without a care in the world is the best way to ring in 2025. or signup to continue reading But if you need something, . Here are the opening hours for major stores, supermarkets and bottleshops in each Australian state and territory so you're well-stocked to greet the new year. Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24-hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All stores will have reduced trading hours on 31 December and 1 January 2025, ALDI said. Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Normal trading hours apply for all First Choice Liquor Market stores on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some trading hours may vary from store to store and , First Choice Liquor Market said. Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Vintage Cellars stores are open through the end of the year and into 2025 with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some opening and closing hours may differ between stores but the , the liquor store said. Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24-hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All stores will have reduced trading hours on 31 December and 1 January 2025, ALDI said. Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Normal trading hours apply for all First Choice Liquor Market stores on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some trading hours may vary from store to store and , First Choice Liquor Market said. Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Vintage Cellars stores are open through the end of the year and into 2025 with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some opening and closing hours may differ between stores but the , the liquor store said. Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24 hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All stores will have reduced trading hours on 31 December and 1 January 2025, ALDI said. Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Normal trading hours apply for all First Choice Liquor Market stores on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some trading hours may vary from store to store and , First Choice Liquor Market said. Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Vintage Cellars stores are open through the end of the year and into 2025 with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some opening and closing hours may differ between stores but the , the liquor store said. Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24 hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24 hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Stores in Firle, Tea Tree, Munno Para, Ingle Farm, Kurralta Park, West Lakes, Port Noarlunga, Marion and Churchill are closed on New Year's Day. Adelaide metro stores are open on New Year's Eve but close on New Year's Day. Adelaide's Rundle Place supermarket is the exception, opening from 11am to 5pm. Supermarkets in Berri, Mount Barker, Mount Gambier, Murray Bridge Green, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Victor Harbor and Whyalla are open from 8am to 8pm on New Year's Day. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All regional Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. However the Millicent store and metropolitan stores are closed on January 1. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All stores will have reduced trading hours on 31 December and 1 January 2025, ALDI said. Some stores in SA will close on 1 January 2025. Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24 hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. However the Northam store is closed on January 1. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All stores will have reduced trading hours on 31 December and 1 January 2025, ALDI said. Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Normal trading hours apply for all First Choice Liquor Market stores on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some trading hours may vary from store to store and , First Choice Liquor Market said. Most Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Stores in Byford, Belmont, Trinity, Raine Square, Erskine, Altone Park, Bunbury, Gosnells and Geraldton Bluff Point are closed on New Year's Day. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Vintage Cellars stores are open through the end of the year and into 2025 with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some opening and closing hours may differ between stores but the , the liquor store said. Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24 hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and from 8am to 8pm on New Year's Day. However the Gove store opens at 9am and closes at 5pm on January 1. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Vintage Cellars stores are open through the end of the year and into 2025 with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Some opening and closing hours may differ between stores but the , the liquor store said. Kmart stores open between 7am and 9am on New Year's Eve and will close, depending on the store, between 6pm and 10pm. Normal trading hours apply for 24 hour stores. Slightly reduced trading hours apply to some stores on New Year's Day and . Coles in Goondiwindi, Mt Isa and Ayr are closed on December 29, the supermarket said. Coles supermarkets are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. Opening and closing times may differ from normal at some stores but individual store trading hours are , Coles said. All Woolworths supermarkets are open until the end of the year and on New Year's Day. Individual store opening hours may change and the supermarket encourages customers to check the . All stores will have reduced trading hours on 31 December and 1 January 2025, ALDI said. Dan Murphy's stores are open on New Year's Eve from 9am to 9pm. On New Year's Day stores are open from 10am to 7pm All BWS stores are open with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve. BWS said some stores may extend their opening hours on December 31. Stores are open on New Year's Day with public holiday trading hours. Normal trading hours apply for all First Choice Liquor Market stores on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Stores in Milton Village and Red Hill are closed on New Year's Day. Some trading hours may vary from store to store and , First Choice Liquor Market said. Most Liquorland stores are open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day with normal trading hours. The Red Hill and Milton Village shops are closed on New Year's Day. Liquorland said that although trading hours may differ from normal at some stores, individual store trading hours are . Vintage Cellars stores are open through the end of the year and into 2025 with normal trading hours on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. 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AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementThe King has been hailed as a “visionary” who “wants action” at a reception to celebrate an initiative working to create a nature-first economy. The Circular Bioeconomy Alliance’s Chief Executive Marc Palahi said: “We’ve been creating an economy developed at the expense of nature and climate and now we have reached a tipping point. We need to move towards an economy that prospers in harmony with nature, which has been the vision of His Majesty . For decades he has pioneered thinking on that.” Citing Charles’s longstanding support of organic farming and calls to end plastic pollution , he added: “He was a visionary and now it’s part of his legacy. People realise he was right and now we need to accelerate action. He always says seeing is believing. He wants action.” Explaining that the CBA is working to turn the vision of a “nature-first” economy into reality across different industries, he added: “The paradox is that we have never had so much knowledge and technology to be able to change, but we are not changing. So there’s a mindset problem.” Founded by the King in 2020, the CBA has grown from four founding organisations – Lombard Odier, LVMH, AstraZeneca and the Eranda Rothschild Foundation, to around 60 from all over the world , including fashion houses, banks, pharmaceutical companies and organisations defending indigenous rights. Marc added: “The idea of the CBA is to act as a bridge between science and indigenous knowledge, between technology and traditions.” There was a touching moment between the King and Mere Takoko of the Pacific Whale Fund, a new ambassador for the CBA from Gisborne, New Zealand. She and the monarch shared a Hongi, the traditional Maori greeting, as protests calling for the protection of indigenous rights in New Zealand took place across the world. She later said of the King’s gesture: “It’s hugely symbolic. It’s vitally important. "I came here in the spirit of reconciliation, friendship, and unity. From the Māori king's perspective, they enjoyed a very strong friendship and this legacy must be maintained. We are two peoples but bound together through the treaty of Waitangi, which his ancestors signed, and my ancestors signed." Mere, who wore a traditional Kakahu cloak and pendant made of Greenstone, said she wanted to "continue to celebrate that relationship at a time which is quite divisive". The Pacific Whale Fund is working to protect the oceans and in particular, the Great Whale, which sequesters 33 tonnes of carbon dioxide during its lifetime – the equivalent of 1000 trees. Mere said the organization was establishing “indigenous led, nature based solutions” and that she hoped to "unite the United-Kingdom and the Pacific” on protecting the marine mammal. There were also words of thanks to the King from Uyunkar Domingo Peas, head of the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance. Based in Northern Peru, it brings together 30 indigenous nations to protect the rainforest and train the next generation of chiefs. “Your Majesty, on behalf of the 30 nations of our Sacred Headwaters Alliance, we want to thank you so much,” he said. “We are the stewards of this living laboratory that we have created with the CBA in the headwaters. With the support of CBA we have reforested 162,000 trees in 41 villages and we’ve also trained 73 future chiefs in the Living Amazon school.” The King had earlier met trustees and founders of the CBA in the Throne Room of St James’s Palace before joining the main reception. There were kisses for Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who was there to mark the launch of the CBA Sir Evelyn de Rothschild Fellowship for Reimagining Nature Finance and Inclusive Capitalism. And there was laughter as the King recognized an old acquaintance, the German climatologist John Schellnhuber, 74, director of the International Institute of Applied System Analysts. “You still exist!” joked the monarch as they shook hands. Told the scientist planned to write to him, he replied: “I shall await your letter with eagerness.” Touring the “living lab” stalls in the Entrée Room, each displaying the CBA’s work in different fields, the King stopped to admire a pashmina produced by the Italian fashion label Bruno Cucinelli using fine wool from Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas which has been produced through regenerative farming. “It’s amazing, isn’t it?” he said, touching the fabric. He was also shown cotton grown sustainably in Puglia, southern Italy, to produce t-shirts made by Armani – one of which has been sent to the monarch as a gift, along with one of the pashminas. Federico Marchetti, chair of the Fashion Task Force of the King’s Sustainable Markets Initiative, said: “What’s important is that just 18 months from the idea generation, we have a final product.” Established by The King in 2020 when he was Prince of Wales, the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance is working to accelerate the transition to a nature-first, circular bioeconomy that is climate neutral, inclusive and powers prosperity. Today’s reception for up to 100 guests included figures from the worlds of business, finance, Nature and followed earlier discussions and panel talks.Canada Post strike: Key issues in the dispute that’s holding up mail delivery

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Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire to end nearly 14 months of fighting (World)A few days ago, Scott Cooney , the paterfamilias of CleanTechnica , sent me a note via interoffice mail asking me if I had considered writing a story about Elon Musk and how his financial support of Donald Trump in the last election had boosted his own fortunes. At that moment, I didn’t have any active plans to do so, but in the past few days, a number of pertinent items have found their way into my inbox. They say there are three types of people in the world — those who make things happen, those who know what’s happening, and those who wonder what happened. Our goal is to keep our readers out of that third group. The spur that convinced me to delve into this topic was a recent article in Bloomberg that dealt with this very issue. It cited a report by CNBC that Musk’s net worth increased by $70 billion within five days of the most recent election. He reportedly spent $250 million of his own money to get Trump elected. That’s a huge profit. The question becomes, did Musk spend that money to help Trump or to help himself? The correct answer may be “both.” As Bloomberg points out, Musk is the owner of several large companies that have major contracts with the US government. Several of those companies also have regulatory issues with various government agencies — issues that could get swept under the rug by the next administration. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota warned recently that it is important for the public to know the motivations of wealthy people who work in any administration. “You have a number of very wealthy people going into the Trump administration,” she said on Bloomberg Television . “We need conflict rules enforced. We need to know the decisions they’re making are not for their own interests but for the interest of the American people.” As an unelected advisor to the next administration, Musk isn’t covered by the ethics rules that apply to federal employees. The Trump transition team has released an ethics plan prohibiting its members from working on “particular matters involving specific parties” that affect their financial interests. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is skeptical. She fired off a letter to Trump that specified her concerns recently. She alluded to the numerous contracts the US government has with SpaceX and Tesla, and said his companies have been subject to “at least 20 recent investigations or reviews” by federal regulatory agencies. She cited reports just in the last week of developments in investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into Neuralink and Musk’s purchase of Twitter. In her letter, Senator Warren made reference to several connections between Musk-owned companies and the federal government. “In addition to their substantial dependence on government contracts and other forms of direct and indirect government support, SpaceX, Tesla, and Mr. Musk’s other companies have an ongoing interest in how the government does or does not enforce labor laws, workplace safety rules, environmental regulations, and other federal laws. Others explain that Mr. Musk’ “entanglements with federal regulators are ... numerous and adversarial.” His companies have been the subject of at least “20 recent investigations or reviews,” including those carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) , which has opened five investigations into Tesla; the Justice Department, which has sued SpaceX over its hiring practices; the Transportation Department, which has fined Neuralink, Mr. Musk’s brain implant company, for violating rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials; and the National Labor Relations Board, which SpaceX is attempting to “defang” through a series of lawsuits. Here are relevant parts or that letter. Her footnotes have been deleted here but can be found in the original text at the link above. “Mr. Musk’s substantial private interests present a massive conflict of interest with the role he has taken on as your ‘unofficial co-president.’ Currently, the American public has no way of knowing whether the advice that he is whispering to you in secret is good for the country — or merely good for his own bottom line. The evidence shows the benefits that have already accrued for Mr. Musk: in the five days after the election, Tesla’s stock surge alone increased Mr. Musk’s fortune by $70 billion as he ‘cashe[d] in on his investments’ he made in your campaign. “Two reports from this past week indicate the extent to which Mr. Musk may have clear conflicts of interest related to the advice he is giving as part of the transition team and as co-chair of DOGE. First, Mr. Musk, on December 13, released a Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) ‘settlement demand’ related to his purchase of Twitter, indicating that he was facing imminent charges related to potential securities fraud. Information released by Mr. Musk’s attorney also indicated that the SEC had reopened an investigation into another one of his companies, Neuralink. And that same day, press reports indicated that the Trump Transition team had recommended repealing a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reporting requirement that companies report crash data from automated vehicles – a change that ‘would particularly benefit Tesla.’ “As a key adviser to you and a high profile policymaker in his role as co-chair of the DOGE Committee, Mr. Musk appears to be playing an extraordinarily influential role in the transition, and it appears that he is poised to continue doing so after you assume office on January 20, 2025. He should be held to the ethics standards that you have established for your transition team and should provide clarity about his role and his activities in order to reassure the American public that he is working solely on their behalf and not using his role in the transition as an opportunity to fatten his own wallet.” Warren asked for a response to her letter by December 23. What she got was a statement from Trump transition team spokesperson Karoline Leavitt who dismissed the letter and mocked Warren as “Pocahontas,” a racist reference to Warren’s previous assertion of distant Native American heritage, Bloomberg reports. “Pocahontas can play political games and send toothless letters, but the Trump-Vance transition will continue to be held to the highest ethical and legal standards possible,” Leavitt said. The emphasis should be on the word “possible.” Every organization reflects the ethics of its leaders, so in this case that means old “Grab ’em by the pussy” Trump is setting the bar as low as possible. E. Jean Carroll could offer some insight into the man’s ethical standards or lack thereof. So, is Musk pushing his views because he thinks they are good for the country or because he thinks they are good for himself? In 1958, Sherman Adams, chief of staff to President Eisenhower, was dismissed from his position when it was learned he had accepted an expensive vicuna coat from a South American diplomat. That is what setting a high ethical bar looks like, not the transactional standards of Donald Trump who shamelessly seeks disparaging information from a foreign government to smear a political opponent. The man has no ethics and never has. We have this advice for Elon : “When you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.” Musk may think he has this whole thing wired, but pride rides before a fall, my old Irish grandmother liked to say. He should be aware that there is only one sun in Donald Trump’s universe — himself — and anyone who attempts to compete with him is likely to suffer greatly. The same person who could help Musk substantially could just as easily decide to make life miserable for him. Be careful what you wish for, Elon. You just might get it. Featured image: Mashup by Carolyn Fortuna/CleanTechnica from “ Donald Trump Signs The Pledge ” by Michael Vadon, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 . + “ Elon Musk ” by Daniel Oberhaus (2018) , licensed under CC BY 2.0 . CleanTechnica's Comment Policy LinkedIn WhatsApp Facebook Bluesky Email RedditRocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year with 60% Increase in Launches YoY

In a message to the American people, the King expressed “great sadness” at the news of Mr Carter’s death, describing him as “a committed public servant” who “devoted his life to promoting peace and human rights”. He added: “His dedication and humility served as an inspiration to many, and I remember with great fondness his visit to the United Kingdom in 1977. “My thoughts and prayers are with President Carter’s family and the American people at this time.” Mr Carter, a former peanut farmer, served one term in the White House between 1977 and 1981 and spent his post-presidency years as a global humanitarian, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Sir Keir Starmer said Mr Carter had “lived his values in the service of others to the very end” through “decades of selfless public service”. Praising a “lifelong dedication to peace” that saw him win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, Sir Keir added: “Motivated by his strong faith and values, President Carter redefined the post-presidency with a remarkable commitment to social justice and human rights at home and abroad.” Tributes to Mr Carter followed the announcement of his death by his family on Sunday, more than a year after he decided to enter hospice care. His son, Chip Carter, said: “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love.” Very sorry to hear of President Carter’s passing. I pay tribute to his decades of selfless public service. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. pic.twitter.com/IaKmZcteb1 — Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) December 29, 2024 US President Joe Biden, one of the first elected politicians to endorse Mr Carter’s bid for the presidency in 1976, said the world had “lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian”. He said: “Over six decades, we had the honour of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well. “With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us.” Vice President Kamala Harris said Mr Carter “reminded our nation and the world that there is strength in decency and compassion”. “His life and legacy continue to inspire me — and will inspire generations to come,” she said. “Our world is a better place because of President Carter.” Other UK politicians also paid tribute to Mr Carter. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said he was “an inspiration” who “led a truly remarkable life dedicated to public service with a genuine care for people”. Scottish First Minister John Swinney described the former president as “a good, decent, honest man who strove for peace in all that he did”, while Welsh First Minister said he was “a remarkable man” and “a humanitarian and scholar”. Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair said Mr Carter’s “life was a testament to public service”. He added: “I always had the greatest respect for him, his spirit and his dedication. He fundamentally cared and consistently toiled to help those in need.” Gordon Brown, another former prime minister, said it was a “privilege” to have known Mr Carter, who “will be mourned, not just in America, but in every continent where human rights are valued”. Mr Carter is expected to receive a state funeral featuring public observances in Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington DC before being buried in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. A moderate democrat born in Plains in October 1924, Mr Carter’s political career took him from the Georgia state senate to the state governorship and, finally, the White House, where he took office as 39th president in the wake of the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War. His presidency saw economic disruption amid volatile oil prices, along with social tensions at home and challenges abroad including the Iranian revolution that sparked a 444-day hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran. But he also brokered the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, which led to a peace treaty between the two countries in 1979. After his defeat in the 1980 presidential election, he worked more than four decades leading The Carter Centre, which he and his late wife Rosalynn co-founded in 1982 to “wage peace, fight disease, and build hope”. Under his leadership, the Carter Center virtually eliminated Guinea Worm disease, which has gone from affecting 3.5 million people in Africa and Asia in 1986 to just 14 in 2023. Mrs Carter, who died last year aged 96, had played a more active role in her husband’s presidency than previous first ladies, with Mr Carter saying she had been “my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished”. Earlier this year, on his 100th birthday, Mr Carter received a private congratulatory message from the King, expressing admiration for his life of public serviceAs calls mount within the federal Liberal Party for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as leader, one political analyst says there’s little his detractors can do to force his hand. In a Sunday interview with CTV News Channel, Lori Turnbull of Dalhousie University and the Institute on Governance said the decision remains Trudeau’s at this time, as the party previously removed the option to initiate a leadership change through a majority vote. “There isn't the mechanism in the Liberal Party that there is in the Conservative Party,” explained Turnbull. “They availed themselves of the Reform Act and in not using that mechanism. (The Conservatives) ousted Erin O'Toole a few years ago and then had the leadership process that brought Pierre Poilievre in. But the Liberals didn't take advantage of that mechanism where the caucus can, with a 50-per-cent-plus-one vote, push the leader out, and then replace with an interim leader. And so, their options for actually pushing him out of the door are pretty limited.” According to Turnbull, the resignation requests from within Trudeau's caucus, be they through the media or in back rooms, appears to be the adoption of a "death by a thousand cuts" approach ahead of an impending federal election. “As they get into election-readiness mode, as the party has to move toward making sure all the candidates are nominated, this last push to see whether there's any budging for those who want him to go — we're seeing that happen now.” Turnbull added that the current lack of an heir-apparent for party leader removes some of the pressure on Trudeau, but that could change once leadership challengers emerge who caucus members could potentially rally around. “Now that you can hear it more and more in terms of rumours of people putting together a leadership bid. People are networking. People are putting some money together, that sort of thing. That might be the type of thing that puts a greater amount of pressure on him because, without there being somewhere else to go, it's hard for the party," she said. “And again, in the absence of this formal mechanism, it's hard to push one leader out when you're not sure who the next leader is going to be. It's hard to make that transfer.” Turnbull says it appears Trudeau is reflecting on his future over the holidays, but she expects that, no matter what the prime minister decides, an election will likely be called sooner than later. “I think his options are basically, does he want to go into the next election with the party as leader of the party, or not? And if he does, he's going to have to get to (an) election quickly given the fact that opposition parties are saying they're done with this," she said. 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India for the very first time is flying biological experiments into space using a homegrown rocket. The next launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will see not one, but three biological experiments with living cells being rocketed into space. Keeping living things alive in the hostile near vacuum of space is a hugely challenging task. India will fly living biological material from plants such as spinach, cowpea, and gut bacteria - three different experiments are being planned to be flown onboard the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-4 (POEM-4). Keeping any organism alive in space is a challenge as all life support systems have to be provided in a small sealed box. The results of the experiments also have to be gathered remotely. This is on the fourth stage of the PSLV which the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) makes available to academics to conduct experiments in the real space environment. "In a first such venture, ISRO is flying live biological experiments into space from India. We would have had to start studies on astrobiology sooner than later, and now ISRO will write a whole new poem using the PSLV experimental platform and let Indian biologists explore all aspects of how life can survive in the hostile environment of space," ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath said. The next mission of the PSLV named C-60, scheduled very soon, is actually a hugely experimental mission with the main experiment being the Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) where ISRO will show for the first time docking and undocking of two Indian satellites in space. But in an effort to promote testing of new ideas and technologies, ISRO has made the POEM platform available to Indian start-ups and its own in-house scientific teams to try out novel ideas. In the next mission, 24 payloads will be tested on the fourth stage of the PSLV. The biological experiments being flown may seem small and elementary in comparison to the huge biological experiments conducted onboard global space stations, but then at some point ISRO had to initiate studies of how life forms perform in space. It is a small biological step by ISRO that will propel India closer to the Gaganyaan mission where India seeks to fly an Indian into space from Indian soil on an Indian rocket. More detailed experiments could also be planned on the Bhartiya Antariksha Station that will come up by 2035. Scientists from Amity University, Mumbai are testing how cells of common spinach perform in the near zero gravity environment of space. Scientists from the Amity Centre for Excellence in Astrobiology led by Dr AW Santhosh Kumar, Vice Chancellor, and his nine-member team are trying to decipher how a mass of cells derived from Spinacea oleracea will perform in space. Rather than flying full spinach plants tissue culture, grown cells will be used as an experimental model. Dr Kumar said his team has designed a biological payload to be set on orbit through ISRO with an objective to study the possibility of food and nutrition during space missions. The experiment aims at real time monitoring of the biological payload in space. Dr Kumar in his earlier avatar as a researcher in the US has flown human cell samples to the International Space Station and so, he has experience of conducting astrobiology experiments. In another live experiment using gut bacteria, undergraduate students from RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru are flying RVSAT-1, India's first microbiological payload. In an enclosed capsule, the gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron will be sent into space to better understand them. The team wants to explore the implications of bacterial growth on gut health and gene regulation, providing valuable data for understanding human physiology in space. An in-house team of ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, using the Compact Research Module for orbital Plant Studies (CROPS) will demonstrate how seeds and leaves of cowpea germinate in near zero gravity environment of space. Seedlings lose orientation when grown in microgravity conditions. "Studying plant growth in space is new to ISRO and the 15-member team is very excited to see the results," said T Latha, Deputy Director of VSSC. Dr Somanath said these are the first baby steps that could result in mega biological experiments to be undertaken onboard the Bharatiya Antariksha station. "Supporting startups and researchers outside ISRO greatly helps India's large scientific pool get a feel of the space environment," Dr Somanath said.Ola Electric launches limited edition of S1 Pro Sona in real 24-karat pure gold elementsIndia’s Public Sector Banks (PSBs) achieved their highest-ever aggregate net profit of ₹1.41 lakh crore in fiscal year 2023-24. This historic performance underscores the sector’s strong recovery, which is supported by a major increase in asset quality. The Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio fell dramatically, down to 3.12% in September 2024. In the first half of 2024-25, they had a net profit of ₹ 85,520 crore, indicating continuous growth. In addition to their excellent performance, PSBs have contributed significantly to shareholder returns, paying a total dividend of ₹61,964 crore over the last three years. This tremendous financial increase demonstrates the sector’s operating efficiency, higher asset quality, and stronger capital foundation. How the banking sector suffered as a result of massive non-performing assets generated during the Congress government Let’s go back before 2014 when PM Modi was not in power, many social media experts and politicians were not aware how these NPA’s generated. (Non-Performing Assets), as per RBI report and information given by FM Nirmala Sitharaman, Gross advances of the state owned bank increased from Rs 18.19 lakh crore in FY 2008 to Rs 52.16 lakh crore as on FY 2014 (before PM Modi). She also informed that this aggressive lending practices, wilful default, corruption in some cases and economic slowdown led to spurt in stressed assets. It was easier for PM Modi to come forward after being elected in May 2014 and release a white paper with facts and numbers on how the economy was given over to him, mentioning that he wouldn’t be able to do anything for the next five years. PM Modi is known for dealing with adversity and being a man of action. He decided to tackle this as a challenge and began working with then-FM Late Shri Arun Jaitley. He did the right thing by not hiding NPA but bringing it to the surface for action. Mentioning a few steps to understand the acts accomplished. The IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy code), SARFAESI (Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest) act and stressed asset management verticals... The government has taken comprehensive steps under it’s 4R’s strategy, Recognising NPA’s transparently Resolving and Recovering value from stressed accounts Recapitalising PSB’s Reforms in banks and financial ecosystem to ensure a responsible and clean system. These numerous approaches enabled the government recover Rs 3.59 lakh crore from PSBs by April 2019 and the Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) ratio fell dramatically, down to 3.12% in September 2024. Decline in GNPA: Strengthening PSB Resilience The Gross NPA ratio of Public Sector Banks has undergone a significant turnaround, decreasing to 3.12% in September 2024 from a peak of 14.58% in March 2018. This large drop indicates the success of focused actions to relieve stress in the banking sector. The Asset Quality Review (AQR), undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India in 2015, marked a watershed moment. This initiative sought to uncover and resolve latent stress in banks by requiring the transparent identification of NPAs. It also reclassified previously restructured loans as NPAs, causing a significant increase in reported NPAs. During this period, banks faced increased provisioning requirements that limited their ability to lend and assist productive industries.These were written off but ultimately recovered. As a result, do not confuse waive-off with written-off. The process is ongoing, and no one will be spared by PM Modi within the confines of the law of the land, which is why fear mongering and the creation of false news with distorted data are being distributed on many platforms to harm his reputation. Finally, this allows social media warriors to go extensively into the claims against PM Modi in order to uncover true evidence about prior corruption or malpractices committed by the bosses of false news providers. We are witnessing lot of mis-information being spread in social media about loan written off for big industrialists or people shown close to PM Modi by main stream media. The ultimate purpose is to show PM Modi is corrupt and dancing to the tunes of these biggies. Let’s understand the difference between written off and waive off in simple terms. If someone borrows Rs 100 from you this month but is unable to repay you during the fiscal year as promised, you will write off this amount from your balance sheet as per long-standing accounting practice (not discovered by PM Modi), but you will still pursue him to recover your money, and you may use legal action against him if he does not follow the agreement/contract. When you waive off a debt, you are entirely releasing him from the need to pay a specific sum, and there will be no legal penalties for the debtor. A loan waiver for farmers is an appropriate example. Beyond their financial accomplishments, these banks have played an important role in promoting financial inclusion. They have implemented critical government schemes, such as the Atal Pension Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, to name a few. These efforts have guaranteed that critical benefits reach underrepresented areas of society. The government of India has actively supported the sector with reforms, welfare initiatives, and strong policies. This has enhanced the banking system by promoting greater openness, stability, and inclusivity. PSBs continue to expand their presence across the country, hence increasing financial inclusion. Their stronger financial base and improved asset quality have allowed them to enter markets freely, lessening their need on government recapitalization. Here’s how PSBs and SCBs are promoting financial inclusion: Various key financial inclusion projects (PM Mudra, Stand-Up India, PM-SVANidhi, and PM Vishwakarma) have sanctioned. 54 crore Jan Dhan accounts and over 52 crore collateral-free loans. The number of bank branches has expanded from 1,17,990 in March 2014 to 1,60,501 in September 2024, with 1,00,686 located in Rural and Semi-Urban (RUSU) areas. The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme attempts to offer farmers short-term agricultural financing. As of September 2024, the total number of operative KCC accounts was 7.71 crore, with a total outstanding of Rs. 9.88 lakh crore. The Government of India (GoI) has continually provided affordable loans to the MSME sector through a variety of initiatives. MSME advances have grown at a CAGR of 15 per cent over the last three years, with total advances as of March 31, 2024 standing at Rs. 28.04 lakh crore, or a 17.2 per cent annual growth rate. Scheduled Commercial Banks’ gross advances climbed from Rs. 8.5 lakh crore to Rs. 61 lakh crore between 2004 and 2014, and have since expanded significantly to Rs. 175 lakh crore by March 2024. In recent years, India’s public sector banks have made amazing progress, reaching new financial milestones and considerably contributing to the country’s economic stability and growth. The decrease in Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPA) and the improvement in Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR) demonstrate the sector’s resilience and good risk management methods. The EASE framework has been critical in implementing changes, encouraging cautious lending, and leveraging technology to improve banking services. The focus on financial inclusion has increased access to banks, providing millions with affordable credit and insurance. PSBs, with a stronger financial foundation and enhanced asset quality, are well-positioned to contribute to India’s development agenda and drive inclusive growth.

CHICAGO — With a wave of her bangled brown fingertips to the melody of flutes and chimes, artist, theologian and academic Tricia Hersey enchanted a crowd into a dreamlike state of rest at Semicolon Books on North Michigan Avenue. “The systems can’t have you,” Hersey said into the microphone, reading mantras while leading the crowd in a group daydreaming exercise on a recent Tuesday night. The South Side native tackles many of society’s ills — racism, patriarchy, aggressive capitalism and ableism — through an undervalued yet impactful action: rest. Hersey, the founder of a movement called the Nap Ministry, dubs herself the Nap Bishop and spreads her message to over half a million followers on her Instagram account, @thenapministry . Her first book, “Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto,” became a New York Times bestseller in 2022, but Hersey has been talking about rest online and through her art for nearly a decade. Hersey, who has degrees in public health and divinity, originated the “rest as resistance” and “rest as reparations” frameworks after experimenting with rest as an exhausted graduate student in seminary. Once she started napping, she felt happier and her grades improved. But she also felt more connected to her ancestors; her work was informed by the cultural trauma of slavery that she was studying as an archivist. Hersey described the transformation as “life-changing.” The Nap Ministry began as performance art in 2017, with a small installation where 40 people joined Hersey in a collective nap. Since then, her message has morphed into multiple mediums and forms. Hersey, who now lives in Atlanta, has hosted over 100 collective naps, given lectures and facilitated meditations across the country. She’s even led a rest ritual in the bedroom of Jane Addams , and encourages her followers to dial in at her “Rest Hotline.” At Semicolon, some of those followers and newcomers came out to see Hersey in discussion with journalist Natalie Moore on Hersey’s latest book, “We Will Rest! The Art of Escape,” released this month, and to learn what it means to take a moment to rest in community. Moore recalled a time when she was trying to get ahead of chores on a weeknight. “I was like, ‘If I do this, then I’ll have less to do tomorrow.’ But then I was really tired,” Moore said. “I thought, ‘What would my Nap Bishop say? She would say go lay down.’ Tricia is in my head a lot.” At the event, Al Kelly, 33, of Rogers Park, said some of those seated in the crowd of mostly Black women woke up in tears — possibly because, for the first time, someone permitted them to rest. “It was so emotional and allowed me to think creatively about things that I want to work on and achieve,” Kelly said. Shortly after the program, Juliette Viassy, 33, a program manager who lives in the South Loop and is new to Hersey’s work, said this was her first time meditating after never being able to do it on her own. Therapist Lyndsei Howze, 33, of Printers Row, who was also seated at the book talk, said she recommends Hersey’s work “to everybody who will listen” — from her clients to her own friends. “A lot of mental health conditions come from lack of rest,” she said. “They come from exhaustion.” Before discovering Hersey’s work this spring, Howze said she and her friends sporadically napped together in one friend’s apartment after an exhausting workweek. “It felt so good just to rest in community,” she said. On Hersey’s book tour, she is leading exercises like this across the country. “I think we need to collectively do this,” Hersey explained. “We need to learn again how to daydream because we’ve been told not to do it. I don’t think most people even have a daydreaming practice.” Daydreaming, Hersey said, allows people to imagine a new world. Hersey tells her followers that yes, you can rest, even when your agenda is packed, even between caregiving, commuting, jobs, bills, emails and other daily demands. And you don’t have to do it alone. There is a community of escape artists, she said of the people who opt out of grind and hustle culture, waiting to embrace you. The book is part pocket prayer book, part instruction manual, with art and handmade typography by San Francisco-based artist George McCalman inspired by 19th-century abolitionist pamphlets, urging readers to reclaim their divine right to rest. Hersey directs her readers like an operative with instructions for a classified mission. “Let grind culture know you are not playing around,” she wrote in her book. “This is not a game or time to shrink. Your thriving depends on the art of escape.” The reluctance to rest can be rooted in capitalist culture presenting rest as a reward for productivity instead of a physical and mental necessity. Hersey deconstructs this idea of grind culture, which she says is rooted in the combined effects of white supremacy, patriarchy and capitalism that “look at the body as not human.” American culture encourages grind culture, Hersey said, but slowing down and building a ritual of rest can offset its toxicity. The author eschews the ballooning billion-dollar self-care industry that encourages people to “save enough money and time off from work to fly away to an expensive retreat,” she wrote. Instead, she says rest can happen anywhere you have a place to be comfortable: in nature, on a yoga mat, in the car between shifts, on a cozy couch after work. Resting isn’t just napping either. She praises long showers, sipping warm tea, playing music, praying or numerous other relaxing activities that slow down the body. “We’re in a crisis mode of deep sleep deprivation, deep lack of self-worth, (and) mental health,” said Hersey. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2022 , in Illinois about 37% of adults aren’t getting the rest they need at night. If ignored, the effects of sleep deprivation can have bigger implications later, Hersey said. In October, she lectured at a sleep conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota, where her humanities work was featured alongside research from the world’s top neuroscientists. Jennifer Mundt, a Northwestern clinician and professor of sleep medicine, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, praises Hersey for bringing the issue of sleep and rest to the public. In a Tribune op-ed last year, Mundt argued that our culture focuses too heavily on sleep as something that must be earned rather than a vital aspect of health and that linking sleep to productivity is harmful and stigmatizing. “Linking sleep and productivity is harmful because it overshadows the bevy of other reasons to prioritize sleep as an essential component of health,” Mundt wrote. “It also stigmatizes groups that are affected by sleep disparities and certain chronic sleep disorders.” In a 30-year longitudinal study released in the spring by the New York University School of Social Work, people who worked long hours and late shifts reported the lowest sleep quality and lowest physical and mental functions, and the highest likelihood of reporting poor health and depression at age 50. The study also showed that Black men and women with limited education “were more likely than others to shoulder the harmful links between nonstandard work schedules and sleep and health, worsening their probability of maintaining and nurturing their health as they approach middle adulthood.” The CDC links sleeping fewer than seven hours a day to an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and more. Although the Nap Ministry movement is new for her followers, Hersey’s written about her family’s practice of prioritizing rest, which informs her work. Her dad was a community organizer, a yardmaster for the Union Pacific Railroad Co. and an assistant pastor. Before long hours of work, he would dedicate hours each day to self-care. Hersey also grew up observing her grandma meditate for 30 minutes daily. Through rest, Hersey said she honors her ancestors who were enslaved and confronts generational trauma. When “Rest Is Resistance” was released in 2022, Americans were navigating a pandemic and conversations on glaring racial disparities. “We Will Rest!” comes on the heels of a historic presidential election where Black women fundraised for Vice President Kamala Harris and registered voters in a dizzying three-month campaign. Following Harris’ defeat, many of those women are finding self-care and preservation even more important. “There are a lot of Black women announcing how exhausted they are,” Moore said. “This could be their entry point to get to know (Hersey’s) work, which is bigger than whatever political wind is blowing right now.” Hersey said Chicagoans can meet kindred spirits in her environment of rest. Haji Healing Salon, a wellness center, and the social justice-focused Free Street Theater are sites where Hersey honed her craft and found community. In the fall, the theater put on “Rest/Reposo,” a performance featuring a community naptime outdoors in McKinley Park and in its Back of the Yards space. Haji is also an apothecary and hosts community healing activities, sound meditations and yoga classes. “It is in Bronzeville; it’s a beautiful space owned by my friend Aya,” Hersey said, explaining how her community has helped her build the Nap Ministry. “When I first started the Nap Ministry, before I was even understanding what it was, she was like, come do your work here.” “We Will Rest!” is a collection of poems, drawings and short passages. In contrast to her first book, Hersey said she leaned more into her artistic background; the art process alone took 18 months to complete. After a tough year for many, she considers it medicine for a “sick and exhausted” world. “It’s its own sacred document,” Hersey said. “It’s something that, if you have it in your library and you have it with you, you may feel more human.” lazu@chicagotribune.com

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