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For 2024, 12 prominent individuals were named, including Khunying Patama, who is also deputy president of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and president of the Badminton Association of Thailand. Khunying Patama is the sole Thai female IOC member and the fourth Thai to achieve this prestigious position. She earned the title of "Olympic Queen" for her outstanding contributions to international and Thai sports and has been acknowledged by the IOC for her expertise and commitment to sports development. Recently, she was approached to run for the position of IOC president after the end of Thomas Bach's term, but she declined, prioritising her dedication to Thai sports instead. Over her seven years as an IOC member, Khunying Patama has made all-out efforts to promote sports and culture. Known for her generosity and friendly demeanour, she has provided significant financial support to sports federations, contributing over 100 million baht annually. Her charisma extends internationally and has earned her the honorary citizenship of South Korea -- a rare honour for foreigners. Given her extensive network and unifying approach, many in Thailand's sports community see her as a natural candidate to lead the Thai Olympic Committee. Her independence, ability to work across political divides, and passion for developing Thai sports make her a true "Olympic Queen." Other notable nicknames given by the TSJA included former prime minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, who earned the title "Pom Samlucknam" (Pom struggles to stay afloat). It refers to his actual nickname, "Pom," and his defeat in the election for president of the Thailand Aquatics Association. The loss has significantly diminished his chances of vying for a third term as president of the Thai Olympic Committee during the general meeting in March 2025, as he no longer holds the position of president of any national sports association. Nualphan Lamsam, known as Madame Pang, was given the nickname "Pang Yuennueng" (Pang stays No.1"). The title refers to her being elected as the first female president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) in its 108-year history. She is also the first female president of a football association in Asia. Known for her strong media presence, she consistently stays in the limelight. Pimol Srivikorn, president of the Taekwondo Association of Thailand, was given "Thongtone Pheuthai" (single gold medal for Thais), celebrating his leadership as the head of the national federation. During his tenure, Panipak Wongpattanakit secured Thailand's only gold medals at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games in Tokyo and Paris. Pimol also serves as the head of the sports strategy for the Pheu Thai Party and has overseen initiatives like the "One Sport, One State Enterprise" programme.Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury seeks to extend recordThe Canada Post strike has impacted the fundraising efforts of Surrey-area charities at a key time of year. Mail delivery in Canada was halted Friday, Nov. 15, the same day launched a year-end fundraising campaign called . A week later (Friday, Nov. 22), operators of the Surrey-based youth social house asked supporters to consider going online to give their financial "gift" to the organization during the . "Every year, a large portion of our November and December revenue comes to us via mail, making Canada Post a vital part of our fundraising efforts," the organization said in an "urgent" e-newsletter. "If you prefer to give by cheque, simply reply to this email and we would be happy to arrange to pickup a cheque from you personally," the email adds. Operators of are seeing a dip in cash donations now that mail delivery has stopped, according to Vijay Naidu, manager of communications and community partnerships. "Many of our donors are older people who prefer to send money by mail, not online," he noted. Over the past two years, fundraising fuelled the February opening of the on 104 Avenue and 139 Street in Whalley, where young people gather, learn restaurant skills and enjoy food and beverages for free. The coffee shop is open for drop-in and meal service on Monday and Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. "Our goal is to open seven days a week," said charity co-founder Bobbi-Rhea Mackie at the time. "It’s all due to funding, because we’re a privately-funded organization.... We started with a budget of $7,000 seven years ago and our budget is now $1.5 million.” In October, Tresha Iype was introduced as executive director of Mackie's Place, following Mackie's resignation from the position at the end of June. Such charities and small businesses count on Canada Post during the busy holiday season. In Vancouver, Nicole Mucci, spokesperson for Union Gospel Mission in the Downtown Eastside, said 50 per cent of the organization’s revenue normally comes between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a mail strike at this time of the year is “detrimental” since so many donations come in the mail. Mucci said the Mission supports the postal workers’ fight and hopes there will be a resolution soon, and in the meantime they are exploring other ways to connect with donors. “Our team is having to revisit how they’re going to send out certain things or how they’re going to connect with our donors, just because we do send out quite a bit of mail at this time of year,” Mucci said. Workers at Canada Post went on strike Nov. 15 after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said approximately 55,000 workers are striking.
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DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated , conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate . President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that he would declassify all of the remaining government records surrounding the assassination if he returned to office. He made a similar pledge during his first term, but ultimately bended to appeals from the CIA and FBI to keep some documents withheld. At this point, only a few thousand of the millions of governmental records related to the assassination have yet to be fully released, and those who have studied the records released so far say that even if the remaining files are declassified, the public shouldn't anticipate any earth-shattering revelations. “Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that’s going to turn this case upside down will be sorely disappointed,” said Gerald Posner, author of “Case Closed,” which concludes that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Friday's 61st anniversary is expected to be marked with a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m. in Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy's motorcade was passing through when he was fatally shot. And throughout this week there have been events marking the anniversary. When Air Force One carrying Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy touched down in Dallas , they were greeted by a clear sky and enthusiastic crowds. With a reelection campaign on the horizon the next year, they had gone to Texas on political fence-mending trip. But as the motorcade was finishing its parade route downtown, shots rang out from the Texas School Book Depository building. Police arrested 24-year-old Oswald and, two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer. A year after the assassination, the Warren Commission, which President Lyndon B. Johnson established to investigate the assassination, concluded that Oswald acted alone and there was no evidence of a conspiracy. But that hasn't quelled a web of alternative theories over the decades. In the early 1990s, the federal government mandated that all assassination-related documents be housed in a single collection in the National Archives and Records Administration. The collection of over 5 million records was required to be opened by 2017, barring any exemptions designated by the president. Trump, who took office for his first term in 2017, had boasted that he'd allow the release of all of the remaining records but ended up holding some back because of what he called the potential harm to national security. And while files have continued to be released during President Joe Biden's administration, some still remain unseen. The documents released over the last few years offer details on the way intelligence services operated at the time, and include CIA cables and memos discussing visits by Oswald to the Soviet and Cuban embassies during a trip to Mexico City just weeks before the assassination. The former Marine had previously defected to the Soviet Union before returning home to Texas. Mark S. Zaid, a national security attorney in Washington, said what's been released so far has contributed to the understanding of the time period, giving “a great picture” of what was happening during the Cold War and the activities of the CIA. Posner estimates that there are still about 3,000 to 4,000 documents in the collection that haven’t yet been fully released. Of those documents, some are still completely redacted while others just have small redactions, like someone's Social Security number. There are about 500 documents where all the information is redacted, Posner said, and those include Oswald's and Ruby’s tax returns. “If you have been following it, as I have and others have, you sort of are zeroed in on the pages you think might provide some additional information for history,” Posner said. Trump's transition team hasn’t responded to questions this week about his plans when he takes office. From the start, there were those who believed there had to be more to the story than just Oswald acting alone, said Stephen Fagin, curator of the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, which tells the story of the assassination from the building where Oswald made his sniper's perch. “People want to make sense of this and they want to find the solution that fits the crime," said Fagin, who said that while there are lingering questions, law enforcement made “a pretty compelling case” against Oswald. Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said his interest in the assassination dates back to the event itself, when he was a child. “It just seemed so fantastical that one very disturbed individual could end up pulling off the crime of the century," Sabato said. “But the more I studied it, the more I realized that is a very possible, maybe even probable in my view, hypothesis.”It's only a matter of time before LLMs jump start supply-chain attacks