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nexbetsports 1 NoneKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 — Malaysia currently has fewer than 1,000 registered aesthetic doctors, but centres offering beautifying medical procedures are popping up all over the Klang Valley which makes one wonder how safe they are. Instead, beauticians or “beauty therapists” — as some of them call themselves — are the ones performing invasive medical procedures at centres that are not equipped with proper medical facilities as required of clinics prescribed in the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998. Malay Mail checked on five aesthetic centres — big and small — around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor offering invasive medical procedures in the name of beauty, and discovered that doctors were not administering the treatments. When asked, these beauty centres confidently claimed that their staff possess adequate skill to operate lasers on certain skin conditions, even though the Ministry of Health (MOH) considers them as medical procedures as listed in its latest Guidelines on Aesthetic Medical Practice published in 2020. “For us, it’s clear: lasers and injectables are not allowed when done by beauticians," a senior official from the Health Ministry told Malay Mail when contacted. President of Registered Aesthetic Doctors Malaysia Dr Ungku Mohd Shahrin Ungku Mohd Zaman also confirmed that lasers and injectables cannot be administered by beauticians or “beauty therapists” as they are considered medical procedures. The Health Ministry has also never consented or authorised any surgical or invasive aesthetic procedures to be performed in beauty centres and such procedures must be done by a doctor who holds a Letter of Credentialing and Privileging (LCP) in aesthetic medicine in a registered clinic, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said on November 4. Nonetheless, notable treatments at beauty centres include High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) and “pico” and “carbon” lasers. “Pico” and “carbon” lasers are a type of laser used to treat certain skin conditions and often advertised as treatments at beauty centres. However, to Dr Ungku Mohd Shahrin, it’s just a brand that centres use to entice customers. Some centres are transparent about using lasers but some deny using them. An establishment denied using “pico” lasers for their treatments when asked and instead shared a video of their “alternative” technology. However, Dr Ungku Mohd Shahrin confirmed with Malay Mail that it was lasers. “HIFU, lasers, medium and deep chemical peel, injectables, surgical procedures... they can’t manage this. Beauticians cannot carry out the procedures that doctors carry out,” Dr Ungku Mohd Shahrin explained. Lasers are powerful medical devices used to perform medical procedures that should only be operated by qualified doctors and carried out in registered clinics that are well-equipped to deal with medical emergencies, not mere beauty centres. “If it is not done properly or the wrong setting is conducted, the power, the energy of the laser is not done well, it can burn the patient’s skin,” Dr Amelia Siah Siang Yee, founder of chain aesthetic clinic Aglow Clinic, explained. As many beauticians or beauty therapists have used lasers on clients, it may seem easy enough to operate. However, even qualified doctors with years of experience can make mistakes, said Dr Ruban Nathan, former chairman of the Cosmetic Dermatology & Laser Medicine Board under the Malaysian Dermatological Association. He called beauticians who administer medical procedures “very brave”. “I can teach a monkey how to do it, but can they handle the complications?” Dr Ruban asked. Dr Ungku Mohd Shahrin said the human body is delicate and prone to unpredictable reactions arising from certain procedures. He listed several examples such as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which is the darkening of a certain spot; scarring and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) can also cause increased permeability of the skin cell that may result in other detrimental effects. He added that mishandling lasers can cause blindness and errors from HIFU treatments can cause permanent nerve damage. “Unless they are trained, certified to manage complications – they are medical doctors to begin with, then only they can perform these procedures,” he said. “Some of the devices that are there in medical and beauty centres are even much more expensive, have much higher specifications, more complex than what I have actually in my clinic,” he added. Lasers are medical devices that must be registered with the Medical Device Authority. However, a loophole in the rules allows non-medical practitioners to operate medical-grade lasers without a penalty as it is not a designated medical device under the Medical Device Act 2012. Unless lasers are designated medical devices under Section 26 of the Act, anyone without a permit can operate lasers without any repercussions. While there is no law that explicitly prohibits beauticians from administering lasers and similar treatments, it is possible for beauticians to be charged under Section 33 of the Medical Act 1971 which prohibits unqualified persons from practising medicine with a fine of not exceeding RM2,000 for a first-time offence, an MOH source said. The ministry, however, has not utilised this law to act against errant aesthetic centres. Although all the beauty centres Malay Mail contacted claimed to use medical-grade lasers, unbranded and unregistered lasers can also be purchased on e-commerce platforms for as low as RM1,600. However, all three doctors said that the price of medical-grade lasers were above RM100,000. Laser treatments are not the only procedure that is cause for concern; other procedures such as light chemical peels can also be dangerous as patients could develop anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, and difficulty in breathing, Dr Ungku Mohd Shahrin said. “[At clinics] we have doctors who manage to inject with adrenaline, antihistamines, and the patient calms down. “What are you going to do if you are not trained as a medical professional? How are you going to treat that?” he asked. The legality of procedures and the status of registered clinics and doctors can be checked here .Swifties beware: Vancouver police are warning the public against falling for scammers ahead of the looming Eras Tour. The VPD says those looking for tickets should keep an eye out for risky transfers. “Ticketmaster only allows transfers 72 hours before the concert, so think twice before sending money and waiting on a response,” it said. “Use verified ticketing platforms or trusted resellers. Don’t fall for stories about ‘a friend of a friend’ with extra tickets.” Prior to the Toronto concerts, a woman from that city told CityNews she unwittingly became the victim of an online scammer who she feels was preying on the eagerness and vulnerability of fans keen to see their idol on stage. “I was just so excited at the prospect of going and the [cheap] cost and [given] just how difficult it was to get tickets, in hindsight, we really overlooked a lot of small details that should have made us realize it was a scam,” said Natalie Benacem. She had been scouring TikTok for tips on how to score tickets for weeks. “In the comments section there’s tons of people writing comments saying ‘I’m selling tickets, reach out to me’,” she said. She and a friend reached out to one such commenter who presented themselves as a teenage girl. “Everything seemed to check out. She had a profile built with lots of pictures of her. Then we also moved communications over to Instagram and all the pictures lined up and it just seemed feasible. We actually had very lengthy conversations with her and it just felt genuine. She was very believable,” said Benacem. “We thought she was a young, teenage girl. So for her safety, we understood she might not want to meet up in person. She showed us screenshots of tickets and we agreed per her preference that we would send the payment to PayPal as opposed to e-transfer. [We paid] for the first ticket and then she sent us the first ticket. Then I had sent the PayPal for the second ticket, and we never got a second ticket. She basically blocked us and there was no way to reach out to her anymore.” Benacem and her friend paid $600 for two tickets and received sweet nothing in return. Instead they were left with just one to split between the two of them. “It was only $300, so that should have set off a red flag. But $300 in this economy is hard ... but it was too much of a good situation and so we kind of fell for it. We got really excited and we missed all the red flags,” she said. They felt there was no fair way to decide who would go for the show and instead of risking any bad blood, they ended up reselling the one ticket they received from the scammer. “We were really upset. Some expletives were said ... but it gives the opportunity for somebody else to enjoy it,” she said. In a Zoom interview, Daniel Tsai, an adjunct professor specializing in business law and technology at the University of Toronto said Benacem fell victim to one of the most common online scams. “Usually what we see is the use of Kijiji and other open marketplaces, where you’re not able to identify or verify the identity of the other parties — that’s where people can pretend to be somebody else. They don’t even have to be in the same city. They could be in a foreign country,” he explained. “Inevitably they always ask for some kind of Bitcoin or e-transfer, which makes it effectively impossible to get your money back once you transfer it out.” He cautions against buying tickets from unknown sellers online. “You shouldn’t be buying tickets online from anyone that you don’t know and you haven’t actually spoken to or seen in person to discuss the purchase. It’s just not worth it,” he said. He says even a video call is not proof enough anymore and could be a very convincing hoax. “The deep fakes have gotten so good with AI that you can have a zoom call like this ... and the person is speaking, it looks like they have naturalistic realistic movements. You wouldn’t be able to tell if that’s a virtual avatar created by AI. That actually happened in a banking scam in Hong Kong where the bank was defrauded out of tens of millions of dollars,” he said. All a bad actor needs is a free app and a sample of someone’s voice and image from their social media to pull off such a scam. “And unfortunately, the software developers of these apps haven’t put in protections or protocols to prevent that type of misuse and fraud from occurring,” he said. Another common fraud technique he says to watch out for involves hacked social media accounts of friends and family. “So you believe you know this person from Facebook or some other social media, you’re connected, you’re in the same network, so you have no reason to doubt that that is the person that you know. And you purchase the tickets finding out later it’s all fake and that that person’s account was hacked, and in fact, you were dealing with somebody else and not with that person. That has actually become quite common, especially with the Taylor Swift tickets,” he said. Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour is coming to BC Place Dec. 6, 7, and 8.

Photograph: Gregory Costanzo NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Trustees of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation today announced that Alicia Graf Mack, widely celebrated for her dance artistry during her years with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and for her leadership as the Dean and Director of the Dance Division of The Juilliard School, has been appointed Artistic Director of AILEY. She becomes the fourth Artistic Director in AILEY’s 66-year history, following Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison (herself a renowned star of the Company), and Robert Battle. Ms. Graf Mack will assume her role with AILEY as of July 1, 2025. News of Ms. Graf Mack’s appointment follows shortly after the death at age 81 of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison, who brought Alicia Graf Mack into Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and championed her work. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2024-25 season, which begins on December 4, celebrates the life and legacy of Ms. Jamison. Daria L. Wallach, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, said, “Living heritage is central to the artistic achievement of Alvin Ailey, and it is just as integral to AILEY as an organization. As we pass the artistic leadership of AILEY to Alicia Graf Mack, who was introduced to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater under Judith Jamison’s direction, performed under the leadership of Robert Battle, and electrified the Company’s audiences around the nation and the world, we honor and celebrate the legacy that goes back to Mr. Ailey himself. We know that this powerful continuity across the generations, combined with Ms. Graf Mack’s outstanding talents as a dance artist, educator, administrator, and communicator, will ensure that both the traditions and the innovation of AILEY remain strong for years to come.” Anthony A. Lewis, Board member and head of the selection committee, said, “Out of the many gifted and highly qualified candidates we reviewed as part of an extensive search process, Alicia Graf Mack rose to become our clear-cut choice. Her record of success at The Juilliard School, her profound connection with AILEY, and the intangible personal and professional qualities she possesses make her an exceptional leader. We are convinced that she is the Artistic Director for AILEY’s future.” Alicia Graf Mack said, “It’s the honor of a lifetime to step into this role and continue the legacy of Alvin Ailey—a legacy rooted in celebrating the beauty and resilience of the human spirit. I am committed to preserving the company’s rich heritage while boldly exploring new voices and perspectives that push the boundaries of dance and reflect the world we live in today, and the world we hope to see. I am deeply grateful to AILEY’s Board for placing its trust in me, and am particularly mindful at this moment of the abiding influence of Judith Jamison, who brought me into this extraordinary organization and will forever be an inspiration to me and present in all of us. To all the dancers who have embodied Mr. Ailey’s vision, to Robert Battle, and to the artistic team including the wonderful Matthew Rushing, who have carried AILEY into the present as such a vibrant and indispensable artistic force, I offer my profound thanks. I will give my all to live up to this great responsibility, in service to the Company, our many supporters, our beloved audiences, and the entire AILEY community everywhere.” has been prepared by Interim Artistic Director Matthew Rushing. This year’s , honoring legendary dance educator Jody Gottfried Arnhold, will feature the return of Ronald K. Brown’s on its 25 anniversary, with live music by Tony and GRAMMY Award-winning artist Leslie Odom, Jr. with composer, visual artist, and GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant. The finale of Mr. Ailey’s will also be performed, to pay tribute to Judith Jamison, who originated the role and ignited the ballet with her unparalleled grace and power. Celebrating the life and legacy of Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison, the season will showcase the world premieres of by Matthew Rushing, by Hope Boykin, by Lar Lubovitch (his first world premiere for the Company), and by Jamar Roberts, as well as a new production of Elisa Monte’s and a generous selection of classic repertoire by Alvin Ailey and live music performances. Bennett Rink, Executive Director of AILEY, said, “Carrying forward into a new generation the bold vision of our founder, Alvin Ailey, and building upon the major achievements of Judith Jamison and Robert Battle in developing our organization, Alicia Graf Mack will place the unique stamp of her own leadership on AILEY while remaining true to our heritage. Knowing the great respect she has for Mr. Ailey’s legacy and her comprehensive understanding of the multiple artistic, educational, and social roles that the AILEY organization plays in the world, I look forward with the greatest enthusiasm to working with her as AILEY takes its next steps into an exciting future.” As Artistic Director, Alicia Graf Mack will oversee the artistic program of the entire AILEY organization, which includes Ailey II, The Ailey School, Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs, and Ailey Extension. Alvin Ailey said, “Dance is for everybody. I believe that dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people.” Today, AILEY is one of the world’s leading modern dance companies and a global ambassador of American culture, deftly weaving performance, education, and community programming together to celebrate the human spirit and inspire, enlighten, and unite people of all backgrounds. AILEY is currently partnering with the Whitney Museum of American Art to present (through February 9, 2025), the first large-scale exhibition to celebrate the life, creativity, influence, and enduring legacy of Alvin Ailey. For more info, visit . Alicia Graf Mack starred as a principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2005 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2014 and now returns to serve as AILEY’s fourth Artistic Director. She comes to AILEY from The Juilliard School, where she has been the Dean and Director of the Dance Division since 2018. Born in San Jose, California, Alicia Graf Mack grew up in Columbia, Maryland, was offered an apprenticeship at Dance Theatre of Harlem by Arthur Mitchell while in high school, and relocated to New York City at age 17 to join the company. During a hiatus from Dance Theatre of Harlem, she earned a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in history from Columbia University School of General Studies, then rejoined DTH until the company was temporarily disbanded in 2004. She also holds an MA in nonprofit management from Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to dancing with DTH and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, she has been a principal dancer with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and has danced as a guest performer with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, Beyoncé, John Legend, Andre 3000, and Alicia Keys. She performed in honor of Carmen de Lavallade at the Kennedy Center Honors 2018 and was also invited to perform in the memorial services of Arthur Mitchell at Riverside Church in New York City and Jessye Norman at the Metropolitan Opera. In 2007, magazine named her an American Innovator of the Arts and Sciences. She is a recipient of the Columbia University Medal of Excellence, an award given each year to an alumnus who has demonstrated excellence in their field of work, and in 2008 delivered the keynote address to the graduates of Columbia University’s School of General Studies. She is the recipient of the 2023 Magazine Award. Before assuming leadership of the Dance Division of Juilliard, she co-founded D(n)A Arts Collective, an initiative created with her sister to enrich the lives of young dancers through master classes and intensives, taught as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Houston, and served as a visiting assistant professor at Webster University. Ms. Graf Mack serves on the Boards of Columbia University School of General Studies and Camille A. Brown and Dancers. In addition, she volunteers her time and talent to the summer intensive of the Art Saves Lives Foundation in St. Maarten. She is the co-producer and host of the podcast , featuring conversations with some of the most celebrated and ground-breaking artists in the field of dance. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized by US Congressional resolution as a “vital American Cultural Ambassador to the World,” grew from a now-fabled March 1958 performance in New York that changed forever the perception of American dance. Forged during a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, the Company was established to uplift the African American experience while transcending boundaries of race, faith, and nationality with its universal humanity. Before his untimely death in 1989, Mr. Ailey named Judith Jamison as his successor, and for 21 years she brought the Company to unprecedented success. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has performed for an estimated 25 million people in 71 countries on six continents, promoting the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance tradition. In addition to being the principal dance company of New York City Center, where its performances have become a year-end tradition, the Company performs annually at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC; the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago; The Fox Theatre in Atlanta; Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA; and at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark (where it is the Principal Resident Affiliate), and appears frequently in other major theaters throughout the world during extensive tours. AILEY also includes Ailey II, a second performing company of emerging young dancers and innovative choreographers; The Ailey School, one of the most extensive dance training programs in the world; Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs, which brings dance into the classrooms, communities, and lives of people of all ages; and Ailey Extension, a program offering dance and fitness classes to the general public, which began with the opening of AILEY’s permanent home, The Joan Weill Center for Dance—the largest building dedicated to dance in New York City—at 55th Street at 9th Avenue in New York City. For more information, visit www.ailey.org. Press Contact: Christopher Zunner 212-405-9028 A photo accompanying this announcement is available atBEIRUT (AFP): Lebanese state media reported two Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, about an hour after the Israeli military posted evacuation calls online for parts of the Hezbollah bastion. “Israeli warplanes launched two violent strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in the Kafaat area,” the official National News Agency said. The southern Beirut area has been repeatedly struck since September 23 when Israel intensified its air campaign also targeting Hezbollah bastions in Lebanon’s east and south. It later sent in ground troops to southern Lebanon. AFP TV footage showed grey smoke billowing over south Beirut. The raids “caused massive destruction over a large geographical area” of the Kafaat district, NNA said. Earlier Sunday, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee warned on social media platform X that the military would strike “Hezbollah facilities and interests” in the Hadath and Burj Al-Barajneh districts, also sharing maps of the areas to be evacuated. Full-on war erupted following nearly a year of limited exchanges of fire initiated by Iran-backed Hezbollah in support of its ally Hamas, after the Palestinian group’s October 7, 2023 attack sparked the Gaza war.

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Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have pledged to expand mutual cooperation to improve internal security in their respective countries, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have long shared a multifaceted relationship rooted in mutual economic interests, strategic military cooperation, and shared Islamic heritage. Historically, these ties have encompassed economic assistance, energy supplies and military collaboration, with Saudi Arabia being a significant source of financial aid and oil for Pakistan. During an ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Saudi Minister of State for Interior Dr Khalid Mohammed Abdullah Al Battal in Riyadh, where he also toured the Public Security Police Headquarters. State broadcaster PTV News reported that upon his arrival, Naqvi was warmly welcomed by Dr Al Battal and Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmed Farooq. According to a thread posted by the Interior Ministry on X, the interior minister met Chief of Public Security Lieutenant General Muhammad Al-Bassami and inspected state-of-the-art facilities. During his tour, Naqvi observed the Saudi Safe City Centre and “praised the system of controlling crime and traffic accidents through the use of modern technology,” the post read. “It was a pleasure to see the excellent public security system of Saudi Arabia,” the interior minister said, with the ministry announcing that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to “activate [a] joint task force soon”. “Cooperation in police training can be promoted and mutual experiences can be learned from,” Naqvi said, adding that Pakistan was also planning to constitute a special protection unit to protect diplomats. The interior minister was also given a briefing during his tour of the facility. He was informed that a system had been developed by Saudi Arabia to control crime and traffic incidents through artificial intelligence, while special forces controlled from the public security headquarters would also perform duties during Hajj and Umrah. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi meets Chief of Saudi Public Security Lieutenant General Muhammad Al-Bassami in Riyadh on December 15. — Screengrab via X (@MOIofficialGoP) During his meeting with his Saudi counterpart earlier in the day, Naqvi congratulated the Saudi leadership and people for receiving the hosting rights for the 2034 FIFA World Cup and expressed good wishes for the event. “Saudi Arabia is a brotherly Islamic country and Pakistan’s most trusted friend,” Naqvi said, adding that Pakistan takes pride in this friendship. The interior minister further stated that Saudi Arabia has always shown immense love and sincerity towards Pakistan. Naqvi also appreciated Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s vision of 2030 which paves the way for achieving progress and prosperity. In return, the Saudi Minister of State for Interior said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are enjoying very close and cordial relations. He expressed the hope that important meetings with Saudi officials during the visit of the Interior Minister will further enhance ties between the two countries. This visit comes after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia last week, where he held meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and President of France Emmanuel Macron. Earlier in the month, Saudi Arabia extended a $3 billion deposit placed with Pakistan for another year to continue bolstering the economy, the State Bank of Pakistan announced in a press release.Jamiya Neal's monster game leads Creighton past UNLV

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ESPN college football writers Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura unveiled their latest College Football Playoff projections on Sunday, unanimously predicting one team to make the national championship game in January. While both writers' 12-team bracket predictions featured the same 12 teams, the seeds and the paths each team took through the bracket differed slightly. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.The Cirrus Vision SF50 is among the most popular very light jet . Known as the Vision Jet, this aircraft was developed by Cirrus Aircraft in 2006. The first mock-up was released in 2007, and the prototype flew the following year. Due to issues caused by funding delays, CAIGA acquired this single-engine jet in 2011 and received FAA type certification in October 2016. Deliveries started the same year, and by 2020, the Vision SF50 became the best-selling model between 2018 and 2023. How much does the Cirrus Vision Jet cost? As the saying goes, quality comes at a price, and so does the Vision Jet. Even though it is not the most expensive jet on the market, new models nowadays cost around $3 million, whereas used versions start from $1.9 million. The price depends on the manufacturing year, and each model presents a slightly different price tag. When production started in 2016, the price ranged from $2.1 million to $2.8 million. In 2019, the following model, Vision Jet SF50 G2, swung between $2.75 million and $3.7 million. The G2+, the most expensive and recent version, ranges between $3.2 million and $3.6 million. As of February 2023, more than 150 G2+ models have been constructed, and almost 120 are still in operation. The average hourly rate for those interested in renting this jet is about $3,000. The average purchase cost is around $2,000,000, while the price of a pre-owned Vision Jet is $1,500,000. The aircraft is mainly flown as Pleasure & Business for owner pilots for insurance purposes. 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The plane is equipped with a whole-aircraft ballistic parachute (CAPS) , which deploys from the nose of the plane, making it the first jet to have such a feature. A clamshell door gives access to the cabin on the left side of the fuselage. The cabin is 5.1 ft (1.56 m) wide and 4.1 ft (1.24 m) high, allowing five passengers to sit. Usually, two seats are found in the cockpit, two in the second row, two further seats in the third row, and a small seat between the second and third row, which is only suitable for children. In charter versions, the jet can transport one or two pilots and seat three to four adults and two children up to 90 pounds (40 kg). Purchasing travel insurance can give you peace of mind. Despite its market value, the interior is quite luxurious, with leather seats and premium equipment. There is generous space between the seats, sidewall cut-outs for additional room to store luggage, armrests, cupholders, and a USB power port. 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High-strength metal alloys are used for the landing gear and other concentrated stress areas, whereas the primary flight control surfaces and wing flaps are aluminum with mechanical control. The notion of a single-engine jet was once seen as improbable, if not impossible – until the Vision Jet. Diving into VisionJet's performance Cirrus Vision SF50 features: Cruise speed: 311 KTAS (576 km/h) Rate of climb: 1609 ft (490 m) Takeoff distance: 2035 ft (621 m) Landing distance: 1628 ft (496 m) Max takeoff weight: 6,000 lbs (2,722 kg) Payload with full fuel: 498 lbs (226 kg) Compared to its first model, the prototype G2 includes new properties like a higher maximum operating altitude, upgraded avionics, new cabin appointments, lithium-ion batteries, and extra paint schemes. The engine has been adjusted to operate at altitudes ranging from 24,000 ft (7,315 m) to 31,000 ft (9,448 m). 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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living" and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States . Organizers said that over 100,000 had turned out, while Barcelona’s police said they estimated some 22,000 marched. Either way, the throngs of people clogging the streets recalled the massive separatist rallies at the height of the previous decade’s Catalan independence movement. Now, social concerns led by housing have displaced political crusades. That is because the average rent for Spain has doubled in last 10 years. The price per square meter has risen from 7.2 euros ($7.5) in 2014 to 13 euros this year, according to the popular online real estate website Idealista. The growth is even more acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid. Incomes meanwhile have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Protestor Samuel Saintot said he is “frustrated and scared” after being told by the owners of the apartment he has rented for the past 15 years in Barcelona’s city center that he must vacate the premises. He suspects that the owners want him out so they can renovate it and boost the price. “Even looking in a 20- or 30-kilometer radius outside town, I can’t even find anything within the price range I can afford,” he told The Associated Press. “And I consider myself a very fortunate person, because I earn a decent salary. And even in my case, I may be forced to leave town.” A report by the Bank of Spain indicates that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent dedicate an average of 40% of their income to paying rents and utilities, compared to the European Union average of 27% of renters who do so. “We are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes,” said Ignasi Martí, professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory. The rise in rents is causing significant pain in Spain, where traditionally people seek to own their homes. Rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Many migrants to Spain are also disproportionately hit by the high rents because they often do not have enough savings. Spain is near the bottom end of OECD countries with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent. The OECD average is 7%. Spain is far behind France, with 14%, Britain with 16%, and the Netherlands with 34%. Carme Arcarazo, spokesperson for Barcelona’s Tenants Union which helped organize the protest, said that renters should consider a “rent strike” and cease paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement. “I think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can’t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,” Arcarazo told the AP. “So, if they (the owners) won’t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it." The Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid. The rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain’s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia’s regional government and Barcelona’s city hall. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided over what the government termed a “housing summit” including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona’s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate. The leading government measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be “highly stressed” by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona. Many locals blame the million of tourists who visit Barcelona, and the rest of Spain, each year for the high prices. Barcelona’s town hall has pledged to completely eliminate the city’s 10,000 so called “tourist apartments,” or dwellings with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.

The campaign for this round of assembly elections officially began on October 15, when the Election Commission of India announced polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. But in India’s tribal heartland, the campaign began far earlier — on June 28, when former chief minister Hemant Soren was released from jail after being imprisoned for five months over corruption charges. The 49-year-old was already buoyed by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA) performance in the Lok Sabha polls — the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won three seats and its ally, the Congress, won two, up from one and one in 2019 — and he set out to craft a campaign premised on his persona, pushing his wife Kalpana Soren into a prominent spot, and playing up his family’s links to the state’s formation. Soren’s successful campaign rested on three prongs. One, emerge as the undisputed leader of the tribals. Soren had already embarked on this project in 2019 when he crafted the first pre-poll pact in the JMM’s history. He now linked his controversial jail term to the question of tribal asmita (pride). In every election speech, he reminded ordinary people how the Bharatiya Janata Party had detained a tribal son and conspired against the adivasis. Whenever possible, he brought up controversies around the Chhota Nagpur land-tenancy act and the implementation of a domicile policy based on land records from 1932 — two issues that had kicked up a huge political storm during the last BJP government in the state between 2014 and 2019, and were responsible for the defeat of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in 2019. Soren’s lieutenants also reminded people how the BJP nominated a non-tribal person (Raghubar Das) as chief minister, a first for a state whose formation was catalysed by a long and bloody adivasi movement. Though he didn’t campaign due to ill health, the figure of Soren’s father and JMM founder Shibu Soren was used strategically to fan his emotive connection with a generation of people who had seen the senior adivasi leader emerge as a flag-bearer of a separate state for tribespeople in the 1970s. This approach also helped the JMM control the more polarising aspects of senior Soren’s legacy and build a more inclusive campaign. Of course, it is unlikely that Soren would have emerged as a pan-state leader had it not been for his jail stint. In rally after rally, he played up his imprisonment, called it unjust, and attacked the BJP for having imprisoned a son of the soil. He alleged that he was locked up because he was serving poor tribespeople and was standing against big business interests, and promised the electorate an expansion in reservations if he was voted back to power. This was the second prong of his strategy, one that also hinged on pushing his wife, Kalpana Soren, into prominence. This was a risky strategy at first — after all, her rising prominence at the time of his arrest had led to rumblings in the party and it was also among the issues responsible for the exit of senior leader Champai Soren months before the elections (he joined the BJP). But together, the Soren couple put the chief minister’s persona and his jail stint the emotive core of their campaign. This helped Soren emerge as the biggest leader, not only of his own tribal group, the Santhals — the biggest scheduled tribe (ST) in the state, comprising roughly a third of the province’s adivasi population — but also blank out other competing tribal leaders from the BJP among groups such as Oraon, Munda and Ho. In a field crowded with other former chief ministers, it helped one stand out. The JMM and its allies ended up winning 27 out of 28 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. And three, the JMM was buoyed by the response among rural women to its Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana, which gave ₹ 1,000 to poor women. By making the cash transfer scheme the centrepiece of its welfare outreach, the JMM was able to build a new catchment of voters in every constituency whose identities lay beyond the traditional buckets of community or region. It helped arrest the development narrative that the BJP has successfully used elsewhere, and blunt allegations of corruption — especially in those 68 seats where more women voted than men. The culmination of this strategy was a victory unprecedented in scale in Jharkhand, helping JMM retain power for the first time in its existence. The ease of the win, though, hid just how bruising the campaign trail had been these last few months. As Soren told HT in an interview, no other elections were as tough.An archbishop's knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as winds howl and heads of state look onGeorgia QB Carson Beck knocked out by hand injury in SEC championship game against Texas

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