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US unveils new package of chip export controls against ChinaSHOPKEEPERS in Lincoln have condemned the decision to scrap the Xmas market as shortsighted despite the health and safety concerns. The event's permanent axing follows previous cancellations of the festive market. Many residents who attended the event in recent years say it was overcrowded and the crowds could sometimes be intimidating. But they argue that all the event needed to make it a UK wide attraction was re-organising it over a great number of days and expanding the site. It is understood hotel bookings have been hard hit as well as the profits of family owned niche businesses that have put the very character into the Lincoln shopping experience. Fudge shop worker Erin Dauber, 23, said: “I went to the last ever Xmas market and it was terrible. We were pinned into the castle. “It was like being at a concert with everyone pushing to the front. We could not breathe and there were kids screaming and crying. “It was extremely uncomfortable. But that being said, the market did bring in a lot of money and it now a lot tougher for local businesses to get through January without it. “It should have been spread over a couple of weeks, not three days. Lincoln is a tourist city and that way it would bring in even more tourists. “People come from all over the world for the Xmas market.” Staff the Lincoln Original Pie Shop reckoned that the city was so steeped in history and the town such a loved place to shop that it could survive without the market. The shop itself has a long history including where Lawrence of Arabia TE Lawrence wrote the Seven Pillars of Wisdom when it was a boarding house and he was at RAF Cranwell. Manager Mary Walker said: “Lincoln is a beautiful city regardless of the Xmas market. It was not the be all and end all and we are doing fine without it. “We get loads of holiday makers including many from Australia and America and we have customers who come back year after year.” Nodding in agreement, her son Lewis Walker, 18, added: “Lincoln has become more of a university town and that’s good for business too. “I did not attend the Xmas market except once on a drunken night out. It was good for business but the way it was organised was very hectic. “Of course, when the market was going we were smashed for business. But it really needed to be spread over more days and spread out more so that more of the town benefitted. HERE are all the places where visitors to Lincoln will find ice sculptures as part of the Lincoln Ice Adventure. “Health and Safety can be a tough job when you have thousands and thousands of people going but that could have been solved by having it over a longer period.” Anna Clarkson, 28, who runs the Steep Hill Wine Shop, said: “We are hoping they will bring the market back and it will encourage more people into the shops rather than around them. “The aim should be to attract more people to this part of the city so the shops at the top of the hill can do as well as the ones at the bottom. “Anything that brings people up here is beneficial to local businesses and the Xmas market certainly did that. It was good - but really packed. “It was a bit too mad for me and the crowds got a bit crazy. The last one I went to I had a toddler in a harness and that was a bit scary.” Ashley Metcalfe, 33, and Josh, 36, visiting from Sacramento, California with seven year old daughter Lucy and other family members were very disappointed. Ashley said: “We had put the trip together to visit a Xmas market and get here to find there is no Xmas market on. ‘We could not get any answers from the local websites here what was going on.” Josh added: “Then I spotted a column saying it was cancelled two years ago so we missed it by a long chalk. “I can understand if they had cancelled it because local residents had complained but health and safety does not make any sense.” Ashley added: “We are leaving here tomorrow so we are just going to visit the Xmas market in Bath instead. “We did not realise the Xmas market was cancelled until we got here so it was very disappointing. It seems such an ideal location. “I would have been beautiful at Xmas. We know Xmas markets are something Europe does well. We don’t really have anything like it around where we live. So we don’t understand the local politics.” Speciality tea and coffee shop workers Ollie Simons, 29, and Emily Hodgson, 29, were also disappointed. Ollie said: “It is frustrating. It was a huge attraction to Lincoln. I think it was very short-sighted to cancel it outright rather than fixing the problem by spreading it out more and improving security. “The biggest sales we had were during the Xmas market. Emily added: “A lot of businesses around here are really struggling because they do not get as much footfall. “The market was once so packed it took me 40 minutes to get through it to get to work but they could have extended it and spread it out more down the street.” Ollie said: “An ice sculpture trail is nice but it is not attracting people from all over the world to see it like the Xmas market did. The business has been here 33 years and we miss the Xmas Market.” Another disgruntled shopper stormed: “We tried to come in previous years and could not get a hotel. So this year we have a hotel but no market. It is very frustrating.” Another trader Tony Green said: “I do feel it is a shame and football has definitely fallen. We think there is some kind of skulduggery going on. “The market should have been spread out over the whole city. Just to cancel it for health and safety reasons is quite lazy. “People come to LIncoln to shop so this is just Elf and Safety. By changing the market they could have created a huge attraction not just for Lincoln but the whole of the UK.” Mia Atkins, 22, said: “I did go to the very last Xmas market and thought it was rubbish and very poorly organised. “I am glad they called it off. It was very stressful. We got stuck in the crowd in the castle and could not get to any of the stalls in the end. “But it was good for local businesses and it was really just a question of having it better organised so it was less crowded.” But another young resident Bradley Jarman, 22, said: “I went to the last Xmas market and did not think it seemed that crowded anyway. “They were supposed to be laying on events throughout the whole year to make up for its loss but I have only seen a couple and they were not very well promoted.” Labour councillor Joshua Wells previously said: “Our first year of events in the Lincoln programme was a great success for the city, bringing in thousands of people to experience the culture, history and community spirit that Lincoln has to offer."
Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid mixed trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent Monday after closing November at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3 percent, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1 percent. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared after saying an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or the company’s board. Retailers were mixed coming off Black Friday and heading into what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. On Monday: The S&P 500 rose 14.77 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,047.15. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128.65 points, or 0.3 percent, to 44,782. The Nasdaq composite rose 185.78 points, or 1 percent, to 19,403.95. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 0.59 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 2,434.14. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,277.32 points, or 26.8 percent. The Dow is up 7,092.46 points, or 18.8 percent. The Nasdaq is up 4,392.60 points, or 29.3 percent. The Russell 2000 is up 407.06 points, or 20.1 percent. The Epoch Times copyright © 2024. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors. They are meant for general informational purposes only and should not be construed or interpreted as a recommendation or solicitation. The Epoch Times does not provide investment, tax, legal, financial planning, estate planning, or any other personal finance advice. The Epoch Times holds no liability for the accuracy or timeliness of the information provided.INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions spent three months scoring at a historic rate. Now with the weather changing outside, they’re winning with old school football, too. , David Montgomery added a third TD run and Detroit's increasingly stingy defense kept the Indianapolis Colts out of the end zone on Sunday, leading the Lions to their ninth straight win, 24-6. “This is, whatever it is, 10 quarters without allowing a touchdown and the three last games in the second half we're not allowing it,” coach Dan Campbell said. “We talk about it all the time — limiting points, play physical style, shut down the run — we were able to do that.” They've been doing it all season in their greatest run in decades, but have been more effective lately and it has shown. The Lions improved to 10-1 for the first time since 1934, their inaugural season in the Motor City. They own the league's longest active winning streak and are 6-0 on the road this season. While the Lions have scored points by the dozens all season, Campbell's preference for physical football means they're equally capable of grinding out wins with the combination of a ball-control offense and an ascending defense that propelled them to this win. Gibbs finished with 21 carries for 90 yards on a day Goff went 26 of 36 with 269 yards and no touchdowns. And for the third straight week, all against AFC South foes, the Lions had a second-half shutout. “If you can win on the road, you're normally a pretty damn good team,” Campbell said. “And we can win on the road.” The Colts (5-7) found out the hard way by losing their second straight home game and for the fourth time in their past five games. , going 11 of 28 with 172 yards while rushing 10 times for 61 yards. But it was Indy's inability to finish drives with touchdowns that again cost the team. That flaw was evident right from the start when Richardson took the Colts inside the Lions 5-yard line on the game's first series and settled for a short field goal when they couldn't punch it in. “We've got to take advantage of our opportunities,” Colts coach Shane Steichen said. “This league comes down to inches, it comes down to yards and you've got to take advantage of those opportunities. We've had issues down in the red zone and you have to look at the tape and clean it up.” Detroit made Indy pay dearly for its offensive miscues. Gibbs' 1-yard TD run on the Lions' second series made it 7-3 early in the second quarter and after Indy settled for another short field goal, for a 6-yard TD and a 14-6 lead. Detroit's defense made sure that was all the scoring punch it needed. “Those players, we've been around each other long enough, they've been around each other to know exactly what we're looking for,” Campbell said. “We have an identity about us. We know the critical factors as they pertain to winning, and those guys take that stuff serious.” Gibbs' 5-yard TD run late in the third quarter gave Detroit a 21-6 lead and they closed it out with a 56-yard field goal midway through the fourth. Amon-Ra St. Brown caught six passes for 62 yards for Detroit while Michael Pittman Jr. had six catches for 96 yards for Indy despite leaving briefly in the first half with an injured shoulder. Gibbs' first score extended Detroit's league record to 25 consecutive games with a TD run, including the playoffs. He's also the third Lions player with 1,000 scrimmage yards and 10 TDs in each of his first two pro seasons with Detroit, joining Billy Sims and Barry Sanders. Gibbs and Montgomery have each scored at least one TD in the same game nine times. Lions: Things got ugly during a third-quarter flurry. Receiver-punt returner Kalif Raymond (foot), left tackle Taylor Decker (right leg) and Montgomery (shoulder) all left in quick succession. Raymond and Montgomery did not return. Decker did. CB Carlton Davis II left early in the fourth with what appeared to be a left knee injury. Colts: Indy deactivated left tackle Bernhard Raimann (knee), forcing the Colts to again use three rookie linemen. Receivers Ashton Dulin (ankle) and Josh Downs (shoulder) both left in the second half. Downs returned, Dulin did not. Lions: Host Chicago in its traditional Thanksgiving Day game. Colts: Visit New England next Sunday. AP NFL:
No. 21 Creighton’s Steven Ashworth doubtful for Players Era Festival opener against AztecsThere is a seemingly endless stream of news headlines about plummeting birth rates. Many have alarmist narratives about the perils of “baby busts” and “population decline”. This reflects a deep-seated anxiety about what declining birth rates mean for the future of society. In 2023, Australia’s birth rate declined to the lowest level ever recorded of 1.5 births per woman. But declining birth rates have long been an issue of public concern. Even as early as 1903, the New South Wales government established a Royal Commission on the decline of the birth rate. But what real issue does a low birth rate pose, and for whom? Birth rates are not just numbers; they are intertwined with the fabric of societies. Alarm about low fertility is grounded not just in economic concerns, but political and ideological worries, too. Declining birth rates affect the economy Initially, a declining birth rate will mean a relatively larger proportion of people of working age and fewer children. This pattern provides countries with an opportunity to grow their economy. More people of working age means more economic productivity and activity, and a larger tax base. Over time, however, sustained declines in the birth rate leads to fewer people moving into the productive (and reproductive) years. The working age demographic bulge moves into older ages. This is known as population ageing. In the absence of positive net migration , this will eventually lead to depopulation if fertility is low enough. There is widespread recognition declining birth rates can contribute to economic decline , as a result of a shrinking workforce. This can lead to labour shortages, reduced economic output, and a smaller tax base to support welfare systems. But it doesn’t automatically spell disaster However, some experts challenge the idea population decline means economic disaster. Population decline, they argue, can actually be beneficial for per capita consumption and living standards. Other potential benefits include: less resources being consumed less pollution more investment in the education and well-being of a smaller number of children. Beyond the economic sphere, declining birth rates often become entangled with broader social and political anxieties. Non-economic fears Low birth rates often accompany fears of national decline, cultural homogenisation, and even “ civilizational doom ”. These fears are often exploited by political actors seeking to promote nationalist agendas and restrict immigration . The focus on increasing birth rates as a solution to these perceived threats can also lead to policymakers undermining human rights, particularly women’s reproductive rights. Policies that pressure women to have children are often justified in the name of national security and demographic stability . These policies may promote traditional gender roles, and restrict access to reproductive healthcare. Beyond the macroeconomic and geopolitical narratives, however, people’s decisions about childbearing are deeply personal. Many people want more kids than they have Research repeatedly shows there is a gap between people’s fertility intentions and the number of children they end up having. Many people who want kids face barriers such as: economic insecurity gender inequality limited access to formal and informal childcare, and high housing and education costs. This underscores the need to address the systemic issues that make it difficult for people to have the number of children they want. The persistent focus on declining birth rates is the product of a complex and often emotionally charged intersection between the public and private spheres. The economic and social challenges associated with low fertility are real and deserve careful consideration. But demographic policies need not specifically address only childbearing. Demographic resilience Many countries are framing their population futures under a “ demographic resilience ” framework. This framework recognises that there is a need for constructive solutions to the rapidly ageing or declining populations we see today, without a distracting focus on policies to increase the birth rate. Policies that do aim to support childbearing should respect people’s individual autonomy and reproductive choices. A human rights-based approach recognises that the goal is not to dictate reproductive choices. It is to ensure the conditions under which individuals can freely exercise those choices. This could include policies that ensure people can: access affordable childcare and housing achieve work-life balance through flexible work arrangements access robust parental leave policies. Supporting child-free lifestyles is equally important; society should affirm the right not to have children is a valid choice. The challenge for policymakers lies in balancing societal concerns with respect for individual autonomy. The low fertility discourse should move beyond “crisis” to focus on creating supportive environments where people can make informed, empowered decisions about parenthood.
Ed Sheeran has apologised to Manchester United's new manager for interrupting him during a live Sky Sports interview. Ruben Amorim was speaking after United's 1-1 draw with Ipswich on Sunday when the singer walked up to hug analyst Jamie Redknapp. His intervention brought the interview to a halt before Redknapp told Sheeran to "come and say hello in a minute". Some people on social media said Sheeran had been "rude" and called for him to apologise. "Apologies if I offended Amorim yesterday, didn't actually realise he was being interviewed at the time, was popping to say hi and bye to Jamie," Sheeran wrote on Instagram. "Obvz feel a bit of a bellend but life goes on. Great game though, congrats on all involved." The game at Portman Road was Amorim's first since he left Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon to take over at United. Marcus Rashford scored after two minutes before Omari Hutchinson equalised for the home side. Read more from Sky News: Two Britons believed to be among missing after tourist boat sinks British soldiers injured in major traffic pile-up Cat wriggles through drainpipe with less-than-purrfect results Follow our channel and never miss an update. Sheeran, a lifelong Ipswich fan, holds a minority stake in the club. He was pictured celebrating after Hutchinson's goal. Be the first to get Breaking News Install the Sky News app for free Last week Ipswich CEO Mark Ashton said Sheeran helped the club sign a new player in the off-season by taking a Zoom call with him just before he went on stage with Taylor Swift.
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