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lodi 747 ALLEGANY – Mark Schmidt designated specific responsibilities to the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team as it prepared to face Bryant: Get the ball to Noel Brown. St. Bonaventure Bonnies center Noel Brown (24) works against Bryant University Bulldogs forward Kvonn Cramer (1) during the second half at the Reilly Center on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. It gave the Bonnies a huge advantage – literally and figuratively. The Bulldogs had no answer for Brown, a 6-foot-11 center who rose to the occasion in an 85-70 win against Bryant on Sunday at the Reilly Center. As good, he has helped the Bonnies to a 6-0 start for the first time since 1973, a byproduct of coaching, a well-distributed offense and the Bonnies’ livelihood, its defense. “It takes, one, good coaching,” said Brown, who had a game-best 22 points and seven rebounds against Bryant and is averaging 12.6 points and 5.2 rebounds. “It takes a lot of dedication and practice, every day, and it takes a team effort. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but over the spread of a few games, the points have been spread out, over player to player to player, and it begins on defense. Honestly, I think it just begins with an identity that starts with hard work.” Bona guard Melvin Council Jr. explained what Brown has done to lift himself from being a role player in his first season at Bona, as a transfer from George Washington, to being the center in charge in his second year with the Bonnies. The St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team began the weekend 5-0 for the first time since 2021, and is now 6-0 for the first time since 1973 after an 85-70 win against Bryant on Saturday at the Reilly Center in Allegany. “A lot of people don’t know this, and I don’t want to give the secret out for Noel, but he comes back late at night to work on paint touches and stuff like that, so it looks easy,” said Council, who scored 18 points. “We always tell him, ‘We’re going to run through you for the offense. We’ve got to get you a touch before we do anything.’ That’s what we try to do, every game.” Brown scored in double digits for the fourth time in five games and bested his previous career high of 18 points on Feb. 14 at Fordham. He and his teammates even got into a little trash talking with former Bona guard Barry Evans, now with the Bulldogs (3-3). Evans hit a jumper with 8:12 left in the first half ... and got called for a technical foul after having words with the Bona bench. “We expected that to happen,” Council said, chuckling. “He said, ‘You know how I get!” Bona’s 6-0 start hasn’t come without some stress – including Sunday. Bryant wiped out two significant leads for the Bonnies. The Bulldogs used a 15-1 run in the final five minutes of the first half to cut the Bonnies' lead to 46-40 at halftime. In the second half, they came within at least eight points twice in the final seven minutes, but the Bonnies slowed down the pace, capitalized in transition and opened a 75-66 lead to 82-66 inside the final two minutes. Brown took the lead in the locker room at halftime and gave his team instructions: Lock in on defense and the offense will unfold. No excuses in the second half. Come out with an edge. Lajae Jones hit a 3-pointer 20 seconds into the second half, which kicked off an 18-4 run and opened Bona’s lead to 64-44. Now, the Bonnies take their undefeated record on the road, but to a technically neutral court, when they face Utah State at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the ESPN Events NIT Season Tip-Off tournament in Kissimmee, Fla. The field also includes North Texas and Northern Iowa. “We’re trying to celebrate this one,” Schmidt said, wryly, when asked about preparing for the multi-team event at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. “You have a chance to play good teams on a neutral court, and those neutral courts, that’s like playing in the Atlantic 10 tournament,” Schmidt said. “It gets our guys more comfortable playing away from home, against a really good team. You don’t want to play those teams at their place.” But the Bonnies aren’t putting too much stock in their undefeated start. “We can’t be satisfied being 6-0,” Schmidt said. “We’ve got to improve. We can’t listen to the noise and everybody talking about how we’re 6-0, and this and that. It’s the next game. We’ve got to prepare for the next game.” Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! College/high school sports enterprise reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

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IAG, the parent of British Airways, is weighing options with multiple providers, including Amazon.com Inc’s AMZN Project Kuiper and Elon Musk’s Starlink to equip its fleet with Wi-Fi service, Bloomberg cites from an interview with IAG’s head of innovation, Annalisa Gigante. According to the report, Gigante acknowledged working with Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper towards something likely for 2025. Also Read: Amazon’s Project Kuiper In Talks With Taiwan For Satellite Partnership According to the Bloomberg report, while U.S. airlines can easily switch to Starlink because the Federal Aviation Administration has already authenticated it, European carriers have to undergo a certification process. British Airways would need a separate certification from Iberia, she said. Amazon plans to launch the first operational Kuiper satellites by 2025. The talks reflect airlines forging deals with Starlink and rivals for faster, affordable, unlimited in-flight Wi-Fi. Starlink boasts of ~4 million customers. In March, Icelandair selected ViaSat Inc VSAT for Wi-Fi on the new Airbus fleet to ensure an online experience with streaming entertainment. In May, Qatar Airways collaborated with Starlink to offer complimentary Wi-Fi on three of its Boeing Co BA 777-300 aircraft. In September, United Airlines Holdings, Inc UAL announced plans to offer free inflight Wi-Fi to its passengers, leveraging Starlink service. Also in September, Hawaiian Airlines Airbus-operated flights announced the availability of Starlink satellite internet service. Price Action: AMZN stock is up 1.73% at $228.91 at the last check on Tuesday. Also Read: Lockheed Martin Secures $3.37 Billion F-35 Contract And More Photo via Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.By PETER SMITH A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, he and his campaign allies also wooed smaller religious groups, far from the mainstream. As it turned out, Trump won by decisive margins, but his campaign aggressively courted niche communities with the understanding that every vote could be critical, particularly in swing states. Voter surveys such as exit polls, which canvass broad swaths of the electorate, aren’t able to gauge the impact of such microtargeting, but some backers say the effort was worth it. Just one week before the election, Trump directed a post on the social-media platform X to Coptic Christians in the United States —- whose church has ancient roots in Egypt. He saluted their “Steadfast Faith in God, Perseverance through Centuries of Persecution and Love for this Great Country.” “This was the first time seeing a major U.S. presidential candidate address the community in this manner,” said Mariam Wahba, a Coptic Christian and research analyst with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute. “It was really a profound moment.” She said many Copts share the conservative social views of other Christian groups in the Republican constituency, and they may already have been Trump supporters. But the posting reinforced those bonds. Coptic bishops sent the president-elect congratulations after his victory and cited their “shared social and family values.” Some Assyrian Christians — another faith group with Middle Eastern roots — similarly bonded with Trump, whose mispronunciation of “Assyrian” at a rally created a viral video moment and drew attention to their support. Sam Darmo, a Phoenix real estate agent and co-founder of Assyrians for Trump, said many community members cited the economy, illegal immigration and other prominent voter issues. They echoed other conservative Christians’ concerns, he said, on issues such as abortion, gender identity and religious expression in public. But he said Trump supported various Middle Eastern Christians recovering from the Islamic State group’s oppressive rule. Darmo also credited Massad Boulos, father-in-law to Trump’s daughter Tiffany, for mobilizing various Middle Eastern Christian groups, including Chaldean Catholics, and other voters, particularly in Michigan, such as Muslims. “He brought all these minority groups together,” he said. “We’re hoping to continue that relationship.” But members of Middle Eastern-rooted Christian groups, and their politics, are far from monolithic, said Marcus Zacharia, founder of Progressive Copts, a program of Informed Immigrants, an organization that promotes dialogue on sensitive topics among such groups in the United States and Canada. He said many younger community members question Trump’s stances on issues such as immigration, and sense that conservatives sometimes tokenize them by focusing on the plight of persecuted Christians in the Middle East while neglecting wider issues of repression in countries there that the U.S. supports. He said there needs to be more informed dialogue across the political divide in these communities. “There is no more high time than these next four years to have that way of conducting conversations,” he said. Courting the Amish Republicans also made an aggressive push for Amish voters , particularly in the swing state of Pennsylvania, where they are most numerous at about 92,000 (many below voting age). The GOP has made similar efforts in the past, even though researchers have found that less than 10% of them typically vote, due to their separatism from society. But Republicans used billboards, mailers, ads and door-to-door campaigner to drive turnout in Lancaster County, home base to the nation’s largest Amish settlement. On Election Day, Amish voters Samuel Stoltzfus and his wife Lillian Stoltzfus said they were supporting Trump, citing their anti-abortion beliefs. “We basically look at it as murder,” Stoltzfus, 31, said outside a polling center in the Lancaster County community of New Holland, where dozens of other members of the local Amish community voted. Trump has wavered on the issue, dismaying some abortion opponents, though many have said Republicans still align more closely to their views. Stolzfus added: “Make America great again and keep the moral values,” he said. “Let’s go back to the roots.” Steven Nolt, a history professor at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster College who studies the Amish and their voting patterns, said that while it’s too early to say definitively without further research, he doesn’t see evidence of a larger turnout this year. Lancaster County as a whole — most of which is not Amish — is a GOP stronghold that Trump won handily, though both parties’ votes edged up from 2020, according to unofficial results posted by the Pennsylvania Department of State. Trump’s biggest increases were in urban or suburban areas with few Amish, while some areas with larger Amish populations generally saw a modest increase in the Trump vote, said Nolt, director of the college’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. “Bottom line, percentage-wise, not much change in the parts of Lancaster County where the Amish live,” he said. Paying respects at a Chabad grave Trump directly reached out to members of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, a prominent and highly observant branch of Orthodox Judaism. Related Articles National Politics | Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual National Politics | Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees? National Politics | Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’ National Politics | Trump’s team is delaying transition agreements. What does it mean for security checks and governing? National Politics | Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now On Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the Gaza war, Trump made a symbolically resonant visit to the “Ohel,” the burial site of the movement’s revered late leader, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Wearing a yarmulke, the traditional Jewish skullcap, Trump, who has Jewish family members, brought a written prayer to the Ohel and laid a small stone at the grave in keeping with tradition. The site in New York City, while particularly central to Chabad adherents, draws an array of Jewish and other visitors, including politicians. About two-thirds of Jewish voters overall supported Trump’s opponent, Democrat Kamala Harris, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters. But the Trump campaign has made a particular outreach to Orthodox Jews, citing issues including his policies toward Israel in his first administration. Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowitz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida said it was moving for him to see images of Trump’s visit. “The mere fact that he made a huge effort, obviously it was important to him,” he said. Associated Press journalist Luis Henao contributed.DRIVERS are furious over a new law that will eliminate a massive amount of parking spots as hundreds of warnings have already been issued in one city. In the New Year, drivers in California will face fines if they park within 20 feet of marked or unmarked crosswalks thanks to a new daylighting law . The new California law will make it even harder to find parking spots in popular cities like San Francisco . The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency said on Tuesday that since November 11, cops already issued more than 375 warnings to cars violating the rule. The new 20-foot buffer zone on the approaching side of the street aims to help drivers clearly see pedestrians crossing the road. "By keeping the area next to crosswalks clear of parked vehicle obstructions, people walking and people driving or riding on the street can see each other better," the SFMTA said on their site . READ MORE ON PARKING LAWS Drivers will have to pay fines whether or not the crosswalk they're parked near is marked with a painted red curb. The SFMTA said the law will get rid of about 5% of the city's parking spaces - meaning about 275,500 street spots, according to the San Francisco Chronicle . “We are conducting outreach to ensure communities and businesses know what to expect when California’s Daylighting Law (takes effect)," SFMTA spokesperson Michael Roccaforte said. "Our public education campaign will remain ongoing to remind residents about AB 413 and citations that start January 1, 2025. Most read in Motors "Citations will carry fines of $40 where curbs are not painted red and keep the same fine of $108 where curbs are painted red.” The fines, ranging depending on the jurisdiction, start on January 1, but some cities like San Diego will implement a 60-day grace period. Car owners in San Francisco have been furious to learn about the new law as it creates less space for parking. "It's already hard to find parking as it is," Resident Celina Preciado told NBC affiliate KNTV when cops started handing out warnings earlier this month. "We probably will have to use public transportation now more often. "I think they should not do this at this time," Masie Wong said to KNTV. A new parking law has been introduced in California. California Assembly Bill 413, also known as the Daylighting to Save Lives Bill, prohibits parking within 20 feet of crosswalks. The law makes it illegal for drivers to stop, stand, or park within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk. Daylighting is a term for keeping the areas next to intersections as clear as possible to improve visibility on the street and protect pedestrians and bike riders. The law also prohibits parking personal and commercial vehicles within 20 feet of the left curb on one-way streets or within 15 feet of crosswalks where a curb extension is present. The law goes into effect on January 1, 2025. There will be a 60-day grace period for violations until March 1. "They should at least wait for the economy to get better." "20’ is a little excessive!" a Facebook user named Jody Benson wrote. "That’s potentially taking away eight parking spots per intersection. We won’t be able to drive in San Francisco anymore and expect to park." "So do we have to bring a tape measure every time we go out? Why not paint the curb red then so we know?" another frustrated Facebook user wrote. San Francisco Supervisor told the Chronicle he asked the SFMTA to paint more curbs red to help drivers adjust to the daylighting rules. “The agency needs to be clear with residents about these changes, paint curbs where parking will be prohibited, and develop a citywide plan for daylighting,” Preston said. Read More on The US Sun “Moving this forward without even painting curbs red undermines neighborhood trust and undermines our collaborative efforts toward achieving our Vision Zero goals.” The SFMTA declined to comment further on the issue when approached by The U.S. Sun.

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Prisons Dept submits report to LHC on measures taken for jail reformsA recent analysis report has revealed that Indian investors continued to top the list of new non-Emirati companies joining the chamber during the first nine months of 2024, with 12,142 new companies, according to Emirates News Agency WAM. The detailed analysis conducted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers showcased an impressive influx of new non-Emirati companies, with Indian investors leading the charge. India ranked first on the list with 12,142 new companies. The findings highlight Dubai’s strong appeal among Indian investors and entrepreneurs. Pakistan ranked second on the list with 6,061 new companies joining between Q1-Q3 2024, while Egypt followed with 3,611 new companies registering as chamber members. The number of new Syrian companies joining the chamber during the first nine months of the year reached 2,062, placing the country fourth among the top nationalities of new member companies. The United Kingdom secured the fifth rank with 1,886 new companies joining the chamber. Bangladesh ranked sixth with 1,669 new Bangladeshi companies joining between Q1-Q3 2024. In terms of the sectoral distribution of new member companies joining the chamber between Q1-Q3 2024, the trade and services sector ranked first, accounting for 41.5 per cent of the total. Real estate, renting, and business services emerged in the second position with a share of 33.3 per cent. The manufacturing sector comprised the second largest percentage of electricity consumption at 13.8 per cent, this was followed by the construction sector taking the third largest percentage at 10.4 per cent. the transport, storage and communications sector taking the fourth largest percentage at 8.6 per cent. The last two types of industries, the social and personal services sector, accounted for 6.8 per cent.

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