Sunday, November 24, 2024 American Airlines is expanding its efforts to manage “gate lice”—passengers who crowd the gate before they are called to board—by introducing new technology at more than 100 airports across the U.S. in time for the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas travel seasons. The move follows successful trials in Albuquerque, Washington, and Tucson last month. The innovative boarding system will prevent passengers from using their boarding passes before their assigned group is called. If a passenger attempts to board early, the system will trigger an audible alert for gate agents and display a message on the screen, prompting staff to direct the passenger to step aside until their group is called. For travelers accompanying someone in an earlier boarding group, gate agents can override the alert to continue the process smoothly. According to American Airlines, early feedback from the trials has shown the technology not only improves boarding efficiency but also helps anticipate connection times for incoming flights. Major airports such as Austin-Bergstrom International and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International will be among the first to implement the new system aimed at curbing queue jumping. The airline’s boarding priority is determined by factors including fare type and AAdvantage status. Julie Rath, American Airlines’ senior vice president of airport operations, shared that the company has received positive feedback from both customers and staff, noting that passengers value the ability to board with their assigned group as a perk of their fare or loyalty status. “We’re excited to roll out this technology to meet customer expectations and enhance their experience as we approach the holiday season,” Rath said.
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Bob Geldof has said his Band Aid charity single has “kept millions of people alive” after a new 40th anniversary version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? faced criticism. To mark the song’s milestone, a remix has been created which blends the voices of artists who have featured on previous editions including Harry Styles, George Michael and Bono. Advertisement Ed Sheeran said last week that they did not ask for permission to re-use his vocals from when he sang on Band Aid 30 in 2014, and that he would have “respectfully” declined the request. The singer-songwriter said in a social media post that “a decade on and my understanding of the narrative associated with this has changed”, citing a post by British-Ghanaian rapper Fuse ODG that criticised foreign aid in Africa. Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure masterminded the first ever Band Aid single, Do They Know It’s Christmas, nearly 40 years ago (Brian Aris/BBC) Advertisement Responding to the comments in an interview with The Sunday Times, Geldof said: “This little pop song has kept millions of people alive. “Why would Band Aid scrap feeding thousands of children dependent on us for a meal?” He added: “Why not keep doing that? Because of an abstract wealthy-world argument, regardless of its legitimacy? “No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality. Advertisement “There are 600 million hungry people in the world – 300 million are in Africa. We wish it were other but it is not. “We can help some of them. That’s what we will continue to do.” Fuse ODG said in an Instagram Story post that he had turned down the chance to take part in Band Aid 30 alongside Sheeran a decade prior. “I refused to participate in Band Aid because I recognised the harm initiatives like it inflict on Africa,” he wrote. Advertisement “While they may generate sympathy and donations, they perpetuate damaging stereotypes that stifle Africa’s economic growth, tourism, and investment, ultimately costing the continent trillions and destroying its dignity, pride and identity.” He added: “By showcasing dehumanising imagery, these initiatives fuel pity rather than partnership, discouraging meaningful engagement. “My mission has been to reclaim the narrative, empowering Africans to tell their own stories, redefine their identity, and position Africa as a thriving hub for investment and tourism. “Today, the diaspora drives the largest flow of funds back into the continent, not Band Aid or foreign aid proving that Africa’s solutions and progress lies in its own hands.” Advertisement In another post, he said they welcomed anyone “genuinely trying to support the continent” but it needs to be “a spirit of collaboration not patronisation, solidarity not charity”. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fuse ODG (@fuseodg) Band Aid’s latest track blends voices from Band Aid (1984), Band Aid 20 (2004) and Band Aid 30 (2014), and has been produced by Trevor Horn, who has worked with the likes of Grace Jones and Sir Rod Stewart. The compilation is backed by the Band Aid house band of Sir Paul McCartney, Sting, John Taylor (bass), Phil Collins, Roger Taylor, Danny Goffey (drums), Thom Yorke (piano), Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Midge Ure, Johnny Greenwood, Gary Kemp and Justin Hawkins (guitar). The original Band Aid single saw artists join forces in 1984, led by Boomtown Rats frontman Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure to help charities working with starving children in Ethiopia. Do They Know It’s Christmas? went straight to number one that year and became the fastest-selling single of all time in the UK, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It remained at number one for five weeks, going on to sell more than three million copies. Reflecting on the original singles success, Geldof told the newspaper: “For us to top the charts we sold 620,000 copies. “Will this new version make anything like that one? No, because there are no f****** record shops. If we have 620,000 hits on Spotify, what will that make? Literally a quid?” Despite feeling like it is now a “febrile world”, he does not feel defeated in his pursuit to help. “I can guarantee your personal action here will result in a kid sleeping warmer, fed that night”, he said. “This is one issue in which you have power. You get to tilt the world a fraction – and I know: ‘Here is f****** Geldof banging on.’ “But the instrument of this control, as corny as it may sound, is this thing – this OK tune.” Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2024 Ultimate Mix will premiere on UK breakfast radio and streaming on November 25th, and will be released physically on CD and vinyl on November 29th.
NEWARK, N.J. – Maryland men’s basketball evened its record against Big East foes. Nine days after losing to No. 15 Marquette, the Terps sleptwalked through the first half before mounting a furious comeback in the second and stunning Villanova, 76-75, on Sunday afternoon in the Saatva Empire Classic at the Prudential Center. Freshman center Derik Queen scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half — including the game-winning free throws — and grabbed 11 rebounds to ignite Maryland’s rally. Junior point guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 10 of his 12 points in the same frame, senior power forward Julian Reese compiled 18 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore shooting guard Rodney Rice chipped in 16 points to help the team forget a on Nov. 15. The Terps (5-1) overcame a 14-point deficit in the first half exacerbated by an offense that connected on only 20% (2 of 10) of its 3-point shots in the first half and finished at 31.6% (6 of 19) for the game. Rice (3 of 8) was the only player to find the net from long distance more than once. Maryland turned the ball over 11 times in the same frame, which the Wildcats converted into 13 points. But in the second half, Maryland turned to Queen and Gillespie. The Baltimore native and five-star recruit scored eight straight points during a 3:03 stretch that included giving the team the lead, 57-55, for the first time since the score was 5-4 with 16:26 left in the first half. After Villanova recaptured the lead at 66-63, Gillespie stepped in. The Belmont transfer scored six consecutive points, including a 3-pointer that lifted the Terps into a 69-68 lead with 3:08 remaining. In the final 75 seconds, the game came down to Queen and Wildcats graduate student power forward Eric Dixon. Dixon, who reached the 20-point threshold for the sixth time in as many starts with 38 points on 15 of 29 shooting (including 5 of 11 from 3-point range) drained a 3 with 1:15 left to give Villanova a 73-72 lead. Queen responded with a layup at 0:58, while Dixon answered with a layup at 0:28. But Queen was fouled with 21.7 seconds remaining, and he nailed both free throws to give Maryland the 76-75 lead. Related Articles In the final seconds, sophomore guard Tyler Perkins and Dixon missed 3-pointers, and the Terps escaped with the victory. The 6-foot-8, 265-pound Dixon made his presence known early. He scored the game’s first bucket and then eight straight points to key an 11-0 run that lifted the Wildcats to a 15-5 lead with 13:25 left in the first half. Rice’s 3-pointer at the 13:13 mark snapped a 3:13 drought for the Terps, who got three free throws from Rice 30 seconds later to draw within 15-11. But that would be the closest they got in the first half to Villanova, which continually went to Dixon for offense. Dixon’s offensive rebound and putback with 3:34 left in the opening frame gave him 20 points and was part of a 9-0 spurt by the Wildcats, who enjoyed their largest advantage of the half at 38-24. Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. Big Ten Network 105.7 FMIntelligent Transportation Systems Market: Reaching $94.91B by 2031, 7.1% CAGR
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An unreleased $6.2-million transportation study obtained by the Star reveals more Torontonians cycle than Premier Doug Ford has claimed in his crusade to restrict . The Transportation Tomorrow Survey found 3.1 per cent of Toronto residents commute to work by bicycle each morning, triple the “one per cent” Ford often cites. That number jumps to 3.6 per cent of those who reported using their bikes “all day” in a city of where 164,806 daily cycling trips were made. While that’s have argued in opposing Ford’s removal of bike lanes on Yonge Street, and University Avenue, bicycle use has been steadily climbing since the 2006 survey. Testifying , Jacquelyn Hayward, director of transportation planning, design and management at the City of Toronto, said the study should be made public to better inform the debate around bike lanes. The decision to install temporary bike lanes during COVID — most became permanent — seemed to Asked at committee by Liberal MPP Mary-Margaret McMahon (Beaches-East York) if it would “be helpful if the government released the Transportation Tomorrow Survey,” the high-ranking municipal bureaucrat nodded. “Yes. We have access to it as a partner in it and we believe that it should be available for public consumption and planning,” said Hayward, who spoke out against the province’s legislation and questioned the use of “very old data” by the government. “The Transportation Tomorrow Survey 2022 is available and it demonstrates numbers that are very different from that,” she said, adding in some parts of the city “closer to 10” per cent cycle. “In wards that are served by the bike lanes in question, the numbers are staggering and higher.” As first reported by the Star, city officials used the data in the provincial study in a to council earlier this month. Under the new law, which Monday, municipalities must seek provincial approval for any that remove vehicular lanes. Intended to reduce traffic gridlock, critics have warned it will make cycling less safe because existing Toronto infrastructure will also be removed. The Progressive Conservatives have used their parliamentary majority to ram through a The — co-ordinated by the Ministry of Transportation in partnership with 24 municipalities and transit agencies, including the City of Toronto, the TTC and Metrolinx — is normally conducted every five years and involves thousands of interviews. Done in fall 2022 and spring 2023, it was supposed to be made public last month, but has remained under wraps as Ford’s Progressive Conservatives pushed through controversial measures designed to ease congestion. “No decision is sought for the release given it is regular ministry business to release the results once the survey is complete,” says the 38-page “preliminary findings draft” PowerPoint deck obtained by the Star. “The deck is to provide awareness of the findings in advance of the release planned for December 13, 2024,” says the internal document dated Nov. 22. It found “an increase in walking and cycling trips was observed, especially in Toronto” since the last survey that was done in 2016. (The scheduled 2021 survey was delayed a year by the COVID-19 pandemic.) Asked about mode of transportation in the “AM Peak,” 3.1 per cent of people in Toronto aged 11 and up commuted by bicycle while 13 per cent walked. Some 46 per cent of Torontonians drove their own cars or trucks in the morning with another 11 per cent being passengers in private vehicles and 25 per cent took public transit. The numbers change slightly when surveyed about “all day” modes of transportation: 3.6 per cent rode bikes, 50 per cent drove, 12 per cent were passengers, 22 per cent took transit, and 10 per cent walked. For the rest of the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, 66 per cent drove their own vehicles in the morning with another 13 per cent passengers, eight per cent walked, six per cent took transit and one per cent cycled. Asked about “all day” transportation use, 70 per cent drove, 16 per cent were passengers, five per cent walked, five per cent took transit and 0.9 per cent used bicycles. In the rest of the Greater Golden Horseshoe — including Guelph, Niagara Region, Barrie and Peterborough — 72 per cent drove their own vehicles in the morning with another 10 per cent being passengers, seven per cent walked, two per cent took transit and 1.4 per cent cycled. For “all day” trips in the exurban area, 75 per cent drove, 14 per cent were passengers, four per cent walked, two per cent took transit and 1.3 per cent rode bikes. Toronto had by far the most daily cycling trips of any municipality in the survey with 164,806, followed by Waterloo with 20,995, 18,822 in Hamilton, 17,047 in Peel, 14,568 in York, and 11,959 in Halton. That compares to 52,171 daily users in Toronto of paid ride share services like Uber. In Peel, there were 14,426 daily ride share users with York at 6,066, Halton at 4,221, and Durham at 3,595. Under the heading “Key Take Aways for 2022 TTS,” the PowerPoint deck concludes “the automobile remains the dominant mode of transportation.” That on main arteries in a bid to tackle gridlock that the Toronto Region Board of Trade has estimated costs the economy $11 billion annually. “One per cent of the population cannot take up 50 per cent of the roads,” the premier said Monday in Burlington. But the survey found cycling is continuing to grow in popularity — one per cent of Torontonians did their morning commute by bike in 2006, 1.6 per cent in 2011, 2.5 per cent in 2016 and 3.1 per cent in 2022. Similarly, 1.1 per cent of Torontonians reported “all day” riding trips in the 2006 study, 1.9 per cent in 2011, 2.7 per cent in 2016 and 3.6 per cent in 2022. 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LAS VEGAS (AP) — on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world,” GM President Mark Reuss said. “This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM’s engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level.” The approval ends years of wrangling that into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not initially started by Michael Andretti. Andretti stepped aside from leading his namesake organization, so and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season. Towriss is the the CEO and president of Group 1001 and entered motorsports via Andretti’s IndyCar team when he signed on financial savings platform Gainbridge as a sponsor. Towriss is now a major part of the motorsports scene with ownership stakes in both Spire Motorsports’ NASCAR team and Wayne Taylor Racing’s sports car team. Walter is the chief executive of financial services firm Guggenheim Partners and the controlling owner of both the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Premier League club Chelsea. “We’re excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1,” Towriss said. “Together, we’re assembling a world-class team that will embody American innovation and deliver unforgettable moments to race fans around the world.” Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, will have an ambassador role with Cadillac F1. But his son, Michael, will have no official position with the organization now that he has scaled back his involvement with Andretti Global. “The Cadillac F1 Team is made up of a strong group of people that have worked tirelessly to build an American works team,” “I’m very proud of the hard work they have put in and congratulate all involved on this momentous next step. I will be cheering for you!” The approval has been in works for weeks but was held until after last weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix to not overshadow the showcase event of the Liberty Media portfolio. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive championship in Saturday night’s race, the third and final stop in the United States for the top motorsports series in the world. Grid expansion in F1 is both infrequent and often unsuccessful. Four teams were granted entries in 2010 that should have pushed the grid to 13 teams and 26 cars for the first time since 1995. One team never made it to the grid and the other three had vanished by 2017. There is only one American team on the current F1 grid — owned by California businessman Gene Haas — but it is not particularly competitive and does not field American drivers. Andretti’s dream was to field a truly American team with American drivers. The fight to add this team has been going on for three-plus years and F1 initially despite . The existing 10 teams, who have no voice in the matter, also largely opposed expansion because of the dilution in prize money and the billions of dollars they’ve already invested in the series. Andretti in 2020 to buy the existing Sauber team. From there, he applied for grid expansion and partnered with GM, the top-selling manufacturer in the United States. The inclusion of GM was championed by the FIA and president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who said Michael Andretti’s application was the only one of seven applicants to to expand F1’s current grid. “General Motors is a huge global brand and powerhouse in the OEM world and is working with impressive partners,” Ben Sulayem said Monday. “I am fully supportive of the efforts made by the FIA, Formula 1, GM and the team to maintain dialogue and work towards this outcome of an agreement in principle to progress this application.” Despite the FIA’s acceptance of Andretti and General Motors from the start, F1 wasn’t interested in Andretti — but did want GM. At one point, F1 asked GM to find another team to partner with besides Andretti. and F1 said it would revisit the Andretti application if and when Cadillac had an engine ready to compete. “Formula 1 has maintained a dialogue with General Motors, and its partners at TWG Global, regarding the viability of an entry following the commercial assessment and decision made by Formula 1 in January 2024,” F1 said in a statement. “Over the course of this year, they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the 11th team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time. Formula 1 is therefore pleased to move forward with this application process.” Yet another major shift in the debate over grid expansion occurred earlier this month with the who was largely believed to be one of the biggest opponents of the Andretti entry. “With Formula 1’s continued growth plans in the US, we have always believed that welcoming an impressive US brand like GM/Cadillac to the grid and GM as a future power unit supplier could bring additional value and interest to the sport,” Maffei said. “We credit the leadership of General Motors and their partners with significant progress in their readiness to enter Formula 1.” ___ AP auto racing: Jenna Fryer, The Associated PressNone
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