the lanes could not be opened more broadly, spokeswoman Maria Castaneda said. The project has remained close to budget, Schumacher said. Contractors working on the road and the reversible lane access system have been working well and in contact with IDOT. “It’s just a lot of work to get done in a pretty quick timeframe,” Schumacher said. “This was always going to be the most challenging of the three years.”Hunter Syndrome Therapeutics Market Size in the 7MM is expected to grow by 2034, estimated DelveInsight 12-17-2024 07:42 PM CET | Health & Medicine Press release from: ABNewswire DelveInsight's "Hunter Syndrome Market Insight, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast - 2034" report delivers an in-depth analysis of Hunter Syndrome epidemiology, market, and clinical development in Hunter Syndrome. In addition to this, the report provides historical and forecasted epidemiology and market data as well as a detailed analysis of the hunter syndrome market trends in the United States, EU4 (Germany, France, Italy, and Spain), the United Kingdom, and Japan. 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ELAPRASE has been shown to improve walking capacity in patients 5 years and older. In patients 16 months to 5 years of age, no data are available to demonstrate improvement in disease-related symptoms or long term clinical outcome; however, treatment with ELAPRASE has reduced spleen volume similarly to that of adults and children 5 years of age and older. The safety and efficacy of ELAPRASE have not been established in pediatric patients less than 16 months of age. * IZCARGO: JCR Pharmaceuticals IZCARGO is the world's first biological drug applied with the brain drug delivery technology J-Brain Cargo., which utilizes the transferrin receptor-mediated Fe/transferrin transport to the brain and was launched in Japan to treat patients with all forms of MPS II. In March 2021, JCR received approval in Japan for IZCARGO (10 mL, intravenous drip infusion), the first enzyme replacement therapy capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier. Sales of IZCARGO increased more than 10% year-on-year and progressing well. The revenue reached from JPY 1,070 million in Q1 2022 to JPY 1,372 in Q1 2024. Hunter Syndrome Emerging Drugs * Tividenofusp alfa (DNL310): Denali Therapeutics Tividenofusp alfa (DNL310) is a fusion protein composed of IDS fused to Denali's proprietary Enzyme Transport Vehicle (ETV), which is engineered to cross the BBB via receptor-mediated transcytosis into the brain and to enable broad delivery of IDS into cells and tissues throughout the body with the goal of addressing the behavioral, cognitive, and physical manifestations of MPS II. In March 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track Designation to DNL310 for the treatment of patients with MPS II. In May 2022, the European Medicines Agency granted DNL310 Priority Medicines designation. * RGX-121: Regenxbio RGX121 is an investigational adeno-associated Virus (AAV) therapeutic for the treatment of MPS II. RGX121 is designed to use the NAV AAV9 vector to deliver the human IDS gene to cells in the Central Nervous System (CNS). RGX-121 is the only product in late-stage development with the potential to address neurocognitive development in patients diagnosed under the age of 2 years. In May 2023, RGX-121 received Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation. Moreover, the drug has also received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD, 2015), Rare Pediatric Drug Designation (RPDD, 2016), and Fast Track Drug Designation (FTD, 2018) from the US FDA. In October 2017, the EMA granted ODD to REGENXBIO for recombinant adeno-associated viral vector serotype 9 containing the human IDS gene. To know more about Hunter Syndrome treatment guidelines, visit @ Hunter Syndrome Treatment Market Landscape [ https://www.delveinsight.com/sample-request/hunter-syndrome-market?utm_source=abnewswire&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=ypr ] Hunter Syndrome Market Outlook The Hunter Syndrome Market is mainly dominated by ERT, along with a few major emerging products in the pipeline that are also based on the same principle of iduronate 2-sulfatase (I2S) ERT. The only approved therapy with idursulfase is ELAPRASE. However, one of the major drawbacks of ELAPRASE is its inability to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which affects the product's efficacy. Hunter Syndrome Treatment Market The current Hunter syndrome treatment involves patients receiving infusion of the IDS enzyme, usually once a week. These infusions can help break down the accumulated glycosaminoglycans and can help alleviate symptoms and slow disease progression. However, the enzyme does not cross the blood-brain barrier, so the treatment does not help with cognitive or developmental symptoms. Learn more about the FDA-approved drugs for Hunter Syndrome @ Drugs for Hunter Syndrome Treatment [ https://www.delveinsight.com/sample-request/hunter-syndrome-market?utm_source=abnewswire&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign=ypr ] Scope of the Hunter Syndrome Market Report * Coverage- 7MM * Study Period- 2020-2034 * Hunter Syndrome Companies- Homology Medicine, Denali Therapeutics, Regenxbio, Takeda, JCR Pharmaceuticals, GC Pharma, Regenxbio, Sangamo Therapeutics, ArmaGen, and others * Hunter Syndrome Therapies- HMI-203, DNL310, RGX-121, SHP-609/ TAK-60, and others * Hunter Syndrome Market Dynamics: Hunter Syndrome Market Drivers and Barriers * Hunter Syndrome Market Access and Reimbursement, Unmet Needs and Future Perspectives Table of Content 1. Key Insights 2. Hunter Syndrome Market Overview at a Glance 3. Hunter Syndrome Market Disease Background and Overview: Hunter Syndrome 4. Diagnostic Algorithm for Hunter Syndrome 5. Hunter Syndrome Epidemiology and Patient Population 6. Country-Wise Epidemiology of Hunter Syndrome 7. Hunter Syndrome Treatment 8. Recognized Establishments 9. Hunter Syndrome Unmet Needs 10. Hunter Syndrome Marketed Profile 11. Hunter Syndrome: 7 Major Market Analysis 12. Hunter Syndrome KOL Reviews 13. Case Reports 14. Hunter Syndrome Market Drivers 15. Hunter Syndrome Market Barriers 16. SWOT Analysis 17. Appendix 18. DelveInsight Capabilities 19. Disclaimer 20. About DelveInsight About Us DelveInsight is a leading healthcare-focused market research and consulting firm that provides clients with high-quality market intelligence and analysis to support informed business decisions. 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Special counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against TrumpAtria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of AGNC Investment Corp. ( NASDAQ:AGNC – Free Report ) by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,506 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 1,564 shares during the quarter. Atria Investments Inc’s holdings in AGNC Investment were worth $319,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in AGNC. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its position in AGNC Investment by 0.6% in the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 222,450 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,327,000 after buying an additional 1,290 shares in the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd grew its stake in shares of AGNC Investment by 289.0% during the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 141,554 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after acquiring an additional 105,167 shares during the period. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in AGNC Investment in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $126,000. Portside Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in AGNC Investment by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Portside Wealth Group LLC now owns 20,562 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $215,000 after acquiring an additional 2,164 shares during the period. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in AGNC Investment during the third quarter valued at approximately $351,000. 38.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. AGNC Investment Stock Performance NASDAQ:AGNC opened at $9.74 on Friday. 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Tiger Woods Announces He's Skipping Popular Golf Event Next MonthLOS ANGELES — The late start of the Rams’ Sunday night game against the Philadelphia Eagles will give the team a chance to do some scoreboard watching. Or even watch a couple of early games. Not all of the players and coaches will take advantage. Sean McVay will before he heads to SoFi Stadium. Puka Nacua doesn’t want to exert his emotional energy on someone else’s game. But no matter closely they are paying attention to it, every result across the NFC West is of significance to the Rams this weekend, and for the six weeks that come after this. At 5-5, the Rams are in a three-way tie with the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks for second in the NFC West. The Arizona Cardinals sit in first at 6-4. As things stand, this is looking like a one-playoff team division. So some Rams will at the very least keep an eye on how the game between the Seahawks and Cardinals goes, or how the 49ers do on the road against the Packers without quarterback Brock Purdy. But not all. “I’m solely focused on what we have to do this week,” quarterback Matthew Stafford said. “None of that stuff matters if we don’t take care of our own business. I know that’s our mindset here. Just do everything that we can to give ourselves the best chance to win week in and week out and figure it out from there.” And given the competition this weekend against an Eagles (8-2) team that beat the Rams a year ago and has since added a preeminent defensive mind to its fold, you can understand the emphasis on the task at hand. After last season, the Eagles underwent a transition. Head coach Nick Sirianni remained, but he replaced both his coordinators. Kellen Moore has helped reenergize the offense, along with the addition of running back Saquon Barkley . And Vic Fangio has the Eagles’ defense performing among the best in the NFL. Fangio is a familiar figure from McVay’s and the Rams’ past. He was the defensive coordinator for the Bears in 2018 when Chicago stunned the high-flying Rams by holding them to two field goals in a 15-6 loss. Then-QB Jared Goff threw four interceptions in that game, the Rams were limited to 52 rushing yards and went 4 for 15 on third and fourth downs. The Rams had been held below 29 points just once prior to that point in the season, and that was still a 23-point performance in a win. And they had not failed to surpass 300 yards of offense in the 12 prior games, but found themselves with just 214 yards that day at Soldier Field. It was a performance that would not be replicated again until the New England Patriots used it as a model in their Super Bowl LIII win over the Rams later that season. Now Fangio is back on the opposite sideline from McVay, again with a formidable challenge for the Rams. “The biggest thing that I would say that makes Vic a great coach is he’s going to adjust, adapt, and figure out what is going to be best given the circumstances,” McVay said. “There’s still a foundational philosophy. There’s a way of making people play in an understanding of how to try to limit what people are trying to get done and the illusion of what it really looks like and that is on display.” The Rams’ offense rediscovered its identity for parts of last week’s win over the Patriots . Stafford’s connection with Nacua and Cooper Kupp powered things, while the offensive line kept him upright and running back Kyren Williams moving forward. Related Articles But for the Rams to take advantage of the clustered NFC West, they need to prove they can consistently put together games like that. And doing so against this Eagles team under this spotlight would go a long way toward propelling the team toward a playoff spot. “You work all training camp and all in the beginning of the season to get to points like this. You’re still in your divisional race and you’re playing a primetime opponent on a big stage,” Stafford said. “It’ll be a big challenge for us at home. We’ll see if we can go out there and give them a good shot.” When: 5:20 p.m. Sunday Where: SoFi Stadium TV/Radio: NBC/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 225, 226

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Set up in 2020, SEBCC’s fate uncertain after Dec 17; extension unlikelyTony Khan: I’ve learned ‘so much’ about marketing from the Costco Guys2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animalsThe Aaron Rodgers era has not gone as planned for the New York Jets. On Sunday, at the Union Grounds sports bar in Cobble Hill, the mood among Jets fans was resigned, even relaxed, as the team lost yet another game, this time to the Los Angeles Rams. Many said they had accepted their team’s fate weeks ago. Sunday’s loss meant the Jets' record is 4-11; they have been eliminated from the playoffs for the 14th straight year. For Rodgers, it has been one of the worst statistical seasons of his career. Fans sporting Jets gear had plenty to say about their star quarterback over spiked hot chocolate, the go-to drink on a frigid Sunday afternoon. “I might as well continue watching Aaron Rodgers,” said Sam Catalano, 30, a Jets fan from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. “It’s better than going through another painful rebuilding process.” While most fans said they have been disappointed with the Jets’ season, they had mixed feelings about Rodgers’ future with the team. “He brings a little drama to the game,” said Will Perry of Carroll Gardens, in a Jets winter cap and jacket. “I think that’s kind of why we watch the game to begin with, especially when your team sucks for so long. I do enjoy it. I hope he is our quarterback next year.” Sunday’s game also coincided with the start of the Netflix docuseries, “Enigma,” released last week, which centers on Rodgers’ career and his challenges on and off the field, ranging from his Achilles injury to his politics. Rodgers is arguably the most polarizing pro athlete in America, and has become notorious for speaking publicly about his controversial positions, which have included advocating for the hallucinogenic drug Ayahuasca , and his skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines. While none of the fans interviewed by Gothamist had seen "Enigma" yet, they said they felt like they had a pretty good sense of Rodgers already. “We knew who he was when he got to New York,” Joe Martinez said over a hot chocolate and a bowl of chicken noodle soup. “We already knew about his tendencies and we accepted it because we want to win.” Martinez said he wants to give Rodgers another year. Jets fans had high hopes for their team when Aaron Rodgers was signed in 2023 for a three-year, $112.5 million dollar contract. Finally, the franchise had a star quarterback, which the Jets had been missing for years – and the one essential ingredient that every team needs to have any hope of winning the sport’s ultimate prize, the Super Bowl. The Jets’ 2023 season was almost immediately derailed when Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon on the fourth play of the year, ending his season. Rodgers’ future beyond this season is murky. He’s expensive, hasn’t performed his best and he’s also 41 and has said he's contemplating whether or not he still wants to play football. And do fans even want their controversial quarterback to return? “Absolutely not,” said Seth Sherman, 66, from Flushing, citing Rodger’s subpar play and his controversial views. “He’s a far-right nut, and I don’t go for those people.” “If you look at his season and compared with other Jets quarterbacks, it's one of the better ones in franchise history,” said Catalano, about Rodgers’ year. And as for the drama off the field? Catalano said he just wanted to see Rodgers on “the back of the [New York] Post with really good puns and really good headlines.”

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Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flightsPhiladelphia's Joel Embiid scored 31 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in his return after missing seven games to spark the 76ers on Sunday in a 108-100 NBA victory at Chicago. Embiid had been sidelined by a left knee injury and personal reasons since a November 20 loss to Memphis, the Sixers going 4-3 in his absence. The 30-year-old Cameroonian-born big man, who wore a left knee brace, also added four assists and two blocked shots in 33 minutes in only his fifth game of the season. "He caught fire there," 76ers coach Nick Nurse said of Embiid. "Certainly he gave us a lot of confidence." Philadelphia guard Tyrese Maxey contributed his first career NBA triple-double with 25 points and career highs of 14 assists and 11 rebounds. "It was good," Maxey said. "The offense flowed really well. Pick and roll was really good. I was able to get everybody involved, get Joel going and get myself going too." "He turned on the jets and got to the rim at some pretty opportune times," Nurse said of Maxey. Embiid was a welcome court presence for the 76ers. "He creates so much space for us on the floor, gets the attention," said Maxey. "I didn't see one pick and roll double team for the first time in a long time." Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 30 points. At New York, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Bucks over the Brooklyn Nets 118-113. Damian Lillard added 15 points and 11 assists while reserve Bobby Portis contributed 23 points and Gary Trent Jr. scored 20 off the Milwaukee bench. Germany's Dennis Schroder led the Nets with 34 points. js/mlm

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states. The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the jury award for punitive and compensatory damages is likely the largest in history for a medical malpractice case. The award follows a trial held in Albuquerque earlier this month that centered on allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man's attorneys in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants. According to the complaint, the man was 66 when he visited the clinic in 2017 in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss. The clinic is accused of misdiagnosing him and unnecessarily treating him with “invasive erectile dysfunction shots” that caused irreversible damage. “This out of state medical corporation set up a fraudulent scheme to make millions off of conning old men by scaring them with a fake test,” Nick Rowley, the man's attorney, wrote in a social media post that detailed the verdict. Rowley went on to say that the scheme involved clinic workers telling patients they would have irreversible damage if they didn't agree to injections three times a week. NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement issued Tuesday that the company is committed to high-quality and safe patient care. He said NuMale disagrees with the verdict and intend to pursue all available legal remedies, including an appeal. A message seeking additional comment was left Wednesday with the company and its attorney. NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin. According to court records, jurors found that fraudulent and negligent conduct by the defendants resulted in damages to the plaintiff. They also found that unconscionable conduct by the defendants violated the Unfair Practices Act.

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Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100Crisis, what crisis? Before this month’s international break, Arsenal ’s season felt like it was teetering on the edge - but this win over Sporting CP showed how they have found their groove. The Gunners produced arguably their best performance of the season to thump the Portuguese champions 5-1 in their own backyard. Only three weeks ago, Sporting had humbled Manchester City 4-1 on the same ground. This time, they were the ones on the end of a drubbing that will surely ignite Arsenal’s season. Sporting were poor, especially in the first half, but the Gunners were equally brilliant as for the first time since 2008 they scored five goals away from home in the Champions League . After months of injuries and suspensions, this felt like a night where Arsenal’s season truly turned. Before tonight, you had to go all the way back to December of last year to find the last time Arsenal had scored a goal on the road in Europe. Eddie Nketiah, now of Crystal Palace, was the scorer that day as the Gunners drew 1-1 in a dead rubber with PSV Eindhoven. Mikel Arteta had called on his side to be more “ruthless” in front of goal after failing to find the net in any of their last four away games in the Champions League - and his side emphatically answered that call. It took just seven minutes for Arsenal to open the scoring through Gabriel Martinelli and they did not take their foot off the gas. By half-time it was 3-0 - the last time the Gunners had managed that in a European away game was April 2021, when they beat Slavia Prague 4-1. The stadium in Prague then was empty due to the Covid-19 pandemic and you’d have been forgiven for thinking the same was the case in Lisbon, such was the way Arsenal silenced the home fans. By the time Leandro Trossard scored a fifth by heading home Mikel Merino's saved shot, fans were already well on their way to the exit. The news over the recent international break that Ben White would be out for months after knee surgery was a hammer blow for Arsenal. The right-back has been one of the Gunners’ most consistent performers in recent seasons, but Jurrien Timber is showing how he could thrive in his absence . The Dutchman impressed in last weekend’s win over Nottingham Forest, when he had a goal ruled out for offside, and he was excellent against Sporting. Timber set up Arsenal’s opening goal, playing a brilliant ball into the box that found the gap between Sporting’s defence and goalkeeper Franco Israel, enabling Martinelli to score. It was the start of a bright first half by Timber, who got forward whenever he could to support Bukayo Saka. The Dutchman has played on both flanks since joining Arsenal, but he will now get extended time at right-back and looks set to shine. Watching Sporting in the first half, you could not help but wonder if they had done any homework on Arsenal. Much of this performance was vintage Arsenal under Arteta, with Gabriel scoring their third before half-time by heading home from a Declan Rice corner. Another one for set-piece coach Nicolas Jover to add to his scrapbook. Before that, Arsenal’s second came after great play down the right. Thomas Partey clipped a delightful ball to Saka, who slid it across for Kai Havertz to tap home. It summed up the first half, which saw Arsenal’s right side purring. 65 per cent of their attacks came down that flank and it is no coincidence that it looks reborn since the return of Martin Odegaard. The Norwegian was sensational against Sporting, drifting out right and linking up with Saka to great effect. The pair even combined for Arsenal’s fourth goal, with Saka smashing home a penalty after Odegaard was hacked down by Ousmane Diomande.

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Falcon Gold (CVE:FG) Shares Down 20% – Here’s What HappenedCLEVELAND (AP) — Tyler Huntley stepped in for Tua Tagovailoa and stepped up for the Dolphins. Miami still has a playoff pulse. Huntley scrambled for a touchdown and threw for one while starting for the injured Tagovailoa, and the Dolphins stayed in the AFC wild-card race heading into their season finale with a 20-3 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. With Tagovailoa sidelined by a hip injury, the backup known as “Snoop” did enough for the Dolphins (8-8). “This was not ideal in any way, shape or form,” said Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, adding he held out hope up until just before kickoff that Tagovailoa might play. “But it was a tremendous outing for (Huntley). It showed how far Snoop has come.” Miami needs to win next weekend at the New York Jets and hope the Denver Broncos lose at home to Kansas City to get a postseason berth. Unfortunately for the Dolphins, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and many of the top-seeded Chiefs' starters are expected to rest. “For the first time in my life, I'm about to be a huge Chiefs fan,” Dolphins defensive tackle Calais Campbell said. “It might not happen (making the playoffs), but we have an opportunity. And if it does happen, look out, we're coming.” Tagovailoa's status for next week is unclear, but Huntley showed he can get the job done if necessary. He finished 22 of 26 for 225 yards and didn't have any turnovers in his fourth start this season. The 26-year-old was with Cleveland in training camp before being released in August. Huntley downplayed any thought he was seeking revenge against the Browns. “When I left, that was it,” said Huntley, who was signed by Miami in September when Tagovailoa suffered his latest concussion. “For him to get cut, it was our blessing picking him up,” Campbell said. Tagovailoa was limited in practice all week with the hip injury suffered two weeks ago against Houston. McDaniel said “it's impossible” to know whether Tagovailoa will be available to face the Jets. “From a medical perspective, it was not an option for him to play today,” McDaniel said. Tagovailoa spent the afternoon on the sideline in sweats, encouraging Huntley and his other teammates. The quarterback was not available for interviews afterward. The Browns (3-13) dropped their fifth straight, finished 2-6 at home and could be headed toward another offseason of major turnover. They improved their draft position for 2025, when they will likely look for a quarterback. “I have no comment on that,” said Browns coach Kevin Stefanski, whose job appears safe despite the team's regression after making the playoffs last season. Dorian Thompson-Robinson isn't the long-term answer. In his second straight start, the second-year QB completed 24 of 47 passes for 170 yards. He also threw an interception, lost a fumble and was flagged three times for intentional grounding. “We were harassing him all day,” Campbell said. Both offenses had issues in windy and wet conditions, but Huntley handled them better. He ran for a 13-yard touchdown early in the third quarter to put the Dolphins up 13-3. After rolling right, Huntley made several precise cuts as he picked his way down the sideline and into the end zone. “He was just making plays,” said receiver Tyreek Hill, who had nine catches for 105 yards. Hill said Tagovailoa pushed as hard as possible to play. “Basically, it was the staff trying to save a player from himself,” Hill said. The Browns had a chance to cut into the lead, but Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey broke up Thompson-Robinson's fourth-and-goal pass toward Jerry Jeudy in the end zone. Huntley connected with tight end Jonnu Smith on a 7-yard TD with 3:38 left. Miami's Jason Sanders kicked field goals of 54 and 39 yards. He's made a franchise-best 25 in a row, the streak helped by a friendly bounce off the crossbar on his 54-yarder in the first quarter. The Browns tied it when Dustin Hopkins, who was benched for a game during a recent slump, kicked a 25-yard field goal. Sack happy (birthday) Browns defensive end Myles Garrett celebrated his 29th birthday with a pair of sacks. Last season's defensive player of the year has 14 this season, making him the first player in league history to get that many four years in a row. Injuries Dolphins: LT Terron Armstead was forced out in the second quarter with a knee injury that has bothered him for weeks. Patrick Paul filled in. ... WR Jaylen Waddle (knee) was inactive. Browns: CB Denzel Ward (shoulder) didn't play in the second half after getting hurt in the second quarter. ... LB Jordan Hicks was ruled out with a head injury. ... RB Jerome Ford (ankle) was forced out in the first half. He came back but was only on the field for one play after halftime. ... RB Pierre Strong Jr. left with an apparent head injury in the final minutes. Up next Dolphins: Wrap up the regular season against the Jets on Jan. 4 or 5. Browns: Visit Baltimore next weekend. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL

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NEW YORK (AP) — There's no place like home for the holidays. And that may not necessarily be a good thing. In the wake of the very contentious and divisive 2024 presidential election, the upcoming celebration of Thanksgiving and the ramp-up of the winter holiday season could be a boon for some — a respite from the events of the larger world in the gathering of family and loved ones. Hours and even days spent with people who have played the largest roles in our lives. Another chapter in a lifetime of memories. That's one scenario. For others, that same period — particularly because of the polarizing presidential campaign — is something to dread. There is the likelihood of disagreements, harsh words, hurt feelings and raised voices looming large. Those who make a study of people and their relationships to each other in an increasingly complex 21st-century say there are choices that those with potentially fraught personal situations can make — things to do and things to avoid — that could help them and their families get through this time with a minimum of open conflict and a chance at getting to the point of the holidays in the first place. For those who feel strongly about the election's outcome, and know that the people they would be spending the holiday feel just as strongly in the other direction, take the time to honestly assess if you're ready to spend time together in THIS moment, barely a few weeks after Election Day — and a time when feelings are still running high. The answer might be that you're not, and it might be better to take a temporary break, says Justin Jones-Fosu, author of “I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World.” “You have to assess your own readiness,” he says, “Each person is going be very different in this.” He emphasizes that it's not about taking a permanent step back. “Right now is that moment that we’re talking about because it’s still so fresh. Christmas may be different.” Keep focused on why why you decided to go in the first place, Jones-Fosu says. Maybe it’s because there’s a relative there you don’t get to see often, or a loved one is getting up in age, or your kids want to see their cousins. Keeping that reason in mind could help you get through the time. If you decide getting together is the way to go, but you know politics is still a dicey subject, set a goal of making the holiday a politics-free zone and stick with it, says Karl Pillemer, a professor at Cornell University whose work includes research on family estrangement. “Will a political conversation change anyone’s mind?" he says. “If there is no possibility of changing anyone’s mind, then create a demilitarized zone and don’t talk about it.” Let’s be honest. Sometimes, despite best efforts and intentions to keep the holiday gathering politics- and drama-free, there’s someone who’s got something to say and is going to say it. In that case, avoid getting drawn into it, says Tracy Hutchinson, a professor in the graduate clinical mental health counseling program at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. “Not to take the hook is one of the most important things, and it is challenging,” she says. After all, you don’t have to go to every argument you’re invited to. If you risk getting caught up in the moment, consider engaging in what Pillemer calls “forward mapping.” This involves thinking medium and long term rather than just about right now — strategy rather than tactics. Maybe imagine yourself six months from now looking back on the dinner and thinking about the memories you'd want to have. “Think about how you would like to remember this holiday,” he says. “Do you want to remember it with your brother and sister-in-law storming out and going home because you’ve had a two-hour argument?” Things getting intense? Defuse the situation. Walk away. And it doesn't have to be in a huff. Sometimes a calm and collected time out is just what you — and the family — might need. Says Hutchinson: “If they do start to do something like that, you could say, `I’ve got to make this phone call. I’ve got to go to the bathroom. 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