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2025 wheat farming: Governor Namadi orders arrest of Jigawa farmers’ chairmanCAMBRIDGE, MA - OCTOBER 10: Massachusetts Institute of Technology students play football outside ... [+] the Maclaurin building October 10, 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by William B. Plowman/Getty Images) In some of the most interesting use cases for artificial intelligence, the digital processes are applied to a physical supply chain. At MIT’s Engine, an incubator and co-working space with many teams working on various inventions, Ashley Beckwith does research for a startup called Foray Bioscience, with the goal of disrupting conventional manufacturing of wood products, and pursuing targeted reforestation. Estimating that the world has lost a half million acres of forest in the last quarter of a century, Foray is looking at the possibility of getting live cells from plants to develop synthetic products. Beckwith is pursuing cell culture and tissue engineering: in a recent Planet Action presentation, she talked about how to envision and then tackle the problem. “Our forests are under strain,” she said. “Forest cover and biodiversity are declining at alarming rates. One third of our tree species are on the verge of extinction, and practically, forest cover loss means less natural regeneration - with fewer seed producers and bigger open stretches in between, forests are slower to bounce back, and biodiversity loss means less resilience. Less variation within a population means greater susceptibility to pests, pathogens, disasters, and these two forces feed off of each other, with forest cover loss driving biodiversity loss, leading to poor resilience and further forest loss. And this, my friends, is what we call a downward spiral, and it's driven by extreme climate events. But today I want to talk to you about solutions, because we can jump-start forest recovery and break out of this cycle with targeted reforestation.” Part of this, she explained, has to do with initiatives like commitments to plant trees, but also, along with the will to do this, there’s a need for seed. Beckwith cited a seed supply problem where U.S. Forest Services only meets about about 6% of wildfire restoration targets, where seed availability is a significant factor. Why? “Sourcing seed is like trying to move a pile of sand with a fork,” she said. “It’s painfully effective.” FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—Change WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal Apps What To Know About The UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder—As NYPD Releases New Photos Of Suspect iOS 18.2 Release Date: iPhone’s New Upgrade Is Hours Away Also, Beckwith added, just because you have a seed doesn’t mean you get a tree: 90% of seeds will die after being planted. The solution? Beckwith is looking into how much we can make up for deforestation with new science. “If we can’t grow it, let’s build it with biology,” she said. That means applying AI and big data to the problem, along with doing the biological research that provides a viable scaling pathway. Beckwith outlined three steps: revamping planning capabilities, building the seed, and then establishing a framework for scaling. She also mentioned the pace of climate change, which we all know has to be factored in. “In 60 years, the climate in Boston is going to feel a lot like Memphis feels today, and that’s a big shift for our northeastern forests,” she said. In responding to the rapid phenomena showing us how quickly climate change is happening, Beckwith urged the audience to aim not at the present, but at the future, citing a remark attributed to hockey player Wayne Gretzky: “to skate where the puck will be, not where it has been.” “We’re interested in building a complex ecosystem, not a monoculture,” she added. For reference, the MIT Technology Review piece describes Foray Bioscience efforts this way: “Foray’s process involves extracting live cells from the leaves of plants such as the black cottonwood, a popular species for making fiber products, which is used as a model plant for testing the company’s methods. Leaves are first cultured into a kind of liquid broth until the cells reproduce. Then cells are transferred into a gel containing two plant hormones, auxin and cytokinin, allowing researchers to coax the cells to grow into wood-like structures. In this phase, the cell cultures can also be tweaked to produce secondary products such as aromatics for making perfumes and embryos to generate seeds.” Will it Work? There are differing opinions on the efficacy of offsetting deforestation with this kind of cell production. In the MIT Technology Review, writer Abdullahi Tsanni covers Shawn Mansfield at University of British Columbia suggesting that it’s unlikely to have that effect... On the other hand, as reported, Beckwith says tree cells can grow 100 times faster in the lab than they can with conventional methods. “Reforestation is a huge job,” she said, “so let’s bring a bigger fork.” For sure, reforestation is important. And AI has a role to play. But so do humans. Sometimes, it ends up being largely a matter of buy-in, of political will to handle a problem. Where do we go from here? It’s up to you and me.NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy . The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its fourth loss in the last six days. It’s a pause for the index, which has been rallying toward one of its best years of the millennium . The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 234 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7% from its record set the day before. A report early in the morning said more U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week than expected. A separate update, meanwhile, showed that inflation at the wholesale level, before it reaches U.S. consumers, was hotter last month than economists expected. Neither report points to imminent disaster, but they dilute one of the hopes that’s driven the S&P 500 to 57 all-time highs so far this year : Inflation is slowing enough to convince the Federal Reserve to keep cutting interest rates, while the economy is remaining solid enough to stay out of a recession. Of the two reports, the weaker update on the job market may be the bigger deal for the market, according to Chris Larkin, managing director, trading and investing, at E-Trade from Morgan Stanley. A surge in egg prices may have been behind the worse-than-expected inflation numbers. “One week doesn’t negate what has been a relatively steady stream of solid labor market data, but the Fed is primed to be sensitive to any signs of a softening jobs picture,” he said. Traders are widely expecting the Fed will ease its main interest rate at its meeting next week. If they’re correct, it would be a third straight cut by the Fed after it began lowering rates in September from a two-decade high. It’s hoping to support a slowing job market after getting inflation nearly all the way down to its 2% target. Lower rates would give a boost to the economy and to prices for investments, but they could also provide more fuel for inflation. A cut next week would have the Fed following other central banks, which lowered rates on Thursday. The European Central Bank cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as many investors expected, and the Swiss National Bank cut its policy rate by a steeper half of a percentage point. Following its decision, Switzerland’s central bank pointed to uncertainty about how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s victory will affect economic policies, as well as about where politics in Europe is heading. Trump has talked up tariffs and other policies that could upend global trade. He rang the bell marking the start of trading at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday to chants of “USA.” On Wall Street, Adobe fell 13.7% and was one of the heaviest weights on the market despite reporting stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The company gave forecasts for profit and revenue in its upcoming fiscal year that fell a bit shy of analysts’. Warner Bros. Discovery soared 15.4% after unveiling a new corporate structure that separates its streaming business and film studios from its traditional television business. CEO David Zaslav said the move “enhances our flexibility with potential future strategic opportunities,” raising speculation about a spinoff or sale. Kroger rose 3.2% after saying it would get back to buying back its own stock now that its attempt to merge with Albertsons is off . Kroger’s board approved a program to repurchase up to $7.5 billion of its stock, replacing an existing $1 billion authorization. All told, the S&P 500 fell 32.94 points to 6,051.25. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 234.55 to 43,914.12, and the Nasdaq composite sank 132.05 to 19,902.84. In stock markets abroad, European indexes held relatively steady following the European Central Bank’s cut to rates. Asian markets were stronger. Indexes rose 1.2% in Hong Kong and 0.8% in Shanghai as leaders met in Beijing to set economic plans and targets for the coming year. South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.6% for its third straight gain of at least 1%, as it pulls back following last week’s political turmoil where its president briefly declared martial law. In the bond market, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 4.33% from 4.27% late Wednesday. AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed.Nepal’s “Free Visa, Free Ticket” policy, introduced in 2015, was hailed as a landmark effort to minimize migration costs for aspiring workers heading to Gulf countries and Malaysia. The policy aimed to ensure that employers bore the brunt of recruitment costs, leaving workers to pay only nominal fees for essential expenses such as medical tests and social security contributions. Yet, nearly a decade later, this policy’s promises remain largely unfulfilled. Migrant workers continue to grapple with exorbitant fees, misinformation, and systemic exploitation, resulting in cycles of debt and disillusionment. Free Visa, Free Ticket: Imagination vs. Reality The “Free Visa, Free Ticket” policy was designed to limit migration costs to around $75 per worker. However, interviews with migrant workers reveal a starkly different reality. Many report paying between $1,500 and $2,200 for recruitment services, amounts that far exceed Nepal’s annual GDP per capita, which was $1,324 at the end of 2023 . This discrepancy arises from a mix of weak enforcement and deeply entrenched corruption within the labor recruitment system. Recruitment agencies often exploit loopholes in the policy, charging workers for services like documentation and placement overseas, which employers are legally obligated to fund. Migrants are frequently unaware of the policy’s protections or feel powerless to challenge these practices. As one state official who previously worked in the Nepali Embassy in Saudi Arabia explained, “The lack of scrutiny and enforcement allows agencies to act with impunity. Political connections further shield them from accountability.” The result is that workers are forced to rely on informal loans from family, friends, or moneylenders, trapping them in debt even before they depart. Once abroad, many encounter misrepresented job positions, withheld wages, or lower-than-promised salaries, further compounding their financial struggles. The labor migration system is plagued by significant asymmetries in information and power. Migrants, particularly those from rural areas, often rely on subagents – informal intermediaries – to navigate the recruitment process. These subagents frequently provide incomplete or misleading information about job contracts, salaries, and working conditions abroad. For instance, some workers are promised roles as drivers or helpers but instead find themselves cleaning toilets or performing heavy manual labor upon arrival. As one migrant worker recounted, “The agency lied to me. I know how to do tailoring and was promised a tailoring job, but they sent me to clean toilets. I was disgusted by the work and left within two years.” Real-Life Impact of Nepal’s Policy Interviews conducted with migrants during field research highlight the pervasive and often systemic power imbalances in labor migration processes. Many participants recounted experiences of contract breaches and lack of accountability from recruiters. For instance, one returnee stated, “I was promised $300 a month, but I received only $200.” Another described being abandoned by their agent, who absconded with their passport and fees, leaving them stranded for months. Government-mandated orientation programs, which could empower migrants with vital information, are underutilized. Many workers pay agents to skip these sessions, citing logistical challenges like remote training locations and added travel costs. This lack of preparation leaves them ill-equipped to assert their rights abroad. Despite its bold intent, the “Free Visa, Free Ticket” policy suffers from systemic failures in governance and enforcement. Recruitment agencies and intermediaries operate within a deeply politicized ecosystem, where regulatory bodies often lack the autonomy or resources to enforce compliance. A manpower recruiter candidly noted, “There’s a network of agencies and political authorities that sustain the status quo. Even when irregularities are exposed, consequences are rare.” Embassies in destination countries, tasked with assisting Nepali workers, have faced criticism for inefficacy . Migrant interviews frequently depict them as unresponsive or ill-equipped to address grievances. This underscores the urgent need to strengthen the role of diplomatic missions in resolving disputes and advocating for workers’ rights. Nepal’s reliance on labor migration as an economic lifeline complicates efforts to reform the system. Remittances amounted to nearly 26.2 percent of the country’s GDP as of 2023 , making migrant workers indispensable to the national economy. This dependency often prioritizes volume over the welfare of individual workers. Competition among manpower companies for recruitment quotas exacerbates these issues. Agencies vie for contracts with Gulf-based employers, often at the expense of transparency and ethical practices. To offset their costs, they pass financial burdens onto workers, undermining the very premise of the “Free Visa, Free Ticket” policy. A Decade Later, Change Is Overdue Addressing the failures of Nepal’s migration system requires a multi-pronged approach. First, stricter enforcement of the “Free Visa, Free Ticket” policy is essential. The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Security and embassies in Gulf countries and Malaysia must be empowered with greater autonomy and resources to effectively monitor agencies and penalize violations to ensure smooth transitions in the three stages of migration: prior to departure, while abroad, and after return. Regular audits of contracts and worker terms before departure can help prevent exploitation, while collaboration with destination countries is crucial to enforcing bilateral agreements. Second, enhancing transparency and information dissemination can empower migrants to make informed decisions. Expanding the reach of orientation programs and integrating them into local communities can help ensure broader participation. Additionally, maintaining a centralized, publicly accessible database of recruitment agencies, contracts, and violations will enhance transparency and accountability throughout the entire process. Third, embassies in destination countries must play a more proactive role in protecting workers. Establishing a dedicated grievance mechanism for redress with clear timelines and regional offices and trained personnel for prompt complaint handling is essential, particularly in high-migrant-flow areas. Embassies should play a proactive role in addressing worker grievances and ensuring their rights are upheld. Finally, fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors is crucial for establishing ethical recruitment practices. South Korea’s Employment Permit System offers a compelling model where government oversight works in tandem with regulated private sector involvement to ensure fairness and transparency. By centralizing recruitment, training, and oversight, the system minimizes opportunities for exploitation while addressing economic needs and worker welfare. This highlights the potential for balanced partnerships to create ethical and effective labor migration frameworks. The “Free Visa, Free Ticket” policy was a step in the right direction, but its impact has been diluted by systemic weaknesses and exploitative practices. A decade on, the urgency to address these gaps has only intensified. The power imbalances and financial burdens faced by Nepali migrants are not merely individual struggles but reflections of broader structural issues within the labor export economy. By strengthening governance, enhancing accountability for intermediaries, and prioritizing the rights and well-being of migrant workers, Nepal can transform its migration system into one that truly delivers on the promises of opportunity and equity. For the millions of Nepali workers who brave these journeys, such reforms are not just necessary – they are long overdue. The field research for this piece was conducted by the author in partnership with Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe) in December 2023-January 2024.
Eric Trump shares Donald's 'Amazon shopping list'... and Justin Trudeau won't like it Sign up for the latest with DailyMail.com's U.S. politics newsletter By SARAH EWALL-WICE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 17:58 GMT, 24 December 2024 | Updated: 18:09 GMT, 24 December 2024 e-mail View comments Eric Trump trolled neighboring Canada as well as Greenland and Panama with a recent social media post about his father's Amazon shopping cart, but some do not see it as a laughing matter. President-elect Donald Trump has been making declarations about U.S. expansion ahead of his return to the White House next year including turning his focus on both counties and the territory. In a post on X, Trump's middle son shared an image that appeared to be an image that looked like an Amazon shopping cart. In the online cart were Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal. The image next to it he shared was the 78-year-old smiling down at the shopping cart on on his phone. The younger Trump captioned his post 'We are so back!!!' But while the president-elect may be trolling other foreign leaders at times with his talk of expanding the U.S., some of his recent declarations appear to be serious including threats aimed at Greenland and Panama. Eric Trump shares post of what looks like an Amazon cart with Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in it as his father the president-elect declares he wants to expand U.S. control Trump first turned his ire on Canada and Mexico last month when he accused the neighboring countries of unfair trade with the U.S. and threatened they need to do more to address the border. At the time he threatened both countries with 25 percent tariffs on all imports into the U.S. when he returns to office if they don't take action. It's a move that economists warned would raise costs on American consumers and could be economically devastating to all three countries. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau traveled to Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida to meet with the president-elect in person where Trump suggested according to reports that Canada could become a U.S. state. Since then, the 78-year-old has been trolling Trudeau with social media posts including one of him looking into Canada. He has also referred to the Canadian leader as 'governor' and called for Canada to be the 51st state. Just days ago, he repeated a suggestion in a Truth Social post, even referring to it mockingly as the 'Great State of Canada.' Canadian Prime Minister Justice Trudeau in West Palm Beach, FL on November 29 to meet with Trump after the president-elect threatened tariffs. Since then, Trump has referred to Trudeau as 'governor' and Canada as a 'state' But Trump has gone further with his talk of expansion in just the past few days. The president-elect has also set his sights on the Panama Canal and Greenland with a series of social media posts that do not poke fun but make direct demands for U.S. control. In a post announcing his pick for U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Trump reignited his interest in buying Greenland. 'For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,' he wrote on Truth Social. Trump, 78, made the stark declaration Sunday night in announcement about his nominee for U.S. ambassador to Denmark that the U.S. feels 'ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity' Trump first expressed interest in buying Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, during his first term. While the president-elect has repeatedly floated the idea, he has not gone into any detail on how the U.S. would go about making the purchase with the people there or paying for it. The Prime Minister of Greenland Mute Egede responded to Trump's post stating that the territory is 'not for sale.' At the same time, Trump has threatened the country of Panama in recent weeks with the demand that the U.S. take control of the Panama Canal . Over the weekend, the president-elect wrote the canal in Central America which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is 'considered a VITAL National Asset for the United States, due to its critical role to America's Economy and National Security.' He vowed the U.S. would never let it fall into the wrong hands and wrote 'we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us.' Trump reiterated his demands over the canal an criticism of fees to use it to a group of supporters on Sunday during a speech in Phoenix, Arizona. But Panama's president José Raúl Mulino rejected Trump declaring 'every square meter of the Panama Canal belongs to Panama.' In a message released by Panama's President Mulino (pictured December 19, 2024) on Sunday afternoon, the nation's leader said that Panama's independence was non-negotiable and that China had no influence on the canal's administration Mulino said in his statement, which was released on X: 'Every square meter of the Panama Canal and the surrounding area belongs to Panama and will continue belonging (to Panama)' He added that the sovereignty and independence of the country is 'not negotiable.' The Panama Canal was built by the U.S. in the early 1900s, but it turned control over to Panama in 1999 under a treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter back in 1977. Trump responded to Panama's president writing 'We'll see about that!' He and allies have not indicated how the U.S. would seize control without cooperation. 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GENEVA -- Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports ahead of being confirmed by FIFA as the 2034 World Cup host was detailed on Monday in a report that cited risks to good governance off the field. More than 900 sponsor deals — more than one-third traced to the $925 billion Saudi sovereign wealth fund — and a network of officials with overlapping state, business and sports roles were cited by Play The Game, a publicly funded sports ethics institute in Denmark. The oil-rich kingdom’s investment of tens of billions of dollars in soccer, golf, boxing, tennis, the Esports Olympics and a yet-to-be-built ski resort will get its most coveted prize next week from FIFA, the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer. The close ties between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were built since 2018 amid global criticism of the kingdom’s record on human rights , including for women, migrant workers and freedom of expression. “Saudi Arabia’s sports strategy seeks to divert attention from these realities, revealing the tension between the ideals of sport and the realities of power, money, and politics,” Play The Game’s Stanis Elsborg said in the report. FIFA passed a mandatory step toward the 2034 decision by publishing at the weekend an in-house evaluation of the World Cup hosting plan that offered more praise than critical analysis , including labor issues for how most of the 15 stadiums will be built. On Dec. 11 in Zurich, FIFA will host an online meeting to ask more than 200 member federations to acclaim Saudi Arabia as the 2034 host, 14 months after shaping a fast-tracked and narrow-focused contest that produced just one candidate. Nearly 50 of those voters have signed working agreements with the Saudi soccer federation, while the soccer bodies for North America, Africa and Asia separately struck cooperation deals or tournament sponsor deals with the sovereign Public Investment Fund (PIF), state oil firm Aramco and the planned megacity project Neom. “The awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia is merely the culmination of years of strategic investments and behind-the-scenes manoeuvring,” said the report, called “Saudi Arabia's grip on world sport.” FIFA itself signed Aramco in April to an elevated World Cup sponsor category of “major worldwide partner,” worth a reported $100 million each year through 2027. The chairman of Aramco, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, also is governor of the PIF which has a goal to "deliver a strategy focused on achieving attractive financial returns and long-term value for the country.” He is chairman also of the LIV Golf project, new airline Riyadh Air, and English Premier League club Newcastle. “Aramco and FIFA intend to leverage the power of football to create impactful social initiatives around the world,” FIFA said in April. Saudi state and sports officials have consistently cited the crown prince's Vision 2030 program to diversify the economy beyond dependence on oil and modernize the traditionally conservative society while giving opportunities to a young population. Infantino has not taken questions from international media, nor held a news conference, in the 14 months since the Saudi candidacy was declared. No news conference is scheduled on Dec. 11 at FIFA headquarters after the closed-doors meeting. More Saudi commercial deals are expected after the 2034 World Cup decision, either for the 2026 edition being played in North America or the revamped Club World Cup being staged by the United States next year. “It’s very complex — there’s lots of interlinked parts,” Dan Plumley, sports finance expert at Sheffield Hallam University, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Monday. “We are living in a utopia if we think that sport and politics can be separated in the modern world because that’s impossible,” Plumley said. “There is always power, influence and money, which ultimately dictates the direction of travel.” ___ AP Sports Writer Steve Douglas contributed. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerNearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according to a new report published Thursday by the Pew Research Center. As in past years, YouTube was the single most popular platform teenagers used — 90% said they watched videos on the site, down slightly from 95% in 2022. Nearly three-quarters said they visit YouTube every day. There was a slight downward trend in several popular apps teens used. For instance, 63% of teens said they used TikTok, down from 67% and Snapchat slipped to 55% from 59%. This small decline could be due to pandemic-era restrictions easing up and kids having more time to see friends in person, but it's not enough to be truly meaningful . X saw the biggest decline among teenage users. Only 17% of teenagers said they use X, down from 23% in 2022, the year Elon Musk bought the platform. Reddit held steady at 14%. About 6% of teenagers said they use Threads, Meta's answer to X that launched in 2023. The report comes as countries around the world are grappling with how to handle the effects of social media on young people's well-being. Australia recently passed a law banning kids under 16 from social networks, though it's unclear how it will be able to enforce the age limit — and whether it will come with unintended consequences such as isolating vulnerable kids from their peers. Meta's messaging service WhatsApp was a rare exception in that it saw the number of teenage users increase, to 23% from 17% in 2022. Pew also asked kids how often they use various online platforms. Small but significant numbers said they are on them “almost constantly.” For YouTube, 15% reported constant use, for TikTok, 16% and for Snapchat, 13%. As in previous surveys, girls were more likely to use TikTok almost constantly while boys gravitated to YouTube. There was no meaningful gender difference in the use of Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. Roughly a quarter of Black and Hispanic teens said they visit TikTok almost constantly, compared with just 8% of white teenagers. The report was based on a survey of 1,391 U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 conducted from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10, 2024.
The last name that is most famous today for the car that bears his name began as a knowledge-obsessed schoolboy. One of five children, Nikola Tesla was intelligent and curious about the unknown forces in the world: electricity and magnetics. His father, an Orthodox priest, hoped his son would become a man of the cloth, but Tesla was more interested in the hard evidence of what existed and was yet to be harnessed. His mother, Georgina, was an intelligent woman in her own right, an inventor of gadgets that made difficult house chores easier. “I must trace to my mother’s influence whatever inventiveness I possess,” Tesla reflected. “My mother was especially gifted with a sense of intuition ... an inventor of the first order and would, I believe, have achieved great things, had she not been so remote from modern life.” The small hovel Tesla grew up in was dimly lit by the frugal candles: a piece of braided thread dipped in wax and inserted into a turnip. By this pale light, Tesla watched his mother tinker, listened to his father read and let his imagination run off into the unyielding woodlands in which they lived. Those woodlands played a role in who Tesla became. On the day of his birth, there was a great thunderstorm. The village midwife, terrorized by the thunderclaps and lightning, decreed, “He’ll be a child of the storm.” To which the mother in labor answered: “No, a child of light.” Tesla’s mother led the effort to raise money for her son’s education. It was she who inspired his curiosity and defended his unorthodox personality. She taught him to pursue that inner voice of intellectual longing, perhaps one she herself had no means to pursue. Tesla, who once had a lab in Colorado Springs, became what many physicists call the father of the 20th century His work on the alternating current, induction motor and wireless technology influenced Edison and Westinghouse Electric. He theorized wireless communications and even demonstrated a wireless boat. His developments in a brushless electric motor are still in use today, as are his early developments for the incandescent light. For all his scientific breakthroughs, the fortune he earned and spent, it was his mother he remembered most fondly at the end of his life. In her final weeks, he sat with her for days without sleeping, not wanting to miss her passing. He had abandoned a lecture circuit in Paris to be with her, his first inspiration, his guiding light. Her last words to him were: “You’ve arrived, Nikola, my dear.” The Foundation for a Better Life promotes positive values to live by and pass along to others. Go to PassItOn.com .
Tua Tagovailoa's TD pass to Jonnu Smith gives Dolphins 32-26 overtime win over Aaron Rodgers, JetsThe Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described 2024 as the most challenging for workers in the country. Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said this at the 2024 “Harmattan School” on Monday in Abuja, with theme “Trade unions and the Quest for a New Social Contract”. The Harmattan School, an annual event organised by the NLC, serves as a platform for capacity-building, knowledge sharing, and strategic planning. He said that 2024 for workers in the country was filled with harrowing hardship. “I welcome you a year that we have witnessed one of the greatest turbulence in our history as a movement. “It was a period where we were invaded, ransacked, and subjected to the highest level of threats, intimidation,” he said. Ajaero charged workers participating in the harmattan school to actively engage in the training which according to him, was aimed at preparing workers for the engagement and negotiation for the new social contract. According to him, this year’s harmattan school affords the opportunity to dissect all that has happened to the NLC during the year, assess their dynamics, and initiate actionable steps to make ourselves stronger and better. “We believe that in those events, we have emerged stronger, more resilient and better position to deliver on the expectations of Nigerian workers and people,” he said. He said that those events were attempts to weaken and undermine the capacity of the NLC as a movement to deliver on the job to its primary and secondary constituencies. “The articulation and protection of workers rights is our primary responsibility, and anything we do that does not approximate to that amounts to failure. “We are, therefore, left with no other choice than to focus with greater determination and zeal on this mission of making our working places and our nation, to yield better results,,’”he said. Dr Vanessa Phala, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Director to Nigeria, charged trade unions to unite and engage governments to find solutions to some of the harrowing challenges workers were grappling with. She said that the ILO expected a new social contract based on rebuilding trust in institutions. “It must be inclusive, and it must protect and ensure participation of all those that are involved. “We know that inspite of the newly negotiated minimum wage that was approved, the rising cost of goods and services is really not making it to have the impact that we want to see. “I charge the conversation in the harmattan school to focus on identifying the kind of social contract that will take Nigeria forward,” she said. She said that the concept of social contract was important, adding that it gives opportunity to take stock. “I expect that the conclusion of this school will identify the priorities of the NLC and how it will engage on policy discussions with the leadership of the country,”she said. NANNasdaq Inc. stock underperforms Monday when compared to competitors
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NoneUnion Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the implementation of the three new criminal laws in Uttarakhand in New Delhi on Tuesday. Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was also present at the meeting. Union Home Minister Shah said that Uttarakhand chief minister should review the progress of implementation of the three new criminal laws after every 15 days. Dehradun : Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who reviewed the implementation of the three new criminal laws-the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita-2023, the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita-2023, and the Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam-2023 – in Uttarakhand in presence of the Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in New Delhi on Tuesday, underlined the need for regular monitoring of the total number of Zero FIRs, registered in other states and subsequently, transferred to the state concerned. He gave emphasis on ensuring justice in all such FIRs. Union Home Minister Shah also said that Uttarakhand chief minister should review the progress of implementation of the three new criminal laws after every 15 days. He also directed the Chief Secretary and the DGP to hold a meeting with the officials concerned once a week in this regard. Apart from reviewing the implementation of three new criminal laws, the status of various new provisions related to police, jails, courts, prosecution, and forensic departments in Uttarakhand was also discussed at the meeting. Top officials of the central as well as the state governments attended the meeting Those who attended the meeting included the Union Home Secretary, the Chief Secretary, and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Uttarakhand, Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Director General of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) and several senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the State government. Fill the gaps between technologies and other areas The Union Home Minister Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, three new criminal laws are becoming the protectors of civil rights and the basis of ‘ease of justice’. He asked the Uttarakhand CM Dhami to ensure 100 per cent implement the new criminal laws at the earliest possible. Shah also asked the Uttarakhand government to fill the gaps between the technology and other areas for proper implementation of the three new laws. Focus on the use of technologies Giving emphasis on the use of technology, the Union Home Minister Shah said that more than one forensic mobile van should be available in every district of the state. Shah said that the forensic teams should be divided into three categories – serious, normal, and very normal -during their visits. It will help better utilization of the resources, he further said. Click for more latest India news . Also get top headlines and latest news from India and around the world at News9. Namita is an Assistant News Editor at News9 Live. She has reported on a range of issues from Uttarakhand for mainstream papers such as The Hindu and websites such as Firstpost.com. She has also covered elections in the hill state for both Deccan Herald and The Hindu. Her passion is dissecting the politics of Uttarakhand and meeting and understanding the principal political actors of the state. Namita did PG Diploma in Journalism from AMU and later she pursued MJMC, when not busy writing, she loves to spend time with books, poetry and fiction as well as nonfiction.Braille: A language of empowerment
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